The Drowned

" 4 "

Aran moved away from Nathan a little and asked

(Do you have brothers?)

He answered while looking at him, and there was a ghost of a smile on Nathan's face as he spoke while his brothers were watching him and smiling.

(Yes, my twin brothers, Jonathan and Joshua)

Aran brought his hands together and greeted the standing twin, who was surprised. They had never seen a Thai person this handsome in their lives. Everyone they met was not as handsome as Aran at all. Joshua spoke, who has his mother's green eyes and has his mother's dimples and black hair, and his eyes are identical to his mother's eyes, but his features are... His face, height, and appearance are like his father's, and even the color of his skin as well, and Jonathan is an exact copy of him. They are identical twins.

(How can you be Thai? Your appearance does not match any of them. I mean, they have normal brown eyes, black hair, and have white skin, but it is not like your skin at all.)

Aran did not say anything, so Jonathan spoke while turning the phone, saying:

(See, you don't look like them at all)

Aran bowed his head silently, and Nathan looked at his brothers with a strong, penetrating look that meant he apologized. Jonathan looked at his big brother, then at his twin, and realized that Aran was not seeing, so he approached and knelt down near the bed support, speaking.

(I'm sorry, I swear I didn't know)

Aran spoke, trying to ease the tension between the brothers

(No need to apologise, I'm not sad or angry. Now tell me, are you identical twins?)

The twins were busy talking to each other, so Nathan approached Aran and whispered

(They are identical twins, but there is a slight difference between them)

Aran smiled at the twins' argument, then whispered to Nathan

( I wanna take a shower )

Nathan replied as he got up and grabbed his hand and pulled him up

(Your room is ready next to my room. It is yours and no one will enter it except on your command.)

Aran thanked him and went into his new room and then asked

(What does my room look like?)

Jonathan answered

(She looks like you)

Joshua continued Jonathan's speech

(The bed, closet, and bathroom door are made of oak. The mattress, curtains, and bedsheet are pistachio-colored, and there is a TV screen with a vase of blue lavender flowers.)

Aran smiled and said it at the same time as Jonathan and Joshua

(Nathan's favorite flower hahahaha)

The three of them were standing next to each other, laughing, and Nathan was standing at the door, leaning on the door jamb, folding his arms over his chest, and smiling at them. Their laughter was interrupted by the hospital call and he answered and listened silently and then spoke

(Okay coming)

He hung up the call and called Casper saying

( Kasper ..... )

Casper interrupted him

(I understood everything from the tone of your voice. How many cars do you want? Should I come or not?)

Nathan smiled and spoke

(Come and bring one car with you, I will take three cars with me)

Casper hummed to him and hung up the connection after he spoke

(Checkmate, I've beaten you, David)

After hanging up the call, Nathan looked at his two brothers and spoke

(You two move and get ready, we will leave the house in a few moments)

Both Jonathan and Joshua shook their heads and moved. Then Aran approached Nathan and stood in front of him. Aran knew where Nathan was without seeing him, even though the time he spent with him was short, but he knew his location and felt it. Aran asked him.

(What happened, P'Nathan?)

Nathan smiled as he pushed Aran's hair away from his face, raised his head with his fingers under his jaw, and spoke

(You didn't want to check on your grandmother, hurry up and take a shower and get ready to take you to her)

Aran quickly moved away, with a smile on his face and speaking

(You're really going to take me to my grandmother??)

Nathan answered

(Of course, you should hurry up and take a shower while I change my clothes.)

Aran walked quickly towards his bathroom and Nathan went out to his room. The twins prepared to accompany their big brother as they talked to each other about why Nathan was in such a hurry to leave. After they had prepared, they headed towards Aran's room and entered after knocking on the door and Aran allowed them to enter. They were surprised to find that Aran was tense and his clothes and hair were disheveled. So he apologized

(I'm sorry, I'm a little nervous)

Joshua spoke as he approached

(Don't worry, we're all stressed out, let me help you)

Joshua helped him and arranged his clothes, while Jonathan dried and combed his hair. A maroon shirt and brown pants. This was Aran's choice of clothing. The twins asked him how he knew colors, so he told them that his grandmother used to sew letters on his clothes in specific places, and each letter represented a color so he knew them. The twins hummed, grabbed his hand, and left, waiting for Nathan to come down, only to flinch at the sound of Casper hugging Aran, screaming.

