Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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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.

seems a bit empty. These will add a touch of life.

liking?" he teased. If he was the epitome of vibrancy, then there was no

enhance your romantic prospects," I countered. Brandon chuckled

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meaning behind his smile, so I raised a hand in

around with Brandon carrying the potted plants. We walked until midnight, but the streets were

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

walk around

feigned exhaustion and

turned around and made our way 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

"Does it look good?"

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,

saw beads of sweat trickling down his forehead. He was sweating profusely. I held his wrist and

doesn't feel

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

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his wrist in response.

was furious all of a sudden. "How

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