For Yoh, her college life is not starting out on the right foot. There’s the schoolwork, finding out her boyfriend was (at the very least) messaging other girls, and she lost her house key. Oh, and a childhood friend she doesn’t remember has suddenly moved into her house. A male childhood friend to boot. Yeah, […]
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