The Drowned

" 5 "

Nathan pulled him by the hand and sat him on his lap, so Aran held onto him in fear, and when he opened his eyes and raised his head, he could feel Nathan's breathing near his face. He felt afraid and his hands were trembling, and even his entire body was trembling and trying to hide it. Nathan rested his head on Aran's chest, and his hands wrapped around Aran's waist and whispered to him

(Calm down, there's no need to be afraid. I won't hurt you. I swear it.)

Aran's trembling calmed down, and his hands began to pat Nathan's back as he whispered to him

(Everything will be fine)

He heard a long sigh coming out of Nathan's mouth, and he did not feel himself when he placed his cheek on Nathan's head. They both did not realize who was taking their pictures. A few moments later, there was a knock on the door and Nathan asked

( What is there ??)

Jonathan answered

(Brother, lunch is ready)

Nathan hummed, then spoke to Aran after he moved away and moved Aran away from him, arranging his clothes for him

(The twins are waiting for you outside. Go ahead of me and I will catch up with you shortly.)

Aran shook his head and walked towards the door while Nathan was watching him. Aran memorized the location of the door the first time. He went out and walked with the twins towards the stairs. The twins were worried because Liliana went up to Nathan's room. When they reached the stairs, they stopped at the voice of Liliana addressing Aran

(So you are the new friend of my fiancé)

Aran stopped and Jonathan held his hand and Aran asked him

( who is she ?)

Jonathan whispered to him

(I'm sorry for not telling you, this is Nathan's fiancée)

Aran spoke in a way that showed he knew her, even though he felt pain in his heart, he hid it and brought his hands together

(So you are P'Nathan's fiancée, Sawadikhab. Nathan told me about you. I apologize. I am blind and cannot see.)

Liliana raised one eyebrow and walked towards the kitchen and left them. The twins approached to apologize, but Aran interrupted them

(Let's go to my room, I want to change my clothes)

The twins accompanied him to his room without speaking, and they sat on the bed, watching him take out two shirts, one of which was cyan and the other was gray, and he asked them which color would suit him. Joshua got up to close the door, and Jonathan pulled him by the hand after removing the two shirts, sat him on the bed, knelt down, held his hands, and spoke.

(My brother and I are sorry for not telling you)

Aran asked them with a smile on his face

(Why are you sorry, I am neither angry nor upset with you)

Joshua put his hand on Aran's shoulder and whispered

(We apologize to your heart)

Aran's smile disappeared, then he smiled again and spoke to them

(They are just feelings and in a short time they will disappear. In addition, my grandmother will recover soon and I will go with her. I will not stay here for the rest of my life.)

They remained silent, so he got up again, grabbed his gray shirt, and spoke

(I'll wear this. Will you wait for me or will you leave first?)

Jonathan answered

(No, we will wait for you. We will come down together.)

Joshua and Jonathan came down with Aran talking and smiling. The father presides over the dining table, with his wife on his left and his eldest son on his right. Next to Nathan sits Jonathan, followed by Aran and then Joshua. Usually, Aran does not like gossip and talking while eating, but today the matter is different, as Aran is sitting with his family for the first time, despite the presence of that arrogant blonde with them.

Nathan was eating silently, enjoying Aran's conversation with his brothers, and he was peeping at Aran. Joshua placed sushi in front of Aran and asked him to eat it. Aran took it and asked for more from her, he says

(What is this?? It's delicious. Oh, there's a fish taste)

Liliana smiled mockingly and sarcastically

(This is sushi. It looks like you have never eaten sushi in your life.)

