Chapter 40: Chapter 40

Ryan’s POV

When I woke up, I went to the garden to breathe some fresh air.

Somehow, I couldn’t erase the things that happened to me yesterday.

Vincent caught me hanging inside Slyvester’s room.

“I hope he wouldn’t misunderstand it,” I said with a sigh.

Wishing that everything would be okay, I looked up at the blue sky and the blackbird flying into the air.

My class will start at 11 am. So, I still have a lot of time to waste.

While getting the vitamin D that I need, someone from behind covered my eyes with his hands.

Is something trying to make a joke at me early in the morning?

I am already not in the mood!

“Whoever it is, stop it. I am not in the mood to joke around,” I said.

“Guess who~,” he said with a voice that does not sound familiar.

Basically, the man behind me purposely changed his voice.

‘Who could it be?’

If he is Chaylen, I will kick him right away.

Terban won’t do something so cheesy as this.

I couldn’t imagine Vince doing this either.

Then, is it Kyle?

“Is that you, Kyle?”

“Nope!”

‘It is not Kyle?’

“I will give you a clue. I am handsome,” he said.

‘What kind of clue is that?! All of them are handsome! He’s stupid.’

Speaking of stupid, I think I know who he is.

“Chaylen. It’s you, right? Get your hands off me or else I’ll beat you!”

“I am not Chaylen! Hey, it’s disappointing that you thought of Chaylen when I said that the clue is ‘handsome’,” He said as he accidentally used his own voice.

‘I get it.’

“Sylvester,” I said and chuckled.

“Bingo~”

When he put his hands down, I looked back.

“This is so childish, Sylves…”

I couldn’t continue my words.

When I looked back, Sylvester was staring at me in a close gap. With one wrong move, our lips would touch each other.

Slyvester was smiling sweetly at me as if he was so happy that he had a chance to look at me right here, right now.

‘Why is he giving me that dangerous smile?

“I am really sorry,” he suddenly apologized.

‘For what?’

His shoulders elevated up and down. Sylvester brushed his dark blue hair upwards with his slim and long fingers.

“Yesterday, you asked me why I avoided you. Right?”

I did. But he didn’t give me a definite answer. Will he answer my question today?

I hope so.

“Actually, I don’t want to accept the truth at first.”

“What truth?” I inquired.

His eyes faded as he looked back at me with eyes that scrutinized my deep soul. It was as if he was staring at his favorite book that he couldn’t stop reading.

“When I woke up this morning,” he said, “it hit me. I realized that I should say this to you as soon as possible. Because if I don’t, I might regret it later or forever. Or you might avoid me once I do something you cannot understand. I don’t want you to feel awkward and confused.”

My heart was beating faster all of sudden.

I hadn’t heard what he was about to say, yet the clue was within my grasp.

‘Don’t tell me, he…’

“I like you, Ryan.”

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“I really like you.”

For a moment, I forgot to breathe.

Sylvester and I have been friends for months. We already saw each other’s weaknesses and shameful things. I know the smell of his fart and I saw his booger every morning. At the same time, Sylvester saw me at my worst.

So, among the five men, I never thought that this guy would like me!

Why?!

Why would he?!

‘AM I THAT PRETTY?!’

My self-confidence reached its peak.

There was a part of me that was happy to hear a confession from a guy. But the other part of me felt so anxious.

“Are you telling me that you have a crush on me?” I asked at a slow pace.

“No.”

“…”

“I think I love you.”

O…kay.

That was serious.

I thought it was a simple crush and it was cute. But if he told me that he LOVES ME, that’s a whole different story.

“Are you… fine?” I asked.

“What?” he replied, chuckling.

“I think you are not in the right condition, Sylvester.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Why do you love me?”

“Because I do.”

“But…”

I thought he was still in love with his dead ex-girlfriend!

Did he finally move on?

Moreover, can I really take responsibility for his feelings?

What about our friendship?

And if the four other men heard this, they might tease Sylvester and me, right?

I am so confused.

All thoughts jumbled inside my head as if someone shook my damn brain.

“Are you having a hard time processing it?” Sylvester asked with a laugh.

I, who couldn’t say a thing, nodded my head.

“Then, I will tell it again and again until you understand what I am trying to say, Miss Ryan MCguffin.”

After declaring those words, Slyvester raised his hand. His two fingers touched my lips, which made me flinch.

I looked at the two fingers damping on my lips and back to Slyvester.

When Slyvester took his hand back, his warmth left my lips, and I felt the cold air. However, my cheeks were burning in the heat.

Sylvester took back his fingers and then he put them on his own lips.

He pecked a kiss on his fingers which made me nuts.

‘Did he just kiss the fingers he put into my lips before?’

That was an indirect kiss, right?

“I am so in love with you, Ryan. A lot,” he said with a smile.

I feel like my heart jumped out of my chest.

Oh yeah.

Now I get it.

It’s really true.

Sylvester, the jolly guy with whom I live in the same boarding house, confessed his feelings to me.

I thought this would be the craziest thing that would happen to me today. However, it was JUST THE BEGINNING. After Slyvester, another man came to me and confessed on the same day.

GOD LOVES… TO TORTURE ME.