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Kai and Lina walked side by side, none of them speaking as they made their way to Lina's house.

After Lina yelled at Kai to put her down, Kai had no choice but to follow her request. In the end, he didn't want to make her uncomfortable. However, it seemed like the damage was already done as they were now walking in awkward silence.

Kai could feel that Lina wanted to be left alone. However, he still wanted to fulfill his promise of walking her back home. Besides, he didn't want to leave her all alone now that the skies were dark.

Although Lina walked slower than usual, Kai matched her pace, not wanting to give her an even harder time.

When her house came into view, the two of them sighed in relief.

Lina glanced at Kai, a small frown gracing her forehead.

'Does he hate being with me now?' she thought.

Kai led her to the gate and even opened it for her.

"You should go," Kai said.