#Chapter 116: The Past

Olivia “Olivia? Are you telling the truth? You kissed Alvin?” The pain on my childhood friend’s face was evident. I didn’t want to tell him about this memory because I knew how deeply it would cut into his heart, but I was left with no choice. Nathan practically had me cornered in search of an answer that I think he already knew. I nodded slowly. “Yes,” I admitted. “Beneath that oak tree. We were only eight, though. It meant nothing.” Nathan’s icy voice sliced through the air, laced with a bitterness I’d never sensed from him before. “I knew it,” he said, his voice so low it was almost a growl. “I always felt you had lingering feelings for Alvin, and I was right.” “Lingering feelings?” I felt a flash of anger. “That’s not fair, Nathan. We weren’t even ten years old yet! It was just a peck on the lips, something innocent that was only born out of curiosity. You’re making it out to be something that it just… isn’t.” His eyes, usually soft when they looked at me, w