Chapter 3Tonight, I was a Disney princess, except my prince was nowhere to be found.The car door opened, and I shivered slightly as the cool night air hit my skin. Camera flashes went off like lightning, as River helped me out, his arm looped through mine, each flash making me flinch. I felt exposed, like every eye in the room was on me.I hadn't told anyone what happened two days ago, I want to believe I just imagined it, that my brain tricked me. Still, here I was at a gala because I wanted to see him again, to see if he'd look at me that way again. But if I had known what the night would turn into, I’d have stayed home, eaten cereal in my pyjamas, and binge-watch my favourite animes, pretending the world didn’t exist.I was wearing a crimson, figure-hugging corset dress with a daring high thigh slit in a halter neck design. And my hair up in a tight high bun. River noticed my discomfort. "It’s just a charity gala, Lumi. A few handshakes, polite smiles, nothing dramatic."Right.
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