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2024-10-29 19:42:56Ethan swayed his feet as the swing swayed back and forth. He stayed in the playground where he and Minty have been playing since they were still a kid. What his father said the other night has still lingered in his mind. It wasn't that easy to forget because it was his father that said those words.
He also thought so much about what Pierre said. If he tells his parents that he's dating a guy, then would it mean that his father would also go to some extent where he'll destroy Troye's life just like the life of his business competitors? He shook his head at that thought.
He noticed that someone occupied the other swing. He looked at that person, and it was the butler. They did not say anything to one another, and they just sat there silently.
"I heard about it," said the butler, Giovanni. "I was not eavesdropping; I just happen to be in the corner being a guard."
"I don't get why you need to be a
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This Boy Caught My Eye Thirty-six
Just as was Ethan was supposed to tell himself, I told me so, the door to his bedroom opened up. It was Minty. He continued to do what he had to do, and that was to put his things away in his bag. He’s going home – rather, he was going to go home to his city.“You’re going back to the city? Right away?” Minty asked as she sat down into the bed as she observed Ethan packing his things.“I know what he’s going to tell me. That shit is disgusting. I don’t need to hear that remark from him,” said Ethan as he zipped the bag. “What he said earlier was still alright, but what happens next? He will definitely bombard me with insults.”“You don’t know that yet.”“Oh, Minty, I know. We have seen that movie. And what he said really hurts, and I cannot bear hearing that directly for me.”Minty sighed. “He’s our father. You are
This Boy Caught My Eye Thirty-seven
He leaned his head against the window. They have already gone on their way, and the silence has taken over. Only the sound of the engine and Ethan's sobs can be heard inside the car. There's no limousine—just an ordinary car.He wiped his tears, but he still kept sobbing. What he felt was like choosing himself and throwing his family, and that made him heartbroken. It's the moment where he's hurt the most. He wiped his snot and looked at the butler through the mirror. "Don't you dare look at me with pity."The butler, Yohan, brought his gaze back to the road. He's already driving for hours, and now they're heading into the city."Have you ever loved someone, Yohan?" Ethan asked as he completely dried his face up. "Come on, and you can talk. It's only you and me, and you are my butler.""I am your father's butler."Ethan scoffed. "He sent you with me so you can look after me. To put it that way, you are my butler now. I don't care if you repor
This Boy Caught My Eye Thirty-eight
“Don’t tell my dad about this, please.”Yohan just nodded. Ethan is now leaning his head on the counter as he orders another drink. They have already ordered a bucket of beer, and he’s been the only one who’s drinking while Yohan just sat beside him.Ethan wanted to handle things by himself, and as of the issue that he’s been going through right now, he doesn’t want his father to know because he knows that even if he’s been likely disowned by his father, he might do something about Troye and Mellow, and he doesn’t want that.“Whatever I do, don’t tell my father about it, okay? Just report to him when I already have a wife,” Ethan said as he chuckled and grabbed another shot. Yohan’s not stopping him, and he’s in no right to stop a person who has been betrayed and hurt. If this is his way of letting his feelings out, then he’ll let him. He’ll just listen to whatever he
This Boy Caught My Eye Thirty-nine
"Please, just tell me everything."There was silence. After hearing what Mellow said, it seemed so hard for him to imagine that he was supporting Troye's father's medication all this time. Everything is connected. Right now, he just wanted to plead and ask for every truth that's been hidden."Speak up!" said Ethan as he crumpled his hair with his hands because of frustration. Yohan was standing on the door, guarding, but he tried not to eavesdrop even though he could hear what they were talking about.Troye sighed and said, "As I have said, Mellow always watches our practice. At that time, I was already accepted as a scholar for the incoming year. We were seeing each other, and I said I could not date her because I have my priorities which is my father. She told me that she would do anything just to date me, even if she had to take care of my father. And so we ended up dating.""You are desperate, huh?" said Ethan as he glared at Mellow. "Continue."