Aran asked, scratching his arm and neck, his breathing coming out hard

(What type...what type of fish was placed inside the sushi)

Joshua answered at the same time as Nathan got up

(It is salmon raised on our own fish farms in the south)

Nathan pulled him away, yelling at Sky

(Switch the car on quickly)

He looked at Aran, who had red spots on the skin of his arms and neck, and yet he was finishing his conversation with Liliana

(I mean allergy towards salmon)

Nathan pulled him, carried him, and walked towards the car, while his family, the twins, and his fiancée remained standing and staring at him. Halfway through, Aran spoke with difficulty

(P ... Nathan... I'm... choking)

He tried to calm him down as he watched Sky turn to the left side to shorten the road. Within minutes, Nathan's car arrived at the hospital and entered through the back door toward the emergency department.

One of the paramedics received him in the emergency department and Nathan quickly explained Aran's condition. They quickly installed an oxygen machine for him and took him into one of the rooms in the emergency department. The nurse asked Nathan to stay outside. He sat on the chair in the hallway quietly, with Sky standing next to him. Nathan pulled his hair out and started braiding it, trying to ignore the whispers and laughter of the girls in the hallway.

He got up when the nurse spoke and guided him towards Aran's room where he was taken. He followed the nurse and stood waiting for the doctor to leave. The twins came quickly, accompanied by three guards, and they stood near Nathan, waiting for the doctor to come out. It did not take long for the doctor to come out and stand in front of Nathan and speak.

(No need to worry, I injected him with an anti-allergy drug and he will be fine. He will spend the rest of the day and night here. Tomorrow morning you can take him out.)

Nathan shook his head and opened the door to enter, but the doctor's voice stopped him

(One person will stay with him except the guards)

Nathan shook his head and looked at his brothers. Jonathan spoke

(Brother, Joshua and I will leave with Sky. You have three guards. Two will guard the door and one we will leave at the car. If you need anything, call us, we will not be late for you.)

Nathan shook his head and saw them leaving, then he entered the room and walked slowly towards Aran, who was sleeping on the bed, his face pale. He approached and sat on the bed, held his hand and kissed it. The red spots on Aran's skin gradually began to disappear, but the oxygen mask still covered his face. The intravenous fluid needle is attached to his hand. Nathan kissed Aran's hand again and whispered to him

(I almost died out of fear for you. It was only a few days ago that I discovered that you were my favorite person that I was looking for. I beg you, Aran, just be fine.)

He remained sitting watching his sleep, when one of the guards knocked on the door. Nathan allowed him to enter, and the guard stood politely, bowed his head, and said

(Mr. Sky called and said that your father wants you to come)

Nathan shook his head and the guard left and closed the door behind him. Nathan got up, wanting to stand near the window and call Casper first, but Aran's fingers intertwined with his fingers prevented him, so he approached, kissing his hand and whispering.

(I am here and will not leave you. I will call Casper and stand near the window)

Slowly, Aran's fingers relaxed and slowly let go of his hand. Nathan kissed his temple, walked to the window and picked up his phone. The phone rang twice, and after the third ring, Casper answered and said...

(I'm downstairs, come down and let's talk. Talking on the phone doesn't help me)

Without Nathan saying anything. He got up and left the room slowly after kissing Aran's forehead. He went out and stood in front of the guards and spoke

(Guard the door carefully. No one is allowed to enter the room, understand??)

They spoke simultaneously

(We understand, sir)

He went out and walked quietly towards the elevator to the ground floor, then walked towards the exit gate, and he saw Casper standing and leaning on his car, surrounded by four men from his father's guards.

He suddenly stopped at the cold muzzle of a weapon on his temple, and a faint whisper commanded him to pick up the phone and call the guards to clear the door to Aran's room. But unfortunately for the threatening person, he did not know Nathan well, and before he could complete his speech, an important body fell at the entrance door, and screams filled the place. Under Nathan's hair covering his ear, there is an earpiece, listening to the sniper above him speaking to him.

(Are you okay sir?)

Nathan hummed and walked off. The sniper hit the threat with a bullet in the middle of his forehead. Nathan walked towards Casper, who had just lit his cigarette. He looked very tired and exhausted. Nathan took the cigarette from him and leaned next to him. Casper sighed and lit another one. Casper's guards moved away from the two young men and stood far away. Everyone knows that Nathan does not smoke unless there is something hurting him in his chest. Casper smiled sarcastically and spoke

(You love him, haha. Say I'm an i***t and it's just a pretense on my part.)

