Goodbye, My Love

Caught off guard, Loraine froze, a blush immediately suffusing her face. She stammered, “What… why did you eat from mine?”

Marco’s expression was one of pure innocence, clearly misinterpreting the situation and assuming Loraine wanted him to sample her portion.

He blinked and earnestly offered his untouched crepe to Loraine. “Then take mine, have a bite in return?”

Loraine spluttered, a flurry of embarrassment and bewilderment seizing her. She was at a loss for how to respond.

After a brief pause, she threw Marco a faux-irritated glance and said,

“Who wants to eat your food? Let’s move.”

onto the crepe that Marco had taken a bite from, instead

Marco, initially befuddled, could not fathom what had transpired. But then, he chanced upon a young couple on the street, intimately feeding each other snacks, their Lips indirectly meeting through the shared morsels. Suddenly, the realization struck

an

weighed down by his past, noticeably Lightened. He watched Loraine’s retreating back and hastened his

ninjanovel.com

vision, concerned about losing sight of him. Seeing him closing the gap, she pressed onward without

and blocked her path, a mischievous, teasing smile gracing his features. He purposefully extended his share

sampled

resolute demeanor, which hinted he wouldn’t yield until

his antics, she

action appeared deliberate. In full view, he painstakingly aligned his bite with her

and Marco, unsatisfied, continued