To Love or Not to Love

"Because you're in love with him!"

We both freeze at her words, and suddenly it's so quiet that I can hear my quickly pulsing heart. Eun stares at me, eyes widened out of shock. Her statement is floating between us, having sucked all the air out of the room.

Fights are something very dangerous. They make you say things you don't mean, or that you would have at least brought across differently. And the worst thing is that you can never, ever take back your words.

What's said is said, what's done is done.

I'll never forget what Eun has just told me, no matter how many times she apologizes for it.

"Shut up." My voice is barely a whisper. All strength as left my body.

"Rose," Eun says in a low, hesitant voice as I've remained frozen, "I'm sorry. I'd been meaning to confront you about that anyway, just not... like that. I apologize."

When I still do not utter a single word, she gulps and asks quietly: "Do you... do you want to cancel tonight?"