The Dawn of Love Has Arrived

Only one of us could be bailed, and my boyfriend chose his childhood sweetheart.

"Baby, wait for me for just another night. I'll pick you up tomorrow."

He was worried about her illness, but he did not care that I was afraid of the dark.

Later, I called him and said, "Mark, I've been waiting for you for years."

"But I won't wait forever."

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My boyfriend's childhood sweetheart and I were waiting to be bailed out at the police station.

Mark came in a hurry and wanted to bail us both.

However, the police officer did not allow him to do so. He firmly said that Mark could only bail one of us.

I looked at Mark, and his eyes flashed with hesitation.

In the end, he reached out to the girl behind me.

Before leaving, he held my hand tightly.

"Baby, wait for me for just another night. I'll pick you up tomorrow."

It was sincere.

But he didn't look back.

He left in such a hurry that he didn't hear my answer.

He didn't hear if I was willing to wait for him.

He didn't hear if I was afraid, aggrieved, and sad.

Unconvinced, I stared at their backs as they gradually disappeared.

The policeman beside me joked, "I knew he wouldn't choose you."

Stunned, I didn't know what to say.

But when Mark pursued me, he told me that he would love me forever.

I met Mark in the year when my parents died in a car accident.

I wasn't loved much in the first place, and no one loved me after that.

Thus, back then, I was silent, gloomy, and someone everyone avoided.

For me, Mark was the light that shone into my life.

He seemed to always be enthusiastic, cheerful, and the center of topics.

However, he noticed such an insignificant person like me in the crowd.

At that time, I covered my stomach and shivered in pain.

He bent down and asked me, "Young lady, do you need any help?"

Everything that followed happened as I expected.

I'd go watch his football match at weekends, and he only drank the water I passed him.

When the weather turned cold, he would put on his coat on me, and then, his ears would turn red as everyone else teased him.

He brought me into his circle.

His friends were nice and they greeted me politely.

Because of Mark, I tried my best to be cheerful and cater to them.

Gradually, I became friends with them.

However, he caged me in a corner after school and whispered, "Karla, can you stay away from them?"

"I'm jealous."

I snickered. Mark looked as adorable as a cub.

Seeing me laughing, Mark also laughed.

He would ruffle my hair like a caressing a kitten.

"Bad egg, are you so happy to see me get jealous?"

I nodded, and he kissed me all of a sudden.

I heard my deafening heartbeat and saw his bright eyes.

I had never seen the moon.

So, he asked me in a calm voice, "Kayla, will you be my girlfriend?"

So I went with him.

The news of us being together quickly spread.

The outcome seemed to be within everyone's expectations.

I wrapped my arms around his waist as I was given blessings.

Some people joked with me, "Karla, you had a treasure."

"Mark is famous for his consideration."

I smiled and also felt that I had a treasure.

Mark had taken good care of me.

He would remember the time of my period and prepare brown sugar water for me in advance.

He posted photos of me on his Twitter account one after another without holding back.

When I was suffering from mental exhaustion, he was the first to say that I was the best person in the world.

So, when he proposed to live with me, I didn't hesitate to agree.

I thought that he was so good that even if he was a fire, I would be willing to be burnt by him.

Later on, when I was alone in my room sorting out my clothes, he suddenly hugged me from behind.

I was startled by him and thought that he was acting coquettishly. I pushed him a few times, but I felt his wet cheeks.

I didn't know where he got the news of my parents' death.

That night, he refused to let go of me.

It was also at that time that he had promised me.

"Karla, I will love you forever."

"Including your parents' love, I'll give it all to you."

That time was probably the happiest time of my life.

I used to believe that Mark would love me.

All of this vanished after his childhood sweetheart, Tanya Skinner, appeared.

No one expected that Tanya would study at this college and become Mark's junior after failing the SAT.

Even if I walked with Mark, Tanya would follow us without minding it at all.

She called Mark's name over and over again in a Valley Girl accent as if she was playing with him.

Mark frowned and couldn't help but ask her, "Why did you study here?"

Tanya paused with a smile and looked at me provocatively.

"I'm used to being taken care of by you."

"I can't do without you."

She said word by word. The sun happened to shine on her, and she leisurely displayed her facial features.

"Please take care of me in the future."

"Mark."

Tanya needed Mark's care.

She had been in poor health since she was a child and had congenital heart disease.

So, her family let her do whatever she wanted.

She was a spoiled young lady.

Her parents were happy to know that she and Mark were in the same university.

They even called to ask Mark to take good care of her.

Mark looked at me, feeling a little awkward.

"Mrs. Skinner, I have a girlfriend."

Mark didn't turn on the speaker, so I couldn't hear what Mrs. Skinner said.

I only knew that after the phone call, Mark was silent for a long time.

After that call, Mark no longer mine alone.

I suddenly recalled Tanya's expression when she said "Please take care of me in the future".

That was not a provocation.

She was determined to win.

When I came out of the police station, I was unusually calm.

I thought that I must have been disappointed for a long time.

After all, even a police officer who hadn't known me for a long time could tell how insignificant I was to Mark.

Before leaving, I thanked the police officer.

I thanked him for not letting me bailed out with Tanya so I could know who he really was.

The officer's expression changed, but in the end, he didn't reveal any mocking expression.

I didn't know how I got back.

All I knew was that when I got home, Mark, who said that he would pick me up, was sleeping soundly on the sofa.

As if I had thought of something, I rushed to the bedroom.

As expected, Tanya was sleeping on my bed.

Thinking of the warm bedroom we stayed in with an outsider in it, I was about to be overwhelmed with anger.

I thought I had never been so angry before.

I lost my mind. I raised my hand and was about to slap Tanya to wake her up, but Mark woke up and grabbed my wrist.

He was so strong that I couldn't get rid of him no matter how hard I tried.

"Karla! What are you doing?"

He even asked me what I wanted to do.

I sneered in my heart and felt sad.

I asked him, "Mark, when you took her home and left me alone at the police station, didn't you feel guilty at all?"

Mark looked away for a while. Seeing that Tanya was about to be woken up by the noise, he took me to the living room by my hand.

He frowned slightly and said in an impatient tone.

"Karla, don't mess around."

Looking at how protective he was over Tanya, I felt a sharp pain in my heart.

It turned out that the man who used to ignore other girls because of me would treat me like this for the sake of another girl.

"That's right. It's pointless to ask."

I couldn't help laughing at myself.

"If you feel guilty, you won't be sleeping at this time or be worried that I would wake her up."

After that, I walked into the bedroom again without hesitation.

I didn't want to wake up Tanya, nor did I want to provoke Mark.

I was just disappointed.

I wanted to escape from him so much. I never felt like this before.

As I walked to the bedroom, Mark followed me.

I found the dusty suitcase in the corner, opened the wardrobe decisively, and began to pack up my luggage.

Seeing me like this, Mark frowned.

He glanced at Tanya carefully and tried his best to lower his voice.

"Karla?!"

"How long are you going to make a scene?"