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Her boyfriend of three years said he would take her to the beach for New Year's Eve.
But on New Year's Eve night, her boyfriend was nowhere to be found.
She went outside to look for him.
Instead, she saw him on the beach, tenderly embracing his childhood sweetheart.
"This is the last New Year's Eve I'll spend with you. Tomorrow, I'm going to propose to her. You can get married without worry. I won't bother you anymore."
On the first day of Christmas, she accepted his proposal, but on the eve of their wedding, she held another man's hand and said to him:
"You can keep being a lovesick puppy without worry. I have someone to marry now. I won't bother you anymore."

She's Only Meant for Marriage

An unfamiliar English teacher suddenly approached me.


"Teacher Everhart, what's the deal with Xavion and Harlow? How long has this been going on?"


"For quite a few years now. They grew up together, even dated, and have always had this ambiguous relationship."


"What? Before Harlow left, she was dating Mr. Myerson from the science department. I heard he threw quite a fit when he saw that photo yesterday."


"Harlow's getting married any day now. Doesn't he know?"


The English teacher looked shocked, then walked away with a gossip-hungry expression. Suddenly, the perspective shifts from first-person.


Viewing Harlow and Xavion's entanglement as an outsider, it felt like this. I suddenly felt relieved to have distanced myself from it all.


As the workday was ending, I received a message from Garrison:


'Are you free this weekend? Could you accompany me to a wedding?'


Chapter 8