The Whisper

1. The Headlines

GMM Office

"P'Tay!! P'New!! Have you see P'Gun?"

"What's with the rush Nanon and its late why are you still here?"

"Have you seen the news?"

"What news?"

"Its P'Off! C'mon its urgent he got into an accident! Where's P'Gun???"

"What??"

"I saw it on the news P'Off got into an
accident and there's blood I can see it even if its blurred!!"

"I swear Nanon if you're just fooling
around-"

"I'M NOT P!! LET'S GO FIND P'GUN!!!"

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Gun's POV

5 years. Its been 5 long years and it ended just like that. For the past few months, its been a roller coaster ride, I felt suffocated, like anything I do should be approved by him. What happened to my freedom? What happened to the Gun I know?

Did I changed? Or did he?

October should be joyful because its my
month and yet all I feel is emptiness. I
looked in the mirror and allI see is
someone l've never seen before. And its
because of him. I felt lost. I felt numb. And most of all, I felt pain. Its been building up for quite sometime
and I can no longer stop it from exploding. So I ended it. I broke up with him. I broke up with Off.

Its late, I need to go home. Its been an hour since it happened and all I could do was to let it out. I wanted the break up so bad, so why am I crying?
A few minutes past, I calmed down and got out of the bathroom. As I was fixing my things, I heard a rustling sound outside.

And the door opened, revealing Nanon, Tay and New. They looked so worried like something bad happened. I know it has something to do with me so I braced myself to it. The moment they told about the news, I felt like my world ended too.

Off got into an accident.

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I cannot think straight. All I want is to see Off, so we rushed to the hospital they had sent him. Tay is the one driving and New is calming me down. Without him and Nanon beside me, I don't know what will happen
to me.

As soon as Tay parked the car I
immediately went out and ran to the
emergency room. A nurse recognized me and told me that Off is here and that the doctor is currently treating him. He
suffered massive injuries just like in the news. She told me that they called his family already and his sister is on the way. Tay tapped my shoulders and told me to sit down and wait for the doctor to come out. I was catching up my breath when I saw his sister approaching me.

"Tell me what happened to my brother?"

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Tay's POV

I can't believe l'll be spending the night in a hospital and my friend is right there unconscious after a vehicular accident. I looked at Gun and I could feel the weight of this news to him. He loves Off so much and knowing him, he panics a lot and he might be thinking of the worst scenario now. So I put my arms on his shoulder and told him to sit down and wait for the doctor to come out. He looked at me with tears rolling down his eyes and I looked straight
at him.

"Off will be okay, he wouldn't want to see you cry. Let's just wait for the doctor."

He nodded but his tears are still flowing. Then I heard someone approaching us. P'Tanit. Off's sister.

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Gun's POV

"Tell me what happened to my brother!"

"P'.. I don't know.. I - we talked before he left the office. I had no idea it would end in this. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry P'. Oh God!"

"Nong Gun.. I'm not blaming you. Stop it. Off really hates to see you crying.."

"No. Its all my fault P'. Its all my fault! I'm sorry.."

I can't tell them. Not now. I need to be
away. I need air.

Gun's POV

The air is so cold. And so is my heart. I
wanted to end everything with him and
start anew, the moment they told me Off's accident, all our memories flashes back to my mind and now all I wanted was to bring back the time and take back all the things I said to him.

How could I do this to him? How could I
gave up that easily. Five years, we've
managed to stay together. And yet here I am, crying because of regret.

Papii, I want you back. Please come back to me! I need you here with me.

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