"Is there something you'd like to tell me?" Morpheus asked.

"Umm..." Persephone pursed her lips. "Do you think I was being unreasonable at the store?"

"What?"

"The brand is known for its quality. Basically, nobody would get a refund," she said softly. "As soon as the manager finds out that someone requested a refund, the shop assistant will be questioned and might be fired."

"What? You can't bear for that to happen to her?"

"No." She looked into his eyes. All the words were stuck in her throat—she had no idea how to say it.

It was not that she couldn't bear to do it—she cared about what he thought.

She was worried he might think she was being stubborn and stirring trouble.

She was worried she might become an unreasonable and self-centered girl to him.

Even she was shocked when that thought came up. Why did she care about that so much?

world is." Morpheus' voice was deep. "If we don't bully anyone, we can't just take it blindly when

when he spoke. There was a smirk

supported what

"What else?"

eyes and

sent a wave to his heart,

nothing that night, she felt

she washed up and fell asleep

to bring the blanket and pillow from

her sleep in the bedroom since she had been sleeping on the couch for many days. He had

soundly on the couch, he felt exasperated. He walked to her and watched her sleeping

have stopped, and the air around seemed to have turned soft as

heart seemed

stretch his hand to brush her messy hair. However, he hesitated as his

that... he hoped for more

later. Her world must be beautiful, unlike his, facing the

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