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.”

a sip of

only ate half her pancakes before

“Are you full?”

to himself. “I don’t

mouth with a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang. She

a second’s delay. “I’ll be

“I’ve

Yasmine said, “I won’t be

back and exited

but if Yasmine had already

there was nothing more he

Yasmine

she reminded him, “Don’t forget about the

paper.”

kissing her forehead, “As

Boyd headed

talk to her, then talk less. If you piss her off, I’m the one who has

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture

Yasmine who couldn’t let

Serana,” the driver beside

to reality, took a deep breath, and

from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

about it, but they always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

the context

with

unanswered, fading

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

not absent. After all, they had grown

completely cut.

of university, the students’ emotions

They were less boisterous, more silent than

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking on

of an

like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

focus had already

managing things, played

stay in school if she was

weren’t too

hesitate to

at

except when

had felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She dismissed

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

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

prejudices forever, but as time and events proved, she and

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew

was

month had passed since their “unpleasant”

to pick up Yasmine

the front passenger seat, but

towards the back seat for her. Boyd was

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

even driving your own car

“Can’t drive today. Got a

of playing

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