(I caught you)

At first, Aran was frightened, but when he heard Casper's voice, he laughed. He stopped laughing when Nathan came down the stairs, his hair braided and wearing a black silk shirt, black pants, his shoes were of a very expensive brand, shiny black, one glove, and a chain dangling in his other hand. He stopped and spoke.

(Who will drive the car?)

Sky replied

( me )

Casper spoke

(I will sit next to him)

Nathan sighed

(If it's resolved, Casper and Skye are in the lead, me, Aran, and the twins are in the back, and the rest of the guards go to cars.)

Aran was terrified by the unified voice of the guards when they spoke

( Yes sir )

The twins moved with Casper and Skye and preceded them, so Nathan stopped Aran from walking and pulled him, speaking as he tied the chain and closed the lock around Aran's neck.

(Wait, this is your necklace. I found it a while ago and hid it and remembered it today)

Aran said as he held her, his voice tinged with sadness and happiness

(My mother's necklace, thank you)

Nathan smiled and asked Aran to hold his hand. When Aran's hand touched the glove that Nathan was wearing, he flinched and moved his hand away, intending to ask, but Nathan grabbed his hand and pulled him away, speaking.

(Let's hurry, you don't want to waste time)

Aran shook his head and walked with Nathan towards the car. Nathan's car left, driven by Skye, between four cars, two on the left side, front and back, and two on the right side as well. Jonathan and Joshua were muttering as they stared at Nathan, who was staring out the window, and Aran was holding Nathan's gloved hand, and Aran was touching it without asking.

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After the nurse hung up the call with Nathan, she knelt down in front of Nevad and begged him, asking him to leave her family. Nifad laughed and looked at his guard, who came forward and threw the bag in front of her, speaking

(Take it and leave home, you and your family, and I don't want to see your face here)

She shook her head, hugged the bag, and left, while he stood from afar, staring at Nathan, who got off with his two brothers, his friend, and his guards, and then finally, Aran got off. Nefad was surprised by Aran's change and how he became more beautiful. He smiled an evil smile, as if what he was thinking was uglier than his previous actions.

Casper and Nathan walked in the back, and the twins decided to hold Aran's hands and walk as if they were children, because whoever sees them holding Aran's hands, walking with him, and arguing with him will prove to them that they are children. Nathan stared at them and smiled, so Casper whispered to him

(Did you know the reason why the buyers rejected Aran and the reason for their money being returned?)

Nathan shook his head and Casper spoke

(Everyone who saw Aran was fond of his beauty, but the reason for rejection was the defects that Aran possessed)

Nathan turned and stopped away from Aran and his two brothers and whispered

(What do you mean? What defects are you talking about?)

Casper was surprised and asked him

(Don't you know? Didn't he tell you?)

Nathan asked him in an almost loud voice

(Tell me what?)

At his voice, the three people standing turned around and the one who asked who among them was Aran

(What's up, P'Nathan?)

Nathan was confused about what to tell him, so he said as he wrapped his arm around Aran's shoulder to walk, but he was silent and was surprised by Aran quickly taking his arm away, hugging his shoulders, and sitting down while screaming.

(Nooooooooo)

The twins and Nathan were confused, except Casper knew. Nathan dropped and knelt down on one knee with his hand on Aran's shoulder and whispered.

(What's wrong, Aran? Calm down. We're in the hospital, close to your grandmother's room. Do you want me to take you to a secluded place to rest?)