This Boy Caught My Eye Forty
"It's already been one week, and you're still like this."Ethan sighed as he changed his position on the couch and changed the channel on the television. It has been a week since that happened, and he didn't bother contacting anyone ever again, whether it's Chad or Chrystyn. In the morning, he woke up and ate the breakfast that Yohan had prepared. During lunchtime, Ethan eats, and after that, he watches a movie. And that goes on for the whole day. And now, he has finally reached a week with the same routine happening over and over again."Don't mind me," said Ethan as he stopped going through the channels but instead watched another movie.Yohan sighed. "You need to get up. Do something new."Ethan scratched his forehead. "If you don't leave right now, I will kick you out."He still felt Yohan's presence standing near him. He looked up, and he was still there. "You want me to kick you out?""I want you to move. Tomorrow will be the
This Boy Caught My Eye Forty-one
Ethan slammed the door as he got inside the car. His face was frowning, but at the same time, he was feeling relieved. He sighed. He thought he would never get to see Chad again. He wanted to, but not like this. He's Chad's boss now, and that makes things complicated and awkward. Or so he only thought."Why did you leave right away?" asked Yohan as he got inside. "I thought you knew one another and thought that it's okay?"Ethan sighed. "We were something before. Not that deep, but it is sure meaningful. Now, that day we slept into his house, that should've never happened.""Why?""Because I don't want you to know about him and tell my father about him. I don't want anyone to know about him and me, even if that happened way back months ago.""Why would you think that I would tell your father?""Because you're a loyal dog to him."Yohan sighed and chuckled. "My only objective is to bring you home when you already have a wife."E
This Boy Caught My Eye Forty-two
It's the start of a new term. Ethan hasn't got himself enrolled yet, and for the past few days, he's done nothing but slacks off and enjoys the time while there isn't class yet. The new year that he celebrated with Chad, Chelsea, and Yohan had ended. They went home after that day. Although, he still doesn't know how to react to what Chad tells him."It was still a fresh breakup, Chad," Ethan said that day."I'll still wait. I always will."He also hasn't talked to Chrystyn yet, nor given her any message. He didn't receive a message from Chrystyn either. But he's sure that they are still friends up to this point. Friends do ignore each other at some point, right?Still, he gave Chrystyn a message. The schedule of enrollment has already started, and today's the last day. He wanted to ask Chrystyn if she had herself enrolled already or if she had been waiting for Ethan to text first as well.He sent the message.Chrys, have you enrolled yet
This Boy Caught My Eye Forty-three
"I am Ethan Ring. Twenty-three years old, but turning 24 this year, on the 14th of February. I studied here in my 1st semester as well. That's all," Ethan said as he sat down, still not taking his eyes off of Chad, who had been grinning.Chrystyn looked at him with her eyes asking, 'did you know about this?' but he shook his head as his response. Did Chad lie to him? Was he lied to all along? He tried to recall all of their conversations, but he was sure that Chad said he was in this department. Now, thinking about it, he did not even ask what year he was in.Did he just jump to a conclusion? No, it's Chad's fault for not telling me, he thought.The introduction goes on for twenty minutes. He badly wanted to ask Chad why is he standing there and acting like a professor. As Chad walked from corner to corner of the room, he noticed something shiny on his neck. It was looking expensive. It sure is because that's what he gave him durin
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Ethan picked up the toys that were scattered on the floor. He put those toys one by one onto the treasure box. As he picked up the last toy, he stumbled upon the Christmas gift, and he placed it back again where it should be. He stood up straight, touching the Christmas tree with his hands. It's that time of the year again, and every time this holiday comes, sadness seeps in. The nostalgic feeling always comes back because this is the time where he and Chad end things.And here he is after seven years have passed, still carrying the feeling that happened on that day. He still remembered it clearly up to this day, letting himself take a trip down memory lane."…maybe we can even marry each other!" Rebecca said as Ethan remembered clearly. That's when he realized that when things go smoothly and perfectly, something will always ruin that moment.When he looked at Chad at that time, he just smiled, like it was nothing. Like they were just friends and roommat
This Boy Caught My Eye Fifty-five
Time seems to fly fast. A year has passed after they were both kicked out of the university. When the people living in the apartment, Pearl Haven, heard the news about Chad being the professor and the manager of the apartment, some of them didn't mind, and some moved out. The news spread fast in the city to the point that they must lower the unit prices to attract more people. Although they moved already past that, and now they are making more income than ever when people saw how much they had changed their apartment, and there's no issue with Chad being the manager.They matured more, particularly Ethan, who has learned how to save financially. He's also trying to get new ideas to improve more of the apartment. It looked so expensive, but the price was just affordable, and that's what they are after because they knew that's what people want. He didn't get to finish what he came here in the first place, but he's thankful for Chad and Yohan for helping and staying by his side.
