“Here comes our princess. I heard you two had a date to see fireworks yesterday. Jake supposedly planned
it for two weeks.”
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“What fireworks? I didn’t see anything on social media. Emma, did you hide your posts from me?”
“I didn’t see anything either. Guess they were too happy to take pictures.”
“Picking her up, giving her tickets, these lovebirds need to date every day.”
“God, I’m so jealous. When will I find a relationship like that?”
Jake’s expression, which had softened, suddenly hardened. He interrupted everyone:
“There were no fireworks.”
His voice was ice cold.
“Some people don’t deserve nice things.”
Everyone fell silent, turning to look at me.
I forced a smile: “Stop guessing, I didn’t hide any posts.”
Someone from the crowd suddenly asked:
“So Jake, why are you here if not to pick her up and give her tickets?”
“Who said they were for Emma?”
Jake walked toward a pretty freshman girl in a white dress with a ponytail:
“They’re for Lily. From now on, my tickets are only for Lily.”
Jake glanced at my pale face, seemingly making a point:
“Some people are lazy, dishonest, and have no concept of time.”
“Giving her tickets would be a waste. I feel sick just talking to her.”
“He’s being stubborn again. He’s dying to see her but puts on a tough act when they meet.”
“Those tickets were meant for her. He’s just giving them to the freshman to make her jealous, forcing her to
apologize first.”
“Girl, go after him! If you just apologize, he wouldn’t look at a hundred campus beauties, let alone this fresh-
man.”
