Revilla comes out of the bar and looks around. On the opposite side of the road, a black car was parked. Someone was sitting inside and looking at the bar.
A mist was covered all over the place which was intense enough to blind the thing in front. Revilla walks towards the car quickly.She hops in and puts her handbag aside and gives a warm hug to her so-called boyfriend.Elijah, A 27 years old man who has not yet found a job to support himself but living under Revilla's salary. The only thing is he owns an apartment and a car.Wearing ripped jeans, and a sleeveless t-shirt that is enough to show the creepy tattoos of him in his arms. A messy dirty blond hair. A pair of green eyes look fluffy under the influence of drugs. In one word, he is totally in a predicament. He doesn't look decent. At least the gangsters look better than him.“How is your day baby, did you enjoy yourself with your friends”, His words are neither doubtful nor caring at all. He is just obsessed with her.‘‘Not good at all Eli. My friend from college year joined my team as a senior”, Revilla sighed a lot, she coughed when the cigarette smoke hit the soft tissues of her nose.“Can you stop smoking, look at you, Eli. Your lips are turned black under the influence of tobacco”, She touched his dry greyish uneven skin. It's become like this because of tobacco, he rolled his eyes.“Did you get tired of me baby, you seem to be interested in someone. That's why you look down on me just by simply finding some mistakes on me”, Elijah accelerated the car. She flinched at his words.What the hell is he thinking right now? She has been worried about him all the time but he simply told her that she is tired of him. If she is tired of him why should she have to be with this kind of beast?Revilla didn't say anything for a while. Because if she speaks, it will become a mess.“Tonight, get ready, baby. It's been a while since we did it right”, Elijah shifted his steering while speaking.“But I have work tomorrow, Eli. Let it pass for tonight, I will make it for the weekend”, she gently refused. Elijah didn't come back home for one week but suddenly showed up in front of the bar and called her. She doesn't want to ask why he suddenly disappeared and suddenly appeared.It's not only the first time, it's the third time in two months. Thinking of that, she becomes desperate. She doesn't want to fling in the corner, that's why she is still with him, maybe that's the reason.There is the only reason she is with him, that is he was with her when she needed someone by her side even though Alex was not there as well as Eryx. But now everything is upside down for her, A happy heavenly relationship becomes worse than depression.Maybe he is already tired of that tiny little snowflake. She tries to hold back her tears. The way he is treating her like a sex toy, her heart hurts."You are acting indifferent towards me, what happened to you suddenly”, Elijah asked with a sneer like he is mocking or blaming her for her indifference. Since the mistake is from his side, he has no right to blame her.“I'm not indifferent, you are the one who always stays outside but now putting the blame on me, aren't you unreasonable”, she shouts her lungs out. He stops the car suddenly, she almost hits her head in the front.“What the hell Eli, I'm telling the truth right? You were away from home three times this month and refuse to tell me where the hell you were”, The alcohol she consumed gave her a little courage to shout out the problem she has been tolerating all the time.“Are you doubting me Revilla?”, he narrowed his eyes. It's obvious though.“You can take it whatever you want Eli but I need to know the reason”, she didn't miss him any moment since they started the argument.“You go out with your so-called friends often, did I ask you about it? Then why are you arguing with me about this tiny problem”, he shouts his lungs out as she flinches. He has been holding back those thoughts till now, she can't believe he would talk like that.She is really disappointed and also hurt. She takes her bag and gets out of the car with tears in her eyes. Shut the car door hard and started to walk away from the car.“Do I care even if you leave me you fucking bitch, don't ever think about coming back to me”, he shouts as she burst out in tears. She closed her mouth to control her cry but she failed, failed to hold back the tears, failed to hold back her whimpering sound.She walks on the boulevard like an alone kid. He accelerates the car and drives away from her. Her heart pains like it was crushed by something hard. Walking on the street with no one around. She can only see some drunken people since the street is near the bars.She doesn't know where to go at this hour. Even though the rent of her apartment is paid by her, she doesn't want to see his face anymore.“Why is this happening to me, I have been tolerating his mistakes but he just blames me”, she whines.She doesn't have anyone right now other than Eryx, Braylon, and Alex. Alex and Braylon are in the bar and Eryx has already left the bar with his fiance. Who will come to pick her up or will shelter her at this hour? Being left all alone, she almost thought of killing herself.She takes out her phone and dialed Eryx's number. Hoping for him to shelter her for this only night. As expected of him, he attended to her call in one ring. Mostly he hangs up on everyone, even his fiance.Hey girl.....His warm voice makes her heart flutter more in pain. She holds her whimper.She can't utter any words for a few seconds. Gulping her saliva hard, she opens her mouth to speak.