The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 32 – The Secret Between Them

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After that evening...

I didn't ask Narin about Rin again.

Not because I wasn't curious.

But because I was afraid of the answer.

Sometimes...

The truth changes everything.

And I wasn't sure I was ready for that.

The following week, our school announced preparations for the annual festival.

Every class was assigned different responsibilities.

Some students decorated classrooms.

Others practiced performances.

The campus became busier than ever.

Because of that...

I had even less time with Narin.

Whenever I looked for him...

He was already gone.

Whenever I called him...

He said he was helping with festival preparations.

I believed him.

Or at least...

I wanted to.

One afternoon, our teacher asked me to take some decoration materials to the auditorium.

As I walked down the empty hallway...

I heard familiar laughter.

I stopped.

The voices were coming from one of the unused classrooms.

The door wasn't completely closed.

Without meaning to...

I glanced inside.

Narin was there.

So was Rin.

They were sitting on the floor, surrounded by colored paper and ribbons.

At first...

It looked exactly like what Narin had told me.

Festival work.

Then Rin laughed and reached over...

Brushing a small piece of paper out of Narin's hair.

Neither of them seemed to notice.

Narin smiled.

Not the polite smile he gave everyone.

The warm smile...

The one I used to think belonged only to me.

For some reason...

My chest tightened.

I quietly walked away before they could see me.

That afternoon, I met Korn beneath our tree.

"You seem distracted again."

He said softly.

I smiled.

"I think it's becoming a habit."

"What happened?"

I hesitated.

"I saw Narin with Rin."

Korn remained silent.

"They were preparing decorations together."

"That's all?"

I nodded slowly.

"Yes..."

"...that's all."

But even as I said those words...

I knew I wasn't telling the whole truth.

It wasn't what I had seen.

It was the way Narin had smiled.

Korn looked at me for a long moment.

Then he spoke carefully.

"P'Phawin..."

"I don't know what's happening."

"And I don't want to judge P'Narin."

"But..."

"If something is making you unhappy..."

"...don't ignore it forever."

His words were gentle.

There was no jealousy in them.

No anger.

Only concern.

As we packed our bags...

Korn handed me my notebook.

"Don't forget this."

I laughed.

"You remember everything."

He smiled.

"Someone has to."

For the first time that day...

I genuinely smiled back.

That evening...

I opened my phone.

My finger hovered over Narin's name.

I wanted to call him.

I wanted to ask him directly.

Who is Rin to you?

Instead...

I locked my phone and placed it on the table.

If there really was a secret between them...

I wasn't sure I was ready to hear it.

And somewhere...

Without realizing it...

The distance between Narin and me grew just a little wider.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt232IIxOOs

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