All Chapters of My summer crush : Chapter 31 - Chapter 37

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

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

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."