Jessica's Pov:
I barely slept that night—maybe two, three hours at most.
Every time I closed my eyes, his words replayed in my head like a loop I couldn't shut off.
Even after I woke up, nothing changed.
The thoughts stayed. Heavy. Unsettling.
I went through the whole day feeling… distant, like I wasn't fully there. I couldn't even eat properly.
I kept telling myself, it's all in the past… so why does it matter this much?
But no matter how many times I repeated it, the question wouldn't leave me alone—
then why did he tell me?
I wish I had never known.
Some truths don't bring you closer… they just make things complicated.
But then again… he trusted me enough to tell me.
And maybe that's what mattered the most.
He said I was the closest person to him.
He asked me not to leave.
So how could I?
We weren't even anything… just friends.
Right?
After overthinking everything, I made a decision.
I would stay.
Not just stay—
I would give him everything he was missing.
All the happiness he never got from his first love… I would be the one to give it to him.
I would replace every memory of her.
And when I said everything…
I meant everything.
I didn't react.
Not really.
I talked to him like nothing had changed—like every word he told me hadn't stayed up all night in my head. We went back to our usual routine… late-night conversations, random topics, comfortable silence in between.
As if everything was normal.
One evening, I was home alone.
And he was nearby, hanging out with his friends.
I don't know what got into me that day.
Maybe it was the loneliness… or maybe it was the way I had started wanting more without even realizing it.
So I asked him.
Out of nowhere, with a courage I didn't even know I had—
"Can you come over? We can just chill…"
It didn't mean what it sounded like.
At least, not completely.
I had been sending him those K-drama clips for days… the soft, slow moments, the kind of kisses that make your heart pause for a second.
I wanted something like that.
Just… a kiss.
But no matter how much I hinted, asked, or tried to make it sound casual—
he refused.
And in that moment, I felt it.
The embarrassment.
The kind that burns quietly under your skin.
So I did the only thing I could do—
I laughed it off,
like it didn't mean anything at all.
Then the festival came.
I was at Adrian's place, and by the time I decided to leave, it was already around 11 p.m. The roads were crowded—lights, noise, people everywhere. Since my house was only five to eight minutes away, I thought I'd just walk.
Alone.
For some reason, I texted him.
"Hey, where are you?"
He replied after a while. "With my friends. Why?"
"Nothing… I'm heading home. Would you like to drop me?"
There was a pause.
"Where's Adrian?"
"He told me to go with him, but I didn't want to. He already left. If you come, he won't see you."
Another pause.
Then—
"Okay. Wait for a moment. I'm coming."
And just like that, my heart filled with a kind of happiness I can't even describe.
It had been so long since I last saw him. We talked every day—texts, calls, games—but seeing him in person? That was rare.
Too rare.
My heart was racing. My hands wouldn't stop shaking.
I texted him, "Stand by the side road." It was a little far from Adrian's house… far enough so no one would notice.
"I'm here," he replied.
"Just a moment."
I ran.
And when I saw him… everything felt perfect.
He was wearing a blue t-shirt. His hair looked effortlessly perfect, and his height—God, why did I notice that now?
I walked up to him, trying to act normal.
"How are you?"
"Fine. What about you?"
"Good… umm, let's just walk for a bit?"
"Okay."
We walked side by side on an empty road. It was dark—only one lamppost lighting our path. Quiet. Almost like the world had paused just for us.
His hand was so close to mine.
Too close.
Before I could stop myself, I reached out… and held it.
I thought he would pull away.
But he didn't.
He just… let me.
My heart was beating so fast, I thought it might give me away.
And then—
I did something I never thought I would.
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