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

blushed as he asked Ellinor, “Ellinor, can I

just give

followed Moran to a slightly distant place to

conversation, Moran pulled off the second button from his jacket and handed it

and looked

Watching this. Theo smirked.

in Japanese manga, the second button of a shirt is the nearest to the heart, symbolizing one’s feelings. That boy’s gesture means he’s willing to give his heart to Ms.

with such implications, and Ellinor

liked gentle, obedient boys who would call her

scoffed, “Students are dating at such a

replied bluntly, “Mr. Blanchet, college

cigarette, watching the two in the distance. Just

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

than the boy, yet she acted like an older sister,

of his cigarette, then blew out the smoke, put out