Chapter 25 - 25

He saw his mom's hand that had a knife on it and she went inside. He got surprised and run faster into his room.

He dropped the plastic bag from his hand. He directly went to his room and he saw his auntie was about to lift the pipe tube to smack sam.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! No, don't!" He yelled.

"No, he's a-

They turned around and they got startled, "Larry? It's you larry. Why are you here?" His aunt said and his mom got startled.

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"P.. put down that pipe and the steel tube a.. also that k.. knife. Please, mom, that is samuel." He replied as he gasped.

"What? Samuel? Is he?" She asked surprisingly.

"Samuel? Who's that?" His auntie asked them. She took a little closer from the top of the bed and he saw it was samuel. "Really, it's Samuel."

"Let's go outside. Let's talk outside." He said as he walked outside. He close the door slowly and he took all the weapons in his auntie's and mom's hand. His mom sat down beside her sister and they couldn't believe it.

"Woah, it's so embarrassing." Megan said.

"By the way? Why are you here? Why are you two here?" His mom asked him.

"Well. I felt bored." He replied as he smiled awkwardly.

"Felt bored? Huh? What's gotten into you? You don't have any activities?" His mom asked him again.

"Nah, it's Sunday. I need to get fresh. I'm so stressed." He replied.

"Stress, my ass." Megan said, "by the way, who is he? I just saw him today."

"Auntie!-

"Hump! I'm still young! I'm still 35 years old, don't call me auntie. Just call me señorita." She said.

Larry laugh at her, "señotita, like an old one." He replied as he laugh loudly. "He's been my friend since we're in 10th grade."

"Really? Oh, I see. Then why did you bring him here?" She asked again.

"Because I felt lonely. I don't have any to be teased here." He replied.

Megan flicked his forehead, "you're such an stupid."

"He help me to get that scholar." He said.

Megan got shocked, "Really? Does he?" She asked as she can't speak and she just cover her mouth. He nodded at her as he proudly said it.

"You should be nice to him." Megan whispered.

"Nice, my ass." He replied.

Sam got woken up and he gets up from the bed while scrubbing his eyes as he yawned, he went outside and he saw larry's mom on the veranda so he walk there.

"Auntie? You're here now?" He asked as he walked closer to them.

She turn over, "sam, you're awake now." as she smile.

"Oh, he's cute." Megan said and larry look at her. "What's wrong with you?" He asked his auntie.

"Come here, sit down here." Larry's mom said to him and sam sat beside her.

"Oh, you grew up so fast. You look so much cuter than before.. Do you already have a girlfriend?"

Sam smile and he holds her hand. "How are you, auntie? Does your business work well?.. uhm I don't have any girlfriend and I look forward to my future." He replied.

"Yeah, it's really working well... does it? Does Larry already have a girlfriend?" She asked.

"Hi, i'm Larry's auntie." Megan greeted him.

"Hi, i'm sam. Larry's friend." He replied, "I don't know auntie. You better ask him." He replied to Larry's mom as he giggled softly and larry glimpse at him as he smirked secretly.

"Friend, my ass." Larry said and he stood up.

"Hey! Don't you ever said that in front of your mom again!" Megan yelled to him.

"Yeah! Yeah!"and he rolled his eyes.

"Where are you going again?" His mom asked him.

"Outside, to get some fresh air." He replied and he walk away.

"When you two going to comeback to city?" Larry's mom asked sam.

"I don't know auntie, it's up to larry . Maybe tomorrow? But I'm not sure." He replied.

"Megan, make some snacks and food for us. We are going to eat with him." She said.

"Uh, umm. You don't need to do this auntie, I can-

"No." She cut Sam's word and he hold sam's hand.

"Megan, please do that work." She summons her sister and megan smile at them, "I love to!" She replied and she quickly stood up, she went to the kitchen.

"I'll go to the nearby convenience store there, I'll have something to get. I'll just leave you here." She said and she stood up to walk outside.

"Yeah, auntie. Go ahead, I'll wait for you here." He replied and he smile

When larry's mom went outside for a while, he saw larry was smoking on the corner near the garden. He suddenly took the cigarette from larry's mouth.

