Chapter 44: Reminiscence: You Let Me Go First

"It makes you want to throw up, right? I feel you, Rue. But instead, it's not the cake that's the problem here."

"Lia…? w-what are you–" he sounded so confused, making me break in a dry laugh.

"It's so damn disgusting, Rue. Like my entire system wanted to reject it…to reject you. To throw you up so I'll feel better and think that this is all just a nasty nightmare."

"Oh yeah, we made a promise, right? Do not keep secrets to each other. Turns out, I lied. I've felt…so disgusted whenever you come near me yet here I am, still drawn to you…" Every piece of me broke in just a span of months. I thought it has ended but looks like there's still some of me left to break.

"Lia..I-I…" Meeting his gaze, expression twisting in shock, I almost fell for it again.

The face I just imagined by trailing my hands on them, feeling each corners. I finally saw it. That handsome face of his. At first, I thought I was lucky, but it was neither his face nor his body that made me fell in love with him. It wa