Nathan didn't answer him, but he just sighed. Casper turned around, stood in front of him seriously, and spoke

(Nathan, you have a fiancée. He is blind and is waiting for his grandmother to recover so he can leave with her. He will not stay with you forever. Nathan, you.....)

Nathan shouted at him

(I know that I have a fiancée, and I know that my family will not accept my love for a man, but I love him. Damn it. My fiancée, I can break off the engagement. From the beginning, I did not love her. And I will keep him with me, even if I have to lock him inside a glass house in my house.)

Casper spoke trying to calm him down

(Nathan, just me.....)

Casper's words were interrupted by Nathan standing up straight with his hand on his earpiece and speaking

( What is there?? )

The speaker answered

(Master Aran wake up, sir)

Nathan spoke

( I'm coming )

He looked at Casper and spoke

(I don't want anyone to know about our conversation)

Casper shook his head desperately and let him leave and kept watching him until he entered the hospital. Then Casper turned and left with his guards. Nathan entered the elevator with some people, including a young woman. She smiled, turned towards him, and spoke

(Can I have....)

Nathan interrupted her, raising his right hand, showing her his ring, and spoke

(I apologize, but my fiancé is in one of the rooms in this hospital)

So I remained silent and apologized to him. The truth is, this is not his real ring. This ring was in Casper's hand and Nathan borrowed it from him as a camouflage while he was thinking of making this lie true. He entered Aran's room and closed the door, then turned and walked quickly towards the bed after he heard Aran's voice calling him

(P ... Nathan)

Of all the people close to Aran, he called out to Nathan. Nathan approached him and sat on the edge of the bed, holding his hand and whispering to him.

( I'm here )

Aran tightened his fist around Nathan's hand and spoke

(You are lying... you were not here... I heard the sound of the door)

Nathan laughed as he kissed Aran's fingertips

(Yes, I was talking to Casper outside)

Aran was almost awake and was not aware of Nathan's kisses on his hands at all. In the morning, Aran was awake and the twins were near him, Jonathan feeding him and Joshua watching him. Nathan was in the information department signing Aran's exit papers, along with Sky.

Aran came out of the hospital holding his twin hand. He told them that he still felt pain in his chest, but the doctor reassured him that this was self-evident and prescribed him some medications to take throughout this week. After they returned home, Nathan noticed Aran's behavior and that he was avoiding him or trying not to be with him alone.

He no longer wanted to sleep in his room, and this made Nathan feel sad, as he was accustomed to Aran sleeping in his arms. At night, he knocked on Aran's room and waited, but he did not hear any sound coming from inside the room, so he opened the door. He found him sleeping in his bed with the lights on.

He went ahead and turned off the lights and sat on the edge of the bed, staring at Aran, who was sleeping with his right hand under his cheek and his left hand in a fist at his neck. Nathan moved his hand to move his bangs away from his face and stared at him. Aran was upset and woke up from his sleep whispering

(Jonathan, Joshua, stop sneaking into my room. I told you I was fine and had no pain in my heart. Now they left)

He did not get a response, so he got up and sat down, intending to scold the twins, but Nathan's scent forced him to remain silent for a few moments, then he spoke.

(P'Nathan)

Nathan answered

( Yes, it's me )

He asked him as he sat up straight

(What happened? Why did you come to my room? Is everything okay?)

Nathan answered as he took off his slippers and sat down on the bed

(Everything is fine except me)

Aran spoke as he raised his hand to Nathan's cheek, even though he did not know where it was. Nathan took his hand and raised it to his cheek, closed his eyes and sighed, listening to Aran's talk

(What's wrong with you, P'Nathan?)

