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.”

of her milk, “I

ate half her pancakes before pushing the

“Are you full?”

don’t think you want to hear

napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

of the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg Yasmine

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered

a second’s delay. “I’ll

watched her, “I’ve

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to

her hair back and exited

it, but if

nothing more

together, Yasmine acting as

getting into the car, she reminded

paper.”

close, kissing her forehead, “As you

car drive away, Boyd

learn to talk to her, then talk less. If you piss her

sweet-talk her.”

away, Serana stood there,

who

driver beside

reality, took a deep breath, and got into

Serana lingered in Yasmine’s

about it, but they always seemed to creep into her thoughts

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

the context

with Serana could

question remained unanswered, fading over

seemed to avoid the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

had grown up together.

completely cut.

university, the students’ emotions began

boisterous, more

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking

fear of an uncertain

these concerns

had already

Bryson managing things,

even suggested she could stay in school if

the challenges weren’t too great

hesitate to refuse,

at

fault her, except

uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She

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

too far. She couldn’t deny Serana’s present self

as time

didn’t mesh.

shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew day by

was no longer

month had passed since their “unpleasant”

afternoon, Boyd came to pick up Yasmine from school. She

front passenger seat, but

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already sitting

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

even driving your

hand, “Can’t drive today. Got a dinner

of playing

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