Surprisingly, Samantha was the one who hadn’t changed at all. She was still innocent and naive, unaware of the ugliness of the world. Like a flower blooming beautifully in a warm greenhouse where no wind could enter.
“Yes. You haven’t changed at all. You’re still the Jackie I liked.”
Samantha’s voice turned faint, as if she were tracing back old memories.
“Even back then, when Elizabeth used to laugh and call me a rolling cake. No one would even talk to me because they were intimidated by Elizabeth’s influence—but you, Jackie, you treated me like I was normal.”
“Did I?”
“Yeah. That’s when I started liking you, Jackie.”
Samantha smiled softly. The affection in her eyes made Jacqueline feel strangely warm, as if she had buried her face into Colin’s body.
So Jacqueline ended up smiling too.
Reconnecting a bond she thought had been severed was a tiring process, carrying…
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