"If I could I'd keep you by my side forever, sunflower."
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"What about your friend? You shouldn't have called her over if you weren't going to spend time with her and were planning to go to Ayan's place. Can't that be postponed? Who's going to spend time with her? I'm definitely not going to because I'm not young enough to hold a conversation with your generation. Don't want to get laughed at behind my back," mom says, gesturing at me to speak when I keep quiet.
