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Forty one

AimeeAimee was not just bored but also worried. She never went inside that diner again since that day, but occasionally, she had Gary park a few blocks away from it while she watched the entrance. Sometimes, she was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Jayden when he brought out customers' orders for the delivery riders, but most times, she would just stare at the entrance, watching different customers come and go while Jayden never showed up.Her friends had invited her to the city right before they left. She told them she would think about it, but honestly, she couldn’t bring herself to leave the town, and it had been a week now since they visited. It was not like she had anything better to do, nor was she actually enjoying her summer, but she just couldn’t bring herself to stop thinking about a particular boy and how to corner him and talk to him.She could never imagine what Jayden must have thought seeing her in the diner that day, with Liam’s arm resting behind her chair and abse

Forty two

Jayden“Jayden, please, let’s talk,” Aimee’s worried voice called from outside.Jayden turned away and leaned his back against the door, squeezing his eyes shut.How did this happen? How was Aimee outside his door? What was she doing there? And most importantly, why was she with his father?“Okay, Jayden, even if you don’t want to see me, that’s okay. But can you at least check on him? He jumped in front of our car, and he seems really disoriented. We were only able to bring him here because he managed to tell us the trailer number. Can’t you just open the door and take him inside?”Jayden knew she was right. In fact, hearing that his father had run in front of a moving vehicle shocked him more than anything.Why? Was it really an accident? Or had he been so drunk that he simply wandered into the road without looking?He desperately wanted to get his father inside and find out what had happened, but the fact that Aimee was the one who had brought him, the fact that Aimee now knew wher

Forty three

AimeeAimee climbed into the car, her fingers trembling, her heart racing, and even her lips quivering. For several seconds, she simply sat there with her head resting against the seat, her eyes closed as she tried to calm herself.“Are you okay, Miss?” Gary’s voice broke through the silence.Aimee opened her eyes and glanced out the window. She couldn’t see Jayden anymore, but somehow she knew he still hadn't walked past the car.She had done it.She had actually done it.After four days of gathering the courage, after four sleepless nights, she had actually cornered Jayden and confessed how she felt.God.She had actually done it.Her hands shook again, and she clenched them into fists. She bit down on her lower lip, her heart pounding like a thousand drums inside her chest. She didn’t even know what she was feeling anymore. Was it relief? Pain? Happiness? Fear? She honestly couldn’t tell.All she knew was that her entire body was trembling, and no matter how hard she tried, she cou

Forty four

Jayden“Excuse me, what are you doing?” the woman asked. “Why did you stop scanning?”Jayden blinked and looked down at his hands. They had paused in the middle of scanning the item he was holding.“I’m sorry,” he whispered. He closed his eyes, heaving a deep sigh before opening them again and resuming the scanning.It had been a week now.A week since Aimee had told him she liked him in the middle of the night, on that lonely street.The first night, he had been so sure he hadn’t heard her right, that she truly didn’t know what she was saying, so he shouldn’t bother thinking about it. After all, she could come the next day and tell him it had all been a prank.The second night, he told himself it wasn’t the kind of liking he thought it was. That she probably just meant she liked him as a person. After all, people could simply like someone because they were nice, and it didn’t necessarily have to be romantic.The third night, he doubted his own hearing. He convinced himself that he ha

Forty five

Aimee“Damn, I can’t believe you rode the drop tower, Aimee,” Maggie said, licking her ice cream, her hand wrapped around the arm of a boy she had introduced to Aimee as her boyfriend.The boy, Chris, smiled. “It’s not that scary,” he said, removing a tendril of hair from Maggie’s face. “You’re the one who wouldn’t take the chance.”“Yeah? Thank you very much. I love my life, and I wouldn’t give myself a heart attack just for a few minutes of fun,” Maggie replied.Aimee smiled. “Well, to be honest, when it dropped, it was quite scary.”“Hear that?” Maggie glared at Chris, and he laughed.“Where are the others?” Aimee asked, scanning around for the rest of their friends.“They went to the haunted house,” Maggie replied.“Again?” Aimee was surprised. They had visited the haunted house twice already because Cathleen loved it, so it was surprising that they had gone for a third time.Maggie shrugged. “You know how Cathleen can be, and she and Bob are on that early-stage love fever, so let

