Chapter 24

"What did you say?" At first, I thought she was joking. But when I turned to look at her, I saw her sincerity, and it was clear she wasn't playing around. "I said, just because I wouldn't have said yes, it doesn't mean I don't like you." Alana's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. "Luca, why couldn't you have been braver that day? If you had confessed to me, I would have told you that if we both ended up at the same college in three years, I would have said yes to being your girlfriend." At that moment, it felt like I was struck by lightning. I stared at Alana in disbelief. "You're not joking, are you?" "No," she said seriously. Words couldn't describe how I felt at that moment. The girl I had liked since childhood actually liked me too. If I had mustered up the courage to confess to her that day, and if she had set the condition that we would both have to get into the same college, I would've worked my ass off to study and make that happen. I had never been a top student,