Shawn Hastings studies with Sandra and Amelia. He is a major in medicine too.
Sandra has a genuine crush on him.
Why wouldn’t she? He is handsome, rich, and brilliant.
"You zone out a lot, Sandra."
He chuckles.
Her heart flutters every time she sees that smile! How cute!
"I am not! What are you doing here?
Aren’t you supposed to be in the shop?"
Sandra protests.
Shawn is rich enough. Still, he works in a book shop. He loves reading the book; not because he is a nerd. He wanted to develop an educational pastime. How charming!
"Yeah. But it finished early today.
I came here for book delivery and saw you walking alone. Then I just couldn’t resist startling you!"
He starts laughing.
"Damn stupid heart! Stop jumping! "
She scolds her restless heart which is way more excited to see her crush.
"Let me walk you home."
Shawn says and She nods.
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"Bye, Shawn."
Sandra waves her hand.
She is smiling too much to make her jaw hurt. This boy never fails to bring a smile to her face.
Though he never showed any interest in her other than friendship, she still likes him a lot.
"Sandra? You are late!"
Sandra sees her aunt standing on the doorstep, eyeing suspiciously at Shawn.
For some reason, Sammy can't like Shawn at all. Shawn also behaves awkwardly around her due to this behavior.
"Don't worry, Sam. He's just walked me home. It's nothing else!"
Sandra assures her aunt.
Sammy feels embarrassed as her thought was seen on her face too.
"How was your picnic? Did you have fun?"
She tries to change the topic.
"Yeah! You should join us next time! "
She smiles at Sammy.
"Why did you have to face all these, Sandra? I wish I could take away all your sorrow!"
Sammy thinks and sighs, seeing her niece smiling.
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"Hey, Mom and Dad? How are you today?"
Sandra pauses abruptly.
"I have a complaint....to both of you. You just had to leave me, right? I miss you so much! Don't you miss me a little?"
She is on the verge of tears.
"I want to see you so much right now. You made that impossible for me! "
She imagines her parents apologizing to her.
"Sorry doesn’t fix everything, ok?"
She gets angry at her imaginary star parents.
Suddenly, she feels panic seizing her. A sudden tightness in the chest is making her more anxious. It’s like her heart is warning her about the upcoming turmoils of her life.
Frustrated Sandra bursts into tears.
"What? What is gonna happen now? What else have I got to lose?"
She screams with tears flowing through her cheeks like a river.
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" Amy! Stop jumping! You are gonna break my bed!"
Sandra fails to stop her from doing something disastrous.
"What! Shouldn’t I be happy? It's my birthday after all! "
Amelia pouts.
Yeah right! Amelia has her birthday party this evening. She is pretty much excited about it.
"My parents are gonna come!"
She exclaims with more jumping.
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Ophelia? (Entered In 2022 Wattys Award)
General Fiction" Here is your order, Mam! " Sandra smiles. " Thanks! " The woman smiles back. Sandra smiles again and starts leaving. But something stops her on the track. " Ophelia? " The woman calls someone. Suddenly Sandra feels coldness and fear crawling un...
