Hugo's lips hovered dangerously close to Loli's. He could feel the warmth of her breath against his skin, the moment so electric it could have powered an entire city.
His heart pounded in his chest like a drumbeat, fast and loud, urging him to just lean in. 'This is it,' he thought. 'The moment every guy dreams of. It's happening.'
But then—like a bolt of lightning splitting the sky—Loli jerked away from him so suddenly that Hugo almost lost his balance.
Her wide eyes locked on his, filled with a mix of emotions so jumbled they were hard to read. Her cheeks flushed a deep red, and she bit her lower lip nervously.
"W-what are you doing?" she stammered, her voice soft and shaky, as if even speaking those words required all the courage she had.
She looked shy, almost dazed, like she wasn't sure what had just happened—or what almost did.
