Chapter 240 Is that all? (2/2)

She struggled to become someone Alex would look at. She put all her effort into becoming better for him.

”Yet no matter how I struggle! No matter how I wished for it, he will never look my way!” In Alex's eyes there was only Rachel, someone who he just met recently. She didn't struggle, she didn't do anything. It just so happens Alex fell for he instead of Evangeline.

Evangeline truly believed she had a chance, but when she was walking in an empty hallway she spotted Alex standing in one spot. He was concentrating so much that he didn't even noticed Evangeline approaching. Evangeline who saw a chance wanted to surprised Alex, by shouting boo, but before she could do anything he heard Alex mumble something under his breath.

”Please give me strength, Rachel.”

The moment Evangeline heard his voice with so much affection, she ran away. She didn't understand why but she ran as far as she could, and ended up in the student council room. In that room full of papers, she started weeping in one corner.

...

Niel who listened to her whole story was surprised. He already knew that Evangeline and Rachel liked Alex, but he didn't understand how much they liked him. Hearing Evangeline's story, Niel thought that her love felt more like an obsession.

”Why isn't it me?! Tell me Niel, why can't it be me?! Why can't Alex look my way?! Why does Rachel get to be in his heart?! Why does she get him to speak her name so lovingly?! Why?! Did my love that I cherished for two years, lose out to Rachel's?! Is all my effort... Is all my struggles worthless?! Tell me Niel, please tell me... How can I make Alex look my way...”

Evangeline was now crying in Niel's chest, who for the first time in his life didn't know what to say. He was confused by Evangeline's raw emotions.

”Why aren't you answering Niel?.... I see, so even you have no answer.... I knew it, everything I did was worthless... I shouldn't have tried... From the start I was bound to lose... I...”

Smack! Evangeline's face felt a burning sensation on her right cheek. Niel had actually slapped her. Evangeline looked at the always smiling Niel, but now saw he was no longer smiling. This was the first time Evangeline saw Niel make such an angry face.

”Is that all?... What the hell are you saying Eva! You're telling me this is it! You claimed that you tried your best, but you're giving up now, just because things got a bit harder?! You haven't even done anything yet! Have you confessed to Alex? No, you have not! In truth you haven't started anything, you aren't even in the starting line, and you're giving up? You're just a scared little girl, that cries for what she wants, without even doing anything. I misjudged you, I was actually admiring how hard working you were, but in the end this is all you have?”

Hearing what Niel said, Evangeline looked at him in surprise. She wasn't angry that he slapped her, or called her a coward, and basically said a lot of mean things about her. She was instead enlightened. Niel was right, she hasn't even begun to truly fight back. She wasn't even in the starting line yet.

”No, this isn't all I have! I still have more to give!... Thank you Niel, for showing me the way.” While her eyes were a bit red from crying, Evangeline smiled a very beautiful smile. This smile of hers was actually able to captivate even Niel for a moment.

”It's nothing much. I just did my job as a senior.”