When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 269

on how she awkwardly persuaded Blakey to take up figure skating. At the time, Blakey lacked any motivation to learn the sport, and no matter what approach she took, he wouldn’t budge. So, she proposed a bet to him. She promised that if she could execute the most challenging move at the time, he would have to return and learn figure skating again. This move was so complicated that even professional figure skaters struggled with it. Blake assumed that she would fail and thus would give up pestering him, so he accepted the bet. It was true that Amelie failed to execute the move, but she practiced tirelessly for seven days, focusing solely on that one move. It was a jumping move, and she, a beginner who could barely stand on ice skates, had no fear of skating up a slope and making a jump while spinning in the air. She fell every time, but she persevered.Blake watched the stubborn girl who was half a head shorter than him, feeling warm inside. Despite that, he was also concerned when he saw her jumping repeatedly. Every time she landed with a thud, it struck his heart hard. At the time, what he thought about the most was that he hoped she couldn’t take it anymore and would leave. But in the end, she didn’t leave. She persisted for seven days, only asking him to watch her. She jumped for seven days, and he watched for seven days straight. His heart thumped for seven days and ached for seven days, which was a new experience for him since he had no family to experience any bonding with.Ever since his only grandmother passed away, there was nobody in the world who worried about him, and he also didn’t have to worry about anyone else. He realized that worrying about someone else was more powerful than worrying about oneself. Even though he attempted to resist, Amelie did not give him a chance, and on the seventh day, he could no longer turn a blind eye and surrendered.“You were very stubborn,” he reminisced and sighed softly, his gaze still lost in memories. “I always wonder, where did you find the incredible strength to persist for seven days under that kind of pain? You were so thin and weak. Did you believe you could train yourself that way?”Amelie smiled in response.The two of them were in a private room on the second floor, with no interruptions and no one to see them. “If an amateur like me could master it, then it wouldn’t be hailed as a high-difficulty move,” Amelie said.“So why did you persist?”“Because I know you can’t bear to watch me fail.” Amelie turned to look at him, her eyes clear just like when they first met. It was this gaze that deceived him into thinking she was just a spoiled girl who couldn’t handle hardship, so he fell into her trap. But it was because of her determination that inspired him. He had gritted his teeth and persevered through all the challenges over the years. Her eyes were planted in his heart, watching him every moment, and he didn’t want to stop, nor did he want to stop.“Blakey.” Just as Blake was about to lose himself in her gaze, he suddenly heard her call out to him.Blakey snapped out of his trance and saw Amelie looking at him seriously.“I came here to ask you