The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 59 – Our Tomorrow

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The seasons changed once again.

University life became busier than ever.

Korn was no longer the shy freshman who got lost on campus.

He walked confidently beside me.

Whenever someone asked where the library was...

He was the one giving directions.

I smiled every time I saw it.

He had grown so much.

One afternoon, we returned to our old high school.

The principal had invited alumni to the school's anniversary celebration.

Walking through the gates again...

Felt like stepping into the past.

Every corner held a memory.

Some made us laugh.

Some still hurt.

Our footsteps eventually led us beneath the old tree.

It was taller than ever.

Its branches stretched proudly toward the sky.

Korn gently rested his hand against the trunk.

"It's still here."

I smiled.

"It waited for us."

He laughed.

"I think this tree knows our whole story."

"Probably better than anyone."

As we stood there...

Someone called my name.

"Phawin."

I turned around.

Narin.

He was attending the event as well.

For a moment...

The three of us smiled.

No awkwardness.

No bitterness.

Only the quiet warmth of people who had finally made peace with the past.

Narin looked at Korn.

"You've changed."

Korn laughed.

"I hope that's a good thing."

"It is."

Narin smiled.

"You look happy."

Korn glanced at me before answering.

"I am."

Then Narin looked at me.

"I used to think losing you was the worst thing that ever happened to me."

He paused.

"But now..."

"I think the worst thing was hurting someone who truly loved me."

I remained silent.

He continued,

"Thank you for forgiving me."

"And..."

He smiled at Korn.

"Thank you for protecting him."

Korn bowed his head respectfully.

"I'll keep protecting him."

Narin nodded.

"I know you will."

For the first time...

The three of us laughed together.

Not as rivals.

Not as people caught in a love triangle.

But as people who had survived their past.

As Narin walked away...

Korn quietly slipped his hand into mine.

"You know..."

He whispered.

"I don't feel jealous anymore."

I smiled.

"Why?"

"Because..."

"I know your heart."

"And I know where it belongs."

I squeezed his hand.

"It belongs with you."

That evening...

We climbed the small hill to our secret place.

The old wooden bench was still there.

So was the notebook.

We had left it hidden beneath a loose board months ago.

Korn took it out and smiled.

"It survived."

"So did we."

I answered.

We read every page together.

Every promise.

Every dream.

Every memory.

Then we closed it one last time.

Korn looked toward the sunset.

"P'Phawin."

"Hm?"

"Whatever happens in the future..."

"I don't regret asking you for that kiss."

I laughed softly.

"And I don't regret giving it to you."

He smiled.

Then, under the golden evening sky...

He gently kissed my forehead.

A quiet promise.

A quiet goodbye to this chapter of our lives.

Ahead of us...

There was an unknown future.

But tonight...

We were together.

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