"I said, Don't smoke if I'm here." He said and he crash the cigarette by his foot.

"What are you doing?" Larry asked madly.

"Just cutting off your bad habit? You're just a teen. You are just 18 years old. Why are you smoking at that age?" Sam replied.

"Jeez, leave me. I'll reduce some stress." He took the one stick of cigarette in his pocket and put it in his mouth, he lit it and sam got pissed off and he just walked away.

"Yeah, just leave me!" He yelled while the smoke went out coming from his mouth.

Suddenly Sam splash him some water from the hose and he got startled, "fucking shit! What's gotten into you?!" He shouts and Megan startled inside.

"Stop your bad habits."Sam replied again while holding the water hose. He splashed it again on larry's face and he got soaked so the cigarette got wet.

"Shit! Stop! Took that away from me!" He shouts as he avoids the water splash.

Sam laugh and he kept splashing at him. "Ah, this is what you want, right?" Larry asked and he run into sam and he carried him.

Sam chuckled loudly and he laugh. "Put me down!" He yelled. "Put me down now." He said again but Larry didn't listen to him. He immediately took the water hose from sam's hand and splash it to him.

"Here! Take it all!" Larry shouts.

Megan was watching them in the corner, smiling secretly as she got confused but she was glad watching them.

"Those kids nowadays." She said and she went back to the kitchen while larry and sam still having fun with the water hose.

"Put me down now."

Larry put him down and suddenly sam's nose got bleed. "Oh, Jesus." He immediately wiped Sam's nose and wash it with the water.

"Why?"

"Your nose is bleeding again. What got into you?" He asked confusingly.

"Huh? Blood? Oh, that's nothing. No need to worry about it." Sam replied and he quickly took the water hose from larry's hand. "Water battle!" He shouts.

"Stop now, your nose is bleeding. Let's stop this fun. Go change your shirt inside." Larry said as he took away the hose from sam's hand.

He run faster inside and he went to the bathroom.

"Hi, Sam-

Megan greeted him but she noticed the blood on sam's shirt. "Huh? There's a stain of blood on his shirt."

Larry walked passed her. "Hey, hey, stop. Why does Sam's shirt got stained with blood?" Megan asked Him.

"His nose was bleeding." He replied and he continue to walk, heading to his room.

"Why?.. hey!" She call him but larry ignores him.

He went inside of his room to take some clothes for sam and for him.

"I'm here! Are the foods ready?" She asked them when she arrived back to her house.

"I'm still cooking!" Megan replied.

"I brought some pizza!" She said and she put it on the table.

"Hey, mom." Larry greeted her.

"What's wrong with you? Did something happen? Why are you soaked in water? You did something?" She asked her son confusedly.

"Oh, i-

Sam went out from the bathroom while covering his down there and he naked on the top, "What happened to you too?" She asked Sam.

"Larry splashed some water on me." He replied.

"Your clothes are all on the bed, just go to my room." Larry said to him and he went directly to the room. "Ok." He replied.

"What? What did you do to him?" She asked his son confusedly again.

"He did it first." Larry replied and he walks into the bathroom to take some shower and to get changed.

His mom got confused and Megan smile secretly while cooking. She look at Megan confusely, "why? What's wrong?" She asked. Megan raised her both shoulders, "I don't know." as she smile.

Larry's mom sat on the couch as she got tired. "Jeez, so much hot." She sigh.

"It's all done now. Sis! Come here now. I'm going to prepare some plates so come here now." Megan call her.

"Oh, coming." She replied and she stood up, walked there as she looking at those foods on the table, "Wow, looks delicious." She sat down and she grabbed some fork and spoon.

"Larry! Samuel! Come here now. We are going to eat!" She called them.

Larry went out from the bathroom and he went directly to his room. Larry saw him combing his hair in front of the mirror.

Suddenly he took off his towel down there without hesitation and sam saw it in the mirror. He looked away not just to see it. He gulped his saliva and felt awkward, so he just continued combing his hair.

