Enigmatic Love

Chapter 45

"Phana! Wayo! I'm happy to see you both. Well, I'm a little bit disappointed when you both stood me up that night, but I understand, when Phana did everything for my Wayo." Krit had greeted his so-called son and son-in-law while hugging them one by one before ushering them to the dining hall. It was a postponed dinner together that finally they could make it tonight.

The dinner went well with Krit was the only one talking so much, Bas or Wayo, whichever they preferred, would smiling awkwardly, trying to mask his expression as hard as he could and Phana would give his short response where he sees fit.

When finally Phana had excused himself for a short bathroom calling, Bas turn to Krit rather fast and talking to Krit anxiously. "I need to talk to my mother. She must have been worried, it's been so long." Krit rolled his eyes, annoyed with this kid and his mom, but still, he had to endure this for a little bit more, before he actually can kill these two, once they serve him no purpose anymore.

"Prem!" He called for Prem and that guy came running to him in no time. "Please, follow me." Bas was standing up right away, followed Prem who actually brought him upstairs to his room and once they both in the room, Prem had close the door behind him and Wayo was turning to Prem, smiling crookedly. Prem was frowning and was looking straight at Bas's eyes and face, and suddenly his eyes got wider and he was agape. No way!

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It was almost closing time for Tate café when suddenly a group of rough people entering the space with an arrogant smile while looking around. There were only two customers left who were still enjoying their hot coffee this late at night, but feeling irritated when they saw this group of people. They didn't look local, but they didn't mirror any part of the town either, with their style, well, let say out of fashion, still they exude rough and not so nice aura.

Tee who was just coming out from the toilet, coming faster to these guys who were still looking around. "Yes, may I help you? Right now we were almost reach closing time, so we could only take order for take away."

The leader was coming closer to Tee who didn't affect at all by their intimidating aura, which for Tee, they were just look like a bunch of problem children, though they weren't children anymore, obviously. "Where is your boss? Ask him to come here, right now!"

Tee was scrunched up his face with the bad smell of breath from this guy, but he was still trying to keep his cool. "Well, I am one of the bosses here. What do you need?" The leader of the group was staring straight at Tee's eyes while he was bending down getting his face closer to Tee, while Tee was just staring back into his eyes keeping his ground, challenge the guy back.

"You've got any closer, you were out from this café by dragging your ass." Another voice was making the guy stop his action and was standing up right turning to the voice. He was smirking then coming closer to the guy.

"I heard you turn gay on me, was he the one?" the rough guy leader was shaking hand with Tae while smirking, and Tae was just taking the friendly handshaking with a wide smile on his face. Tee was coming closer to Tae, standing beside him.

"Mew, this is my husband Tee, and Tee this is my old friend Mew." Tee was giving his awkward smile while shaking the hand of Mew. "Welcome to our café Mew. Take your time with Tae, I need to clean up, getting ready to close."

Tee was left them both and the gang who was still standing not far from them tending to his work, but not before giving them a glance of annoyance. "I wonder what kind of guy could turn a playboy like you, but seeing him, it wasn't impossible, and he was bold too. Not at all affected with me and the gang."

Tae was smirking. "Let's have a seat. But, do they have to be here? I thought of spending a little more time chatting with you since it's been so long. I wouldn't say it will be enjoyable with them waiting, though I didn't really care if they are here or not." Tae would ask before walking to one of the tables followed by Mew.

Mew then turns to his gang, "You all can leave." One guy was about to say something but was cut off by Mew's stare making him cancel whatever he wanted to say. Once Mew saw all of them leaving with some protests here and there, Mew then turns to Tae and taking the seat opposite his old friend. It's been years, yet his friend didn't change that much.

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"Couldn't sleep?" Plum was coming closer to Copter who was still sitting at his favorite place while enjoying the night breeze. "Not sleepy yet. P'Plum? It's already late at night, you can have your rest early." Copter was replied to the guy, though he could tell the guy was taking place sitting beside him.

"Thanks to you, we were having a peaceful night with the baby now. I too don't feel sleepy yet. So I thought of taking a night stroll, but since I saw Master Copter here, I decided to join you." Copter was smiling but shaking his head at the same time. He gave up telling the guy to just call him Copter instead of Master.

"I can see you pretty much could do everything by yourself now, but please, no cooking. So, it won't be long before you leave us. Why don't you just live here Master Copter?" Plum was actually happy serving for Copter that he didn't wish to have to shift to another task, a task he will never know until he was assigned to it.

"Honestly, P, I really loved it here. It was fresh, peaceful, and it makes my heart feel at ease. No matter how much suffocated I feel inside, sitting here will always calm me down. But my life wasn't here, P. I have to go back to my life, the reality I have to live in. I may come here once a while for a visit, but I have no right to keep on living here. It was......"

Copter's words were hanging when something familiar struck his nose, or was it his sense? He was frowning, but he knows this smell, and he knows what he feels. Without warning, Copter was jumping on the ground walking swaying to the smell brought him, while Plum was dumbfounded for a while before he could process things that happened in front of him.

When Copter had hit the flower bush beside the walkway, only then Plum was jumping on the ground, running to him, holding him on his shoulder. "Master Copter! Where are you going?" Copter would just push Plum's hands away from his body and he keeps on walking desperately following the smell or his sense.

Plum keeps on coming to Copter and keeps holding him while Copter would keep on pushing him trying to make his way when he was falling down a few times already. "Okay! I followed you to wherever you were going, but let me help you walk there. Just tell me where to go, Master Copter." Plum didn't want his Master Copter to fall down again, it was breaking his heart seeing how desperate Copter was now, though he didn't understand a thing that happened.

Turns out, Copter was brought them to the free area where the cars were park, and Plum could see a young boy was hugging a weak woman on his side while looking around dumbfounded, when Copter stopped, making his step halted too. Copter's eyes were teary, and he took in a deep breath.

"Bas, is that you?"

End of Chapter 45

p/s:

Sorry, couldn't update for a few days, messed up feelings I guess.....

This story will have a few more chapters. I don't wish to make it longer, though still struggling with the ending part.

Hope you like the chapter and this story.

Thank you for stopping by and have a nice day;)

-Rara-