15 ✒ Chapter 10 : That phone call

"Hey, you can put me down now" Khein said. He felt uncomfortable being on Rei's back. Rei gave him a piggyback ride a while ago. Rei pouted but Khein didn't notice it since he couldn't see the psycho guy's face.

"Are you sure? You're still shaking." Rei said, and he was right, Khein was still shaking because of the pain in his throat. Rei just aided it by folding his handkerchief like a blindfold and wrapped it around the rebel boy's neck. Rei sighed and put Khein down carefully. Khein's feet touched the ground but lost his balance because of the wheels. Luckily, Rei caught one of his arms. Rei never failed to protect Khein everytime he is around him. Khein immediately pulled his arm away from Rei.

"Don't just touch me everytime." Khein said with furrowed brows.

Rei bit his bottom lip like he usually do when he thinks he is at fault. He bowed his head obediently as he tried to avoid having an eye contact with Khein. He thought staring at Khein makes the rebel boy gets easily annoyed and he didn't want Khein to feel that way towards him. Khein started skating away when he realized Rei was not following behind him. He turned his back to see Rei standing in an instant as the psycho guy watched the rebel boy leave him again. Khein sighed heavily and frowned at Rei as if asking why he wasn't moving at all. Rei remained standing, he thought Khein would be mad if he follows him again.

"Not coming with me?" Khein asked angrily as he saw the psycho guy didn't mind nailing his feet on the ground. Rei smiled bitterly and scratched the back of his neck.

"I'm just doing everything you want . Go home now. I'll be right behind you" Rei said with a smile. Khein didn't like the idea but he just wanted to go home.

"Whatever, dumbass" he cursed and skated towards his home. Khein felt Rei following behind him but he continued skating. He arrived in front of their house and he quietly removed his blades and carried them silently. Rei watched Khein like he was watching some children movies or a prank video. He secretly stopped himself from laughing because Khein looked so funny as he was struggling not to make any sound that might wake his mother up. Rei secretly took a picture of Khein sneaking in his own room using his phone. He smiled as he stared at the photo on his phone.

"What are you smiling at, dumbass?" Khein hissed as he reached his room through his unlocked window. Rei looked up on Khein and he stopped smiling. Rei stared at the rebel guy for a long time and raised his phone on his hand. Khein watched Rei and picked up his own phone from his pocket.

*Psycho calling ...*

Khein stared at his phone and he immediately ended the call. Rei bit his bottom lip and typed something on his phone. Khein watched the Rei secretly as the guy was busy composing another sweet long message for him. Khein's phone vibrated and he opened the message. Rei watched every detail of Khein's reaction as the rebel guy read the message.

"Good night, Kheiny :) Thank you for letting me send you home tonight. See you around tomorrow. I'll try my best not to disgust you from this day on. I will keep distance and won't approach you as hard as I could. Stay cool!:D"

The last phrase made Khein smile but he immediately stopped smiling when he realized that Rei must be looking at him. He turned his head and saw Rei walking away. Khein didn't know what to do. He expected Rei to stay a little longer outside. Unconsciously, he accidently pressed the call button. Khein was standing near his window with his trembling hand holding his ringing phone. Rei's heart was beating fast when he saw an unexpected call from his phone. He thought his phone might be broken.

*My boss calling...*

There was a lump on Rei's throat and he tried his best not to smile as he turned his body around to see the rebel boy staring at him absent mindedly. Rei pouted as he saw Khein wasn't placing his phone near his ear but below his chest. Rei smiled bitterly and said something that might make the rebel boy's heart explode. Rei thought Khein won't hear it and if ever he did, Khein won't care.

"I love you, boss" Rei said with a smile and bowed his head. Rei raised his head to see Khein's disgusted reaction but he saw Khein loudly shut his window, instantly disappeared from Rei's sight. Rei's heart was shattered, he felt being dumped and rejected. He made his way out of Khein's place and returned home.

On the other side, Khein was sitting on the ground with his phone near his chest. He heard it, he purposely turned the loud speaker on. The moment he heard those words came out from Rei's mouth, he panicked. He just shut the window and hid his red burning face. He felt his heart was trying to get out from his ribcage. He immediately crawled unto his bed and hid his face. He remembered Rei's bleeding hand a while ago and he never happened to ask Rei about it. Not that he really cared that much but it looked so painful he just couldn't ignore it.

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When Rei arrived home, nobody was around. Just a silent luxurious place welcomed him. He immediately went to the kitchen to grab a can of beer. He saw a can of cola and suddenly remembered Khein. A smile escaped from his lips, he picked up the cola and set aside the beer. He sat on the couch and stared at the can. His eyes traveled his hand and remembered his wounded knuckles. He remembered what he just did to himself last time he killed the little puppy in front of Khein. That little puppy was a gift from his dad. He loved that puppy so much yet he instantly killed it when he saw Khein's scared face. He got angry with his own self so he punched some walls in his room. Rei stared at his wounded knuckles and remembered Khein slapping it many times. It felt sensational and unique than painful.

Right now, Rei felt broken again. He wished he could do better next time. He wished he could look best in Khein's eyes. He wished Khein won't be mad and scared of him anymore. He wished he could talk to the rebel guy normally everyday. He wished Khein won't push him away anymore.

"I need to do better all the time" Rei said to himself and decided to aid his wounded hand.