“Where are you Eryx, Did... Did you reach home? " She smiles painfully.He stayed silent for a while, She thought he already hung up on her. After all, he is with his fiance.“Where are you now?”, his words are hard yet warm. What does she have to say? “I'm going home, actually, I just called you to check. Did you reach your home safely or not? After all, you were drunk”, She still doesn't want to bother him. Oh...A single reply makes her heart heavy. There is nothing to speak about now. “Then, I'm hanging up Eryx”, she didn't wait for his reply further, she took her mobile away from her ear.“Where are you now?”He asked her again, which made her flinch. She can't stop her tears and whimper anymore. She whines hard. “I... I'm in North Street, R road near to the Galaxy bar”, she whimpers.“Stay there, don't go anywhere till I arrive”, Telling that he hangs up the call. She didn't kn
MEANWHILE OTHER SIDEBraylon is already wasted, he can't even move his head from the table. He wasn't willing to. Alex is so worried about his friend who is crying like a little child all the time after Revilla leaves the bar.It's been two hours, he is still crying and everyone in the place is looking at them weirdly. Alex was so happy when he saw Braylon this morning, but he didn't think that their relationship had become worse than he thought. How troublesome.After paying the bill, Alex gives a hand to Braylon. He walks out with him and they hop into the car. Braylon is blabbering about how he missed Eryx in those four years and struggles to live without Eryx.Alex is listening silently. He didn't mention anything about marriage and also about his son. It arouses doubt in Alex. he doesn't ask anything, since he isn't willing to tell. So he decided to listen to whatever Braylon blabbers.When he asked Braylon about his address, he was shocked because the apartment he was living in
“She didn't come with us. Don't search for her”, Eryx said coldly. How can he stop searching for her? His eyes were only filled with Revilla. What happened to her after she left with her boyfriend? He has no good signs though.“What do you mean Eryx, where is she?” Alex tilted his head towards Eryx who was leaning himself against the table. Braylon was staying silent all the time. He can't understand what Eryx meant just a while ago. He just was staying for further explanation of Eryx. Alex seems to have lost control already. When it comes to Revilla, he always loses control of himself.Eryx looked at the unstable man who was fuming in anger, maybe jealousy. Eryx sighed a lot. He started to explain everything that happened last night but he didn't know the reason for her cry.Alex was almost broken by his words. Revilla was a strong girl who could handle everything by herself alone. How come she was broken and even can't protect herself from those drunken bastards?“Now she is resting
It's been one hour since Braylon came to the hospital. He was walking front and forth with nervousness. If anything happened to Alan, he would definitely turn the hospital upside down. His mind was like that right now.The door of the ward clicked open. A doctor came out of the room.It's still not too late to change, You…. Who you used to be. Yourself waiting for the ray of your lost epitome. “Doctor, How was my boy?” The words choked his throat and he wasn't able to talk properly. Zaneta patted Braylon's shoulder to calm him for a second, at least to hear what the doctor was going to say. “He was fine but the mental health of the child was not stable. He needed his father the most right now. He was mumbling about his dad even in his coma. I hope you can understand what I am saying”, Doctor sighed.Now Braylon tried not to burst into tears. He held back his grief and nodded yes. Zaneta worried about both of them.“He will wake up after some time. you can discharge him once the temp
Eryx clenched his fist in anger. Yet he couldn't show it on his face. After all, Alan was just a little kid.“Dad, You didn't wake me up. I wanna go home”, Alan hugged his dad tightly. He couldn't let Alan stay alone this time but he just received a new case and had to leave him. His heart fluttered in pain.“Braylon, you should stay with him. After all, he was just recovering. We can take care of the new mission. You should stay by his side”, Alex patted Braylon gently. “We will talk about this case later. After all, we still didn't know if it was a prank or true”, Eryx got up from the chair and walked out. He was just bewitched by his son's cuteness and couldn't let him suffer but was stubborn enough to hide his feelings under his stern heart.“Look at him, he still cares about you. Why don't you guys make up this time?”, Alex said.Makeup, Would he accept the person who has a womb-like girl or even accept him? Wouldn't he feel shame because of that? Even though Braylon knows Eryx'
Two days laterIt's been two days since they received the mail, and none were talked about after that day. Braylon tried to ask Eryx but always ended up being ignored by him. In these two days, Braylon was able to spend some time with Alan. He brought Alan to his office and was taken care of by Alex and Revilla. Alan was always obedient and silent just like his dad Braylon, Eryx's point of view. Revilla tried to move on so she decided to distract herself by doing her work. She was staying with Eryx for the time being.“Eryx, it's been two days since you have received the mail. Why are you ignorant? It's not your character, I won't mind whether you give me attention or not. At least take a look at the case”, As Braylon shouted at him, Everyone was shocked.Even though he was superior, how could he talk to him like that? No one dared to mess up with Eryx. Eryx rolled his eyes dramatically as he had expected Braylon's outburst. He took a deep breath and looked at Braylon's crystal-clear
