She smiled brightly, her eyes crinkling.
The interaction between the two was sweet and ambiguous.
This made many who still harbored the "what if not" idea finally give up.
In the evening, Hayes Edwards changed his clothes and took Grace Winter to the snack street near their university.
The dormitory and team members originally wanted to have a dinner gathering, but Hayes worried that Grace would feel uncomfortable with so many unfamiliar people, so he declined.
"What do you want to eat?"
In the crowd, Hayes held Grace's hand, while the other hand carried the candy apple he had just bought her.
Grace looked up at the snack shop signs on the right, carefully choosing a place. She picked a local specialty eatery rather than one with too many people.
While waiting for the food, Grace munched on her candy apple, getting sugar stains on the corners of her mouth, her cheeks puffed up.
Like a squirrel.
Hayes looked at her, "How come you came back alone?"
