LOVE AND TEARS/AMOR Y LAGRIMAS

3 (ENGLISH)

Krist, with a big smile on his face, left the movie theater. In his hands he was carrying around several bags full of t-shirts, sweets and a huge orange pumpkin with a purple hat that, before the start of the film, had been filled with his favorite popcorn.

Behind the young man, empty-handed and with rather less cheerful expressions, were Tae, Kimmon and Godt.

The three men were not talking at all though, anyone who would look at the guilty expression of one of them, would know that something was wrong. 

That, just as Godt had feared as soon as he reached the crowded cinemas and saw the face of Tae watching them while sitting with Krist at that table, it had not been such a good idea to go. Much less knowing, as he knew, what Tae would be thinking about Kimmon being there ... with them.

"I shouldn't have told him about Krist's past nor Kimmon's feelings for our friend...", Godt though while looking at the boy that was walking in front of them.

He sighted tiredly, regretting having accepted Krist's plan once again. 

He should have remembered that Krist, contrary to what he looked like, didn't usually realize what was going on around him. As in that moment in which Kimmon, with bright eyes, kept looking at each of his gestures while Tae ... at his side ... was barely able to control himself enough to not generate a show in the middle of the street.

Something that ... to his misfortune ... was not the first time that happened.

And the worst part of all that was that he couldn't say anything to Tae, much less recriminate him for being so protective of Krist since ... he was even worse.

Godt sighed, remembering the dozens of times he had to deal with several of the boy's suitors who were trying to get closer to him while Krist... as always... was completely clueless. All of that because, just as they had promised the young man's parents, neither of his friends would allow something like what had happened before, when Krist was barely ten years old, to happen again.

No one would hurt him again. 

No one would use Krist again as a way of earning money from his family ... Not if they could help it.

That is why all of them had always been very careful with anyone who approached the young man, at least since the moment in which Krist decided to stay at the University residency, leaving the protection of his family mansion and bodyguards.

They ended being his friends and also the boy's protectors. 

At least until he decided to fight for what he really wanted to do..to  be a model. So, after his and Kimmon's departure, Toptap had assumed the role completely alone ... taking care of Krist as best as he could, at least until the appearance of Singto.

The young man, one of the most sought-after singles of the year, was undoubtedly one of the few people who ... having the family he had ... was not going to approach Krist for interest, so everyone had sighed relieved and happy, imagining that, from that moment onwards, someone else was going to take care of Krist. Someone who, without a doubt, was going to treat him as he deserved ...

"How could we have been so blind ..." Godt told himself as he remembered Toptap's messages telling him about the change of the young man during the last months ... how he had been disappearing for days to later, with a few simple words of apology and a bouquet of flowers, appear in front of Krist as if nothing had happened.

And now ... now the matter of his ex ...

Godt couldn't have been more sorry for not hitting the idiot when he had the chance.