~BE BY YOUR SIDE~

Chapter-4

Boun woke up feeling that something heavy was on his hand. He looked down to see a very adorable sleepy Prem cuddled up to him. He smiled to himself. After last night's breakdown he asked Prem to sleep with him in his bed. Don't worry nothing funny happened. He didn't even know when Prem  came so close. But he wasn't really complaining.

He didn't really want to get up from the position they were in but it was already 10 and Ohm and Fluke were supposed to be here at 11. So he got up without waking Prem up. Prem was always a heavy sleeper. So it wasn't really hard to get up without waking him up.

He got up and went to take a shower. In the shower he was thinking what would have happen if he didn't leave their hometown? Would he and Prem be in a relationship? They always had mutual feelings. They never confessed but it was pretty clear. Now he wasn't sure if Prem still had feelings for him. Or if he had already someone? During this 3 years it was hard to cope with what happened with Bosston. But the hardest thing was being alone. In his entire life Boun never felt lonely but during those 3 years he was all alone. There were no one like Bosston who would make fun of him in every situation. There was no Samantha  who would tease him every time he had a crush on someone. And there was no Prem who would listen to his rants, his daily life, give him advice and comfort him.

Prem. Every thought came down to this boy who Boun loved more than anything. Boun liked Prem since freshman year of high school. But he never got enough courage to confess. After moving to La he missed that boy a lot. He didn't even remember how many nights he had gone home drunk because he missed Prem. He felt pain. And he was the only one to blame. He couldn't blame anyone. He wanted to escape reality. He wanted to feel numb. So he did the only thing he knew. Alcohol. He drank almost every night after collage. But now when he got that boy after 3 years he was gonna make sure nothing can tear them apart.

He realized that he was in the shower for a really long time. So he came out of the shower dressed up in a black hoodie and grey sweats. When he got out of the bathroom he could smell something really good. The smell was coming from the kitchen. He went inside the kitchen to see Prem cooking breakfast. He smiled to himself. He was staring at him leaning to the wall.

"You know it's rude to stare Hia." Prem said without looking back. Boun chuckled a little then went next to Prem. "Well you looked focused. I was not gonna disturb you." Boun replied as he grabbed the water bottle from the fridge. "What are you cooking?" Boun asked. "Your favorite blueberry pancake" Prem replied giving Boun a smile. Boun just stared at him. Boun was shocked to hear that Prem still remembered his favorite dish for breakfast.

They had breakfast talking with each other. They talked about what they were doing with their life. Talked about everything and nothing. Boun got to know that Prem was doing an online course on editing because he wanted to join a production studio.  

"So do you have someone special in your life?" Boun asked. "Oh no I am still single." Prem replied with a chuckle. "What about you?" He asked Boun. "Not really. But I have eyes on someone. Don't know if they like me back" Boun said not looking away from Prem's eyes. Prem was also staring at his eyes. They were both lost in each other's eyes. When the doorbell rang. "Oh u-mm I think I-It's Ohm and Fluke. I-I'll go get it." Boun said shuttering as he went towards the door. He could feel his cheeks getting hot.

"Hey Boun." Ohm said as Boun opened the door looking a bit annoyed. "Hey guys come on in" Boun said as he motioned them to go inside. "Oh Prem you are already here." Fluke said. "Yeah I stayed over last night." Prem replied. "Stayed over?" Ohm said with a teasing grin. "Why are you smiling like that? It was really late at night so I told him to stay over." Boun said as he took his seat next to Alex. Ohm and Fluke looked at each other and shared a knowing grin.

Ohm and Fluke sat opposite to Boun and Prem. Boun brought some water for Ohm and Fluke. "So the police is looking Bosston's murder case." Prem asked. "As much as I know the police thinks Sammy's murder had something to do with Bosston's death." Fluke replied. "Why's that? I mean the case was solved. Yatch killed him." Boun said maintaining a straight face. Boun was always a truthful person. He hated lying. But he is doing this for Samantha. "I never trusted that judgment. I mean I knew Yatch better than any of you. And I also knew he could never kill someone especially someone who was really close to him." Ohm said in a defending voice. "Maybe you didn't know him that well then." Boun said aggressively.

"I don't get it. Why do you always act so furious whenever we are saying Yatch wasn't the killer? If I remember correctly you and Yatch were pretty good friends." Ohm says getting a little mad about the situation. Prem and Fluke just stared at them. Even before Boun left their hometown whenever they had that conversation Boun and Ohm would always fight. Ohm was Yatch's best friend. They were Friends since middle school even before he met Boun, Prem, Fluke and the others. He never accepted that Yatch could kill someone. He was the only one who took Yatch's side. But after his death he broke. Thank god Fluke was there. Fluke was the only person he trusted.

On the other hand they never understood why Boun didn't even want to start a debate about the killer. He was more than sure it was Yatch. For a long time Ohm blamed Boun for Yatch's death. But he didn't anymore because he knew it was Yatch's own decision.

"Guys there is no point of fighting. What we need to do is figure out who killed Sammy. I don't wanna go through all that again. I don't want our friendship to be broken again. So now we need to work together." Prem said. Fluke nodded in agreement.

Prem put his hands on Boun's legs as in to say calm down. Just a touch of Prem's hand made Boun calm. It's like Prem has whole control over his body. "I am sorry" Boun apologizes to Ohm. "I am also sorry but Boun if you know anything that we don't please tell us." Ohm told Boun. Boun just looked down and nodded slightly.

"So what we know is the police is gonna look into Bosston's case. I think we should go back to the town and dig more into what happened." Fluke said. Boun visibly stiffened. He was scared of going back. Prem just caressed his thigh. He never wanted to go back there again but he had to now.

"Okay you are right Fluke we should go back. Are you guys free on Sunday?" Boun asked as he calmed himself. "We are free." Ohm said. "I am down to." Prem assures. "Then meet me here on Sunday 10 am. We'll take my car. Boun said. Everyone nodded in agreement. 

END OF CHAPTER-4. 

I am sorry for updating this late. I feel really demotivated. I don't know where this story is going. But don't worry I'll finish this soon. I hope enjoyed it. Thank you for reading.❤❤❤❤