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Chapter 31

Nabi's P.O.V

"Nabi. I like...you. I like you."

I like you. I like. You.

My breathe caught in my throat. My face heated up. My heart started pounding. So did my head. Confused. Confusion. I stood up abruptly, suddenly feeling suffocated.

"I have to go," I said, shakily.

I didn't wait for him to respond, and by the look on his face, I had a feeling he wouldn't. For some reason, I just felt so confused. I had no idea what to say or do. Running was the only solution. So I ran out the library door, out into the school hallway, not caring whether or not I was seen by the rival band that was pursuing us just a few minutes before. I didn't stop at the theater. I didn't really care about Rachel getting angry.

I had no idea why I was running. Was it because I was confused? That had seemed to be so at first. But now? It seemed as if I was running from some sort of answer. An answer to his statement. His confession. I ran because I was afraid of what my answer might be, and what it might not.

I ran out of the school and into the chilly night air, all the way to the small patch of woods across the field, where V and I had first gone after switching places. I was stumbling and gasping for air as I neared a rotting log. I collapsed onto it in exhaustion. After steadying my breathing, I tried to gather my thoughts. Answer some of the questions swimming through my head. I began to convince myself he was messing with me. As messed up as it sounded, it did seem like the most rational explanation. And I knew that kind of V existed. The one that messed with my feelings.

It was recalling the look in his eyes that told me otherwise. He'd seemed so genuine as he confessed. Maybe it wasn't so impossible, that he had actually meant it. But why? That was the main reason for my confusion. Why me? How could he have feelings for someone so mundane? Someone so unadventurous and timid? Someone like me? I was just so...unlike what he'd fit best with. Yes, that was why I was so extremely confused. Because I had no idea what V saw in me.

And now, what would happen to us? He just told me he had feelings for me, and I ran off with no answer. Come to think of it, he had probably taken it as a flat-out no. I let out a long, overdue sigh. I was so very confused.

Taehyung's P.O.V

"Where were you? We had to practice without you. Come on, Taehyung!" Namjoon said as soon as I had drifted into the practice room.

"Do you realize how important this is to all of us?" Jin asked. "Do you have any sense of commitment?"

Their words just passed through me, hardly registering. I stared at the ground, letting them scold me. It's not like their words had any meaning to me. Not when I could barely hear them.

"Are you even listening?" Namjoon was saying.

He suddenly grabbed my shoulder, and I finally lifted my head to look at him.

"What's wrong with you?" He asked after studying my face.

"N-Nabi..." I managed to choke out.

"What? Did something happen to your cousin?" Jin asked.

But Namjoon studied me carefully, then realization washed over his face. He knew what happened. It was his idea in the first place after all.