Forget Me Not

FMN 10

Prom

I definitely need to compliment myself for acting so well. From the time P'War laid me in a comfortable position, I was trying my best to look like I was still sleeping. I was curious about the things that he'd do if I am in a defenseless state. Luckily, I see his kindness towards me who haven't done anything to become worthy of this kind of treatment.

Hearing the door close, I open my eyes and stare at the ceiling. All I have thought of is how I would be able to run away and hide. But I don't have any plans after it. I put my arm on my forehead as if it's going to help me think. It made my head ache so bad because there was nothing that's coming to mind.

I decide to search for things to do on the internet. I browsed for places near here that aren't crowded so that I can go unnoticed. I found a garden cafe that has recently had its soft opening. It even has a maze where people can enter, exactly my taste. I save the location so that I won't forget. Now that I have a place to go to, the planning ends here.

I checked the messages from the blocked accounts and it seems like they haven't found out that I was gone. I wonder how they are going to react when they do. All I know is that it's going to be chaotic.

I resume staring at the ceiling, counted sheep until I fell asleep.

Yin

I hear my phone ringing continuously ever since I got out of the bathroom after a shower. Before it gets cut out, I pick it up.

"Hello Mr. Yin, this is Tan. I am asked to find you a place to stay. I would like to apologize for reaching out to you late. I had a hard time looking for one. If you have time today, we can meet so that I can bring you there."

"Alright. Send me the location and see you there."

"Okay. There I sent you where we should meet."

I hear a notification and saw it.

"Recieved it already."

The call ends, and now I would need to pack my things.

"Yin, where are you off to? Why are you taking all your things out?"

"Folk, I'd be moving somewhere until the reporters forget about me. Don't worry, we'll still meet at uni. I am sorry if I could and would not tell you where it is though. I promise to call you when I get there."

My friend gives me a pat on the back, and helps me pack my things.

"Be careful my dear friend. I hope you won't get bitten by zombies. Just kidding. Come let me help you escape."

Almost tiptoeing, we went out of the dorm. Folk helped me call a cab to ride as soon as we're out. When we saw the people who came back for me, I asked the driver to speed up and leave for the meeting place.

Arriving there, I see a man in a suit. He introduces himself as Tan, the assistant of Prom's manager. He asks me to come with him and we get on his car to go to my temporary place.

He leads me to an apartment unit and gives me a key.

"Let me call the owner first before we get in."

Tan dials a number and I hear it ring for a second, then a notice says it's unreached.

"I guess he's still sleeping. Come let me bring you in."

The door opens and it felt very familiar to me. It was neat, like there wasn't anyone who lives in it.

Tan points to a room on the right and says it's going to be mine. I give him a nod and enter. It had a bathroom, a dressing room and the bedroom. It looked like the ones I find in a movie. I sit on the bed and it was just my type. I put my bags on the dressing room and go back to the living room. I see a lot of boxes left unopened, bouquets of flowers where most of them had already wilted and all sorts of stuffed toys.

Now I am really getting curious about who the owner is. I decided to look around the unit to familiarize myself with it. As I was walking, I see Tan looking around the rooms and it was evident on his face that he is in panic.

"Tan, is there any problem? Anything I can help you with?"

"It's the owner, I can't find him and I don't have the slightest idea where he could be. Can you look around one more time for me while I make a call?"

"Sure."

I check every room there is, and no sign of any other person apart from me and Tan.

Soon enough, there's only one room left to check. I knock in case the owner's there but when nobody answered, I opened the door. I walked around the room to make sure it was empty. To my shock, I see the cabinets on the dressing room opened and messy. I run out to tell Tan about it until I was stopped on my tracks, hearing his conversation on the phone.

"P'Aun, trust me. I have looked everywhere and he's not here. Prom is not here."

Did I hear it right? Prom? He's the owner of this place? I would be living with him?

"Yin, I am so sorry but I have to leave you here. I have an emergency. Feel at home. If there's anything you would need, send me a message. There's food on the fridge, you can eat it."

Tan dashes out of the apartment, leaving me alone.

How am I supposed to react now that I found out that I am going to be in a same house as the person I have liked for a long time? Will I be the one cooking meals for the two of us? How is Prom in daily life? My head's going to explode with the thoughts I keep on having.

Also, why does it have to be today that he disappears into thin air? Is fate trying to play with me?

I remember the promise I have made with Folk and gave him a call. I go to the bedroom for me not to give out any clue about where I am.

"Yo man. Thought you were kidnapped or something. Glad that you aren't or else I would be crying because I don't have money to pay for your ransom."

"Are you crazy? If I'd be kidnapped, the first people they'd call is my family not you."

"How's the place? Is it nice?"

"Definitely nicer than the dorms."

"Are you on your own?"

"Nope, I have a housemate."

"Is he a guy?"

"Yup, he is."

"Be careful of the other person, he might do something to you."

"I don't think so. You know me, if I don't have anything that I need I won't bother making an interaction with other people especially a person I don't know."

"Okay, see you next week in uni. Take care my friend."

We hang up and there came silence.

I open my social media accounts to check if there was something that could lead me to Prom. While browsing, I see P'War posting a picture on Instagram. He's at a café which looked very beautiful because there were flowers and trees everywhere.

As I swiped through the ten pictures, I see the silhouette of the person he's with. He was almost out of the frame but it's obvious that the person was looking at him.

On the last picture, I was surprised. The person was the one I was looking for.

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What do you think Yin would do? Should he tell Tan or not?

Like I have said before, I would be giving equal chances for the three of them as much as I can. That's why I tried to focus on Yin more in this chapter.

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