Chapter 6: Maybe He’s Not That Bad
Ally’s POV
I woke up in Vee’s room to the sound of her singing loudly and very off-key to a playlist of early 2000s love songs. I rolled over and buried my face in the pillow.
“Vee, seriously? It’s not even 9 yet,” I groaned.
She kept singing louder, and I finally gave in, sitting up with a yawn. “You’re lucky I love you.”
“Tell me something I don’t know,” she grinned, tossing a pair of socks at me. “Breakfast is ready. And Mum made those cinnamon rolls you love.”
That got me moving.
Later, as we sat on the porch, legs dangling over the edge, sipping tea and enjoying the sun, Vee side-eyed me with that look she gets when she’s dying to ask something.
“What?” I said.
“You gonna tell me what’s going on between you and Elam?”
I rolled my eyes, instantly defensive. “Nothing’s going on.”
Vee smirked. “You’re lying. You didn’t even let me finish my sentence.”
I sighed and pulled out my phone. “He texted me again last night.”
“And...?”
“And it wasn’t mean. He said he was thinking about how he acts, and maybe he’s been pushing people away without meaning to.” I paused. “It felt... real.”
Vee raised an eyebrow. “So the guy who used to steal your pens and hide your homework now wants to be emotionally vulnerable?”
I nodded, confused and unsure how I even felt about it.
“I don’t trust it,” she said, “but I’ll admit, this is new.”
Later that day, I was walking home when I saw him—Elam—leaning against the school wall near the gate, backpack slung over one shoulder, earphones in, but his eyes were scanning the road like he was waiting.
And then our eyes met.
I didn’t stop. But I also didn’t speed up like I usually did.
I passed him slowly, and just as I was a few steps ahead, he spoke, soft enough that I almost didn’t hear.
“Thanks for replying to my messages. It means something.”
I paused, just for a second. Then I kept walking.
But my heart?
It was definitely walking in the opposite direction.
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Sam’s POV
Mum had me picking groceries with baby Kei in one arm and a shopping basket in the other. Normal Saturday stuff. But my mind wasn’t in it.
I saw Ally texting someone last night, smiling a little.
She’s been different lately.
I just hoped whoever it was wasn’t about to mess with her peace. Because if he was?
He’d have to go through me.
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I Came Back For You
Romance"Did you ever think of us and what we used to be?" "There's not a single day passed that I failed to think of you. It killed me not knowing where to find you.Am glad I have you back"