Without Nathan answering his question, he asked him a small request

(Can I sleep in your room, next to you?)

Aran tried to politely refuse

( but ... )

Nathan interrupted

(only tonight)

Aran remained silent for a long time, then sighed and spoke

(Just for tonight. I don't want your fiancée to feel strange towards us.)

Nathan did not answer him, he just lay down next to him and pulled him into his lap, then pulled the cover over them and rested his forehead on the back of Aran's head. Aran is on Nathan's lap, his back is on Nathan's chest and his head is on Nathan's arm. Aran missed this warmth. He longed for that warmth so much that he quickly fell asleep, leaving Nathan awake.

Nathan woke up in the middle of the night to Aran's movement as he tried to hide himself in Nathan's arms. The window was open and the door was open as well, and a single blanket would not help them stay warm. Nathan got up and closed the door. He took a blanket out of the closet and put it on the bed. Then he moved toward the window to close it, but he saw one of the guards sneaking out of the house, so he smiled and closed the window.

He returned and pulled the cover over Aran's body and lay down next to him. A few moments later, Aran approached him and hugged him, and Nathan smiled with relief. In the morning, Aran left his room and walked towards the stairs, but he stopped after feeling Nathan's hand, who helped him down the stairs, so Aran asked him:

(How are you today, P'Nathan?)

Nathan answered

(I'm better off today)

Aran smiled, expressing his relief. With the last step on the stairs, the twins apologized to their brother and pulled Aran towards the garden and stood questioning him. Jonathan spoke first

(Was my brother in your room last night?)

Aran tensed and only shook his head meaning (yes), so Joshua asked him

(And he fell asleep on your bed and hugged you?)

Aran was ashamed and his cheeks turned red, but he shook his head meaning (yes). The twins looked at each other desperately and Jonathan spoke

(Didn't we agree three days ago that you would try to stay away from him, that you would prevent him from entering your room, and that you would try to keep him as far away from you as possible? What happened to change all of our agreement?)

Aran sighed, sat on the chair in the garden and talked

(He said that he is not well. You know the status of your brother in my heart , so stop judging me.)

The twins looked at each other and then spoke

(Aran, Nathan tricked you. He's fine but he wants to be near you.)

Aran spoke

(No problem, he told me he wanted to stay with me for just one night)

Joshua laughed sarcastically

(One night ??!! Hahaha, you're an i***t. And my brother tricksd you. Trust my word, Aran. It won't be one night. I swear it)

Aran did not say anything and spent his day in silence. After eating lunch, he spent the rest of his time with the twins in Nathan's library, sitting with Joshua on cushions placed in the middle of the room. The twins begged Nathan to put the pillows on, but he refused, so they sent Aran.

The twins noticed that he was angry, but when Aran went to him, entered his office, stood up and spoke, they were surprised by Nathan's calm nerves and his gentle conversation with Aran. Nathan did not raise his head, just listening to Aran's talk

(Can we take pillows to the library?)

Nathan asked him

( Why ? )

Aran answered

(Because I want the twins to read some books to me, can we or not?)

Nathan replied, knowing that the twins were standing behind his office door

(You can take it to the library, but on the condition that you return the books and pillows to their respective places)

Aran spoke with a smile

( I promise you )

Aran left Nathan's office and the twins approached him, whispering together at the same time

(Nathan will visit your room tonight, trust our conversation, Aran)

Aran shook his head desperately and walked towards the stairs, then climbed up, holding their hands and walking. After sunset, Nathan went up to his room to change his clothes because he would be leaving the house for several hours with Casper. He is still searching with Casper for something.

He entered his room, changed his clothes, and left, wearing his gloves and braiding his hair, but he stopped and stared at the semi-open door of the library room, so he entered quietly. He stood staring at Baran and his brothers sleeping on the pillows, so he laughed in a low voice and left and headed towards his room, pulled the cover over the bed and returned to the library.

