The Night I Let Our Stars Fall
On the first night of our graduation trip, Richard Clark, the class representative, suggests that we find our match via room numbers.
"Let your luck decide your fate! You'll get to stay in the same room with your partner regardless of gender! How exciting is this?"
Throughout my four-year college life, I've been in an underground relationship with Faye Lister for three years. No one knows about our relationship at all.
I dig out a ball from the box and wait for my turn to get matched.
When it's Faye's turn, she claims that her number is seven. That's when Richard raises his voice.
"The other person who gets Room 7 is… Xavier Jensen!"
Xavier, the guy whom Faye had once pursued in a grand fashion, shoots her a smile immediately.
Everyone cheers on them, claiming that even God wants them to be together. I'm the only one who doesn't say anything.
No one knows that I've heard Richard and Faye having a secretive conversation before the start of the game.
"Find the ball with a circular bump. That's the mark I've specifically left for you and Xavier."
As I watch Faye approach Xavier and arrange his collar with scarlet cheeks, I find myself smiling as well.
It turns out that I've wasted three years waiting for Faye to announce our relationship.
This time, I decide to be the one leaving this relationship.