Alissa's POV
“This year’s eighth typhoon, ‘Pearl,’ was expected to make landfall on the evening of the 14th. As a result, public spaces such as schools and malls announced their closure for two days, from May 14th to May 15th.”
I lifted my gaze from the mountain of test papers I had been grading as the news flashed across the screen. Typhoons hit the town I lived in almost every summer.
Some people might have been relieved, looking forward to a day or two off. But not me. The thought of spending time with Max and Avery only stressed me out. And this year, with Ethan here, I wasn’t sure how complicated things would get.
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The afternoon of the 14th brought a sudden storm—lightning crackled across the sky, and torrential rain flooded the town. It felt like a sign of the chaos the typhoo
