Chapter 15

Yasmine nodded with a smile. The sight of someone from her past seemed to drag her memories back to that one summer. She had just argued with Charlie, and out of spite, she had taken part in a truth or dare game at a gathering with some university friends. Her dare was to confess to someone of the opposite gender who was at the gathering. That person happened to be one of the most popular students in the accounting stream. His name was Jasper Whilkins, and he was the sole heir of the Whilkins family. She would never forget his widened eyes or his steadily reddening ears. He had stumbled backward in his panic. His voice lowered and trembled as he said, "Are you serious?" When Yasmine admitted that it was a dare, he had frozen in place. Soon enough, he went back to his usual aloof, quiet self. Before he left, his eyes had looked a little damp as he said to her, "Yasmine, I almost fell for it." The guilt of playing with someone else's feelings began to fill Yasmine's chest. After