"Your friend?" Having understood the boy’s intention toward Ying Er, Garen turned to her and asked.
"Yeah, he’s a classmate." Ying Er smiled at Garen apologetically, not wanting him to misunderstand.
Nesari did, however. He shot Garen a look steeping in jealousy. "And this is?"
Garen glanced at him. "So I heard you’re Ying Er’s friend? I don’t think friends of opposite sex should sit too close to each other, don’t you think so?" He subtly switched his gaze into a darker undertone, slowly piling a veil of intimidation onto the boy.
Nesari shuddered uncontrollably. His face paled abruptly and moved beyond paleness into shades of emerald. Struggling to speak, he find himself making creaky sounds, but no words came out, causing him to go into panic mode as his tears and snot dripped wildly. It was embarrassing to say the least.
1. Used to be known as Collin. I decided to change the name to fit the character’s gender. Will be known as Corinne hereafter and future chapters.
2. Terminal lucidity. A moment of mental clarity shortly before death.