9
They said I was pretty, had a good figure, and was naive.
Adam only belatedly realized that what he called stupid was what others saw as innocence.
He watched as more and more people started to notice me, and it made him uncomfortable. Until he discovered that I had secretly bought him an exquisite notebook.
Adam’s eyes were hollow as he spoke, “I regretted it afterwards. At the time, I just wanted to show others that you only had eyes for me, to keep them from getting any ideas about you. But I didn’t expect it to blow up so big, to the point where…”
Everyone was pointing fingers at me, calling me a sl*t who couldn’t live without a man.
My clenched fist loosened, my fingertips turning blue–white before slowly regaining their color.
“You were such a jerk.”
After my light words, Adam let out a sob and grabbed my wrist, looking up at me.
Melody, I was only in my teens then. I didn’t know how to handle my feelings, I was only thinking about my pride…”
“I actually regretted it, but I really didn’t know how to tell you. I thought our future would naturally fall into place?
“When you agreed to Cassy and me being together before, I was really angry, But I was angry and heartbroken. During those six months abroad, I was thinking that when I came back, I’d ask Mom and Dad to let us get engaged… no, married.”
“As long as we were together, someday we would surely talk everything out.”
“Melody, you have to give me a chance to make amends.
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Meloay, you have to give me a cnance to make amends.
I looked at Adam, feeling more and more that every feature on this faces
“But Adam, I don’t care about all that anymore.”
was unfamiliar.
I shook off Adam’s hand again, a smiling face flashing through my mind, making me feel happy.
“Because I realized, I probably never loved you.”
