The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1944

“No worries.” The boy said, turning to leave.

Ivy quickly called out to him, “Hey, what’s your name? I need to repay you for these.”

“Nolan, but forget about the money; it wasn’t much,” Nolan said, leaving behind a bright, sunny smile before walking away.

Ivy looked down at the pack of sanitary pads in her hands, a warm feeling coursing through her heart as she silently repeated the boy’s name, “Nolan.”

The boy from her memories had grown into a handsome, suave man, now walking towards Ivy with a drink in his hand. “Here, have some juice.”

Just like years ago, Nolan placed a drink before Ivy. “I don’t know your preference, so I just grabbed one at random.”

“Thank you.” Eighteen-year-old Ivy and the present Ivy said the same words, but it felt as though everything had changed.

Sometimes she wondered, if she had been braver back then, maybe things with Nolan wouldn’t have ended up like this.

was all too late now.

down and asked her again, “what’s

reverie, still unsure how

Nolan to know about her current ‘married’ status, selfishly wanting to preserve the better image he had of her.

are you still so quiet, just like in

lightly tapped her forehead, and Ivy looked

said, swirling his glass elegantly. “You’d get picked on, but you never said

disliked talking; I just knew talking wouldn’t change

looked at her meaningfully, his eyes

her head away, avoiding his gaze. “Nolan, what have you been up to all these years? Are you doing well?”

school for three years. Post-graduation, I joined the family business. But my mom’s on my case

face of mock despair. “You have no idea. Whenever I’m around her, she relentlessly brings up the same topic and won’t quit until

thought of Nolan’s mother whom she had seen from a distance back in high

always at his mom’s