My lips drew apart. He frowned and swallowed hard. I looked at him, perplexed. Is he deafeningly deaf I thought he was already aware of my feelings for him? But why does he appear to be so numb? Why doesn't he seem to notice? Or does he already know and simply refuses to comprehend? Because... he truly dislikes me?

Perhaps if I had pushed him as he suggested, this would not have happened. Perhaps he was simply led into temptation. Maybe he just felt sorry for me and caved in? I can't bear the thought of it. As if I were pleading with him. Missing. As if I were a...