Chapter 16

How weird is it to think that I used to not know about Axel’s existence? I somehow lived my life without ever knowing he was a person. Once we met though, I haven’t been able to get him out of my head. Before him I didn’t know what love was. But when I was with him I felt like the safest person in the world. And that was so ironic, because Axel was wild. He was

the boy everyone told you to stay away from. When I was with him nothing else mattered. He was the love that came without a warning and the best love story is when you fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time.

“Then you drain the pasta out and add the sauce on top of it. Done,” Axel’s mom handed me a plate with delicious looking pasta. I was currently at Axel’s, because he insisted last night that I should spend the night with him. And he wanted me to try his mom’s famous pasta.

“This looks so good.” My mouth was watering as the smell entered my nostrils. “Who taught you to mak