FEELINGS

03:00 am coming out from the last restaurant that Veo has been showing to Tap. "I didn't know there are so many restaurants at this hour!". Tap seems satisfied with all the places Veo takes him to, "and I think enough for the meals.". Tap holds his stomach and walking at a slow pace. "Hahaha alright! One more destination and we won't eat this time." Veo reassures Tap about the last destination.

"Veo! What are we doing in this kind of place?!" Tap creeps out when Veo turns his car to a dark, creepy road. Veo parked right away there. "Come on, just a few steps. You'll love it!" Veo said. Tap seems bothered but he trusts Veo and follows him.

A few steps ahead and they reached the spot. Veo and Tap are now on a footpath with wonderful scenery. The city lights mixed nicely, some twinkles and some aren't. A cold wind blows somehow feels tender that night. Peaceful, that is how it feels.

"Tap, aren't you cold?" Veo moves his body a bit closer to Tap. "No, it's cold but I'm fine.". Tap continued his gaze to the city lights and closed his eyes to feel the night breeze. Veo relieved seeing Tap in this kind of mood. He seems relaxed, unlike before. Veo continues to stare at Tap. The beautiful scenery is right in front of him, but he can't take his eyes off from Tap.

"Veo, do you remember before you take me to grab some food, I want to tell you something?" Tap mentioned his recent words.

Veo clearly remembers Tap's unusual behavior before, "Yeah, now I thought about it. What is it you want to tell me?". Veo asked.

Tap inhales to gather up his courage and open up to Veo.

"For the past 3 years, I've been running my restaurant. It was good, but it wasn't enough to cover up everything, I can't keep wasting my money from acting to cover it up. So, when It reaches the end of the second year I started to search for a client and open another shop in another location. The process took more than a year."

"It should have been hard for you, Tap." Veo patted Tap's head.

"Yeah, pretty much. Well, it's natural in business, you can't predict everything." Tap make a glance at Veo and continue his story.

Tap's eyes are trembling and he said "And for now, I've found the investor for my second branch in Singapore."

Veo went pale and he's not ready to hear another word from Tap, but he still wanted to know further.

"To monitor the progress I had to be there for at least 6 months, or maybe the whole year."

Veo stood upright and walked away. Tap called Veo but he didn't answer. Tap cannot move his feet because of what he feels right now. A few minutes passed by, Tap felt horrible and the weather seemed colder than before.

"Is it because I'm alone again, now?". Tap mumbled to himself and put his empty gaze.

"It's because you need a coat". Veo put on a coat to Tap from behind and told what he felt about Tap's condition, "Tap, each of us knew we had feelings for each other. You love your business and I want you to be happy. And if you have to be away in order to succeed, I will always support you in any condition you had. You are not alone. You have me, Nan, and Win."

Tap didn't turn his face to Veo, but he felt a tear flowing down to his cheek. "I'll be here for you. Always, Tap. I promise." Veo hugged Tap.

"Oh! and one more thing." Veo said. Tap confused and turn his gaze to Veo.

"If you still feel cold, I'd be willing to be your hot pack!" Veo said. Tap laughed so much and Veo hugged him and so is Tap.

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08:00 am in Class

"Veo! Hey, Veooo!". Nan whispered to Veo who is deep slumber.

"BANG!!!". Veo jumped from his slumber and felt the anger from the professor's gaze.

They come out of the class after getting lectured by the professor.

"Geez, Veo! What time did you get home?". Nan bothered because Veo makes the professor giving a harder task for the rest of the class.

"6 o'clock, probably. Sorry." Veo yawns.

"Ohoo.. I see.. So, how is it going?" Nan teased Veo. Veo blushed and he said,"No-nothing!".

"Hoo… You're stuttered! Something definitely happened." Nan laughs, mocking Veo.

"Okay, enough about me. How about you, huh? huhhhh?!" Veo pissed off and tried to mock back. "What about me?" Nan was confused. "..." Veo gone speechless and remember his friend is stupid when it comes to this kind of thing.

"I mean that 'Nong' (Veo meant to address Din as Nong'), made up already?". Veo tries to start with an average question.

"Oh, yeah! I think so, but I don't know. He seemed awkward when we had dinner and got better after that. That thing also repeats when he drives me home.". Nan seems bothered by Din's unexpected behavior.

Veo put a hopeless gaze to Nan and he asked further, "Do you also feel awkward?".

"Well, yeah. There's no way I felt nothing, when he behaved that way.". Nan thinks of what she felt is a natural impact of the situation.

Veo hasn't given up yet. He kept asking, "Did your heart skip a beat when you have skinship or get closer to him?".

"Yeah, I did.". Nan thought about what she felt yesterday.

Veo finally gave his last question, "and what do you think is the cause of that?".

Nan tilted her head and said, "What? tired?".

"Oh, GOOOOOD!!!" Veo screamed, can't stand Nan's denseness of love.

Veo wished Din could survive. Veo and Din are not close, but Veo started to feel pity for Din because he had to deal with Nan's denseness. Din needs a lot of patience.