Semua Bab I Was Never Their First Choice: Bab 1 - Bab 8

This time, I simply didn't want to give in to Chloe anymore. I couldn't understand why it was my fault again.I didn't want to argue anymore, so I turned around and walked across the street. A car ran a red light and nearly hit me.David quickly pulled me back. His eyes were red, and even his voice was shaking. "Are you okay? Did you get scared? Does anything hurt?"But the more worried he sounded, the worse I felt.Seeing him looking so shaken and scared made me want to cry. I quickly turned my head so he wouldn't see my tears.I couldn't let myself look at him or let myself soften.I forcefully pulled my arm free and took a step back to put some distance between us. "You don't have to follow me. I'm just going to school. I'm not going to ruin Chloe's future."David looked stunned when he heard that, but I could still see the relief in his eyes.I gave a bitter laugh and kept walking toward the street to hail a cab.He quickly realized what I was doing and angrily asked, "You're just

They were so frightened that they quickly stepped in front of her. "What are you doing? Put the knife down!"I laughed coldly. "If I actually stabbed her, then you could call me extreme."I twisted my wrist and smiled as I pressed the knife against my own neck. "I don't want to talk about this anymore. Move! I'm leaving."They panicked at once. They wanted to stop me, but they were too afraid that I might hurt myself."Okay. I'll have the driver take you wherever you want to go. Just put the knife down. Don't hurt yourself."I picked up my suitcase and took a few steps.Then Alex noticed the things I had thrown into the trash.There was a birthday cake model he had made for me himself, a limited-edition collectible figure, and a scarf David had knitted for me on one of my birthdays.His voice was angry, but there was also a hint of panic. "Amy, this is too much! How could you throw all of this away?"I stopped and answered calmly. "I'm already someone who doesn't matter to you. So what

I leaned against my pillow and said calmly, "I want to go with Mom."The day I was discharged from the hospital, Scarlett took me straight home to pack my things.David, Alex, and Lucas followed us around, begging me to stay.David said he would kick Chloe out of the house immediately and give the admission spot back to me. He also promised to make it up to me many times over. All he wanted was for me to stay.Alex promised he would never blindly believe rumors again. He said he would protect me and give me whatever I wanted.Lucas even bought back all the things he had once promised me, including a new game console, collectible figures, and concert tickets. He cried as he promised that he would never make me sad again.They made countless promises and apologized again and again.But I quietly packed my things. "No, thank you."I zipped up my suitcase and looked at them. "I don't want that admission spot anymore. Studying abroad will be good for me. I don't need any of the things you'

"Amy, look. We can protect you. No one will ever hurt you again. Please come home with us."I looked at Alex's bleeding hand, but I still refused.They had always waited until after hurting me to try to make things right.But by then, it was already too late.I repeated myself, my voice even firmer than before, "No. I'm not the same Amy who used to wait for your love anymore. I have my own design studio here. I have my own friends, and I have the life I want. I don't need to go back, and I don't need you to make things up to me."Lucas's eyes turned red with panic. "Amy, are you still angry with us? You can hit me or yell at me if you want. Just please don't abandon us..."I looked at him calmly. "None of that matters anymore. I used to blame you. I blamed you for playing favorites. I blamed you for accusing me without knowing the truth. I blamed you for destroying all the hopes I had. But I don't blame you anymore, because you don't matter to me anymore."David's body swayed, and his