My Heart Still Beats for You
Language: en
Five years after I left Giovanni, everyone in our class received his and Michelle's engagement invitation—everyone except me. The hotel where he was getting engaged was the same place where I worked as a server. A classmate recognized me and shouted loudly, "Gerard, you dumped Giovanni just to work as a server here?" All eyes turned toward me. Giovanni let go of his fiancée's hand and strode toward me. He stared at me, his voice dripping with mockery. "Didn't you say back then that staying with a sickly guy like me had no future? Do you regret it now?" I gripped my serving tray…