PETE'S POV
I looked at Chay and hugged him. There was something wrong with him, so I sat near him.
Chay asked, "When did you come P'Pete?"
"A while ago. Chay are you okay?" I replied.
He said he was okay.
"Chay, if you want someone to listen to you. You can talk to me.. okay? I may not be able to help you but I'll listen to you and accompany you..." I told him.
Chay responded, "You're really a nice guy like Phi. No wonder Macao likes you so much.."
(Macao & Chay got to know each other after Vegas's incident.. They got close gradually and now they are best friends)
"Chay, can I ask you for a favour?" I asked.
He said, "Favour? Sure..."
"Can you keep an eye on Macao? Just make sure he is happy and lives well...." I requested.
My eyes filled with tears, and Chay was confused by all this.
Chay asked, "P' is there something wrong?"
I replied, "I asked you to open up but here I am bottling up everything to myself..."
I looked at Chay, tears blurring my vision.
"I'm leaving Chay... I'm leaving this place and I may never come back..." I told him, trying to sound strong despite the pain in my heart.
Chay just stared at me, shocked and silent for a moment, his eyes filling with tears.
"But why? You have people who love you, then why are you leaving them?" he finally asked.
"Love?" I questioned. "Do you wanna know what happened?"
He nodded, listening intently as I poured my heart out, telling him everything that had happened and what was likely to come next.
"Just keep it between us, okay..." I insisted.
"It's time for me to go... And Chay I think I can guess what is wrong with you because I may be going through the same thing... Chay, Don't get hurt because of some asshole.. If he doesn't cherish you just tell him to fuck off.. You shouldn't sacrifice your life and happiness for someone like that... Be happy and live your life.. okay?"
Chay's eyes were full of tears. He rushed forward and hugged me tightly, starting to cry. I hugged him back gently and kissed his forehead and patted his back trying to comfort him.
VEGAS'S POV
The next day at my office, I received a call from Pete. I was happy to attend the call.
"Hello my baby... Do you miss me?" I asked happily.
He replied, "Pretty much..."
"Tell me... why did you call me??? Do you need anything??" I inquired.
"I called you to inform you that I have sent a 'gift' for you..." he said.
"Gift??" I questioned.
"Yeah... it should be there by now..." he replied just as a staff member entered my office.
The staff said, "Sir your gift is here..."
"Bring it...." I instructed the staff, then spoke into the phone again: "Babe... your gift is here... Tell me what it is..."
"It's a surprise..." Pete teased.
Suddenly, the door opened, and some guys came in... I was shocked seeing them... They were the ones whom I had slept with... I was confused and going crazy... I didn't realize what was going on.... I started getting scared....
The staff came in and announced, "Sir, this is the gift from Mr. Pete."
I looked at the men who entered and felt a wave of shock. "Pete... this..." I muttered, unable to comprehend what was happening.
Then Pete's voice came from the phone. "What? are you shocked?? Don't you like my gift babe?..."
Suddenly the door opened and Pete walked in, telling the other guys to leave.
I tried to explain, "Pete listen to me it's not like what you think... I..."
He cut me off. "Let me guess what you are going to say... They seduced you and you gave in to them because you wanted them to cooperate with your business, right??"
I paused, realizing he knew part of the truth. "Pete... I... it's true..."
He stared at me furiously, his eyes welling up with tears. "I know Vegas, it is true... But it doesn't justify what you did... I trusted you and loved you but what did you give me in return... ?? BETRAYAL!!!"
He was furious. He grabbed me by my collar and gave me a hard punch on my face. The side of my lip started bleeding.
Pete said, "We are done... and one more thing I have left a voicemail to Macao and the others regarding everything.... U can deal with them later... And... Don't let me see you again.... I'm leaving..."
My heart started beating fast. "Pete don't... Please don't leave me.... I can't live without you..... Pete... please..." I begged him, my voice cracking, tears streaming down my face.
He didn't care. He left me anyway.
I cried my heart out and begged him to stay, but he didn't care and left me.
After a while, I came back to my senses and searched everywhere for Pete. I went home looking for him, but I couldn't find him.
I realized that Pete's belongings were gone. I broke down right there, realizing that Pete had left me. I just sat on the floor, hugging my legs, crying uncontrollably.
I searched for Pete at every transport station—bus, train, plane, everywhere...
but I didn't find him. I lost him. I felt like my heart aching..... I lost him.... I lost him forever....