Dumped My First Love Outside the Dorm のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 9

I called Dad and told him that I'd finally agreed to go abroad.Then, I headed over to my girlfriend Daphne Hogan's off-campus apartment and packed up every last bit of my stuff.I couldn't help but think back to yesterday. She had promised to be my plus-one for my dorm's dinner party, only to completely ghost me.At the restaurant, I dialed her number over and over again under the judgmental, mocking stares of my roommates."Hey Jenson, looks like your girlfriend doesn't care all that much about you after all," said a roommate who always loved pushing my buttons. He shot me a loaded, smirking look.I bit my tongue and lied, claiming that Daphne had a sudden emergency.They burst into laughter and pointed behind me.I turned around, and the scene before me made my mind go completely blank.Daphne was sitting by the window, right across from another guy. He was carefully feeding her a piece of steak on a fork."Thanks for helping me out so much, Daphne. I honestly don't know wh

Whenever my asthma had flared up in the past, Daphne would always be the first to shove my inhaler into my hand. She had even made it a habit to carry one with her everywhere she went.But now, she stood there with her arms crossed, making absolutely no move to help."Jenson, you've been taking things a bit too far these past couple of days. Haven't you thrown enough of a tantrum? Stop using this same old trick to manipulate me. Honestly, I've been meaning to ask. Does your asthma really flare up that easily?"With that, Daphne didn't give me another glance. She turned around to softly comfort a crying Nathan, telling him that they were taking the cat to the vet.I wanted to beg her to stay, but all that came out was a wheezing rasp. I could only watch helplessly as she walked away.The apartment fell dead silent, save for the ragged sound of my own gasping.Gradually, as the last bit of oxygen in my chest drained away, my consciousness began to slip.Just then, a fair hand reac

I blinked in confusion and looked up, meeting a pair of deep, soulful eyes.It was Millie Bernard, Daphne's friend and the prettiest girl in their department.The other day at Daphne's apartment, when everyone else was busy gossiping and mocking me, she was the only one who had calmly spoken up for me."You're the one who's keeping things messy with Nathan when you already have a boyfriend. Is it really that shocking that he's mad?"Those words had made Daphne's face sour instantly. While the others quickly laughed it off to break the tension, it made me remember the woman who stood up for me.She was also the one who had handed me the inhaler when I was having an asthma attack because of Nathan's cat.As I sat there dazed, Millie unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it to me. "Drink slowly. Don't choke."The cool water instantly soothed my parched throat. I quietly studied the woman in front of me.Daphne had complained about Millie countless times, calling her an ar

Just then, Daphne's phone rang. She tapped it in a flash of pure ecstasy, only to find that it was a call from her mother, Valerie Gould."Mom, what's wrong? I'm kind of busy right now," she answered half-heartedly.Valerie's displeased voice boomed from the other end. "I just wanted to ask if you've been picking on Jenson again. Why did his dad just tell us that he suddenly agreed to go abroad?"Getting more fired up by the second, she continued, "I'm warning you, we've watched Jenson grow up. Your dad and I won't allow you to…"Valerie kept droning on, but Daphne was no longer listening. The words "he suddenly agreed to go abroad" echoed on a loop inside her head.The hand holding her phone dropped limply to her side.…I slept incredibly well. The next morning, the moment I walked out of my dorm building, I ran straight into a bloodshot-eyed Daphne."Babe, I'm so sorry… How are the scrapes on your hands? Let me put some medicine on them."She reached out, trying to forceful

It was only at this moment that Daphne finally understood that we had no future together. Or rather, she would never be a part of my life again.Her own arrogance and vanity had brought this upon herself.Behind me, the sound of muffled sobbing broke out, eventually spiraling into hysterical crying.Filled with anticipation for what lay ahead, I walked toward the boarding gate without looking back.…After a year abroad, I had built a great circle of friends and was finally studying a major I genuinely loved.I also got to welcome Millie, who had successfully gotten into the master's program at my university.Despite a whole year apart, there wasn't a single shred of awkwardness between us when we reunited.We talked about everything—our studies, life, and the future. And it was through her that I caught up on how Daphne and Nathan were doing.While taking a leave of absence at home, Nathan had shown zero remorse and went on to seduce a wealthy married woman.On his very firs