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My summer crush 2....
My hand settled on the handle.For a second, I simply stood there.The hallway was quiet, the music from downstairs nothing more than a dull rhythm beneath the silence.I turned the handle slowly.The door opened just enough for me to look inside.My eyes swept across the room instinctively.The bed.The desk.The window.The adjoining bathroom door.Empty.The guy wasn't there.Only Ava.She sat cross-legged on the bed, her back resting against the headboard. Her phone was propped against a pillow, the screen lighting up her face."...I know, Dad," she said with a small smile. "You don't have to apologize again."A video call.I hadn't expected that."I'll celebrate properly when you get back," she continued. "Besides, Davis already went overboard with this party."A familiar chuckle came through the speaker.Even from where I stood, I could recognize her father's voice."I miss you too."Her smile softened.For a moment, she looked nothing like the stubborn girl who challenged me at
My summer crush 3...
CHRISTIEN'S POVThe moment Ava disappeared upstairs, I forced myself to look away.The party continued around me.Music.Conversations.Laughter.None of it held my attention for long.I had seen the guy approach her.Seen him ask her something.Seen her lead him upstairs.That should have been enough information.Instead, my gaze kept drifting back to the staircase.Annoying.I took a sip from my glass.Focused on the people around me.A group of students were arguing over songs near the speakers.Someone had started dancing badly enough to attract an audience.Everything was normal.Yet every few minutes, I found myself looking at the stairs again."You know, if you keep staring at them, they're not suddenly going to disappear."Davis appeared beside me.I didn't react."What?""The staircase."I looked at him."You've been staring at it.""No, I haven't."Davis laughed."You absolutely have."I said nothing.Unfortunately, silence never discouraged him."Waiting for someone?""No."
My summer crush A Strange Message.
My phone remained clutched in my hand long after I read the messages.Who sent them?How did they know what I was researching?I looked around the room again, but everyone seemed occupied with the party.Nobody looked suspicious.Nobody looked like they knew anything about Rebecca George.A frustrated sigh pulled my attention away from my thoughts.The red-haired girl was walking back toward me.She didn't look nearly as confident as she had a few minutes ago.In fact, she looked annoyed.The group of girls I'd been talking to had already disappeared somewhere else, leaving only the two of us standing near the drinks table.I glanced at her."What happened?"She grabbed a drink from the table."Your brother's friend happened."I nearly smiled.Nearly."What did he do? I saw you smiling all through""What didn't he do?" she complained."He barely talks."I bit the inside of my cheek."Really?"She narrowed her eyes at me."Why are you smiling?"My smile disappeared immediately."I wasn
My summer crush Happy birthday.
Birthdays were strange.When I was younger, I counted down the days weeks in advance, excited about presents, cake and whatever surprise Davis managed to convince everyone to help him plan.Now, at nineteen, I would have been perfectly happy spending the evening with a small group of friends and going to bed before midnight.Unfortunately, nobody seemed interested in what I wanted.Especially Davis.The party was already in full swing.Music drifted through the house, blending with conversations and laughter. Students from campus moved between rooms carrying drinks and snacks while others crowded around the dance floor that had somehow appeared in the living room.I still didn't know how Davis had managed to organize all this in less than a week.Actually, I did know.Money.The answer was money."Ava."I turned and found Mason approaching with a drink in his hand.He smiled when he reached me."You've been avoiding everyone.""I've been greeting people for almost two hours.""Exactly
My summer crush New plan.
The moment Stella and Davis started talking, I slipped away.Not completely.Just far enough that I didn't have to sit there watching Stella rediscover her crush.The balcony door was already open.Cool air drifted inside.And unfortunately, Christien was standing there.Of course he was.For a second, I considered turning around.Then I remembered I was still annoyed with him.So I stepped outside instead.Christien glanced over briefly.Then looked back toward the city.Neither of us spoke.The silence stretched.Awkward.Uncomfortable.Exactly the way things had been between us lately.Finally, I crossed my arms."I'm surprised you're helping with the party."His gaze remained on the view."Davis asked."That was it.No explanation.No elaborationSomething about the answer irritated me immediately."That's it?"He looked at me."What else would it be?"I laughed softly.Not because anything was funny.Because I couldn't believe him."You've spent the last week avoiding me."His ex
My summer crush Oh No !
By the time I got home, my thoughts were still scattered.The newspaper article still sat at the back of my mind, but for a moment, I pushed it aside.Just for a moment.When I opened the door, I didn’t even step fully inside before I heard it.“Labubu!”I froze.Then my eyes widened.“No way…”“Surprise.”Davis appeared from the sitting room like he had always been there.For a second, I didn’t move.Then I ran.“Davis!”He caught me as I practically jumped into him.“Easy,” he said, laughing. “You’re still violent, I see.”“I missed you,” I said immediately.“I know.”That made me pause.He smiled slightly.“I missed you too.”I pulled back and looked at him properly.He looked the same.Maybe a bit more tired.But still Davis.Still my brother.“You didn’t tell me you were coming back,” I said.“I wanted it to be a surprise.”“It worked.”He sat back on the couch and pulled me down beside him like it was normal.Like he never left.Like nothing had changed.For a few seconds, it ac
My summer crush A Dance
For a moment, neither of us moved.Neither of us looked away.A week.Seven days.No calls.No texts.No explanations.And somehow the first thing he did when he saw me was pretend I didn't exist.The thought annoyed me more than it should have.Then Christien broke the eye contact.Just like that.
My summer crush The party.
One Week later.“I swear this box is heavier than it looks,” Stella said, dragging it further into the dorm room.She was just getting her luggage after resuming.I didn’t look up from the clothes I was folding. “It’s not heavy. You’re just tired.”“I’m not tired. I’m adapting.”“Adapting to what?”
My summer crush Ava
CHRISTIEN'S POVNew York looked beautiful at night.Thousands of lights stretched across the city. Most people would have stopped to admire it.But I didn't.I stood beside the floor-to-ceiling window of my hotel suite, loosening my tie while staring at the reflection looking back at me.The busin
My summer crush She's Just a random Girl
The moment I stepped into the kitchen, I saw Ava standing beside the counter with her hand pressed against her arm.The kettle lay on its side.Hot water covered part of the counter and floor.For a second, neither of us moved.Then I crossed the distance between us."What happened?"She looked up.
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