09

Aleric smiled remembering his memories with Gabriel.

"If I didn't make that stupid mistake baby." Aleric stared at the photo of Gabriel in his hand. "Maybe now I can still joke with you and hug you."

You can see the clear liquid starting to wet Aleric's cheeks. He stroked the photo of Gabriel smiling sweetly, and kissed him full of longing and regret.

"I will definitely find you, baby. And I will make up for all my mistakes with you first."

oOo

"I'm back home!" A young man shouted entering a luxurious apartment.

"Are you home? Is everything done?" asked a young man from the second floor.

"Already. I'm sorry I left you in the apartment alone." He stroked his brother Gabriel's hair fondly.

"It's okay, I'm accompanied by Jordan." Gabriel said.

"Then where is the child?" Gio asked walking towards the sofa.

"Was in the bathroom. Have you eaten?" Gabriel asked after pouring a glass of drink from the dining table and giving it to Gio.

"I already ate at the university." Gio accepted the drink that Gabriel gave him and gulped it down.

"Will Jordan be staying over?" Gio asked Gabriel who was now sitting beside him.

"No, he said he wanted to go home." Gabriel replied.

"El." Gio called.

"Yes." Gabriel replied, turning to Gio.

"What, I don't have to just go back to Berlin." Gio said doubtfully and worriedly.

"I will be fine. You don't need to worry, Jordan will accompany me. Right now Alvin needs you more." Gabriel smiled and gave an understanding to his brother who looked really worried about him.

"You don't worry, I will look after and accompany Gabriel here." Someone said approaching the siblings on the sofa. "You can stay in Berlin until Alvin gets better. Trust Gabriel to me, Gio."

"All right, I'll leave Gabriel to you Jordan. Take good care of my brother. You don't know what you have to do." Gio warned Jordan.

"Yes I know. No need to keep reminding me. You keep reminding me, until I memorized it out of my head." Jordan said annoyed because Gio would always say to take care of Gabriel and if anyone was suspicious he had to report it to Gio.

"He won't come here. Haven't you already erased all traces of us." Gabriel said, understanding the direction of his brother's conversation.

"I'm just afraid that he will find you and make you remember what happened at that time, Iel." Gio looked at Gabriel worriedly.

"I'm fine, trust me. I've completely forgotten everything." Gabriel said, smiling at his brother.

Gio pulled Gabriel in his arms. "Yes, I believe you."

"Gio, you said you'd play a game with me. Come on now, while you haven't gone to Berlin yet." Jordan exclaimed, making Gio let go of his arms to Gabriel and looked at Jordan in embarrassment.

"Play with Gabriel alone, Jordan. I want to take a rest."

"No! I'm tired of playing with Gabriel. He keeps cheating." Jordan pointed at Gabriel with his chin.

"Cheating how?" Gio asked, confused.

"It's been five times the game and he continues to win, "Jordan replied.

"Hey, you're the only idiot Jordan." Gabriel replied.

"I'm very good at playing games, El. But every time I play with you, I will definitely lose, and you must be cheating," said Jordan.

"I'm not cheating, but you're stupid." Gabriel replied in denial.

"Come on Gio, play with me. I'll prove to this cheating kid that I'm really good at playing games." Jordan asked Gio.

"Hey I'm not a kid." Gabriel replied.

"You're a kid, your height is still under me." mock Jordan.

"But I'm not a kid, I'm in the same class as you, in case you forgot." Gabriel said, looking at Jordan sharply.

"Nye nye nye.. you kid." Jordan mocked.

Gio just watched the two youths arguing unimportantly. It's normal for them to fuss over little things like this when they're together. But Gio really knows that Jordan is always like that, because Jordan wants Gabriel to forget his past with his ex-girlfriend.

If asked if Jordan already knew what happened to Gabriel?

The answer is yes, Gio has told Jordan everything. Gio also asked Jordan to help look after Gabriel, if he was busy with his studies, and Jordan would happily accompany Gabriel and of course the two of them would fuss over little things like this time. It was a very noisy atmosphere, but Gio was happy. Now her brother is back to how he used to be, and he never feels sad when his ex-girlfriend's name is mentioned.

To be continued...