Chapter 53

“An ocean breeze puts a mind at ease.”

—Unknown.

“Leave footprints of love and kindness wherever you go.”

—Unknown.

“Sky above, sand below, peace within.”

—Barrister_Tife.

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Anna’s POV

It took a second or two for the new information to sink in even though it was right before my eyes. I felt my lips stretch wider into a gaping grin as my eyes stung with tears — tears of shock, awe, astonishment, stupefaction, surprise and happiness.

Amazement doesn’t quite cover it. I felt like Ralph just took my spark of wonder and poured on it kerosine to fuel it to something bigger — something so enormous that my heart couldn’t digest it all at once. The smile he saw, the smile my face portrayed outside couldn’t adequately reflect what I felt on the inside; it was like every neuron of my brain was trying to fire in both directions at once. The best kind of paralysis.

The baddest and hottest boy in my school just asked me out, he asked m