Cedric huffed, looking at the line at the snack store that seemed never ending. For some reason, he just had to stumble upon Sofia earlier who requested her favorite strawberry shortcake as well when he only wanted to buy some set of fries
Of course he wanted to refuse, he's too lazy to do favors for anyone. But yet again, Sofia is just not "anyone"
"Next!"
He woke up from his thoughts when the lady at the counter spoke. He got too distracted to notice he was next on line. And so, Cedric pointed at the cake and the fries on the glass display. The lady prepared the order, and when Cedric reached out for his pocket, he realized he didn't have enough money to buy both
The lady awaited the payment, and the people behind him were impatient. This is a whole different kind of pressure and he knows it. He wanted nothing more than to eat them steaming hot fries at the moment, and he could literally just pay for it and they're all his
But yet again…
Reluctantly, Cedric pointed at the cake instead
When Cedric reached the castle home, he immediately went to her secret garden where she usually would be at this hour. Upon reaching there, Sofia looked peaceful just sitting all alone watching the surroundings
When she noticed him, her eyes lit up "Mister Ceedric, Welcome Home!" she greeted with an excited smile
"Yeah yeah… here" Cedric offered the bag of cake to her in a passive aggresive manner
Sofia eagerly took this and smile "Thank you~"
Bitter, Cedric didn't respond and just turned away. At that moment, Sofia noticed something
"I thought you were gonna get fries for yourself?" she asked
"Well, some stuff happened and all" he responded sulkily
Instead of getting the hint, Sofia pushed through "Like what?" she leaned in closer at him
"You ask way too many questions, Sofia" Cedric responded
In that moment, Sofia finally realizes it
"You bought my cake instead of the fries?"
Bitterly, Cedric just nodded. He did not need to be patronized whatsoever. And knowing Sofia, she'll probably do it
"Well I'm glad you did"
His eyes widened when the unexpected happened. Cedric then turned to her and she was preparing the cake on the platelet. "Because now we can share"
His eye twitched "You wanna s-share your cake with me?"
"Why would you wanna do that?" he added
"Because you're my friend~" without hesitation, Sofia responded genuinely as she tilted her head to the side
She prepared the cake with a fork. Cedric spaced out and just stared at her. As always, the girl is unpredictable as ever. But still, her sharing something is definitely a "Sofia" thing. Somehow, despite how naïve, annoying and pushy the girl may be – she's also nice, caring and understanding
"You can have the cherry" Sofia carefully sliced a portion and pushed closer to him "For my special friend!" she proudly stated
With this right there, Cedric knew he made the right decision choosing her over something greedy. He'd definitely prefer this over any fries or personal gain
He could be tripping, the man was never like this with anyone.
But yet again…
"Mister Ceedric, is something wrong?" she inquired, noticing his long gaze upon her which made him shake his thoughts away and enjoy the cake with her company
Sofia is not just "anyone"