The Kiss that Sparked it All

Ellinor halted, hearing someone calling her name

A sunny–faced big boy huffed and puffed as he ran towards her..

He was a junior from the third grade.

Ellinor asked him puzzled, ‘Moran, what’s up? You need something?”

The shy big boy, scratching his head awkwardly with a sincere smile, said, “Ellinor, congrats on your graduation!”

Ellinor smiled. “Thanks.”

Moran seemed to want to say something, but then he noticed the imposing man standing next to Ellinor, “Uh…Ellinor, who is this?”

Ellinor promptly replied, “Oh, he’s my uncle!”

Theo turned speechless

Upon learning that this was Ellinor’s relative, Moran immediately bowed politely. “Hello, mister!”

bother to respond, his face

he asked Ellinor,

“Uncle, just

Moran to a

In the middle of their conversation, Moran pulled off the

and looked at

Watching this. Theo smirked.

saw Theo’s confusion and explained, “Mr. Blanchet, in Japanese manga, the second button of a shirt is

squinted. Something with such implications, and Ellinor actually accepted

she liked gentle, obedient boys who would call her older

are dating at such a

replied bluntly, “Mr. Blanchet, college students

lit a cigarette, watching the two in the distance. Just beginning to experience

stretched out her hand, patting the boy’s head. Her lips moved but he couldn’t hear what she was saying.

boy, yet she acted like

the smoke, put out the half–finished cigarette, and tossed it into