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.”

of her milk,

half her pancakes before

“Are you full?”

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

with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like someone

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She

second’s delay. “I’ll be right

watched her, “I’ve

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to school

hair back and exited

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

was nothing more

together, Yasmine acting as if nothing

getting into the car, she reminded him,

paper.”

kissing

car drive away, Boyd headed to

talk less. If you piss her off,

sweet-talk her.”

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

who couldn’t let

Serana,” the driver beside

reality, took a deep breath, and got into the

words from Serana lingered in

worry about it, but they always seemed to creep

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

pretty sure, given the context of their

exchange with Serana could only happen

remained unanswered,

issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s home

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

completely cut.

the last few months of university, the

boisterous, more silent than before,

to advance, embarking

fear of an

some, like Yasmine and Boyd, these

had

things, played the hands-off boss

suggested she could stay in school if

challenges weren’t too great

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

Bryson at

her, except

Serana

that—play, and

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

forever, but as time and events proved,

didn’t mesh.

off. Her intolerance

was no

had passed since

to pick

but

towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already sitting

in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

even driving your

her hand, “Can’t drive today. Got a dinner planned for

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