Chapter 49

Gan turns away from the screen again, this time sobbing a bit. He does not want Mochi to see him like that.

“I’m a long-time friend of Tas, and he is someone who holds trust above anything else. To be strict to him like that, it’s as if you’re telling him that you don’t trust him. That is not love, N’Gan.”

“Is he okay? Is he with you? I’ll fetch him tonight,” said Gan, looking at the screen with streaks of tears in his face.

“No, he is with his parents. They just told me what happened after they fetched him from the precinct,” lied Mochi. He knows that Tas and Gan are not yet ready to talk, much less, see each other.

“What can I do P’Mochi?”

“Why do you ask questions to which you already know the answer, Gan?” answered Mochi with a hint of sarcasm. “Trust your boyfriend just like he trusts you. Having a relationship with doubt as foundation is not something that will last long.”

“I understand, P’,” answered Gan, wiping his face and nose.