Because He Loved Too Much | #Wattys2017

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He knocked on her apartment door and waited for an answer. The door suddenly swung open, revealing a slightly pale Vanessa.

"Oh..." she mumbled and her head suddenly hung low after seeing him. "It's you... hi."

Indigo lifted her head up and took a look at her face. "You're pale..."

"I'm fine."

"You're not," he retorted sternly. "You're sweating a lot."

"I said I'm fine," she sent him a tight smile. "Believe me."

Indigo's lips quivered. "Don't lie to me, please..."

Vanessa just furrowed her eyebrows. "Can't you just believe me? I'm fine... it's just hot in here, my airconditioner is busted."

Due to the fact that Indigo wasn't inside the apartment, he chose to believe her.

He sighed. "Then why don't you go outside? Come on..." he took her hand in his and pulled her to his room. "My room's cold enough."