I forgot about it soon after.
But not too long after, she came back and
“He’s not easy to get at all, I tried
Was cry
to get in front of him everyday for the past
two weeks, but he wouldn’t give me a good
look. He told me to leave today.”
I was surprised, “Did you say something? Or
do something?”
With Ethan’s personality, he wouldn’t say
something like that.
She cried, “I didn’t say anything, I just
mentioned you, saying that you taught me
how to do it.”
Me:
<
I broke up with Ethan and it was terrible, it
was normal for him to not want to hear about
- me.
That night, I was about to sleep.
My phone lit up.
It was a text from a random number.
It had a familiar tone, it was cold, but still a
bit playful.
[Try to teach other people how to chase me,
you’ll see.]
I thought for a bit, then texted back, [Sorry, I
won’t.]
It was quiet.
<
He didn’t text me again.
17
The days went by quickly.
Before we knew it, it was New Years.
I was walking down the stairs with my
luggage, and saw a familiar car outside the
gates.
Ethan was leaning against the door, and when
he saw me, “Let’s go, I’ll give you a ride.”
I remembered the first time I met him.
He said the same thing, “Where are your
going? I’ll give you a lift.”
<
We were together for a while.
And now, it’s over.
I was about to turn him down, but the car
window suddenly went down.
A girl smiled and waved at me, “Hey, come
- on. We’ll go together.”
She pulled me into the car.
It was quiet in the car.
Until we got to the airport, Ethan helped me
take my stuff out of the car.
I said, thank you.
He nodded.
Nothing else.
Soon after I got home, the student called me.
“Don’t misunderstand, he wasn’t there to pick
me up. I just happened to see him, and
thought he was there for you, so I volunteered
to help.”
I paused.
Just now, I actually thought that they were
together.
“It’s okay, you don’t need to explain. We’re
over.”
The student sighed, “What a shame.”
What was there to be ashamed of?
She didn’t know, but I was the same, I heard
so many people say that it was a shame that
Ethan missed out on his first love.
That night, it snowed.
After dinner, I was talking to Luke.
After he left, whenever it was a holiday, we’d
contact each other.
My little brother was suddenly looking out the
window, “I saw that car on the internet. There
are only a few in the world. And it’s really
here!”
I didn’t care, “Then take a better look.”
The next day, I got a call from Ethan’s friend.
く
“Mia, have you seen Ethan? He’s not home
during the New Year, and we can’t reach him.
“He’s never been like this before, we’re
worried.”
As soon as I heard that, I thought of that car,
that shouldn’t be here.
18
I looked out the window, and didn’t see the
car. I asked around.
I finally saw Ethan by an alley.
He was standing by the side of the road, his
shirt was a bit messy, and he didn’t have a
coat on. His face wasn’t good. He had a
cigarette, but didn’t smoke it.
<
When he saw me, he stood up straight.
I walked over to him, “Where’s your phone?”
He was a bit lost, he took out his phone, and
tried to turn it on, “Dead battery.”
“You should go back. This isn’t where you
should be.”
