Serana bit her lip, hands clenched so tight her knuckles were white. “I never did

anything to her. Why does she hate me so much?”

Boyd shut his eyes, a heavy sigh escaping him. “There’s no reason. She never

thinks about ‘why’. She does not need reasons to do things.”

And if there was a reason, it was all in her head.

Serana shook her head.

“I don’t know, but I can’t believe she doesn’t have a reason to hate me. Maybe…

maybe…”

Enter title…

Boyd looked up, watching her struggle to find the words, then paused. “Maybe

what?”d2

Serana finally found her voice, though it was tangled up with her anxiety.

“Maybe it’s because of you.”

Boyd was taken aback for a moment, and Serana quickly shook her head, “I…

I’m not blaming you, I mean…”

She stopped, taking a deep breath, “Boyd, are you… are you really upset about

Yasmine leaving? You two were the closest at the orphanage. You used to hang

out all the time, and then there was me, always causing trouble that you had to

fix. You even said some harsh things to Yasmine because of me.”

Boyd’s body stiffened, surprise written all over his face.

Serana was a bit scared by his reaction, “Yasmine only had you as a friend.

Maybe that’s why she resented you looking after me so much.”

Boyd’s expression grew serious, “So she’s holding a grudge against me.”

Serana pressed her lips together, not saying another word. That was probably it.

Boyd stood up, silently grabbing a shovel and replanted the young sprout that

had been uprooted.

Serana watched him, “Maybe when the flowers bloom, we can tell Yasmine to

come back and see.”

Boyd didn’t respond.

to a new school, Yasmine was

on uneventfully, and the orphanage

past that

out

make the down

little over two months after Yasmine left the orphanage, Bryson’s

a good deal for the time

over dinner, Yasmine suddenly said she

Angel’s Haven Orphanage.

aback. “Is there something

to see Ava. Now that I have some

just feel like something bad will

them.”

Yasmine had given Ava her bracelets, Bryson asked,

stuff?”

her chair and stayed

past. Bryson had filled in some blanks. She only knew

was sternly instructed never

alone

bracelets were worth a fortune. She had given

to help with family troubles, and

that she had some

orphanage, the kids seemed surprisingly happy to see

and intimidating Yasmine they knew was

by the garden bed she used to tend, the garlic sprouts were long

what

“Really turned this

patch, huh?”

nearby lilies, noticing

bloom any day.

for Serana, and it made sense he’d put

effort.

you’d never step foot here

months hadn’t changed his voice much. It was

to see him standing there, watching her. She raised

of prejudice against me,

that I wouldn’t feel a thing for the orphanage

just looked at

shrugged, “Alright, I admit I

by here was just a side

saw right

with her blunt honesty.

a side trip… He scoffed to

off yet?”

Mad at

“Me.”

turned fully toward him, her gaze serious.

a laugh, “You noticed I got taller

eating well and getting plenty of sleep, so growing

sense.”

nodded, “That’s it, then. You’re doing well here, so why

I’ve been carefree on the

bad for your health, and I plan on living to

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