Chapter-124 Kit

Jay-jay's POV

"Isn't Ci-N coming here?" Grandma asked me.

"No..."

I could feel Grandma missing Ci-N. I miss him too. She hasn't been here for a few days. It would have been nice if she had been texting me or calling me but she didn't.

On Christmas Day, his older brother suddenly called me. He was very angry with me and told me to send Ci home. He said Ci-N didn't want any trouble so he just went home. He said he would call her as soon as he got home but he didn't. I couldn't help but worry.

What happened to you, Ci-N?

I wanted to go see her but her older brother and I might get into a fight. I'll just avoid it, rather than get into a fight.

I heard my cellphone ring. I thought it was Ci-N so I hurried to pick it up but it turned out to be someone else calling.

Eren...

"Hello?"

["Jay-jay"] Eren called me softly.

"Why? Do you need something?"

I heard on the other line that it seemed like there was a commotion. I could hear someone fighting and then it sounded like someone was walking around.

"...That noise, where are you?" I asked.

["I'm here with Kit... There's a problem." He took a deep breath. "...c-can you come here?"]

I was confused by what was happening. Add to that the noise on Eren's side. It felt like there was a collision that I couldn't understand.

"Why?"

["I don't know who to approach anymore. Kit needs help right now."]

I felt worried. Neither Kit nor Eren said there was a problem. If they called me because of that, it meant they were facing a serious issue.

"S-okay... I'm on my way."

I didn't wait for Eren to say anything. I hung up the call immediately. I said goodbye to Grandma before heading straight to the room to get dressed.

"I'm leaving now... You take care of telling Aunty." I said and Grandma nodded at me.

I left the house and immediately ran to the corner. Luckily, there were many taxis scattered around the village, so I didn't have any trouble getting in.

I immediately told Kit's address. I've only been to their house once but I still remember how to get there.

Because of the traffic, I felt like the trip would take a while. My head was aching from the noise of their horns. They thought that if they honked their horns, the vehicle in front of them would move.

Okay! Honk! I arrived safely at Kit's house. Eren was waiting for me at the gate of the house.

"Eren..." I called to him. "...What happened?" Eren grabbed my arm and pulled me slightly away from Kit's house. He looked at the gate for a moment before speaking.

"Jay... Can you pretend to be Kit's girlfriend?" He asked directly.

"W-what?! I don't want to!" I quickly replied.

"Okay... Jay... Please... Kit just needs it." He asked.

"I don't want to! Stop it, Eren."

"Jay... Okay... Kit might not come out of his room. He hasn't been eating properly for days." I was stunned by what he said. What connection does my pretending to be his girlfriend have to Kit not coming out of his room?

"Explain to me what happened." I ordered him. Eren looked at the house again before facing me and talking to me. He held his breath and took a deep breath.

"Okay... Okay... Let's just take it easy for now, okay?" I nodded in agreement.

"Kit's... W-what... This shouldn't be coming from me!" He said, putting his hand on his head.

"If you don't tell me right away, I'm leaving." I told him, bored.

It was taking too long, and it was too thrilling.

"Here it is... What... Haaiizt!" He took another deep breath. "...Kit's gay."

Loading..... I don't know if I should classify what Eren said as a super shocking moment or just moderate. I already had a suspicion, but of course I don't know if it's true.

"Jay? Did you get what I said?" He asked me.

I just managed to put my hand up. "My suspicion was right!" I shouted.

Eren immediately motioned for me to shut up and peeked into the house again.

"Suspect?" He asked me.

"I saw them at the Festival, they and Mayo. Then I also saw a picture of them on your cellphone." I explained.

Eren took his phone and looked at the picture I was talking about.

"If Kit is gay, what's the problem? What's the connection to him not leaving his room?"

Eren scratched his head. "He told his family the truth but their reaction wasn't good. There was a fight, so instead of breaking up, Kit just doesn't show up for his dad much.

It's just that it's gotten worse now. He doesn't leave his room, not even at Christmas." Tsk! It turns out this is even worse than I thought. It's not obvious to Kit that he has such a problem.

"Why do you want me to pretend to be his girlfriend?"

