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

pancakes before pushing the plate

“Are you full?”

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

napkin, Yasmine quipped,

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg Yasmine had

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang.

second’s delay. “I’ll

her, “I’ve arranged

“I won’t be

back and

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

was nothing more

together, Yasmine acting

reminded him, “Don’t forget about the

paper.”

her close, kissing her forehead, “As

away, Boyd headed to another vehicle. “If

talk less. If you piss her off, I’m the one who

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there,

who couldn’t let

driver beside her

snapped back to reality, took a deep breath,

unfinished words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s

worry about it, but they always seemed to creep into her thoughts in

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

sure, given the context of their conversation,

with

remained unanswered, fading

issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

all, they had grown

completely cut.

last few months of university, the students’ emotions began

They were less boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps

the pressure to

of an

some, like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

focus had

with Bryson managing things,

could stay in school

weren’t too

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

at

her, except when it came to

felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She

just that—play, and the near-death

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

forever, but as time and

didn’t mesh.

Serana off. Her intolerance grew day

was no

passed since their

Boyd came to pick up Yasmine from school.

but the driver opened the door

gesturing towards the back seat for her.

and sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

even driving your own car

drive today. Got a

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