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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.

the end, I purchased two potted plants for Brandon. "Your place seems a bit

vibrant enough for your liking?" he teased. If he was the

of them as perfumes-a surefire way to enhance your romantic prospects," I

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so I raised a hand in warning before he could speak. "Not a word."

continued to stroll around with Brandon carrying the potted plants. We walked until midnight, but the

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

want to walk

exhaustion and yawned. "No, I'm

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 colorful flower headbands, grabbed one and put it on my

it look good?"

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

sweat trickling down his forehead. He was sweating profusely. I held his wrist and asked, Are you

stomach doesn't feel right," he said

before my eyes. "It was the shaved ice, wasn't

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his wrist in response. Finally, he said

a sudden. "How long has it been

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