Have you done something you thought nobody knew but someone or a friend of yours just guessed it and you wonder if they had super powers or something. Well welcome and let's join Vincent.
Vincent, "….."
"Hahahahah, dude, can't you take a little joke anymore. You should see your expression, you look like I've just announced the death of your parents. Hahahahaha"
"But seriously, what happened between you two? Jae Won looked like shit I mean shit shit. What did you do to make him sad like that. He looked like a broken hearted person".
"Nothing seriously it's just ….Don't worry, we will sort it out" Vincent said.
They did everything they had planned for the day and even hanged out for a bit and when they said their goodbyes, Akwasi was stopped in his tracks as he turned to look at the person responsible for it. "Uuurm, can I come take a look at him?" Vincent asked.
Akwasi stared at him like watching a comedy that's not funny as he walked up to Vincent and check out his temperature by touching the forehead of Vincent while he placed his own hand to his forehead. "Well, your temperature is okay. So why are you behaving like that".
He moved back point a finger on Vincent "hey, who are you and what have you done to my friend?"
"Stop joking around" Vincent retorted. "Dude, when have you ever asked for permission to come visit me. You always come unannounced and you always follows me to my hostel whenever you feel like. So what's wrong with you?".
Vincent walked towards the direction of Akwasi's hostel while he was busy talking "of course, there he goes again ignoring me". They went up to Akwasi's room, his face stern but he felt like dying.
The moment he tried to put in Akwasi's password, he was held by the wrist "Uurm…hahaha… urrm why don't you wait here….. so I could confirmed if you won't be murdered if I let you in" Akwasi said as he gave a smile Vincent knew was not genuine.
Vincent rolled his eyes as he couldn't believe the words that are coming out of his best friend's mouth "you've got to be kidding me" Vincent said.
Akwasi didn't wait to be scolded, he turned away from Vincent as he quickly entered the room. Vincent stood there nervously waiting for the incoming burst and after a few minutes, Akwasi stick out his head through the door after he opened the door "uuurm, he said he doesn't wish to see you for now. Take note he said and I quote for now" Akwasi said that last part with his fingers quoting in the air.
The moment Akwasi said that he quickly closed the door before the storm comes. Vincent stood there for a few minutes and didn't forget to call Jae Won hoping he could pick it up but all that was his puppy dream. He left after a while.
On the other hand, after Akwasi came back to the room from announcing Jae Won's reply to Vincent, he now smell the tantalizing aroma that was hanging in the air "holy shit, I forgot you said I should buy you food".
Jae Won rolled his eyes as if he was aware Akwasi would forgot and truly he didn't disappoint him. "I would have starved if I had put my trust in you" Jae Won said.
"Forgive me, so what did you cook? I didn't know you could cook oh wait, I saw you cook when I came to visit" Akwasi said as he entered straight to the kitchen looking for the source of the aroma.
He took in a few bites and he looked like he a kid who had been introduced to an ice cream for the first time "wow, oh my god, Jae….will you marry me?" He said.
Jae Won shook his head in disbelief as a small smile lurk around his gloomy face "I would gladly do so if you were Vincent" he said, his voice as low as a whisper. Even a whisper was louder.
"Uh, what did you say?" Akwasi asked as he barely even heard Jae Won speak "nothing, I said no to your proposal" Jae Won repeated "aaaaw that's a bummer".
He went back to his glooming when he was suddenly disturbed from his gloominess when Akwasi sat besides him on the couch almost pushing him off from where he sat "Uurm there is more space so where are pushing me to?".
"Do you want to get a girlfriend? I can help you out" Akwasi said as he smiled slyly while Jae Won stared at him.
"Is it now my turn to be pressured by you to have a girlfriend now? No need I'm okay" Jae Won replied. "It's no fun talking to you" Akwasi said.
"Can you do me a favor instead?" Jae Won asked, his peach blossom eyes melting Akwasi's heart "damn, I think I would have just fall for you if you were a girl. Okay what is it?" Akwasi asked.
"Uuurm, can you go pack my things at Vincent place for me? I will be going back home tomorrow" Vincent said looking like a homeless beggar.
Akwasi sat there staring at him for a while before he asked "seriously, what happened? Why are you two fighting about? And don't tell me it's nothing serious because you won't come here if it was nothing serious".
"Uurm, I don't want to answer" Jae Won said. "Whatever, whenever you wish to talk, I will be here in my corner" Akwasi said as he entered the bathroom to have his shower.
Meanwhile Jae Won and Vincent were in a thinking challenge about whatever was going on. What really hurt Vincent was Akwasi showing up to his room asking for Jae Won things. He felt like he had to do something very quick before the worse happened.
Which led him to make a decision he will soon regret it. But let's talk about it later.
The next day the driver showed up at Vincent hostel about to pick Jae Won up when he was directed to a different hostel by Jae Won when he almost call Vincent. It was weird for him but that's their problem.
He placed Jae Won things in the car trunk while Jae Won entered in the back seat of the car. A few seconds, he heard a knock on the window as he raised his head only to see Akwasi gesturing for him to roll down the window.
"Won't you tell Vincent you are going?" Akwasi asked.
"No need, you will tell him yourself, won't you?" Jae Won said as his innocent face suddenly turned to that of a devil as the smile he gave was not exactly a smile.
"In fact, haven't you told him already because I see him standing there" Jae Won said as he pointed at the direction where Vincent stood watching what was going on.
Akwasi smiled as he has been caught and had to change topics before it goes on and on. "Safe journey" he said. Jae Won nodded as he gestured for the driver to start their journey of loneliness.
"Young master, are you not feeling well? You looked sick" The driver said looking worried for him. "I told you not to call me that, never mind I'm okay just tired from all the fun I had" he said, sarcasm in his tone.
After that, the ride was as quiet as a grace even though the driver tried to raise a conversation but Jae Won was just not in the mood. The driver knew he had to shut up because that wasn't Jae Won which means something was really up with him and the fact that he didn't even see Vincent confirmed his suspicion it had to do with him.
They finally got home and his second family welcome him like he came back from a long vacation of fifty years. The moment they laid their eyes on him, they knew something was wrong. And the rest of the days confirmed it.
Jae Won was always in his room and the fact that he was no longer sleeping in Vincent's room got them worried. Mrs Gladys called Vincent to ask but he too said nothing about what had happened. How can he? 'Mum, I kind of slept with him and I meant sexually and I'm telling him to forget it' he possibly can't.
One month later, Jae Won had finally been talking to Vincent like nothing had happened and their relationship was not what it seemed as first. They talked on the phone everyday after Jae Won picked his call one week he came back home.
They learned and talked about everything that happened even the date he had with Charles.
The next morning, Jae Won had woken up early for the one hundredth times after he came back from Vincent school which was weird for them but decided to keep quiet about it.
He came down to help Beatrice prepare for breakfast like always and after that they had their food.
Jae Won was relaxed as he laid on the couch scrolling through the channels to find something to watch when he heard a familiar voice "Jae" he froze on the couch.
After a few seconds he turned to verify if the person who had called him was really who he thought.
He was proved right after he turned. There was Vincent smiling like a fool looking at him with a few things in both his hands "Jae I'm home".
Jae Won, "….."