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LysanderscrutinizedTiffanywithutmostseriousness,respondinginachillinglycalmmanner,“No.”
Tiffanytiltedherhead,hergazeappearingincrediblyclear.HaditnotbeenforLysander’spreviousexperience,shemighthaveactuallybeendeceived.
“Lysa,Imustadmit,I’mhavingtroubleunderstandingwhatyou’resayingtoday.Butifyoudon’tfeellikegoingshopping,<b>that’s</b>totallyfine.Afterall,you’realwayssobusy.”Shethenasked,“Haveyouscen
Joserecently?Itriedcallinghimtoday,buthedidn’tpickup.”
Lynnhadmentionedthatthepatientreceivedthereportintheafternoon.
Lysanderfoundherselfunavoidablylinkingthetwoevents.Sheaskedmeaningfully,“Didyouattendthessreunionthisafternoon<b>?</b>”
“Yeah,”Tiffanyrepliedwithanimmactesmile.“Amalessmate’sbirthdayiingup.I’mnotsurewhatboystypicallylike,soIthoughtofaskingJosetoapanymetobuyagiftformyssmate.I’mnotsureifhereturnedtotheresortafterheleftyesterday.By theway,Lysa,whydidyousuddenlyleavethatday?”
Lysanderrepliedndly,“Ihadsomematters totakecareof
“Oh.”
“AsforMr.Guerra,”shepausedbeforecontinuing.“Ihaven’tseen<b>him</b>.If<b>you’re</b>lookingforhim,itwouldbebesttoreachouttohimonyourown.There’snoneedto<b>ask</b>me.”
Tiffanyblinkedhergeeyes,clearlyshowingdisbelief.Butbeforeshecouldquestionfurther,acarwithitsindicatorlightson<b>drove</b>by.Aftermakingaturn,itcametoastoprightinfrontofthem.
Thiscarlookedincrediblyfamiliar.
Lysanderfellsilent.
Thismanreallyhasimpabletiming
Afterparkingthecar,Josiahwalked overfromthedriver’ssideandheadedstraighttowardLysander.Heextendedhishandtowardherandsaid,“Letmeholdthecatwhileyougetinthecarfirst.”
TheRagdollkittenwasratheraffectionatewithhim,obedientlynestlingintothecrookofhisarm.
Duetothis,Josiahhadonehandfree.HesmoothlydrapeditoverLysander’s shoulder,guidinghertowardthecar.
Withoutthinking,Lysanderrecoiledfromhistouch.However,hisbroad,warmpalmdidn’tactuallymake
soshe
contactwithher;itwasjusthoveringprotectively.Shedidn’tfeelitwashercetosayamake
steeledherself<b>and</b>openedthecardoorinfrontofher,settlingintotheseatonherown.
Uponseeinghersettledinthepassengerseat,Josiahimmediately,withutmostcare,cedthecatbackintoherarmsbeforefinallyclosingthecardoor.
Hisseriesofactionswereexecutedwithsuchfluidityandgrace,asifhehadperformedthemcountlesstimesinhislife.
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Tiffanywatchedthetwowithacoolgaze.Afterholdingbackforsome<b>time</b>,shefinallystartedtofollow.them.“Jose,IwasjustaskingLysaifshehadseenyou.Ididn’texpectyouteoversoquickly.Whenshejokinglysaid shehadn’tseenyou,Ialmostbelieveditwastrue.Jose,isLysaupset<b>about</b><b>you</b>beingincontactwithme?”
Lysander<b>was</b>justsittinginthecar,bucklingherseatbelt,whensheheardthehypocriticalwords.
Withoutturningbackorhaltinghissteps,Josiahonlyspokeinadeepvoicewhenheopenedthecardoor,“Whatdoyou<b>want</b>fromme?”
“Nothingmuch.It’sjustthatthebirthdayofamalessmateof<b>mine</b>iingsoon,andIdon’tknowwhatgifttochoose.”
“Idon’tquiteunderstandthethingsyouragegrouplikes.You’dbetterasksomeoneelse.Ican’thelpyou.”
“Oh…”Tiffanycouldfeelhisindifferenceandsaid withahintofregret,“ButI’vejustreturnedtothecountryanddon’tknowanyoneelsehere.Besidesyou,there’sonlymydad.Your<b>dad</b>ismucholderthanyou,soIreallydon’thaveanyoneelsetoturnto….
