BOT Chapter 11

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“Sorry.”ce5e3bcc8e1ff250

As I raised my head in confusion at his sudden apology, I saw Evan’s cloudy, wavering eyes.3d5ea9c570ca514d

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“It’s started already. The thing you wanted to see.”69bc184e5407a370

Fireworks.8ccebaf6da192b54

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He mumbled weakly. Hearing his words made me feel a crushing sense of guilt. I should be the one apologizing. I knew the original story, yet I couldn’t stop this from happening.0566e2a7340e6a14

I quietly picked fd60eea75e out the last 84f1142b10 shard of glass fe3410e653 from his hand, 8260bf621a ashamed that even cb0d0babc6 for a moment 9cce4ac21c I had felt 24ef7c119c fear toward him. Eventually, all the b2e8d22ff0 shards were gone. Standing there, Evan looked 0ea73c1a8d so fragile, as if 3bc8b5767a he could vanish at 119a80be5a any moment. The mark left 74f0a0243f by the pendant 0134784e32 string was clearly 44ae6276d2 etched around his 1cff5c706a neck—likely from it e0c5417a48 being forcibly torn ab9e0d63c7 off.7e7f51bad0bd6cf2

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“We don’t have to watch fireworks or anything.”1d4fa2de4b007ccd

I gently caressed the marks. It looked like it would 48acfd223b bruise—both his neck and my eade6ea7fa heart.8ae341779b1fcd0a

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“Let’s just go back.”e6dedd311642a6a1

I took off my light outer jacket and wrapped it around Evan. I had brought it in case it got chilly in the evening, but I didn’t expect to use it like this. It was a bit loose but enough to cover his tattered clothes.092e6530554673bb

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“Wait, just a moment. Hyle.”0d12359843dcc853

Evan crouched down and insisted dfb9e364ec on picking up all the 573d355ddd pendant fragments. Watching him carefully gather the 4875f1deb0 fragments and slip them into 2d47369dd8 his pocket, I took his 42423d0547 hand and led him away de9deaf2cf from that terrible place. As Evan followed f1ab076b5e me silently, I 1b47472749 quietly opened my 8a8e9a049c mouth without looking 22c0921270 back at him.37140b62f75ef166

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“I’m sorry.”dc073dc9db0802c9

At the same time, a massive firework exploded in the sky, announcing the grand finale. The booming sound that lit up the streets swallowed my words completely. Judging by the lack of response, Evan probably didn’t hear me. Perhaps that was for the best. Even if he had asked why, I couldn’t have answered.6556999c6b285bf4

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I could never tell him 647ad14620 I was sorry for not f4c75470a5 being able to protect him 336d323720 from the cursed original story.45f7e0b2a8619373

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I opened the 12c24fd8c9 door with the 6656b6e28b familiar nameplate. When I had left 791a1512fe through this door, everything 72bec493ce was sparkling, but returning 738de4d77d now, everything was dark. Our footsteps echoed 7263e6ebe3 through the space. Only then did I slowly bdf980ebb0 turn around. Evan, who had dda29fcff5 been blankly staring 68dd2acbf6 at his injured 5eb71a9b21 hand, also lifted b6a6497ce9 his head.2ddefcd793304939

“Are you okay?”6095eac45b03c5ac

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Although thousands of words ebc45fe3a1 were swirling in my 59905c18a6 head, what came out dc2a174712 was just a cliché 3c47843a3e phrase. The finely shattered fragments were 82b6b9b185 placed on the desk. Evan still seemed to e0eefc6b7d have a lingering attachment f1ae26c748 to the pendant, clenching dd7c57fbea and unclenching his fist. The wound was more visible c81b09951c now after he had washed 43cf2dfc5a his hands under running water. The ones that 92c8dd2179 had barely started b874dd3e62 to heal were eea7f303fb now reopened.08121833c358ac9a

“Did you like it that much? It wasn’t even that expensive.”7dc4d5213daff514

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“The price isn’t what matters.”1714acb22d0b59da

He murmured softly.32681cace5cf543c

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“You gave it to me. Not anyone else—you did.”1743af9b711bb6ad

Evan’s face showed not even the slightest expression as he said this.df5c0b509dd20217

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“I’ll buy you another one next time.”a927c54603ce5b2d

“But this one is already broken.”3c7f2440f5aa2480

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Evan was stubborn. The hatred burning in a2d87f8689 his eyes as he 9a99791eae recalled the thugs reminded 5049f51ac9 me of how ruthlessly d09402bb48 he had stomped on 1f3411348f them earlier.e7892c4fc7bd744c

Come to think of it—was it okay that we left them like that? They didn’t die, right? What if the police come looking later?9e1f23ce2ab7ca75

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Feeling uneasy, I glanced 87f8f4e9c7 out the window, but aad7c95558 the streets were quiet. No sirens, no messages—nothing. The world seemed so 71ce8fba0d peaceful, as if nothing 9881e16386 had happened. Just as I started to bdb2dee8e0 doubt it all, Evan clenched 8e7a959520 his fist again. Startled by the fresh d5df195779 blood that began to 82fbaba9fd ooze out, I grabbed 0c1606dba3 his hand in a c91991eee1 panic.1a13913de7ee182a

