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 her milk,

her pancakes before pushing the plate towards

“Are you full?”

the plate closer to himself. “I don’t think you want to hear that

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

took a bite of the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

Yasmine’s phone rang. She

a second’s delay.

her, “I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going

brushed her hair back and exited the

could see it, but if Yasmine had

was nothing more he could

together, Yasmine acting

getting into the car, she reminded

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her

Yasmine’s car drive away, Boyd headed to another

to her, then talk less. If you

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture of

Yasmine who couldn’t let

driver beside her prompted

took a deep breath, and got into the

unfinished words from Serana lingered

it, but they always seemed to creep

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

was pretty sure, given the context of

such an exchange with

question remained unanswered,

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

After all, they had grown up together. The ties couldn’t

completely cut.

university, the students’ emotions began

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

to

or fear of

Boyd, these concerns held

had

managing things, played

suggested she could stay in school if she was

the challenges weren’t too great for

hesitate to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

at

except when it

around Serana

as just that—play, and the near-death

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

but as time and events proved, she and

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew

displeasure was no

had passed since

came to pick up Yasmine from

seat, but the driver

towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already sitting

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

driving your own car

her hand, “Can’t drive today. Got a

Tired of

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