"He's just a jerk. You wouldn't expect to meet a decent person at a bar." Pearl chuckled. Why would Esther think otherwise?

"Alright, so I met a jerk at the bar, but we ended up having a good conversation. Then I fell asleep, and I think he put his coat over me. When I woke up, James was there. He pulled me outside and demanded to know whose coat it was."

"Seems pretty straightforward," Pearl remarked, her expression softening. "What happened next?"

"I didn't tell him, and he got angry. Then he tried to cheer me up, like how he used to do, but..." Esther's expression soured as she remembered Sabrina. "Then that woman showed up, and he turned cold again."

Pearl touched her head with a smile. "You're good at summarizing, but can't you see?"

Esther shook her head, feeling disheartened. "I know he likes her, so he ignored me when he saw her."

distraught. Had Esther

he must have had other reasons

had reasons, he would have told me. Why keep it a

shook her head. "I don't know, but it's probably not as simple as you think, at least not like what

a long time ago. Why would he keep her hanging, letting

didn't seem like that kind of person. That

should I do? Keep going to see him?" Esther asked,

stop going to

order you around? Find something else to distract yourself.

also because she had her own plans. James had been leading Esther in circles for too

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