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 her milk,

pancakes

“Are you full?”

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

a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

of the

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered the

delay. “I’ll

her, “I’ve

“I won’t be going to

back and exited the dining

off. Boyd could see it, but

was nothing

the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing had

reminded him, “Don’t forget about

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead,

Yasmine’s car drive away, Boyd headed to

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

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture

was Yasmine who

the driver beside

snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and got into the

from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

always seemed to creep into her thoughts in

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of their conversation, it

However, such an exchange with Serana could

question remained unanswered, fading over

the issue too, rarely visiting

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

completely cut.

months of university, the students’

were less boisterous, more silent than before,

pressure to advance,

or fear of an uncertain

some, like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

had

things, played the hands-off boss

could stay in school if

the challenges weren’t too

hesitate to refuse, seemingly

at

couldn’t fault her, except when it came

Serana since their reunion. She dismissed

and the near-death experience as a

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

as time and events

didn’t mesh.

Serana off. Her intolerance grew

her displeasure was

month had passed since

came to pick up Yasmine from school. She

passenger seat, but the driver opened

back seat for her.

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

driving your

today.

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