The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 45 – Our Secret Place

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After our kiss beneath the tree...

Nothing between us became awkward.

Instead...

Everything became easier.

Holding hands no longer made us nervous.

Walking side by side felt natural.

Even our silence had become comfortable.

One afternoon after school, Korn smiled at me.

"P'Phawin."

"Hm?"

"I want to show you something."

"What is it?"

"It's a secret."

I laughed.

"Since when do you have secrets?"

"Since today."

We left the school through the back gate instead of the main entrance.

I followed him down a narrow path I had never noticed before.

After a few minutes...

We reached a small hill overlooking green fields.

There was an old wooden bench beneath a large tree.

The place was quiet.

Only the sound of birds and the wind filled the air.

"It's beautiful..."

I whispered.

Korn smiled proudly.

"I found it a long time ago."

"When?"

"The first year I saw you."

I looked at him in surprise.

"You knew about this place all that time?"

He nodded.

"Whenever I felt lonely..."

"I came here."

We sat together on the bench.

The afternoon sun painted the sky in shades of orange and gold.

For a while...

Neither of us spoke.

Then Korn broke the silence.

"Can I tell you something I've never told anyone?"

"Of course."

He took a deep breath.

"The first day I saw you..."

"You were laughing with your friends."

"You looked so happy."

"I remember thinking..."

'I wish someone would smile at me like that one day.'

I smiled softly.

"You fell in love that quickly?"

He laughed.

"No."

"Not love."

"I was just... curious."

"But every day after that..."

"I noticed you more."

"You were always kind."

"You greeted teachers."

"You helped classmates."

"You even helped juniors you didn't know."

"I think..."

"...that's when I started falling for you."

I listened quietly.

No one had ever described me like that before.

No one had ever paid such close attention to the little things I did.

"You remember all of that?"

"I remember everything."

He answered without hesitation.

I smiled and rested my shoulder lightly against his.

"I'm glad you never gave up."

Korn smiled.

"So am I."

As the sky slowly darkened...

We stood to leave.

Before we walked away, Korn looked back at the bench.

"Can we come here again?"

I smiled.

"Whenever you want."

He looked at me with that same warm smile I had come to love.

"Then..."

"This will be our place."

I nodded.

"Our secret place."

As we walked home together...

Hand in hand...

I realized something.

For the first time since I had fallen in love years ago...

I wasn't comparing the present to the past anymore.

I was simply living in the moment.

And every moment with Korn...

Was slowly becoming a memory I wanted to keep forever.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lmqhjw6YD

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