Chapter 14

'There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment. If I had a flower for every time I thought of you ... I could walk through my garden forever, I desire a love so loud that it shatters the darkness — its echoes reverberating through the rising and falling of the sun. I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave.'

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"What did you just say?" Jason asked as his white eyeballs turned red immediately. He started closing the tiny distance between them at a slower space.

All the students held their breath as they await the outcome.

Like before, seeing his eyes made Rae suddenly afraid, but she was the kind of person who could never run away from a fight, no matter how tough it was.

"I said, you should tell me why you ignored me the first time I called your name, are you that daft or are your ears paining you?" Rae a