Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

After that, the two slipped down from the beds and crouched next to Freddy.

"Dude, what happened? Are you really not afraid to be trashed, saying all that cr*p to Bruno?"

"He would've kept all that to himself if he was. Didn't you see Bruno punching him? Does it hurt?"

With that, one of them poked the corner of Freddy's mouth, but he sat still, unresponsive.

"Freddy, bro?"

"Why isn't he responding? Had Bruno punched his brain out of him?"

The guys poked the corner of Freddy's mouth again, but eliciting no response, they continued to jab at him.

Freddy finally couldn't take it anymore; gritting his teeth, he cursed, "Have you guys had enough? You just have to go poking at my wound, do you? Although my heart hurts more now, I'm still made of flesh and blood. Can you two poke somewhere else?"

For some reason, although Freddy looked textbook woebegone at the moment, his two roommates could not help but guffaw when they heard his laments.

"Man, you sure are funny, Freddy. Shouldn't you be saying something like your heart is dead, apart from a bleeding heart, you don't feel any pain?"

"Yeah, so what are you doing, still saying your wound hurts?"

Freddy looked at his two roommates and snapped, "F*ck off!"

After he scolded, the pain at the corner of his mouth sent him groaning immediately, gasping ceaselessly.

Seeing that, the two roommates laughed even louder!

Incensed, Freddy gave each of them a kick.

"Whatever happened tonight stays here. I was drunk, and I was talking nonsense."

"Then why the stubborn act when you know what exactly you were doing? Bruno was so pissed he left because of you."

At that subject, Freddy became silent, his eyes dark and serious.

"I don't regret saying any of that."

Some cards had to be laid on the table, especially if it was love, never wise to be vague.

He could keep the topic away from Mashauva; all she needed to do was continue being her innocent self, but why couldn't he have resolved it with Bruno? Freddy was dead set on him clarifying things! Late at night.

in his pocket, back against the wall at a secluded spot near the school gates, Bruno stared forward with his gaze deep and

but before he knew it, he had reached where

his ears, his mind steeped

the past, and the present, even more so, but why would it invariably arouse the wrong

was not the first time Freddy had said

at the school gate for

The next day.

his swollen jaw, he hissed and directed his gaze at Bruno as he said, "Bruno, can you go easy on me next time?"

"Dude, I'm serious."

up at him. "What are you trying to say? I'm sure you've sobered up.

ahead, as if I hadn't suffered enough yesterday. For Mashauva's sake, I won't fight back,

at him

only one truth from you today. Do you like Mashauva or

Bruno frowned,

know this is no music to your ears, but for Mashauva's sake, I have

does this have

"How does it not?"

the first time, Freddy thought he was

I mean if Mashauva likes you, and if... if you don't look for a girlfriend,

"Say again?"

have feelings for her, you can go ahead and never find yourself

you don't, maybe

divert her feelings away from you. Be it a real

hauva

know you have one."

Bruno was stupefied.

do you have

you is reliance? What if she can't differentiate between

to take the lead. If it

deathly hush settled around them. They held each other's gaze for a long while before Bruno snorted. "So, you're

you think? If Mashauva has that kind of feeling toward you, will you be able to reciprocate

Bruno did not respond.

has been pursuing you, hasn't she? Mashauva has met her before too, maybe you can ask for her help. You don't have to date her; just let Masahauva think she's

Bruno remained silent.

Whatever happens next

looking at Bruno as he laid