"W.. what a.. are you d.. doing?" He asked him awkwardly.

"Changing. What else i'm doing?" Larry replied, he quickly went outside and he closed the door, leaving larry inside the room.

"Hi, Sam. Come here now." Larry's mom said to him.

"H.. hi, auntie. W.. Woah, seems d.. delicious." He replied as he sat down.

"What's wrong with your voice? Something happened?" She asked him.

"N.. no auntie, there's nothing. Let's dig up those foods." and he smile fakely.

Larry went out of his room and he walk towards them. He sat down beside sam.

And sam felt awkward while putting those foods in his mouth.

"Give me some utensils, auntie." Larry said to Megan.

"Here, you spoiled brat." Megan handed it to him as she's mad.

"What's gotten into you?" Larry asked her.

"Nothing, just dig up." She replied and they ate together.

"By the way, when will you go back to the city?" Larry's mom asked them.

"Maybe tomorrow or on the next day." He replied while sam continue eating as he listened to them.

"I wanted you two to buy some ingredients, fresh fish and meat on the market." She said to them.

"Us? I can go on my own. I'll leave him here." Larry replied.

"No, just bring sam with you. So that he can enjoy the cold wind here." She said.

"This evening?"

"Yeah, I'll give you the money after we finish eating." She replied and they continue eating.

"Eat more." Megan said to Sam as she putting the dish on Sam's plate and he felt awkward, "yeah, thank y.. you." He replied.

Larry smile secretly and he continue eating.

After they spend so much time in the dining area, after they eat. Sam and larry were washing the dishes while his aunt and mom were watching TV shows.

"Are you tired now?" Larry asked him as he washing the plates.

"Kind of."

He look at the clock and it was already 7:00pm, he continue washing and sam kept yawning.

"Really? Are you tired now? We are going to the market later."

"No, i'm not." He replied and he pretended that he was still energised as he smile forcefully.

"Finish that, we will have to go." Larry said.

They continue washing and after it. He changed his clothes and he took his jacket as well his motor key.

"Mom, where's the money and where's the list of your needs?" He asked.

She pulled the paper from her pocket and she gave it to him. "Here, that's the list and this is the money." She replied.

"We are going now, auntie."

"Alright, drive carefully." She replied.

"Buy me some street foods!" Megan shouts and they continue watching some TV shows.

"Here, put the helmet on your head." as he handed it to Sam.

"Is it's so far?" Sam asked him and hop in, putting the helmet on his head.

"Kind of but just hold tight I'm going to speed up." He replied.

Sam rolled his eyes and he held Larry's waist. "I'm going to drive now. Be sure that you are ok there." and he drove away.

While the motorbike is running so fast, he felt the cold wind while he sniff the wind.

"Ah, refreshing." He said. He lean his head on Larry's back, "so warm."and he smile.

Larry got startled and he smile secretly while he kept driving. "Are you ok, there?"

"Oh, i'm ok. Just kept driving!" He yelled so that larry can hear him.

They arrived at the market, Sam was Lazy taking the cart and he kept yawning, he walk slowly like a turtle.

"Are you sure, you ok?" Larry asked him. "You kept yawning. Are you sleepy now?" He added.

"Yeah, i'm still ok. I can still open my eyes." He replied and he force to open his eyes. "See? I'm really awake." He said.

Larry laugh and they continue walking while holding the cart. "See if there's fresh fish." Larry summoned him.

"Why me? You should take a look there." He replied to him.

Other walked passed them and they got confused at them, "are they a couple? They are arguing." They said.

Sam and larry looked at them and they got muted. He rolled his eyes at larry and he walk away to look for some fresh air.

Larry looks at his watch and it's 8:00 pm.

He follows sam where he goes.

"Hi, auntie. This fish fresh?" He asked nicely the old woman who sells those fishes.

"Yes, it's so fresh. Young boy." She replied. He smile at her, "Can I take one kilo of those?" He asked.

The old woman packed those fish and gave it to him. Sam handed the money, "thank you." and they left.

"What else?" He asked as they walking around the market.

