Tears formed in the corners of her eyes, threatening to fall.
When Charlie looked at her painful expression, he felt a knot in his gut. He sighed, "I'm sorry. I am going too fast..." He let her go slowly and turned around.
The rays of the afternoon sun hit his beautiful face; it reflected a painful loneliness. The graceful prince suddenly seemed like he was drowning in sorrow.
A single tear rolled down Elsa's cheek. "Charlie..."
Charlie straightened up and took a deep breath. After a while, he tilted his head slightly to look back at her. "Don't worry, I'm okay. I have been waiting for you for so many years. I can wait a little longer." A small smile appeared on his handsome face. "I'm just not able to control my desires for you. But you don't have to run away from me again. I won't force you to do anything against your will." He turned his back to her and continued, "We have two more exercises to complete, right? Let's finish it. I'll go get us something to drink first. You wait here for me."
Elsa did not move. She watched him walk away and out of her sight. She felt heavy, like someone had placed a rock on her chest. She couldn't breathe normally.
The library was quiet now, but nobody was focused on studying anymore. They whispered to each other, and some had already posted about what had happened in the school forum. Hence, there was a new bunch of pictures and stories about Charlie and Elsa in the forum. This time, it was a beautiful story. But somehow, once again, Elsa had become the bad woman.
"Look at Charlie's forlorn face... God, please get rid of that Little Bun. Come to me, Charlie. I am waiting for you!" Anna cried out in the dormitory room. Olivia could not help but sigh, "I don't understand why Elsa would upset Charlie like that."
Just like Anna and Olivia, all the girls in the university believed that Charlie was the first good guy to fall for the bad girl.
Listening to her roommates' complaints, Elsa sat on her chair and stared at the Spouse channel. Charlie had returned to teach her the last two exercises and even accompanied her back to the dormitory. A few minutes after that, she had received a luxurious take-out lunch with all her favorite food. But she had no appetite.
Charlie was very smart. He was a straight A student and he was good at everything he did. He also knew her too well. At the very least, he knew exactly what she liked to eat. 'Did he realize what I was thinking at the time? Is that why he looked so dejected?' she wondered. Her heart was heavy once again as she remembered the look on his face.
With her head hanging low, Elsa looked at her avatar on the screen, which was standing at the Peach Valley, dressed in blue, holding a beautiful fan in her hand. Silent Sorrow would always stand next to her when there were no battles going on. Today he was online and didn't participate in any battles. But he was not with her.
Elsa stared at the empty spot beside her avatar for about half an hour. She couldn't wait any longer.
[Spouse] Sweet Dream: Let's go have Oden with Evelyn, shall we?
There was no reply. Even while Charlie was in PK mode against Obsession, he had time to answer her. But he remained silent now.
After a minute or so, Elsa wrote another message.
[Spouse] Sweet Dream: Actually... I want to have some Oden.
There was still no reply. She felt a slight ache in her heart.
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