All Chapters of ARCANUM: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The eyes of Owen started to squint. He doesn't expect that Steven doesn't have a plan to tell him about the matter involving Leon. "You forgot to tell me or you really don't have a plan?" He frowned and look at Steven. Steven didn't expect this Owen's sudden changed of behavior. Well, he indeed deleted the message for Owen's sake, or that was he thought. He have to admit, he crossed the line. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." He have to apologize. He thought that, the message from Leon was just for trying to get Owen's attention. "Sometimes, it's better to stop being so nosy. Even you didn't mean it, you've already crossed the line." Leon stood up after saying his words. He handed back the water bottle to Owen and told him that he need to go back to the game. Owen accepted the bottle but didn't utter any words. He maybe a gentle and understanding person, but if his privacy has been touched without his permission, that's another matter. "Owen.." Steven tried to start a

"What.." He didn't even finish his sentence when another slap landed again on the other side of his face. Angelica is enraged, but why does she have to slap him? And why him? "You're not just gay, you're also a snake!" Angelica shouted. They are inside of the campus with so many other students from other schools, and she is shouting like that? "What do you mean?" He frowned while asking. "You knew that Leon like me! So why do you keep chasing him?!" Owen noticed that there's a lot of students who are surrounding them now. Holding their phones and trying to take some videos. Ah.. So Angelica wants to ruin his image by shouting like this? "Hey! How did I chase Leon as you've said? And how the f*ck that you even involve me if you said he like you?" Angelica bit her lip and to Owen surprised, she begun crying. "I see now, when Leon said he likes you, you think that he likes you in a romantic way? Have you forgotten? Me and you are Leon's childhood friends, so it is normal for hi

Leon withdrew himself immediately and helped him to sit down again. He also fixed his clothes and lay back his head again in his thighs. "Don't get drunk later, do you understand?" Leon said while his eyes are on the television. "You knew I don't drink." "Well, just in case your boyfriend asked you to drink. " "Steven also told me not to get drunk. He texted me a while ago." Leon remain silent for a while. "You, really like him?" Leon asked without looking at him. He likes Steven? Well, yes. He likes him, but as a friend. He can't tell him that of course. "I wouldn't agree with him to become his boyfriend if I don't like him." He answered. "I see." "How about you? I thought you like Angelica, why did you reject her?" "I wanted to be in a relationship with someone I love, not just because I like that person." Leon answered him while looking at him.

Leon and Owen board to Batangas to go home. They also had to travel for three hours to get there, so they woke up early. "Wear your coat, you might catch a cold because of coldness in Tagaytay later." Leon put the coat on him. Before you get to Batangas, you will first pass through Tagaytay where mount Tall is located. Tagaytay is also a place that is cold but Baguio is more cold than Tagaytay. "Thanks" "Let's find our seats." Leon hold his hand to get in the bus. "Have you called your mom?" Owen asked Leon while following him. "Yeah, she said they'll pick up us later." Leon stopped beside the vacant seat. "Sit here." He said while supporting him to sit. "Will my mom go with her later?" He looked up at him because Leon is putting their bags on the baggage cabin above their seats. "Have you ever seen those two separated from each other?" Leon took his seat. "No." "En. Then yes, they'll come together to pick up us." Leon hold his hand and tapped h

"Tita." Leon opened the door and saw Owen's mother outside the room. "You guys, come out now and everyone is waiting for you." The woman said. "And hurry up!" She said again before turning away. He didn't close the door and just looked at Owen who were busy fixing himself with blushing face. "I'll go first." He said. Owen nodded and just watched the man's back until it disappeared. He took a deep breath and pulled his hairs out of frustration. "How did he have that size?! Ugh!" He ran into his bathroom to wash his face. It took a while before he followed them outside. While walking on the his way, he heard Leon's voice. "Absolutely not!" Leon shouted loudly. Owen's stopped walking for a second before running towards the back garden where everyone is waiting. He saw Leon standing beside his Dad who were also standing and holding Leon's arm while trying to comfort him. "Leon, I knew you would react this way but, I never thought that you would yell at me."