S. F. - 07

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New.

"OH MY GOD! NEW! What have you done??! Why are you carrying a dead body inside our house?"

I rolled my eyes at my mom who was having a dramatic breakdown the moment I entered the house.

"Mom, can you just help me? He's not dead, okay. He's my professor and he's running on high fever."

"Oh my goodness! I thought you went as far as killing a man!" she exclaimed and then called P'Hom, our house help to prepare something.

I struggled as I went towards the guestroom whilst muttering a silent prayer not to stumble on the flight of stairs. He was a bit heavy given his stance and I could sense that he went to the gym regularly but that was the least of my concern.

I massaged my shoulders after laying him on the bed, flexing them again and again as they were sore.

I quickly went back down to his car and parked it in the garage. I muttered a curse as I grabbed my bag, which I threw earlier, lying on the driveway.

"Talk about being lucky."

I was about to close the car door when his phone rang, his boyfriend's name flashing on the screen.

Kao calling...

I grabbed the phone from the dashboard, my thumb hovering over the answer button, but something inside me was telling me to press the decline button instead.

Unconsciously, my thumb went over to the decline button but before I could press it, the call ended.

34 missed calls.

I frowned as I saw the number of times Kao had called.

"Didn't know you've got a clingy boyfriend," I scoffed and leaned on the car instead of going back to the house.

From: Kao

Tay, where are you? Why aren't you answering my calls??

"Tsss. You're gonna lose him in no time if you're this clingy," I muttered to myself as I read his message on the lockscreen.

"New! Where are you?"

I immediately went down the car as I heard my mother calling me, my hand gripping the phone tightly.

"I'm here, mom! I just parked his car properly."

"You go get some of your clothes for him to change. He's soaking wet. You go take care of him for a while. I have to call your father for he's stuck at work again."

"Okay, mom," I replied and trudged towards my bedroom.

I immediately grabbed whatever my hands laid on first and went to the guestroom which happened to be the room next to mine.

"New, here's some medicine and porridge," P'Hom entered the room and placed a bowl on the bedside table. "Do you need help?"

"Uh, I can manage, P'. Thank you," I quickly dismissed her and then looked at Mr Tay who was sprawling on the bed.

I huffed as I went near him and took off his shoes. Never had I taken care of a sick person and I seriously didn't how this was supposed to work out.

I then stared at his upper body and debated with myself whether to change his shirt or just let it dry.

But he's sick. Are you just gonna let him sleep in wet clothes when he has fever?

But I don't wanna invade his privacy, okay? I mean, I know we're both men, but...you know, I mean.

Oh come on. What are you gonna do if he becomes even more sick just because you're worried about undressing a bisexual person?

I groaned as I slapped my face over my mental debate.

"Urgh. Fuck this. Let's just get on with this."

With shaky hands, I carefully unbuttoned his dress shirt and was definitely impressed upon seeing what was hidden underneath that piece of clothing.

He was quite toned. His muscles were on the right places and it seemed like it would be nice being hugged by those arms and-.

Wait? What the fuck are you thinking, New??!

I mentally slapped myself as I composed myself.

Seriously, New. This is not the right time to ogle at his perfectly chiseled abs and toned arms!

I cleared my throat before lifting his body so I could fully remove his shirt but as I was laying him back on the bed, a pair of strong arms surrounded my waist, thus dragging me to the bed with him.

"W-Wait! S-Sir!" I exclaimed. No, scratch that. I panicked as he tightened his arms around me and placed his thighs over mine.

"Wa-wait, Sir. L-Let me go," I tried prying his arms off my waist but he was holding me tightly.

"K-Kao, I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

I froze as I heard him mumble lightly before dozing off back to sleep. And surprisingly, his light snores were relaxing.

I scoffed as I remembered what he said earlier and lightly tapped his forehead.

"Tss. I'm not Kao, you idiot," I muttered lowly.

I tried getting off from his grasp but every time I tried removing his arms around my waist, he would just tighten his grip around me and I was starting to be conscious.

I could feel his body heat especially that his upper body was naked and his hot breath fanning on my face and neck was definitely making me feel weird.

I would have just surrendered and just let the situation be but then I heard footsteps coming.

