7 [Part 1] | Someone Beside
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"SO SILENT," Mingi uttered, breaking the unbeatable silence between both him and Yunho. "Galit ka pa rin ba?"
They are both inside the training facility, sitting while silently drinking their water. "You're a jerk, hyung."
"I just said I was sorry, Yunho," Mingi replied while tapping Yunho's head. "Well, that's how we train our made men. We learn from their background and as we learn from it, we trigger them. Alam namin na kapag ni-try nilang iputok ang bala, they have lower potential and has lower range of loyalty."
"Am I made man?" Yunho asked while raising his brows. "Ang sabi ko lang naman ay turuan mo akong gumamit ng baril. I said teach me and not to trigger me and not to trigger me with all those experiences of mine. Hindi mo naman kailangang ipamukha pa na iniwan ako ni mom. Alam ko na 'yan simula no'ng bata pa ako."
"Kaya nga, I'm sorry," Mingi replied and faced Yunho. He was feeling the guilt of what he did. "I suddenly felt terrible of what I did. Hindi ko naman 'to nararamdaman when I'm in the middle of training other made man. I'm sorry about that Yunho, I admit I was insensitive of what I did kanina."
"It was not that bad to trigger me using my own experiences pero..." Yunho paused in the middle of talking. "But when you talked that everybody who comes into my life eventually leaves... it slapped me hard."
Mingi did not hesitate to pull Yunho's body onto him. He laid Yunho's head to his left shoulder. He continued on patting the latters head. "About that, it was all wrong, Yunho. It's just to make you pull the trigger out of anger but I think I went overboard."
"I can't blame you," Yunho uttered in between of wail that he's making. "Totoo naman na lahat ng tao na nakikilala ko, kaagad ring umaalis. I guess I was this unlikeable for people to leave me behind."
"Don't tell that," Mingi replied and glanced at Yunho who was resting on his shoulder. "If everybody turn their back at you, I will be the one to never leave you."
"I bet you can't last long with me also, Mingi-hyung," Yunho uttered while calming himself. "Lahat ng nagsabi sa 'kin n'yan, umalis lang rin."
Mingi heaved a deep sigh before moving Yunho's body and made it look at him. "I have just told you, right? I will never leave you. Once I broke that promise, punish me then. Mark my words."
"Hyung..."
"If ever I'll leave you one day, I know the guilt will cover me because I promised you and I broke it," Mingi replied while wiping Yunho's tears. "I have always been there to you already from the start, Yunho. It has been a tough years of us being together but, in any case, did I leave you?"
"Hindi..."
"Yes and I will never," Mingi roughly told his friend, who he treats as a younger brother, whil looking at him eye to eye. "Trust me in this. I will never."
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"I'M WORRIED to myself, Allen. In the span of few days, I think I have just fallen in love with you..." Serim looked at him in the most sincere way possible making Allen believe what he's talking about.
Allen laughed his ass out all of a sudden. "Alam mo, Serim, akala ko seryoso kang tao. Why are you joking all of a sudden?"
Serim scratched his nape after. "At this rate, I am not even joking, Allen." He looked at Allen once more with more sincere gaze. "I really think... I like you."
"Serim," Allen said while still laughing. "Maybe it's the time for you to say that it is a prank. Ah, I know you tried your best, Serim, but you cannot fool me."
"How am I supposed to say that it is a prank when I am serious about this, Allen?" Allen slowly lost the smile on his face as he realizes that Serim was not kidding that time. "I don't know when the hell did it start but the only thing I was sure is I like you, Allen."
Allen's forehead made a knot. "So, you are not joking?"
"From the day that I saw you passing out, iba na 'yong nararamdaman ko. I thought it was just sympathy. Later, I realized I was falling harder," Serim explained while looking directly at Allen who was just staring at him intently. "I know that it is kind of fast but what could I do, I just can't stop myself from seeing you. It is also my very reason why I kept on coming back to see you."
"Serim," Allen replied in a low tone. "Calm down. If you're really not joking, I guess you're misinterpreting this. You can't like me, Serim. We're both guys."
"I know that we're both guys. My heart decided to beat your name all of a sudden. I am not in control," Serim replied while holding his chest. "And I haven't courted a guy in my whole life. It really is unexplainable how did I have sudden affection to you."
"Serim, kung ano man ang sa tingin mo feelings mo, better confirm it first. Baka nadadala ka lang rin ng emotion mo," Allen uttered with awareness na baka masaktan si Serim sa sinasabi niya. "And I think..."
