Itt looks at Day's face briefly before turning his gaze back down to the cake he's been eating.
"My friend from high school, Belle," Day replied in a calm voice. Belle nodded. She didn't think much of what Day had said.
"Well, how many more days will you be staying here, Day?" Belle asked after a moment. She wanted to decide on a time to meet to properly discuss work.
"Itt, when do you want to go back?" Day turned to ask Itt who was sitting still.
"Itt," Day called him in a dark voice. Itt turned to look at him with a puzzled expression.
"What?" Itt replied.
"I asked, when you would like to go back to Bangkok?" Day asked quietly while staring at Itt.
"Um... it's up to you. I'll do whatever you want," Itt replied to Day with a slight smile before dodging Day's fierce gaze.
"Did you want to eat anything else, Itt?" Belle asked. Itt nodding his head before ordering another piece of cake to bring back to the salon. Day drove him back to the salon after buying cake for the employees.
"Follow me into the office, Itt," Day walked over to tell Itt, who was sitting on the sofa inside the salon. Itt raised his brow slightly.
"What is wrong?" Itt asked back.
"Follow me," Day said again before walking into his office. Itt had the feeling that he was about to get questioned about something, but he agrees to get up. He follows Day into the office. Day walks over and closes the door. He locks it and closes the curtains to the office to prevent anyone from seeing inside. Itt looks at Day nervously.
"What's wrong? Why did you lock through door to the office?" Itt asked Day. When he turned around to look at Day, he was met by fierce eyes. Dsy stood with his arms crossed. He stared at Itt without shifting his gaze.
"If you still feel insecure about Kim... then why did you give Kim my number and make me exchange my number with him? ...I even told you that I didn't want to do it... even though he and I talked about it, I still didn't want to regardless," Day said in a harsh tone. Itt froze when he realized that Day knew everything that Itt was thinking and feeling.
"I don't think much of it... it's just..." Itt said softly because he knew that he would not be able to lie to Day.
"Just what?" Day asked in a stern voice.
"Well, why do you have to make a big fuss about it?" Itt said before going to sit on the office sofa.
"Then, tell me, why are you like this? I know you're thinking about Kim right now. You know that he and I don't have anything more to do with each other. He and I are just friends now, just like how you and Meen are," Day said using Meen as an example to make Itt feel less insecure about Kim.
"I told you that I'm not thinking too much about it... I was just feeling jealous of Kim," Itt argued back.
"Jealous over what?" Day asked back.
"Well, Kim is very good-looking. He's a very beautiful man... I'm not like him," Itt said in a softer voice.
"Why? Are you jealous about that? Do you want to be as beautiful as he is?" Day asked.
"No... I'm just a little scared," Itt started to open about his feelings a little.
"What are you afraid of exactly? Tell me everything," Day said in a stern tone.
"Even though you and Kim are not anything anymore, I can't help feeling afraid... even if it'd all in the past, if Kim gets very close to you again... if he keeps pushing himself into your life, what if you unintentionally feel shaken by him... what am I going to do then?" Itt said out loud. Day shook his head, feeling exhausted. He sat on the armrest of the soft. He uses his hand to turn Itt's head to face him.
"How can you think that? ...are you seriously thinking that I'm going to be shaken by Kim? If I was going to be shaken by him, I would have been shaken by him when I was in high school. There is no reason for you to be insecure or nervous about it," Day said.
"At that time, you were only worried about your younger brother. You only cared about Night, not Kim... that's why you weren't shaken back then, but now, you no longer are as worried about Night. You might feel differently now..." Itt said.
Pat...
Day used his free hand to lightly slap Itt's mouth.
Whack!
Itt then slaps Day back in the stomach instantly.
"Why did you slap me in the mouth? That hurt," Itt yelled.
"What do you mean, it hurts? I patter you softly," Day said back.
"Well, why did you slap me?" Itt asked in a quiet voice.
"Well, why wouldn't I give you a little slap? Have you figured it out? Do I need to remind you of who I love? ...my feelings for Kim weren't like that. My feelings for him are the same as they were then... he's just my friend. I still feel guilty over what I did to him, but I do not love him. We just understand each other now. So, you don't have to worry about me getting shaken by him," Day said. Itt frowned.
"Well, he's better looking than me," Itt argued back, despite feeling somewhat more at ease now.
"You don't have to be afraid. I don't like good-looking people. The person I love must have an ugly face like yours, even if they are my wife," Day teased while trying to bring his lover back to his senses.
"Your face is ugly... I'm very good-looking. Im more handsome than you," Itt argued back.
"Heh heh... you are so confident that you're handsome. If you know you're good-looking... and are this confident, then why would you be jealous of other people?" Day retorted, making Itt stop to think for a moment. He realized that he was thinking too much.
"Are you certain that you will not be shaken by Kim?" Itt asked again just to be sure.
