Chapter 215 All this time, the answer is so simple... (1/2)

A few more songs passed and still, Lillian's mood seems to be at its worst.

No matter what Diego tried, nothing worked for betterment.

Watching her made him stressed too.

Nonetheless, he didn't want to leave her alone.

As time passed, delving into the night, most of the students disappeared along with their partners. They wanted to continue prom on their own style.

Only a handful of couples remained inside the campus. It doesn't matter if there are fewer people or not because the music continued all night.

Without any of those nasty people to bother, Grace and Chloe continued dancing even without taking breaks. So did Anna and Anthony, the stamina beasts of the night.

Anna suggested taking a single break, and that is all they did. The rest of the time, the two danced, talked, and had fun moving around the floor.

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”Guys, we are now playing the suggested songs and so, if you couples have any music to dance to, let us know:”

”Oh, we have one already. Now, playing for you is the 'Bleeding Love' by Leona Lewis. Wow, Sebastian is bleeding in love for this girl, I guess.”

The host from the audio team announced.

The music started playing, alarming the couple that requested as well as another person, Lillian Grey.

Lillian flinched from the sound, and it took her to the course where she was once lost like now.

Even during the trip, Lillian struggled with Giselle's presence and ended up not talking to her. However, at that time, the problem was only at her side. She ended up taking Giselle to a mesmerizing place, and they both resolved it somehow.

'But, at what cost?'

'Right now, the two aren't talking to each other.'

Reality hit Lillian Grey harder than gravity.

It all happened so fast that Lillian never caught a breath of what she wanted for herself.

'What I want?' – Lillian wondered.

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”I love you.”

The first word that Giselle ever said to Lillian was her real confession.

Until then, the two were complete strangers.

Naturally, Giselle's confession triggered a tiny spark within Lillian and made her curious about this girl. Ever since that day, her mind steadily kept speculating about Giselle. She became curious about her presence. So much to the point that she got caught during Mr. Seth's class and ended up getting scolded.

Lillian thought it was natural to get jumpy after a love confession. She expected it to fade away soon.

Call it fate or a coincidence, the two met again, but this time it was worse. Lillian met Giselle in the worst state. The re-encounter made Lillian help Giselle, through which the two began spending time together. What appeared to be a little spark without Lillian's knowledge, blossomed into a passion.

Nevertheless, Lillian Grey did not realize. It was the first time she ever heard someone confess their love for her. The first time she gets to experience what it means to care for a stranger.

She couldn't grasp the emotions that ran deep in her heart. After all, Lillian Grey never dated before. Frankly put, she is an amateur when it comes to falling in love.

'What Giselle means to her?'

..

It was a different feeling.

Soon Lillian became possessive of Giselle.

The hidden affection made her overprotective of the girl. Although Lillian somehow felt compelled to protect, she never acknowledged the actual reason behind it.

'Because I care for Giselle.'

Their moments spent together turned out to be cherishing. Both treasured each other and often refused to part ways.

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While Giselle secretly held onto her feelings, Lillian kept overlooking hers. The only thing that went inside her head was this person is someone special or close to her heart. She wanted to protect that person at all costs.

Nothing matters but the smile Giselle puts on her face while being with Lillian Grey.

Realizing it front the start, alarmed Lillian. Her movements kept failing to match with Diego. The boy struggled to watch his partner lose control.

'I wished to go to prom with you, but I can't, right?'

Those words back then when Giselle sprouted hurt Lillian Grey, subconsciously.

'I shouldn't have had any hope,'

'I shouldn't pursue any more.”

'You don't have to worry for me, Lillian,'

'I'll be fine,'

It was the second time that Giselle said that she would be fine. The first one was when Lillian rejected her confession and tried to console Giselle.

When the person she cherished so close to her heart say such words and became distant, it hurt Lillian. As if someone flipped her world upside down, everything fell apart.

She didn't like it.

She never liked it.

The person she cares to leave her casually.

When that person was Giselle, it hurt Lillian more.

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”I am worried about you.”

Lillian's voice got so low that even with being so close, Diego couldn't hear it well.

”What did you say?” he asked her.

By now, Lillian wasn't herself. She didn't appear to be wary of her surroundings either.

All in her mind was Giselle and those depressing words she said to Lillian Grey.