Author's Preface
Thank you for being there throughout my life. From kindergarten to high school, you have been the reason I came to school, and I wish we could continue this for the rest of our lives
That’s it
By reading this, he would know it was from Lia
This was the day Lia had been waiting for all these years. Her hands trembled slightly as she held the love letter close to her chest, her heart pounding with hope and fear tangled together
Her phone vibrated.
A message from Bryan.
Hey Lia, I’m at the rooftop. Come fast, I have a surprise for you.
“Surprise!!” she whispered, her eyes lighting up
I think he’s also going to confess his love to me
I’m so excited…
Without wasting another second, she grabs the letter and runs toward the rooftop, her footsteps echoing with anticipation
From a distance, Tim notices her
Raven, isn’t that Lia?
Where is she running now? Tim asks
Raven smirks Why don’t we look for ourselves?
He opens a chocolate wrapper and pops it into his mouth.
Ray, why does Raven like to eat chocolate? Tim whispers I thought he stopped eating sweets after his mother’s death
I don’t know,Ray replies
But he started this recently
--At the rooftop--
The entire place is decorated with balloons and warm glowing lights. In the center, letters made of lights shine brightly, spelling out
WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE
Almost the entire school is present, standing around and whispering excitedly
Lia steps onto the rooftop and freezes
She is completely flabbergasted
Her eyes search instinctively and then she sees Bryan
Hope surges through her
She takes a step forward
Their eyes meet
Before she can say anything, a voice echoes from behind Bryan
“Lia, move!!”
She turns around, confused
And then she sees her
Yale aka the school beauty
Shock washes over her face
Bryan suddenly steps forward and goes down on one knee not in front of Lia, but in front of Yale
He asks Yale to be his Valentine
The rooftop erupts with cheers
Students clap their hands, whistle, and encourage them loudly
Yale smiles, nods, and accepts his invitation
They become a couple
From the side, Tim mutters quietly,
Raven, did we come here to see this?
Lia stands frozen
Her eyes are in a state that cannot be explained by words
She cannot cry it would make her look weak
She cannot smile it would crush her heart even more
Bryan rushes toward her, excitement written all over his face
Lia, finally I did it, he says happily I’ve been liking her for years
I feel complete today
He suddenly notices the paper in her hand
Lia why do you have a letter with you?
She freezes
I-I-it…
His eyes widen slightly
is it for me? Bryan asks
N-N-No way! she shouts
Then for whom?
Lia closes her eyes.
Her fingers tighten as she crushes the letter in her hand.
Without looking, she turns and forcefully pushes the crumpled letter against the chest of the person standing behind her
For him