16: NOT GIVING UP

...“No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth.”...

...—Robert Southey...

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...Khaelles Kruss ...

By the time I woke up, Khaelus already left the bed and soon I realised that he left the house too. His baggages were nowhere to be found in his beautifully planned room, the only thing left to prove what happened earlier was the marks on my body and my aching back.

"He still left…" I whispered as I stare at the picture frame rested on his bedside table

It was a photo of me and him when we were 7. I vaguely remembered his smiling face at that time while he splash water right onto my face and playfully pinched my cheek.

"I shouldn't have agreed to be your brother back then, maybe if I didn't, things would change" I sighed and slowly stood up and picked up my clothes scattered on his carpeted floor

I went to his bathroom and took a bath before cleaning the bed and the place where he ej*culated before we did that.

"I wonder when he'll return…." I muttered and changed back everything that was displaced

After I'm fully satisfied with his room's situation, I left it at that and went straight to the living room where I found mom drinking wine while watching some random shows on YouTube.

"Did Khaelus leave mamá?" I asked, faking the confusion on my voice

"Mhmm! He went to his dad's" she responded

"When will he be back?" I asked her and she shrugged

"I don't know, probably after a year or so" she answered, still watching

"A year…" I muttered and sighed

"I'm going out for a bit, my boss is asking for me" I said and walked out

I always knew that good times weren't supposed to last forever and I'm quite disappointed by that. If I had made a move earlier, if only I didn't accept to be one of his family, if only…

I drove my car to the nearest airport, hoping he was still there, waiting for me to come and hold him although I know that he already made up his mind to move on from me… To completely erase his feelings towards me.

I know what Khaelus is like, once he made up his mind, nothing can change that, nothing can turn that upside down.

Once I arrived at the airport, I immediately looked at the screen above and saw that the flight to the USA had already left 1 hour ago.

"Oh, Khaelus… Just because you went there doesn't mean I'm giving up on you, it will only make me more greedy to have you" I whispered

Though, that can't change the fact that he's not coming back.

I won't chase him there, instead, I'll pursue him when he comes back. For now, I'm going to let him realise his feelings more and make him miss me. For that to happen, I need to cut all connections with him.

"Don't find someone better than me Khaelus, I'm still going to wait for you" I muttered again and left the airport

I don't really have anywhere else to go since I resigned from my job but then I thought of that bar where Khaelus was when I looked for him.

"I'm just going to pass my time there" I said, and so, I drove to that specific street and walked the rest of the way

I'm not really familiar with the place but it won't hurt to try, right.

When I went in, I chose a spot where there's no people around and just watched everyone.

After a few minutes or so, I saw someone from the company my parents built. He's also my friend and if I remember clearly, his name is Allerick.

"Sup men, it's been a long time, eh?" he greeted to which I answered with a nod and extended my hand to give him a little pat

"How are you?" I asked like I'm a common little b*stard strolling around

"Nothing much, though I didn't expect you to come here and proudly flaunt your sexuality" he joked and sat next to me

"I didn't even went there" I said while pointing at the middle, referring to the stage

"Just kidding man, what brought you to my lair though?" he asked and I shrugged

"My boyfriend left me" I said emphasising the word 'boyfriend'

"You got some *beau? Since when?" he again, asked

(Beau— another word for "boyfriend")

"Ever since I ran away from my castle bro" I jokingly responded

"SooooOooo… You planning on yielding?" he asked and I shook my head

"Who said I am?" I proudly stated and he sneered

"That ain't new" he said and shrugged before sipping his cognac straight to it's bottle "But if he catches another fish… whatcha gonna do?" he asked

"I doubt that, I, after all, casted a spell on him" I snorted "He won't find another Khaelles in this lifetime"

"But there's a much better version of Khaelles somewhere" he stated that made me roll my eyes

"He won't, trust me. He's too soft to even look for another one" I confidently uttered

"Good for ya! My le copain drifted away with my bread. Oh, life! Just take me too as well!" he dramatically said

(le copain — a french word)

"Better find another, man" I suggested and stood up

I'm not here to listen to other people's rants.

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...My adopted brother and I ...

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