My Imagination

Recovered With Love

He tilted his head while looking at us in turns.

I blinked.

Wait....

His demeanor.... It's different....

Something's off....

"Who are you?" He asked softly.

Thanit and i froze.

"Tae what..." Thanit mumbled.

Tae looked at him.

"Tae? You know Tae?" He asked.

My eyes widened.....

No way.... It can't be....

"What's your name?" I asked him before Thanit could say anything.

He turned to me. "Lin."

I gulped.

So that's really....

"Lin. Where's Tae?" I asked.

"Sleeping. He's very tired." He answered.

"Are you tired?" I asked again.

He nodded.

"But i can't sleep. If i sleep then we will be too vulnerable."

I pursed my lips.

I turned to Thanit when i felt him gripping my arm.

He was looking at me confused.

I gripped his hand.

"We're Tae's friends. We haven't heard from him for 5 days. So we came here because we were worried about him." I looked back at Lin.

He slowly nodded.

I could tell he was barely keeping himself awake.

"Lin will you be willing to come with us?" I asked.

He tilted his head.

"You said you can't sleep because you'll be too vulnerable. If you come with us, we'll protect you and keep you safe while you rest. We won't let anything happen to you." I said firmly.

"Really? You'll keep us safe?" He asked.

I nodded.

"You won't hurt us?" He asked again.

"Never." I answered immediately.

"Ok." He nodded.

I smiled.

"Come here." I moved closer to him.

He instantly climbed into my arms and snuggled close to my chest.

I wrapped my arms around him protectively and lifted him up.

He snaked his arms around my neck and put his head on my shoulder completely relaxing in my arms.

Thanit looked really confused by now.

"I'll explain later. For now let's get him home. He needs a safe and warm place to rest." I said.

He nodded.

We went out of the house and into my car.

I got into the passenger's seat with Lin and he got into the driver's seat.

I could feel his steady breathing on my neck.

He was clinging onto my shirt tightly even after he fell asleep.

The ride back home was in silence.

"Um so can you explain what's going on?" Thanit asked after we tucked him into bed in our bedroom.