First's Pov:

Khaotung was sitting in front of me, his left hand plastered, his face pale. He got in trouble once again... because of me. The flashbacks of last time flashed in front of my eyes. What if he died? What if something serious happened to him? What was I doing? Why was I doing this?

He looked unbothered, so much that you could almost mistake it as if he was fine... totally fine. He knew he could've gotten hurt coming to save me, yet he decided to at least come for me. He was willing to risk his life for me! And what was I doing? I was doing the exact opposite.

That whole situation reminded me of that one song.
I'll take a bullet for you just to prove my love, only to find out you are the one holding the gun.

Was I being the one holding the gun? I felt so bad... as I should have... I felt guilty... None of that would have happened if I told him the truth, never got involved with him or stopped him from continuing that case... But no!

I hate myself! Why did I decide to keep it a secret after everything I had to go through? But was it too late? I never intended for that to happen! I never thought it'd go that far. Could I still tell him the truth? Would he believe me?

I felt lost. I was lost... until I heard Khao's voice call me. "First, are you okay?" He gently put his hand on my shoulder.

Tears were almost streaming down my face when I hid my face to the side and wiped my eyes dry. I looked back at Khaotung and grabbed his hand, finally gathering the courage to say what I had been holding back for such a long time.

"Tung... I need to tell you something." I slowly rubbed both of his hands which I held in mine. His hands were getting harsher from all the work he had been doing and the lack of sleep he had.

Khaotung slowly nodded as a sign for me to go on. "I..." Sudden hesitation took over me as I realized what I was going to tell him. It might change his perspective of me... forever. He would either leave me and figure that whole thing out himself while blaming me for everything that happened or he'd stay by my side and help me figure things out. At that point, no one knew which he would choose except him.

But I needed to make a decision to either tell the truth or lose him forever. So I decided to blurt it out and let what happens after depend on him. "I know the person who did this to us."

Khaotung's slight smile and assuring look immediately dropped. I could see how he knew that I was hiding something but didn't think it was what I said, "What?" He questioned as if not believing. But somehow, he looked a bit relieved.

"It's true," I replied. I knew that's not what he wanted to know.

He shook his head and asked, "Who is this person?"

"It's my elder brother, Aon," I replied. My voice almost turned into a whisper. I was ashamed. I was ashamed of myself for letting that happen.

Khao's Pov:

So First was involved in that case but not... directly? Who is his brother? Why was he doing all that?

"So... you knew about this from the very beginning and didn't tell me?" My voice got louder, almost turning into a yell. I was pissed yet relieved. Who wouldn't be angry at such a situation?

But seeing his scared, guilty face totally melted me. Before I could even say more, tears started streaming down First's face. He looked away and started silently sobbing.

I touched his face by his chin, and gently pushed it for him to look at me. My thumb rubbed his cheeks, wiping the tears off. His teary and puffy eyes locked into mine. "First, it's okay. Why didn't you tell me about this?" I replied, my voice was way calmer and gentler. My eyes shared a gentle gaze with him.

He stared at me, tears brightening his face nonstop like a waterfall had been forming inside his eyes. "I... never intended for this to happen. I-I got you in trouble. You're in this position because o-of me. I don't deserve your love." He murmured slowly in his broken voice, taking breaks in between to catch breaths.

"It's okay, love. Just tell me why you decided to keep it a secret and I'll help you..." I murmured back as I brought his face closer and hugged him. It was hard for me to hug him with my injured body but I knew he needed that hug. I didn't know for how long he had been holding all of that inside.

After a while of sobbing, First stopped. The hiccups had stopped and he departed from the hug slowly before leaning his head on my shoulder, wiping his own tears. Staying like that for a while, he finally spoke up, "Aon threatened me that... that he would kill father if I told somebody about this."

I was shocked and speechless once again. But I stayed calm because at that point there was nothing he could say that would be unexpected anymore. I replied with a slow and gentle nod reassuringly.

I remembered the time when First told me about his dad. That day, I was busy so First was at my office to spend some time with me, though he was mainly bored since I was working so I started asking questions about him and his family.

That's when I brought up the topic of First's father. Since First had always talked to me only about his mother, I was curious to know about his father as well. First's mother didn't quite like him, I had gotten the hint from that but I had little to no idea about his father.

"What happened to your father?" I had asked. Maybe it was a bit rude to ask that way but I really didn't know how to ask. First's family relied on First's income so I could not help but wonder where his father was.

"He... is in a coma," First had replied. I was speechless and didn't say anything after that. But he seemed vulnerable wanting to tell me more so he started murmuring, "My father was a bike racer. But once he got into a terrible accident and fell into a coma two years ago," He had explained.

His voice while saying that played in my head repeatedly the moment he mentioned his father. I knew he really loved his parents even though his relationship with his mother might not be the greatest.

I snapped back to reality and held First's hand in a comforting way. "First, don't worry. No matter what happens, we'll fight this together."

* * * * *

It's hard to reveal such a thing but First did it. He gathered the courage to talk about it. He really is strong. And Khaotung supported him yet there is a lot to be revealed that had stayed under the cover for long. Are we ready for that?

To Be Continued.....