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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.

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

he teased. If he was the

to enhance your romantic prospects,"

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meaning behind his smile, so I raised a hand in warning before he could speak. "Not

potted plants. We walked until midnight, but the streets were still

that he had to work tomorrow, I said, "Let's head

walk around anymore?"

exhaustion and yawned. "No,

back. Brandon kept quiet the entire time, but I didn't notice because my attention was on the various trinket and snack stalls lining the street. When I spotted a display of

look good?" I

response, I turned around, only 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

He was sweating profusely.

feel right," he

ice flashed before my eyes. "It

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his wrist in response.

"How long has it been bothering you?" I

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