Serana bit her lip, silent.

Straightening up in her chair, Yasmine’s gaze grew colder. “You might not like

hearing this, but you knew what you were doing getting into this. So don’t play

the victim.”

Casting a glance at the sandwiches left on the table, Yasmine let out a sarcastic

chuckle. “To win a man’s heart, you gotta win his stomach first. Have you

managed that over all these years?”

The words were blunt, and any pretense of ignorance Serana had maintained

was now impossible to continue.

Enter title…

Perhaps Yasmine hit a particularly sore spot, Serana finally met Yasmine’s eyes.

“No one knows Boyd better than I do.”

Yasmine raised an eyebrow, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at

Serana with feigned interest, as if waiting for a sermon.d2

Serana didn’t disappoint, continuing, “Sure, you knew him before I did, but you

left his side for nine years. During those nine years, I was the one by his side.”

The expression on Yasmine’s face grew darker by several degrees. “Are you

bragging or giving me a friendly reminder of my place? That it’s about time I

stepped aside?”

Shaking her head, Serana clarified, “I’m not bragging, nor reminding you of

anything. I’m just laying out the facts to explain that I’ve grown up with him, I

know what he wants, and that’s why I’ve come to accept him being with you.”

Yasmine nodded, “It seems I should thank you for being so gracious about us

being together.”

“I know you must think I’m a fool, but if I…”

“What’s going on here?”

Boyd’s voice suddenly cut in, interrupting Serana. He placed a plate of spaghetti

in front of Yasmine. “You ordered it. You better eat it all.”

“But I didn’t say I wanted two eggs.”

“Just eat it.”

Boyd sat beside her, giving Serana a fleeting glance. “What were you two

talking about?”

Serana’s complexion paled slightly as she gently shook her head. “Nothing

important.”

Boyd turned to Yasmine, only to hear her say, “It’s not ‘nothing.’ I’m actually

quite curious about what you were about to say.”

took a sip of her milk, “I

only ate half her pancakes before pushing the plate

“Are you full?”

don’t think you want to hear

a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

a bite of the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang.

a second’s delay. “I’ll

her, “I’ve

Yasmine said, “I won’t

her hair back and exited the

off. Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine had

was nothing

stairs together, Yasmine acting

into the car, she reminded him, “Don’t forget about the

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead,

drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

learn to talk to her, then talk less. If

sweet-talk her.”

away, Serana stood there, a

was Yasmine who

Serana,” the driver beside her

back to reality, took a deep breath,

words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s

to worry about it, but they always seemed to

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of their conversation,

exchange with Serana could only

unanswered,

to avoid the issue too, rarely

all, they had

completely cut.

university, the students’ emotions began

They were less boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps due

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking

fear of an uncertain

like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held little significance. In

focus had

managing things, played the hands-off boss

could stay in school if

weren’t

hesitate to refuse, seemingly

Bryson at a

except when it came

around Serana since their reunion. She dismissed

as just that—play, and the near-death experience as a

far. She couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due to past events

old prejudices forever, but as time and events proved,

didn’t mesh.

somehow, she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew day by

her displeasure was no longer

had passed since

came to pick up Yasmine from school. She

seat, but the driver opened

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already

in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

your

drive today. Got a

Tired of

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