Chapter 17 Undying Hope

• Everything went back to the way it was before. It felt like Brent was just a brief part of her life because after that day, she never saw his car parked outside his aunt's house again. He didn't even ask for her number. She felt lonelier now than when he hadn't returned, probably because her heart was still hoping.
• Maybe it was better that he didn't reach out again. He came back at a time when it was hard for her to stop thinking about him.
• She was at her usual spot that day, looking down, dejected, while scrolling through Joe's page. She had already seen the pictures of her and Brent. One by one, she saved them to her phone. She smiled as she looked at the picture of their kiss, with Joe captioning it "True Love's kiss." She was tagged, along with Brent. Finally, Brent had an account. She even stalked him a bit. She felt shy about sending him a friend request.