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 the

passed when he finally got up

Freddy had been hanging out with Mashauva lately, 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 for Freddy to still have not

if he brought Mashauva out to fool

innocent face appeared in his mind, and after some thought, Bruno dropped

the door, it was

of alcohol wafted in, preceding

took a few reflexive steps back, far away

"Ugh!"

staggered and almost

by the collar and asked, infuriated, "Where

"F-F*ck off."

grabbed by the collar, he hit the roof and pushed

futile as Bruno was usually strong

went to Mashauva's school today,

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

Rejected?

within them.

to her? Freddy,

haven't forgotten, of course, I

were

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

thought in

out as he

free hand into

wake him up

still hasn't reached legal age. What the hell were

fought back

slumped against the wall, looking dejected. "Of course I remember. That's why... I didn't have the guts to say anything. I foolishly thought...

the sides

guess

might

what,

something."

She had sensed something?

asked me if I

did you say?" Inexplicably anxious, a wild thought came to Bruno. "He didn't admit to

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