Chapter 15: Entirely conquered

What's wrong with you now?" Kirt asked as he withdrew and lay beside Jovanni.

"I can't be gay..! You...you stay away from me."

"Stop it. It's useless!"

"No! Go away! It can't be... I can't be gay... Go away!" Jovanni yelled as he dressed quickly.

"Fine. I'll go home, so stop freaking." Kirt replied while putting his clothes back.

Jovanni did stop freaking and was silent for a while. "...It's already late...you can stay at my house tonight..."

"Now you are worried about me, yet you are still denying?"

"...I'm not worried..."

"Fine. I will go home. I will stay away from you."

"That's...good...!" Jovanni replied.

"You wish!" Kirt smirked, pinching Jovanni's cheek. "I will stay away from you for two weeks. I don't really intend on staying overnight here because I have an early flight tomorrow. My mother, my sister and I will go to Manila to visit my father who is working there. I will give you two weeks not to think about whether to accept me or not but to digest everything, because I won't accept rejection. You are mine now." Kirt said touching Jovanni's swollen lips. "Don't worry, I will treat you better. In fact, I am already treating you way better than those beautiful ladies, so just accept me, okay?" Kirt added and licked Jovanni's swollen lips.

Jovanni was speechless for a while, but later, he pushed Kirt away. "No!"

"It's useless to push me away. I have conquered you already and you are defenseless against me. You can still deny your feelings for now, but you have to sort it out in two weeks. Just two weeks!" Kirt smiled while standing up, tugging Jovanni. "Come, I will send you home."

When Jovanni returned to his room, he saw a box of food. It was the food he cooked for dinner. His lips curved up when he thought how Kirt secretly took this food. When he lifted the box, he saw a pile of one thousand bills. It was ten thousand in total. Kirt did refund the money he paid at the bar. Jovanni sighed. Kirt and him, this annusual affair... Could he accept it?"

Jovanni slept with a chaotic mind and a troubled heart. When he woke up at daybreak, a box of assorted food was delivered. Good thing his family isn't early birds, so he received the box quickly and brought it to his room. Later, he received a text message from an unknown number.

'Eat properly, don't you ever starve yourself again. I don't want to see any blisters in your hands, so stop chopping firewoods. And I also don't want to see your sunburnt face, so stay away on the farm too. If you can, go back to your boarding house early...'

After reading the message, Jovanni cringed. "Too dominating..."  He murmured, but then he really grabbed some food before heading to the farm to tend the cattle.

When Jovanni met Kian and Edong the next day, his friends were shocked.

"Hey, Jovanni! Why are you fully covered?" Kian exclaimed.

"Yes! I thought a scarecrow came to life!" Edong teased. They are rural people who never mind bathing in the blazing sun, so they were surprised when they saw Jovanni, who wore long pants, a sweater, boots, hat, and gloves.

Jovanni smiled awkwardly. "I went to the market and saw these. The weather is very hot, so it's good to wear these..."

Jovanni answered timidly. He cannot say that it was because a certain someone was restricting him, so he can just find some lousy excuse.

Looking at his friends' doubtful eyes, Jovanni wanted to smack himself for being dumb, obediently following Kirt's words. His father would beat him if he won't help farming, so he just bought farming clothes. Though he had his money back, so selling firewoods isn't necessary, but he is someone who is used to saving. He cannot stay idle for two weeks, so he just bought gloves to protect his hands.

"Hot? It's not summer yet!" Edong replied. "Tell me, is it because of that handsome schoolmate of yours? I know he was mad seeing you dirty and sweaty at the rice field yesterday. And, last night, he also flared up when you said you were chopping those pile of firewoods..."

"...Not really..." Jovanni was embarrassed.

"Hey! I know you're lying... You don't have to be wary of us. I am happy you met a cool friend like him." Edong said.

"Yes! I am also happy you found a friend who cares about your welfare." Kian seconded. "I and Edong know how much you suffered. We also know that your family doesn't support your study, so we are glad you found a good friend in the city."

"Kian is right! The way he looks at you, I know that guy cares about your well-being. Jovanni, you are lucky you met a good friend like him..."

His friends' words echoed in Jovanni's thoughts. Will these friends say the same words if they know how disgraceful his relationship with Kirt is?

Meeting Kirt, could he call it luck? Before, he did not doubt his sexuality, but now, he is confused. Very confused. At first, he hated Kirt for forcefully doing that thing with him, he was disgraced. How come he enjoyed doing it last night? Is it really possible to bend a straight man?