Chapter 3Starlight and Scars

Caleb had a childhood friend who grew up with him, named Gigi.

Gigi's father was a driver for Caleb's father in the early years. In a car accident where the car fell into the sea, he risked his death to save Caleb's dad but didn't have the strength to get ashore himself and passed away just like that.

Caleb's dad was a very kind person. He immediately waved his hand and took in Gigi and her mother, saying he would treat Gigi as his own daughter and support them for life.

Gigi and Caleb were inseparable since childhood. Even when we were dating, she didn't restrain herself and followed us to and from school.

Caleb and I fought a lot over this. Finally, Gigi stopped following us, but within two days, she suddenly appeared in front of me again, leaning on Caleb.

"Sorry Stella, I know you don't want to walk with me, but I sprained my ankle, and Caleb insisted on walking me home."

Caleb's eyes were all on her, frowning and scolding her:

"You didn't tell me your foot was hurt. If I didn't come to find you, did you plan to hop home on one foot?! Get on!"

I still remember that day, Caleb carried Gigi on his back walking in front of me the whole time.

Gigi lay on his back talking about funny things from their childhood, and I couldn't interject a word.

She acted coquettishly: "Caleb, my foot hurts so much!"

I had never heard Caleb's voice so gentle: "Foot hurts so much, what should we do?"

"I want to eat the cake from the shop on the corner, the most expensive kind!"

"Okay, I'll take you home first and then go buy it for you."

"Caleb, can I walk with you in the future? When I walk alone, hooligans outside the school always stare at me, I'm so scared."

Caleb frowned: "Why didn't you say so earlier?

"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning. In the future, if I'm not with you, you're not allowed to walk alone."

Gigi laughed and looked back at me.

"Okay."

...

The setting sun stretched their shadows so long, inseparable.

I fell further and further behind alone, but Caleb never looked back at me once.

It wasn't until he dropped Gigi home that he turned to me and said:

"I have to go buy cake for Gigi, so I won't walk you home today.

"Stella, go home by yourself."

I looked at him for a long time, turned around, and left.