“I mean, I thought you liked him too. The both of you seem pretty into each other… in love, even,” Arthur muttered, his words quiet but sharp, like a truth he wasn’t supposed to say.Cassia’s lips parted, her chest tightening. “Oh my God, Arthur!” she exclaimed, almost screaming, as if his words had pierced straight into the part of her she had been trying so hard to bury.“Mom!” he called back, shrugging with the innocence only a child could have, though his eyes were far too knowing for his age.Cassia exhaled, shaking her head as she tried to mask the turmoil twisting in her stomach. “I don’t know what to do with you, Arthur. Honestly, I don’t know where you get your information from.” She pressed his lunchbox into his hands, her voice softening. “Come on, go to class now.” She leaned down, kissed his forehead, and gave him a shaky smile.“Bye, Mom,” Arthur said, waving with a grin before heading down the hallway. She stood there, watching until his small frame vanished into the cl
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