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.

bad, it was all too late

and asked her again, “what’s your relationship with the host of this

snapped back from her reverie, still unsure how to

current ‘married’ status, selfishly wanting to preserve the better image he had

quiet, just

and Ivy looked up

Nolan said, swirling his glass elegantly. “You’d get picked on, but you never said anything, as if it was all just water off a duck’s

I disliked talking;

up can really make a difference.” Nolan looked at her meaningfully, his eyes seemingly filled with tender emotions.

his gaze. “Nolan, what have you been up to all these

business. But my mom’s on

“You have no idea. Whenever I’m around her, she relentlessly brings up the same

mother whom she had

was always at his mom’s