I couldn't remember how long it had been since we last held hands and walked freely like this. We worked very hard to build our future, and luckily, our feelings for each other remained the same. "We're going to pick a present."

"What present? What's the special occasion?"

Colin froze and flicked my earlobe with his finger. "Do you have a goldfish memory?"

I massaged my tingly earlobe and replayed whatever happened these two days in my mind. The incident this morning quickly resurfaced.

Right, I was supposed to buy Jasmine a birthday present. We exchanged voice messages. I totally forgot about it. It was hard to remember when she was an insignificant part of my life. But hey, saying I had a goldfish memory was uncalled for. When did Colin learn to mock me? I had to retaliate.

his face. I retorted, "She's a nobody. Why should

special meaning to you. The Colin I know would never remember a thing

see the smug grin on his face. And two, it was recess time. There were a lot of students and lecturers

our interlocked fingers, and I felt uneasy to be gawked at like an animal at the zoo. Furthermore, I was a student while he was a lecturer. We should keep a low profile. And Colin should look the

fell into a forbidden relationship between a lecturer and a student. We grew up together. In a sense, one could say that we were childhood friends-turned-lovers. He was older than me, but that didn't mean

teaching assistants were only a few years older than the students. Many developed feelings for each other as they worked closely

was why our love story was well sung on campus, and other students envied us. However, that didn't mean we could do whatever we wanted.

in silence. Then, he grabbed my hand, weaved his fingers

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