"You for Jolene, even came to my house to say you wanted to cancel our arranged marriage, which made my mom so upset she thought I had bullied you. That night, she spanked my butt until it was swollen."
I looked at her thoughtfully, then voiced the thoughts in my head.
"Meadow, have you always liked me?"
Meadow was caught off guard by this sudden question, coughing awkwardly twice.
"You think I'm like you? Chasing desperately after someone I can't have? I'm different from you. If I can't have someone, I let go."
She tried hard to explain, but the tips of her ears gradually turned pink.
I suddenly had the mischievous urge to tease her, jumping up to pounce on her, pinning her beneath me.
"Meadow, but I've just realized that you're the one I like. If you don't like me back, then I guess that's that."
"After all, you said we should learn to let go of people we can't have. I'll make sure to learn that lesson quickly this time."