Josiahgaveheracoolnce,takinginthecrowdbehindher.“Ithoughtyouhadquiteafewfriends.”
Tiffanyhesitatedforamoment,thenquicklyadded,“They…they’reallgirls.Theydon’tunderstandwhatboyslike.”
Josiahpressedhislipstogethertightly,Tiffany,thenoticetocancelourengagementhasalreadybeensentout.Don’tlookformeinthefuture.”
ThesmileonTiffany’sfacefalteredforamoment.“Jose,doyouthinkI’mimmature?”
“Areyou?”
WhenTiffanydidn’trespond,Josiahwenton,“Trulyimmaturepeoplewouldn’tconstantlysaytheyareso.Thisisn’tgenuineimmaturitybutratherashieldusedtohideone’struethoughts.”
Tiffany’sexpressionfesshesaid,“Jose,weweredoingjustfinebefore,weren’twe?ButafterspendingafewdayswithLysa,yourattitudetowardme<b>has</b><b>be</b><b>so</b>cold.Weagreed,didn’twe?Onpaper,wewouldbeengaged,butinprivate,we’restillsiblings.<b>As</b>siblings,youdon’tneedtotalktomelikethis,right?Or didLysasaysomethingtoyou…”
“Ithas<b>nothing</b>todowithher.WhenIwasdiscussingthecoborationwithyourfather,shewapletelyinthedark.”
Tiffanyclenchedherhandstightly,lookingbothufortableandpitiful.“Isee.Imusthavemisunderstood,then.WhenIcalledyouearlier,you….
Shegraduallytrailedoff,waitingforJosiahtonoticesomethingwasamissandinquirefurther.
Heryoungappearance,akintoalittlesister,couldalsoserveasherweapon.
However,Josiahdidn’tpayanyattentiontowhatTiffanyhadsaid.Asifhehadn’tevennoticedher,hesimplygotintohiscaranddroveoffwithLysander.
Themealtonightwastrulyspectacr.
Asenseof<b>unease</b>inexplicablywelledupwithinLysander.Shewas<b>just</b>abouttosoothehernervesby
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strokingthekitteninherarmswhen<b>the</b>furballbegantotremble,lettingout<b>a</b><b>shrill</b>meow.
Thesoundwasstartlinglyabrupt,hardlysomethingonewouldexpectakittentomake.
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Lysandernoticedthatthe kittenwasfrightenedandimmediatelyheldittightertosootheit.Shesawitsblueeyesgazingoutthecarwindowandinstinctivelyfolloweditsgaze.
Thenextmoment,shefoundherselflockingeyeswithTiffany,whowasstillstandinginthesamespot.
einthecarwouldturnaround,letalhatthispersonwouldbe
Tiffanyhadn’tanticipated<b>that</b>Lysander.
Nheless,sinceitwasLysander,shenolongerfelttheneedtohidehertruefeelings.Thejealousyandresentmentinhereyesburstforthunabashedly.
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Instantly.Lysanderfeltashiverrundownherspine.
Sheturnedaround,continuingtogazeattheroadahead.
Thekitteninherarmscontinuedtomewrestlessly.
Lysanderhelditasifcradlingachild,patientlystrokingitsfur.Onlythendiditcalmdown.Evenso,longershoweditspreviousliveliness,itscriesbing<b>fainter</b>.
Josiahnoticedthekitten’sfear<b>and</b>askedwithconcern,“What’swrongwithit?”
itno
Lysanderabsentmindedlyreplied,“Noworries.It’sprobablyjustscaredbecauseyouweredrivingtoofast.”
Wordsaloneweren’tproof.Shehadnoevidenceatthemoment,soshecertainlycouldn’tjudgeTiffany’scharacterbasedonthekitten’sbehavior.
AsforthewordsJosiah<b>had</b>previouslyspokenabouttrustingher….
Lysandercaressedthebackofthekitten,erasingthismemoryfromhermind.
Suchwordswereworthlessandonlymeantanythingiftheonebeingspokentorememberedthem.
She hadbeenburnedonce,soshewouldn’tmakethesamemistakeagain.
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