From Something To Everything (Bounprem)

108. Another break down

Prem was woken up by the loud crashing sound. He shot up from the bed. He looked at the side and noticed that the bed was empty. He knew that the one making all the noise in the morning was none other than his man.

He got off the bed and put on his slipper before making his way downstairs.

Smash smash smash.

Continuous violent breaking noises came from the living room. Prem quickened his steps taking long strides to the source of the disturbance.

As he got there, he saw Boun standing in the middle of the messy room, smashing anything and everything he could see.

Boun grabbed a ceramic vase that was placed near the couch and threw it at the glass partitioning between the living room and the dining area.

Clink.

The glass shattered into pieces as soon as the vase touched it. the glass pieces were sent flying as the result of the force applied. One of the pieces flew straight towards Boun, grazing his exposed upper arm as it flew past him. Boun didn't even flinch when the glass piece cut in deep into his Flesh.

"HIA!" Prem's eyes filled with horror watching fresh gushing out of the newly formed wound.

Boun who was in destructive mode froze when he heard Prem's voice. He turned to look at Prem with a tear-stained face, his eyes bloodshot from crying for a long time.

One look and Prem instantly figured out that Boun was having another breakdown.

"Hia, just stay there. Don't move. I am coming over." Prem cautiously took steps towards Boun, making sure not to step on the broken pieces of things that Boun had broken earlier.

"Hia, let me see your wound." Prem worried said as he neared Boun. "God, it is bleeding heavily."

As soon as Prem reached Boun, the latter pulled him into a hug. Boun buried his face in Prem's nape.

"Hia, we need to dress your wound, na." Prem patted Boun's back. "Or else it would get infected."

Boun said nothing and continued to hug Prem tightly, his body trembling a bit.

"If you don't move by yourself, I will carry you up," Prem whispered in a playful warning. Boun still refused to move.

Having no other option, Prem wrapped his hands beneath Boun's back in an attempt to pick the older up. Boun suddenly raised his legs and wrapped them around Prem's waist like a koala.

"Aw, someone is heavy." Prem joked trying to ease the atmosphere. He supported Boun's weight and went back to their bedroom, grabbing the medicine kit on his way.

Once inside their bedroom, Prem tried to put Boun down but failed to do so.

"Hia, let go na. we need to clean your wound na." Prem spoke softly.

"I don't want to." Boun declared without looking up.

"If you don't get off, how can I dress your wound, hm?" Prem tenderly looked at Boun who was hiding his face.

"No, No, I don't want to." Boun shook his head violently, throwing a tantrum.

"Please na, let me take a look at your wound." Prem pleaded placing a soft kiss on Boun's earlobes.

But Boun didn't move at all. It took a lot of time and continuous reassuring words from Prem to make Boun finally give in and let Prem see that wound.

Prem placed Boun on the bed and got on his knees to get a better view of the wound.

"Thank god it is not deep." Prem looked at the wounded and muttered. He cleaned the wound with cotton and put on a band-aid on it. he didn't forget to kiss the wound when he was done. "All done and good to go."

He looked up and saw Boun staring at him. "What is it, Hia?" He sat next to Boun. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Prem cupped Boun's face wiping away the freshly formed tears that left his eyes.

Boun didn't answer, but climbed onto Prem's lap and hugged him.

Prem knew that whenever Boun did something like that, it meant that the older was feeling insecure and needed care and assurance. He returned the tight hug, rocking him side to side, using skin ship as a way to convey the assurance.

"Do you love me, Pao?" Boun asked in a cracked voice.

The question caught Prem off guard but he soon recovered and answered "Of course, I love you." He kissed Boun's hair.

"Then... will you stay with me?" Boun asked meekly.

"Is that even a question? I will stay with you." Prem answered with a small smile.

"Till death do us apart?"

"Yes, till death do us apart." Prem pecked Boun's neck.

Boun peeked at Prem, his eyelashes wet from the huge tear drops that were threatening to fall off his eyes. "Promise?"

"Promise." Prem took the chance to peck on Boun's lips. He smiled proudly after completing the mission successfully.

"You are not allowed to break the promise," Boun mumbled snuggling closer to Prem.

"I would never break a promise I made to you." Prem pledged, snaking his hands around Boun, and pulled the older closer.

After a few moments of silence, Boun spoke again "I want the time to stop." Prem glanced down at Boun whose head laid on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. "I want to stay like this forever."

Prem didn't know what to say. He placed his fingers beneath Boun's chin, making him look up and placed a tender kiss on his forehead.

"Just us. Just you and me." Boun timidly burrowed into Prem's chest as if something would take the latter away from him.

"Hia, I am not going anywhere. I am never leaving your side." Prem brushed the long silver-golden hair that cascaded Boun's forehead.

"What if one day you don't love anymore?"

"How can I ever stop loving you, Hia?" Prem gently squeezed Boun's shoulders. "You are the sweetest and most caring person I know. No one can stop me from loving you."

"What if... what if I am...dirty?"

"I don't care." Prem smiled affectionately. "I will still love you."

"But I am dirty. I don't deserve to be loved." Boun clenched the edge of his shorts. His body started getting tensed up for some reason.

"Who says that you don't deserve to be loved? Hm?" Prem reached out to hold Boun's hands, slowly rubbing his thumb over it. "No matter what others say, I will always love you. Do you know why?"

The question made Boun look at Prem. He shook his head.

Prem smiled at Boun's innocent eyes "Because I know that what is in here is pure." He touched Boun's left chest where the heart stood. "And that is all that I care. No matter what others say about you, what others think about you, I know that from inside you are a kind and pure soul."

Boun didn't say a word and fiddled with Prem's fingers.

"We all have made mistakes Hia. We all have our own flaws and that is natural. We are just human not god. We are allowed to make mistakes. But we have to learn from our past mistakes and move on." Prem kissed Boun's palm. "And I want you to move on with me."