Akira, sat there in panic.
"Did you hear that?" Edwin asked in with panic in his voice.
However, Akira didn't respond to him. Just then, he stood up from his sit, and walked to the entrance.
At that instant, he noticed that Mr Rey, was standing there.
"There was a loud noise..." He began. "Did you also hear it?" Akira asked Mr Rey with agitation laced in his voice.
To his surprise, Mr Rey ignored his question. Even though he expected a reply, he blatantly ignored him. One thing he had noticed about Mr Rey, was that he usually behaved in absurd ways.
"I heard you were involved in a fight, earlier today..." Mr Rey, suddenly began with a firm voice. "Why are you slowly becoming an object of caricature in this school?"
Immediately he asked that question, Akira gasped in shock. It was really unexpected.
"Ummm... I didn't fight anyone... I..." Akira stuttered.
"Shut up...!" Mr Rey commanded him with a firm tone. "How dare you speak to me in that way? Didn't you fight or not?" He asked him with a commanding voice.
At that instant, Akira paused.
"Umm... I... I didn't..." He stuttered.
Just then, Mr Rey made to charge at him to grab his body, but he realized that they were in the public.
"I'd come back for you..." He sighed, as he walked into the cafeteria.
Now, Akira was caught up in the web of deep confusion. He didn't know if he wanted to go back inside, or if he wanted to just return to his hostel.
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His journey back to the hostel was filled with uncertainty. He was so engrossed with deep thoughts, as he wanted to come up with what to do.
Just as he walked towards the hallway, he noticed someone from the rare end, staring at him with so much seriousness.
"Akira...!" The voice called out with a firm tone. Immediately, he turned, but didn't see any one.
He slightly looked around for a while, until he concluded that it was just a figment of his imagination.
"Who could it be?" He asked himself in soliloquy.
However, just as he got to the entrance of his room, he had a sudden second thought. The thought of Bruce suddenly hit his mind, and he thought about going to see him. He knew that he really needed to put things together.
Just then, he diverted from the road leading to his room, as he headed towards Bruce's room.
Truth be told, it was his first time of going there since the beginning of this semester, and he knew that he was wrong.
Immediately he got to the front of Bruce's door, he paused for some seconds, before walking in. There and then, he met Bruce, who was sitting on his desk, with his eyes on his laptop.
"What are you doing here?" He asked him, without even raising his head up.
Without mincing words, Akira was puzzled.
"I came to thank you for coming through for me, today..." He began with a sober voice. "I'm so sorry for all the mistakes that I've made in the past." Akira begged him with a firm tone.
Even though he was sorry, he still couldn't help but pray that Bruce would overlook his mistakes.
"Akira, what are you doing here?" He asked, but at that instant, he turned from his seat, and looked towards Akira's direction with a stern face.
As he did that, Akira couldn't help but look back at him eyeball to eyeball. He felt guilty as a result of his actions.
"I apologize... Bruce, I'm really sorry..." He stuttered with a sober voice.
"You're sorry for what? Huh?" He asked Akira with a raised voce. "You suddenly changed immediately your new friend came into this school. You totally neglected me, like I was nothing to you... Well, now he has betrayed you, why are you coming back to me? Huh?" He barked at Akira with a slightly raised voice.
At that instant, he paused with a regrettable sigh.
"I know I did wrong to you, Bruce. Please, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you..." He begged.
Just immediately, Bruce stood up from his seat, and walked towards his bed. He was only wearing a black boxer, which exposed his very visible dick bulge.
"So, what do you want? Why did you remember me?" Bruce asked him, without looking towards his direction.
Immediately, Bruce threw a pack of chocolate at him, without still looking towards his direction.
"Thank you, my man..." Akira greeted him with a smile.
"I'm not 'your man'..." He sighed at him. "You know who he is..." Bruce sighed at him, and Akira smiled at him.
He knew that Bruce had forgiven him, but he was not sure about how to approach him.
"So, I actually missed you..." He said with a smile.
There was sudden silence between them, until Bruce said something.
"Just so you know, we ain't friends, though... Don't be too comfortable..." Bruce said with his head still bent on his corner, as he was searching for something on his box.
This silence enveloped the atmosphere for the next few minutes.
"You know you'd always remain my brother, init?" Akira broke the silence.
"You'd soon leave my room..." Bruce countered what he said with a cold voice.
Just then, Akira walked over to where he was standing, and immediately hugged him from the back.
"Let go off me, this boy..." Bruce mumbled to him with a suppressed smile.
However, Akira didn't let go. He held him so tightly, like his whole life depended on him.
"I'm honestly sorry, my baby..." He said with a sarcastic voice.
"Get the fuck out, dude!" He sighed at him. "I'm already tired of you. Go back to Jonathan!" Bruce responded.
"No!"
He paused, before looking at Akira.
"Just so you know, you actually have to be careful in this school." He advised him. "A lot of people are beginning to dislike you." Bruce, continued.
Suddenly, Bruce grabbed Akira's hand.
"What?" His eyes popped out.
"You have to move in with me. They're coming for you...!"