With all the force I could gather, I removed his arms around my waist and fell on the floor with a loud thud.

"Holy shit!" I groaned inwardly as I massaged my butt.

"Oh, son? What are you doing on the floor?" Mom asked the moment she opened the door.

"I-uh, I dropped something, mom."

Yeah, I dropped my butt.

"Is anything fine here? Do you need help?"

"No, mom. I can manage."

"Okay. Just call me if you need help. By the way, your father's staying over at his office today. You know, workaholic. Okay, I'm heading downstairs. Just tell P'Hom if you wanna eat dinner. I'll just be in my office."

"Okay, mom. Thanks."

***

I heaved a sigh of relief after Mr Tay ate a bit of the porridge and took the medicine.

I wiped the sweat on my forehead as I fixed the blanket over his body. His fever had also gone down and he was already fast asleep.

"Phew. Talk about taking care of a sick person," I groaned as I lied down on the couch.

I was about to doze off when his phone rang. I quickly grabbed the phone from the bedside table and frowned.

Kao calling...

I huffed as I pressed the answer button. He'd been calling him nonstop and probably the best way to make him stop was to inform him of Mr Tay's whereabouts.

Tay, where are you??! I've been waiting here for hours. Are you seriously ditching on me on our anniversary??

I nervously cleared my throat as I heard Kao on the other line.

"Uh. I'm sorry but -"

Wait. Who is this?? Why do you have his phone? Urgh. Don't tell me he got his phone stolen again?

"No. No. That's not what happened. Actually, Mr Tay is currently at my house because -"

Wait, what?!

I flinched as I heard his ringing voice on the other line.

Who the hell are you??

"I'm New, his student. Actually he's-. Hello?"

Before I could even finish explaining the situation, he had already ended the call.

"Like the heck?" I muttered as I gawked at the phone on my hand, the very phone I stole from him.

Given the situation and the amount of secrets I'd discovered, it was inevitable that I became curious of their relationship.

So with only an ounce of respect for their privacy, I quickly unlocked his phone, which unsurprisingly still didn't have a passcode, and invaded his gallery.

I scrolled past through familiar folders, the ones I'd opened before and stopped at the last one.

Ma Vie.

"My life," I unconsciously mumbled as my thumb pressed the folder only to be prompted by an "Enter Pin" interface.

"Tsss. The heck are you putting a passcode in a folder when you can't even put a passcode on your phone."

I scoffed and placed the phone back on the bedside table before checking his temperature again.

"I guess you're not gonna die here," I mumbled as his fever had already subsided and headed to my bedroom.

***

I groaned as I felt something hit my face.

With droopy eyes, I looked at my mom who had her hands on her hips whilst glaring at me.

"Aren't you gonna wake up?? You're gonna be late for class!"

"Five more minutes," I mumbled and went back to sleep.

But before I could completely doze off again, I felt another hit on my arm, but this time, I was sure it was no longer a pillow.

"Moom. That hurts!"

I exclaimed as I fended off myself from another attack and stared unbelievingly at her hand that was about to hit me again.

"Then hurry up! Your father still hasn't come home so you either take a ride with your professor or take the bus!"

I frowned as I heard her statement and lightly shook my head.

"Wait? Professor? Who?" I asked in utter confusion.

"Holy shit!" I blurted out as I remembered what happened last night.

"No cursing, New!"

I immediately went off the bed to take a quick shower.

"I'll be down in a few, mom!" I shouted back as I tried my best not to slip in the bathroom.

***

I swallowed the lump in my throat as I could feel him watch my every move.

"Good morning, Sir," I greeted lowly as I took a seat across him on the table.

"Yah, son. Why didn't you tell me your professor is Tay. I could have taken care of him myself last night."

"Huh?"

"Tay's the son of one of our business partners. His father and yours are high school buddies. Here, have more of this. I bet New didn't feed you properly last night. I'm sorry if I didn't recognize you immediately. It's been years since I last saw you."

I grimaced as I watched my mom put food on his plate whilst mine remained empty.

"So, who's your son here, mom?"

"Shhh! Just get your own food, New. You have your own hands," she glared at me before turning back to Mr Tay and once again put on a sweet smile.

