The following day. The morning air exuded brightness, as numerous pairs of small birds alighted on a tree branch before the apartment building, engaged in amorous exchanges. The symphony of their chirps imbued the morning ambiance with a revitalizing quality. Vers continued to slumber serenely in his bed, despite the advancing hours nearing noon. With the day's program scheduled for the afternoon, he was afforded the luxury of resting undisturbed. Nonetheless, a faintly clamorous noise jolted him awake, prompting a swift return to consciousness. "Pang!!" "What's going on?" Reacting without pause, Vers cast aside the blankets and rose from his bed. As he moved toward the door, it swung open from the outside. Gale already stood before him, donned in his morning cooking apron, albeit with the lower part dampened by what appeared to be vegetable broth or some other liquid. Vers remained speechless, uncertain of how to respond. Gale stood in silence, his presence a testament to the sc

….. Hospital hallway."What are you guys doing? Unreliable it's just a radio interview show that's not risky at first but how could something this big happen?" Edin's loud voice scolded Mimin and Din who bowed their heads in front of him.The television broadcast in the waiting room was faint. The hospital looked a bit crowded with several patients who came with the same complaint of being splashed with acid as Verss. Some journalists from print, television, and online media were already busy on standby in the waiting room.Mimin dared to raise her face when Edin's voice stopped screaming, she turned on her cell phone."Er, Mr. Edin, who did you call?" she asked, adjusting her glasses.Edin's face turned with big eyes towards Mimin."Who else? The building manager who said he would guarantee Verss' safety, is really incompetent. How can I trust someone like that again next time, where was he when Vers was injured? Mimin quickly called the police again who asked about the progress of

A few days later.Verss was discharged from the hospital and couldn't wait to get back to his routines, but Mimin has already moved all of his schedules to the next month, it's still a few days away.Gale behind the steering wheel, after begging Verss not to expel him finally Gale was able to reach an agreement with him, as long as he is not directly related to his family Gale is allowed to stay, although, actually Gale lied a bit so Verss accepted it."Ella, who asked me, before she died, to find and protect you, at all costs" Gale exclaims.Verss was silent, seeing Gale's face that looked down when he said it out loud, whether he was lying or not he couldn't be sure.Get back in the car.Gale took the rather large vehicle down the road which was starting to be cobbled. Verss asked him to take him to this place, the house that was visible at the end of the road, a house with a large yard where several small children were seen playing happily.The vehicle stops not far from the house,

Gale pulled the blanket up to cover Verss's chest. He fell asleep quickly after taking his antidepressant. Although it's not necessary Doctor said adequate sleep would make him feel much better when he woke up.Gale took a deep breath, he had made the mistake of taking his young master to a childhood home that had good memories, but also lots of bad memories for Verss. He regretted being selfish and not thinking about his feelings.Gale was silent, staring at the young man's helpless face sleeping with his eyes tightly closed, fine lines on his forehead because there were so many thoughts bothering him. Gale raised his hand and stroked Verss' forehead, slowly removing those fine lines. Gale could not run away again if now he saw Verss more than he had imagined before. Verss' safety was far more important than just risking his life to protect him, now, he was like another life for Gale himself, a life he had to protect no matter what.Gale still wants to see Verss's face a little longe

Time was running so fast, because Derek was tired of replacing Verss playing games with Arland, while Vers himself was almost asleep sitting leaning on the couch.Derek didn't last long either, it was two in the morning and he was so drunk he fell asleep on the couch. Arland took a deep breath, he also couldn't deny that he was also tired, put the handle of his game console on the table, and saw Verss who was asleep in a sitting position with his head on the couch.Verss's face did look very tired, Arland shifted his body to sit closer and heard Verss's slow breathing. His eyelashes curled when his eyes were closed tightly, his thick black eyebrows, his sharp nose, and his red lips parted in a shape resembling a heart that urged him to move forward to touch him. Arland wouldn't blame himself for taking the opportunity while Verss was asleep at this time, because it was indeed the young man who teased him. He advanced, getting closer and closer carefully lifting Verss's chin, smiling b