Mew's POV

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Since that second accident Gulf would come visit me almost every day, we either eat outside or I would find him reading at my place, he even would stay over the weekends and my place becomes messy from all his books and clothes in just a few hours.

"stop reading and clean around first!" I said standing in front of him, I just got back from work and I was shocked by my trashed living room, books around his clothes on the floor, snacks and cans filling the small table, food crumbles on the floor and sofa

"is that the first thing you say when you just came back?"

"what do you expect when I'm greeted with this mess" I snatched his book

"at least say I'm home"

"alright, I'm home, now start cleaning" he slowly stood up as I was walking toward my room

"Doctor... *I looked to him* welcome back" he said smiling taking me aback by his sudden grin

"umm..." I got inside my room still surprised, I've been welcomed home million of times by my family, this is the first time I'm welcomed by someone else, and it feels nice coming from Gulf

"doctor, I have a business trip to Singapore for about week starting Monday" he said while we were laying on bed ready to sleep

"it's rare for you to accept" I said facing him, he was laying on his stomach with both of his hands under the pillow

"I didn't want to go but I'm forced to since the client I'm meeting is a VIP old man and it's hard for him to travel"

"it can't be helped then, work is work"

"will you be alright?"

"do you see me as a little child?"

"not like that, I'm afraid you may get in danger again while I'm gone and I won't be able to be by your side" I smiled, seeing how genuinely worried he was, I gently patted his head

"don't worry, I promise I will be extremely careful"

"you must call me every day, twice at least"

"alright"

"don't go alone anywhere except for work and your parents place"

"alright"

"don't even accept invitation from your friend by night" I giggled

"I'm serious here!" he raised himself a little resting his elbows on the bed

"I know, it's just weird, having you who is younger than me telling me what I must and mustn't do"

"it doesn't matter who is older and younger, I'm just concerned after what happened before"

"thank you for staying with me and being anxious about me"

"of course I would! You are my-" he stopped half away and looked down making me confused

"my what?"

"my... my precious friend" he uttered softly still looking down but I could tell he also was feeling a little embarrassed

"you too are my precious friend so take care of yourself, stay away from fights and don't overwork yourself" he looked up with a faint smile

"I will" on Monday early morning, Gulf was picked up by David from my place and went straight to the airport, just like we agreed, we kept getting in contact when I woke up and when I'm about to go to sleep every day and he once called me during lunch. If someone would see us like this would think that we are dating, it's really funny, surprisingly it was a peaceful week, I didn't encounter any trouble, neither at work or outside.

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Today is the 6th day, I promised to go pick up Gulf tomorrow from the airport, he said he wants to come back straight to my place to eat dinner, I guess he got hooked on my cooking, to be honest I kind of miss him, I got used to his presence around me, even though we message each other every day and call each other by night, it's different from having him close by... I know it's weird to think like this about a friend but I can't help but think about him especially when I stare at my watch

"doctor Mew, could you take over my evening shift for today please?" one of the co-doctors asked me over the phone, he sounded troubled

"I don't mind but is everything alright?"

"today is my daughter's birthday and I kind of forgot it making both her and my wife really angry so I want to make it up to them and take them out, I know it's a silly reason but..."

"what are you talking about? Anything about family is important, go have fun with them and don't forget to by a present too"

"thank you so much, I promise to make it up to you!" he sounded really happy

"don't worry about it" taking another shift was really tiresome but luckily it was a smooth one, by the time I finished, it was past one in the morning. I went to take a quick shower first and then went to my bedroom yawning and feeling so tired, I didn't even turn on the light, sliding into my welcoming cozy bed resting my head on my pillow, I was seconds away from falling into slumber when I jumped out of the bed after feeling someone's presence, I moved away the covers

"Gulf!!!" I shouted stunned by what I found, there he was sleeping soundly like a baby in his pajamas hugging a cushion, he groaned softly opening half eyes and looked up to me

"welcome back doctor" he said with drowsy voice

"I'm home.... What are you doing here?" I asked

"I finished work early so I came back today around 4 pm, why are you late?"

"I took an evening shift"

"I see... please cover me it's chilly" he was really like a kid, I covered him back and got in bed

"let's talk tomorrow, good night" I said

"umm... 'night" not even 30 seconds and he returned to sleep, I'm still surprised but it feels nice seeing his face and hearing his voice this close.

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Gulf's POV

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"good morning" Mew said walking into the living room, he woke up a little late today

"good morning! Right on time, I prepared a simple brunch, I can't guarantee the taste though"

"thank you" he said sitting down as I served him

"you still look tired you should have slept a little more"

"I'm fine really... well I was a bit disturbed by finding a child in my bed yesterday"

"I'm not a child, I tried waiting for you but I was exhausted so...

