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I didn't ask Derick who he was with. Judging from her heavy makeup and flamboyant outfit, she was clearly a fling of his and not a serious girlfriend.

As Derick disappeared into the night, I noticed that my bowl was empty. Brandon had eaten all my shaved

ice.

"Let's grab something else to eat," Brandon said shamelessly.

Gritting my teeth, I said, "Sure."

Brandon led me to a spaghetti stall and ordered two plates. This time, he didn't steal my food because the food was warm. Apparently, it wasn't because he liked shaved ice that he ate it; he simply didn't want

me to have too much.

He was annoying, but it stemmed from a place of genuine care.

After we finished eating, we continued our stroll. We saw a stall selling pets, while another stall sold plants.

potted plants for Brandon. "Your place seems a bit empty. These will add a touch of

he was the epitome

to enhance your romantic prospects," I countered. Brandon chuckled

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strong feeling that there was another meaning behind his smile, so I raised a hand in warning

potted plants.

work tomorrow, I said,

you want to walk around anymore?" Brandon

feigned exhaustion and

didn't notice because my attention was on the various trinket

"Does it look good?"

to see his face drained of color. Despite his obvious discomfort, he still nodded as he looked at my head." Looks good." "You don't look good though, I said, striding toward him. "What's wrong? Are you feeling

forehead. He was sweating profusely.

feel right," he said

image of him eating shaved ice flashed before my eyes. "It was the

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hesitated. I tightened my grip on his wrist

of a sudden. "How long has it been bothering you?"

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