"It starts from that very first day.
The weather was cold, yet looking at you seemed to sparked something in me.
I wanted to speak to you, to be-friend you. But I'm sure my attempt was a failure.
Instead, I think I've hurt your feelings.
It was my fault, and I want to apologize.
I tried over and over again, but It seems like you avoided me.
Is it too late now to say sorry?
If I had the chance to re-do that first day, everything now would have been different.
I'm sorry.
I'm not worth enough for you.
I was stupid."
Standing in the wind holding a letter, a girl with jet black hair looked at a boy standing a distance away from her and murmured to herself. She realized that her words hurts others, and especially him. She recited this dialogue many times to herself. She knew that she was in the wrong, but even so, she would like to stay beside him.
Feng Xian Qing, seventeen years old, at her last year in high school, just realized how hurtful her long, unnoticed unrequited love is.
"I love you...but It seems that we're not meant for each other"
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Author disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and everything related to the country Chu Xia are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or actual "Chu Xia" is purely coincidental. Certain places, business, events and incidents are mentioned to suit the convenience of the book.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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