Mistaken

Chapter #54

Author's PoV :

"I-I can't do this . . . I can't." - Jungkook.

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"Wait, I want to ask you something," Irene's lips curled up into a smile, her hand wrapping around Jungkook's wrist as she pulled him back towards her when he was about to go grab a bottle of water from his car.

"What is it?" Jungkook chuckled lightly, locking his eyes with her instead of staring at the moon above them in the starry sky of the chilly night. 

The two had stopped finally at the beach after jamming to their favorite songs for almost 3 hours, driving around the city aimlessly and enjoying listening to each other's melodious voices. For Irene, the night couldn't be more perfect than this, it was all so romantic, as if they were on a date.

"Have you ever met someone and clicked with them instantly? And then realized that you like them more than friends?" She asked, glancing at the crashing waves before them. Though, Jungkook knew she wasn't talking about a certain short haired girl who now belonged to his very own best friend, but his mind immediately went back to Lisa.

"Yeah, but why?" He asked, trying to give her a small smile. "Just like that . . . because, uh, it has happened to me too." She looked down at their hands, that had been intertwined unconsciously, and even in the darkness around them, Jungkook could see the pink blush dusting her cheeks because of the moonlight.

In that moment, Jungkook realized.

He finally realized why Irene was so attached to him, he realized what was about to happen. He wanted to step back and leave, he could never even think about leading Irene on. 

But the moment he saw her in the state she was in, being unable to voice out how her heart was beating so fast just at the fact that they were holding hands, or the way she was too embarrassed to look in his eyes . . . he just froze.

The way the sea breeze hit her face, making some strands of her hair fall on her face, and when she didn't get a response from him and lifted her eyelids, her brown orbs reflected the same moon that was up in the sky. 

Those sparkling eyes . . . how could he reject them? How could he see tears in them?

Irene was just beautiful. So beautiful, and Jungkook couldn't do this to her.  "Jungkook I . . I really like you." Irene confessed, her long lashes fluttering when she blinked, looking even more prettier than she already was.