"If you ask me this one more time, I'm going to slap you again," Day threatened.
"Be nice. You only force," Itt said while taking a step back.
"What are you thinking? I haven't even finished speaking yet... I was going to slap your mouth with my mouth. Is that what you call using force?" Day asked, causing Itt's face to instantly heat up.
"Damn it... how is that calling slapping?" Itt yelled out in embarrassment. Day could only lightly chuckle at his lover.
"What are you looking at?" Day asked Itt when he noticed that his lover was sitting and staring at him.
"I like it when you smile. I don't like it when you make your face look fierce," Itt said.
"Then behave yourself. Be good, so that I won't have to use a fierce face. I won't be cruel to you. The reason why I'm fierce with you is because you like to argue back with me," Day said. He didn't take Itt's words seriously.
"Eh... Speaking of which, you should smile more yourself. I think we should go back to Bangkok tomorrow," Day said after remembering something.
"Why?" Itt asked, feeling curious about what Day had said.
"I have a few things I need to take care of," Day said quietly.
"What's the matter?" Itt wanted to know immediately. Day only smiled slightly in response.
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At this moment, four young men were sitting quietly on the couch in front of Day and Itt.
"Day... don't blame the four of them... it was all my fault. I'm the one who was in the wrong," Itt clung to his lover's arm and immediately pleaded with him.
"Yes, I know you were wrong... but these four people did something wrong too," Day said in a quiet voice.
After having a chat with Itt in his office, Day immediately brought Itt to Bangkok the next day. He brought Itt straight to Day and Night's house. He called Gear, Night, Four, and Gus to have them all meet him back at his and Night's house.
"P' Day... don't be angry with me," the young man quickly got up and sat next to his brother. Day kept a straight face.
"You lied to me just the same as he did... you already knew what you were doing was wrong. So, why didn't you think about your actions before you did it?" Day scolded his little brother.
"You don't have to talk to Night like this, Day... Honestly, I know we were wrong for not telling you, but what did you expect me to do? My friend wanted a motorcycle. He wanted to earn the money for it himself. I was in an awkward situation because it was my friend who had asked me for help. If I don't help my friends when they need me, what kind of friend would I be?" Gear asked.
"Then I take it you were not worried about your friend's safety at all. You guys think you're so good. You thought the other person didn't stand a chance and that nothing could go wrong. What would've happened if he had wrecked? Why would you do something so reckless? You kept going back. You would've kept doing it until he wrecked, got hurt, or worse... Sit and think about this for a moment. Once someone is gone, you don't get a second chance," Day said in a stern voice to Gear like he was scolding a little brother for doing something wrong.
"You, yourself, used to drive cars in races too," Four said.
"Yes, I have in the past. It's because of what I went through back then, before I met you guys, that I'm telling you this. It's the reason why I'm here warning you," Day said before letting out a heavy sigh...
"Day, we are really sorry," Gus apologized again. Day let out a heavy sigh.
"...how am I going to deal with you guys? I need to teach you a lesson, so you will all remember to never do this again," Day complained.
"Day, they're not children. You don't have to go and punished everyone," Itt said in a harsh tone.
"Well, what about you bastard? What did Day do to you? I called you, but you didn't answer any of my calls. I went to look for you at the condo, but I couldn't find you. You weren't at your house either. I knew Day wouldn't take you to your father's face to punish you," Gear asked out of curiosity even though he saw that his friend had returned in a normal condition. Regardless of how normal his appearance looked; it was anything but that. Gear could see the traces along Itt's neck and legs clearly. Day smiled slightly.
"Do you want to tell them the details about how you were punished?" Day tried to ask his lover. Itt immediately shook his head.
"No, no, no," Itt said, wondering who would even be brave enough to tell such a thing. He was chained up, and punished in bed every day until his whole body was covered in marks and bruises.
"Day... I'm asking you to please not blame them," Itt said again.
"Eh... I'll consider this as a first offense, so I won't do anything violent. Night. Gus... this Friday evening, you will ride out to Kanchanaburi to work at the salon. You will return to Bangkok the following Monday morning. You are not to contact Gear or Four, at all. As for you two, Gear and Four, you are not to follow Night or Gus to the shop. I'll call P' Belle to be my eyes and ears. If P' Belle sees either of you there, I'll let P' Belle deal with you two. Night, you already know what P' Belle's group is like," Day laid out the punishment to the four men while threatening Gear and Four.
"What? How can we not see each other for two days? That will kill us," Gear yelled.
"Wait. We cannot see each other face to face, no talking, no contact with each other of any kind?" Four immediately joined in with Gear to protest.
"No communication. You cannot see each other for three nights and two days. If you cannot do this, how about not seeing each other for 3 months? Which one will you take?" Day said in a flat tone. Gear and Four looked at each other with a nervous expression.
