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There was tension in the house. Everyone was worried, checking the door from time to time, moving about the room. Almost everyone had a phone to their ears trying to see if they could reach him. Dan had been missing since the previous day, late afternoon and no one had seen him. Normally, he would have called but no sort of thing really happened and it actually made everyone in the house to be extremely worried. It was already 10.am but no sign of Dan or his car. They were even planning on informing the police if he does not show up.
Yet despite all this, Marcos' mind was somewhere else, thinking about Ramon, again. He was seated on the couch, arms folded, deeply lost and trying to get Ramon out of his head which was not working anyway. Due to all this tension and stress, no one had even asked how he got hurt and he liked it that way because he didn't want to cause any worry.
Marcos raised his face and everyone was in a very bad condition moving from side to side, sit on the couch, get up and so on and so forth. If only he had gone with him maybe none of that would have happened but he was far from thinking about Dan, he was in his own world.
"Dan," Olivia shouted, making Marcos raise his head to see her running to the door.
Marcos quickly stood up as soon as he saw Dan entering the house looking so weak, vulnerable and dirty. His hair was unkempt, his shirt was half done. He was walking so weakly and he looked so pitiful. Marcos stood there watching as Dan came inside looking as if he was having a bad hair day. He saw that something really happened to him.
"What happened to you?" Olivia asked, bring him into her arms. "You don't look so good."
"I was attacked," Dan said, sounding really vulnerable. "I was attacked by unknown people while going to meet the business man. They kidnapped me and took all my money away."
"Oh my God," Madison gasped. "I thought you went to meet that business man who needed you to be the model."
"I think we should call the police," Olivia suggested. "Let them deal with the bastards that did this."
"No," Dan muttered. "There's no need for that. I am just glad I am here, alive. Let's forget about all this. I just wanna forget and live in peace."
Dan was in a really bad condition but what surprised Marcos was that he wasn't even concerned about it. His boyfriend was attacked but all that was on his mind was Ramon, Ramon, and Ramon. If only there was something he could do. He was deeply lost, looking on the floor, mind with Ramon and heart aching as bad as ever.
Marcos was still lost before he realized his mother had been calling his name. He didn't even get the chance to listen to what his boyfriend had been explaining.
"Yes, mom," He stuttered.
"Didn't you hear," Olivia asked, her eyes fixed on Ramon. "Your boyfriend has been through a lot."
"I am sorry mom," Marcos apologized. "I am not feeling well. But may I take him to his room?"
"No," Olivia muttered. "Madison and I will take him to the room so that he can rest."
Marcos gave a shy smile and watched as his mother and sister took Dan to his room. He was looking really bad but Marcos wasn't even bothered. He decided to go to his room and drown in his own pain before his father said he wanted to speak to him. They both went up to Marcos' room where he sat on the bed while his father closed the door.
"Did you hurt yourself again?" James asked his son who he thought had experienced more pain to last for a life time.
"This pain is nothing compared to what I am feeling in my heart." Marcos muttered.
"I am really sorry that you had to experience that again." James sighed deeply. "But tell me the truth, did you get hurt because Ramon was the one who had ruined your sister's engagement or....."
"He's still a whore," Marcos muttered, a tear running down his cheek. "He has a sugar daddy and he was only after my wealth."
James gave a gloomy sigh. "I just don't know what to believe anymore."
"I really love him dad," Marcos cried. "Despite everything that he has done, all the pain, I can't bring myself to hate him."
"That's called love," James chuckled. "I know I shouldn't be interfering in your affairs but don't you think you needed to hear him out?"
"What was there to listen to?" Marcos said hoarsely. "....So that he could lie to me again? He still blamed mom for it. He admitted that he ruined my sister's engagement. It just hurts to know that he still sleeps with men. I thought he had changed but now he's worse than ever, he has a sugar daddy."
James chuckled. "Exactly how do you know that?"
"Mom and Dan told me," Marcos muttered.
"In life we choose our paths my son," James muttered. "I hope the path you have chosen is the right one."
"I followed my heart five years ago and I got hurt," Marcos muttered. "I followed my heart once again and I got hurt. My heart is still yearning for Ramon but this time I will follow my mind and stick with Dan. I will propose to him and in a month or two we will get married and I will eventually learn to love him as much as he loves me."
Marcos couldn't stop his tears from coming out. He was hurt, betrayed and angry once again but this time his love for Ramon was growing deeper inside of him and he could feel it. He doesn't deserve what happened to him, he just doesn't. He held on to his father and cried.
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"What really happened?" Olivia whispered to Dan who was looking so lost and hurt. "The story you told us down there is not genuine. I know you and I can see you are hiding something."