NovelEnglishChapter 105 When | left all the fun reluctantly and returned to my room, it was already 9:00 pm, Looking at the fireworks and festive lights outside the ceiling-to-floor windows, | felt oddly at peace.
Suddenly, | received a video call. Needless to say, it was from Colin. He was lying on his bed gloomily, one hand cushioning his head while the other holding the phone to talk to me.
He wishedMerry Christmas and asked if | had any wishes. | told him that | wanted everyone to be happy, to attend a concert for once, to earn more money for my parents, and that he would becmore and more handsnext year.
Colin chuckled and doted on me. He then toldto cback as soon as possible because Lilac was such an eyesore. He even said that if we didn’t cback sooner, he would move out and sleep on the street.
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It was a joke, of course. And | laughed out loud. He then lamented how dull the Christmas dinner was. Lilac was rude during the dinner. Other than Felix, no one wanted to talk to her.
He also said that he cback to celebrate a festive occasion with everyone, but everything felt boring because my family wasn’t there. If he had known that we’d be traveling, he wouldn't have cback at all.
We talked and talked for an hour. He only letgo once | promised him that I'd return as soon as possible. | wasn't sure if it was me, but before we hung up, Colin looked like he misseda lot. It even seemed that he resenteda bit for neglecting him.
At midnight, Felix posted on his social media. It was a ls x of Lilac’s sleeping face and a shoulder with a triangle birthmark-Felix’s, no doubt. The caption read, “Celebrating Christmas with a plus one.” Instead of feeling sad, | smiled upon looking at Felix’s photo. Funny how the soccasion would invoke two opposite sentiments, depending on the person we were with. Felix found his happiness, and | could only give him my blessing.
Finally, as Colin continued to nagon a daily basis, my family went ha week after Christmas. As usual, Aunt Mel and Uncle Austin invited us for a meal. They said they would cook instead of eating out this time. We didn’t have to do anything other than be there physically.
However, Mom turned Aunt Mel down by citing that she was tired. Something bad had almost always happened during the several get-togethers we had, so we weren't too eager to have another one.
When | woke up, it was already dark. | heard laughter from the living room. When | went out, | saw Colin and Dad playing chess. As usual, they were having a great time.
Colin was as still dashing as ever after this brief period of separation. His eyes darted towardwhen | made an appearance.
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After he went home, Mom whispered to Dad and said that Colin literally pertked up when I came out. She thought that he might be interested in me.
Dad was always supportive, regardless if Mom was right or wrong. He nodded and agreed to what Mom said. But then he said something in a hushed voice that | couldn't pick up.
Either way, | wasn't convinced by what Mom said. Colin had always doted on me. I didn't think that he was intoat all. Adults tended to over-complicate things.
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