“Ouch.” I muttered with a hiss when I felt the ice bag touching the bruise below my eye and the sensation stung me with a lingering coldness. I instinctively pulled away but Nari just aggressively put more weight on her hand as she held the bag firmer against my face. She was so close, and all of a sudden, I was immediately surrounded by her scent. And momentarily forgetting the entire situation, I tried to bask into the scent of hers that instantly reminded me of cinnamon bread and that one particular day ten years ago… “You find this funny, huh?” My eyes blinked back to present upon hearing Nari’s question thrown at me and I frowned at her for a second. “What?” “You’re smiling,” she said to me, her eyes not leaving the area on my cheek. She was looking at me with a placid stare and I

