20 (Seventeen Jeonghan x CLC Seunghee)

23 : You... love me?

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Seunghee walked away from him again, not even finishing her meal. Jeonghan couldn't understand what was happening. It was so sudden. Why? There was nothing he could dig up that made her this way. Just what is going on?

As she was walking away, it felt bad for Seunghee. Without a proper explanation to him, she just shut him down like that. She was unjust. She was hurting him. But she was just protecting herself. She was just making sure of everything. She never felt this way before, so she had to make sure. Because once it's done, there was never going back.

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They spent days to weeks not meeting each other. It was hard for Seunghee, but it was harder for Jeonghan. He didn't even know why it was happening. Everytime he would see her across the rooms, she would not even look at him. It was getting painful each day. Where did the Seunghee who said she liked him go? What did the moon trinket mean to her? He was lost. He needed to ask her. It was the one time, he would not keep quiet about it.

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On Saturdays, Seunghee would usually go to church and the plaza right after. Jeonghan waited for her to go there. And she did. She was pretty in her black dress. Her hair straight and long, with her full bangs. She was his goddess. He approached her as she was checking the new arrivals.

"Seunghee."

She almost leaped upon hearing his voice. Her heart skipped a beat when she turned and saw his face. Oh how she missed him. But she couldn't tell him that. It wasn't time yet. She had to go.

"I'm sorry I have to go."

But Jeonghan didn't let her. It was the very first time he touched her. He grabbed her wrist. She felt like melting by his touch. She needed to break free.

"Please, I have something to ask you."

"Jeonghan let go. Let me go."

"Are you rejecting me?"

He was straight to the point as always. It struck Seunghee. So that was the impact on him. He was thinking she already made her choice. And that is dumping him. He was looking straight into her eyes and she stared back at him. She could see his pain. Her conscience was eating her. How could she do this to him? Just for the purpose of making sure of everything.

"No... No, it's not like that. It's far from being like that."

"But then why? I need to know Seunghee."

It was like Deja vu. Those were the exact same words of Kevin just a few months ago. But this time, it was a different answer.

"I was just making sure of myself. I'm just making sure if I really... love you Jeonghan."

Jeonghan was surprised. He slowly let go of her wrist. With a face unwilling to believe, he stared at her.

"You... love me?"

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To be continued...