After contemplating for a few minutes, as she ranted, he decided to be direct.
When she stopped speaking, he said, “Be my girlfriend.”
Carol blinked at him, sure she must have misheard. Or she’s just hearing things.
“What?”
“You said you like me. You already confessed. Actually, I also like you.”
Her eyes widened. He made her speechless. She opened her mouth a few times, but she doesn’t know what to say.
After a while, she said, “But you rejected me. Didn’t you?”
It was his turn to pause and consider her words. How should he explain?
He sighed before telling her his story. “Before I met you, I’ve been with someone. That someone broke up with me and found a better man. It’s just that… I’ve liked her for a long time that it’s taking me a long time as well to move on. To forget ab
