Chapter 132: What Did I Just Touch?

Clara's POV

The shower was still running.

I lay in the middle of the bed with my knees pulled up to my chest, listening to the sound of water through the closed bathroom door.

My hair was still slightly damp from my own shower, spread loose across the pillow.

I pulled the edge of the comforter u...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1: Fake Money

2. Chapter 2: The Reason I Went to Grandmother

3. Chapter 3: The Boy at the Repair Shop

4. Chapter 4: Grandma

5. Chapter 5: A Thousand Dollars

6. Chapter 6: The Money Mom Gave Grandma

7. Chapter 7: Megan Harris

8. Chapter 8: Adrian Cole

9. Chapter 9: Popular Students

10. Chapter 10: The Boy Behind the Silence

11. Chapter 11: A Dance Just for Me

12. Chapter 12: The Encounter Outside

13. Chapter 13: Egg Noodles

14. Chapter 14: Pulleys, Lockers, and a B-minus

15. Chapter 15: Adrian's Help

16. Chapter 16: The Broken Bicycle

17. Chapter 17: She Came Back

18. Chapter 18: Sharing Bread

19. Chapter 19: Even

20. Chapter 20: Mr. Thompson's Request

21. Chapter 21: Mistaken for a Confession

22. Chapter 22: The Refusal

23. Chapter 23: A Mother's Request

24. Chapter 24: Adrian Steps In

25. Chapter 25: The Flea Market

26. Chapter 26: The Market Scam

27. Chapter 27: Going Home Together

28. Chapter 28: Praise and Consequences

29. Chapter 29: Clara Wins an Award

30. Chapter 30: Adrian’s Inner Struggle

31. Chapter 31: The Letter in the Locker

32. Chapter 32: Is She Good To You?

33. Chapter 33: Mom Wants to See Clara

34. Chapter 34: The Recorder with No Sender

35. Chapter 35: A Strange Price to Pay

36. Chapter 36: A Plea in the Storm

37. Chapter 37: Repairing the Roof

38. Chapter 38: The Towel

39. Chapter 39: Adrian Didn't Come to School

40. Chapter 40: Taking Care of Adrian

41. Chapter 41: Adrian Wakes Up

42. Chapter 42: Adrian on the Court

43. Chapter 43: Basketball and Physics

44. Chapter 44: Adrian's Favoritism

45. Chapter 45: The Closed Door on Thanksgiving

46. Chapter 46: Adrian Called Me Clari?

47. Chapter 47: You Actually Want Me There

48. Chapter 48: The Line He Drew

49. Chapter 49: Back on the Court

50. Chapter 50: A Trip to Pittsburgh

51. Chapter 51: The Attack

52. Chapter 52: Forced to Stay at a Hotel

53. Chapter 53: Would You Ever Lie To Me?

54. Chapter 54: Held Tight

55. Chapter 55: Going Home

56. Chapter 56: Making Money

57. Chapter 57: A Little Jealous

58. Chapter 58: Birthday, Family and Friend

59. Chapter 59: Adrian

60. Chapter 60: Wishing on a Star

61. Chapter 61: The Gift

62. Chapter 62: Adrian's Father Appears

63. Chapter 63: A Father’s Betrayal

64. Chapter 64: A Broken Christmas

65. Chapter 65: Merry Christmas

66. Chapter 66: Grandma

67. Chapter 67: Rewards and Tigers

68. Chapter 68: The Tiger in the Paper

69. Chapter 69: A Touch

70. Chapter 70: Rumors

71. Chapter 71: The Embrace

72. Chapter 72: Offer and Phone

73. Chapter 73: Inviting Susan to Dinner

74. Chapter 74: The Love Left Unspoken

75. Chapter 75: Tickets and a New Coat

76. Chapter 76: Grandma

77. Chapter 77: The District Championship

78. Chapter 78: Sending Clara Away

79. Chapter 79: Grandma Agreed

80. Chapter 80: Clara, Don't Cry

81. Chapter 81: Back to the House I Left Behind

82. Chapter 82: My Brother’s Eyes

83. Chapter 83: A Hand to Hold

84. Chapter 84: The Text Clara Owed Adrian

85. Chapter 85: Leaving Clara in Adrian's Care?

86. Chapter 86: SAT？

87. Chapter 87: Debt Collection

88. Chapter 88: Together, We'll Get Out

89. Chapter 89: Maine, and the Words He Won't Say Out Loud

90. Chapter 90: The Promise

91. Chapter 91: Liar

92. Chapter 92: The Letter He Left Behind

93. Chapter 93: Fever

94. Chapter 94: Our Early Action Results

95. Chapter 95: The Decision and the Scholarship

96. Chapter 96: Time and Farewell

97. Chapter 97: Blessings

98. Chapter 98: Adrian's message

99. Chapter 99: Landfall

100. Chapter 100: Music and the Heart

101. Chapter 101: Adrian, Megan, and Ryan

102. Chapter 102: Three Birthday Gifts

103. Chapter 103: The Hug He Needed

104. Chapter 104: No Stars, No Winter Night

105. Chapter 105: One Day, I'll Stand Before Him

106. Chapter 106: Rejecting a Confession and Becoming Vice President

107. Chapter 107: Adrian's whereabouts

108. Chapter 108: Across the Distance

109. Chapter 109: Snow Search

110. Chapter 110: Reuniting. Understanding.

111. Chapter 111: I'm Not Going Anywhere

112. Chapter 112: You're Not Leaving.

113. Chapter 113: Boldness and Indulgence

114. Chapter 114: A Room Between Us

115. Chapter 115: The Hand That Stayed

116. Chapter 116: "Sister"

117. Chapter 117: Adrian's office

118. Chapter 118: Must Leave

119. Chapter 119: Silence

120. Chapter 120: The Single Bed

121. Chapter 121: Don't Go

122. Chapter 122: The Ticket Home

123. Chapter 123: Kiss, Kiss

124. Chapter 124: My girlfriend

125. Chapter 125: The Room He Booked, The Cold He Hid

126. Chapter 126: The Transfer

127. Chapter 127: Another Birthday