The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 36 – The Truth I Could No Longer Ignore

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After the festival...

I stopped asking questions.

Not because I trusted Narin completely.

But because I was afraid of hearing the answers.

Sometimes...

Silence feels safer than the truth.

A few days later, school ended earlier than usual.

Narin packed his bag in a hurry.

"I have to go."

I smiled.

"With Rin?"

His hands froze.

For a moment...

Neither of us spoke.

"You already know?"

"I've known for a while."

His eyes slowly filled with guilt.

"Phawin..."

"I..."

I raised my hand gently.

"You don't have to explain."

"I just want one thing."

He looked at me.

"The truth."

Narin closed his eyes.

When he opened them again...

He looked exhausted.

"I've been trying to stay away from him."

"I really have."

"But every time I do..."

"I end up looking for him again."

"Why?"

I asked quietly.

"I don't know."

"I've asked myself that every day."

"I still care about you."

"I still don't want to hurt you."

"But..."

"...my heart keeps pulling me toward him."

I looked down at the ground.

The words hurt.

But strangely...

They also answered every question I had been carrying for weeks.

The cancelled plans.

The short phone calls.

The hidden messages.

The distant smiles.

It all made sense now.

"Does he know?"

I asked.

Narin nodded slowly.

"He knows I like him."

"And..."

"...he likes me too."

Those words landed like stones in my chest.

"So..."

"You're together now?"

He immediately shook his head.

"No."

"We haven't become a couple."

"I told him I couldn't."

"Not while I'm still with you."

For a brief moment...

I believed him.

I smiled sadly.

"You know..."

"When I told you I kissed Korn..."

"I thought you'd be angry."

Narin lowered his head.

"I wanted to be."

"I really did."

"But..."

"I couldn't."

"Because my heart wasn't innocent anymore."

A tear rolled down his cheek.

"I think..."

"I started losing you..."

"...at the same time you started finding Korn."

Neither of us blamed the other.

Neither of us shouted.

There was no dramatic argument.

Only two people...

Standing together...

Realizing they were no longer walking in the same direction.

As we left the school gates together...

Our hands brushed for a moment.

Neither of us reached for the other's hand.

Neither of us even tried.

That small hesitation...

Told me everything I needed to know.

For the first time since we had fallen in love...

Our hearts were no longer holding on to each other with the same strength.

And although neither of us was ready to say goodbye...

I knew...

That goodbye was quietly getting closer.8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7GhZf3jJh

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