The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 53 – Cousins

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As Korn and I left the café...

Neither of us spoke.

The evening air was cool.

The streets were filled with people returning home after work.

Korn quietly walked beside me.

He didn't ask what Narin and I had talked about.

He simply waited until I was ready.

After a few minutes, I broke the silence.

"He apologized."

Korn nodded.

"I figured he would."

"He said Rin cheated on him."

Korn let out a slow sigh.

"I heard."

"You knew?"

He nodded.

"My aunt told me."

"Our family has been worried about him."

I looked at Korn in surprise.

"You still worry about him?"

Korn smiled faintly.

"He's my cousin, P'Phawin."

"We grew up together."

"We fought over toys."

"We celebrated birthdays together."

"No matter what happened..."

"...he's still family."

I looked at him.

There wasn't any hatred in his voice.

Only sadness.

"Are you angry with him?"

I asked.

Korn thought for a moment.

"I was."

"For a long time."

"I hated seeing what you went through."

"But..."

He looked up at the evening sky.

"When I saw him today..."

"I didn't see the cousin who hurt you."

"I saw the little boy who used to protect me when we were children."

I smiled softly.

"You still care about him."

"I do."

"But caring about someone..."

"...doesn't mean agreeing with their choices."

A few days later...

Korn invited me to his family's house for dinner.

When we arrived...

His aunt greeted us warmly.

But someone else was already there.

Narin.

The moment our eyes met...

He stood up.

The room became quiet.

Korn's aunt looked between the three of us.

"I'm glad you all came."

"It's been too long since our family had dinner together."

The meal was quiet at first.

Then Korn's uncle smiled.

"Narin."

"How's university?"

"It's going well."

He answered politely.

"And you, Korn?"

"I'm studying hard."

"I have to catch up with P'Phawin next year."

Everyone laughed.

Even Narin smiled.

After dinner...

The three of us stepped into the garden.

For a while...

None of us spoke.

Finally, Narin looked at Korn.

"I owe you an apology too."

Korn frowned.

"For what?"

"I let my mistakes affect everyone."

"Our family."

"You."

"And most of all..."

"Phawin."

Korn shook his head.

"The apology you owed me..."

"You already gave today."

Narin looked surprised.

"What matters now..."

Korn continued,

"...is that we don't lose each other as family."

Narin's eyes became red.

He stepped forward...

And hugged his younger cousin.

"I'm sorry."

Korn hugged him back.

"I know."

Watching the two cousins reconcile...

I smiled quietly.

Some wounds never disappeared completely.

But they could heal enough...

To let people move forward.

As we left the house together...

Korn slipped his hand into mine.

He smiled.

"Ready to go home?"

I smiled back.

"Yeah."

For the first time...

It truly felt like every chapter of the past had been closed.

And the future waiting for us...

Looked brighter than ever.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNzPpcPvPz

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