A Portrait Worth a Thousand Memories✅

EP 22

Fourth knocked on the door before entering. 

"Bpuu tuuat (great grandfather), I did what you asked. P'Joong left two photos. I took one." Fourth handed him the photo in hand. The hands of an old man grabbed hold of the photo before thanking him. Fourth gave him a sniff kiss before leaving the room. Fourth (Sr) caressed the face of Joong and Dunk in the picture.

"They even made it black and white for you, P'Dunk. Are you happy?" Fourth (Sr) lamented before putting it in front of Dunk's portrait- the very portrait that Joong had been looking for.

"Why is it that you only speak to P'Joong? You even spoke to nuu Joong. Or is it only he who can hear your voice?" Fourth (Sr) looked at Dunk's portrait.

"Will you ever forgive me, P'Dunk?" Fourth (Sr) sobbed as the memory of the past came flooding in. 

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(A/N: Fourth (Sr) will be known as just Fourth from here on since we are diving back to 1959)

Fourth saw as P'Daou knocked P'Joong out. He had laid P'Joong on Phi Dunk's bed. He knew how wrong he was to trust the devil himself. Many people looked up to him, even Gemini himself. He had even given him a special present when Gemini and him had secretly went to see him. Everyone was cheering after he gave the speech. Only a selected few were given a present. Gemini was one of the chosen one. He didn't know why Gemini had gotten sick not long after. P'Dunk along with the other phi-phi were discussing how to help Gemini. All of them were desperate and the way they spoke, sounded very serious and dangerous. When  he offered a way to help Gemini without endangering his phi-phi, especially his beloved P'Dunk who had saved him and Gemini from the streets. He grabbed it. He grabbed it without thinking. 

It was only much later, he realized he was the very person that poisoned Gemini. He had heard it from P'Daou while he was waiting for P'Joong to arrive. His blood ran cold. He had told all of Phi Dunk's plan to the enemy. His phi-phi were walking into a trap, he didn't know what to do. All of this happened because he couldn't lose Gemini, he couldn't lose his best friend. He squeezed Gemini's hand. 

"I'm sorry, Gem. I'll make this right. I'll make this right." He laid a kiss on Gemini's forehead before leaving. He saw P'Daou speaking to the other men as they speculated where that evil man would be holding P'Dunk and the rest. That's when he heard the word warehouse. He remembered that evil man mentioning it before. He had quietly grab the knife that he used to carry when Gemini and him were on the streets. He left the house without letting anyone know. 

He ran as fast as his legs could carry him. He didn't know how long it took him to get to the warehouse. When he reached the said warehouse, he was surprised that there weren't anyone guarding it. He opened the door quietly, making sure that no one noticed him. He saw two unconscious person on the middle of the warehouse. He walked behind the crates, ensuring that there really wasn't anyone that would harm him. When he got near to the two unconscious person, he realized they were P'Dunk and P'Pond.

"P'Dunk! P'Pond!" He quickly cut the rope that tied Phi Dunk's hand. P'Dunk had groaned when he came to. 

"Fot! what are you doing here? It's too dangerous! Leave!" Dunk hissed

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all my faulty, phi. I didn't know he was a bad man." He cried in Dunk's arms.

"Shh... shh... It's okay, it's okay. I don't blame you. Pond and I will handle it. Take this to Gem, you need to leave immediately." Dunk thrusted a small bottle to Fourth but before Fourth could leave they heard the sound of a vehicle stopping.

"Hide behind the crate, Fot. No matter what happens, don't come out. You keep quiet. You stay safe. You run back once everything is in the clear, okay?" P'Dunk instructed.