Vanished

Chapter 19 (Epilogoue)

Gabi woke up feeling groggy and in pain towards his buttocks and waist. Whatever happened between him and Ven was a demonic possession because of the countless hickeys and redness Ven planted on his body.

This was his first time and it hurts like hell. He wanted to scream and curse at Ven for taking this far. They went from round 1 to round 6 which by the way took most of his energy.

"Fuck, I hate this." Gabi stands up and takes a shower.

He scrubs his body with Ven's body soap and shampoo. He cannot help but blush at yesterday's night. He did not expect Ven to desire him the way he also did.

After washing up, he wears Ven's clothes which are bigger than him. Checking himself out, his stomach grumbles.

"Magluto ako ng sinangag and bacon." Gabi whispers trying not to disturb Ven's sleep.

Gabi happily takes the pan and cuts the ingredients to cook fried rice and bacon plus egg. He hums in a good mood because somehow the sex between him and Ven might be the bridge to their relationship.

I mean, how could Ven have sex with him if he did not like him? It just shows that maybe Ven has feelings for him or attraction.

After plating the food, he cleans his hand to wake up the older guy. But suddenly the door opens.

"Ven!" Gabi calls him out happily as if nothing happened between them.

"Gabi, you are here?" Ven asks confusedly.

"Huh? Did you not remember anything yesterday?" Gabi asks trying to confirm.

"Ah, I don't know. My mind is hazy." Ven lied.

"We made love Ven, you and me," Gabi replies getting frustrated.

"You mean sex? yeah, I remember now." Ven harshly said.

"Gago ka? I gave my virginity to you?" Gabi replies while feeling dumbfounded.

"I'm sorry Gabi, is it my fault that you gave in? I mean, the question you really need to answer is why did you give in? We could have avoided the sex if you refused." Ven coldly battered his statements.

"Excuse me? You kissed me first and asked me for sex for like six times plus we were influenced by alcohol. I specifically told you that you will regret it tomorrow. But you said you would not." Gabi replied angrily.

"Bakit kasi pumayag ka! You know what, let's just keep this hidden. I don't want anyone to know, okay? Lalo ka na because you could not keep your mouth shut. Baka malaman pa na kung sino-sino na we had sex." Ven spat with venom.

"Gago ka talaga Ven, kinakahiya mo ba ako? Is that it?" Gabi asks trying to compose himself.

Ven did not answer instead massaged his temples from the stress.

"If kinakahiya mo ako then why did you want me yesterday? Why did you want me so bad? Am I imagining things?" Gabi asks while clenching his fist.

"Because I thought you were Topi," Ven answers coldly.

"Ah-h okay, I understand HAHAHA." Gabi laughs like a mania.

Maybe instead of crying, laughing seems to be the only plausible to express his profound sadness and angriness.

"You know what Ven, you could have just told me that you did not want other people to know. That you wanted to keep this secret because I would have done the same- but for you to insinuate the blame for why I didn't refuse is a low blow. And for you to have sex with me while thinking Topi did not make it better." Gabi replied dejectedly.

Ven was caught in the headlights like a reindeer. He did not what to say so he just left Gabi alone in his house.

It hurts so much now that Gabi was blamed for their actions. Yes, it was true that he did give in but why was it easy for Ven to put the blame on him as if he didn't partake in doing it?

And to think he was thinking about another person while doing it with him was such another kind of abomination.

Gabi did not want to stay any longer and left the vicinity.

After thirty minutes of reflecting, Ven came back to his house expecting Gabi.

"Gabi, let's talk okay. What I said earlier- I did not mean it. I have issues okay, but I will fight for u-" Ven stops talking after realizing Gabi left his house.

He tried to call him but to no avail, the phone was dead.

"Okay- let's calm down and resolve things. FUCK!!!!" Ven shouted in anger.

He did not want to anger Gabi. He only wanted to hurt him the way he had been ignored by him the past month. Yes, he said those things that he did not actually mean because he wanted to hurt him.

He wanted to at least pay back the loneliness he felt.

But he fucked it up.

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The weekend ended and Gabi did not go to school. Ven was anxious about talking to him. He wanted to talk to him. So he patiently waited until the class was over so that he could talk to him.

As he was about to pack his things to leave. A punch suddenly landed on his cheek.

"Tang ina mo Veneracion!" Justine reeks in anger.

"The fuck you are doing!" Ven asks trying to make sense.

"Hoy tang ina!" Topi breaks them apart.

"You made him leave! You made him fucking leave." Justine could not handle it anymore and just slumped down while crying.

"Anon I made him leave? Are you nuts? Who the fuck left?" Ven asks in anger.

Kite, Vince, and Tine were looking at him in anger. They were furious as hell but they could not punch him. They wanted to but they knew this would only make things worse.

"Potang ina mo talaga pres. Wala ka na talagang magandang ginawa sa kanya." Vince said in anger but calmly.

"I don't know what to say, Hollow, you hurt him before and now." Tine shakes his head in anger.

"Just so you know, I know you were with him the night of the party," Kite added.

"Okay, enough with this. What the hell is going on?" Ven asks anxiously.

Kite punches him one more time before breaking down.

"We were happy Ven, he told me magpapakasal pa sya and he would make a room for me in his house kapag wala akong mahanap na partner. He said he would take care of me. You took him away from me Ven. Because of you, he left." Kite wipes his cascading tears.

"Gabi left?" A resounding boom rang in his ear deafening his senses.

"Yeah, he left. He left us." Tine gripped his hair in the process.

Ven did not what to do. He wanted to cry, he wanted to shout. But he can't do it.

He immediately packs his stuff and runs toward the parking lot. He did not wear his seatbelt and just sprinted towards Gabi's house.

He did not care if he broke some measly traffic rules. What needs to be done is to make sure Gabi is still here.

Upon driving so fast and breaking some rules, he immediately arrives at Gabi's house. He noticed the familiarity of the house.

It made him calm.

But realizing Gabi left made him anxious.

He knocks on the door.

"Gabi, Tita? Are you in?" Ven asks.

But to no avail, there was no response.

He knocks again and calls out Gabi's name.

"Gabi, please come out naman oh. I'm sorry." He pleaded desperately.

"Tita, please po need ko po makausap si Gabi. Urgent lang po." He shouted.

There was still no response. He waited for an hour, two hours, three hours until there was no sunlight.

He was very hungry and tired. His voice was very hoarse due to constantly calling Gabi's name.

"Fuck Gabi, please come see me. I need you right now. Para na akong mababaliw." Ven cries out in frustration.

A neighbor taps his shoulder.

"Iho, lumipat na sila ng bahay." She tells the truth.

"Ano pong lumipat?" Ven asks while crying.

"Hindi ko din alam eh, sabi ng babae ng nakatira dyan aalis daw muna sila." She confesses.

"San po sila pumunta?" Ven asks trying to glimpse a hope.

"Narinig ko lang ha, sa abroad daw. Hindi ko alam kung anong country eh." She replies and leaves.

Ven grips his hair and shouts at the top of his lungs.

"Gabi, I fucking love you. Since day one ikaw talaga mahal ko. I love you." He wails like a baby.

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After two months.

"Congratulations sir Sanchez, you are pregnant with triplets!" The doctor said.

"Fuck!" Gabi mutters anxiously making the doctor side-eyed.