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 her milk,

pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

himself. “I don’t think you want

a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

directly took a bite of the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg Yasmine had

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang.

delay. “I’ll

watched her, “I’ve arranged a

won’t be

back

but if Yasmine

nothing more

together, Yasmine acting as

into the car, she reminded him,

paper.”

close, kissing

Boyd headed to another

less. If you piss her off, I’m the

sweet-talk her.”

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

who couldn’t

driver

a deep breath, and got into

unfinished words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s

but they always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

pretty sure, given the context of

However, such an exchange with Serana could only happen

question remained unanswered,

seemed to avoid the issue too, rarely

they had grown up together. The ties

completely cut.

university, the students’ emotions began to

less boisterous, more silent than before,

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking

of an

some, like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

had already

with Bryson managing things, played the

Bryson even suggested she could stay in school

challenges weren’t too

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

at a

couldn’t fault her, except

Serana since

as just that—play, and

Serana’s present self due to

but as time and events proved, she

didn’t mesh.

off. Her intolerance grew day by

displeasure was no

passed since their “unpleasant”

came to pick up

for the front passenger seat, but the driver

towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already

“Mr. Boyd, you’re

even driving your own

took her hand, “Can’t drive today. Got a

Tired of

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