A Heartbeat Away
Language: en
When I was seventeen, I had a secret crush. My family was poor, so to buy him a birthday gift, I saved money for a whole year. The day my mom had her accident, I left school early. Just in time to hear him laughing and saying to his friend: "This thing? Even the third prize at a restaurant is better than this." His friend laughed loudly and said: "I know you don't care for it, Ethan, so give it to me. I can sell it and pay for a few internet cafe sessions." "You want it? Then take it." Ethan Vance threw it to him with disgust, and his gaze met mine. Later, at a class reunion, I…