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

he asked Ellinor, “Ellinor, can I talk to you alone

nodded, “Uncle, just give me

speaking, she followed Moran to

conversation, Moran pulled

took it and looked

Watching this. Theo smirked.

explained, “Mr. Blanchet, in Japanese manga, the second button of a shirt is the nearest to the heart, symbolizing one’s feelings. That

such implications, and Ellinor actually

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

scoffed, “Students are dating at

Blanchet, college students are

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

the boy’s head. Her lips moved but he couldn’t hear what she

the boy, yet she acted like an older

took a deep puff of his cigarette, then blew out the smoke, put out the half–finished