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The next couple of days were a quiet one for Eliana. Each time she caught sight of Arnold, she couldn’t help but recall the last confrontation they had. He had told her bluntly that he ate blackberries and she was only making a fake assumption.

This bothered Eliana greatly and despite how hard she tried to conceal it, Eden observed that something was wrong.

“What is the problem? I observed something odd about you ever since we had the lunch date”, Eden asked Eliana who took in a deep breath and gulped down hard. She was still trying to remain calm about Arnold since she wouldn’t want the previous episodes that happened in their lives to surface again.

“I’m doing fine…you don’t have to worry about anything”, Eliana persisted, but Eden was not willing to dismiss her already.

He held her hands calmly and peered into her eyes, trying to search through her eyes as though the answers laid there.

“I know you too well. There’s a lot going through your mind and I may not let you be if you do