Its Been A While

"Hmm, who peeled this?" Lawrence asked, nodding to a piece of long fruit skin in the trash can next to the nightstand. He was impressed by the handiwork.

"Surely not with your clumsy hands, that's for sure," Lawrence muttered.

When Lina was young, Lawrence always sliced up apples in the shape of rabbit ears for her. She tried to learn, but the rabbit ears were brutally sliced. Needless to say, they both stopped liking apples afterward.

"Kade did it," Lina said.

"Kade?" Lawrence echoed.

"M-my nickname for him," Lina stammered out.

Lina didn't mean the slip of her tongue, but the dream of her first life was far too long. It felt like she was reliving those moments all over again. 

"Sounds like a rip off of Spade cards," Lawrence snorted. "I expected more creativity."