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

only ate half her pancakes

“Are you full?”

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

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered

delay.

her, “I’ve arranged

said, “I won’t be going to school

brushed her hair back and exited the dining

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

there was nothing more he could

the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing had

the car, she reminded him, “Don’t

paper.”

close, kissing her

Yasmine’s car drive away, Boyd headed to

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

sweet-talk her.”

Serana stood

was Yasmine who

the driver

to reality, took a deep breath, and got into

from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She

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

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of

exchange with Serana could only happen

remained unanswered, fading over

seemed to avoid the issue too,

absent. After all, they had

completely cut.

university, the students’ emotions began

less boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps due

to

of an

Boyd, these concerns

focus had already

managing things,

could stay in school if

challenges weren’t too

to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

Bryson at a

except

Serana

and the near-death

couldn’t deny Serana’s present self

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

didn’t mesh.

somehow, she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance

displeasure was

month had passed since their

came to pick up Yasmine from

front passenger seat, but the driver opened the

the back seat for

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

your own

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

of playing

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