Chapter 45

POV: Jaejun

I felt a little better. It couldn't be said that I was one hundred percent okay, but as the days passed, reality started to make sense again, and it no longer made sense for me to hide.

On that morning, I was still nestled in the sheets of my boyfriend's bed, Hyun-Suk. He had woken up earlier and opened the curtains to let the sun in. He knew how much I enjoyed the warmth that filled the room. I could feel my skin warming up, making me want to stay in bed even longer.

But I couldn't. Even though there was still a heaviness inside me, I needed to get on with my life. It was time to move forward.

And with that, of course, I had to return to work.

I shifted slowly in the bed until I finally opened my eyes. I was alone in the room. Maybe Hyun-Suk had already gone to work or had gone downstairs earlier to prepare our breakfast. I grabbed my phone and checked the time. It was Monday, a little past seven in the morning. I yawned an