Double Take

Deja vu

3rd person's pov :

"How is Forth ?" Beam asks Pha as Pha enters his room in the evening. Today when Forth came to his room in the morning he didn't look right.

Especially when Forth left his room after asking him the year, Forth looked so pale like a ghost.

"Physically alright. But mentally I don't know." Pha states while checking Beam's report.

"Why ? Trauma ?" Beam asks again.

Pha srugs his shoulder "not exactly. You know Forth. He used race on bikes. He doesn't fear accidents like us."

"Then ?"

"I think he is suffering from depression. Otherwise, Forth is a responsible person to do mistakes like drink and drive."

Beam sighs "he was your good friend. Did you ask him why is he so stressed ?"

"He used to be, Beam. That was before Yo. Now, we stand in our mutual space."

Beam feels sour in his mouth as Pha mentions Yo and Forth's matter "It was nothing Pha. Forth was just attracted to Yo's cuteness. He never really liked or loved Yo."

Pha rolls his eyes "how do you know that ? I have a feeling like had I not met Yo before, Forth and Yo would have been a married couple today."

Beam breaths a scoff "married my ass.  Forth can do thousand times better than Yo. He is the CEO of JLP , Pha, you know that .."

Pha pouts "I know, he is a billionaire. Don't rub it on me. Here take the medicine and you will stay here for untill Tuesday."

Beam frowns "why ?"

"Because, your injuries are yet to dry, you body is yet to heal, Kit said you are having traumas and media is featuring your apartment like it's a musium."

"Media ?"

Yeah .. you got car crashed by a "billionaire. Media is anxious to ask you how much money Forth has paid you to not to launch a police complaint."

Beam widens his eyes "now I can guess half reasons of Forth's depression." .

Pha chuckles "You bet ..."

..................

"Forth ..."

Beam calls the person sitting in hospital cafeteria alone.

Forth turns around.

Beam frowns "what are you doing here alone ?

Forth looks at Beam with a lost gaze "nothing."

Beam points at the vending machine "want any juice ?"

Forth just shakes his head this time. Beam frowns harder. The depression seems serious. He hurriedly takes a can of orange juice before walking towards Forth.

Forth looks up as he feels someone sitting beside him. He frowns seeing Beam.

Beam casually drinks his orange juice without answering Forth's frown. "What are you thinking ?" He asks a question instead.

Forth sighs. "Nothing."

Beam clicks his tongue "I am not a fool Forth. You are thinking something and that something is very serious. Maybe, I can't help you but I can listen. Tell me, you will feel better.... at least  for our old times sake."

Forth sighs again. What can he tell to Beam. He himself doesn't what happened was just his dream or not ... it could be his dream. Maybe a trick of subconscious mind. Maybe, Beam has a different kind of dream or maybe Beam didn't see any dream when he was in coma.