Complicated Crushes

ero, and she was a bit naive

s and politeness from a g

t more than once, she never

yfriend, Braydon Wheeler,

id coquettishly, "You're my cousin's

hat he didn't know what to d

, my aunt, gave

n from the balcony

oyfriend, and you are my cousin.

their gazes and resumed cha

d a sigh

didn't let

"Why don't you peel

ust about to. I thought it wouldn't be polite

e, too. Then Braydon and I handed th

wing Braydon around the neighb

led with anger. "What's wrong with your cousin? She has no sens

led him to lower his voice, as the p

e. "Seriously, how can s

I knew Ra

ool orientation camp, for her boss at work, and even for her hairdresser after she had a hairc

polite and thought she was the same age, so I tried to talk to her. Her eyes were

from now on. Don't hang around Rachel too much. She misinter

was even worse tha

ght about having a romantic rela

de, Rachel and I

share all her girli

her class, her deskmate, and the Eng

ring class; her deskmate would help her move her desk every week

e English teacher the most

ed him "Cre

entioned him, sh

ny times, I developed a disl

g and explaining questions to other stu

p pretending,

told me the English teacher had touched her

and I was furious and cur

d promised to seek

te naive

with the family name Gilbert at a certain middle school was beha

k then, and some students from

and asked if it was Mr. Gil

eacher's name wa

evidence and reporting it t

thought calling to report it to the ed

r escalat

police, and all the blam

Gilbert had the problem, but when I aske

tried to seduce Mr. Gilbert and f

rovide evidence, the

n. They beat me black and blue after they heard about i

fe, crying my heart out, to get him

sk my mom

d always trusted relativ

n, I dislik

grateful that I stood up for her. But she didn't wa

cut ties

me suspect there was an

uth, I realized the fact was no

s had a girlfriend and nev

ast every day, so he reciprocat

r I had been expelled from my previous

other school, I focused

in the country, while Rachel only atte

aydon in

ege away from home. So he took extra care of me.

e to meet my parents. I hadn't had the chance to tell him ab

in touch. She still liked to sha

ing about her f

erested in me. He doesn't pay much attention

her message, I

at you're not doin

w her lead, so

t be? Everyone knows I p

could

y, "Alright. Then

was she

e competition I participated in. I selected a few I liked and posted them on

d it ins

the photos you posted are a bit ugly. Why haven't

with an emoji a

owing off, she starte

jealousy in he

ed a message from my mom. "Come back quickly. You're grown up now

more, saying, "You'd better stay as

d learned

he followed me af

my, they are rea

quickly inquired about Rachel, asking, "Why

t her at all. She always rejects others, never the other way arou

glance at Braydon

skipped

sed on driving while I sat in

ay and pull me into a room as soon as we got home. "Rita, you need t

over, he carefully selected the best gifts and tried his best to be polite. Plus, he

da said when I was leaving today? She said Braydon had ulterior motives and was interested in Rachel because

suppress

t my mom easily beli

hat my mother didn't

Braydon liked Rachel? He stuck to m

ed forcefully, and h

mbled as she p

el sternly rejected Braydon's advances and that Braydon must be

n't you have your own opinion? Does e

fied my mom li

ed up from the bed and slapp

rily and told Bra

loaded everything into

e. I was so angry that I kept repeatin

is indee

e, but my phone ran

nd saw it was m

r a moment and

grown wings? Get back here immediately. Your mo

turned around and rushed

the cold shoulder. She rolled he

ur mom. Her heart isn't good, so just g

I don't want to eat the dishes bought in th

rs, I realized I di

verheard my mom lecturing Br

ur family, any guy from my family doesn't fall for everyone he meets. Stop clinging to my daughter. I heard your family is local too. It'

s face turn pale. His lips were tightly press

aring it would upset her and worsen her

are you talking about? Those are baseless

the bedside table at my head. As the glass shatte

care if I w

oing this for your own good. Don't you understand?" You have to break up with him now, or how will I face Valda's family in the fut

se to simply treat my wound. Later, R

ce Braydon was near the door of the ward, she

t Braydon leave. "The room is too crowded, so I won't keep Bra

eth and led Bra

t you suffer thr

intless for him to stay there. So we agreed

would be the en

video with 50, 000 likes when I s

my cousin's boyfriend gave me some

wed each other, I quickl

aboo topic and gained 20,