That night, Mashauva tossed and turned in her sleep as her dream was all kinds of messed up, with all sorts of people saying all sorts of things. One moment, it was Qiana ridiculing her. The next, it was Freddy comforting her.

Later, the scene changed, and she saw the words the forum-goers had said to her.

The last scene was of Bruno. He stood there, quietly looking at her with eyes full of adoration and nothing else. He spread out his arms.

"Mashauva."

Following that, Mashauva rushed to him without a care in the world. However, before she could jump into his arms, the scene before her changed again.

Bruno was gone. She saw the faces of strangers, both men and women, looking at her with disdainful eyes.

"Look at this fatty. How dare she make a move on Bruno when she's this ugly? Who does she think she is?" "Gosh, she'll crush him to a pulp with a figure like that, won't she? And she still wants to go after him?" "Seriously, are all fatties nowadays so confident? Does she never look in the mirror?"

Those words sliced into Mashauva's heart one after another.

To say that Mashauva was feeling uncomfortable was an understatement. She shook her head while crying. "No, I didn't. I don't..."

The girl haunted by her nightmare was unaware that Bruno was peering at her as he sat at the edge of the bed, frowning when he saw that she was crying as she dreamt.

Bruno had originally come to wake her up, but she wouldn't respond no matter how many times he knocked. Worried that something might have happened to her, he pushed the door open only to hear her cries.

As soon as he sat down, Mashauva began sobbing miserably.

Was she having a nightmare?

Bruno placed his hand on her forehead and realized her temperature seemed to be running a little high. He patted her face lightly, calling out, "Mashauva."

"No, I didn't..." Mashauva was still weeping.

Bruno could only continue to call her name while coaxing her. "Don't cry. You didn't. I'm here. Don't cry, okay?"

The sleeping girl suddenly hugged his arm and relaxed. After a while, she tugged his hand over and mumbled out softly, "Bruno."

Bruno's heart melted into a puddle that instant.

Would this girl ever grow up? She was still the same after all these years. Although she would be reaching adulthood in a year, she was still oblivious to the world around her. Her naivete made people ache for her.

was more

thought in mind, Bruno tucked Mashauva in and slowly pulled his hand away, however leading

her

thought she was still dreaming. Otherwise, how was it justifiable that he was

her forehead. "You're finally willing

still tear stains on her face, and she looked depressed. Bruno wiped the remaining tears from her eyes

to find that it was

"Huh, I was crying?"

do you not

"This isn't the first time, but I don't know

you for anything. Why

her, he was really perceptive of her feelings. Mashauva had always been easygoing and meek, so she would never say or do anything that would hurt anyone. Hence, she never

was apologizing to him because

What logic was that?

Bruno frowned. "What happened?"

and guilt flashed in

and raised it.

exactly are you

"Bruno."

"Tell me the truth."

would tell Bruno what Qiana said to her the night before. If she did, she

would press

QUA

a subdued whimper. "Actually, I was

"Huh?"

narrowed his eyes. "What did

that you suddenly abandoned me. You thought I was a bother and ate too much. So

abandoned you? I thought you were a

asked you for food and you thought

his arm and asked, "Bruno, you actually

voice, he said, "Of course not. There's no way I'd abandon you. Dreams are the opposite of reality. They won't come true." "Then you have

"Alright."

man's arm, even if he was Bruno.

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