"I was already hating what I was doing. The buzz of something new didn't last long. Doubts and remorse plagued me, but I kept telling myself it was because of the family and how ashamed mom would be. I couldn't face that I kept picturing how you would react and how much I was making sure we could never fix anything between us by doing it." Jyeon's tone is raw and heavy, much like mine, and I can tell this is hard for him too. Admitting mistakes, hurting me with confessions, and feeling his regret in every word.

"You didn't seem like I mattered more than she did that night...