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“When are you planning to leave?”
“Soon. There’s a project I haven’t wrapped up yet.”
Celeste nodded, “shall I see you off when you leave?”
Kendric hesitated. “By then… you’ll likely be in class.”
“Alright.”
By the time she arrived home, it was almost nine o’clock. She invited
Kendric in to have a cup of hot tea.
“Your ears are red from the cold. It’s tough to hail a taxi on Christmas night. You better call Cade to pick you up.”
Kendric hadn’t worn ear muffs, and the biting wind had turned his ears.
crimson.
Celeste took Kendric’s coat and wiped off snow on it. Then, she used a towel to dry the droplets on the surface.
She turned and found Kendric sitting on the sofa. His posture mirrored that of Eulalie’s, as if he were ready for a coronation.
“You want some coffee?”
Kendric shook his head. “No, thanks, it will disturb my sleep at night.”
“Your insomnia hasn’t improved?”
Kendric seemed unwilling to discuss this topic. He sat in silence, not moving, not speaking.
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“Have you eaten?”
“…no.
Celeste took out the ingredients she had bought and started preparing dinner. Tonight, she planned to make something simple, like roasted beef.
Kendric opened her cabinet.
“What are you looking for?” she asked.
“Wine.”
Celeste recalled his previous drunken state. “No, no alcohol tonight!” she cautioned.
Kendric was brimming with the disappointment of being denied alcohol
“You seem a bit upset? Is it related to work?” Celeste inquired, sensing his subdued mood.
Kendric nodded. In fact, he couldn’t help feeling depressed seeing her enjoy her life so contentedly, the life without him.
Perhaps it was his selfish and possessive nature at work. He longed for her world to revolve around him, her gaze to be fixed solely on him, and her thoughts to be centered on him.
Yet he also knew that Celeste wouldn’t be happy in that case. She would wilted completely. It was a sight Kendric couldn’t bear to witness.
He was genuinely in low spirits, Celeste could feel it, “call Cade. Ask him to pick you up around ten. Then I’ll provide the alcohol. How about that?”
Rendric agreed and dialed Cade’s number.
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Soon, both of them were slightly intoxicated, their cheeks flushed.
Kendric seemed much more drunk. He stared at Celeste, “how about we
play Truth or Dare?”
“Are you serious? That sounds childish.”
“No, it doesn’t.”
Celeste sighed and ignored him.
She stood up and began cleaning the table. Kendric also rose from the sofa to assist. Surprisingly, he walked steadily, without swaying or stumbling.
He gently gripped Celeste’s shoulder and gestured toward the plates on the table. “You play with me, and I’ll help you clean up.”
Then gave her high five. “Deal.”
Celeste lay on the sofa lazily. “So, how should we begin? We don’t have dice
here.‘
Kendric picked up a coin from the table. “Easy, coin toss.”
Celeste had never seen him this playful before. “Oh, man, how old are
you?”
Kendric looked deadly serious as he counted his age on his fingers.
Celeste let out a heavy sigh.
In the first round, Celeste was the one to toss the coin, and Kendric was the one to guess.
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“Heads or tails?”
“Heads.”
“Tails. Wrong guess. So, truth or dare?”
Kendric pondered for a moment. “Dare.”
Celeste chuckled. She leaned over to his ear. “How about this? You just need to imitate me. Agree?”
“Agree!”
Celeste got up from the couch, then took out her phone, placing it on the table with the camera facing them. Then she stood opposite Kendric. “Sing and dance with me!”
“Are you ready, kids? Aye, aye, Captain. I can’t hear you. Aye, aye, Captain! Ohhhh! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!” She sang, mimicking SpongeBob’s hip wiggle.
“Now it’s your turn.”
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“Hey, you said you wanted to play truth or dare, so hurry up,” Celeste giggled.
Kendric tightly closed his eyes and started slowly swaying his hips.
“Ohhhhh! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?”
Celeste burst into laughter. “You’re cracking me up!”
Kendric took out the coin. “Next round!”
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In the next round, it’s turn for Kendric to toss the coin.
“Heads or tails?”
She hesitated for two seconds, “tails?”
Kendric opened his palm. “Heads.”
“Truth or Dare?”
“Truth truth!!”
Kendric smirked, “you sure?”
Celeste nodded.
Kendric smiled. That smile reminded Celeste of their youth. When she had first arrived at Melville family at 18, Kendric was not aloof as he was today. He was like other bog boys who enjoyed playing pranks.
He would suddenly lean in close to Celeste, fix his stunning eyes on her, and say, “Celeste, you like me!”
Every time he did this, she would lower her head and blush, avoiding his gaze. Then he would burst into hearty laughter.
“I pick truth, so what do you wanna ask?”
Kendric didn’t rush to throw out questions. He leaned in closer toward her.
“When will you, once again, fall in love with me?”
A glint of expectation crossed his eyes.
He accepted the fact that they had broken up. What he hoped for now was that he would succeed in gaining her love again.
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He watched her advance ahead in her own career, leaving everything
related to him in the past.
Perhaps in another year or two, no one would remember she was once hist
fiancée, and their names wouldn’t be associated anymo
