"I-I'm sorry, w-what?"

"I really like you, Soo. Will you be my girlfriend?"

Her eyes widened, body immediately freezing due to the shock. Her head had snapped towards Mark; her eyes remained staring at him. The male felt his stomach churn as he felt anxious. She spent seconds, eventually minutes, staring at him speechlessly. He felt his heart race endlessly due to the anxiety. Why isn't she responding? She looked so shocked that it made him feel sick to his stomach. She was definitely going to reject him, huh? Soojung appeared incredibly nervous and this couldn't be anything good. 

I shouldn't have brought this up. She looks shocked and uncomfortable. She's going to reject me, isn't she? Mark Lee, look what you've done. You're so stupid! How could you ruin such a beautiful friendship? You're so-

"Are you serious?"

Her voice sounded so serious, it made the poor male even more nervous. "Y-Yeah..." At this point, Mark couldn't bring himself to keep eye contact with her. He felt too embarrassed as he was now highly convinced that the girl was going to turn him down. "Uhm, well- Soo, it's okay. Let's just forget about I ever asked that stupid question, I'm so sorry." 

The male stood in one place, drowning in embarrassment and deeply regretting his decision to bold for once. Despite his hat creating a shadow over his face, Soojung could actually see the tears forming in his eyes. He must be feeling horrible, isn't he? Strangely, Soojung continued to display a sweet smile on her face. Mark felt so confused. His heart felt like it was already breaking and now he was feeling horrible that the girl he adored was smiling at him while he was in the midst of feeling sad. He was so confused to say the very least.

"I like you too. So, yes. I