It was early in the morning.


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    But it couldn''t be said that the capital of Pnd was about to wake up. Many people were already in school or at work, fulfilling their duties.


    Meredith had woken up around six a.m. She couldn''t sleep for more, even if she wanted to, so she slowly went through her morning routine.


    She also couldn''t stop thinking about her conversation with Loe Loe and her fears. Confident that she was a burden to anyone around her, Meredith walked around her room with heavy shoulders.


    ''Jake should soon visit me… I can''t trouble him more,'' Meredith thought, ''Loe Loe said he must be ming himself for yesterday, but I''m truly at fault! If I had been more confident in myself and spent time with him as my real self, he would have easily understood me! I… I also tasered him and was angry at Triple M, so I should have shown him it was our mutual decision!


    Ah, I made so many mistakes yesterday! I''m older! I should take care of him!''


    Thanks to Loe Loe and her experience with the opposite gender, Meredith had a clearer picture of what had happened yesterday between her and Jake.


    She often rebuked herself for not showing Jake what truly worried her heart.


    In a nutshell, Meredith was sure she and Jake had gone overboard against Triple M. These two zapped him too many times, but Meredith also felt like doing it.


    Her assertive self acted upon her feelings, after all.


    Meredith didn''t think she was a saint but didn''t want to be a bad person!


    Everything boiled down to her not being herself and attracting too many problems.


    Loe Loe exined that those weren''t her fault, tried to see through Jake''s perspective, and more. She did as much as she could through the phone.


    Therefore, Meredith stood by the door and peeked through the peephole, searching for Jake.


    Her romantic side thought he''d be here before birds would sing.


    She couldn''t catch sight of him, so her rational selfughed at the romantic side.


    That was when Meredith spotted Jake on her floor. He knocked on the door, but someone else shouted, drawing his attention.


    Jake turned around, staring at the woman pulling herself toward him. She was all red and had dry streaks on her face, signs of tears. She soon entered Jake''s reach and pped him!


    Meredith''s heart jumped to her throat.


    She wanted to spring the door open and shout at the woman.


    The woman''s words however froze her.


    "How could you beat him?! I thought you were friends!" Dani screamed at Jake. She couldn''t find better words to convey her feelings because English wasn''t her firstnguage. "Justin cried… apologized to me… and ran away to a doctor! He told me we wouldn''t y together for a while! I don''t care about that!


    I told him not to do anything stupid! But he really wanted to spend time with me! But… I never would think his best friend would hurt him!"


    The p stung Jake''s cheek.


    He stood still, stunned.


    His heart bled, but the past events clouded his feelings like a curse.


    He sneered, "At least he will have fun in Europe''s server and tell you many stories."


    Dani raised her hand. She was utterly disgusted by Jake''s attitude.


    Before she could p Jake''s cheek for the second time, the door beside them opened in a swing, and a blonde-haired woman stepped out.


    She pped Jake''s cheek so much that he fell onto his rear.


    It wasn''t the strength behind her p that toppled Jake backward but the person behind it.


    He stared at Meredith.


    His widened eyes rocked. He couldn''t believe what had just transpired.


    Meredith turned toward Dani and apologized on Jake''s behalf. "I don''t know Jake for too long, but I can tell that he''s not that sort of a person. A lot happened yesterday, and it must be my fault. Please pass that on to Justin and tell him I will fix his attitude."


    Dani took out her phone and passed it to Meredith. "Can you write it down? I''m not so good at English yet."


    "Of course," Meredith nodded. "I''ll also give you my social media."


    "Sure!" Dani brightly smiled.


    Though she despised Jake for his actions, Justin spoke much about Jake and their friendship. He was in good hands.


    Meredith bid farewell to Dani, sending her away with a gentle smile. Her countenance took a one-eighty shift when her eyesnded on Jake.


    It wasn''t the assertive self staring at Jake.


    It was a demon woman.


    "Get in," she said.


    Confused and lost, Jake pulled himself up and entered her room. Meredith stared at him before he entered her bedroom, and she locked the door.


    Jake turned around and fixed his eyes on hers.


    He didn''t know, but he was scared of her right now. It was a feeling he''d never felt before, confusing him so much that he appeared like a lost foreigner.


    Ignoring him standing still like that, Meredith sat like a boss. She sat with her legs crossed, one resting on her thigh. She was at the table and drank tea to wet her lips before the imminent, long talk.


    She asked, "What happened between you two? You wouldn''t beat your friend just because he asked to change your team''s choice, am I right?"


    "…yeah." Jake nodded like a good boy.


    "Yeah? That''s all you want to tell me? Or is it because of ''yeah'' that you punched Justin? I think I said it a few times during our date, so why haven''t you pummeled me yet?" Meredith asked. ''Ah, in those times, I''m d I got my confident self! Fighting friends is so immature and stupid!


    I must know what exactly happened! I wouldn''t fall for a bully or a bad person! I hate those!


    Jake looked down.


    It wasn''t exactly the choice of continent to connect that turned him back to his roots. He decided to be more selfish for his own happiness because others were trying to butt into his happiness. It wasn''t a problem when he was alone since he could turn back or fight for himself, but it was so much different now.


    He was doing it for Meredith, too.


    "I did that for us!" Jake shouted as he thought this far.