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Hearing this, Yvette''s eyes turned red. "Mom, don''t say that. Xavier won''t abandon me. He will definitely save me." Even if Xavier didn''t, Selena wouldn''t forsake her. She touched her belly, thinking at least she had to try for the sake of her unborn child. All the peace of the evening was shattered when Selena had just brought over some soup. Yvette had barely taken a couple of sips when the police came to take her away. "What are you doing!" Selena yelled, clutching Yvette''s arm. Yvette couldn''t believe this was happening; she was taken to the police car. Furious, Selena was at the hospital entrance making calls to Xavier and then to Matthew.
At Aurelith University, Yasmine had just packed up her things to leave work, when unexpectedly she ran into Yonas at the door. She was about to dodge him when she heard Lucy''s voice. Yasmine! Don''t go. Come with us to the Luminara Festival!" <the luminara="" festival?=""> Yasmine suddenly remembered the heated discussions on the school forum starting that afternoon. The festival was to be held in an old town street in Soucrity. Yet, she nced at Yonas a few more times.</the>
Without waiting for her response, Lucy pulled her into the car. "Yasmine,e with me! There''ll be so many beautiful flowernterns."
Yasmine couldn''t refuse Lucy, so she sat in the back seat with her, while Chuck drove and Yonas sat in the Chuck didn''t seem too pleased with the arrangement, constantly turning his head to look at Lucy. passenger seat.
Before long, they reached the ancient town''s streets, which were already bustling with people, many dressed in traditional costumes. The entire street was decorated with colorful lights for the Luminara Festival. Lucy and Chuck, perhaps on purpose, held hands and tried to lose Yasmine and Yonas amidst the crowd. Soon, the four of them were swept apart by the throng.
Lucy nced around anxiously, calling out, "Yasmine..." But her voice was swallowed by the sheer number of people in the street, and no one answered.
Just as she wanted to call Yasmine again, Chuck stopped her, "Don''t call her."
"Why?" Lucy was puzzled.
Chuck gently ruffled her hair and said with a grin, "Let''s give them some alone time, okay? Why else do you think Yonas was so eager toe to the Luminara Festival today? And don''t forget, you''re here to hang out with me. I''ve got a ce to take you." With that, he grabbed Lucy''s hand and led her away.
In the crowd, Yasmine stood alone, looking around desperately. She didn''t see Lucy or Chuck anywhere. Lowering her eyes, she noticed she was surrounded by couples walking hand in hand, making her feel even more isted.
As soon as she turned around, arge hand grabbed her wrist. Instinctively, she looked over and saw Yonas. "Wh-what are you doing?" She turned her head with a bit of difort, trying to withdraw her hand from his warm grip, but it felt like a solid shackle tightly sping her wrist.
Yonas held her tightly in his arms, shielding her from the bustling crowd and vendors who could identally bump into her at any moment. "Yasmine, this is for you," Yonas suddenly ced a flowerntern in her palm, its lotus shape glowing with a pink light. Yasmine''s heart raced; he must have gone to buy the flowerntern earlier. Why did he buy it for her?
her
Her cheeks flushed red, and with so many people around, she couldn''t just walk away. She let him lead her absentmindedly, gaze fixed on the flowerntern in her right hand. She noticed the words written on the petals, wishing Yasmine eternal peace.
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She looked up at Yonas, who was sitting in front and holding her hand. After all this time, they held hands again. She couldn''t tell if there was more bitterness in her heart, and by nature, Yasmine would have shaken off his hand without hesitation, but this time, inexplicably, she remained silent. For the first time, she wanted to follow her true feelings and indulge herself a bit. She undeniably liked Yonas and hoped he woulde to her, holding her hand like this. His tall figure kept shifting left and right, shielding her from passersby, protecting her.
Finally, they reached the riverside, where most people would eventually end up with their loved ones to release the flowernterns. Yasmine found herself pushed to the riverbank, feeling a bit at a loss, with Yonas closely guarding her. She noticed that pairs were holdingnterns with two names and good wishes written on them, whereas her ownntern only bore her
name.
