Chapter 84: Leave You HalfwayNight’s P.O.VIt was a long, silent ride back to the apartment. I think we were too tired to start a conversation. That, or we were simply reserving our energy for the long talk we were sure to have when we got back to our place.Whatever our reasons were for staying silent, the atmosphere in the car was heavy with unspoken tension, and even though the radio was playing some hip-pop songs I would have jammed to in a regular situation, it did nothing to ease the chill that hung over us like an oncoming storm.I glanced at Kai from the corner of his eyes, but I couldn’t really judge his expression. He seemed impassive, but his white-knuckled grip on the steering wheel told a different story.Once we finally parked at the driveway, we both wordlessly climbed out the car and went up to our unit. And when I say that no words were exchanged between us as we both washed up and got ready for the possibly long night ahead, I mean there literally had been no verba
Chapter 85: One Bad News after AnotherKai’s P.O.VI woke up early the next day, nudged awake by my own brain, who thought it would be funny to replay the moment Rosalie approached me at the gates of the university.Reliving the nightmare all over again wasn’t my ideal way to get up, but now that it was stuck to my mind, I was guessing this was going to be one of the many nights that I was going to witness this scene.Night was fast asleep beside me. He had shifted away at some point in the night, his back against me as he curled in on himself. Carefully detangling myself from the blankets, I stood up from the bed, before covering him up and tucking him in. He needed to rest after everything that happened.I went to the kitchen to make breakfast for us, my mind going from my encounter with Rosalie to Night’s confession last night. I opened the cupboard and took out a box of Kraft Mac and cheese, because I was feeling like having some Mac and cheese today and I couldn’t be bothered wit
Chapter 86: TrustKai’s P.O.VFor a moment, we both just stood there, the silence between us almost suffocating. But then the sound of boiling water reached my ears, snapping me out of my thoughts.“Fuck!” I yelped, then sprinted out of the room to get back to the kitchen just as Night snorted and placed the phone on the table. I grabbed the carton and dumped the elbow macaroni noodles in the pot and watched as Night casually stalked over to the bathroom, where he began brushing his teeth.His casual demeanor surprised me. Was he trying to ignore his emotions and internalize his pain? If he continued to do this, it would only hurt him more in the end. I couldn’t help but worry about him as I watched him go about pretending as if his modeling career didn’t just come to an end.I continued to prepare the Mac and cheese as I waited for Night to finish cleaning up and come out of the bathroom. By the time he did, I had already finished assembling our breakfast and it was all neatly laid o
Chapter 87: Emotional DistressKai’s P.O.VI thought the worst was over; I thought that even if the war had not yet been won, at least the battle had been triumphed. I thought I had been silly for worrying about how this whole thing was going to affect Night as well as my relationship with him.I had been entirely convinced that Night was actually unbothered by this whole thing, but it seemed that he wasn’t. And it was around the afternoon of the same day when things suddenly went downhill.He had gone to the washroom to shower, while I was studying for a test that came right after the Campus Hotshot contest. I had been trying to fit this into my schedule for a while now, and was only able to work on this today.And so, I took out my notebooks and sat on the table to work on my test while Night showered, but all of a sudden, there was this crash in the bathroom that shook the floor slightly.Startled, I looked up from my notes and scrambled to my feet, knowing that something might hav
Chapter 88: Slivers of ConfidenceKai’s P.O.VI sat next to the bed as Kia set up the IV drip on the other side. I watched as she fiddled with the bag and the drip stand and looked away when she set up the channel in Night’s arm. But I knew my sister was a quick worker and in no time, she was finishing up already.“He needs to rest and be taken care of properly,” she said as part of her final reminders. “I really think that the hospital can treat him better, but I guess this will suffice too. I’ll stay for a bit to see if the medication is working.”But I was only half-listening to what she was saying. I couldn’t help but think of how this happened; from the way Rosalie suddenly appeared to upend our otherwise relatively peaceful lives, to his father taking control of his life from behind the scenes, pushing his son away from personal happiness.How could I possibly help him out? When it comes down to it, I was starting to realize how powerless I really was.His father was too big an
Chapter 1: Eyes off of YouKai’s P.O.VIf my best friend came up to me one day and told me he was gay…I’d probably be fine with it. I’d probably even support him…even though watching my friend with his ‘boyfriend’ in public might still be uncomfortable for me and it might even cause a strain on my relationship with him, no matter how progressive I try to be or how much the world has changed.I’d always been firm in my beliefs. I’d always believed I was meant to be who I was and I knew exactly who I liked.Trust me; I had nothing against the LGBTQ+ community, as long as they had nothing to do with me. I’d seen men kissing other men. I had seen girls getting down and dirty in the club. They had been a pleasant show. Especially when I watched two hot as hell women kiss each other in the club, it had low-key made me want to join them as well.But watching two men kiss each other like they were doing now? Watching them explore and touch? It had never really been my thing. Maybe because it
Chapter 2: Hello…Dorm-mate Kai’s P.O.V He raised his eyebrows questioningly and I realized I was standing completely still like an idiot as the elevator doors opened behind me. “Sorry.” I murmur under my breath while balancing Cole’s weight on my shoulders. But I must have underestimated his weight because the moment I turned to get into the elevator, I tripped over my own legs and almost went crashing down onto the floor. “Watch out!” The next thing I know, I’m being hauled up into a standing position with a hand on my waist as the man from earlier rushed in for my rescue. “Thanks.” My voice came out more of a whisper as I looked up at his face, meeting hazel eyes that looked more green than brown from this close. There were a few golden specks thrown in those orbs as well, but what I noticed most was just how handsome he was. His skin was all clear, a light golden in color that became even more prominent in the overhead light. “No worries,” his lips tilted up in a slight sm
Chapter 3: I’d do You Kai’s P.O.V “Hello there…dorm-mate.” I stared at his hand like it was some kind of a foreign object, before my eyes reached up to meet his. Dorm-mate? The man that I saw this evening in the club…hooking up with another man inside the washroom stall…was now going to be my…dorm-mate? “Did you wash your hands?” Fuck it, Kai! Did you wash your hands? Was that seriously the first fucking thing you could come up with? “Do you take a bubble bath every time you fuck a girl?” Night dropped his hand to his side but tilted his head to the side, giving me a narrow-eyed look. “N-no…” wow…that got awkward real quick. “Then why did you expect me to do that?” His eyebrows drew together wearily before he turned and carried his suitcase over to the other side of the room. “Move your stuff off the bed. I want mine.” “Take this side,” I went over to the bed closest to me and removed all the clothes that I had dumped on it before I went out to the club. “I prefer to stick c