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192 First Thursday

The next Thursday rolled in… 1

[Somewhere in the world…]

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Renren rested his body on the reclining hospital bed. His other hand rested on his stomach, revealing the IV injected into the back of his hand. His eyes remained on the book he was reading

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this time, it was a book of study about rodents.

“Renren, how are you in there?” Ray’s voice was heard in the room, but when Renren turned, his eyes landed on the laptop on the bedside table. “Did you miss me already?”

“No.”

Ray frowned. “Why is that?”

“Because I didn’t.”

Ray’s frown deepened, looking at his cousin with indignation. Even though Renren was thousands of miles away, he was still able to hurt Ray’s feelings.

“Heartless!” Ray expressed in dismay. “Why call me now if you don’t miss me?”

“Thursdays. It’s Thursday in there.”

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“Thursdays?” Ray scrunched up his nose. “Renren, didn’t you say you already bid farewell to Thursday Geezer?”

Renren raised a brow. “I want to make it a tradition. I might not be physically there, but my heart still wants to go.”

“You mean since you can’t physically come on Thursday, you want to at least torment me just like what you do every Thursday?”

Renren nodded.

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“Huhuhu!” Ray wept and buried his face in his palms. “Why? What did I do to you?!”

Renren smiled and watched Ray dramatically lament from the screen. Since Ray would be lamenting for a good five minutes, Renren looked away. He shifted his eyes to the window with a bit of a smile.

‘I called him because I feel sad,‘ he thought. And I want to change my mind.‘

This was the first Thursday Renren and Penny wouldn’t meet. Thinking how many more Thursdays they would miss, Renren felt a little depressed about it. It was probably for that reason he had been more sick the moment he left the country.

“Ray,” he called, putting a stop to Ray’s continuous drama. “Hung up now.”

Ray’s twisted face squeezed even more. “Cousin, you better get better and get strong! Once you do, I’ll introduce you to my coach so he can train you how to fight! When you’re healthy and can fight, I’ll beat you!”

Renren looked back at the lanton and chuckled heinlecely watching Rav end the call with

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heavy heart.

“I wanted to tell him to check if she even came to our meeting place, but never mind,” he told himself, setting his eyes back on the window. “He might pursue her, considering he’s bordering on being a pervert pursuing a young girl.” 4

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[Bennet Mansion]

“I’ll be back, Butler Jen~”

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Butler Jen’s mouth parted, but he could only watch Penny rush outside the mansion, just like every Thursday. He pressed his lips into a thin.

“Didn’t she say

she didn’t need to go every Thursday last week?” Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

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Penny hastened her pace, knowing that

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his face. However, just when she crossed then would be waiting with that gloomy look on

“Oh…” her lips were left partially open. “Right.”

her steps halted.

With all the school activities and strict study sessions all day, Penny’s mind was so preoccupied that Renren’s departure slipped from her mind. Her lips curved down, sighing. However, instead of going back, she dragged her feet to their usual meeting place.

Looking at the empty street, another deep sigh escaped her.

“I didn’t realize it, but that kid grew on me,” she muttered.

Penny sat down on the pavement

Tiana.

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the same spot where she first met Renren, Chunchun, and

“To be fair, he’s my first friend… in this life and probably the only friend of the old Penny,” came out a whisper, feeling a little bitter and at the same time satisfied. “I’m glad he chose to be treated.”

Her lips curled up into a subtle smile. She didn’t think much of it when Renren told her he would be staying abroad for treatment. But now that Thursday rolled in and, like a fool, Penny rushed to meet him, she finally processed that her first friend left the country. (2)

“Chunchun.” Penny took out Chunchun from the pet carrier and placed it on her lap. “You should live a long life too, you know? That guy would be sad if he came back and you’re no longer with

me.”

Her smile cracked a little before she shook her head. “No bad thoughts, no bad thoughts!”

All people had the same beginning and the same end. However, Penny didn’t want to think of her pets ending at this moment. She didn’t want to find herself crying her eyes out just because the thought of her pets dying scared her.

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Thus, before her mind could go wild, Penny took the pet carrier and carried Chunchun in her arms. Good thing she only brought Chunchun today.

Just as Penny rose to her feet and dusted off her clothes, she caught a figure walking from the corner of her eyes. He looked young around Atlas or Hugo’s age. Penny didn’t think much of it

and walked back home.

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Penny walked on the other side of the street while the other guy walked on the other side, opposite her direction. She didn’t think more of him as he was nothing but a stranger until he stopped and looked in her direction.

“Hey.”

Her steps halted and turned to the stranger. ‘Is he calling me?‘

“Yes, you!

Her brows rose, eyes squinting, trying to remember where she saw him. “Do I know him?” she mumbled to herself.

“Nice to see you, Penny.” O

“Huh?” All the alarm bells in her mind rang, watching the teenage boy smirk. He then resumed his steps, waving at her without looking back. (5)

“What was… who is that?” Penny scrunched up her nose in dismay. Before she could even feel scared that she might get kidnapped, she remembered one thing.

“Right.” Her face turned sour. “I’m actually a popular person.”

She shook her head and felt slight relief, thinking that the boy was probably from school. Considering Penny’s popularity in school still raged on, she simply assumed that strange encounters were something she might experience if only she went out more frequently.

With that, Penny headed home and poured all her energy into Slater and Atlas because the next week was the most awaited and nerve–wracking final exam.

After what felt like forever, it was finally exam week.

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