"So that the conversation can end. Let's just say that Kit isn't serious, that he's just testing their trust and that he's a real man and you're the proof." He explained.

But that's not the case. The situation will only get worse.

"I don't think that's the solution."

"What solution?"

"I don't know... But it would be better if we talked to Kit." I suggested.

"It's not that easy... Kit doesn't want to talk to us. He's also angry with me."

"Why?"

"Do you remember the fight between Mayo and I? It was followed up, the next day after the Christmas party."

My eyebrows furrowed in frustration.

"What again?! Why did you fight again?"

He scratched his head. They had been talking for a long time, to be honest. My head was already hurting.

"I've known about their situation for a long time----which I supported----but this jealous Mayo feeling that Kit and I have something... hello?! This is a real man!"

I even laughed a little at his reaction. I knew he was a real man. It's embarrassing to have two girlfriends. But I admire him, even if his best friend/sister is gay, I still support his peg.

"Is that the reason why he punched you in the classroom?" I asked.

"Yes, and I was teasing him. I said I would give Kit chicks that he thought were real."

That's why. That impact was still a bit too much. We almost had a fight before just because of the teasing.

"Maybe it would be better if we talked to Kit." I said, and he agreed.

We went inside, before we could even step inside, I heard people shouting.

They stopped when Eren caught their attention. I briefly introduced myself and we went straight to Kit's room. Their house was also nice. It was big and it was obvious that they had money.

We stopped in front of Kit's room door. I knocked and listened to see if anyone would speak but it was quiet inside.

"Kit... This is Jay-jay. Can we talk?" I asked. No one was speaking or making any noise. "...You can tell me. You know me, right?"

We heard something clank inside and then Dad's footsteps approached the door. I heard the sound of the doorknob and the door slightly opened.

Eren was about to enter but I motioned for him to go alone. He nodded and let me in. I closed the door and his room was very dark. Only his laptop monitor was providing light. I saw Kit sitting on the floor next to his bed. I also sat down next to him.

"How are you? You don't go out." I started.

He didn't speak but I heard his deep breathing. Until he suddenly started sobbing.

"Jay... I'm confused. I don't know what to do." He said and tried to hold back his tears.

"It's okay... Just cry." He said while rubbing his back.

"I'm really a man... I don't know what happened... I just suddenly woke up feeling something was wrong with me." He took a deep breath and wiped his tears. I also gave him the handkerchief I was carrying.

"...I found out what it was but nothing, I just felt it... Until I met Mayo... We were just together t-t-t... He kissed me."

Honestly, I have no idea what people like Kit feel. Maybe because I'm more upright than a post. But even so, I can feel that he's struggling.

"...Everything is messed up... I tried to stay away from her... I tried to fix myself... I think I got into every fight but it's still the same..."

I was confused. I wanted to ask her but I knew this wasn't the right time for me to be scheming.

"...Mayo is naughty... He doesn't want me to stop... Until I realized... I'm falling for him..."

He took a deep breath and tried to wipe away his tears. He stopped talking. He also leaned his head on the bed next to us.

"Kit..." I called him. "...Staying locked up here isn't the solution to your problem, huh?"

"So what am I going to do? Go out and tell everyone that I'm gay?!" His voice was filled with irritation.

"Tsk! That's not it, that's not what I meant."

"I understand Jay..." he said almost in a whisper.

We both fell silent. I looked around his room. Because it was so dark, I could barely see.

I looked at his laptop. It was making a constant noise. It sounded like he was emailing or chatting.

"That's Mayo..." Kit said.

"Why didn't you answer?"

"I don't want to... Besides, we're already separated. Why would I talk to him?"

Separated?!

Stop it! My ears couldn't handle the word 'separated'. I mean----Holy cow karabao!

This is what it feels like to find out that the two people close to you, whom you thought were real men, are actually something!

Aarrggghhhh...

"Jay..." Kit called to me. "...can you help me?"

"What's that? I'll do my best."

"Help me become a real man again." He said and suddenly brought his lips closer to mine.

I almost fell asleep in shock but instead of stopping, he continued to approach me.

"Kit! Don't!"