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.

stood rooted to the spot until

centuries had passed when he finally got up and

but he didn't say a thing about it because they had made a deal before. However, looking at the time, he thought it was strange

and if he brought Mashauva out to

and after some thought, Bruno dropped his work and headed out, holding his phone in

the door, it was

smell of alcohol wafted in, preceding the

Bruno took a few reflexive steps back, far away

"Ugh!"

stumbled in, reeking alcohol. He staggered and almost fell

by the collar and

"F-F*ck off."

the collar, he hit

Bruno was

went to Mashauva's school

he went wild. "Yes, I went looking for her. But so what? I was

Rejected?

his eyes, danger within them. "What

did you say to her? Freddy, did you forget

of course, I

why were you

he was worried about now was that Freddy might have said something he shouldn't have to Mashauva and ended

in

out as he

free hand into

to wake

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

he fought back the

dejected. "Of course I remember. That's why... I didn't have the guts

the sides a

guess

girl might

what,

something."

She had sensed something?

asked me if

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

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