Second Love (BenEarth)

Space

Ben never seen Earth again after lunch.

He saw Earth plate when he left Earth did not even finished his meal.
Am i worried. Yeah iam.

Pavel is nice to him, specially when when he learned that that Dome him and Nine are good friends back in junior high.

His dorm is not that far from his faculty.

He sit on his bed waiting for a new roommate. Originally they will have one person in each room, but the dorm is still packed with summer class students, so they have to adjust a bit.

Benjamin thinks of what happened, he is really curious about Earth and Pavel but why? He is not even in a relationship with any of them.
Pavel seems a good peraon. So i don't have anything against him. I will not blame him anyway. Earth is a lot different today than before he improved a lot.
Sigh..

He remembered in his mind Earth's expression, his face and his smile, the way he pouts his cute lips.
Earth... uggghhh!!!

"Earth" he mouthed.
He sighed again.

Then the knob of the door turned he looked at the door.
The person who entered was as shocked as him. They both looked at each other in few seconds.
Then Earth looked down at the floor.

"Did i enter the wrong door?" He asked.

"If your assigned door is 403, then you are in the right place." Benjamin said.
In my arms.  Thank heavens good lord.

He entered silently and put his bag and things on the floor and on the bed.
"I will try to excahnge with the guys, if needed." Earth said.

Benjamin looked at Earth but cannot find his eyes, his eyes travels everywhere but not to his eyes.
"Earth, no worries. When school days starts, it will be impossible for me  to stay here the whole day."Benjamin said.
Did i said it right or in rude way?
But he seemed more relaxed.

"Can i use the other cabinet?" Earth asked.

"Yeah, sure." Benjamin tried to find a book so he can make himself busy, but what he got is his phone.

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Earth

Since he saw Benjamin when he entered the orientation place. He focused himself in his phone or in their friends. He wants to keep his mind off Benjamin, but there goes Pavel. Teasing him.  His cousin's boyfriend love to tease him. But Dome likes it also.

But this is freaking crazy of all the rooms in the 3rd and 4th floor, why is his room 403.
He sighs as he put his clothes in the cabinet and hanged his uniform.

He was oriented by Dome, that Benjamin will study here and stay in the dorm also but with all the luck why?

He sit on his bed facing the wall turning his back on Benjamin.
Make yourself comfortable Earth, isn't this what you want before.
He sigh inwardly.
Yeah this is what i wanted... before...
But since that day he asked for Space. I did give him that.

"O, come on, Earth move a bit." Benjamin shouted. Earth moved away from him.

"Are you mad at me, shouting like that?"  Earth asked in calm voice.

"No! But iwant space all the people around thinks we are boyfriends!"
Benjamin said.

"Are we not?" Earth asked.

Benjamin sighed.
Earth sighed.

"Then we are not boyfriends anymore. You want space fine, i will give you space, gap and distance. You do not need to come to me anymore. I will just slowly get away from you."

Then he get out and went home.

They where in grade 10 that time. And they are in secret relationship that not even their friends knew.

He is in deep thoughts...

"Earth,.. Earth..." Banjamin called him.

"Yeah?" Earth responded but did not looked at Benjamin

"It is nearly dinner. Do want anything?" Benjamin asked.

"I am fine do not bother, Pavel asked us for dinner anyway. " he said in a tired tone.

"Aww. But when will you eat dinner with me?" Benjamin asked jokingly.

"Not now Ben i am tired." He laid his head down still facing the wall.

"Sure don't wanna come? They have sushi, damplings and siomai." Benjamin tried to tempt him.

"No thanks Ben" Earth still laying dowm.

"My treat."

"Next time Ben, next time." Earth  said and closed his eyes. He heard the door opened and closed.

He sigh and again closed his eyes.

Eventually Earth avoided Banjamin, he is still in act when their friends are around. But he naver came back to Ben for tutor. He studied hard himself and made himself proud that he can stand on his own unlike before he was dependent to Ben.

His dad and Ben's parents also noticed the gap between them.

But months passed and graduation came. Benjamin needs to be with his grandfather  there he will continue his senior high.

The day Benjamin has to leave. He run away Dome cannot find him so he asked for Chen and Nine's help and their other friends. But no one found him.

He came back home before dark his dad hugged him. Dome and their friends scolded him. But he ignored them all and went to sleep.
Starting than day. He never mentioned Benjamin to anyone.

His mind is pulled back to present when Pavel called him.

"What?"
"Why?"
"No!"
"Fine!"
He hanged up.
He is so annoyed but not really annoyed. Just nervous.

He did not changed his position. But put the phone down.

A few minutes later. The door of their room opened.

"Earth, are you awake? Earth!" Benjamin said.

Earth sat down on his bed.

"Pavel called me and said that i will bring you for dinner, or you bring me to the dinner he invited you in."
Benjamin said looking at the back of Earth.

"Yeah he just called me also."
"Shall we go then?" Benjamin asked.

Earth stood and get his sling bag.
"Yeah."

They walk together silently to the elevator, to the car 30 minutes of just music in the radio. Then they reached the place. Both get off the car at once closed the door then together walked to where their friends are.

They smile and sit beside each other on the vacant chairs.

"Dejavu!" Nine shouted.
"I've seen this before?" He asked.

"Na, just found out we are roommates." Earth said.

"Ow!" Pavel exclaimed.
Earth looked at Pavel. Who is smilling at him and mouthed him space, too close.
Earth adjusted his seat but Benjamin followed..

Pavel smirked.