LOGINRyo......
I froze the moment I felt some one sit down beside me. The chair scraped softly against the floor, I don't have to look up to know who was that. I kept my eyes on the coffee, like the coffee needed all my attention. David didn't seem to notice anything strange, he was mid sentence explaining something related to work, eve smiled All along, making sure her hands were touching David hands. And then a Heard his voice, frank voice the voice u would love to forget. " Good morning" he said. His voice Clam and collected and in a complete unfamiliar voice like we have never met before. I raised my head up from the coffee and glance at frank, he was sitting there dressed casually, his expression neutral like nothing had happened between him and I, there wasn't any hint that he was in my body some few hours ago. David then turned to him, " you are awake this early." "Well I had to come down for breakfast" he said. David made a gesture, "you guys haven't met yet right." He said. My heart beating to fast. " Frank " this is ryo my best friend. " ryo " meet my long lost brother of mine Frank. Frank turned to me fully this time, his expression unreadable, nice to meet you he said. For a second my brain scream to move, my body stiff, my brain saying not to touch him, but David and eve was watching, I had no choice but to. I shook frank hands, Nice to meet you frank. Hoping my voice didn't betrayed me. His grip tighten around my hands, his thumbs brushed slightly, warm against my skin, before he could let go, it was slow enough that I knew it wasn't an accident. I pulled my hands fast from his. David smiling satisfied. I cleared my throat, ummm frank, David always talks about you, I said hoping to change the awkward situation. "Humm he did?" Frank asked. Yes a long time ago, David replied. Frank let a faint smile, and then turned his attention to the menu. Breakfast was set, and placed on orders, the place was filled with smell of foods, but I bearly noticed, I sat there stiffy aware of every movement. I felt Frank knee brushed against mine under the table, and Inhaled sharply nearly knocked down my coffee. "Are you okay" David asked. " yes I said quickly, " just tired." Frank shifted again, his legs pressing more firmly against mine this time around, I clenched my hands, keeping my face more neutral, my heart beating too fast I bet it might just give me away. "Relax" you are looking guilty, he leaned colser to my ears and whispered, only to my hearing. I didn't respond, I couldn't respond, i felt of I answer, our night sex might just slip out of my mouth. His foot brushed against my ankle, slow and intentional, I dug my hands into my plam, beneath the table. It was insane. We are sitting at breakfast table with David and eve, and frank was playing this kind of game , I short him a warning looks, but he only showed he was amused. David started talking about something that involve High school, " did you remember mark Thompson?." I shook my head"what about him!" I asked. "Apparently his is sick and diagnosied of HIV" David said. I stiffened. David continue unaware, someone from our school ran into him, he said he let himself go completely, you know drugs, Hook ups, and I Heard he was gay after high school. That statement caught my ear's. "How would anyone like his own sex gender,"Eve frowned sightly and laughed under beneath. I felt my chest tighten, losing appetite before I could say anything, frank beat me to it. " that's a stupid thing to say" frank said. "Excuse me?" Eve frowned. Liking someone of same gender doesn't change anything and loving same gender doesn't gives you HIV, He replied. " Why you so defensive" eve asked, smiling tighten. Frank shggured " I don't like ignorance." David frowned uncomfortably, " you don't have to start an argument frank. Eve turned to me and asked, ryo you must think being a gay is disgusting right. Don't drag me into this eve, this is inappropriate breakfast talk I quickly said. Frank looked at me with more interest. David laughed awkwardly, " let's change topic". Eve huffed, but didn't argue further. The room feel into uncomfortable situation, with eve throwing daggers to Frank, but he leaned more relaxed in his chair, satisfied like he has gotten what he wanted. Not long after, he stood up, I have something to do, " nice meeting you ryo." I looked up cut off guard. " yeah nice to meet you too" I said. Frank left without a word to anyone. Breakfast slowly turned heavy and slowly, as David and eve sat together, laughing as if no one else was there. Eve kissed David, it was so noticable like she wanted everyone to see and when I mean everyone I mean me. A massage pop up in my phone, and I frowned when I know who texted me. I know you won't contact me so, I saved my number on your phone so that way I can talk to you. My heart jumped as I locked phone, checking if anyone noticed. But eve and David were busy kissing and laughing loud enough. " I need some air" I said standing up. " text me " David said. I nooded. I left quickly, my chest bounding, and then there was frank with a black helmet, leaning against a black motorcycle parked, the moment he saw me, he threw the helmet at me. I bearly caught it. Come on let's ride. 🦋𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔨🦋By the time I got to my car, I had already made my decision.I didn't get inside immediately. Instead, I stood there, thinking about everything that had happened.Part of me had gone quiet.Seeing Ryo tied up in those photos had broken something inside me. It felt like it was my fault he was there.He looked like he wouldn't survive.My mind kept drifting to the word if.I hated that word.I didn't even want to think about it.But somehow, they were right about one thing.If I hadn't pushed him away, if I hadn't done something wrong, Ryo wouldn't have left the club. He would still be in his apartment.Instead, he was tied to a chair by people who had no idea what they were doing.This was on me.I don't like it when people touch what's under my protection.And I definitely don't like it when people mess with what's mine.I turned around and headed back into my office building.Not because I needed anything.There were ju
𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖐slap wasn't that dramatic.It didn't make me go numb or anything. My head turned slightly to the side.That was it.For a second, my brain lagged behind, like it needed a moment to process what had just happened.Then I looked back at Ryo.He looked worse than I did.His hand was still hanging in the air, frozen there as if he couldn't believe what he'd just done.His face was red.Not the bright red of anger.The ugly red of humiliation.The kind that comes when someone loses control of themselves.His breathing was uneven.Too fast.Too shallow.For a strange moment, I thought he might actually cry."Don't ever talk to me like that," he said.His voice shook.Then he turned and walked out.No apology.No explanation.Not even a second glance.The bathroom door slammed shut behind him.I stayed where I was.I didn't stop him.I didn't call his name.I just stood there staring at the door he had disappeared through.Slowly, I lifted a hand to m
Frank handed me a towel as soon as we left the hospital.I took it quickly and pressed it against my face. It was rough against my skin. I dragged it slowly over my hair, my forehead, my eyes.I was crying.The tears came so fast I couldn’t stop them. They soaked the towel almost immediately. My chest was beating too fast, like it couldn’t keep up with me.I hated this. I hated that I was crying just because David didn’t come out to help me with an umbrella.I hated that I stood outside like an idiot, waiting and hoping he would come rushing toward me.I hated that some part of me believed he would choose me.As we moved further, the rain started again falling heavily.Strangely, I was grateful. It meant I could hide my crying, hide my sobs from Frank.Frank didn’t say anything. He just kept driving, watching me silently through the rearview mirror.After a while, he spoke casually.“The rain fell heavily. It soaked you badly. Dry up,” he said.I k
My heart was still racing as David joke settled between us. It hit me so hard, like something heavy just dropped in to my cheast, and refusing to move.For a moment I couldn't think, my mind went to Eve face, her smile and her Cold eyes." what if she knew" what if this wasn't a joke, I thought to myself.I didn't laugh at it right away, my throat seems to tight, like I couldn't get enough air, then I forced a smile, I kept my face Clam, I have learnt to act Calm but deep down I'm crashing inside.If David found out, everything will just change, I won't only loss my friend but I will also loss my place, my safety, the only person I have built my trust and eve around." ignore her" I said, even tho my voice didn't sound like mine, you know how people joke about this stuff because we are close.David chuckled, yeah she looks too much into things.Eve.Her name lingered in my thoughts like a bled.As we walked back to her ward, fear began to dwell in
I spotted David the moment I step in the hospital, he was pacing around, the nurse area, he jacket was half around his arms, he tie bit lossen and hanging around his neck.He looked like some one who has been holding his breath for too long."Ryo" he said the second he saw me.Relief washed over his face, so fast it almost startled me. He crossed the space that was between us and grab my hands like he was afraid that I might disappear." Ryo thank God you are here" he said, his grip still tight, too tight." I came as soon as you called, what happened" I asked.She fell into the water, I don't know what happened, but she started screaming, drowning, I thought I had lost her." is okay" let's see her first, I said.He nodded, and pulled me into the hall way taking the lead, talking on the whole way, talking about how pale she looks, about her scared he was, about how she was shaking even in the ambulance, half if my mind started getting to work, star
“She’s at the hospital,” he said. “They said she is stable now, but I want you to come and check her again.”For a moment, I didn’t respond.I closed my eyes and drew in a slow, heavy breath, the kind that never really reaches your lungs. Of course he would call me. He always calls when things fall apart when something breaks, when something bleeds, when something can’t be fixed by anyone else.“I will come,” I finally said, my voice quieter than I expected. “I’ll come check her.”The line went dead soon after.I kept the phone pressed to my ear longer than necessary, staring at nothing, as if the silence on the other end might change its mind and take everything back. Slowly, I lowered it, my fingers tightening around it.I wished God, how I wished I could just turn it off. Pretend I didn’t hear him. Pretend none of this was happening. Pretend I wasn’t already being pulled back into something I had tried so hard to walk away from.But I knew myself better than that.Frank was watchin







