'Thanks, Jae.'

I carried Aera inside the house. We were both drenched from the downpour of rain. I gazed down at Aera, her eyes remained open while she gripped my neck.

I opened her bedroom door and lightly sat her on the bed.

'Get changed and go to sleep,' I said, clasping the door handle.

I turned when I heard no reply. Aera sat on her, gazing towards the floor. She looked empty.

'Aera?' I said, unclasping the door handle.

I slumped near her and asked again, 'Aera, come on. Get changed.'

She didn't move a muscle.

After a couple of moments, I sighed. There was only one way.

I got up and kneeled in front of her. I slowly clutched her ankle and smoothly slid her shoe off. Aera's eyes were on me. Slowly, I skimmed my fingertips up her leg to her stockings. I tenderly pulled them down. I heard her exhale seductively as I pulled down the other stocking. 

I glanced up at her green eyes which were fixed on me. I stood up and said, 'I'm going now, get changed.'

Aera dropped her head to the floor again. 

No reaction, no emotion, no life. 

Only loneliness.

I sat next to her on the bed, my cheeks crimsoned as I reached for her shirt. I tugged her shirt up revealing her toned stomach. Aera raised her arms as I pulled the shirt over her head. My heartbeat increased when I saw her lace bra. 

This was going too far.

I was about to leave when I noticed her teary