Chapter forty six

JaydenJayden had spent two days thinking about what Zoe said, and no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn’t help but admit that she was right. Although he had never told Aimee anything about himself, somehow, she had managed to find it all out on her own, and for her to still confess to him even after finding out about his living condition, shouldn’t that already prove to him that she was genuine?But it didn’t matter anymore whether she was genuine or not. He would simply do what he believed was the right thing. Zoe’s words refused to leave his mind no matter how hard he tried, and he really wouldn’t want to have any regrets years into the future.Besides, Aimee was a kind girl. It wasn’t fair that he had treated her like that, especially after she found the courage to confess to him, something he couldn’t even do himself. And one thing about Jayden was that once he made a decision, he would stick to it.So, during his break at Eleanor’s Pastry, he texted Jacob to ask for

Forty seven

AimeeAimee stared at the time on her phone screen. It was five minutes to five, and the train would be arriving at the station in exactly five minutes. Which meant she was an hour early to Jayden’s six PM time.She still couldn’t believe it. When she had received that message on her way to the car that night with her friends, she had believed she had misread it, and had simply shoved the phone back into her bag. Throughout their stay at the karaoke bar, she couldn’t shift her mind from it, couldn’t concentrate on anything else.She would often bring out her phone to read the message again. No matter how many times she read it, she still couldn’t believe it. Even as she said goodbye to her friends when they dropped her at home. Even as she smiled and waved at Zack before answering him vaguely when he asked if she would be free tomorrow for them to meet up. She was still thinking about the message left on read in her phone.Even as she walked up to her room, even as she showered, even

Forty eight

JaydenJayden had been shocked when he saw that Aimee had arrived earlier than he anticipated, and suddenly, every word he had practiced saying disappeared from his mind. But it wasn’t because she was early. Rather, it was because she had arrived looking even more beautiful than he had expected. Her gown looked so gentle and elegant on her, and watching her walk toward him beneath the warm summer sun, it felt as though spring had finally melted away the winter that had shrouded his life for so long.He was struck speechless. He wanted to say something, anything, but didn’t know exactly what.As they walked together, he was glad she was wearing a hat. The sun was still hot, but thankfully it was already beginning to set, so it would only be a matter of time before the heat eased. Different words remained stuck at the back of his throat, but none of them would come out. Instead, he kept stealing glances at the girl beside him.She looked beautiful. So beautiful that he wanted to tell he

Chapter forty nine

AimeeAimee couldn’t get the image of Jayden laughing out of her mind. It was something she had often imagined but never truly believed she would witness today. When those women mistook them for a couple, part of the reason she had been so embarrassed was that she had been worried that Jayden would immediately correct them, leaving her too ashamed to even face those women again.But not only had he not corrected them, not only had he become just as embarrassed by their teasing as she had, not only had he grabbed her hand and run out of the café with her, but he had actually laughed along with her.She closed her eyes, and the scene replayed vividly in her mind once more. She had really witnessed something she never thought possible.Jayden...laughing.It wasn’t the small smile he had gifted her after the 100m race, nor the tiny smile that had appeared on his face during the school festival as she dragged him from one stall to another.Jayden had been laughing.A full, genuine laugh, w

Chapter fifty

JaydenHe did it!He actually did it. Wait, what does this mean? Is he dating Aimee now? Is she like...his girlfriend?Jayden’s face heated up immediately, and he was glad that there weren’t many people in the train, otherwise, how could he calmly sit while they watched him blush so badly?He glanced at the girl sitting beside him, her hands clasped on her bag and her hat tucked under her armpit. None of them had said anything since they got inside the train, and frankly, Jayden didn’t know what to say.Somehow, Aimee didn’t hold his past mistakes against him. He could still remember the way the fireworks reflected on her face, how a tear had run down her cheek after hearing his confession, and the panic that gripped him at that moment, thinking she was going to tell him it was already too late.But instead, Aimee closed the distance between them with slow steps and placed her head against his chest. Even thinking about it now, Jayden still stiffened just as he had back then. He never

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