The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 55 – A Promise Beneath the Stars

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A few weeks passed.

Korn was studying harder than ever for his final examinations.

Whenever he felt tired...

He called me.

Whenever university became overwhelming...

I called him.

We had become each other's safest place.

One Friday evening, after my classes ended, I received a message from Korn.

"Meet me at our secret place tonight."

I smiled.

He rarely asked me to meet after sunset.

Curious, I headed there.

When I reached the hill...

I found Korn sitting on our old bench.

A small paper lantern rested beside him.

"You made it."

He said with a bright smile.

"I wouldn't miss it."

The sky slowly turned dark.

One by one...

The stars appeared above us.

The city lights sparkled in the distance.

It was peaceful.

Just the two of us.

Korn took a deep breath.

"P'Phawin..."

"I've been thinking."

"About what?"

"Our story."

He smiled.

"You know..."

"If someone had told me years ago..."

"...that the senior I secretly admired would become my boyfriend..."

"I would've laughed."

I laughed softly.

"And if someone had told me..."

"...that the junior I kissed just to make Narin jealous..."

"...would become the person I loved the most..."

"I wouldn't have believed them either."

They both laughed.

After the laughter faded...

Korn became serious.

"I don't regret anything."

He said quietly.

"Not even the painful parts."

"Because if those things hadn't happened..."

"I might never have had the courage to stand beside you."

I looked at him.

"I don't regret them either."

"They taught me how precious real love is."

Korn reached into his pocket and took out a thin silver bracelet.

"I bought this with the money I saved."

He looked embarrassed.

"It's not expensive..."

"...but I'd like you to have it."

He carefully fastened it around my wrist.

On the inside...

A tiny engraving read:

Always.

I smiled.

"It's beautiful."

I reached into my own bag and laughed.

"I guess we had the same idea."

I handed him a small box.

Inside was a matching bracelet.

His eyes widened.

"You..."

"You bought one too?"

"I wanted us to have something that reminds us of each other."

Korn quickly put it on.

The inside of his bracelet carried the same word.

Always.

We looked at our wrists.

Then at each other.

Without saying a word...

We understood what that word meant.

Not just today.

Not just tomorrow.

But every day we hoped to share.

Korn gently intertwined his fingers with mine.

"Promise me one more thing."

"What is it?"

"If life ever becomes difficult..."

"If people try to separate us..."

"If the distance feels impossible..."

"Don't leave without listening to me first."

His voice was sincere.

I nodded.

"I promise."

"And you?"

"I promise too."

We sealed the promise by gently pressing our foreheads together beneath the stars.

Above us...

The night sky was endless.

Below us...

The city continued to move without noticing us.

And in that quiet moment...

Two young hearts believed that promises made with love...

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