Coolest Girl in Town

Despite wearing a smile, tears streamed down Alicia’s cheeks like a never-ending waterfall.

Unable to stand any more of it, Jamie wrapped his arms around the young woman tightly and promised, “No, you’re not filthy. You just need medical attention. Let’s leave this place. I’ll take you to the doctor. No one can hurt you anymore. Trust me…”

***

It was inevitable that they had to build a good relationship with the local forces when they were new in town. While Alexander went out for social engagements that night, Narissa, who didn’t want to go home only to argue with her father, slept over at Elise’s.

“No wonder I felt different about you back when I first saw you. Who’d have thought you’re my beloved Elise and not some Anastasia White,” lamented Narissa as she shared a bed with her best friend again after so many years.

“Given the circumstances back then, it was all I could do. Even the kids just found out not long ago,” said Elise as she tucked her friend in.

The topic of men would inevitably come up whenever girls came together.

“Are you honestly going to give up on Jamie?” Elise asked.

Narissa wasn’t getting any younger. She’d really be held up if she squandered her time away.

“What else can I do other than give up?” Narissa lay flat on her back in bed and stared at the ceiling, looking like she had given up fighting. “We’re walking further away from each other now. That girl, Alicia Heidelberg, is special to him.”

“But Jamie still cares the world about you. You still have a fighting chance.” Elise was no longer prudent about her words now that she had revealed her true identity to Narissa.

“He jumped into the sea to save Paul without any safety measures for you and even called out your name when he was totally hammered. I‘ve never seen him like that before.”

“Yeah, right. He’s nothing but a blockhead. As if he’d do anything like that.” As doubtful as Narissa sounded, she secretly hoped it was true.

“Let me show you something.” Elise decided to give up her beauty sleep and got out of bed to fish for her phone.

After retrieving a clip from the album app, she showed it to Narissa.

quickly, Jamie’s heartfelt confession

I realized I was wrong. I shouldn’t keep forcing you just because I think I’ll die, but instead, be brave and

one after another, looking exceptionally torn as she glued her eyes

hand, Elise breathed a sigh of relief,

clip was a gift from Irvin to Elise after receiving his

say I haven ’t helped you this time,

a note attached broke through the

chucked the phone aside and

What

and went to the next room to check on the kids. Fortunately, they were fine. Danny wasn’t in his room, who knew just where he had gone to-and Paul was dead asleep. It seemed

upstairs, so she went straight down to find Alexander entering while grabbing a

too, had returned,

tied up. Hence, he dropped to his knees at once after Alexander kicked him in the

approached him

gave him a benign sense, looking crisp and young. Contrastingly, he had a ripped body, the epitome of a hunk. Of all the men Elise had seen in

rocks into

had to admit that she never expected a good-looking coward. After all, a

handsome man at first glance

Elise and stood in front of her, blocking most of her view when

I have an engagement tonight. So, you returned when you were convinced that I wasn’t home. Too bad

shifted his head to the side, not

in the basement,” Elise suggested, leading the man to look over with a side-eyed

pretty

had a pretty

to live in my basement for a few days as

a mother. No one who had harmed their child would

police the fright of their lives, Paul