Mind

RECOVERY

Arthit could not take his eyes off Kong the moment he opened his eyes.  It seemed that Arthit was unknowingly expressing  his love for Kong in front of the doctor, nurses, principal and nanny.  Everyone knew something was there between Kong and Arthit and waited as how to it would blossom and cherish.  It was just a look and that spoke thousand words in that quiet moment of happiness and joy in the eyes of the persons who really wished good life for Kong through Arthit. Everyone acknowledged in their minds but no one voiced it louder.

Kong had to be treated for his immobile hands, legs and back  through physio-therapy and also the bed sores lying almost six months on the bed.   Kong had to be given speech therapy too.  For the first few days, Arthit as usual visited him, sat by him, stared at him and left.  Kong for his part remained silent and stared back at him.  Slowly, the grapevine mill started to buzz and Arthit was questioned by the so called fan girls as to why visited the hospital for nearly four months.  

"Nong, you have been visiting him for months now.  Can I ask your relationship with him?'

"P, if Kong permits me to love him, then I will be his  lover".  The sudden confession startled Kong.  He  did not reply anything. He closed his eyes  and just remained silent.

Kong could not reply or acknowledge or even nod because  what he had expecting since the time he was 15 years, was then coming true.  He was in denial that Arthit would fall for him and would love him when Arthit already knew he was physically and mentally not fit for him.  Sensing something not right, Arthit just left the matter to rest for the time being.  He started talking  to Kong about general topics for which majority of time he got answers either in nods or shakes or in monosyllables.  

Two months had passed and Kong was able to walk and talk freely.  He was about to be discharged from the hospital.  But he had one of the biggest trouble in hand as why he should go back to Chingmai with his nanny.  He was grateful to the principal, doctors and nurses for his treatment and care, but he did not wish to return to Chingmai with his nanny whom he believed to be his everything.  The matter was solved when Arthit intervened and promised to take care of Kong.  

The doctor, nanny and the principal seriously asked Arthit's interest in Kong for which Arthit answered that he loved him wholeheartedly.  The principal reminded him of his past, nanny of the impending danger and the doctor of his abuses.  Arthit convinced everyone that he would take care of him as he really wanted Kong in his life.  The broad-minded trio accepted the unique love between man and man and promised to support the couple in all possible way.

Arthit was not concerned with dangers surrounding Kong.  But he was more worried about Kong's life with him since he came to know from the doctor that the abuses and the molestation had really affected Kong's mind and that he dreaded any male touch.  He had to be patient with Kong.  With therapy and medicines, he would be okay.  But warned him not to get physical with him at least for next six months.

It was August by the time, Kong came back to his dorm.  He wanted to live alone in his dorm and accepted Arthit 's help whenever needed.  The principal agreed to continue his study as a second year student and   to award him internal marks.  But he had to take first year university exam in December.  Kong agreed upon and was glad that he did not lose his one year.  The principal informed about the Kong's recovery to his parents who visited once or twice back when he was in hospital.  They asked the principal to take care of him and  sent some money as token of appreciation for not burdening them.  But the principal returned  the money.  He had only one fear and that was the fear of Kong's uncle.

The police were not able to nab the culprits who attacked Kong.  That was a cause of worry to the principal but Arthit convinced the principal and nanny that he would take care of him.  Convinced, they returned into their routine life.  Arthit would pick Kong every morning and drop him in the evening to his dorm.  He would take him to the doctor for therapy every week.  He would make sure that Kong ate, slept and exercised well.  He started tutoring him and helped with his projects and assignments.  Arthit became Kong's shadow with a silent understanding of being lovers. 

As the time passed, Arthit became more and more handsome,  tougher and stronger.  His body spoke of his well toned muscles and stamina.  Literally everyone was after him and yet they all feared him since he came more aggressive and  hard to approach.  Kong on the other hand, was recovering but still was timid and  leaner when compared to his unacknowledged lover.  He felt disgusted and despair, when anyone ogled his Arthit.  His so called toned body he had built had gone to the gutter.  Though he was exercising but what not able to make himself fit.

Arthit's sexual tension began to resurface whenever he saw his friends with his lovers.  After the dream, Arthit became more obsessed with Kong and desired  to make love to him or at least kiss or touch him.  But he was patient enough to wait for Kong to recover first.  But the problem then was that he had openly declared his love for Kong, but Kong  was still  mute on the subject.  He thought of a plan and took Kong  to disco bar.  Arthit knew that sitting there and sipping drinks would attract lot of butterflies towards him, and he wanted to make Kong jealous so that he would speak his mind.  The opportunity knocked at Arthit's door and a girl approached Arthit for a dance, which Arthit readily accepted.  The dance moves were getting quite hotter and hotter and Kong  irritated much by the show dragged Arthit out of the bar.  He walled Arthit with his arms and looked directly into his eyes declaring,

"I love you and give me your gear, since your heart belongs to me and only me and don't get intimate with anyone anymore, do you understand'.

Star stuck Arthit handed over his gear to Kong and leaned to kiss him, but the closeness brought back those visuals of wolves gnawing at him and that made him  panic and his heart started palpitating at the much faster pace.  He fainted in Arthit's hands.  Tensed Arthit lifted him up and placed him in  a cab.  After much hue and cry, Kong regained his consciousness and became aware of Arthit's closeness.  He immediately moved away from him and kept a distance from him in a taxi.  Arthit maintained his distance and  upon reaching asked him to sleep over in  his dorm as he did not want to leave Kong alone.  With much protests and scoldings, Kong agreed and was dragged to Arthit's dorm.  It was their  first night and Arthit promised him that he would not touch him or sleep with him.  Relaxed Kong slept on the bed and Arthit on his couch.

Somewhere at midnight, Kong woke Arthit up and suggested a most insane solution to Arthit's cardinal tension.  He asked him to be physical with someone of his choice since he would not be able to satisfy Arthit in that way.  Arthit's anger reached to his maximum limit and without touching him, he asked him to listen for the first and last time that ,

"My bodily passions and arousal is because of you and only you since I love you.  I will do it with you and only you. You have time till December to tone your body and mind for me".  After saying those words, he went back to his couch and laid turning his back to Kong.

Kong remained silent.  At last tired and exhausted he fell asleep only to find in the morning hugged by  Arthit in bed.   Kong failed to understand that what he desired in his dream,in reality he was finding it difficult to do.  Why?

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Hope you read my updates, since it is pretty fast. Hope this was a happy one.