My Childhood Sweetheart Fell in Love with Someone Else, Then Regretted and Begged for My Forgiveness in Tears Chapter 2

When I was ten, Jack became my new neighbor.

When I first saw him, the movers were carefully carrying a Yamaha piano into their house.

Jack stood awkwardly to the side, but when he saw me, a smile spread across his face:

"Hello there, little girl."

Jack was excellent at playing the piano, and I had been learning ballet since childhood, so I often asked him to accompany me.

Over time, we became known as "childhood sweethearts" to others.

My favorite piece he played was "Für Elise." Watching his flying fingers, my heart would start to flutter.

I liked Jack. No one knew.

For him, I even threw myself in front of a falling beam during a fire to protect him.

While recovering in the hospital, I heard my parents crying outside the room, lamenting that I would never be able to dance again.

Jack held my hand tightly at my bedside: "Lily, I'll always be by your side from now on."

Tears slid down my cheeks as I bit my lip, barely managing to say:

"Jack, I can't shine on stage with you anymore..."

I saw his expression turn grief-stricken, crying so sorrowfully, his grip on my hand tightening as he said earnestly:

"Lily, you are the light itself."

From then on, Jack became my guardian angel.

He would fulfill all my little wishes, like saying he would only play "Für Elise" for me alone.

He would chase away other kids who gossiped about me, even if it meant getting physical.

He would deliberately slow down his pace when walking with me, just to protect my fragile self-esteem.

He said that whenever I needed him, he would never let me be alone.

He said these things with such sincerity, and I basked in his gentleness year after year.

Most of the roads we walked in our growth were wide and smooth, but I never imagined that the path between Jack and me would become muddy, causing me to fall and allowing thousands of vines to grow between us.

0