"What if I tell you that it is possible to fall for you this easy? I think it is a love at first sight?" Allen looked at him like he was not believing. "I don't believe this at first, but when I saw, I felt a sudden rush of blood in my cheeks. Hindi ko lang napansin kasi furious ako na dalhin ka sa ospital no'n."
"Serim, it's better for you to stop this already," Allen replied that made Serim stop at that exact moment. "Wala namang kahahantungan 'to, Serim. I want you to stop what you're feeling to me kasi hindi naman 'yan magtatagal, for sure. I would like it more kung hanggang friends lang tayo."
"Do I really stand no chance?" Serim asked while looking at Allen with gloomy eyes. Allen sat still, avoided gazes while still never giving a damn. "If that is the case..."
"I'm sorry, Serim," Allen replied while looking at Serim directly. He was not thinking of the gender, actually. He is thinking how his work can affect if he let Serim to pursue him. He thinks that letting Serim know him more might make him in a more vulnerable situation. "I just think that this won't work."
"But you haven't liked me even in just a single bit?" Serim asked with hope in his eyes while Allen shut his mouth up and did not give a response. "If that so, then I'll leave already. Sorry sa abala."
Serim was on the verge of going out of the door when Allen cleared his throat. "Serim..." he called. The other guy turned his head back to Allen. "Will you come on the day of my discharge here?"
Serim thought for a couple of seconds first before giving a smile. "I'm not sure, though. I have something to do the day after tomorrow."
"If it's not that big favor..." Allen said before pausing for a bit of a second. "Please come."
Serim heaved a deep sigh before smiling bitterly. "I'll try." He turned his back to Allen who was left dumbfounded inside the room.
After seeing that the door has closed, he immediately rubbed his whole face, a sign of frustration. "Why..." he said as he held his chest. "Why am I feeling this way? Bakit nasasaktan ako sa ginawa ko?"
For that, he realized that something unnatural is going on. After that scene, he knew that he liked Serim not just for a bit of time but always when Serim is there for him.
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"MINGI-HYUNG," Yunho uttered while pinching Mingi's clothes from the back. It is already twelve midnight and they were already sleeping when all of a sudden, Yunho awoke with tears on his eyes. "Hyung..."
Mingi who was sleeping woke up upon feeling the motion happening on his back. "Hmm?" he uttered while moving his position to look at Yunho. "It's already twelve o'clock, Yunho. I thought you already slept. Why are you still awake?"
Yunho bowed his head down, making Mingi not be able to see what he is up to. "I'm sad..." he said as he teared one more. "I'm unexplainably sad today."
"Why?" Mingi opened his eyes wider and leaned to see what Yunho is doing. "Teka, why are you crying?"
"I'm sad, hyung..." Yunho uttered before his emotions blasted and produced more tears. "I need hugs."
Walang pagkukubli, kaagad na lumapit si Mingi sa katawan ni Yunho. He placed his right hand under Yunho's head while hugging him at the same time. The guy was leaning his head on the other guy's arm. "I miss my mom..."
"All of a sudden?" Mingi asked which Yunho never gave a reply. "If it is still because of what I did this morning, then I'm sorry again. I didn't know it will be this painful to you."
"It's not your fault," Yunho replied before wrapping his arms around Mingi's waist. "I always miss my mom. It's always right this time when I have my breakdown. I usually do this when I'm alone pero hindi ko napigilan ngayon. I never thought I can be this comfortable around someone."
"You don't have to cry alone from now on," Mingi replied before tapping Yunho's head. "Now that I'm here beside you, you can cry on me. Just tell me anytime you need hugs and I'll give you how much hugs you want. Hindi ka na mag-isa ngayon, Yunho. Nandito na ako."
Yunho moved nearer and put his head resting on Mingi's chest as he made his hug tighter. "Thank you, hyung..."
Mingi planted a kiss on Yunho's head without the latter knowing. "This is my job, it's not just my job to protect you, Yunho, it's also my job to be there for you when you needed me the most." Mingi caressed Yunho's head once more. "Sleep now. You have work early today."
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"KUMPLETO NA ba 'yan, Alvin?" tanong ni Cera kay Alvin na naglalagay ng mga gamit ni Allen sa bag na gamit nito. "Siguruhin mong walang maiiwan dito, ha?"
"Sige po, boss," sarkastikong ani Cera na tinignan lang siya nang matalim. "Joke lang nga, ito na, nag-aayos na nga, e."
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