Love Began with the First Meeting

Don't ever let anything pollute your love because the littlest impurities can turn everything upside down.

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"If I told you that I didn't do it, would you believe me, Brian?"

The air was thick with uncertainty. Everyone in the room was looking at Brian who was just eyeing Becky callously. His lips were pressed together and he was just gazing at Becky as if he was waiting for something else to happen or perhaps, trying to read her mind.

Becky didn't shift her eyes under his gaze instead she met his eyes and stared him down. Her eyes were bloodshot from not having slept the whole night or maybe from crying because of everything that had happened. Her nose was twitching and she pressed her lips together not saying anything. She was still as a rock and quiet as a mouse just waiting for Brian to answer.

Because neither Brian nor Becky was saying anything and no one else was speaking, the atmosphere was getting stranger. Becky continued to meet Brian's gaze as Molly and Eric also had their attention towards Brian. Eric looked confused while Molly held her breath as if she was afraid of what she was going to hear.

Time passed by as Becky and Brian continued to stare each other down. The muted air was getting a bit awkward. Becky felt so vulnerable and exposed as if she was naked and her heart was front and center. She could feel it coming—she was going to get hurt quickly and deeply by Brian any moment now.

Becky bit her lips anxiously as Brian scowled at her. But at this moment, she didn't really care what he thought of her. At that moment, she just wanted to know his answer. The man standing in front of her was the man that used to love her, and she needed to know if this man that she still loved believed her.

Brian frowned so scantily that no one else caught it. In his mind, he was thinking how the last time he saw Becky like this was 13 years ago. 13 years ago, Brian visited to Dragon Island to attend his grandfather's birthday party. A day after that he went to the Royal School to find Eric. He stood outside a classroom and peeked through the massive window—he never forgot what he saw. Until now, he could still describe in detail what he had seen.

For Becky's status, she could've gone

a 12-year-old girl—her voice was sweet and small. She lifted her head a bit as she clenched her hands together. She looked at the teacher, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "I didn't do that! Don't you believe me,

caught his attention—it was clipped on one side of her hair that complemented her piercing eyes. Brian was surprised. Even three years later when

all the tests and completed all his tasks. But never

who stood beside her didn't even try to

"Well, she's a Yan!"

how strong her stance was and how she cleverly asked the teacher directly. For her, it didn't matter what the others

this. Becky, the girl who had helped him before told him, "Well, if you're going to stand by something, you might as well prove you're right." He could still remember that day because he came to meet her again

was still stuck in the past. That day when the girl covered in smudge asked him, "Do you

was accused, she said point blank, "I didn't do it. Teacher, do

as sometimes it can be a bit fuzzy. Even if you thought you

already passed and they've all changed—Eric, Brian, and Becky. But Brian still chose to

on emotion, she couldn't help it. She sniffed and

so bold as to do this. Brian was frowning and Eric was fuming. On the contrary, Molly was looking surprisingly calm. Even when Brian said that he believed Becky and even right now as

shifted her gaze from Becky to Brian unblinkingly.