Graduation day arrived, and Luna, filled with a mixture of excitement and fear, decided to confess her feelings for Ethan. She had been holding them back for so long, but she couldn’t keep them bottled up any longer.
In front of their classmates, Luna gathered her courage and said, “Ethan, I have something to tell you. I’ve liked you for a long time.”
Ethan, surprised and caught off guard, looked at her with a mixture of confusion and annoyance. “I’m sorry, Luna, but I don’t feel the same way,” he said, his voice cold and distant.
Luna’s heart sank. The words pierced her like a thousand needles. She felt humiliated and rejected.
Author’s Note: Luna’s confession was a turning point in their story. Ethan’s rejection, while unintentional, was a blow to Luna’s heart. It left her feeling hurt and confused, and it created a distance between them that seemed impossible to bridge.
Chapter 8: The Pain of Rejection
Luna was heartbroken. She couldn’t believe that Ethan, the boy she had admired for so long, didn’t feel the same way about her. She felt like she had been foolish to confess her feelings.
She avoided Ethan at school, her heart heavy with pain. She found solace in the virtual world of Aetheria, spending hours playing with Shadow.
But the pain of rejection lingered. She couldn’t escape it, even in the world of Aetheria.
Ethan’s POV:
Ethan was confused and conflicted. He had been so focused on his game, on his virtual world, that he had failed to see the real feelings of the girl he had been playing with.
He had been so caught up in his own world that he had missed the signals, the hints, the way Luna looked at him. He had been so afraid of getting hurt that he had pushed her away.
He regretted his words, his actions. He wished he could take them back.