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After dealing with the constant disappointment from her parents, it felt truly refreshing for Diya to know that Lily had been so understanding. Not that she held the heiress to the same regard as her family or anything like that, but knowing that someone she respected so much was not going to hold it against her for having a little fun at a Halloween party meant everything to her. A smile on her lips as her nerves were finally calm, she nodded. “O-Oh my god, that would be great. I mean, you don’t have to… but if you really wanted to, I would love to have a picture with you.” Diya had always been hesitant to ask her for a photo, mainly because it felt like an invasion of someone’s privacy. But she was certainly grateful that Lily had offered to take a photo with her. “O-Oh… oh yeah, of course. Let’s see…” She paused to look over at the display of donuts in front of her before looking up at her. “How about a vegan box? It includes a selection of cinnamon sugar, s’mores, cherry bakewell, raspberry jam, vanilla custard and a orange, pistaccio and cranberry glazed donuts. I’ll grab you two of each to make a dozen.”
Lily had her own pair of extremely vicious parents and she’d never wanted to turn out like then. At the end of the day, they were both Asian women and all Lily wanted was for her to see that she could make it on her own. Sure, Lily had a world of assistance from her family but if it weren’t for her own hardwork, she wouldn’t have stood on her own two feet for so long. “I don’t know a lot about you, but I do know that the completely unsure expression you wear on your face is a look I sported myself many times when I was younger. I’ve had years to learn from my mistakes, some of them I’m still paying for to this day, but I know that I would want someone I admired to let me know that I was doing just fine. I didn’t need to have my life figured out just yet.” Without a second though, she went into her purse and pulled a rolex watch out. It was the one she’d gotten to match with Will, sliding it onto the younger girl’s wrist and clasping it on. “Perfect fit...” She then went to take a photo with her, the genuine smile showing no signs of going anywhere. “I’ll take three vegan boxes.... I would like to drop some off at the Children’s Hospital.”










