Chapter 12
“Yo, hot stuff! There’s a girl at the entrance collecting your gifts and flowers, Says she knows you Better hurry–it’s raining out there. Would be a shame if she caught a cold!”
Hearing this, julian and Maverick exchanged glances, both seeing the excitement and hope in each other’s eyes.
Maverick could hardly contain his elation, rushing outside toward the entrance.
Julian followed, his pace quickening despite himself.
Could it be Hazel?
They both entertained this impossible fantasy.
Maybe she really was just playing a prank on them.
It didn’t matter if they weren’t at the same school–as long as she still accepted their confession!
They shared this thought as they approached the entrance, Maverick’s heart pounding wildly, while Julian’s Adam’s apple bobbed nervously several times.
But when the girl holding their bouquets turned around, they froze in their tracks.
“You?”
“Rose, what are you doing here? Where’s Hazel?”
Maverick and Julian blurted out in succession.
Rose was completely soaked, yet still tried to shield the flowers and gifts with her small frame, determined not to let them get
wet.
“Julian, Maverick, you finally came! I’ve been guarding your gifts. Why isn’t Hazel here yet? I’ve been waiting forever.”
Her slender body shivered in the wind and rain, displaying a stubborn determination.
Unfortunately, neither boy was in the mood to appreciate her effort.
Maverick dismissed her with disappointment: “You don’t need to watch these. Just go back.”
“Hazel… isn’t coming,” Julian said, staring at the scattered flowers with despair.
They never expected this outcome.
Their hearts, so full of hope just moments ago, now felt painfully empty.
So they had no patience to comfort Rose.
Yet she persisted, clutching the gifts and trying to console them:
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Chapter 12
“Julian, Maverick, don’t lose hope! Hazel… she just hasn’t made up her mind yet. Maybe after some time, she’ll come around!
“Look at these wonderful gifts you prepared. Girls like me would love them, and I’m sure Hazel will too!”
Unfortunately, neither Julian nor Maverick was really listening.
These boys, who once couldn’t bear to see Rose suffer the slightest discomfort, now seemed oblivious to her standing in the
rain.
“She won’t like them,” Julian said flatly.
Having grown up with Hazel, how could they not understand her meaning?
Her actions were a clear rejection.
She had changed her college application to get away from them, never breathing a word about it.
What could be more obvious than that?
Maverick kept his eyes downcast, radiating sadness.
Perhaps they had made a strategic error.
They had thought that being nice to Rose would make Hazel jealous, forcing her to compete and finally decide whose confession to accept.
Instead, she had rejected them both.
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