"Fine. Okay. I don't know what the hell kind of punishment this is. Knowing this, I would rather let you beat the shit out of me instead of having to sleep without my wife for three nights. I'm going to be sick," Gear grumbled.
"What about the two of you? Night, Gus? Will you do as I say?" Day turned to ask Night and Gus.
"Yes," they both replied softly.
"You are mentally ill. How could you separate lovers like this?" Itt said to Day.
"I didn't keep them apart for long. I just wanted them to know how it feels to spend time way, not seeing each other. Not being about to take care of each other... Even though it's a short period, it will make them worry. They will get jealous. Do you remember how that feels?" Day asked in a serious tone. Everyone kept quiet. They didn't dare oppose anything Day said because they understood their punishment well enough.
"Well, if there's nothing else, then let's go back to the condo," Itt invited his lover to leave.
"I am still not finished taking care of business. I'm done here, but there's still somewhere else that needs to be dealt with," Day said. Itt frowned slightly.
"Where is that?" Itt asked again.
...
Hia... we're very sorry," Nan said softly while standing alongside his group of subordinates. They all gathered when they saw Day's car parked in front of the office that afternoon. Day had called Nan and asked to speak to him and his subordinates in the office.
"I'm tired of this word. People have told me they are sorry. I've heard it so much that I'm sick and tired of hearing it," Day said in a calm voice before lighting up a cigarette.
"Day, they forbid smoking in this area," Itt said to his lover after a moment.
"So what? I'm still going to smoke. Is anyone brave enough to stop me?" Day asked in response while turning to look at Itt.
"Hey, it doesn't matter. Hia, you can smoke here," Nan said with hesitation. Day smiled slightly.
"Then tell me the reason why you lied to me about Itt. It is my understanding that your subordinates did so because you ordered them to do it. So, you need to give me an explanation yourself, you bastard," Day said and asked Nan. Itt looked apologetically at Nan.
"Well... uh... like I told you before, it was because... I didn't want Itt to go compete somewhere else... at least, if he raced at my stadium, I would still have people here to look out for him," Nan said in a soft voice. He didn't dare to make eye contact with Day.
"And what if something had happened to Itt? Do you think you could have taken care of him then?" Day asked again, causing Nan to fall silent.
"Day, you don't have to say things like this to him...all this happened because of me. I was stubborn. I wanted to race for money. If it wasn't for me being hardheaded about wanting to compete, those bastards probably wouldn't have had to stand here and listen to you complain about it like this," Itt said back to Day. He was realizing how much trouble he had caused for so many other people.
"Do you realize now how much trouble you have caused for other people?" Day asked his lover after some time before turning to look at Nan's subordinates.
"Where is the car you used for racing? Is it still running?" Day asked. Nan looked at Day in confusion. He wondered why Day asked about the car.
"Yes, Sir," Nan said.
"Then, have someone show it to me," Day said. Nan quickly told his subordinates to bring the car over for Day. After the car was parked, Day walked out of the front office. Nan and his subordinates followed.
"Why did you ask that bastard to bring the car to you?" Itt asked curiously. Day looked at Nan and his subordinates with a calm expression.
"All of you stand on the track. I want you all to stand in line alone to the racetrack. Stand 10 meters apart from each other. As for you, I want you to stand in the back," Day said, causing Nan's subordinates to look at each other with confused expressions.
"Why do they have to stand out there?" Itt asked because he was still confused.
"Are you going to do it? If you agree, I'll forgive you for not telling me about Itt," Day ignored Itt's question but spoke directly to Nan and his subordinates.
"We will do it, Sir," Nan quickly said.
"Heh heh, good... after you get on the track, stand there. I forbid anyone from closing their eyes. You are not allowed to move from where you are standing until I allow it," After Day finished speaking, everyone walked on to track as Day had instructed. After they walked onto the track, everyone was whispering to each other. They were wondering what Day would do. It seemed Nan was the only one who knew what Day was about to do.
"Day, tell me, what are you about to do? I'm already getting stressed out over this," Itt said to his lover.
"You go stand over there and watch," Day said in a harsh voice. He stood and watched as Nan and his subordinates got into their positions as instructed. Day smiled slightly before walking towards Nan's race car.
"D-Day, what are you going to do?" Itt quickly ran over to ask when he saw Day getting into the car and sitting down.
"Get back. Get away from the car," Day said to his lover in a calm voice. Itt backed away from the car, looking puzzled. Day started the car and drove to the starting line. Nan's subordinates instantly knew what fate had in store for them. The sound of the engine roaring echoed on the racetrack. Day revved his engine loudly to intimidate the people who were lined up before...
Screech...
