The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 9 – A Habit

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Without realizing it...

Helping each other with homework became part of our daily routine.

If I finished first...

I waited for Korn.

If Korn finished first...

He waited for me.

Neither of us ever said it out loud.

It just happened.

Naturally.

One afternoon, I was sitting alone in the library.

My history assignment was taking much longer than I expected.

I sighed.

"So many pages..."

A familiar voice came from behind me.

"P'Phawin?"

I looked up.

It was Korn.

"What are you doing here?"

"Our teacher sent us to return some books."

He noticed the pile of papers on my desk.

"Still working?"

"Unfortunately."

He smiled.

"Move over."

I looked at him in confusion.

"What?"

"I'll help."

For the next hour...

Neither of us spoke very much.

Korn copied a few notes from the reference books while I finished answering the questions.

Whenever one of us finished a page...

We passed it to the other.

It was surprisingly easy.

Like we'd been doing it for years.

"There."

Korn placed the last notebook on the table.

"Done."

I stretched my arms.

"Thanks."

"I couldn't have finished this today."

He smiled.

"You've helped me many times."

"I only returned the favor."

As we packed our bags, I noticed something.

"Korn."

"Hm?"

"Your handwriting..."

"It's neater than mine."

He laughed.

"I've practiced since primary school."

"No wonder teachers never complain about your notebooks."

"They still find something to complain about."

I couldn't help laughing.

When we left the library, the school grounds were almost empty.

The sun was beginning to set.

Students were slowly heading home.

Korn walked beside me until we reached the school gate.

"P'Phawin..."

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"For treating me the same as before."

I smiled.

"Why wouldn't I?"

He looked down for a moment.

"I thought..."

"...after that night..."

"...you'd avoid me."

I shook my head.

"You're still Korn."

"And you're still my junior."

His eyes met mine.

For a brief moment...

Neither of us looked away.

Then someone called my name.

"Phawin!"

It was Narin.

He waved from across the street.

"I've been waiting!"

I smiled and turned toward him.

"I'm coming."

When I looked back...

Korn was still standing at the school gate.

He smiled.

But this time...

There was sadness hidden behind it.

Because no matter how close we had become...

At the end of every school day...

I still walked home with Narin.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbWDpDKOBI

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