Chapter 18

Jasmine didn't stop even for a second. The dormitory doors closed behind her with a soft click, separating her from the outside world. She thought she'd feel some sort of turmoil from seeing Niall again, but other than momentary surprise, all she'd experienced was fatigue and an almost numbing calm. She deliberately woke up really early the next morning to lower her chances of meeting Niall and headed to the mess hall. However, she still saw him at the end of the corridor when she walked out of the records room after wrapping up her morning compilation work. Niall didn't look like he'd slept. When he saw her, he immediately straightened and called out in a hoarse, dry voice, "Jasmine." She stopped and looked at him from a few steps away. For a moment, he was unable to get a word out in the face of her silence. He took a step forward in an attempt to close the distance between them. "I know… I was wrong before. I neglected your feelings." He struggled to string his words toget