Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 25

 

Chapter 25 Caught In The Act

“I’ve only thought to ask after five years have passed, but why did you leave?” Dominic sneered at me.

Maybe because I was rather thick-skinned or maybe because I was feeling nostalgic that night, but I just leaned back in my seat and sighed softly.

“It doesn’t matter where I go. Your memory follows me everywhere.”

I was lost for a long time after the break-up. Thus, I could not think of anything else besides him.

It had happened around graduation season. At that time, everyone in the dorm was busy with their final thesis or job applications. I was the only one who had been wallowing in grief over a heartbreak, so it had been painful trying to get through each day.

 

Tears pricked my eyes as I recalled that time from five years ago. I lowered my head and let my hair hang over my face to hide my sorrow from Dominic.

Dominic looked away and said nothing. I could not tell if he was mad at me or if he, like me, was just lost in his memories.

 

Finally, the car pulled to a stop in front of the mansion, and Calvin was the first to get out. He immediately readied a wheelchair for Dominic. Calvin was a true gentleman, and like a comic book superhero, he was always there whenever he was needed.

I reluctantly got out of the car after Dominic and limped after him. Pain shot through my legs the moment I put my weight on it. I instinctively hopped a few steps, and my legs nearly gave out again.

Fortunately, Calvin was close enough for me to grab onto. Otherwise, I would have toppled to the ground.

Dominic seemed upset by this and said with a sour expression, “Are you an idiot? Why are you prancing around in high heels? Are you doing that on purpose just so you could fall into Calvin’s arms?”

Before I had the chance to retort, Calvin had jumped ten feet away from me as if I had the plague.

Ugh! I wish I could hit Dominic with the pointy end of my heels! I thought to myself angrily.

When we were all safely inside the house, Calvin politely bade Dominic farewell. I looked up at him, wanting to thank him for his help, but he merely threw me a quick glance and turned tail.

I scare

think about it. Calvin is still

my hand on the coffee table. “Yes, I’m not a virgin, and because of that, I can’t go home,

provoked. “Yes, I’m happy indeed. The worst

yet, nothing has happened to you! Why must I be punished for this?” I

rolled his wheelchair over to the couch and hoisted himself over. Then, he reached

punished for it too. Would

turn this conversation around? What does he even mean by he can be punished too? He’s about to be

shove him away, but it was as if his chest muscles were made of

me go, or I’ll

more likely to believe it if I were the

I can’t beat him with words. I turned my head away from

tingle, and my face flushed red. Luckily, all he did was give me a quick squeeze. Then, he hopped back onto his wheelchair and wheeled

surfaced, and I recalled that he had been

habits were ridiculous. He was an art major, for crying out loud! How could an art major focus on his work

I had forced him to join a Wilderness Survival Club with me. The club had required us to run around a jungle every day. Although it was not as intense as the Bear

members of the club would forage in the forest, and when night fell, the two of us would squeeze into a tent to talk and sing. It

shower, and he tossed and turned each night, trying hard to fall

a week in the Wilderness Survival Club, Dominic had learned to fall asleep even with the smell of

dorm used to call him my “devoted puppy.” He had really adored and spoiled me

Dominic so much. Now, he no longer went a day without poking fun at me or insulting me in

to take a shower while in

“Ah!”

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