"But I wonder why you're teaching in a university. Aren't you supposed to inherit your business?"

"Uh, it will just be for a period of time, Ma'am. I'm actually just fulfilling my promise to someone."

I cocked an eyebrow after hearing his response.

Tsss. And who might this someone be?

"Come on. Just call me Mom okay. No need to be so formal."

Mr Tay smiled at her as if acknowledging the idea of him calling her mom.

"Then can I leave my son in your hands? He's graduating this year already but he can become quite handy and mischievous sometimes. But now that you're here, I can be rest assured that he won't do anything outrageous."

He then glanced at me and I swore to heavens I saw a glint of danger in his eyes.

"Actually, your son here st-"

"ACTUALLY WE'RE ALREADY LATE! Right Sir? We are late," I quickly cut him off and stood up.

"I guess we better go...mom."

I rolled my eyes as I saw my mother smiled widely after hearing the last word.

"Oh, sure dear. You take care. New, don't cause any trouble," mom warned me and hit my arm lightly

"Mooooom."

***

"Your mom's adorable," he commented the moment we got inside the car.

"Why don't you become his son. You sound good calling her mom anyway," I scoffed and leaned on the seat.

"Is that how you talk your teacher now?"

I rolled my eyes in annoyance.

"We're not yet at school. And besides you said you're just teaching for period of time, so that means you're a temporary teacher."

I didn't hear any reply from him when in fact I was expecting him to scold me for being such a disrespectful student but instead of a reprimand, I heard a chuckle.

I gawked at him in disbelief because I was sure it was the first time I heard him laugh.

"Seriously? Are you laughing at me right now whilst wearing my father's dress shirt?" I asked in disbelief.

But he just smirked at me before turning on the engine.

***

"What's with that look on your faces?" I vehemently asked Gunsmile and White.

We were at their department's cafeteria eating lunch and I didn't know why they were so adamant on eating there.

"Heard you went to school with Mr Tay this morning," Gunsmile squinted his eyes at me.

"Why? What's wrong with that?" I impassively asked as I started digging on my food to evade his stares.

"Hmmm. Is this somewhat related to your question?"

"Wh-what question?? Can you just eat? Let's fucking eat in peace," I glared at him and aimed my fork at his face.

Gladly, he didn't push through with the topic and just started eating. We were in the middle of our lunch when some girls started screaming and giggling out of nowhere.

I turned to look at the commotion and rolled my eyes when I saw that arrogant guy getting inside the cafeteria. Beside him was an equally arrogant looking guy.

"Oh, your admirer's coming this way," White announced but I just neglected him.

"Hi, there future boyfriend. For you."

I inhaled a large amount of air and turned to him as he placed a bottle of soda on the table.

"What the f-"

"See you."

And with that he just left. I grabbed the bottle of soda and threw it towards Gunsmile who singlehandedly caught it.

"You drink it."

"Are you crazy?! What if this contains a love potion?!"

"But who wouldn't fall for Earth though. I mean if I were a girl, I'd totally get head over heels for him," White said out of nowhere.

"See, he's not just Earth but he's also the moon of the university. I just wonder who's the sun though."

Son of the Sun.

I immediately shook my head as I recalled that phrase.

"Seriously, your jokes ain't funny," Gunsmile gagged as he hit the back of White's head.

"But who's the guy with him?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Why? You like him?"

I grabbed a chicken bone from my plate and threw it at Gunsmile's face.

"Ew! You already munched on that one!"

"I can't believe you, New. Seriously, are you living under a rock."

I glared at White and aimed to throw another chicken bone at him.

"Wait! Wait! Fine. He's Pete, Earth's best friend. He also became the moon of the Engineering department and he's also quite famous with girls."

"I only asked who he is. No need to give me his biography."

"Why? You like him?"

I glared at White once more and he immediately zipped his mouth whilst Gunsmile already chugged down the contents of the bottle.

"I just don't like the smug look on his face."

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A/N:

Yiiihh. Consecutive updates because I was not in the mood to work on my paperwork so here you go. Finally found a way to put Pete since you're all looking for him. 😆 Hope you like this one. Don't forget to vote and leave comments. Love you all. 💙💕

P.S. Happy birthday, Kim Taehyung 💜

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