Makeover of Beauty

eam guy, sharing meals and accommodations

d sighed, "If I had a siste

??

eam guy mistook me, with my short hair

r, I met him aga

rob, and I was the pigtail-wearin

initely didn'

personality X the campus king

n the afternoon basketball game, I started

d glitter makeup. I was so eye-catching tha

riendly inter-

two steps behind me. "If he makes it to the nation

hispering, "It's not that I don't ha

retty face and actual

ight be my

a group of people in red an

ned around, and looked at me.

as S

walk closer, standing in front of

e ou

jawline sharp, and his lips pressed i

o upset a pretty girl,

or

d before he could finish, the

ng as I excitedly asked

ed me p

ly burst my bubble. "All I saw was his

ring, "Sean woul

ly, I wasn

dn't seem to rec

n was in a youth travel

ied by boys, so when I hit puberty, I st

ir short and dre

single dress

ance, I ended up si

nearly six feet tall, with striking features that stood out amo

as cold to others, was incredibly gentle with me. H

aid with a smile, ruffling my hair. "Oth

naturally assumed he

hat aft

he airport, he suddenly stopped, tur

dramas flashed through my mind. Sean's handsome fac

s a pity I don'

dumbfo

what do

d with a helpless shake of his head, th

you two could end up tog

bolt from

buddy and even tried to make

my hair, wearing dresses, and spent three years t

to run into Sean

an before, over six feet three, with

versity, known for fighting, overflowing with hormone

e corner of the auditorium, watch

ld me he was st

he basketball court, we found

the campus beauty from the neigh

with French curls, a burgundy

was the center of attenti

ilee for a long time. She promised him that if he w

skipped

ssip, "No way, isn't it said tha

skipped t

n and his friends

looked even fiercer. During a break, he lifted his shirt to

ped,

sion, "Lilliana, what's wrong?

droo

astic clapper in my hand to cheer for Sean, whi

e over and asked, "Lilliana, what do you

assed by with a bottle of water, chuckling, "If you'

is neck stiffening as he asked, "I'm talking

bottle, raising an eyebrow at

up his jersey a bit, revealing a sliver of his a

plied, "I haven't

I meant my bas

.??

I'd said, and my face f

it felt like my face was burning with embarrassment

d at me with a "another g

ing multiple dunks and three-pointers. Between goals, he kep

Baylee, "Is he imagining t

ou

enly hit the back of my head. My vision went black, f

lli

t the group running over, "

ch it, my fingertip

lightning hairpins in my hair, and the

or

, enduring the pain, and when I saw Sean, my eyes wel

eyes even a bit helpless, "I didn't me

out blood, and the momen

ied me all the way to

cisively said, "The scalp is injured. We need

shav

oice trembling, "Can I just

in my look and could mess

n like so

at me with a hin

otiate further, a slender

kable voice, firm and

r was warm and strong,

proaching with the clippers, I couldn't help but shrink

ed my eyes with his hand, "If you

was just heartbr

octor left, I covered the top of my head with my hand

looking down at his phone, unconce

skip

o peek and saw he

n looked up,

. no

ing a message to Baylee: "The doctor shaved a patch

replied, "Is th

chool to find you. I'll bring h

. br

arted to wonder, as an only child, which

a, are y

shook my head, my gaze moving past her shoul

and tentatively c

deepened, "It'

as B

sed to live next door until my fami

touch. He remained in my contacts, occasional

rd from Auntie that you're studying at

of my head and landed on Sean, "

ne, looking at Brett with a cold expression, "I acc

.

here was o

really. I was just being careless,

my messy pigtails, "Take care and steer clear

ng Brett a glance, and walked str

nnect on

softening a bit, "Contact me anytime if you

app and whispered, "

as if it w

en forming in my mind w

dn't recogni

nly stopped and turned back, looking d

hy

o get yo

hen suddenly realize

b

. My lips trembled, and I couldn't hold b

d up, my eye

awkwardly avoiding my gaze, "Sorry,

and then invited Brett to have

y had become even more calm and gen

miled as he said goodbye after dinner, "Yo

abou

a project. I'll be around for a while

ack to my dorm, messaging Sean, "W

ost instantly,

o meet at nine in the m

t choosing what to wear. I did my makeup, tied my hair,

wnstairs, Sean w

away, and on the taxi ride there, I felt carsic

ly said, "If you're feeling s

tly leaned again

.

expression, furrowing his brows befo

you when w

ndow, not really asleep

gentle, but he was quieter, a bit col

gain at school, he seem

and f

rary and saw him walking below

blood, his short hair slightly tousled, and

rcefully, not

g on the railing watching Sean, and said knowi

ght

Sean's been like this since he started, disappearing f

ghting, how would h

Sean had alrea

ing in the sunlight, and it took all my

re h

eality. I sat up, realizing we ha

as full of energy, weaving through the crowd

and Sean stopped at the entrance, l

ou've picked somet

his shirt, "I'm injured and can't manage it mys

seconds, then resignedly lowered

t's

a fragrance, and the narrow aisles were

h a place, his hands stuffed into his hood

em to him, asking him to help pin them in my ha

his loo

s ok

bout th

s ok

htly and look

saying that

with me, do you? You're just

..

h, a hint of impatienc

no longer the Sean from the summer

mors and reality, wasn't kn

f I should apologize, but he suddenly said

ink they'r

colorful, playful dress. "Even in th

mment, looking up with a pleased ex

emeanor, ignoring me as he

's p

ful hair clips, then we headed downs

e mirror, Sean lounged on the sofa behind me, lazily watching. Suddenly,

enthusiastically pitched. "This one m

ched my ears, and I stood

clerk, and was about to put it on when a p

ea

and turne

as E

several shopping bags as she walked in, smiling gen

ea

to the clerk and nodded in my direction.

d she suddenly covered her mout

aback. "Yo

ame is quite the t

t it inexplicably made me uncomfort

Sean suddenly reached over, took the hat o

go."

paused slightly but didn't turn ba

nd and walked ahead. "Let's go,

to rise in my heart were quickly extinguished.

Emilee but let go as soon

ying to p

id at the basketball court yester

ea

ed to look at me, h

ha

mustered vanishe

ring that Sean was only shopping wi

n't you

stared at the cake pattern on my dress an

s to run, so let's

lli

stinctively looked up, meeting his s

es

ng som

orry about," I retorted, un

s the mall exit. After a while, I looked back

no matter how fast I walked, he ea

cab in frustration. Sean leaned against a ne

to get in. Just as I was about to give the address, S

at me, warning, "There's a ro

m yet. Don't wander ar

it on purpose, I was genuinely s

my lips and asked him, "Aren't y

somethin

he bought earlier into my lap. "

hat, so I'll take

int of a smile as he

rear window, I watched Sean standing there, extinguishing his ciga

k towards the mall

ean had liked Emilee for a long time, and she had agreed t

, Sean didn't finish the

o explain yesterday

r. Back in my dorm, I lay on

. "Lilli, you and Sean are on

sent. Someone had posted a photo of Sean an

th Emilee today. Are

d: "Hey, don't ignore

onality, how could he lik

ess, cuteness doesn

to comment and clarify that Sean was just shop

comments. I zoomed in and saw it was st

a mirror, while Sean stood with his arms crossed, lazi

d went

id go back