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.

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

took it to heart. I guess she must hold a special meaning to you. The Colin I know would never remember a thing about people he

And two, it was recess time. There were a lot of students

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

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

us, everyone was more open-minded now. A lecturer-student relationship was no longer a taboo. Many lecturers and teaching assistants were only a few years older than the students. Many developed feelings for each

was well sung on campus, and other students envied us. However, that didn't mean we could do whatever we wanted. We ought to be discreet when

at me for a while in silence. Then, he

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 give me his credit card so that

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