The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 31 – The Heart That Was Drifting Away

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After I told Narin the truth...

Nothing changed.

At least...

Nothing on the surface.

He still greeted me every morning.

He still smiled when we met.

He still called me his boyfriend.

But somehow...

Everything felt different.

It was as though we were acting out a relationship that had already begun to fade.

A few days later, our school held a sports practice for the upcoming competition.

The football field was crowded with students.

Narin was practicing with his team.

I sat under the shade of a tree, waiting for him to finish.

Korn was helping one of the teachers carry sports equipment nearby.

Every now and then...

Our eyes met.

We smiled politely.

Nothing more.

After what had happened...

We were both careful.

Practice ended just before sunset.

I picked up my bag and walked toward the field.

"Narin!"

He turned around.

"Oh, Phawin."

"Ready to go home?"

He looked at his watch.

"I can't."

"I promised to meet someone."

Again.

Someone.

The word was becoming painfully familiar.

"You've been meeting that 'someone' a lot lately."

I said with a small smile.

He laughed awkwardly.

"Just for a few days."

"I'll make it up to you."

"When?"

He looked surprised by the question.

"I..."

"I don't know."

His answer hurt more than I expected.

"It's okay."

I said quietly.

"You should go."

"Are you sure?"

I nodded.

"Yeah."

He smiled with relief.

"Thank you."

"I'll call you tonight."

He hurried away before I could say anything else.

As I watched him leave...

I noticed someone waiting near the school gate.

Rin.

The moment Narin reached him...

The two of them walked away together.

Not too close.

Not holding hands.

Just talking.

Laughing.

From where I stood...

They looked like two ordinary friends.

But something inside me whispered...

Things weren't that simple anymore.

"P'Phawin..."

I turned around.

Korn had seen everything.

"You okay?"

I forced a smile.

"I think so."

He didn't say anything.

Instead...

He walked beside me toward the school gate.

Neither of us spoke.

Sometimes...

Silence was kinder than questions.

That night, Narin called as he had promised.

"Sorry."

"I got home late."

"It's okay."

"What were you doing?"

There was a brief pause.

"Just studying."

I closed my eyes.

I knew he hadn't been studying.

I had seen him.

Still...

I answered softly,

"I hope it went well."

"It did."

We talked for only a few more minutes before ending the call.

As I placed my phone on the bed...

I realized something.

For the first time since we started dating...

I had caught Narin in a lie.

It wasn't a big lie.

But it was enough to make me wonder...

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