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 still

uneventfully, and the orphanage seemed

of her past

Yasmine out of

the down

after Yasmine left the orphanage, Bryson’s

the

a Friday night over dinner, Yasmine suddenly said she wanted to

Angel’s Haven Orphanage.

there something you

“I need to see Ava. Now that

stuff back. I just feel like something bad will

them.”

Yasmine had given

stuff?”

and stayed silent. She didn’t remember

had filled in some blanks. She

sternly instructed never to

alone

a fortune. She had given them to Ava

and it had been

had some

the orphanage, the kids seemed surprisingly happy to see

intimidating Yasmine they knew was

she used to tend, the garlic sprouts were

by what looked

but chuckle, “Really turned this place

patch, huh?”

glanced at the nearby lilies, noticing they were

bloom any day.

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

effort.

never step

changed his voice much. It was unmistakably

standing there, watching her.

really have a lot of prejudice

heartless that I wouldn’t feel a

at her, saying

Yasmine shrugged, “Alright, I admit I can be

Stopping 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 scoffed to

yet?” Boyd

mad? Mad

“Me.”

fully toward him, her gaze serious. “Did you

I got taller

eating well and getting plenty of sleep, so growing a

sense.”

nodded, “That’s it, then. You’re doing

been

angry is bad for your health, and I plan on living to a ripe old

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