Lost and Found Love

[Part Six]

That night, Yifan stayed in his room, trying to decipher his feelings when he realises his worst fear came true - he now has fallen in love with Zitao. He didn't want to fall in love with him but he couldn't help it.

Zitao's bad start to life and seeing him on the streets really pulled at Yifan's own heart and once he slowly got to know the younger, his feelings for him further developed. Seeing Zitao all happy despite being told he may never be able to use his voice again and possibly having his dreams shattered because he can't be a musician... It astounds Yifan and he admires Zitao's outlook on life.

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Several weeks later, Lijuan was out with a few of her friends from school and Yifan and Zitao were home alone for the night. Yifan went outside in the brisk morning air to get the mail from the letterbox when he noticed two letters from the same place. He recognised the name on the letters and he runs inside.

"Zitao! Theres a letter for you!" Zitao comes running to the kitchen where Yifan was waiting with the same letter.

"Who should go first? You or me?" Yifan asks as he looks at the letter in Zitao's hands.

"How about together?"  Zitao suggests and Yifan nods as they tear them open.

"Three...
Two...
One..."

At the same time, they both ripped open the letters and then they looked at one another, happiness filling their faces.

"Congratulaions! You have been accepted!

Your flight, accommodation, books, and fees have been paid by us and we hope to see you soon!

Your flight has been booked for xx/xx/2017."

"Are you freaking serious?! You both got in?!"  Yifan laughed as he told his mother through video call so Zitao could talk to her.

"Yeah we did. Tao is in both of his courses and I got into music and acting."

"Thats amazing honey! I can't believe my boys are growing up!"  Lijuan fakes a sniffle as both Yifan and Zitao crack a smile, the realisation if them leaving Beijing to live in New York for five years. Zitao realises he knows nothing of English and he only knows Mandarin.

"Yifan... You know what this means, right?"  Yifan turns to Zitao, "What do you mean?" Yifan was clueless until he realised what Zitao meant - he needed someone to teach Zitao English in sign language and he would need to teach him the written form of the language.

"Well, lets get practicing. At least we'll be in the same course so I'll still help you." Zitao smiles gratefully before hugging Yifan and signing to him,

"I love you."