Those three were walking on the ground. James Trice started to explain the situation.“I came here as a teacher from some welfare organization. It was quite good when I came here. But a few weeks ago, one girl child from my class went missing. I asked her parents about her. And she was nowhere to be found. Since it was an isolated village, how come she suddenly disappeared into the air? I made a complaint to the local police station which was a few kilometers away from here”, His words were cut off by Braylon.“You already made a police complaint”, As he asked, James nodded yes.“They have said that it always happens in this village every six months and they couldn't find any single child till now. And every child was around 8 to 12 years”, James stopped with a huff. He was worried about those children. “Didn't the village people care about those missing children”, Eryx asked him.“Only the victim's family was miserable because of their missing child. There was a rumor going on here
“You must be crazy Eryx, Let me go”, Wiping off the blood in his lip, Braylon groaned at Eryx. The mistake committed at the time of anger couldn't be corrected.“Yeah, I must be crazy. I have been waiting for you all these years but you are happy with your wife and even you have a child with her" he shouted as he flinched. What was he talking about? Did he wait for him? “What the hell are you blabbering, For Fucking sake, explain clearly”, Braylon avoided eye contact in guilt. Four years ago he left him after confessing and having sex with him when Eryx was drunk.“You can easily forget, right Braylon? You were the one who confessed to me first but now you were the one who moved on quickly”, As he groaned hard, Braylon's eyes widened in shock. He remembered everything but why the hell didn't contact him in these years? Braylon thought it was because he hadn't been informed before.“So you remembered everything right”, Braylon was happy at the same time, he was worried about Alan's ex
Braylon's Pov!The sun was setting behind the city buildings. I stood by the window, my heart pounding with a secret I could no longer keep. I had planned this for weeks, hoping everything would go perfectly. I slipped out unnoticed, everyone too absorbed with the happy couple to notice my absence.As I approached the spot I had chosen, a secluded garden just a few minutes away, I quickened my pace. It was beautiful, exactly how I ordered the arrangements: fairy lights draped over the trees, a cosy setup with cushions and blankets, and a small table adorned with candles. It was warm and magical.My phone buzzed, pulling me from my thoughts. A message from Eryx: "Where are you? Everyone’s looking for you." I didn't reply, they might have already guessed where I was. I just wanted to wait for them to reach here. After twenty minutes, I heard the familiar voices of my friends. They had found me. Eryx rushed to me, wrapping me in a tight hug. "I was so scared when I couldn't find you," h
It was like a strong storm finished in their life. Braylon almost lost his sanity, when Alan was kidnapped. It had been two weeks, and everything had happened. Alan was coming out of the trauma slowly, Eryx often came home to cheer up his son. He wasn't going to school, not yet. "He must be tired. But he is strong, don't worry." Eryx squeezed Braylon's shoulder, pulling him close to Eryx. Braylon just hummed in response; eyes gazing at the sleeping figure of Alan softly. "Sister Zaneta came home to invite us to her wedding, but Alan didn't talk to her and ran into his room. She was suspicious about it, but I managed to lie to her." Braylon's eyes brimmed with tears, chest congested with a feeling of agony. "It's okay, he needs some time." Braylon nodded. "Alex and others came home but left just before you came. Alan seemed quite active today." "He will get out of this trauma soon. He is just a kid and it was too much for him. Just believe him." Braylon inclined his head in agreem
"I am coming with you two," "No... you aren't going anywhere," Eryx sternly said, refusing Braylon's request. "He is my son. I'll come with you two. If you two refuse me, I don't hesitate to kill myself," okay, this was the underrated threatening from Braylon, but what they didn't expect was his hands were holding a knife. Eryx and Adler exchanged a worried glance, their faces tight with concern. Eryx stepped forward, his voice low but firm.“Braylon, I know how much this means to you, but it’s too dangerous. You need to stay safe. He is my son as well. Don't do anything stupid.”Braylon’s eyes flashed with anger. “I’m not staying behind while my son is out there. I’m coming with you, whether you like it or not.”Adler sighed heavily, running a hand through his hair. “We can’t protect you and search for Alan at the same time. You’ll slow us down.”“I won’t be a burden,” Braylon snapped. “I’m a trained detective, remember? I can handle myself.”Eryx glanced at Adler, seeing the defea
