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Nina’s face lit up at first, but then something clicked in her mind, and her smile faltered, turning into a faint trace of gloom.

Jerome caught the change. “What’s the matter?”

“I can’t come,” Nina replied, clutching the invitation between her fingers.

Jerome paused, a little taken aback. “Why not?”

“Tomorrow, Uncle Kristian’s coming to our place to take Jesse and me to Jeucwell for a few days,” Nina explained plainly, handing the invitation back to him. “We won’t be back until the 22nd.”

Jerome’s expression dulled slightly. It was clear he’d come all this way just to ask Nina himself. He’d even gotten his father to organize the fireworks just so he could invite her.

“If you want, I can ask my mom and dad to set up another one when I come back,” Nina offered.

the date hadn’t

little grin. Even though Jesse didn’t let her eat candy, she always kept a few on her just

took the candy, his lips parting like he wanted to say

tilted her head. “Are you upset? Does Mr. Shaw

there?” Jerome gripped the candy a little tighter, clearly hoping her kindness wasn’t something she handed out to

answered instantly, her eyes crinkling into a smile as bright as sunshine. “Only


“Will you put me

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blinked up at him and agreed,

Nick there, are you going to forget all about me?” Jerome’s voice had a strange urgency to it, a kind of clingy

didn’t realize Nina was still just a little playful girl who

straight from

to call me every single day,” Jerome insisted, scrambling for an excuse. “If

Jesse,”

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