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Chapter 21: A Flicker I Can't Explain

Author: AnakNiIbarra
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-25 18:57:45

We were both just sitting on the bed, but neither of us attempted to speak. I didn’t want to start either because I felt shy and awkward around him. And the reason for that—the hug he gave me earlier.

I was supposed to ignore it since it didn’t really mean anything to me. But I couldn’t help but wonder why he hugged me, especially since we’re not that close yet. It wasn’t really a big deal to me, in fact, it actually made me feel a bit better.

Could it be that he doesn’t feel awkward around me anymore? Well, we did sleep next to each other last night—wait, no! Erase… erase, I shouldn’t be thinking about that. That was a mistake—it happened because of me.

“Umm, are you okay now?” he asked, breaking the silence that wrapped around us.

I immediately turned to look at him and saw him watching me. I simply nodded in response and gave him a small smile.

“Are you sure?” he asked again, and I could hear the concern in his voice.

“Y-Yeah, I’m okay now… you don’t have to worry,” I replied, quic
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