Sunwoo Pov

What was the lie? I didn't know if he didn't like someone, but the obvious lie was the third. Or did he really...? I made my decision and regretted it. "The lie is the second one, I guess." He grabbed me by my wrist then tossed me out of his room. I was confused. "So he does like me? That's reassuring, but..." I knocked on the door and asked him to let me back in. He never responded to me, so I decided to leave him be for a while.

"Mrs. Heo, what do you do if your son is upset?" "I let him steam for a bit then offer him his favorite snack. Gets him every time. Why do you ask?" "Mrs. Heo, I'm pretty sure he upset Joon." She put her hands on her hips and gave me a stern glare. "I don't know what happened. I gave him an answer to a game we were playing and he threw me out." "Ah, he's always moody when sick. He'll come back for you." "Hyunjoon is a complex person..."

We heard light footsteps on the stairs then a thud. I jogged over and saw Hyunjoon on the floor. "Mrs. Heo..." I picked him up then took him back to his room. I laid him down on the bed then flicked his forehead. "You really tried coming down the stairs in this condition. Idiot." I sighed then felt him hold my hand. "I wanted to apologize...I was being childish." "Glad you're owning up to it." His hand was rather warm, mostly because he was sick. I felt contented with this. Would it be wrong of me to want more from him? He probably doesn't think of me in that light. I lifted his bangs then tied it up. "You should've done this earlier, Joon." "I'm helpless in this state aren't I...?"

I didn't want to leave, but I didn't want to be a bother to Joon and his parents. "Are you leaving?" "Yeah. I'll come by tomorrow. You should get some rest." I let go of his hand then felt my finger being linked with his. "Promise?" "Promise."

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"You're coming, right? You can't back out now?" "How long is it again...?" "All day. We won't be back until late in the night." I sighed then looked at my pinky. "I'll be there. Just give me an hour." "Fine. I'll choose our room since we're on our way there." He hung up and I quickly got my things and headed downstairs. "Are we not going?" I stopped then backed up. "We are, but I have somewhere important to be. Can you swing by this address in an hour?" I quickly wrote it down then headed out the door.

I entered the Heo household then was wrapped in an embrace. "I see you're much better." "Yeah." I followed behind him then sat down at the dining table. "I didn't think you'd keep the promise." "You think so little of me. I'm wounded." He rolled his eyes then handed me a cup of water. "Are you going somewhere?" "Yeah. It's a semi-annual thing." He nodded then popped a piece of pineapple into his mouth. "Hope you have fun." "I'll try. Sorry for coming so early." He shook his head then offered me pineapple chunks. I took a few then thought of what to say to him. "I'm sorry about yesterday. I wasn't thinking." "It's fine."

I wanted to ask him, but I wasn't sure if I was ready for the answer. I decided to yolo it and ask. "So, is there someone you like?" "No." I was relieved but sad at the same time. "You?" "Nah." Could I have said something different? Totally. I peered into his face to see a reaction, but none was present. I started to understand how Haknyeon felt. It was terrible.