Chapter 7
The next day, before dawn broke, I had already packed my bags and left that house straight away.
Before I left, I still looked back at the home where I had lived
for over a decade.
Scenes from the past flashed through my mind.
There was reluctance, sadness… all sorts of complex emotions swirling in my head.
But what I felt even more was my longing for a new life.
After getting into the taxi, I composed a long text message to say goodbye to Uncle Nelson and Auntie Linda.
I also asked them not to tell Antonio the address of my new
home.
Living in the new house, I learned to cook by myself.
I also got a dog and a cat.
However, every night, when I looked out at the bustling skyscrapers and the busy streets, the feeling of loneliness would engulf me, and my emotions would still come rushing back.
At first, just thinking about Antonio would still make my heart ache and bring me tears.
But eventually, when my tears had dried up, hearing his name
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would no longer cause any ripples in my heart.
In this way, time quickly passed until the start of school.
But I never expected to see Antonio again at school.
He had somehow found out my school, major, and class.
He was waiting for me right outside my classroom after class ended.
Seeing him again after two months, his once flamboyant American mohawk had been replaced with a neat short crew
cut.
His whole temperament had become much more composed.
When our eyes met, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me outside.
I struggled to break free from his hold, but he didn’t let up at all until he dragged me to a stairwell where there were hardly any people.
Only then did he look at me.
“Grace, who gave you the right to move out without saying a word?”
I rubbed my red wrist and said indifferently, “I’ve already said goodbye to Nelson and Linda.”
“And me?”
He had red eyes. His gaze was filled with a look of being deeply hurt.
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I was a bit confused.
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Besides, I was afraid he might do something at school that would cause trouble for me.
So, I softened my tone a bit.
“I’m sorry that I didn’t consider your feelings. Could you please leave my school now? A lot of my classmates are watching us. I don’t want to be misunderstood.”
I thought my words were appropriate, but the anger in Antonio’s eyes burned even more fiercely.
He took a few more steps forward and pinned me against the cold wall.
“You feel sorry for me?”
I didn’t know what was wrong with him.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, I said perfunctorily, “What do you want exactly?”
As soon as my words fell, his fingers grabbed my chin, forcing me to look up at him.
Antonio’s eyes were cold, and his voice suppressed his anger.
“Grace, you should’ve told me before.”
I said, “We were not friends anymore.”
He was speechless for a moment.
After a long silence, he looked at me with a complicated expression and said, “Madison and I have broken up.”
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I was a bit confused.
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Besides, I was afraid he might do something at school that would cause trouble for me.
So, I softened my tone a bit.
“I’m sorry that I didn’t consider your feelings. Could you please leave my school now? A lot of my classmates are watching us. I don’t want to be misunderstood.”
I thought my words were appropriate, but the anger in Antonio’s eyes burned even more fiercely.
He took a few more steps forward and pinned me against the cold wall.
“You feel sorry for me?”
I didn’t know what was wrong with him.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, I said perfunctorily, “What do you want exactly?”
As soon as my words fell, his fingers grabbed my chin, forcing me to look up at him.
Antonio’s eyes were cold, and his voice suppressed his anger.
“Grace, you should’ve told me before.”
I said, “We were not friends anymore.”
He was speechless for a moment.
After a long silence, he looked at me with a complicated expression and said, “Madison and I have broken up.”
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“Oh.” I wasn’t surprised at all.
Trista had shared this gossip with me.
I heard that Madison invited Antonio to a hotel on her
birthday.
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But something happened along the way, and Antonio fled in a panic.
As soon as he got home, he proposed a breakup.
After my thoughts returned, I looked into Antonio’s eager
eyes.
“Grace, just move back, okay?”
I responded firmly, “No way.”
“Why is that?”
“I still talk to you now because you’re Nelson and Linda’s son. They helped me a lot. If I had a choice, I’d rather have nothing to do with you.”
These words seemed to hurt him.
The redness in Antonio’s eyes deepened, and he let out a sarcastic laugh.
“Nothing to do with each other, huh?”
With that, he yanked me into his embrace.
He cupped my face and kissed me frantically.
The crowd immediately gasped in shock.
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My stomach churned violently. After pushing Antonio away, I mustered all my strength and slapped him.
“Antonio, what on earth are you doing?”
A trickle of blood seeped from the corner
