“Uh–huh,” I said, trying to sound cheerful. “It’s
good, recovering well.”
Daniel glanced at me, then asked, “What’s
wrong?” He could see through me.
The smile on my face faltered. I forced a smile.
“Oh, nothing.” I looked down, afraid he’d see
the tears welling up in my eyes.
“Sarah,” Daniel put down his phone. “Look at
me and tell me
I was silent for a moment. Then the anger and
Era suppressed for so long burst forth. “Mr.
Reed, Lul cant cance anymore… I gave a stift
I
laugh. “They all thought I took money from
Ethan’s family. It was Lisa who lied to me. And I
just found out today. If we’d broken up
amicably, I might have avoided the accident. I
could have kept dancing…
Daniel stared at my forced cheerfulness, his
eyes slowly tuming cold. “Sarah, are you happy
that someone played you for a fool?”
The words caught in my throat. I lowered my
head, tears finally spilling over. “I’m sorry.”
“That’s not for you to say.” Daniel said after a
long silence. “It’s their fault.”
Raindrops fell, creating ripples that lingered on
the puddles. I suddenly felt like the day wasn’t
so bad after all. At least someone believed me.
<
Daniel dropped me off at my apartment
building. Before he left, he said, “Don’t worry about your leg. I’ll find a doctor.”
“Thank you—”
“You’re welcome,” Daniel said, his expression
neutral.
The car drove away.
As I was going upstairs, I got a call from a
classmate who said she wanted to bring me
some local specialties. I went back down to the
building entrance, and soon, she got out of a
cab and ran over to me.
“Hey, did you know the class group chat
exploded because of what happened between
you and Ethan the other day?” she started
gossiping as soon as she saw me.
“What?”
<
“They’re betting you’ll get back together with
Ethan within half a month.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“Someone saw him arguing with Lisa. It must be
because of you. Are you really not going to see
Ethan?”
I probably should. I needed to return the money.
And I also needed to clear my name. I met her
teasing gaze. “I will talk to him. There’s… a
misunderstanding between us.”
My classmate beamed. “That’s right. Just talk
things out.”
