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

only ate half her pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

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

mouth with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

bite of the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang.

a second’s delay. “I’ll be right

watched her, “I’ve

said, “I won’t be going to school

her hair back and

it, but if Yasmine

there was nothing more

the stairs together, Yasmine

the car, she reminded him, “Don’t

paper.”

kissing her

away, Boyd headed to another vehicle. “If

to her, then talk less. If

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture of sadness.

was Yasmine who couldn’t let

Serana,” the driver

back to reality, took a

words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

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

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

sure, given the context

However, such an exchange with Serana

question remained unanswered,

issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

all, they had

completely cut.

months of university, the students’ emotions began to

more silent than before, perhaps

the pressure to advance, embarking

or fear of

and Boyd, these concerns held

had already

things,

suggested she could stay

the challenges weren’t too great

hesitate to refuse, seemingly

at

couldn’t fault her, except when it came

felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She

that—play, and

present self due to

as time and events proved, she

didn’t mesh.

somehow, she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her

her displeasure was

passed since their “unpleasant”

afternoon, Boyd came to pick up Yasmine from school.

for the front passenger seat, but the driver opened

gesturing towards the back seat for

ducked in and sat down, “Mr.

your

“Can’t drive today.

of playing

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