Author POV

Sean was so sad seeing his friend act like this that he could only hug Gulf as he was still crying. He continued to do this until, after many minutes, Gulf finally calmed down and stopped crying. Sean let go of Gulf and sat beside his friend.

"Deon, first, I'm so sorry! As your friend, I'm so sorry for you. I didn't know you were going through so much pain. You're such a good actor and a pretender, you know! You hide this matter from me, good! As in, you can even join some TV series!" Sean tried to make Gulf laugh, but the man sadly looked at him. Sean then stopped laughing and looked at Gulf.

"But seriously, friend, I wish I could tell you what to do, but no! I can't because it will still be your decision, but here it is as your friend, I will try to give you good advice, but it's still up to you if you hear and listen to me. You said you love him and can't be far from him, so if that's the case..."

Sean breathes deeply before continuing.

"Be with him!" Sean firmly said to his friend, who made Gulf look like he was astonished by it. He was about to speak, but Sean spoke first, so he just remained quiet and listened to him.

"You heard me right, be with him! Remain as his friend! Yes! It will be hard at first because you want it to be more than that! But we really can't do anything about that man's heart. It's his right to choose whom to love. All we can control now is you. You told me you couldn't bear to be far away from him, right? So don't! You don't have to let go and stay away from him. I think this will help you to either let go of that love or choose to hold on. If destiny permits, if you and that guy are for each other, I believe nothing, and no one can come between you two. Yes, there will be a struggle and obstacles, but what's in the ending will always be the important matter here. If you and the guy are for each other, you will be together until the end. But if you two are not for each other. You can't do anything to stop and must accept it. Destiny will always find Its way to set everything on the right track. We can't know now, but I'm telling you, someday you will! I promise because that's life! That is reality, my friend."

Gulf appreciates all of Sean's words, which calm him down slightly. His friend is right! He should let destiny lead the way for him to his reality. Deep inside, Gulf wishes that Mew and he will end up together. If not, then there's nothing he can do but accept it as it's his fate in love. It may hurt him, but he knows he can survive it.

He will not lose hope until the very end.

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Gideon POV

After Sean and I talked, I felt relieved talking to someone about my problem helped to lessen the burden and the hurt. After a while, Sean and I decided to go to our next class, but before that, I made sure to fix myself first. I know I look like a mess. We were about to start walking when I suddenly heard my phone ring, so I stopped and decided to check who was calling me.

Mew Calling!

I was shocked when I checked my phone screen and saw that Mew was calling me. It's a miracle! I wonder what the problem is that he is calling me now. I distance myself from Sean.

I gestured to Sean that I needed to answer this call. He nodded at me and started to avert his attention to his phone. I looked at my phone again and saw that Mew was still calling.

He also doesn't contact me for the last two weeks, which is not shocking as I assumed. He didn't notice me keeping my distance from him because he was busy with Allyssa. I tried to breathe deeply before answering the call. I let out a slight cough to try to normalize my voice. I don't want to sound like I just finished crying.

"Hello, Mew! How are you? Long time no see, ahh!" I pretended to be happy to talk to him

"..." No one answers from the other line.

I started to feel uneasy about this. I can't explain it! You know the feeling of knowing that something is wrong, but you don't know what it is exactly!

"Mew? Hello? Are you okay? Why aren't you speaking? Is there something wrong!"

"...." Still no answer.

This time, my heart was racing so fast because of nervousness. What's happening? Lord! Please make sure Mew is okay! Please, my love!

"Mew! I know you're there! Are you okay? Is something happening to you? Are you in danger? Mew, please tell me! I am starting to panic here! Mew! Mew!"

I repeatedly called his name but only heard heavy breathing from someone in the background.

Omg! Mew! What happened?

"Mew! If you're there! Please hang on, okay? I will go to you! Wait for me, please! I will go now!" I didn't waste my time after I ended the call. I immediately fixed my stuff and decided to skip school and go to Mew! I know he needs me now! My love needs me.

"Sean, please excuse me for our next class. I need to go. It's an emergency! I can't explain now, but please trust me on this. Thank you!" I didn't wait for his reply and immediately hailed a taxi for me to go to Mew's condo faster.

Mew needs me right now! I know I'm in the progress of letting go of my feeling for him. That I shouldn't be putting myself in a position where I will be near him again, then I will hope for him to notice my presence, but in the end, be hurt by the reality in front of me. But Mew will always be my priority! I can drop and give everything to him. As in everything!

"Sir, The Lem Condominium, please!" The LEM, meaning Luke Elise Marcus! Mew's family owns it. If someone asks me, how can I know he is there? I don't know how. I know! I feel it.

"Sir, please hurry. It's an emergency!" I pleaded with the driver.

"Yes, Sir!" he answers and immediately speeds up the car. Seriously, I feel so nervous right now! I don't want to panic, but I can't help it.

"Mew, please! Please be okay!" After a few minutes, we arrived at Mew's place.

The building security immediately let me in because they knew me. They just greeted me, and I just bowed at them as a courtesy. I can't waste any more time! I need to go to Mew's room. Before I always went here every single day, sometimes to ask him for help to tutor me, sometimes I helped him to clean his place, also to cook for him because he's a terrible cook. Sometimes I just come here to keep him company.

Suppose someone will be curious why I'm the one who was doing those things for Mew, even if Allyssa was already in our lives! It's because she can never do those things for Mew! Alyssa is a princess. She is born to be served, not to serve. Also, she's always busy with her career.

I don't see why Mew was so in love with her. They may look so compatible physically, but what about the inside? Mew needs someone to take care of him and his future family, and I know Allyssa is not the right person to give him that. Her Ballerina career will always be her priority, but I don't think Mew realized that fact, or he did already, but he always ignores it because he is blindly in love with her.

There are times that Mew will ask me a favor to cook Allyssa's favorite dishes, then he will say that he's the one who cooked it. He doesn't know any house chores, but to impress Allyssa, he will lower his pride by asking me for those favors for her.

Pathetic right? Just like me!

When I arrived on Mew's floor, yes, he owned the whole 15th floor, which is the top floor of this building. I entered his password, and It's still our birthday if you combine the months and the day. Thankfully he doesn't change it yet.

Gosh! It made me feel a little hope again. Why is he still using my birthdate as his password if he forgets or doesn't care about me already?

As I entered his condo unit, I noticed that the lights in the living room were also off, the same as the kitchen, which is weird because he will never leave any of his lights off because he fears darkness. Even if he goes somewhere else, Mew will never leave his place without lights. He will not leave any place in this room dark, especially if he's here. So, I assumed he was not here.

I guess I was wrong! But as I went back outside, I saw a little glimpse of light from somewhere. The lights in Mew's room were open. He's in there! I rushed to his door to knock!

"Mew, It's Gideon! Are you there? Marcus? Mew?" There is no one answering my calls. I check if the room is locked, and thankfully it's not. I entered Mew's room, and that was when I saw him.

"Marcus!" I yelled.

To be continued

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