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.

new school, Yasmine was

and the orphanage seemed

of her past that she never

Bryson decided to take Yasmine out of the orphanage,

the down payment on

months after Yasmine left

a good deal for the time and

over dinner, Yasmine suddenly said

Angel’s Haven Orphanage.

taken aback. “Is there something you need to do

see Ava. Now that I have some

I just feel like

them.”

Yasmine had given Ava her bracelets, Bryson

stuff?”

chair and

her past. Bryson had filled in some blanks.

complicated, and she was sternly instructed never

alone give them

fortune. She had given them to Ava

help with family troubles, and it had been

since. Now that she had some

to the orphanage, the kids seemed surprisingly happy

intimidating Yasmine they knew was

bed she used to tend, the garlic sprouts

what looked

couldn’t help but chuckle, “Really turned this

patch, huh?”

nearby lilies, noticing they were flourishing,

bloom any day.

were for Serana, and

effort.

thought you’d never step

months hadn’t changed his voice much.

standing there, watching her. She

really have a lot of prejudice

I wouldn’t feel a thing for the orphanage that took

just looked at her,

“Alright, I admit I can be heartless.

by here was just a

wasn’t sure how to react. He saw right through her, yet his mood

with her blunt honesty.

a side trip… He

off yet?” Boyd

Mad at

“Me.”

her gaze

got taller after just

getting plenty of sleep, so growing

sense.”

doing well here, so why should

been carefree on the

for your health, and I plan

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