“I have fallen for you.”

“What should I do?”

Damn. His words were creeping through me. I was literally haunted by my own feelings. That moment when he said those words to me, I thought I was the luckiest of girls. But then I also thought I was the unluckiest of the girls. If someone you like told you that he has fallen for you, would you have other thoughts than allowing him to like you? Sadly, I was living in a world where personal feelings should be set aside for everyone’s good. Turning him down is turning myself down. I had to push him away and I had to ignore my feelings. That was the strict rule even if it hurts.

And yet during times of solitude, I could not help but miss him. I lost count of the days and weeks since he last messaged me.

Shinhye, I’m sorry. Did I make you uncomfortable?

It was his last message to me. And I wanted to slap myself for messing it up. If only I had the choice. If only we live in a different world.

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“Will Yonghwa come?”

That was my usual questions when common friends asked to go out. Not that I won’t go if he would com