"Don't cry because it's over... smile because it happened" Dr. Seuss
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"I love him so much and it's so hard for me to move forward. The memories kept me tied to what we used to have. Unfortunately, I'm the only one who has those memories papa...he no longer has those...he sees me as a brother now...and maybe that's what is supposed to happen...we are brothers...so I have to be a brother to him...even if it hurts so much..."
"I don't want to linger on the pain, I want to cherish those memories because it happened. I was so happy during those times and that's what I will cherish...the happy memories we have once weaved together"πJustinπ
"What is it, papa?" Justin asks. His dada has been very quiet beside his papa since he arrived. "Ahm...Zack will be home tonight...with... someone" Bienley softly and carefully told Justin. Justin intently stared at his papa and turned to his dada before heaving a sigh. "I know papa" Justin whispered. Bienley and Devon stared at their son's forlorn face even if Justin tried to act casual about it. "Justin..." Bienley whispered hopelessly."I'm okay papa...I can do it" Justin sadly assured his fathers despite tears brimming his eyes."I'm so sorry, baby" Bienley sadly whispered and hold Justin's hand. "Papa it"s okay...it's not your fault" Justin earnestly assured while his dada kept on heaving a sigh. They remained quiet for a long moment and were busy with their thoughts until one of the household staff informed them of Zack's arrival with his guest. "It's okay if you won't join us for dinner, baby, I can tell Zack you are n
Zack and Justin would just casually meet at school. Upon seeing his brother, he smiles and gently pats Justin's shoulder. They were classmates in the subject. It's the last subject for the morning before the lunch break and Justin had already expected Zack will eat his lunch at medical faculty. "Come on let's have our lunch, we need to be early in our laboratory" Prem dragged Justin who still kept on glancing at the parking where Zack left with their car. Carl and Tim just quietly followed the two after sharing meaningful stares. They knew everything but chose to keep their silence as respect for the two brothers. Only a few of the sophomores knew about Zack and Justin's relationship. They made sure they have talked and explained the situation to everyone who knew. They are glad they all understood. Justin's friends witnessed his pain when Zack started to openly court Rachel from the medical faculty. Especially when they become a couple. "Ohh your
Justin went inside the apartment at the wee hour of the night. A perfect time Zack is already in his deep slumber. He sneaked out again and drove back to the apartment. He felt restless and cannot be able to sleep. This has been the third time he did it since he decided to move back home. He slowly closed the main door before looking around the whole room. His eyes stopped at their room which is occupied by Zack alone since he decided to transfer to the other room. Heaving a sigh, he slowly walked towards the couch of their living area and silently sat down. He looked around again and the memories kept flooding his mind, overwhelming his whole senses. Who would have thought this room was once their paradise...the sole witness of their love for each other. Every part of the apartment reminds him of the waves of laughter and fun they had together...but now it's only a very painful memory for him to reminisce. When did the pain start? When were all t
It's been weeks after Zack lost consciousness. He still kept on coming back home to ask his fathers about Justin's whereabouts. The latter hasn't come back from his vacation.Zack will only get the same answers every time he asks his fathers. They would always tell him Justin choose to extend his vacation, but he was unconvinced. He suspects his fathers were hiding something. It also added to his anxiety that he cannot contact Justin. All of Justin's social media accounts have been deactivated and his phone number is also unreachable. "Did Justin contact any of you?" Zack asked their friends when they are having lunch in the engineering food court. Lately, they have noticed Zack is staying at the faculty to have lunch with them. "Ahm...no, he hasn't called me..." Prem answered cautiously. "Me neither..." Carl also answered. "Me too...he hasn't contacted me" Tim shook his head while he continued to eat his lunch. Heaving a sigh, he blank
"Hello, I'm Kate..." a girl approached his table with a very bright smile.He just turned to the girl and went back to reading."I think we are classmates in international language..." the girl continued amicably.He remained quiet, ignoring her while he continued to read."You are new here and I can see you are always alone" the girl continued to talk even if she was ignored. "What's your name again?" the girl asked curiously. He looked up before heaving a sigh. He doesn't think the girl will leave him alone so better talk to her."Ju... Nate...my name is Nate" he responded seriously. "Hello Nate, I'm Kate...our names rhymed..." Kate exclaimed amusedly with her big round eyes. Justin just continued to look at her but did not smile. "Can I join you here? I will just keep quiet" Kate asked expectantly, making Justin raise his brow with his sarcastic look. "You've been very noisy since you approached me here" Justin sneered
"I've been very patient with you Zack, but this is too much already. It's been months, forgetting you have a girlfriend. What did I do wrong?" Rachel confusedly confronted Zack during lunchtime. She went to the engineering faculty to talk to Zack.It's been months since Zack is not himself. His usual routine of having lunch with Rachel and sending her home every day has been disrupted.Rachel is so unaware of Zack's situation regarding Justin's disappearance and she has been in the dark of Zack's sudden distance from her."Ahm...Rachel..." Zack was caught off-guard when Rachel suddenly appeared in engineering faculty.Zack brought Rachel to one of the vacant classrooms while his friends are outside guarding the room. "What is happening Zack? I'm so confused right now and I don't know what to do anymore" Rachel disappointedly uttered."Rachel, I"m sorry...I...I'm sorry...I can't think straight right now..." Zack frustratedly whispered while rubbing his
Zack dazedly stared at the blue water of the swimming pool where he and Justin would usually hang out. He is so unaware his tears are already falling down his cheeks. As the day passed by he become more drowned by his thoughts, He seem to have forgotten how to live his usual and fun life. He locked himself at home for a week after Rachel broke up with him. He felt more guilty having to hurt the person who is so good and very understanding of him amid his confused mind and muddled behavior. Everything around him is so dim...and darkness seems to swallow his sanity. "Zack..." he heard a distant voice but he is so weak to look back so he continued to stare at the clear blue water... He felt at peace at the sight in front of him."Zack...baby..." he can hear his papa calling him at the other side of the water so he stands up to go to his papa...He took slow yet sure steps towards the water and he was startled when he was stopped by something strong aro
Justin together with Kate and their other classmates were fooling around while doing their review on foreign language study at the gazebo."Ti amo..." Kate exclaimed with her very bright smile, hugging the sitting Justin from the back. Their classmates instantly cheered while Justin just shook his head and chuckled. He was so used to his classmates' teases about Kate. "Te Quiero..." Kate continued with her teasing and bright smile while she remains plastered at Justin's back. "You are just making excuses to hug and tell Nate about your crush on him" one of their classmates pointed out with a teasing smile."Shut up..." Kate glared but winked at their classmate. "Nice move Kate... I so wish I could do that too... I want to hug Nate also..." another girl whined and sulked. "Nate is mine..." Kate proudly announced. "No, he is not yours..." they all abruptly turned around when they heard a hard and stern voice countering what Kate said.