Bad Romance

Chapter 14-It's too late to say "I'm sorry"

A few days had passed since the phone conversation between Kim and Pete, and things had not changed at all. Vegas, Daw, Kinn and Porsche were still looking for the young man, and Kim kept the secret that he had asked not to tell anyone. Pete told him he would be back a week after the call, and today was the week.

Kim had to immediately find an excuse to leave the studio as quickly as possible to get to the airport. Although Pete had insisted that Kim not come to meet him, the young man vehemently refused this. An hour later after Kim had managed to leave, he was at the airport with a placard in his hands that read "PETE".

About half an hour had passed since Pete was supposed to have arrived, but he was nowhere to be seen. Kim checked his phone, but no call or text from his friend. "Probably the plane is late" thought Kim. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder and immediately turned around ready to hit the stranger who had touched him, but instead of a stranger he saw his friend whom he had missed so much.

"Pete! Oh my God, Pete! I missed you so much, my friend!" said Kim and immediately hugged the man in front of him.

"I missed you too, buddy," Pete said, hugging Kim back.

"Next time don't run like that. Come and tell me what's going on and we'll find a solution" said Kim after they parted from the hug. "Vegas can be a badass, but you know he's worried to the core"

"So the bastard has a heart after all. Interesting" came a voice from behind Pete.

"Nice to see you again, Kim"

"Me too, Decha. But what are you doing here? You said you wanted to travel all over Asia and honestly I thought I would see you again when you are around 50-60 years old" said Kim laughing.

"I couldn't let you forget this beautiful and young man," Decha continued jokingly, and soon the airport was full of laughter from three men who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

The three started towards the exit, talking and laughing. If one looked at them, they were nothing but the image of a perfect friendship. Decha, although he was not very present in the lives of his friends in Bangkok, was the kind of man you could rely on regardless of the situation. Kim was the kind of friend who wasn't really noticed, but he knew everything he was doing and would help you immediately if he could. Even before all of this happened, Pete trusted Kim more than Vegas.

And finally it was Pete. A man with a golden soul. His only goal in life was for everyone to be happy, even if that meant that he had to put himself in second place. For Pete, if his friends were happy and came to him with smiles on their faces, that was enough. It didn't matter how hurt he was, it didn't matter how much he cried or if he didn't want to exist anymore, if the people around him were happy, his goal was achieved and he could sleep peacefully at night.

As for Vegas, he was completely different, the very opposite of Pete. While the latter was a ray of sunshine in society, Vegas was like night. Quiet and peaceful. He was very independent and it was very difficult to reach his soul. He preferred to do everything himself, and if he really couldn't solve something, then he called for help. When Vegas met Pete, it was different than when he met Kim. He had been open with his manager and best friend from the beginning and this had happened for the first time in his life.

Kim, Pete and Decha went to their homes, living in the same neighborhood. When they arrived, they said goodbye and each went to his house. Once in the comfort of his home, Pete unpacked his luggage, and after everything was unpacked, he went to bed. Once his head hit the pillow, Pete fell asleep, dreaming of how he would face tomorrow when he would have to meet with Vegas to inform him of his change as manager.