Forgiven [Completed]

P7: Strange Feeling

Author POV

At the cafeteria.

"Stop looking at your phone Prem. You need to eat right now." Said Boston. "Phi, it's really can be fix right?" asked Prem. "Baby, just leave it here, I will try my best to fix it, now you have to eat." Said Sammy, she already treated Prem like his younger brother even they are at the same age. She cannot look Prem, the way she looked at the other two friends. She feels like Prem need to be protected. Prem just pouted. He tired to cry anymore. He put his broken phone next to his side and started to eat. Sammy and the others just looking at each other's, they feel sympathy for him, but it is not sympathy that Prem need right now.

Suddenly someone disturb their lunch. "What do you want?" Fluke said. "You're not satisfy enough? Who do you think you're? What's right do you have to make my friend miserable like that? Damn you!" Earth said while push Boun roughly many times. "Enough, Earth. I'm okay. Just leave it. And you, I told you that don't show your face in front of me anymore, right? What do you want? Bully me again? Is there something that doesn't make you satisfy to just let me go?" Prem said. Boston shocked. Even Prem already mention it during their fight, but Boston can't hear it clearly because of surrounded. "You bullying my cousin? What the hell, Boun? I told you don't let me caught you right? And now you brave enough to bullying him?" Dean shocked. He forgot that Prem is Boston's cousin. He thinks that he careers after this in swimming club will be gone forever.

"Phi, listen to me first. I'm sorry. Let me talk to Prem." Boun asked then turn his head toward Prem. "I'm sorry if all this time my behavior towards you is really unforgivable, I bullied you, I didn't know you were P'Boston's cousin. I'm sorry, I'll try to fix your phone back, get back all that data." said Boun as he stared with a sincerity that made the people around him a little shocked by his behavior. "What?! Just because I'm P'Boston's cousin, you come to apologize? What about the others? If they had nothing to do with someone you know, you wouldn't apologize, would you? I know you have money; I know you feel yourself, you're great, but what do you get by bullying people at will like that? Make people afraid of you? To me, people like you are actually the weakest people, because you lack the attention you deserve, that's why you vent your anger to those people that you bully." said Prem.

"I'm in the same situation as you, lack of attention, (prem wipes tears) not less, indeed not given direct attention by my father, after my mother died, but I did not choose a path like you to bully others, do not just because you lack attention, you make the excuse a matter of bullying at will. The choice is always in our hands, we decide whether to choose the good or the bad, and I think you are mature enough to decide which one. " Prem continued. Boun was silent. Silent as he was shocked, what Prem said was true. He lacks attention from both his parents. His parents were always so busy with work that they ignored him. He also did not know why he chose this path to vent his anger. It hurts when someone reveals the truth without knowing our background. Boun looked at Prem. Prem also returned Boun's gaze.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for everything, I don't expect you to forgive me, I promise I won't upset anyone else this time. You're right, I'm wrong. I'm wrong when I choose this path to vent my anger." Boun bowed, he genuinely regretted his actions. All this time, he bullied in the hope that someone would wake him up but no one reprimanded him about his actions including his friends. He realizes when Prem walks into his school, only Prem dares to stop his actions by himself. Only Prem stopped him as long as he was bullying. But Boun's hopes were lost when Prem also heard him say without any objection making him even angrier, yet today, the person he was hoping for, came back to wake him up. Unconsciously he smiled. People around were shocked to see such a rare incident. The crowd was heard whispering. 'Boun smile?' 'Boun knows how to smile?' that's what they say. Prem also smiles, he realizes that Boun is not getting enough attention making him bully others to get attention. But the way is wrong. Prem approached Boun slowly and hugged him. "It's okay, I forgive you in the hope that you will change, it's a pity if you're smart but don't have a good attitude. Don't waste your advantages to justify your badness." said Prem. Boun was shocked, but he did not refuse.

The old feeling, he wanted to feel, finally he could feel it again. He closed his eyes, feeling the comfort Prem gave him. Prem is not a human, he is an angel. That's what Boun thinks. Their friends smiled watching them both. Prem is not only good at forgiving Boun's mistakes, but is able to change Boun for the better. Prem released the hug. "Friend?" Prem held out his hand towards Boun. "Friend." Boun shook Prem's hand.

Prem and Boun started to be good friends since the incident, Boun also apologized for what happened to his other victims of bullying. They also always study together with his other friends. Kao is happy because his chances of getting closer to Earth are getting brighter. Unexpectedly Dean also approached Fluke in silence. Teasing him relentlessly made Fluke's cheeks turn red. Boun likes to look at Prem's smile, he feels a bit weird when he is always pounding when he is close to Prem. He did not understand the feelings he was feeling. He felt Prem was someone who was indeed destined to exist in his life. Change it for the better. Slowly his hand rose closer to Prem's cheek. Rub it gently.

"Boun."

To be continued.