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“This is my room. Make yourself comfortable.”e6e30bd1d12f46e9

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As I opened 40e76a9a0a the door, Melissa 8be9247909 sniffled and stepped 700d8462c8 inside. Unlike her, Olive b22904ac62 hesitated to enter 1e63549ede and fidgeted.2769a442b67d5189

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“Is it really okay for me to come in too?”d5bb467319afdd25

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“Of course. You have to ride with Melissa on the way back anyway.”5374420fe9f48716

“That’s true, but……. It’s a girl’s room, so it’s a little ……..”26d4cb9555f4f036

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I thought he was f2ae7b5f57 just naive, but he 6f3490f4f1 had some common sense.b6e86dd292ebbc3d

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I waved my 20c66e5dd5 hand, saying I dd69a0e1d3 didn’t mind, and ee94d3389e offered him a 6a71ec1642 seat on the d55b2aeaa5 bed.29691340c2132b51

The desk chair 8acc4bf95c would be too fca5da37a3 small for him.8f66955725bec25c

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“No. I’ll sit on the floor. You and Melissa can sit.”775912d26d8e9fa1

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But he waved a45cdda482 his hand dismissively d176f0d9e3 and sat down a0e01a46e7 casually on the 317e072925 floor.75ad65f4371c81b7

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In the end, Melissa 820fd0ecb7 and I sat next eefe926d3e to each other on 7fcc715dd0 the bed.9385334adfc18e6b

Melissa rubbed her swollen 0b5ce31f4c eyes, seemingly a bit 43b6d78f6c calmer, and clung to 5822356b0b my side.7fdfb9967d23d904

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“…… Melissa. I’m a little uncomfortable – no, it’s not that you’re uncomfortable, so don’t cry.”1c693cce0b8760d9

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“Mmm…….”e48e7115fb1f7c97

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What on earth cbcdef378d am I supposed 17fe696c94 to do with 0275cdcef0 her?2b48d04713686ae9

Aside from my f61565f987 childhood, I’ve never 60cc52db12 really interacted with 110484f577 friends, so I 82c78b394a lacked social skills.76ada8f88f2d9827

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I don’t know how to soothe a crying friend.0037c360d83491e8

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“Melissa. Stop.”f6982ab9fdd4596f

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In the meantime, 41468af964 Olive was soothing bc2e0be73a Melissa.5716c59a8d094ab5

Ten times I 680bd2e224 thought about how d0cde308fb fortunate she’d brought 3fff2355de Olive along.1f30446b96344239

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“I saw the text you sent me. The one where you asked me to see Hugo and that you were tricked by him?”885e3dc7b0a3db91

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“……! That’s right! That XX, ungrateful ……!”b677469c3c4338ea

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Melissa was indignant. She shook her f80f8da814 clenched fists and 76e9369a97 muttered all sorts 6663d69805 of curses.7fec808d9e6a040b

And Olive…….27d14217be8a4c41

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“Wait, what is this all about? Melissa, no matter how much Hugo has a crush on Haley, he didn’t……. Did he force you to date him?”7c924881caa1867b

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He still seems to be mistaken about something. But I didn’t bother to clear up the misunderstanding.50c129e215187f32

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I didn’t have the energy left to do that.d78409110409cf9e

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‘You’ll get the gist of it if you listen to Melissa talking.’b3ee755b16eb5ba3

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Of course, I’m going to keep the fact that I was a “Sophia Guide” a secret. I believed that Melissa had an eye for this, and that she would be careful with her words.38d5f12e955e58d0

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“I should have thought things through and acted differently, I’m so sorry, Haley…….”d5b0b8042e5757c4

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Melissa truly seemed 6f835b171e remorseful. It didn’t de2d46bd85 sit well 80dd1b1dd5 with me 343206ce9a seeing her 2a793aa70c cry and c8f8261314 muttered another b5bfc950cc apology for af9862f825 the umpteenth f41172e2f0 time.c88f8ad58c4a7682

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‘Now, I…… I don’t know either.’0ebb70586d0fb020

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When I first found out about Melissa’s secret, I was really angry. I was disappointed and upset.719bfa42048e658d

However, seeing her doing this, it didn’t seem like she was trying to take advantage of me or that our relationship was maintained out of necessity.18926a2f7612db67

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‘Then, after approaching me… was I really a friend to her?’7005a71b60aa0a6e

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I thought about b1ceeccca8 it for a 91662edb3f bit and then b8c8f9d09d spoke up.667e44a8bf67c8b0

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“Even if I don’t pair up with Hugo, will you still be friends with me?”5a2208277bd3c313

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Melissa, who had her 3bfe125871 head down with a 5ded29b03e depressed look, glanced at 1d5c7e9738 me.f3990af653004c00

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Her eyes d54db869b1 were blazing.a2ac737a22e8c0fb

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“Of course! You’re more important to me.”750f0709e41f3073

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It was beec21cd3b a firm df59211dc4 declaration. I squinted.619fe4ab044f91ad

