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.”

took a sip of

half her pancakes

“Are you full?”

plate closer to himself. “I don’t

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She

a second’s delay.

“I’ve

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going

her hair back and exited the

but if Yasmine had already called for

was nothing

descended the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing

getting into the car, she reminded him, “Don’t forget about the

paper.”

her close, kissing her

away, Boyd headed to another vehicle. “If

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

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there,

Yasmine who couldn’t let

driver beside

took a deep breath,

lingered in

it, but they always seemed to creep

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

the context

such an exchange with Serana

question remained unanswered,

the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

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

completely cut.

last few months of university, the

less boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps due

pressure to

fear of

some, like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held little

had

things, played

Bryson even suggested she could stay

the challenges weren’t too

hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

at

fault her, except when it

had felt uneasy around Serana since

that—play, and the near-death experience as

deny Serana’s present self due to

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

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew day

her displeasure was no

month had passed since their

came to pick up Yasmine from school. She

for the front passenger seat, but the driver opened the door and

the back seat for

and sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

driving your own

“Can’t drive today. Got

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