Jiyeon’s POV

We headed back to the hotel during the afternoon. The hike back down was awkward. I felt Hyunseung’s constant stares along the way and I knew HyunA noticed him staring. It was just so uncomfortable. As we arrived, Junhyung rushed over to me because we had missed breakfast and I left without a word.

“Where were you? I was so worried about you” he said with concern as he checked if I was physically hurt.

“Junhyung… stop… I’m okay. Really” I said with discomfort at his touch.

Sensing the discomfort in my voice, he backed away from me. I didn’t want to hurt his feelings but I wasn’t use to it. I needed time to adjust. HyunA left to speak with the other students and Junhyung gave me space after that incident. I excused myself from the next activity and went back to my hotel room. I spend the afternoon in the room alone… thinking.

What did I feel? I love Junhyung. Always as a brother. But as something more? I don’t know. How do I find out? What am I saying? This is so embarrassing? What kind of situation is this? I completely stopped thinking about it and frustrated, I wanted some fresh air and as I opened the door, I saw Hyunseung standing there about to knock.

“Oppa… is there something you need?” I asked as I locked the door.

“I wanted to… to…” he stuttered before he stopped speaking altogether.

Suddenly, he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a soft hug. I felt his head rest on my shoulders. My hands dangled on my sides without any movement.

“Let me hold you… I missed you so much… so much, I felt my heart was being ripped to pieces,” he whispered.

“Oppa…”

I shifted my gaze to the right and there he was. Junhyung was walking with HyunA in our direction. They froze at the sight of me and Hyunseung. HyunA ran and left the scene but Junhyung stood there like a fool. He took a step back and disappeared just like HyunA did. This wasn’t supposed to happen!

“This can’t happen!” I said as I pushed him away.

He seemed rather shocked at my rejection. I never openly rejected him like this before.

“Hyunseung, you’re going to be married after this trip is over. You have to stop”

“I’m cancelling the wedding. I can’t marry her because the person I can’t stop thinking about is you. We haven’t seen each other in weeks and during that time, I felt like a part o