Adversity is a Gift (19 days fan fiction) He Tian x Red Head

Chapter Twenty Four - Twenty Four Hours Later

Twenty four hours went by before Mo Guan Shan and Zhan Zheng Xi were even aware that their lives were about to be irrevocably altered in a gut wrenching way.

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Mo Guan Shan's mom forced him into the bath so he was clean and warm for when she tore him a new one.  She yelled at him for about fifteen minutes solid, making his aching head throb like a mother fucker.  Although when she finished calling him stupid in various imaginative and colourful ways, her mom genes kicked in and she made him some crab meat and a noodle soup with steamed soup dumplings.  His favourite winter soup.

Then they talked about his actions and what they would do if the Triads turned up at his school or at his house.  His mom was so fucking strong, how the hell she still had faith in him after everything he had put her through, after everything she had been through with his dad, she still believed in him.  Unquestionably. 

Her plan?  She wanted to go to the school and pre-warn them that he had been targeted by Triads.  Schools were perfect for Triad recruitment.  So many young impressionable boys and girls lured with promises of raised status, riches, family problems made to go away, plied with alcohol and drugs.  Sounded ideal.  His mom said the school sent letters to all the parents, about being vigilant with their sons and daughters.  She already had all this shit to worry about and he was adding to it.  Again.

Then she told him to go to bed.

"I'm disappointed in you Momo, stop making your mother worry so much, my heart won't take it if I lose you too."  She pointed to his room with a stern finger.

Mo felt ashamed.  Nodding his head respectfully, he walked to his room and shut the door quietly.  Raking frustrated fingers through his hair, he staggered over to his bed and fell on it face first.  Shit, what a fucking day, his mom was so angry with him.  He Tian's was furious with him, aah birds balls.  Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!  Mo banged his fists against his mattress in frustration until the bed frame shook.  Rolling over onto his back, Mo dug his phone out of his sweat pants pocket and stared at the screen in hopes there was something from his pissed off boyfriend.

Nothing.  Damn it!

Mo sighed and brought his call history up.  Tapping on He Tian's name he called again.

"The recipients inbox is full."

Shit how many people had called Tian?  He couldn't even leave another voicemail.  Momo decided to send a message instead.

MOMO:  I know you're mad at me, but you have to forgive me because you're a better person than me and I need you.  You're the one who made me a good person, if you don't forgive me...who knows what will happen.  I will go back to being a shitty delinquent, hey maybe I will get in with bad people again.  If you're not there to help me, I'm gonna mess up my life and I would much rather spend it with you.  Idiot.  Call me.

Mo Guan Shan hit the send button and closed his eyes.  Although his mind was alive with stupid thoughts, his body was exhausted and he drifted off to sleep easily.

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Zhan Zheng Xi sat tensely in his classroom at school, his mechanical pencil tapped furiously against the piled school books, until he was pretty sure all the lead inside would be fucked up and broken.  A knee jiggled up and down with nervous energy under his desk, driving the person in front of him crazy judging by the furious glares he was getting.  His mom had insisted that he go to school even though Zhan Xi told her that he was worried about Jian Yi, that Jian Yi was possibly missing and that he couldn't get in touch with He Tian who was supposed to be helping him.  Zhan Zheng Xi hadn't sleep a wink last night, he just lay in his bed wondering where the fuck his boyfriend had gone.  He had called He Tian's so many times the mailbox filled up and he had to resort to sending messages instead.