The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 43 – My Boyfriend

8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyC4lAOlzJ

The next morning...

I woke up with a smile.

For a few seconds...

I couldn't remember why.

Then it hit me.

Korn...

Was my boyfriend.

I buried my face in my pillow and laughed quietly.

Everything still felt unreal.

When I arrived at school, I found Korn waiting outside my classroom as usual.

The moment he saw me...

He smiled.

But this time...

His smile was different.

It wasn't just warm.

It was shy.

Almost nervous.

"Good morning..."

He said softly.

"Good morning."

Neither of us moved.

Neither of us knew how to act.

Yesterday...

We had been friends.

Today...

We were something more.

"So..."

I finally said.

"So..."

He repeated.

I laughed.

"You're copying me."

"I know."

"I'm nervous."

"I can tell."

He rubbed the back of his neck.

"I've imagined this day so many times..."

"...but I never imagined what I'd actually say."

I smiled.

"You don't have to say anything."

"I'm already here."

As we walked toward the assembly ground...

Our hands brushed against each other.

Korn hesitated.

Then...

Very carefully...

He intertwined his fingers with mine.

I looked down at our hands.

Then back at him.

"You know..."

"If a teacher sees us..."

"We'll probably get scolded."

He immediately let go.

"I'm sorry!"

I couldn't help laughing.

"I was joking."

His ears turned bright red.

"P'Phawin..."

"You're teasing me already."

"Of course."

"You're my boyfriend now."

"I have to."

That single sentence...

Made Korn freeze.

"My..."

"...boyfriend."

He whispered the word to himself as though he had waited years to hear it.

Then he smiled so brightly...

That I couldn't stop smiling too.

At lunch, we sat beneath our usual tree instead of going to the crowded canteen.

Korn opened his lunch box.

"I made too much."

He pushed half of it toward me.

"Help me finish it."

"You made this?"

"My aunt helped."

I tasted one bite.

"It's delicious."

He smiled proudly.

"I'll tell her."

Halfway through lunch...

He looked at me.

"P'Phawin."

"Hm?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"You've been asking a lot of questions lately."

He laughed.

"I guess I have."

"What is it?"

He hesitated.

"Yesterday..."

"When you said yes..."

"...were you happy?"

I looked at him.

There wasn't a second of doubt in his eyes.

He wasn't asking because he was insecure.

He was asking because my happiness mattered to him.

I smiled.

"I was."

"And I still am."

Relief spread across his face.

"So am I."

As classes ended that afternoon...

We walked home together.

Nothing special happened.

No dramatic confession.

No grand romantic moment.

Just two boys...

Talking about homework.

Laughing over silly jokes.

Planning what snacks to buy tomorrow.

It was ordinary.

And somehow...

That ordinary afternoon became one of my favorite memories.

Because for the first time in a long time...

I wasn't looking back at the love I had lost.

I was enjoying the love that had quietly found me.8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16ZuFPHTdC

ns216.73.216.133da2

Reading Theme:

Font Size:

Line Spacing:

Paragraph Spacing:

Load the next issue automatically