The sound of tires spinning against the road could be heard. White smoke from the tread of the tires hitting the road's surface could be seen. A beautiful racecar with a powerful engine dashed forward quickly. Day quickly zigzagged around the group of men standing in line. They did not dare to move as Day had ordered. The further the car gets down the track, the more people are gulping down their own saliva with difficulty. Then, Day drove towards his last destination, Nan. Day quickly drives towards Nan. Many people turned to look in shock.
"Day!!!" Itt screamed across the track.
Screech!!!
The racecar came to a sudden stop in front of him, just a meter away from where he stood. Nan stood still, bracing himself for the impact. The subordinates immediately ran over to see him. Itt quickly ran to Day when he saw him getting out of the car. Day leaned against his car, lit a cigarette, and smoked it calmly. Nan nearly collapsed on the ground from his trembling state.
"What the hell were you thinking?! What would you have done if you couldn't hit your brakes in time? That bastard would have died," Itt yelled at his lover.
"How did you guys feel when you were standing there?" Day asked.
"My legs were shaking. The whole time, I could only think about what would have happened if you didn't make it around me; I would have been seriously injured," one of Nan's subordinates said because he was really thinking this way.
"So was I. My parents' faces suddenly flashed in my head," Another one of Nan's subordinates spoke up. Day turned to Nan.
"What about you?" Day asked.
"I understand, Hia. Anything can happen... If you didn't break in time or if my car was not in good condition, I probably would have died," Nan said because he understood what Day was wanting to convey.
"Yes... guys, no one knew if I was a good driver or not... or how good the condition of the car I'm driving is... you guys didn't know if I could drive around, you or brake in time. Is that right?" Day said in a calm voice.
"I under you guys to understand that anything could happen. Even sometimes when you guys don't even expect it. You are only born with one life. If you die, that life is gone. Don't put yourselves at too much risk of losing it. Think about those people who care about you," Day said, making everyone grow silent. They were standing to understand the lesson he was trying to teach them.
"Now, do you understand what I just did?" Day turned to ask his lover finally. Itt stood still. He was stunned, but he really listened to what Day had said. He slowly nodded.
"I understand..." Itt said before turning to Nan.
"I'm sorry, Nan, that I was an asshole who caused you so much trouble," Itt said to Nan, feeling guilty.
"It's okay. It was my fault too for refusing to stop you," Nan said back.
"Besides, I must thank you now too, Itt. Because of you... Hia Day taught a valuable lesson to me and my subordinates. How long will he continue to do this? I feel better," Nan said with a smile. Day shook his head wearily.
"He's just as psychotic as his Hia," Itt said while yelling at his lover.
"I don't want to do these kinds of things to you guys. So, next time, remember not to lie to me or hide things from me again," Day said again.
"Yes, Sir," They all replied.
"Itt, let's go back. I'm done with my business," Day said before walking back to his car. Itt immediately followed Day. Day drove Itt back to the condo. Itt walked over and laid down on the sofa in exhaustion. They had been driving since morning.
"What do you want to have for dinner tonight?" Day walked over to ask Itt.
"I want steak," Itt replied.
"Then I have to go out and buy some meat..." Day said.
"Could you go by yourself? Day... I'm tired," Itt said tiredly.
"Hmm...Then you can go lay in bed and rest. I'll go shopping at the nearby store. If you want something else, just call and let me know," Day said. Brock nodded. Day bends down to kiss Itt's forehead lightly before leaving the room. Itt lays in bed before falling asleep shortly after.
Ding, dong...
The doorbell sounded in the front room, startling Itt. He looked around to see Day hadn't returned yet.
"Who's here?" Itt murmured before getting up and quietly opening the door. As soon as he saw the person in front of him, Itt's eyes widened. All drowsiness quickly disappeared.
"P' Kim," Itt called out the beautiful man's name, who was standing before him, in a faint voice. Kim smiled awkwardly before looking past Itt into the room.
"Well... well, as I was running errands near this area, I called Day. He said you two had returned and said I could wait for him in his room," Kim said. Brock quickly makes way for Kim.
"Come in. Come on. Day went to buy some things to cook for dinner. He will be back soon," Itt said. Kim then walked into Day and Itt's room while surveying the area. Itt walked into the kitchen to pour a drink for Kim.
"Thank you," Kim replied to Itt when he handed him the glass for water.
"Do you two lice here together?" Kim asked.
"Yes..." Itt replied. Silent filled the room because Itt didn't know what to say to Kim. He couldn't think of anything to ask him.
"Hmm, I'm going to go wash my face. I had been laying down and accidentally took a nap," Itt said. Kim nodded. Itt rushed into he bedroom immediately. He went straight to the bathroom sink while thinking about Kim saying he had something to discuss with Day. He washed his face before walking out to find Kim, just as Day opened the door to the room.
"You are here? " Day said when he saw Kim. Kim turned and smiled happily at Day. As for Itt, he stood and looked alternately between Day and Kim.
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