He covered them, then kissed them on their foreheads one by one, turned off the light, and left quietly on his bike. He arrived at Casper's house. Casper's house is no less luxurious and sophisticated than Nathan's house. The only difference is that Nathan's house is a mixture of the Victorian era and the modern era, but Casper's house is a mixture of contemporary and technology.

The security system that Casper built in the house has a simulation system, as he knows those close to the family and strangers, and the security system in both Casper and Nathan's house was built by Casper, as he loves development. The simulated system welcomed him and the servants opened the door.

A corridor leading towards the stairs, but he stopped and turned around when he saw Casper's mother approaching him. He greeted her and asked about Casper, and she sighed in annoyance because her son was obsessed with technology and electronics and spoke

(He is in his laboratory)

They turned their heads towards Caspar's voice, who came out of the corridor and headed towards them, addressing his mother and at the same time clasping his hand with Nathan's as a fist. This was their usual greeting.

(Why is beautiful Rosa upset)

Rosa approached her son and spoke

(Because I am worried about my beloved son)

Nathan smiled and turned around to speak

(With your permission, ma'am. Casper, I will wait for you in the park. Don't be late.)

Nathan returned home in the middle of the night and was angry and upset. What he went for, he discovered was a major disaster. Nathan smashed the vase of blue lavender flowers and their scent filled the place. At the sound of the debris, Aran woke up and was worried because the sound was coming from Nathan's room. He went forward and knocked on the door, and it only took three seconds for him to hear Nathan screaming

(Go away from here)

At first, Aran felt pain and turned to go back to his room, but he changed his mind and decided to enter. He opened the door and entered, and on the first step into the room he spoke

(P'Nathan, it's m....)

He shouted loudly and sat down holding his foot. He doesn't know what happened to him because his only mind is the pain in his foot. When he entered the room, a bottle from one of the broken vases pierced his foot. Nathan forgot his anger, worry, and tension towards Aran. He hurriedly carried him towards the bed, screaming

(Servantsssss...... guardsssss..... )

At the sound of his screams, the servants and guards gathered in front of the door of his room, so the twin pushed them and entered the room. They saw blood from the beginning of the room door to the bed. Nathan's left hand held Aran's foot tightly, and his right hand held a towel covering the wound on Aran's foot.

Nathan removed the bottle from Aran's foot, wrapped it tightly, carried him, and left. Joshua hurried and ordered the servants to clean the room, while Jonathan accompanied Nathan. In the emergency department, they stitched the wound, and Nathan did not leave him any longer in the hospital, as he took him out fifteen minutes after stitching the wound.

On the way, he noticed Aran sleeping in his arms and smiled. He came down, carrying Aran and Jonathan walking next to him. Joshua greeted them, and Nathan signaled to them to be silent. He took him to his room and slowly put him on the bed, pulled the cover over him and went out to sit in his room.

The twin scolded him, but he did not speak and remained silent. At two in the morning, Nathan went to Aran's room to check on him, but he ended up sleeping on the bed next to him, then he pulled him to his chest and hugged him tightly. Aran woke up at dawn and turned to hug him.

Aran woke up at six in the morning to the vibration of the bracelet in his hand. This bracelet was designed by Casper specifically for Nathan. It only has one copy, and Nathan decided to give it to Aran, but he postponed the matter until another time. He got up and headed towards his room .

After showering, he decided to work and postponed his exercises for another time. He sat working and scrutinizing Nevada's deal papers. He used to put a red line on the pictures of those whose bodies he found or any information about them. As for those he found alive, he put a green line on their pictures. He was interrupted by a call from the hospital and he answered. A few seconds passed and he stood up screaming

(What?? How did this happen??? When??)