A few moments later, Aran grabbed Nathan's shirt sleeves and spoke

(No, take me to my grandmother)

Nathan hummed and got up, grabbing Aran's hand and pulling him up. He passed his brothers and entered the elevator without letting go of his hand. He felt his trembling. The twins, along with Casper and the chief guard, took the other elevator, leaving Nathan with Aran in an isolated place until they reached the floor containing the grandmother's room. Nathan remained standing. He entered the elevator with Aran clinging to his arm and his body trembling until the elevator reached its destination. After he stood, Nathan came out and pulled Aran with him. Then he stood and asked.

(Excuse me, where can I find the men's bathroom?)

The nurse pointed to him and indicated the location of the bathroom. He thanked her and turned towards Aran and spoke to him as he saw the rest approaching

(Your grandmother will be nervous and worried about you if she sees you in this state. Come and wash your face.)

Aran shook his head and walked, holding Nathan's hand while the others followed him. He entered the bathroom, Aran with him, then he turned on the water and then pulled Aran towards the sink, while Casper, the twins, and Skye remained outside until Nathan came out.

Nathan left with Aran, who was less nervous, and they walked with the rest, but Aran's hand never left Nathan's hand. They arrived at the grandmother's room and the twins spoke

(We will wait outside, brother)

Nathan shook his head and entered quietly, looking at Aran, who knew where his grandmother was and quickly threw himself into her arms, crying, so she whispered to him.

(What's wrong with you, Aran? Is Mr. Nathan hurting you?)

Aran quickly raised his head and spoke, tears still streaming down his cheeks

(Never, he takes good care of me and never hurt me)

His grandmother asked him while patting his hair

(Then why are you crying?)

He lowered his head and whispered so Nathan and Casper wouldn't hear him

( I miss you so much )

Casper tried to stifle his laughter and Nathan smiled. Grandmother dropped and whispered

(Shame, boy. You've become a young man. Stop acting childishly.)

The twins were upset about sitting in the hallway, so they opened the door, crept in, and stood near Nathan, who was staring at Aran, who had been sleeping on his grandmother's thigh, and she had been stroking his hair for about half an hour. Casper interrupted Nathan's distraction with Aran and spoke.

(Nathan, we have to leave now)

Nathan understood and quickly got up and approached the grandmother whispering

(Grandma, we have to leave. I promise I will bring it to you another time)

Grandma spoke

(I'll wake him up)

Nathan stopped her

(No, I will carry it)

Nathan approached to carry him, and when he touched Aran's shoulder, he was startled and woke up, so Nathan whispered to him

(We have to leave and I promise I will bring you to see her again)

Aran smiled and turned his head towards his grandmother, who kissed him on the cheek and forehead and whispered to him

(Be a good boy, and don't tire Mr. Nathan out, okay?)

Aran answered her

( We agreed )

Nathan walked out, holding Aran's hand, with the twin in front of him, Casper behind him, making a call, and Skye holding his weapon to prepare, but as they walked towards the elevator, descended to the last floor, and headed towards the departure door, nothing happened to them, and this increased Nathan's confusion.

Within moments, Nathan pulled Aran to his chest and quickly lowered himself. Although he felt Aran trying to escape from his arms, he did not let go of him at all. In one quick moment, a bullet hit Nathan's shoulder from behind, and he screamed in a low voice.

Aran stopped trying to escape after he heard the sound of the scream and felt hot liquid running down his shoulder and into his chest. He raised his hand and touched the liquid, but he only thought about two things: Or was this liquid tears or blood? He wanted to turn towards Nathan, but Jonathan pulled him forcefully and put him in the car.

All the way back, Aran was sitting in his place, his hands in his lap full of blood, and his shirt was also stained on both sides, from his shoulder to the middle of his back, and also from the front, from his shoulder to the middle of his chest. Neither Jonathan nor Joshua asked about Nathan.

When he was pulled from Nathan's arms, his ears were overwhelmed by an extremely loud ringing. The car carrying Aran and the twins arrived at the house and they got out urging Aran to walk quickly. The three entered the house and Aran remained standing and listening to Jonathan's conversation.

(Joshua, take Aran to his room and let him clean the blood from his body and change his clothes. As for me, I will serve as the guard.)

