After that day, I did not have any further contact with Nathan.
I deleted his number from my phone and blocked him on all my social media accounts. Whenever our mutual friends asked me out, I would always ask beforehand if he would be there.
Eventually, everyone came to a silent understanding—they would only invite one of us to a gathering.
Soon, the day before our college’s anniversary celebration arrived.
Anne had called me in advance to invite me to attend the event with her. As one of the college’s distinguished graduates, I had also received a formal invitation from the college.
What I didn’t expect was that Nathan would also be speaking at the celebration.
Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised. He had always been at the top of his class and even helped the college with new graduates’ job placements after he graduated.
It was only natural for them to invite him.
When I arrived at the campus, the place was already packed with people. I skimmed through the programme the college had provided and immediately spotted Nathan’s name.
His speech was the seventh program on the list.
I watched the first five performances with Anne. When the sixth performance started, I excused myself and left the auditorium.
As I was walking away, I vaguely heard someone calling my name from behind, but I didn’t look back.
A while later, I received a text from my ex-counselor, Richard Holt. “Yvonne, why did you leave so quickly? I called your name several times, but you didn’t respond. Your boyfriend’s speech is up next. Aren’t you going to stay and watch?”
“Thanks, Mr. Holt. Something came up and I had to leave early. Also, I’m single. I don’t have a boyfriend.” After texting Richard a reply, I couldn’t help but shake my head.
I had been so openly obsessed with Nathan during my school days that even Richard knew about us.
Unbeknownst to me, Richard was sitting right next to Nathan at the moment, and he saw my reply.
Under the dim lights of the auditorium, it was hard to read his complicated expression.
