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!”

to respond, his face

mind Theo’s coldness. He blushed as he asked Ellinor, “Ellinor, can I talk to you alone for a

nodded, “Uncle, just give

to

In the middle of their conversation, Moran pulled off the second button from his jacket and

took it and looked

Watching this. Theo smirked.

and explained, “Mr. Blanchet, in Japanese manga, the second button of a shirt is the nearest to the heart, symbolizing

with such implications, and Ellinor actually

Ellinor once saying she liked gentle, obedient boys who would call her older sister. Was this boy the

scoffed, “Students are dating at such a young

“Mr. Blanchet,

watching the two in the distance. Just beginning to experience love, their faces always

Her lips moved but he couldn’t

wasn’t even taller than the boy, yet she acted like an older sister, patting his

blew out the