Joshua replied

(Okay)

Joshua moved towards Aran, gently grabbed his hands and pulled him towards the stairs. The amazing thing about Aran is that he is calm and obeys easily with Joshua. After they entered the room, Aran asked Joshua to leave him alone, so Joshua ran out, left him, and left.

After the twins left, Casper supported Nathan, helped him get into his car, and took him to his family doctor's office. The doctor discovered Nathan's wound and did not administer general anesthesia, but rather used local anesthesia for him and began his work on removing the bullet. Even though the doctor injected him with an anesthetic, he felt terrible pain.

Casper sits outside and is calm until Nathan's screams startle him and he almost bursts into the room had it not been for the nurse convincing him that the doctor injected Nathan with a local anesthetic. It did not take the doctor long to remove the bullet and stitch up the wound. Casper entered the room after the doctor left and stared at Nathan sitting on the bed.

The tape that tied the end of the braid fell off so that the hair strands would not be disturbed and the braid would fall open. His hair is hanging over his right shoulder, and his left shoulder is wrapped in a bandage. A belt around his shoulder with an arm sling wrapped around Nathan's left arm. He looked tired and pale, his chest exposed. He sat on the bed and stared at Casper.

The doctor gently pushed him to lie down and attached an intravenous fluid needle to his left arm after removing the arm sling from Nathan's arm and securing it well. Then he connected the blood bag with a tube to the arm and hung the bag in place. Then he spoke to Nathan.

(Relax now, you won't leave until the contents of this bag are finished, okay?)

Nathan shook his head, lay down quietly, and closed his eyes. Casper walked over, pulled the blanket over Nathan's chest and spoke

(Try to stay calm. Aran, your brothers, and your mother are fine. I sent some guards to your family home in case Nevad tries to attack your home.)

Nathan hummed without opening his eyes, but Casper knew he was worried, as the nerves in his right arm and forehead were very prominent. Nathan returned home and was very calm. He stared at his brothers who were sitting playing video games and looked for Aran, but he did not see him. When Jonathan spoke, Nathan stared at him

(Stop looking for him. He's in his room. He refused to come down.)

Nathan moved toward the stairs, but his mother's voice coming from the kitchen forced him to stand and turn around. A light blanket covered his shoulders. He pulled it with his hand and held it tightly when he heard the steps of his mother and the maid. His mother spoke anxiously as she approached him.

(How is your injury, my son ? Jonathan told me that you were hurt, but you are fine.)

Nathan replied and turned around

( I'm okay mom, I'm going to rest)

He turned and left them and headed towards the stairs and stood in front of Aran's room. Then he sighed and walked towards his room. He opened the door and entered without noticing that Aran was sitting on his bed. He pulled the cover off his shoulder and threw it on the sofa, took the arm sling off his shoulder and threw it next to the cover. He walked to the middle of the room and stopped in surprise, looking at Aran sitting on his bed. At the sound of Nathan's movement, Aran stood up and spoke

(P'Nathan, is that you?)

Nathan did not speak and remained silent as he saw Aran approaching him until he stood in front of him and gently raised his hand and asked

(Are you okay, P'Nathan?)

He did not answer him and kept staring at his face and how pale it had become in just a matter of hours. The fingers of Aran's left hand rose and touched Nathan's chest, so he moved them away and took two steps back, but Nathan's right hand wrapped around his waist and pulled him, and his left hand grabbed Aran's hand and pulled it towards his chest, where his heart was. He rested his forehead on Aran's forehead, whispering

(I'm fine. It's a small wound and will heal within a few days. Why are you shaking? Calm down.)

Aran mumbled in staccato words

(P ...Nathan ...you ...you're so close)

Because Nathan was so close to Aran, their breathing became mixed, and Aran's left hand relaxed and stopped putting pressure on Nathan's arm. He closed his eyes, and even his breathing regulated and he stopped trembling. Nathan gently moved away from him and left him and headed towards his dressing room and spoke to him

(How did you know that the person entering the room was me?)

