Red Thread of Fate

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

“So, what are we going to do here in the four corner of your super large room, Frederio?”

Rio rolled his eyes when he heard what Vera called him, she’s starting to annoy him again. Vera knows that he hates that name because it was so manly and he doesn’t like it because of that. His bish cousin knows about his true self and yet she always called him in that name.

“Uh-uh, do not do that, Riodio, what if your mom or dad would suddenly open your room’s door and saw how your eyes rolled like that?” Vera said.

She was saying that while checking on her new polished nails. This cousin of her always want to annoy him because she knows how he will react. Rio was so used to Vera being so mean to him, but he knows that from all of his cousin Vera was the only one who truly care for him.

“Could please cut it, Vera? Stop calling me Frederio, just Rio okay? And what do you expect to do here in my room? Just read some of my books I don’t plan to go outside, I love to stay here, I don’t want to go out.” He said.

When Vera stood and walk near where his books is, He looked at his cousin and then he saw how she browse on his books on the shelves. It seems like Vera doesn’t even want her fingers to touch the books because of how far her fingers on the books on his shelves.

“Is that how you look for books to read?” He asked and rolled his eyes again.

Vera didn’t look at him but she put his pointer finger into her mouth and gestured him to shut.

“I wasn’t looking for a book to read, Rio, I was looking for a men’s magazine here. I don’t want you to be caught, because if you get caught I am dead too, we are both dead.” She said.

Rio gasped, he will never buy a men’s magazine he isn’t that thirsty for men! Sometimes he wanted to slap Vera on her left and right cheek just to wake her up. Vera knows who he is from the day that he felt that his heart starts to beat for a man, also Vera knows that he’s not that showy because he is protecting his family and their relatives.

He and Vera came from a wealthy family, they came from a wealthy family, a family of billionaires. Their family owns a lot of companies and resorts and they have lots of businesses outside the country. Rio and his siblings were expected to be communicative and intelligent because they will handle the Williams group of companies. The family’s reputation is very important that’s why they need to always look good.

His father is very strict and so his whole family. But little do they know he has secrets that he needs to keep. He sighed, he doesn’t want to ruin their family’s reputation but he cannot just change who he really is to satisfy others.

Not right now, I can’t. I am happy for my true self.

Rio always read BL stories, he was so into Boys Love romance and he wished that someday, someone would also love and fight for him as what he red and watched in all of the BL stories. He also wanted to settle down with the person he loves and have a happy ending.

“Daydreaming? Can you tell me the truth, do you have a boyfriend now, Rio?” Vera asked and she sits in front of her.

He was sitting on his bed and she pulled a chair and sit in front of him. Vera was holding her cellphone and she was scrolling on it, she seems like she was looking for something.

“Vera, where did you get that thought? I don’t have a plan to have a boyfriend right now, not now that everyone was eyeing me because they noticed that I am not going outside the house. I think my siblings are being suspicious right now.” He said.

He can’t help but to think for his siblings they are always busy but he knows how observant they are even if they are just staying minutes in the house and then they will go to work after. Mostly his older brother, the strict one—like his dad.

“Because you are glowing, I just thought that there is someone that was making you happy. Can’t I think of that? And Rio, look, your first love and his girlfriend broke up now.” Vera said and showed him her cellphone.

So that’s what she’s scrolling like she’s looking for something very important?

“Vera, I don’t have time for that, and I don’t like him anymore. If he and his girlfriend broke up then I am sad for him, I will pray for his heart to not be in so much pain.” He said and then took his phone to look for his first love’s post.

Of course I will not show to Vera how curious I am because of what she showed me. I am going to search it for myself.

“Don’t lie to me, Rio, I know you. But, girl—I mean cousin aren’t we going to go outside and look for boys? I prepared for today, just look at my outfit… look!”

Vera stood in front of him and pose like those super models they were watching in the runway fashion show. Rio rolled his eyes, here she goes again. Doing weird stuffs, he knows why Vera always end up single even though she’s beautiful and sexy.

Because she’s crazy and his ex-boyfriend’s cannot handle his out of this world attitude.

“Come on, Rio, just for 3 hours? Let’s right on your new car. I am the one who will drive, please?” she said.

 I told Anita that I will go out with Vera later but I don’t really have any plan on going outside today. I feel guilt.

Rio sighed, he doesn’t like going out because he prefers at home in his room and reading fictional books. When Vera looked at him with her eyebrow furrowed he knows that she’s losing her patience. Vera has a really short patience.

“Are you going? Or I will comment on your first love’s post that someone is waiting for him now that he’s single? Then I will tell him you initials!” she said.

Rio forgot, Vera is crazy, he should obey what she want or else he’s dead.

“Don’t scare me, Vera or  I will tell to your mother how you always seek at night and climb down to your window every night just to hang out with with a random man in a bar?” he said.

Vera didn’t talk after he said that, he just heard her sighed and it was loud as if she was saying that  he could do whatever he wants now because he win.

“I don’t have any feelings for that man anymore Vera, that was few years ago and you are not getting over it?”  He said while looking into Timothy’s posts.

Rio can’t help but to be sad for the man, he was really broken because of what happened and he thinks that he really love the woman.

“Relationship will not end if you both love each other dearly, if you both understand each other and if you both respect each other’s difference.” Posted 3 minutes ago.

The post gained 200 reacts in 3 minutes and he wasn’t shock about that. Timothy is an athlete he has a lot of friends and he’s very popular. Why the woman is broke up with him?

“I was the only one who wanted us to continue

The second post he saw gained 654 reacts on the social media site and it has 100+ comments. When he browse on the comment section he saw a lot of girls, he felt that those girls wasn’t really sad for what happened, he is sure that they are targeting Timothy now.

The man is good looking and also kind, any woman or gay would fall for him.

And he’s one of those, he can still remember what’s written on his phone. He typed everything that he wanted to say to someone but he can’t because he’s afraid he will get judge.

“Waking up with a heavy feeling I went to school, when I entered our classroom, minutes later, I saw Timothy wearing his new Gucci shirt; he told everyone that his mom gifted him a shirt for the first time. He was so happy.  I was looking so long at him, while he was there with my other classmates smiling. I saw a genuine smile of a person, my heart suddenly beats faster and my hands were shaking while looking at Timothy. I thought something weird was happening to me.  I ignored it and just focus on my notes.”

                                                                                                            9:05 am July, 20, 2001

“Hello, this is Rio again, the weird feeling I felt while looking at Timothy continued! I saw him at the field while he’s there playing football with our classmates, He was so happy and his smile made my heart beats faster, oh no no, why am I saying this?”

                                                                                                            1:13 pm July 21, 2001

“Who am I going to ask what is happening to me? Should I ask mom? But what if she thinks that I am gay because of my question? This is so hard. I know that I am a straight man, I know what I like and I like girls. This is not good. Not good, Rio.”

                                                                                                            8:00 pm July 23, 2001

“2 months of no notes, I am doomed. I like Timothy, I like the man, and I like a man! I am dead! For sure dad will kill me if he finds out about this, he will reject me.”

                                                                                                            3:23 pm Sept. 26, 2001

“Okay, I am going crazy, I forgot to do my assignments because I was busy teaching Timothy some mathematic lessons, because everyone knows that I am good at everything they told Timothy that I can tutor him. He asked me for help and who am I to reject him?! But oh no, man, temptation! Here I am now at the office of our teacher saying sorry because I forgot to do my assignments. Great! Just great!”

                                                                                                            11:00 am, Oct. 9 2001

Timothy was the one who made him like that, and he doesn’t blame him, he actually thought that he’s really like that and Timothy help him to get out of his shell.

“Boo!”