Rejected Nine Times by the Boy I Loved / Chapter 8: The Smile That Doesn’t Reach
Rejected Nine Times by the Boy I Loved

Rejected Nine Times by the Boy I Loved

Author: Anna Miller

Chapter 8: The Smile That Doesn’t Reach

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What a joke—how could I not like him?

“She was just asking about where Ethan wanted to go to college the other day.”

Someone picked up the thread, and Melissa’s face darkened a little.

Group Chat: The guy looks terrified.

Group Chat: That cup in his hand is about to shatter.

Group Chat: Knowing Anna likes him, he’s grinning like a fool.

I looked over without thinking, and for once, I saw a smile on his face.

Clean and clear, like a summer evening breeze—gentle and cool.

But this time, it couldn’t reach my heart.

It made me ache in places I hadn’t realized were still sore. I stared at my hands, wishing I could just slip away and let the world spin on without me for a while.

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