Aran answered while sitting on the sofa with his hand on his heart and still feeling nervous

(Your steps, your advantage from your steps)

Nathan hummed and then asked

( Did you eat lunch ?)

Aran did not answer him, so he asked again, but Aran did not answer him again, so he left his dressing room and approached him and asked. He knew that Aran would not answer him, and this meant that he did not eat his lunch.

(You haven't eaten either tomorrow or dinner?)

Aran shook his head, meaning no, and remained silent as he heard Nathan's steps toward the door, then he heard him leave, then for a few moments, he returned and sat on the sofa, browsing his computer and the latest news from his father. Then he looked at Aran, who was calm, but he noticed the trembling of his fingers, so he addressed him.

(Do you have something you want to talk about?)

Aran muttered nervously

(Oh, I ... yes, I have a small request)

Nathan spoke

(Order what you want)

Aran got nervous and didn't know how to speak

(Can I ... can I sleep next to you tonight? You can refuse if you want, and we can put a pillow between us if it bothers you)

Nathan stared at him for a long time, and he was silent for a long time, so Aran thought that Nathan was rejecting his request, so he opened his mouth to apologize, but Nathan stopped him, saying

(You are allowed. Do what you deem appropriate and feel comfortable with.)

Aran smiled and thanked him. They brought dinner to Nathan's room, and Aran sat with Nathan, eating together, and the twins watched them. Nathan put the food on Aran's plate, talked to him, and smiled. The twins left him and went back to their rooms.

One o'clock in the morning, Nathan woke up to Aran's movement. He stared at him, then smiled and went back to sleep. At nine in the morning, the twins decided to wake up Aran because Nathan was injured and they did not want to wake him up. They headed towards Aran's room and knocked on the door, but there was no answer, so they opened it gently. They were surprised by the arrangement of the bed, so they started looking for Aran.

They were stressed and anxious, so they decided to wake up Nathan, so they forcefully entered his room without knocking on the door. They almost screamed, but after seeing Aran sleeping on their big brother's arm, holding his nightgown and sharing the blanket with him, they remained silent. Nathan slowly opened his eyes and then whispered to his brothers

(Why don't you knock on the door before entering? Where is the etiquette? Learn some privacy, you idiots)

They laughed nervously and left the room and closed the door. Nathan smiled to himself and looked at Aran, who removed the pillow that was between them and hugged him. He felt Aran's leg on his leg and wanted to hug him, but his shoulder was injured, and any other movement would hurt his shoulder. A feather pillow was placed under his shoulder so that it would not be damaged.

Nathan moved gently, his hand touching Aran's cheek as he stared at him and how he appeared without noticing himself as he approached to smell his hair. He smiled when Aran moved in annoyance and Nathan whispered to him

(Aran, wake up, it's too late to sleep)

Aran was not this lazy before. He wakes up at six o'clock even if he has been asleep for an hour. Aran spoke as he buried himself in Nathan's embrace

(Five more minutes, please)

Nathan laughed, then approached him and gave his cheek a small kiss, which caused Aran's consciousness to fully awaken and awaken until he got up and sat down while saying

(I woke up, I woke up)

Nathan whispered to him as he got up to sit next to him

(I found something that makes you wake up against your will)

Aran moved away from him, got out of bed, and walked towards the door while saying

(It won't happen again, I promise, you won't beat me next time)

Nathan laughed so loudly that even his mother and brothers heard him, and this rarely happens. Nathan does not laugh like this except in very rare cases, and Aran is one of Nathan's rare cases. Nathan came down walking with his arm tied with an arm sling, his hair braided, and wearing a red silk shirt and black pants. This made Jonathan gasp, declaring his shock, and Joshua spit out the water he had drunk, and they screamed.

(red)

Aran raised his head after hearing the twins' screams and asked

(Red?? What does it mean?)

