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.”

sip of

ate half her pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

“I don’t think you want to hear that I

mouth with a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

took a bite of the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang.

delay. “I’ll

“I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going

her hair back

could see it, but if Yasmine had already called

was nothing more he could

stairs together, Yasmine

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

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead, “As you

drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle. “If

talk less. If you piss

sweet-talk her.”

Boyd’s car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture of sadness. She

was Yasmine who couldn’t

Serana,” the driver beside her

to reality, took a deep breath,

from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

they always seemed

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

was pretty sure, given the context of their conversation, it wasn’t

However, such an exchange with Serana could

remained unanswered, fading over

the issue too,

not absent. After all, they had grown up

completely cut.

university, the students’ emotions

were less boisterous, more

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking

or fear of

these

had already

managing things, played

even suggested she could stay in school if

the challenges weren’t too great for

hesitate to refuse, seemingly

at

her, except when it came

had felt uneasy around Serana since their

just that—play, and the near-death

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

forever, but as time and

didn’t mesh.

off. Her

displeasure was no

had passed since their “unpleasant”

came to pick up Yasmine from school. She

passenger seat, but the driver opened the

the back seat for her. Boyd

in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re really

driving your own

drive today.

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