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,

the orphanage seemed to

her past that she never

out of

the down payment on a

over two months after

deal for the time and

dinner, Yasmine suddenly said

Angel’s Haven Orphanage.

was taken aback. “Is there something you need to

“I need to see Ava. Now that

just feel like something bad will happen if

them.”

given Ava her

stuff?”

off her chair and

her past. Bryson had filled in some blanks.

was sternly instructed never to take

let alone

a fortune. She had given

with family troubles, and it

Now that she had some money, it

kids seemed surprisingly

they knew was

she used to tend,

by what looked

help but chuckle, “Really

patch, huh?”

the nearby lilies, noticing they were flourishing, buds

bloom any day.

considering they were for Serana, and it made sense

effort.

you’d never step foot

hadn’t changed his voice much. It was

standing there,

have a lot of prejudice against me,

wouldn’t feel a

looked at

admit I can be

was

He saw right

with her blunt honesty.

a side trip…

yet?” Boyd

mad? Mad

“Me.”

fully toward him, her

I got taller after just a couple of

getting plenty

sense.”

doing well

months? I’ve been carefree on the outside, living

and I plan on living

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