Serenity

Forty

When Zee and Nunew reached the restaurant, Peach, Peak and Nichkhun are already with the gang. Peach and Peak immediately hugged Zee while Nick hugged Nunew

"Thank God you're alright" Peak said

"You made us all worried Buddy" Peach told him

"You dont know how panicked these three were" Nichkhun said

"Three?" Zee asked

"Your boyfriend and sisters were constantly on the phone with each other" Nichkhun said

"Mr. Panich?" The police asked

"Yes sir. What did you find?" Zee asked

"We found this at the back near the gate" the police handed him the note

I told you to leave him alone. You didnt listen. Now suffer the consequences.

"It's him again. The same guy that broke the window the other day." Net said.

"No." Nu whispered

"It's all my fault all along" Nunew quietly said as his face turned pale.

"No. Nunew. Listen to me" Zee held him but Nunew brushes him off.

"No. No. No. It's my fault. I caused this. Im the reason for this. I should,I should just go" Nunew took Zee's hands off and walked out.

Zee tried to run after him but Peach stopped him.
"Let Nichkhun go" Peach said and when Zee looked at Nick, he is already on his way towards the beach where Nunew went.

"But Phi!" Zee complained

"I know what you're thinking. But you have to remember Nichkhun was in the same situation before. Nunew would only blame himself more if he sees you. Let Nichkhun talk to him first" Peach said

Zee can only sigh as he look towards the direction where Nunew went

Nunew stopped running when he reached the shore. He then felt a hand on his shoulder but when he turned around, it was Nichkhun and not Zee who was behind him

"Woooh. For someone as small as you, you sure run fast. Come sit with me. Im getting too old for this i think" Nichkhun said as he drags Nunew further towards the large rocks to sit.

"You should go back phi." Nunew sadly said to Nichkhun

"So you can contemplate if you should break up with Zee or not?" Nichkhun laughs at him

"Ive been there before Nong and I know you know that" nichkhun patted his head.

"I blamed myself for months. I said to myself that I am putting her in danger so its better if she's without me. And now you feel exactly the same with Zee isnt it?" Nichkhun said as Nunew remained silent.

"You know what Zee told me? He told me that Peach can do better than me. That Peach deserves a better man than me. That Peach will be much happier with someone else." Nichkhun said which made Nunew look at him

"He said that?!" Nunew asked

"Yeah. What a prick he is isnt he?" Nichkhun chuckles
"But what he said next made sense" he then exhaled

"He said Peach deserves somebody who wouldnt give up on her. Somebody who would man up. Somebody braver. Stronger. Somebody more proud of the love that they had" Nichkhun looked at Nunew

"He told me that Im weak. That im useless, pathetic and a loser. He even called me selfish"

"Selfish?! But you were doing it for her own good!" Nunew exclaimed