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

on uneventfully, and the orphanage seemed to

part of her past that she

out of the orphanage,

savings to make the

little over two months after Yasmine left

good deal for the time and

over dinner, Yasmine suddenly

Angel’s Haven Orphanage.

was taken aback. “Is there something you need to

to see

get my stuff back. I just feel like something

them.”

had given Ava her bracelets, Bryson asked,

stuff?”

her chair and stayed silent.

her past. Bryson had filled in

and she was sternly instructed never to take

let alone give

worth a fortune. She had given them to

and it had been

that she had some money, it was

the kids seemed surprisingly happy to see her, as

intimidating Yasmine they knew

she used to tend, the garlic sprouts were long

by what looked like

but chuckle, “Really turned this place

patch, huh?”

noticing they were flourishing,

bloom any day.

were for Serana, and it made sense

effort.

thought you’d never step foot here

hadn’t changed his voice much. It

see him standing there, watching her. She raised

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

wouldn’t feel a thing for the orphanage

looked at her, saying

“Alright, I admit I can be

Stopping by here was just a

saw right through her, yet his mood

with her blunt honesty.

side trip… He scoffed

yet?” Boyd

mad? Mad at

“Me.”

toward him, her

out a laugh, “You noticed I got taller after just a couple

eating well and getting plenty of sleep, so

sense.”

You’re doing well here,

for two months? I’ve been carefree on the outside,

and I plan on living to

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