"Some vegetables? I'll take a look if there's any vegetables in that way. Just stay here. I'll came back." Larry said and he left sam alone in the middle of the market.

"Jeez, why did he left me here alone?" He asked himself and he yawned. He was still waiting for larry for the past 12 minutes. "Where is he now?" He asked himself and he look around.

When he was waiting for larry, he sat on the ground and he lean his head on the box that was full of fishes, "young boy, you can't sleep here." The old man said.

"Just let me for a second, sir.. I'm so tired." He replied and the old man let him.

Larry came back and he saw only the cart far away, he run quickly as he got surprised. He look around and he didn't see Sam. He notices down there that there's a foot. He immediately run to him as he was trembling, "hey! Are you ok?"

"You're back? You took so long. Where did you go? I'm tired now." Sam said while his eyes were sleepy.

He holds Sam's hand and help to get up,"Let's go now. We will go home." He replied and he held Sam's hand tightly as he took all the plastic bag from the cart.

"Just sit here and lean your head on the wall, i'm going to put this on the motorbike." He said and sam nodded at him.

He quickly run into the parking lot to take his motorbike. He immediately went back there and he carried sam gently, "You can hop in with your own?"

"Yeah, I can." He replied, he hop on the motorbike and he held Larry's waist.

He leaned his head on Larry's back, Larry held his hand while he was driving so that he wouldn't fall off the motorbike.

After they arrive at his house. He immediately carried sam into his room.

"What's wrong with him?" His mom asked him while carrying sam with his bare arms to his room.

"He suddenly fell asleep and he can't walk because of tiredness. " He replied and he open the door as he struggled.

He put sam slowly on his bed and he cover the blanket over sam's body, "Jeez, he really got tired? What did he do for the rest of this morning?" He said as he gasped, staring at sam's face.

"Son? Where's those groceries?" His mom asked him.

"In my motorbike, just take those there mom, I think I can't stand anymore." He replied and he laid on his bed, beside sam.

"Ok, just take some rest." His mom said and she close the door.

He gets up when he saw sams slipper and he took it, he slept beside him. "Argh! I'm tired because of him." and he slowly close his eyes.

He took a look at sam's face and he felt strange, he kept staring at him. He smile like as he holding Sam's cheek. "Soft cheeks. He has a soft cheeck. Those eyes are beautiful, that lips is like an red plum." He said to himself as he kept adoring it. He hold the lips and sam move a little bit, he got startled but sam grab his waist and he hugged Larry tightly.

"Oh, w.. what a.. are you-

Sam kept hugging him tightly and larry let it be. He patted sam's back and suddenly sam snored loudly and he got startled, "He's snoring right now."

He held sam's waist tightly as sam hugged him and he fell asleep. Larry's mom took a look inside the room and she staring at them, she slowly close the door and she stepped back as she got confused.

When morning came, he first saw larry's face beside him, He stare at larry face for a few seconds. He smiles like a wacko. Suddenly larry open his eyes and he got startled. He pretended to be asleep and he didn't move at all. Larry smile widely and he laugh silently.

"Why are you pretending to be asleep?" Larry asked him.

Sam kept pretending and didn't move a little. He snored so that larry would believe him.

"Stop making fun now. Open your eyes now. We're going back to your dorm dude, it's monday. It's class day." Larry said and suddenly he open his eyes.

"Yeah, you're right. We should get up-

He was about to get up but larry grabbed his hand back to him and he landed again on the bed. Their eyes met and he felt strange. His heart skipped pounding as he looking at larry's eyes.

"W.. what are you d.. doing?" He asked awkwardly.

Larry hugged him tightly as he smile and he got confused, "What are you doing? Huh?"

"Let's stay like this." Larry replied.

"Huh? What are you doing? Get up now. We will go back to the city. We have a class!" He said madly.

Larry held him tightly, "o.. ouch! Hey! Get off your hands on me now! It's so hot!" He yelled.

Suddenly the door open and he got startled, he saw it was Larry's mom and he immediately push him hard. Larry fell to the floor and he got confused.