Freddy took it out and saw that it was indeed broken.

He wondered if he could fix it.

The moment Freddy laid eyes on the hairpin, he thought it was beautiful and would look good on her, but never would he have predicted her reaction to rain on his expectant parade.

As Mashauva returned to him after her jog, Freddy handed her a tissue to wipe off as he forced a smile.

"You tired? Here, drink some water."

He handed her a vacuum flask.

Mashauva took a sip, and the temperature was just right. Then she smiled and said, "Thank you, Freddy."

"Anytime. You hold on to it. You've worked up quite a sweat. Rehydrate yourself."

"Okay."

As a thought came to mind out of the blue, Mashauva asked, "Freddy, is Bruno still overstretched?" "Not really. I wouldn't use overstretch."

Oh."

That was all she said in reply.

"What's wrong? You two haven't seen each other for a long time, have you?"

"Yeah."

"Well, since it's Saturday tomorrow, how about we take you hiking?"

"No, no." Mashauva shook her head and quickly refused. "No thanks."

"Why not? Is it because of me?" He assumed he was the reason she rejected so immediately. "Are you still doubting the sincerity of my words?"

"No, I believe you, I just..."

She didn't want to see Bruno yet, not before her weight loss plan worked wonders.

"Anyhow, it's good that Bruno isn't too busy. Freddy, I'm done with my jogging. You should head back."

She waved goodbye and ran off.

to the spot until the

centuries had passed when he finally got up and

day studying. He was well aware Freddy had been hanging out with Mashauva lately, but he didn't say a thing about it

and if he brought Mashauva out to fool

innocent face appeared in his mind, and after some thought, Bruno dropped his work and headed out, holding his phone in his

reached the door, it was

of alcohol wafted in, preceding

few reflexive steps back, far away from the

"Ugh!"

in, reeking alcohol. He staggered and

that, Bruno grabbed him by the collar and

"F-F*ck off."

by the collar, he hit

was

went to Mashauva's school

went looking for her. But so what? I was still rejected,

Rejected?

his eyes, danger within

her? Freddy, did you forget

of

why were you

about now was that Freddy might have said something he shouldn't

thought in

out as he

his free

wanting to wake him up

tell me you've forgotten she still hasn't reached legal age. What the

fought back the

wall, looking dejected. "Of course I remember. That's why... I didn't have the

the sides a

guess

might have

what,

something."

She had sensed something?

asked me if

wild thought came to Bruno. "He didn't admit to it, did

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