Ice Cold You

Chapter 80: Forgiveness

Tom is walking randomly on a street without any destination at all. His guards are following discreetly at him. With his mind clouded on what he had done that impacted people's lives to the point of ruining and almost killing someone, guilt is killing him from the inside.

Despite the heat, Tom strut in a pair of black skinny jeans and a long sleeve that was folded midway to his elbow and white under shirt.
Even with dark circles around his eyes due to nights of deprived sleep he is still a head turner. Catching the attention of a person one after another.
No one can deny how good looking he is.

As he wander he come across one of the least person he wanted to see.
"Renz." He mumbled to himself.
He is about to take a detour but it is all to late, Renz has noticed him already.
"Tom!" The young boy called him out of nowhere.
Hesitantly, he turn to his direction but cannot look at his eyes directly. His hands shake and his thoughts rattle.
"Hel-hello!" Tom simply greeted stuttering.
"What are you doing here? Are you out alone? Where are your guards?" Renz ask him continuously.

Before he can answer Renz drag him out towards an open cafe nearby.
"It's how out today and you are wearing that?" Renz pertains to Tom's outfit.
"Uhmm. I-I think I should go." Tom said still not making any eye contact with Renz.
Renz felt the vibe of uneasiness that is radiating from Tom. He knows why and Tom cannot help it. But he knows also that what Tom did is nothing but a mistake and wrong judgement on his end.

"Tom! I know that you have been feeling guilty about what you did. But hey, I don't blame you it's nothing but a mistake. People make mistakes, I know Can will also forgive you. Maybe not now but it will happen. Trust me." After those words reach Tom's ears the tears build up fast and started to fall.
"I-I'm so sor-ry!" Tom said sobbing as the tears continue to fall as if they will never cease.
"It's alright! I forgive you. I can see how sorry you are." Renz told Tom as he pat him lightly on his back.
"But Can he....I don't know if he can forgive me." Tom admitted. His tears are now fall even harder that it was earlier.
"Listen to me Tom, he may not forgive in an instant but I know he will eventually. So all you have to do is apologize sincerely and then you also have to forgive yourself." The words struck Tom. It was the words he wanted to hear ever since the fiasco happened. Hearing Renz kind words of forgiveness made Tom feel as if some heavy weight has been lifted away from him.
"Thank you so much! You don't know how those words meant to me." Tom said while wiping the tears on his face and then smiling to Renz.
"I told you it was nothing but a mistake. Shall I tour you instead? You seems lost. I can show great places in here." Renz suggested which made Tom's spirit lifted and somehow at peace.

The two of them ordered something to drink and then Renz proceed to tour Tom around. Good thing he just wore a shirt.
Renz is wearing something blue that seems cool to the eyes. His cuteness is matched by his shirt with a bear print on it.

Walking, the two of them end up on a nearby mall.
"What are we going to do here?" Tom ask. He knows what mall is but he never been into one that has lots of people around. He is use to going at the mall with his cousins but during those times the mall is close to public patronage for security reasons.
"I am going to show you how it feels to be a commoner. First stop, we go shopping!" Renz happily chanted teh word shopping as if it is a magic word that open a portal to some unknown world.

Tom raised his brow.
"Is shopping something special for commoners?" Tom cannot help but ask to feed his curiosity with answers.
Renz turn to look at him and think.
"I think so, both Can and I do this often before." Renz responded. But on Tom's head he is figuring out that it is Renz alone who enjoys shopping not Can. But he kept the thought to himself.
"Okaaaaaaay! So where to?" Tom ask again.
Instead of answering he grab Tom's hand and pull him towards the atrium.
The two of them wander surrounded by sea of people.

Can on the other is bored at home.
His brother and Tin needs to go to school.
"Why do they have to take summer classes!" Can pout and roll on top of his bed.
He has nothing to do.
"Until what time is your final class for today?" Can ask Tin on a text message.
Not to long he got a response.
"At four pm." Tin replied.
Can groaned. It's will be another four more long gruelling hours of waiting for Tin to get off from school.
"I see!" Can responded shortly.
"Why? I my little devil cannot wait to be with me?" Tin said.
"Can you come here right after class Tin? I am too bored." Can said before pulling the sheets over to his body to cover it up.

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Finally I got time to finish the chapter!
Sorry for the delay.
Happy reading. 😊