His heart hurt. 

Seeing Aera dancing with Sunghoon, his heart hurt. 

And that scared him. 

He was sad. He was angry. 

Not about losing the bet. Honestly, he'd forgotten that this all started with a dumb bet until after Sunghoon asked her. 

He was angry because he was losing her. He could feel her slipping away and he knew that he was the one who was pushing her further, and that he was the one who could stop it, but he was scared. 

His feelings scared him. 

How did she become so important to him, in such a short time?

For the first time, he didn't have a date. 

He was alone, in the shadows. 

Just watching the two of them having fun. 

Sunghoon, the person who'd been his best friend. 

And Aera, the girl who was dangerously close to his heart. 

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A/N

Okay, here's the question of the day. 

43 is my favorite chapter and I kinda can't wait to get to it. Do you want me to post a ton this week and next and then potentially have to go back to posting only once a week after that...? Idk, I have thanksgiving break next week and I plan to write a lot so I'll probably be able to keep up the twice a week regardless. 

So what do you think? Do you want a lot of extra chapters this and next week?