Hearing Lena's question in the bathroom, she paused, realizing she didn't know what Bruno liked.
Whenever they hung out, Bruno would always accommodate her preferences, so she wouldn't have thought of taking notice of anything else.
It dawned on her that she had been too selfish. She'd have to take note of Bruno's likes and dislikes in the future.
"I'm not too sure either."
She answered tepidly, speaking the truth.
"You're not sure? Yeah, right. Didn't you two grow up together? Shouldn't you know at least a thing or two?"
"I really don't," Mashauva said, shaking her head. "He doesn't seem to have anything he likes particularly. Why don't you guys Google it?"
"Alright then."
By the time Mashauva exited the bathroom, the lights in the dormitory had switched off, so she dared not make any more noise, threading her way to her bed.
When she woke up the next day, Frida had left for the library, and she would already be asleep when Mashauva returned to the dormitory at night.
No matter what, Mashauva couldn't get the chance to talk to her despite how badly she wanted to.
On the other hand, Lena and Hailey had gotten their gifts ready and handed them to Mashauva.
"Mashauva, here are the gifts Hailey and I have prepared for Bruno. Please hand them to him for us."
One of the gift boxes was pink while the other was light blue, and there was a big heart drawn on both of them. One didn't need to be a genius to guess they wanted to confess their love for Bruno.
"Hello, Earth to Mashauva. What are you waiting for? Take it."
Lena shoved the two presents into Mashauva's arms and reminded, "You have to give them to Bruno today, alright? You're the best."
"Today?"
"Yeah."
"Well, alright, I'll try."
After class, with the gifts in hand, Mashauva took a bus to Bruno's school.
Bruno's school wasn't too far from hers as it was only a bus ride away, but the weather was
scorching, so she arrived at the academy with her face flushed, only to find that there wasn't even a person at the gates.
There was a shady tree some distance away from the gate, and she wanted to go under it to cool down, but she also wanted to wait for Bruno to show up, so she decided to stay by the gates and strained her neck to see the inside.
Several minutes later, a guard emerged from the guardhouse and waved at Mashauva.
"Miss, it's lunch break now. What is your purpose for being here?"
Lunch break?
Somewhat embarrassed, Mashauva apologized sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Sir. I didn't know. I'm here for my brother."
"Your brother?"
The guard then asked, "Who's he? What's his name? Maybe I can ask around."
"My brother's name is Bruno Collins, Sir. Since it's lunch break now, I'll come back some other time."
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