Second Love (BenEarth)

whip

Dome's POV

I held him tight as i saw he shivers.

"We can run now." I wisphered. He is stuck. I tried to pull him back to reality but he is frozen hard. I saw the fear in his face and there are tears in his eyes.

I stood there beside him trying to revive him from being shocked. But i cannot. I carried him to the sofa, our butler helped me. He was sitting. Still in blank expression.

Grandpa Nung was comforted by grandpa Porche. I understand why he is like this in this state. Grandpa told me about it while we where shopping. I almost make the car fly to get home faster, to be with my cousin. But i felt relieved when i saw him smilling listening to the old man. He does not know it yet.

Again i tried to wake him up but he is still in shock and tears are falling in his eyes. I don't know what is the next thing to do.

3 years ago, he came home like this, shocked eyes fixsd on one direction looking at nothing. But he is wisphering over and over again. Whip. Whip. Whip.

The butler gave me some ice. And i placed it on his neck and head and the butler have a basin of ice.
It made him shiver and cried.

"STOP!!!" He shouted loud.
Grandpa Nung and grandpa Porche came to us.

I removed all the ice and our butler wrapped him with towel.

He is back in his normal self, but he is like a child hiding from grandpa Nung.

"Telll him to stop." He wsiphered.

"Grandpa Nung please stop." I said.
Grandpa Porche hide the whip again by putting the cover and locking it. It is converted into Walking stick again.

"I will run away from him if you want please do not do that to him again. I will avoid him, i will make sure i will not stay on his dorm. As soon as possible. But please spare him from the whip sir Nung. We are not in a relationship anymore it has been two years. So please do not hurt him like that anymore."
My heart breaks. All i know was the whip was used to force Earth to break up with Benjamin, but i donnot know how.

I looked at Grandpa Nung. I saw he is sorry, i know he regrets all he did. Grandpa Porche also told me that. But in this state of Earth it better to call it a day.

"Grandpa Nung, garndpa Porche, i need to bring him home, we cannot make the four of us stay in one roof tonight."

The grandpas agreed.
I saw grandpa Nung mouthed sorry. He wanted to touch Earth but i stood in the way,
"Not today grandpa." I wisphered.

"I understand." He siad softly.

I hugged my grandpa and tapped on grandpa Nung. Then went in my car and bring my cousin home.

Iam alone home. Well technically not, i have a trusted old nanny and her daugther that takes care of my house. They live next to mine. They came here when i am here, and they come once a week to clean inside while twice a week to clean outside.

Well i live most days in Earth's house that is why i have a room there. And my house becomes the party venue of our small family. There is only me, Earth, his dad and our grandpa. Looking for women? Well Earth mom died, in giving birth to him. My parents both died in accident. Our grandma died because of cancer when we where in grade 8.

Earth's shoulders move as i park the car. I opened the door and he came in.
"I want to talk" he siad.

I nod and lead him in my mini bar. I am not a drinker, Pavel is. But this mini bar is for socializations.

I am the bar tender ofcourse. I gave him a glass of flavored beer, this guy is a light drinker, a very light drinker. He hates the smell of it.

He is holding a face towel the one our butler gave him.

He drinked a litle and started to talk.

"I was wlaking in the path way to their garden, he is my tutor. But i heard him shouted. No i will not, never. Those are his words i run to where the sound came from." He paused and drink a litle.

"Then i run to him i want to embrace him, grandpa Nung whips him non stop. One of their maid come to me but i run fast to him and embrace him.  I shouted stop!. I was expecting a whip to land on me, but Ben embraced me. His parents came and rescue us." I run fast.. and went home." He drink a bulk.

He was absent the following days, but he when he was back, he became distant to me. We still meet and have our hugs and kisses. But then i heard he was with girls. I want to confront him. But i remembered. We where not boyfriends. We where just dating. We both say. But i wanted more. Untill one day he asked for space, so i did. And finished what we have sectetly."  Again he drinked and drink it all. He asked for refill and i did.

"I was still with you those days, i always follow you around, because i was hoping that maybe we can work it out, but one day Grandpa Nung came to me with a whip and warned me. If i will not leave him alone, he will whip Benjamin till he cant take it. I was sure he is not bluffing. For i saw how he whipped Benjamin so hard. That was the day. I begin to stay away from all of you and avoid you."

He cried. Cried so loud like a child. I wish Nine is here. I wish Pavel is here, and i wish Chen is here. I hugged my cousin.

"Why you din't remember his face?" I asked him while he cries

"Because i never really saw his face, i was afraid to look at him in tbe eyes. So i never recognize him, but his presence creeps me." He sobs

He drinked his 2nd glass of beer, then take in one shot the RUM i have. I gave him a hard kick, he needs it.

He mumbles, he cries, he laughs, he is crazy as he tells the details of their relationship. First time he detailed evrything. Their first kiss, how they learn to kiss, and i was laughing with him when he tell the story of they learned french kiss form the internet. Atleast they explored together. I asked if they had, had sex, but siad no.

Yeah, i am so proud that my cousin is still a virgin.  But at the same time pitty him. I really cried when everything sinked in. They fought, but they where young, love was not enough. I wish my cousin is thougher now. But the way i saw him in front of grandpa Nung, he still shivers.

Maybe that is why he gave Ben a big space up to now.
I embraced him. "Me, Pavel, Nine and Chen will always support you Earth. We will fight for you and you." He mumbles and snores.

I chuckled and carried him to his room in my house. Yes i have a room in his house, so does he in mine.

He is lighter, that last summer. Did knowing that he will see Ben made him loose his appetite? I will figure that out.

My phone rings.  I let it, but when i closed the door of his room afer tucking him in his bed. I checked my phone. It is my grandpa.

"He sleeps now grandpa. Do not worry, please get to sleep also. We will figure this out tomorrow. Do not think too much please."
It is my fault.
"Grandpa, it is a problem of the past, we cannot avoid this. Specially three people that both love are involved. Be strong for Earth grandpa."
Okay i will visit you tomorrow.
"Bye grandpa, sleep well and see you tomorrow."

I went back to his room and checked on him. He is sleeping.
I gotta prepare tomorrow will be hard. Hang over plus grandpa. This will be disaster for Earth.