Joshua opened his mouth to explain, but Jonathan shushed him

(Just Nathan wearing a red shirt)

Aran spoke as he rested his arms again on the arm of the sofa, resting his head on them and closing his eyes

(And what's strange about it? Maybe he liked wearing something different)

Nathan remained standing and staring at him, then he took his phone out of his pocket to answer Casper and walked behind the stairs towards his office. Aran kept listening to his voice until it disappeared. There was a long silence, then Aran heard the sound of Jonathan's steps and him sitting next to him, then he heard his voice asking him

(Aran, do you have feelings for my brother Nathan?)

Aran raised his head and became nervous, but Joshua's speech reassured him a little

(There is no need to be nervous, you can tell us. We will be your friends and we will not tell anyone, not even Nathan.)

He had never heard the word "friends" from anyone before, so he wanted to experience the feeling

(Before I answer your question, Jonathan. Do you really consider me a friend?)

Joshua replied

(Of course, Nathan told us that you don't go out of the house and you never had friends before, so let us be your friends.)

He smiled and extended both hands so that the twins could hold them and approach him, listening to his whisper

(No one has ever been close to me except for my grandmother, your only brother is close to me and maybe I feel a little bit of feelings for him, but don't tell him, please)

The twins swallowed hard and looked at each other sadly. Aran did not know that Nathan had a fiancée. That smile on his face and his sparkling eyes. It will be extinguished as soon as he finds out that Nathan has a fiancée.

Two days passed very normally, with no attack attempts from Nevad or anything else. Everything was calm until the third day. Nathan woke up to the sound of his fiancée Liliana trying to enter his room and Jonathan preventing her, but she entered and saw Aran sleeping next to Nathan, his hands clenched in front of his chest, but his forehead was on Nathan's shoulder.

She wanted to scream but Joshua pulled her outside. Nathan got up quietly without making any sound that would cause Aran to wake up and headed towards the bathroom. His last concern was to give an explanation for what Liliana saw now. He left Aran sleeping and went out and saw the twins standing and whispering about which of them would tell that Aran had feelings for Nathan.

They ended up remaining silent, even though their brother asked them why they were sad. Before they spoke, Casper called him and urgently asked to see him. He hung up the phone, looked at his brothers, and spoke

(I have to leave and I will have breakfast with Casper. You two have to take care of Aran in my absence and keep that blonde away from him.)

The twins shook their heads politely and remained standing, staring at him. Then they followed him and watched him leave while riding his bike. They sighed and went back. They spent the day in Aran's room until lunchtime.

Nathan returned half an hour before lunch and entered his office. Liliana heard him screaming and heard the sound of some things being smashed, so she retreated from entering. She was afraid. At the sound of Nathan screaming, the twins came out and saw Liliana heading towards their mother's room quickly. Aran followed the twins, then passed them, went down the stairs, and headed towards the office behind the stairs. He was walking, holding on and touching the wall until he heard the sound of screaming. He knocked on the door slowly, then opened it and whispered

(P .. Nathan ??!!!)

Nathan shouted

(Don't you go in, Aran. There's glass at the doorstep. Servantssssss )

The servants were standing at the kitchen door and waiting for his call. Aran moved away from the servants' path and heard them cleaning, then he felt a soft hand grab his hand and slowly pull him inside to the office, then left him to touch something near him, so his hand fell on Nathan's shoulder, who spoke.

(Calm down, it's me)

Aran remained silent as he heard the servants working, then he heard the sound of the door closing, so he turned his face towards Nathan, who held his hands, ignoring the pain in his shoulder, and asked him:

(Why did you come here, Aran? How did the twins let you out?)

Aran replied, smiling, his hand slowly rising to Nathan's cheek, then his eyes, and all the way to his hair

(I was just worried about you. Why would the twins stop me from going out?)

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Hello everyone, I am very sorry. I know I am late for uploading the fourth part, but I had a very bad week. I hope you will accept my apologies for being late.

Once again, I apologize for the delay in uploading the part.

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I repeat, if you have any questions, inquiries, or advice, you can contact me on my i********: account @the_lost686. I love you all.

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