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

on uneventfully, and the orphanage seemed to

of her past

out of the orphanage, he nearly

make the down payment on a

after Yasmine left the orphanage,

a good deal for the time and got a little well

night over dinner, Yasmine suddenly said

Angel’s Haven Orphanage.

aback. “Is there

need to see Ava.

to get my stuff back. I just feel like something

them.”

that Yasmine had given

stuff?”

and stayed silent. She didn’t remember

Bryson had filled in some blanks.

she was sternly instructed never to take

let alone give them

fortune. She had given them to Ava out

family troubles, and it

since. Now that she had some money,

the kids seemed surprisingly happy to see her,

Yasmine they knew was

garden bed she used to tend, the garlic sprouts

what

but chuckle, “Really

patch, huh?”

at the nearby lilies, noticing they were flourishing,

bloom any day.

they were for Serana, and it made sense he’d put

effort.

never step foot here

hadn’t changed his voice much. It

to see him standing there, watching

have a lot of prejudice against me, huh? What, you

a thing

looked at her,

shrugged, “Alright, I admit I can

Ava. Stopping by here was just a

how to react. He saw right through

with her blunt honesty.

a side trip… He scoffed to

yet?” Boyd

mad? Mad

“Me.”

toward him, her gaze serious. “Did you grow

“You noticed I got taller

and getting plenty of sleep, so growing a

sense.”

then. You’re doing well here, so why should I

months? I’ve been

health, and I plan on

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