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

only ate half her pancakes before

“Are you full?”

“I don’t think you want to hear

Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered the

a second’s delay. “I’ll be right

her, “I’ve

“I won’t

hair back and exited

off. Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine had already called for

there was nothing more he

together, Yasmine acting

reminded him, “Don’t forget about

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead,

car drive away, Boyd headed to

to her, then talk less. If you piss

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture of sadness. She

Yasmine who

Serana,” the driver beside her

took a

words from Serana lingered in

but they always seemed

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

the context of their conversation,

with Serana

unanswered, fading

seemed to avoid the issue too, rarely

After all, they had grown up together.

completely cut.

the last few months of university,

boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps

to advance, embarking

or fear of an uncertain

and Boyd, these concerns

focus had

Bryson managing things, played

she could stay in school if she was

the challenges weren’t too great

hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

at a

couldn’t fault her, except when it came to

Serana

and the near-death experience

too far. She couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due to

forever, but as time and events proved, she and

didn’t mesh.

Serana off. Her intolerance

was

month had passed since their “unpleasant”

pick up Yasmine from school. She

seat, but the driver opened

back seat for

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

even driving your own car

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

of playing

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