This Boy Caught My Eye Fifty-four
He opened the door to the unit. Chad greeted him with a smile only to see him deep in thoughts. Chad greeted him and said, "How was it?""It was bad," he said as he walked towards the living room and let himself fall on the couch, "It was very bad, Chad."Chad walked up to him and caressed his face. He is getting tear-eyed at this moment because when everything is getting too perfect, something and someone will always come to ruin that. He wanted someone to blame but couldn't bring himself to blame others but himself for being so vulnerable and easily deceived."Don't you think we should stop it now?" asked Ethan; a tear fell from his eye. He saw Chad stunned hearing what he said. "Dianna took pictures of us, and Mellow, you know her, she took that camera and run away with it, and maybe now she's already uploading it. It doesn't matter for me now because my parents aren't here anymore and that I have my apartment, I can live with that. How about you? You are a p
This Boy Caught My Eye Fifty-three
Ethan woke up holding his head and groaned and massaging his temple. He had a blurry memory of what happened yesterday. Chad’s usually on the bed next to him when he wakes up in the morning, but he wasn’t there this time. He heard someone inside the bathroom, showering. It must be Chad.He put his other hand on the bed for support as he continued massaging his head. He wondered how in the hell does he went home. He knows it’s Chad that took him home, but how did he do it without anyone noticing?He felt a cold breeze. He wrapped his arms around his body and looked at it, and he realized that he didn’t wear anything. He looked under the sheets and noticed that he wasn’t wearing any underwear either.What happened had sunk in as his hands gripped tighter, remembering what happened yesterday.As they finished making out yesterday, they went out of the room after the person next to the cubicle had left the bathroom. They made sur
This Boy Caught My Eye Fifty-two
"That was hard," said Chrystyn as she put her pen back in her pencil case and then zipped it. "I guess it was easy for you, huh, because Chad's tutoring you?"Ethan rolled his eyes. "Of course not. It doesn't mean we are living together means he's teaching me. We are just a normal couple."Ethan and Chrystyn have reconnected their friendship when they meet again for their next class. They talked a lot about things during the weeks they have missed to converse. They also stroll around the town before classes. Chrystyn's also just planning to stay over at Ethan's unit.Chrystyn shrugged. "Just kidding. You're too smart!"She grabbed Ethan by the arm and whispered, "You think I wouldn't notice how both of you were looking at one another earlier?"Ethan blushed. Chad was their proctor for their last exam, and they have been teasing one another with their stares. He remembered biting his lips and spinning his pen with his fingers while staring at Chad.
This Boy Caught My Eye Fifty-one
"In my place," said Ethan as he buckled up. The class has just ended, and as Chad told him, he is taking him home when it's his class schedule.Chad sighed. "I'm still thinking about it because first, Yohan is there. His room is just meters away from yours. Not that I don't trust him, but wouldn't that be awkward that I am dating the boss, and he's working with me?"Ethan shook his head. "When we choose your place too, that means I'll leave Yohan behind. Yohan isn't just a person I can leave because he stood by me when my parents cut off connections. He took care of me, and he's a family. That unit, that's the only place I can call mine, my possession."Chad gripped the steering wheel. He hasn't turned on the engine yet because right now, they have to decide. They have already been arguing over this for weeks now, and the exam is already coming. So Ethan wanted to decide with no arguments involved because this conversation was taking a toll on him. He doesn't kn
This Boy Caught My Eye Fifty
Their lips met one another. Chad bit his lower lips, making him groan. He put his hands on Chad’s nape and pulled him closer to his lips. It seems like it has already been a long time since they have kissed and touched each other, and this feeling just fills their hunger.Ethan felt Chad’s hands roaming from the top of his chest down to his waist and squeezing it. On the other hand, from Chad’s nape, he touched his chest and pushed him to the corner. Chad turned their position around, with Ethan now leaning on the corner of the pavilion.He felt Chad’s tongue entering his mouth and sucking his tongue. He groaned, and he did the same thing to Chad, causing Chad to be more aggressive. He grinned.Ethan pulled back and licked his lips. “I like you a lot.”“I like you a lot, too. And I am going crazy with what we’re doing right now,” said Chad as he leaned closer again to kiss Ethan.After a long mi
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Ethan pushed the rack of clothes and pulled out the navy-blue dress. "I think this dress suits you, Chrys."Chrystyn looked at it and sighed. "Hmm, I don't know. The color seems dull, though."He put it back on the rack and pulled out another one. He poked Chrystyn and pointed out the red dress with a high slit. "How about this?""This is gorgeous!" said Chrystyn as she grabbed the dress from Ethan and placed the dress in front of her body as she looked in the mirror. "I think I like this."Ethan has paid for the dress. Sure, Yohan said he could spend money on his attire, but he realized that he'd just go with the black suit he has on his home. Now, he's treating Chrystyn to the dress that she liked. He can see that it suits her too. All they know is to purchase a mask.They entered another shop just two blocks away from where they were. Ethan admits that he's been looking forward to this occasion, particularly that Chad asked him out. He also like
This Boy Caught My Eye Forty-eight
Ethan still has not yet gotten used to working in his office. And he was working with Chad. It has been days when he started working, and that also means there are only a few days until the acquaintance party takes place.Chad's classes are on Wednesdays and Fridays. And right now, he's looking at his schedule."Wednesday," he said as he looked at Chad, busy working on the paperwork. Chad did not enter his office after that day. He's just looking at him from behind. Sometimes, he goes to his mini living room and watches television. When it's already afternoon, Yohan goes to his office, and they'll go together to the parking lot so Yohan can drop him off at the university.He's really trying to get used to that routine. Even though sometimes he feels useless because he just sits in his office and waits for the afternoon to come.He propped his elbow to the table and just looked at Chad, who had been busy working. He wonders if he's just the same as the oth