Adler’s apartment was quiet except for the soft hum of air conditioning. Braylon was fast asleep on the couch after being convinced by Adler and Eryx. It was a hard task for Adler and Eryx to convince Braylon to sleep since he wanted to go to search for Alan. Adler had convinced him to stay over for the night, reassuring him that it would be safer than being alone. As Braylon slept, Eryx was staying with Braylon to take care of him while Adler was on the phone with the technical team. His voice showed how much rage he was holding right now. If that kidnapper got caught, he would surely skin them alive. "I need you to trace the caller ID that contacted Braylon Rhys earlier," Adler instructed the team. "It's urgent," Adler told them Braylon's number to trace. After getting orders from the chief, the technical person hung up on him. "Guys... We have an issue. Need to track the Caller ID," That guy shouted, getting the attention of everyone. Alex, being the one responsible for issuing
"Let's go home," Adler softly exclaimed. Braylon shook his head denying the offer. "We can't stay here, baby. We will surely find Alan, but for that, you have to be strong, right?" Eryx caressed his love's hair. Adler and Eryx had finally managed to convince Braylon to leave the bustling mall, where they had spent an hour under police surveillance. Adler informed his members before leaving the mall. It had been a long and exhausting day for everyone, and the last thing they wanted was to add to the worries of the Rhys couple. So, they decided to take Braylon to Adler's apartment, a place where Braylon could be safe for now.Adler's apartment was a haven after the chaos he had experienced. Adler went to cook something for Braylon. Eryx followed Adler. "Do you want anything?" Adler asked while searching for the ingredients. "Where is the first aid kit? I will treat his wound." Eryx uttered. "In the bedroom. Second cupboard on the left," Adler instructed. With a hum, Eryx left to g
It was another day, and Alan was once again brimming with excitement. He had been begging his dad Braylon to take him outside ever since they had fun in the amusement park. And it was his demand since Braylon hung out with his friend and refused to bring him with them.“Please, Dad, can we go out today? Please?” Alan had asked that morning, his big brown eyes wide with hope.Braylon sighed, knowing he couldn't resist his son's plea. “Alright, alright, baby. Let’s go to the mall. But you have to promise to behave, okay?”Alan’s face lit up with a huge grin. “I promise! I’ll be the best behaved!” He ran to get changed, Braylon stood there adoring his son.With that settled, Braylon got them both ready, making sure Alan had his favourite sneakers on and a small backpack with snacks and a water bottle. They headed out, the sun shining brightly as they walked to the nearby mall. Mr and Mrs Rhys hadn't returned from the business trip so He just texted them about the outing. At the mall, Al
The day had finally arrived. Eryx and Braylon had been planning the outing, and now it was happening. Braylon called Alex and Revilla, and then he contacted Adler and Franklyn to join them. Even though Braylon informed them, once again Eryx called them to confirm the outing. Alex and Revilla were happy about this little outing. In their group, they were only staying in the work since Eryx and Braylon quit. It was their dream job, but when their life took an unexpected turn, they had to choose a path that was not even their profession; that kinda hurts them, though.They hadn't seen each other for the past few weeks, and this little outing to the hotpot to the old place was what they needed. Eryx was the one to pick everyone from their place, Braylon's excitement bubbled in his face. It was quite hard for Braylon to convince Alan since the younger was stubborn to join them. Braylon wasn't selfish in not taking his son with him. It was quite a remote place; Alan would be uncomfortabl
In just one month, Alan would turn five, and today was the day Eryx and Braylon had planned to enrol him in the school. Alan’s excitement was visible; he had been homeschooled by his grandparents until now, and the expectation of attending a regular school with other children thrilled him. Braylon wanted Alan to experience school life. He argued with his parents to let Alan study in the school rather than homeschooling. At last, the Rhys couple decided to accept the decision of Braylon made. Alan was mature for his age, understood how Braylon was struggling and many other things, which was something both Eryx and Braylon were proud of, mostly Braylon.Eryx, Braylon, and Alan arrived at the school. The school building loomed large and renovated, compared to other kids' schools, with children’s laughter echoing from the playground. Alan’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the new atmosphere, excitement pooled in him. He was squealing in joy inside, obviously. It was new lBraylon and Eryx
Amy burst through the cabin door with a loud bang, startling Mr. Silvester immediately looked up from his desk. His secretary stood behind Amy, her face flushed and her hands wringing nervously, unable to stop Amy from intruding into the CEO's office. With a wave, Mr Silvester signalled for his secretary to leave them alone. She hesitated for a moment, then nodded and quietly closed the door behind her, leaving the two of them in the room.Mr. Silvester calmly gazed at Amy's angry face. She stood there, her fists clenched at her sides, her eyes blazing with fury. “How could you do this?” she shouted, her voice echoing in the spacious office. “You just broke off the merger without any warning!”Mr. Silvester leaned back in his chair, “I had to, Miss Anderson,” he said evenly. “My son wasn’t fond of the decision.” Amy let out a derisive laugh. “Oh, please! Don’t try to pin this on your homo son. You were okay with the merger, regardless of how much he opposed it. This was your decisio