Special Spin-off Chapter 5
What If: Moments of Choice (5)
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"Your partner at the ball?"
‘Me? With you? All of a sudden? Why?’
"Really must’ve been desperate…"
Startled by the unexpected proposal, I blinked dumbfoundedly as Luca mumbled.
Joshua frowned for a moment before running a hand across his face, then turned his gaze back to me.
‘It feels like it's been quite a while since we looked into each other's eyes like this. He was always so reserved and distant before...’
"Dylan said you haven't decided on partner yet."
Following that, his uniquely deep blue eyes briefly flickered toward Chloe.
‘Come to think of it, Chloe said something like that yesterday too.’
I pursed my lips and slowly spoke up.
"Well, that’s true… but now that I think about it, it's not entirely undecided..."
"What?"
"Well, I was planning to go with Chloe again this year."
‘So, technically, it could be said that Chloe and I already made a promise.’