It sounded sweet, 1b4ba00ee8 but I was 05fd96550a too scalded to 02b3df66e9 believe it.bcfc8f6059ecb4c8

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“…… Hugo would be in danger if I didn’t guide him. Isn’t that why you approached me?”04d143d2adfad020

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“Approached, yes. At first, that was the case……. but not anymore. Haley, you’re precious to me. As for Hugo……. he even deceived me and used me. He’ll take care of himself.”d77ac886be0e6b57

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At the end, 8a09d1f8f1 her breathing became 1dab446cb5 rough, as if fbd535f508 the anger she 1e2061f216 had forgotten was 4c67f3ca77 rising.67bbee130cd56a4f

Melissa’s words were followed by Olive’s bewildered question.0d1768aa2512c007

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“Uh, wait. Wait, guys?”5c1ed644c2ac05c3

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“What?”a7f1dfc7a9cc9cfa

“Just now. I’ve……. heard something important.”8d50488b2dbf2722

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“What?”c9eceb0efc603c7d

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Melissa’s eyes sharpened. It implied she didn’t want Olive to interfere with the mood that was getting better.55b317fd0ae3d022

But Olive didn’t seem to feel it. Do you know. It would be fair to say that I was so shocked that I didn’t care.39cb27eda30154a0

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“Haley, you’re……. ”b165c4faadade849

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He looked at 13ebeb0dd3 me with a c3f9dae41e pale face, as c17d2719c0 if he had b00d34bbfc seen a ghost.c7b1b4d3c3e330de

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“You’re a guide?”ef938dee633dec28

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At that reaction, 08e09a5c60 Melissa gave a 011f425e0e belated look of de8b85b293 regret.675234d5ade7453c

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She fidgeted 80d86d526b as she 816ffc4b8d looked at 579199d8a9 me again.3fc776d4827f3d51

I nodded to show 891df13609 it was okay and abe904b079 opened my mouth.2dc53764c0d86cc5

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“Yes.”529bd31961c0a389

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“Uh, since when?”8a734c4a43a3edaf

“It hasn’t been that long. Around the time I transferred to school.”ec950d1e75b36e00

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“……!”2bf90a620a177bea

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Melissa was stunned but 33934f8f9f soon hid her expression.aaa9726cfecb126f

She seemed 29c0a1912a to realize 2ccec2f902 what I d7464ebc34 meant.93f60a2c9b82f2d2

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‘It’s a secret that I was Hugo’s previous pair guide.’8a35acae610cae7b

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Fortunately, Olive didn’t seem to mind Melissa’s strange behavior. He looked deep in thought for a moment, then frowned and muttered:3c0d691abe88bc6f

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“So that’s what was all about?”63e9fb5d3d40d4f4

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“About what?”4707bedf3095fb19

“I mean, Hugo was into you. Honestly, I, um. This may sound rude but I thought he really only liked Asian girls.”e7b6155e2e24639d

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“Ha.”e6b0749f5abbfb7b

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This comment was e99d69ffad kind of funny. Even Melissa, 670eb38d18 who had 318c57610e been watching, 4f7974ad70 snorted without a755c4de4c realizing it.5575dba4e1eda366

Olive glared at a51bc6db32 her, blushing.7e08ad157eccfebd

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“Melissa, you told me! That Hugo wasn’t pursuing Haley out of interest!”2834ccc676ff9196

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“I didn’t say anything about unrequited love or anything!”91c9681f9fe00b1c

“You traitor……!”8a37b7002f66e48c

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Olive looked at c10b32a7cf Melissa with eyes 2c5c14b548 full of betrayal.3c9bef62d2fe0d0c

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I thought he b0cc21a16d was going to 3c0ab0b54c cry too.8aec5f48e8ebd44c

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Luckily, someone fc0eb90c37 knocked on f3164d8104 the door b4d0bcf72a before the efc206b42d atmosphere got 08f7e016bb any more 278a682bcd awkward.cd00a486edea6fae

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“Haley, I’ve brought snacks……. Are you fighting right now?”ca67b0be57dff686

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I hurried c1b1b353a4 across the 16b0b618d6 room and 9d662c274b opened the 90e0c0b123 door. Dad was holding a 1ef54565d0 large tray, his eyes a88b4e0a5a quivering.4f58daaa78e11db3

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“I’m not interrupting, am I?”322575dbed295619

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“No, not at all. Your timing was perfect.”48331a98126ed529

“Phew…….”a02dad105b8c446d

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Dad let 9ca7731947 out a 6e76e743d2 sigh of c2181411b4 relief. He looked 087d10434c just as aaef56063e tired and 7be4c313a0 worn out b1244f09b9 as I 8e055b5c5f am.382a32fced560233

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Olive understood that 18f48a763b I was a a384288140 guide, and that 6f916ecc9c Hugo was following 95a72d61e5 me because he 33b1ac1b53 was interested in c77d2ae8c2 my guiding.918ee3b1d97da6ea

