Chapter 70: Rumors
Adrian's POV
Christmas and New Year's always speed up the flow of people. And with it comes news from the outside world.
I heard it the way I always heard things in this town. It came through the walls. Through the gaps between words when people thought I wasn't listening.
Derek Cole. Seen at a c...
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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
128. Chapter 128: Blue roses
129. Chapter 129: Violin
130. Chapter 130: Into Her World
131. Chapter 131: Marked by My Cat
132. Chapter 132: What Did I Just Touch?
133. Chapter 133: The String That Held
134. Chapter 134: Out of Your Mind
135. Chapter 135: Birthday Night
136. Chapter 136: Tomorrow
137. Chapter 137: Five hundred thousand dollars
138. Chapter 138: A Late Goodbye
139. Chapter 139: The Blessing of a Grandma
140. Chapter 140: The Sins of a Father
141. Chapter 141: Be Stuck Here
142. Chapter 142: The Call to Eddie
143. Chapter 143: Twenty Thousand Dollars
144. Chapter 144: Plan
145. Chapter 145: Walking Into Danger
146. Chapter 146: Red Queen
147. Chapter 147: Meeting the Creditor?
148. Chapter 148: Preparation and Courage
149. Chapter 149: Adrian's Suspicion
150. Chapter 150: Facing Derek
151. Chapter 151: The Breaking Point
152. Chapter 152: Blood and Light
153. Chapter 153: Red and Blue Lights
154. Chapter 154: Always Losing to Her
155. Chapter 155: A Medal
156. Chapter 156: Find your Way Back
157. Chapter 157: Old Dreams and a Kiss
158. Chapter 158: After the Stitches
159. Chapter 159: Leaving and Coming Home
160. Chapter 161: Fireside and Striving
161. Chapter 161: Fireside and Striving
162. Chapter 162: Holding On to a Late Spring
163. Chapter 163: Cats Bite
164. Chapter 164: The Night
165. Chapter 165: Fill the Gap
166. Chapter 166: Mr. Ford and One Hour
167. Chapter 167: Vacation
168. Chapter 168: Goodbye
169. Chapter 169: The Ring
170. Chapter 170: The Dinner
171. Chapter 171: New Beginnings
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