Before he could listen to the nurse’s words, Aran’s screams startled him, and his phone fell from his hand. Nathan left him and went out towards the stairs. He saw Aran at the end of the stairs holding his foot and crying, so he ran to him and knelt near him. Aran held onto his shirt, crying and sniffling

( P'Nathan, P'Nathan... Grandma... take me to my grandma, please)

Nathan became nervous because Aran's grandmother died about an hour ago, so he spoke, trying to calm him down, and asked him

(Calm down, Aran. Calm down, your foot is bleeding. Tell me, what happened to you asking me to take you to your grandmother?)

He replied, trembling as his fingers left Nathan's clothes

(She came to me in my dream. She was... she was bidding me farewell. She said that she was going to see my parents.)

Nathan hugged him tightly as he crouched down on the ground and hugged him tightly. Aran held him while he was sobbing, and at the sound of Aran’s wailing, the twins woke up and went out staring at their brother, who was crying silently. He held Aran tightly, but Aran pushed him and screamed.

(I told you to take me to my grandmother, why are you silent?)

Nathan held Aran's face with both hands and spoke

(I'm sorry, just calm down)

Aran answered

(I'll calm down, just take me to my grandmother)

Nathan looked at the twins and they understood and lowered their heads sadly. Nathan's mother approached her two sons and asked, which Joshua answered in a whisper

(Aran's grandmother died, and Nathan doesn't know how to tell Aran)

Their mother looked at Nathan and shook her head

(Nathan told him, in the end he'll know)

Nathan swallowed and then spoke

(Aran, I'm really sorry. I...)

Aran was silent, and only his gasps remained and he spoke

(My grandmother is gone, isn't she, Nathan? She left me?)

Jonathan crouched down next to him, Joshua holding his hands and speaking

( we are with you )

Nathan's mother approached him, stroked his hair, and spoke

(And I am with you, son. And Nathan is with you.)

He pushed Nathan's arms away, got up and stood with difficulty, then walked towards the stairs and spoke while swallowing his mouthful

(Someone help me. I want to go to my room and I can't count)

The twins approached him and helped him walk until he reached his room, then he stopped and spoke

(Jonathan, Joshua, I want to be alone)

Joshua nodded and Jonathan spoke

(It's okay, but promise me you won't hurt yourself)

Aran spoke as he entered the room

( I promise you )

Nathan remained sitting in his place, and his mother approached him and hugged him to his chest, and he spoke while lamenting to himself

(I promised him that I would take him to his grandmother , my mom. Your son broke his promise.)

I hugged him tighter

(It's okay, make amends for your mistake and bury her in a decent way for Arran's sake. Come on, son)

He got up, wiped his tears, and headed towards his office to mourn Casper. The twins and their mother were preparing black clothes for the proper burial ceremony for his grandfather, Aran, who was sitting on the bed and hugging his legs. The blood in his foot dried up and stiffened.

Nathan knocked on the door carrying a first aid kit and the twins stayed outside waiting. Nathan approached, sat on the bed, and placed the first aid box on the floor. With his hand he patted Aran's hair and whispered

(Aran, let me treat your foot until you're ready)

Aran relaxed his feet and asked him

(Where will you bury her?)

Nathan answered as he gently removed the bandage

(near your parents)

Aran returned to his silence. Nathan finished treating Aran's foot and allowed the twins to enter. After Nathan left, the twins asked Aran to stand up to help him change his clothes, but he refused and asked them to leave. The twins noticed his tension and confusion, but they let him do what he wanted.

He came out wearing black clothes, and Nathan covered his head with his hat because it was cold, and he put on gloves and held his hand and walked two steps to the stairs, then picked him up and walked downstairs, and everyone went to the car.

As a proper ceremony, the grandmother was buried, and Aran did not cry. After completing the burial ceremony, Aran asked Nathan to take him towards the temple to pray, and Nathan did not refuse. He asked everyone to return and accompany him alone.

In the most tense situation, he was calm and Nathan helped him, even though he is a Christian. After praying, Nathan left Aran in the car alone and went to get lunch. Although there was a guarded car with Nathan, when he returned, he did not find Aran in the car. He got mad and started screaming at the guards, then started

searching for him.

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