Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

Best friend...

Mashauva glanced at Frida and thought for a while before she mumbled, "It's nothing serious, really. I told you about who I like, didn't I?"

"Yeah." Frida's heart tightened a little. Mashauva was talking about Bruno. "Do you still like him?"

"It doesn't matter anymore." Mashauva shook her head and chuckled, "Bruno... He has a girlfriend now, I think. So even if I like him, I have to conceal my feelings. But, as I'm sure you know, I'm an open book, so I can only avoid meeting him as much as possible."

Hence whenever Bruno came looking for her lately, she'd find excuses to avoid him; she wouldn't even meet Freddy either.

She lived in the girls' dormitory, and it wasn't a place boys could enter at will.

So even if Freddy could come into the school compound, he still wouldn't be able to see her so easily.

She put it indifferently, but Frida was disoriented by the news; face paled; voice tremored.

"W-What did you say?"

Her overreaction got Mashauva looking at her quizzically.

"Frida, what's wrong?"

Realizing she was a little emotional, Frida immediately composed herself, hugging Mashauva as she said, "Nothing, I just feel bad for you."

"Why?"

"Because you like your brother. You're saying... He has a girlfriend now?"

"Yeah." Mashauva nodded. "She wasn't when we last met. But I'm sure she will be soon."

After all, not just anybody could sit in the front passenger's seat of Bruno's car.

Freddy was going to sit in it, but never in

explanation for what it

stupefied. She thought she still had a fighting chance,

voice a little choked. Unsure whether she was comforting Mashauva or herself, she said, "So be it if he got himself a girlfriend. There are so many outstanding

tell Frida's mood was off, but she did not think much

somewhat. I'm just feeling a little depressed, but I'm sure I'll be fine

"That's good."

the day, but to her dismay, she saw Freddy standing at the back door when

direction halfway

"Mashauva."

to leave, he quickly chased after her and stopped her at

did you run away when you saw me?"

knew she couldn't escape anymore, so she turned to face him as she

are you doing here? I didn't see you

much bigger

would've thought she had begun lying

see me, or do you not

he pinched

flesh between his fingers. Distressed, he withdrew his

you saw me

did you stop?" "Freddy, is this important? If not, I have to go back and study. I've got a lot of homework today. I'm afraid I might have to stay up

I can do it for

you; do you have to avoid me like this? Hadn't I made it clear to

seeing, you

Mashauva's heart softened the

Freddy was helping Bruno to ask her out. What would

Bruno carried her home from the washroom in the ice cream parlor, Mashauva felt utterly mortified to

It was too humiliating.

with Bruno's intelligence, he would've long figured out