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Chapter 18
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2026-05-14 01:11:39In fairy tales, castles usually collapse with a single spell. In real life, all it takes is a late-night call, a lifeless message, a knock at the door…
Since Mom died, my castle had become far too big, far too quiet—without fairies to fix the mess or princes to save anyone. That’s why, when Kate showed up that weekend, it felt like a bit of magic returned to the place, as if someone had crossed the drawbridge just to make sure my kingdom hadn’t vanished com
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Over the past three weeks, life had taken on a different color.Not everything was perfect. There were still the occasional awkward moments with Dad, the curious looks at school, and Kate’s relentless teasing. But Jacob and I had learned how to exist inside a space that felt entirely our own, something quiet and invisible to everyone else, as though we had somehow discovered a frequency that only the two of us could hear.Sometimes it was nothing more than a quick coffee after class, where he insisted on trying desserts that never seemed to fit his image of a serious, responsible adult and somehow always made me laugh. Other times, it was a walk with no destination, Jacob with his hands tucked into his pockets, while I deliberately stretched every conversation for as long as possible, even the simplest ones, just to hear his voice a little longer.There were dates at tiny museums almost nobody visited, where I ofte
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Things with Jacob felt different now.The uncertainty was gone. So were the long silences weighed down by everything we couldn’t say. In their place had appeared knowing smiles, lingering glances that seemed capable of carrying entire conversations, and those casual brushes of hands that still sent a shiver racing through me as though it were the first time.It was strange and wonderful at the same time. We had known each other for years, and yet everything felt new, as though we had only just been introduced.We didn’t spend much time talking about what being together actually meant. We didn’t need to. It was there in the way he looked at me when he thought nobody else was paying attention, or in the way he opened the car door for me with that calm, confident half-smile that somehow dismantled every coherent thought I had.We were living inside a small, quiet bubble, a shared secre
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If someone had asked me to calculate the probability of Jacob and me ending up together, I probably would have needed a larger sheet of paper.Not because it was impossible, but because it had spent so long in the process of happening without actually happening that my brain had stopped treating it as a real possibility. And now that it had finally happened, I discovered something I hadn’t expected.The difficult part had never been falling in love with Jacob.The difficult part was getting used to the idea that Jacob was in love with me, too.I woke up half convinced that I ha
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By late afternoon, the house had grown quiet again.One by one, everyone said their goodbyes, leaving behind warm wishes for this new trip around the sun and for the stage of life I was supposedly entering—a stage where I was no longer considered a teenager and was expected to begin my journey into adulthood. The truth was, I had no idea when that transition actually happened. I wasn’t sure anyone did. Maybe discovering it was simply part of growing up.Before leaving, Kate wrapped me in one of her trademark bone-crushing hugs and handed me her gift: a spa day for the two of us.We laughed and exchanged promises about scheduling our girls’ day soon, speakin
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The brief pause Dad took after saying, “I do have my doubts,” couldn’t have lasted more than two or three seconds.In real time, though, it felt endless.It was strange how something so small could expand inside your mind that way. A few seconds are all it takes for anxiety to slip beneath your skin, for your heart to brace itself for a blow before it even knows what’s coming. In moments like that, the only thing you can do is organize your thoughts as quickly as possible and remind yourself that, whatever happens, you can’t let the disappointment show on your face.“But I also don’t want to be the reason you give up your happiness.&
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The landing was so gentle that I barely felt it.The basket brushed against the grass before settling into the meadow with an almost unreal softness, as though the air itself was reluctant to let us go. When the balloon finally came to rest among the open fields, a knot tightened in my throat. I didn’t want that suspended moment to end. I wasn’t ready to come all the way back down to earth.Jacob helped me climb out of the basket, and when his hands brushed mine, the world seemed to pause for a heartbeat. Neither of us said anything. We didn’t need to. The silence between us still carried something new and fragile, as though we were both afraid that the wrong word might break it.The sky above us was impossibly clear, a shade of blue so pure it almost hurt to look at. For a moment, I found myself thinking that it belonged to the same secret language as Jacob’s eyes.Neither of
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Two hours later, slightly delirious from Kate’s music, we arrived at the lake house. She was clearly having the time of her life in a parallel universe where she sang on stage while the guitarist smiled at her every ten seconds. I knew this because she narrated it out loud, choreo
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The week passed with a routine that felt only half rebuilt. Between school, homework, and afternoons at home, I tried to bring everything back to a recognizable rhythm—even though nothing truly was. At breakfast, Dad kept making pancakes as if it were a sacred ritual meant to keep
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“You have to come with me,” he insisted, desperation now trembling in his voice. Jacob tensed further and stepped forward. Paul raised his hands as if trying to calm things down, but his eyes revealed something dark. “Sweetheart, you have to come with me. It’s only natural,” he re
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Her tone was casual—too casual. And her eyes sparkled, like they were hiding a spell. “It’s the best time of year,” I replied, remembering past visits and deliberately ignoring her dark intentions. “You say that because you hate going into the lake,” she teased.
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