"Hayden." Andy bent down and wrapped his hands around himself with tears in his eyes, regardless of the countless stares he received from passersby. He hiccuped and inhaled deeply, sad tears streaming down his cheeks."Hayden," he whispered in a frail and shaky tone.Hayden, what should he do? How can he live anymore? Levi had turned his life upside down in a completely vile way. Who can he tell this to? Who can he explain his feelings to?Andy knew no one would understand him. No one would understand how much he felt inside. How much he felt like dying over and over due to being tainted by the person he has always called Big Brother."Levi. He. He…" No matter how Andy tried to explain, the words seemed to stick to his tongue, making him unable to say a thing. The more Andy was unable to say a word, the more uncomfortable he felt, and the more he broke down and cried louder.Hayden was stunned by the sad voice he heard, but in the next second, he snapped out of it. "Andy? What happen

Seeing Andy in that state, Hayden seemed to hear a shattering sound; he didn't even know when tears trickled down his cheeks.Despite the pain invading his heart, Hayden took a deep breath and ignored the pain; instead, he ran into the bathroom toward Andy.Quickly, Hayden drained the water in the bathtub to prevent Andy from choking or suffocating.He bent down and cupped Andy's face softly before looking into Andy's eyes directly. "Andy, look at me. It's Hayden. Hayden is here. Levi won't touch you. I promise I'll protect you from him. I'll." He began to coax Andy softly while caressing his cheeks in a bid to help Andy snap out of it."Uh. Hayden." Andy finally snapped out of it. He stared at Hayden dazedly, but upon recalling something, he grabbed Hayden's hand fearfully."Hayden, you'll protect me, right? I'm afraid; I don't want to see him anymore. Can you do that?" Andy pleaded in a brittle tone, looking scared and frail, contrary to his normal self.Hayden's heart broke more, b

As for Andy, he was unable to accept it. Not at all. He was freaking out. Just the thought of that night and that person will send him panicking, making his whole system turn upside down!Andy recalled that Hayden had always hated it when a man showed too much weird expression or eagerness toward him. Even though Hayden never expressed himself, Andy knew that Hayden held a dislike for gays in the past before he met Zenos, but surprisingly, Hayden, who hated gays, was quick to change his mindset compared to Andy.Hayden didn't even cry a bit about how things played out with Zenos. Not at all! Andy even remembered that the little jerk was sleeping heartily before he barged into the room! How interesting!Hayden shook his head and patted Andy's hair. “It's not your fault. Don't force it.” Hayden softly coaxed Andy and engulfed him in a warm hug.Recalling Andy's sentence, Hayden couldn't help but fall into thought.Hayden recalls when he woke up that morning to discover that he and a st

Hayden grabbed the pillow tighter to his chest and exhaled lightly, his heart swirling in a myriad of emotions.However, despite those emotions running through his heart, his eyes were glued to the blank projector in anticipation of the night.After the doctor's diagnosis of Andy, the doctor informed Hayden about how Andy was shutting himself up and how that could be extremely dangerous for Andy's health.The doctor even added that Andy is appearing unresponsive to treatment, and it seems Andy has no interest in living again.Hearing the doctor's explanation, Hayden was alarmed and petrified. Soon, a thought regained its place in his mind, and that was to help Andy avoid sinking into the trauma and help him heal.Hayden knew that Andy was uninterested in letting any of his family members know about what happened to him, and neither did he want Levi to get closer again.And those people Andy shut out were the ones who understood Andy the most.Hayden couldn't even dare to boast that he

“Now this signifies the end of our doodling and letting-out performance.” Mia suddenly stood up and bowed slightly, causing a fierce clap to resound in the cinema.Mia closed her eyes and inhaled to calm herself down, and by the time she opened her eyes, there was an excited glint flickering past her eyes."Now, boys, I'd like to introduce the next plan of the night, which is karaoke, dancing, and drinking. Just as it implies, this time everyone will sing and yell out their favorite song to their hearts' content while dancing, jumping, and drinking—whatever motion you like. I think it should be called physically letting out or singing and dancing your heart away.” Mia explained, causing a resounding clap from the impressed boys.Although the welcome party was held for Andy in the beginning, they all couldn't deny that this sort of letting-out welcome party helped them a lot. This welcome party was miles better than attending the club to party away. After all, letting it out now is bet