Chapter 7° "My anger in your eyes"

Tip and Ipno were now great friends.

One afternoon, after class, they meet in the hall of fine arts department

"Hey bro, finished for today"

"Yes, finished. Today was a really busy day ... "

" What do you think if I offer you a beer so you can relax a bit? "

"Why not! Not a bad idea! "

"Perfect! I'll take you to the club where I have evenings. You'll see how nice! "

"Evenings? Do you play too? "

"No, I'm really a DJ, so sometimes the owner of the club lets me do some DJ sets!"

"Are you a DJ!? Fantastic! I can't wait to attend one of your performances! "

"No problem! As soon as I organize an evening, I'll let you know. At the moment I'll show you the place where I perform" said to Tip as they walked off.

They arrived early because the place wasn't too far away; as soon as they entered Tip was speechless, because he did not expect to see a large open space made of exposed bricks and two large framed windows, as if it were a frame from which to peek at the outside world without being seen, from a black metal grid. In the background, as a counter, an old and large work table with all different stools around it; in front of small tables, in metal and wood, also of different types and sizes.

"It's wonderful Bro !!!"

"I told you!!! Come on, let's sit down, I'll buy you a drink! ".

While they were talking about this and that, Hy joins them too, and like the previous evening, more than taking part in the conversation, he listens only to both friends and the music.

For some days now his thoughts had been monothematic; Reve, this is what his mind was thinking, by now he had become an obsession, so much so that at that precise moment he seemed to have seen him enter

"Oh my God I seem to see him ... I have hallucinations ... I know I'm already drunk tonight ..." Hy thought.

Hy's hallucination, however, had actually entered the room. In fact, Reve entered, looked around and after seeing Alen went to him, greeted him with a dazzling smile while embracing him; Alen after returning the greeting pours him a drink

"Welcome back stranger! It has been a long time since you showed up or heard from! "

"You're right my friend ... you're right, but I was busy ..."

Reve replied, bowing his head, touching his hair with his hand, hinting at a visibly embarrassed smile

"You were busy ... um, I guess ..." Alen replies, laughing

"Returned right?! " Reve continued giving him a wink "I guess you came back for me" Reve laughed

"Of course and for who else if not !?" Reve said

"Sure sure ... for me ... or for the" music "!"

Looking over at the guitarist who was playing

"to the" music "then!"

Reve said raising the glass in the air

"To the" music "that makes foreigners return to their friends!" Alen returned.

After finishing the last sip, Reve took leave of Alen and went to the guitarist who in the meantime had finished performing and was putting the guitar back in its case.

Hy saw everything as if in slow motion: Reve approached smiling at the guitarist, the two who spoke closely for a few minutes, with their faces too close for his tastes, at one point Reve took the boy's hand and the two walked away.

That caused him a sense of envy, jealousy and anger.

... so much anger ...

So he decided to follow them, he couldn't help it, his mind was totally at the mercy of his heart, and his heart at that moment was ordering him to follow them.

The scene he saw, however, tore his heart to pieces ... he saw Reve who, once he arrived in front of the door of the back exit of the club, slammed the guitarist with his back against it and without many preambles and began to kiss him very passionately, after which the guitarist He left...

Everything happened in a few seconds, but to Hy it seemed an eternity, he saw the soft lips of Reve intertwine with other lips that were not his and this just did not suit him, he felt the blood boil, he clenched his fists, , how dared that foolish boy just touch those lips that filled his heart, much less how he dared to kiss them!

Hy was totally paralyzed with anger, his eyes were blazing, his face dark, his fists clenched, so much so that when Reve turned to go back into the saloon, he stopped in front of him

"Is something wrong? Are you OK?"

"Something wrong? Are you OK? Do you also have the courage to ask me? "

"Uhm ..." Reve muttered, shrugging his shoulders and hands with his palms turned, not knowing what to say

"Do you realize the scene I had to witness? A scene to say the least disgusting, revolting ... I feel like throwing up ... two men kissing really sickening ... you should be ashamed ..."

Without giving time to Reve, visibly disconcerted, Hy turned and returned to the room leaving Reve open-mouthed.

Gear would never turn down a favour to his sister, because, despite his unwillingness, he was unable to say no to his dear big sister.

She was the one who took care of him when his parents were not there, that is almost always, so when after class he read the message from Iris begging him to come to the club and get her some books that he had forgotten in his locker, he did not he hesitated and headed for the club.

He had never gone to the club in the evening and therefore when he entered, he was stunned, he did not think that such a fine club could also be so damn cool!

"Lots of beautiful girls in the evening! It is heaven! I have to come here more often!!! " he thought looking around "I almost stop for a moment"

Doing so he went to the counter and after ordering a beer, bottle in hand, he wandered around the place trying to flirt, in vain, with all the girls who came within range, not noticing Ipno, who after Tip he had been chasing Life visibly upset, he was left alone to finish the beer.

"As usual, I find myself alone ..." Ipno thought, placing the now empty bottle on the table "I'd better go home" he mulled to himself

Getting up he found himself almost face to face with Gear, who just then passed him in front, without seeing it.

Ipno felt a sudden and intense dizziness, a sense of almost nausea that prevented him from thinking, in fact his hand, almost as if it were remote controlled, got up and took Gear by the arm.

"I finally found you great asshole"

"Excuse me! Have we met before!?" Gear asked as he tried to escape from Ipno's steel grip

"No we don't know each other, but you owe me an apology and above all you owe them to my friend Tip!" replied Ipno

"I don't owe anyone anything!" Gear replied

"And yes, man! A few days ago you fell on me, and in order not to fall, I clung to Tip's arm and broke his shirt! So YES!!! You have to apologize "continued Ipno

"It's true I didn't stop, but I was damn late, and then I didn't know who you were, what faculty you attended ... I didn't know where to look for you ... " tried to sketch

"All bullshit ..."

Ipno's whole body was dominated by a nervous tremor, no more blood flowed in his veins, but anger, his hands began to tremble

"Sorry, sorry, sorry" stammered Gear "Sorry I didn't do it on purpose" he said looking at him with frightened eyes "I'll do whatever you want to make me forgive, I swear! Excuse me."

His words broke through the wall of anger surrounding Ipno's brain, somehow Gear's frightened yet calm and deep tone succeeded where so many had failed. Ipno looked him in the eyes, remaining open berry, the burning anger felt just before had disappeared

"Leave me your ID number, I'll call you tomorrow so we can clear everything more calmly" said Gear

Ipno like an automaton, without saying a single word he gave his cell phone to Gear.