"Stop! Don't you dare tell your brother about this."

Karen looked at Dorothy for a long moment before sighing. "What's all this about, huh? You finally fall for Everett, and now he wants to break up with you! My brother has been waiting for you for years, and you haven't even given him a chance."

"...That's exactly why I can't lead Kenneth on."

"Everett managed to get with you because he waited long enough, right? My brother has waited just as long, and he wouldn't mind waiting a few more years. Honestly, you should give my brother a chance." Karen wasn't in a rush to find the next guy for her best friend; she was just in an awkward position.

On one hand, her lifelong friend; on the other, the brother who had always protected her.

If those two could end up together, well...

It would be a perfect match!

At least, Karen would be happy to see it.

"I'm not going to let anyone in, not anymore."

Dorothy's heart felt like a lake frozen solid.

Opening up once had taken all her strength.

"You can't spend the rest of your life alone!" Karen frowned. "You're still young. Don't be so pessimistic! Going abroad is fine, I support you, but take some time to heal, then start fresh! Don't give in to despair." She couldn't follow Dorothy abroad, which was already worrying enough, and now this.

suicide again, at least

still had her

as a tactic to coerce a man into coming back

...

Kevin's car to return

had taken his car, Dorothy

still on; probably Karen staying over to keep

of the floor-to-ceiling window, barely making out a figure inside but unsure

this was all over, he'd have to

allowed a clear

kept it for privacy, but now

Suddenly!

Everett's phone buzzed.

down, it was

such a crucial moment, sent a sinking feeling

are you really breaking

the bat, Kenneth went straight

knew Kenneth hadn't heard it from

was Kenneth's own sister. With him and Dorothy parting ways, she'd naturally do everything to play cupid for

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