"Wait for me a moment!" Yasmine suddenly said, turning away from the river.
Yonas watched her in confusion, immediately trying to follow, but Yasmine stopped him, "You wait here. It''s so crowded, and we barely found a spot by the edge."
"Alright." Yonas watched as she walked away, ncing down at the flowerntern she''d tucked into his arms.
The lights flickered along the riverbank, willow branches drooped down, and amidst the lively crowd and smoky air, couples beside them released their flowernterns into the river, holding each other close. "Here. A gentle voice spoke from behind, and as Yonas turned, there was Yasmine standing right behind him, "Take it."
Yonas reached out to take what she was offering-a flowerntern with his name written on it. Warmth spread through his heart as he stood beside Yasmine at the riverbank. Together, they set bothnterns onto the water, watching them float away side by side. On Yasmine''s flowerntern was written, "May Yasmine be forever safe." On Yonas''s flowerntern, it read, "May Yonas be forever happy." The two flowernterns floated side by side, drifting further into the distance, as if they were always meant to be one. Across the river, Chuck and Lucy together ced a flowerntern into the water. As Lucy watched it drift away, she couldn''t help but sp her hands together to make another wish.
Once the flowerntern disappeared from sight, Yasmine stood up again. Yonas pointed towards the pavilion and said, "We''ll be able to see the fireworks from thereter." Yasmine was surprised he remembered such a thing.
As they walked into the pavilion, the sky had turnedpletely dark. The vibrant scenery along the river illuminated the time, reflecting off the water, and adding some color to what was once a monotonous silver ripple. As they stood in the pavilion, when the clock struck nine, fireworks exploded in the sky with a loud bang, each one like a p of thunder expanding across the horizon.
Yasmine covered her ears, excited. She suddenly recalled the night on the hillside when fireworks were set off for her by Yonas. She nced sideways at Yonas, who was intently watching the fireworks, oblivious to her thoughts. Clearly, Yasmine also had worries on her mind.
Yvette was sent to prison, and once more, Selena found Helen. Inside the mental hospital, Helen looked at Selena with a nk expression, still deeply hurt inside.
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Hearing this, Yvette''s eyes turned red. "Mom, don''t say that. Xavier won''t abandon me. He will definitely save me." Even if Xavier didn''t, Selena wouldn''t forsake her. She touched her belly, thinking at least she had to try for the sake of her unborn child.
All the peace of the evening was shattered when Selena had just brought over some soup. Yvette had barely taken a couple of sips when the police came to take her away. "What are you doing!" Selena yelled, clutching Yvette''s arm.
Yvette couldn''t believe this was happening; she was taken to the police car. Furious, Selena was at the hospital entrance making calls to Xavier and then to Matthew.
At Aurelith University, Yasmine had just packed up her things to leave work, when unexpectedly she ran into Yonas at the door. She was about to dodge him when she heard Lucy''s voice. Yasmine! Don''t go. Come with us to the Luminara Festival!" <the luminara="" festival?=""> Yasmine suddenly remembered the heated discussions on the school forum starting that afternoon. The festival was to be held in an old town street in Soucrity. Yet, she nced at Yonas a few more times.</the>
Without waiting for her response, Lucy pulled her into the car. "Yasmine,e with me! There''ll be so many beautiful flowernterns."
Yasmine couldn''t refuse Lucy, so she sat in the back seat with her, while Chuck drove and Yonas sat in the Chuck didn''t seem too pleased with the arrangement, constantly turning his head to look at Lucy. passenger seat.
Before long, they reached the ancient town''s streets, which were already bustling with people, many dressed in traditional costumes. The entire street was decorated with colorful lights for the Luminara Festival. Lucy and Chuck, perhaps on purpose, held hands and tried to lose Yasmine and Yonas amidst the crowd. Soon, the four of them were swept apart by the throng.
Lucy nced around anxiously, calling out, "Yasmine..." But her voice was swallowed by the sheer number of people in the street, and no one answered.
Just as she wanted to call Yasmine again, Chuck stopped her, "Don''t call her."
"Why?" Lucy was puzzled.
Chuck gently ruffled her hair and