"you should have contacted me at least"

"I forgot, anyway, I have a big surprise for you" Mew looked confused eating his food

"I think I found the language of the carvings"

"really?!"

"this VIP client I met loved learning languages so I showed him the photo and he said it looks like the modern pagan witchcraft writing system"

"witchcraft?"

"yes, that's why I looked around old witch languages and found it, it's called 'Ebethi', it seem it's an old language that was used mainly by underground cults and those who uses black magic during 1700, but it stayed unknown, so it was used by rich business men later on when exchanging secret and dangerous deals and information, only a handful of people mastered it back then and slowly it faded away by 1900"

"wow, who would have thought that it was a witchcraft language"

"I was shocked too"

"so did you decipher the letter?"

"not yet, I want us to do it together" we sat down slowly searching for the letters and putting them together until we finally understood it

ღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღ

my suffering, my happiness

my agony, my passion

and my timeless love

all with you

my angel

ღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღღ

"we did it!!!" I said excitingly

"you're amazing Gulf!!!"

"of course I'm, well it seem the owner wanted to tell his woman that he will keep loving her forever"

"it kind of seems normal, I mean I imagined smth else" Mew said staring at his watch

"me too, it looks like a normal love letter" we stayed silent for a couple of minutes

"oh... look Gulf, some letters are carved deeper than the others" he showed me the watch

"you're right, S, H, A, P, L, A... 'shapla', what is this word, never heard of it"

"I think I did" Mew took his iPad and started searching around

"here, it's a bangle word that means water Lilly" (A/N : this word does exist and the meaning is real)

"water Lilly? Why would he use a bangle word?"

"who knows, maybe he was in Bangladesh while traveling and decided to use that word"

"what does water Lilly means?" Mew searched again then looked to me blinking

"the world agree on its meaning of purity and love, but it also mean unity and new life"

"new life? Like resurrection?"

"yes, maybe he used some black magic and wanted to resurrect himself and his beloved woman knowing that this watch will find its way to her after his death"

"and maybe he didn't die of illness"

"but committed suicide trapping his soul inside the watch"

"taking over the body of the next male owner of the watch"

"that's why the woman also refused to get married"

"pouring her soul into the watch too"

"taking over the body of the next owner's lover" we both looked to each other having mixed feeling about this

"it's frightening in a way" I said leaning back

"I agree, but it's just an assumption"

"btw, I kept wondering why didn't he just wrote his woman's name on the watch but then I noticed it" I said making Mew look at me attentively as I held the watch

"this last phrase 'my angel'"

"oh you mean the name 'Achara'" (A/N : it's an existing Thai name)

"yes" I looked to the carving again

"I still have many questions, like if this language was unknown how did he learn it? Why didn't he simply send it to this woman after finishing this watch? Why going through the pain of creating a watch and carving on it when he could just use a paper?"

"moreover, if you actually love someone, you would want all happiness and peacefulness for that person but this owner also wanted to share his suffering and pain with her"

"the mystery is not over but at least we are closer"

"Achara... water Lilly... black magic... underground language... resurrection" I kept mumbling to myself as all those words were trying to get connected in my mind

"there must be a connection" Mew said as I nodded

"to be honest, I feel like I've seen those words together before... maybe an old story I read or while I was searching for the language, I'm not sure"

"well take your time remembering it, getting to this level is already amazing, it's all thanks to you Gulf" Mew smiled patting my head, feeling his touch made me a little shy as I looked away, I've become so conscious of Mew's everything, his presence, his voice, his touch, his smile, his smell... not just conscious but also addicted to them too, usually after trips I would go straight home to meet my parents but this time the moment the plane landed here I found myself unlocking Mew's condo's front door and coming inside, the moment I got in I felt so relaxed and comfortable.

I'm not dense, even though I've never felt like this before with anyone before but I recognize my new feelings as me being in love with Mew yet I'm still not sure, maybe I'm feeling like this because we got really close especially recently, we almost meet every day and even share the same bed, I sometimes also feel like a child around him since I feel safe here so maybe my feelings are the same of a child loving his close older brother.

"Gulf?" he asked making me wake up from my daze

"I really want to know the full story, knowing the language just made me more curious"

"me too so I will help reading stories, bring all the ones you've read here and let's do it together"

"alright" I'm going to do my best to reveal the complete truth about this watch that almost took Mew's life twice.

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The Letter is revealed!!!

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Next chapter preview:

✒ A shocking news about Gulf

✒ The old story's secret

✒ A surprise by the end of the chapter

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