Chapter 1112 I Was Wrong
Ryan sent: [No way, Samantha actually took a pic with you? She didn't freak out?]
Alfred replied: [Nah, I was the one freaking out.]
Ryan: [Alfred, you're getting too full of yourself. Think I won't screenshot this and show it to Samantha?]
Alfred's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly replied: [My bad, dude.]
Ryan sent a laughing emoji: [Look at you, all scared and stuff. Where's your backbone?]
In front of the girl he liked, being a bit timid wasn't shameful. Alfred laughed and sent: [You on your way yet?]
Ryan: [Yeah, should be at the base of the mountain in like half an hour.]
Alfred sent an OK emoji. Then he sent: [How many peeps are coming?]
Ryan: [Just me.]
Alfred: [No date?]
Ryan: [Too many options, man. If I pick one, the others get mad. So I came solo.]
Alfred was speechless. Ryan's words were full of showing off. Alfred realized his chance for payback had come.
Alfred: [Think I won't screenshot this and show it to Samantha?]
Ryan: [Hey, my bad.]
Alfred sent a laughing emoji. The two joked a bit more, then Alfred put away his phone and walked towards Samantha. Seeing her staring at him, he asked, "What's up?"
Samantha said, "You seem to be having a good chat."
"Oh, you can see for yourself." Alfred handed her the phone.
Samantha didn't take it. "I don't want to see it. What if I stumble upon some secret affair? How awkward would that be?"
Alfred chuckled and put the phone in her hand. "I was just chatting with Ryan."
Samantha thought Alfred was chatting with Lykke at first. She picked up the phone and looked at their conversation, laughing at their banter. "So you two are this unserious in private?"
Alfred sat down next to her, opened the cap of his water bottle, and took a couple of gulps. "It's Ryan who's unserious. He led me astray."
Samantha's eyes sparkled. "Say that again. I'll record it and send it to him."
Alfred cleared his throat. "I was wrong."
Samantha covered her mouth, laughing. She didn't know why she was laughing. She just found Alfred very amusing right now.
Before long, two guys and three girls walked over.
"Hey, Alfred." It was Lykke with a few friends.
Alfred and Samantha's smiles faded a bit, and they stood up.
"You guys are here. Let's reintroduce ourselves." He nodded slightly to Lykke and put an arm around Samantha's shoulder. "This is my friend, Samantha Gordon."
Samantha waved at them. "Nice to meet you." She had seen the three girls before. They were all members of the Elmrest Springs University track team. The two guys were probably their boyfriends.
Lykke, who had arranged the meeting, had no boyfriends. She introduced herself to Samantha, "I'm Lykke Ahlstrom, and these are my friends."
"I'm Elowen Blackthorn, and this is my boyfriend, Thaddeus Ravenscroft."
"I'm Thalassa Starling, and this is my boyfriend, Percival Nightshade."
Everyone introduced themselves. After some small talk, Elowen looked at Samantha and suddenly asked, "Samantha, were you dating Wesley before? You kept it a good secret."
Thalassa agreed, "Yeah, if we had known you two were dating, we would have asked you to get us an autographed photo of Wesley."
Samantha smiled. "You guys into Wesley?"
Elowen said, "Not exactly fans, but we really dig his songs. Sucks he quit."
Thalassa added, "Yeah, his voice was something else."
The two looked bummed out.
Alfred couldn't help but frown, regretting agreeing to go camping with them. He just forgot that because Wesley quit the music industry, Samantha was now in the spotlight. He was really afraid these people would bring up Wesley again, making her sad.
Alfred glanced at Samantha and softly asked, "You hungry?"
Samantha replied, "A little."
"Let's find a place to eat." Alfred didn't pay attention to the others and led Samantha away.
Watching them leave, Elowen pulled Lykke. "Lykke, what's with Alfred? Doesn't he know you invited him camping to get closer to him? Why did he bring Samantha?"
Thalassa said, "Yeah, look at how close they are. Who would believe they're not together?"
"Alright, you two stop talking." Lykke wasn't jealous. "Alfred made his feelings clear to me from the start. He said he likes someone else, and it must be Samantha."
Elowen pouted. "If he likes Samantha, why did he agree to have dinner with you? Giving hope and then disappointment, what a jerk!"
"Exactly," Thalassa said, "I guess Alfred originally wanted to date you, but then Samantha suddenly broke up with Wesley. He thought he had a chance again, so he quickly went back to her."
Elowen nodded. "Samantha must be fickle. Without Wesley, she still has Alfred."
"Yeah. She just broke up with Wesley and can happily go out with Alfred."
The two criticized Samantha.
Lykke waved her hand, interrupting their gossip, "Alright, you two stop it. Only the people involved know the truth about relationships. Let's not gossip behind their backs."
Elowen felt wronged for Lykke. "But Alfred was originally interested in you, and now someone else took him away?"
Lykke was calm. "If something can be taken away, it wasn't yours to begin with, right? Besides, Alfred was honest. He told me his feelings."
Thalassa said, "Then why did you invite him out, to torture yourself?"
Lykke laughed. "Alright, let's say I like self-torture. Don't I watch you guys show off your love every day?"
Elowen pouted. "Aren't you going to try again?"
Lykke looked at the two people walking ahead, a hint of regret in her eyes. She had invited Alfred out to try again, but now it seemed she had no chance at all.
Lykke wasn't the type to play mind games. If it wasn't hers, she would just give her blessings. "You're making it sound like no one wants me. Why should I fight for a man who doesn't like me?"
Hearing Lykke say this, Elowen nodded. "That's true."
Elowen glanced at Thaddeus. "Thaddeus, didn't you say you have a friend who likes Lykke? Ask him if he's free tonight and invite him to camp."
Hearing this, Lykke was both amused and annoyed, quickly stopping them. "Alright, stop it. Am I some dish that anyone can buy? Don't introduce anyone to me."
Thalassa said, "But tonight, everyone is paired up. Won't you feel lonely?"
Lykke joked, "Don't worry, I have a big heart. How could I feel lonely? Maybe I'll have a romantic encounter later."
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