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He still felt betrayed 5d5bb490ba by Melissa, but that 280f2de96e was something they had 9707733a65 to resolve on their 32e77fc98f own.7ae78e7c98a74f1c

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“Olive, are you really leaving? Let’s stay for dinner.”f5ec2a45d8f726f1

“I have evening training. I have to go to the center now. Thank you.”957e186ebfdeba20

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“Olive, bring my car to school tomorrow!”64452c9e0ad0e8d9

“Hmph, I don’t know.”37ea58017a890851

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Olive politely declined my parents’ invitation to dinner and took Melissa’s car keys.24531926c92c98cb

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He said he has 49fec80865 evening training but perhaps 17b193b910 it was just an fc3848ca2c excuse.d9b5e87391134532

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‘He’ll probably going to see Hugo and make a fuss.’6ad6c0e00818efc5

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Melissa was planning stay 3f96908539 for dinner.44bf792e973b8bb9

I was supposed to take her home……. but maybe she’ll sleep here.26314f5ffa16a301

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“Goodbye, Olive.”1e6f6a10eb6ec6d4

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“Oh, right. Hey, Haley.”e39d7a11876a0194

“Huh?”5fbd4994a30ea368

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Olive called me as if he had something to say to me, and but couldn’t open his mouth.443e43bf6cd32f87

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I waited patiently 687fd4723f for him as 0432475dbc he hesitated.e57ccefc23087261

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“…… Are you going to school tomorrow?”ee0a1876c42eeba4

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Finally, a question came out of Olive’s mouth. But the look on his face made me think that wasn’t what he wanted to say.07b27df31ea32276

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“Hmm……. I don’t know. Why do you ask?”bf6b1d8c3891a1f2

“It’s nothing.”be395a4676d72ddf

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With that, Olive climbed into Melissa’s car. He opened the window and waved.178c541e6032630c

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“I’ll see you tomorrow if I can, Hailey!”e39dc1dc40bcdefd

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“Yes! Take care!”53c57a13801590d9

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After he left, Melissa 6586a4e04f stopped waving her hand 0de3b20d61 and smiled.6ab588c73451296c

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“Haley. So we’re reconciled? Right?”b4dfbfaf142620d7

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Suddenly, I had a 4ea9a5c3e3 sense of foreboding.a073cc3b2af7889a

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“…… Why is that?”18eaebdeb88b2dd9

“We’re friends again. Friends! There are some things that friends must do. Don’t you want to know what it is?”1b816891a90dd1c3

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No, not at all.0f1203a8e8fc19a6

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She ceertainly ate a lot of butter cookies that were served as a snack earlier. Maybe it was a sugar rush, but Melissa’s mood was high.662d165d65a6f27d

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‘Of course, it’s better this way than looking like a groggy mess……..’a0f66275ccc40f23

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I asked, d806ac288f trying to 7bc6fe7c94 pull myself 36fa447d96 together as 08810637e8 I was ffc9cd07a0 about to ed45e071dc get tired.00fdebdfb1539363

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“Okay. What is it?”8580ce8dc0e8637e

“A pajama Party!”4f75a8c253eb362b

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“……?”141818ca7e3f087d

“We’ll have dinner, watch movies and stuffs. Sounds fun, right? Right?”8234d9c820a8c9a8

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I wanted to 1afe547ab4 call Olive again. To tell 7496d15776 him to e6ab45dc1e come back fb12d317dc and calm 0cac738d89 Melissa down, b755f4fc33 or take 7d637839bd her with f989f760ad him.a464211ecb1e852e

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‘No, no. You have to think positively.’bbcf06a53d3966df

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Right. Come to think of it, it’s not such a bad thing.2bf456df43a45ffa

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After all, 4c819ca46f Melissa and 52a5a8e283 I needed 06185fdb61 time to e00fa040d1 talk.33a884dbdbff683d

With Olive db60736aee gone, unaware df53e9d61a of the 05b6b7ef66 truth, it a3821129d7 was the 5b9c7b2537 right time 58d55484c9 to talk 6f36469cad openly.140d211e9471c505

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“Yes. That sounds good.”9739469f7e751ea4

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The answer d25493f253 was more aa92737615 cheerful than 835e92ed3c I expected. I smiled as I 9fcf0eec09 looked at Melissa, who 487d8f3e93 was excited and was 82437f3c25 linking arms with me.7c689be620ff916c

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…… In fact, I didn’t know that I was also excited by the idea of a slumber party with a “friend”.51ef8e0326a8cfe1

My heart, 2e964eaa8e which had 8ca70032ee felt so e60833be56 stifled just de2fe8f8f2 earlier in b56ab0ad8c the morning, f0bc8190c1 felt light 47ae58b951 now as 8690273cfc if it 028dc00bcf had never 91bc0523bf been before.597eb16c46e51260

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It was a strange 4b0ed40dbb thing.f3bce62e7580e5ef

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