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.

my nose and imitated the condescending look on his face. I retorted, "She's

a special meaning to you. The Colin I

from his grip. One, I hated to see the smug grin on his face. And two, it was recess time. There were a lot of students and lecturers roaming around. As the youngest and the most handsome lecturer, Colin was very famous.

be gawked at like an animal at the zoo. Furthermore, I

a sense, one could say that we were childhood friends-turned-lovers. He was older than

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

students envied us. However, that didn't mean we could do whatever we wanted. We ought to be discreet when the situation

bantering lightly. He smiled at me for a while in silence. Then, he grabbed my hand, weaved his fingers between mine,

shops but failed to find any suitable gifts. Colin and I sat inside a coffee house, stumped. The reason for our failure came from inexperience. Colin, like any other man, hardly gave me any gifts even when we were dating. During festive seasons, he would

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