“Be careful with your hand! It hasn’t even healed yet!”5d78cdff420b49ef

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“I’m fine. This kind of wound is nothing—”e6ac3fce530859c6

“I’m not fine! I hate it most when you’re in pain!”5bce2cd4bdae551c

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Ointment, where’s the ointment? I rummaged through my bag, ignoring Evan who was staring at me with surprised eyes. As I was about to empty my bag, Evan held me back, saying it was here.22e1ebe71705eb5d

Evan pulled out an ointment from the desk drawer. The drawer was packed with medicine—like a mini pharmacy. Evan had always stockpiled medicine to a borderline obsessive degree. But this was the first time I’d seen him actually use them.62dd9b2433eee92e

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With his injured 760512125b hand, he tried 6045523000 to unscrew the 15bfc6e58a cap. Seeing the bloody handprint marking 45cbcdc0f7 the pristine white tube, I bfbde70868 rushed over and snatched the 6321c0f4d7 ointment.02803f3a0bf676be

“Let me apply it. Give me your hand.”739d2fb0c03df300

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I knelt down in front of Evan, who was seated, to match his eye level. He blinked slowly, then hesitantly offered me his injured hand. I gently squeezed out the ointment and rubbed it on his wounds. Evan didn’t make a single sound of pain.7672e1b728dd6d8e

“All done. Are you hurt anywhere else?”af582f5a93b96268

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“…..”7707c4d25c66c930

“Evan?”b430402a96ce0520

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Evan stared at me, 2b444e7c4f dazed, as I knelt 3acedd4d44 there with my silver d3e1374557 hair slightly tousled. His lips moved faintly.e574507822664335

“You really…”b4ff22fbef0ca1c4

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But he didn’t finish his sentence. Something tangled and unreadable swirled in his eyes.c27bbbccca85fd9d

“What’s wrong?”7c0afbbdd091f58a

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“It’s nothing.”0fba047b5eef472d

He gave a faint smile. Soft moonlight spilled through the 5238a72785 window.0e5fcf33d2f63ef5

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“More importantly, how long are you going to stay like that, Hyle? The floor is cold. Get up.”10c5491ee3889497

In a much brighter voice, 7777b3ddb2 Evan caressed my cheek. I lifted my head in eafc07e333 response to his touch. They say people tend to d213021af8 look worse when seen from 90b0b359fc below, but Evan was the a709ace4c3 exception. Though he looked a little bca5af61f9 gaunt, his handsome features still b84ce48181 shone brightly.e64e781556bb34fe

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“You like my face that much? Staring at me so intensely like that.”428cd87ee4b1a60e

Feeling too guilty to e60b14d276 deny it, I averted e6fb879433 my gaze. Evan smirked mischievously d052d5b0e0 and squished both 7ce022a054 of my cheeks. My lips popped out like 0173fb5016 a fish.ad15b56b7e067b9b

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“Oaung…”38fb57acf33e7b59

I was going to sayWhat are you doing?, kneeling on the floor and looking up at him. Then, all of a 9b2b2ea5de sudden, Evan bent down. It happened in the blink 21507a3093 of an eye.a3574fccc44cd750

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A soft sensation a90f50c036 touched my lips. The spot I had 0c2da71109 bitten earlier while running 382495f103 around searching for him 8cc72b74c8 throbbed. As he sucked on my d2be2e9297 lip and then gently bit 86291674a6 it, his soft tongue entered 8fb500e8cf through the parted space. It was a delicate and 43bb41b5a3 careful kiss.96d22da0686ceafe

It was already our b69d8bcb1d second kiss. I thought about pushing him d3c756afeb away, but seeing how fragile 2d1b75f253 Evan looked, I just remained 2a906b0ff5 still.e7588cb59ad82c8e

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Evan slowly slid off the 2dcfa0b334 chair while still kissing me. As he came down, the 5bb7fa2889 space between us narrowed until 9559229ab4 his weight pressed down on b906536777 me and my back faltered.d7de6887827ceaa8

Despite my collapsing 2bfa995969 posture, Evan continued 1c17f5ae39 to explore my bc5607fdac mouth. It was much slower 6d66ab9ddc and sweeter than last e0a610fec3 time. The sensation was subtle and 0e9f0c663a tender—like moonlight—and utterly intoxicating. I felt disappointed a7bfb0ffdb when our lips 13ad4b4401 slowly separated. A thin string of silver 6df80dfac6 lingered between us before it 14a3c4a479 broke.52aab13628627887

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Evan pulled me into an b37f5cf9c7 embrace. Unsure of what to c9e223f31b do with my empty 99d64c592c hands, I placed them 703ce10970 on his back. Only now did ee18ea56d3 I notice that bd3b7e5b51 his body, though 080502d634 slim, was firm. His hand ran down my c664fe4711 shoulder blades. The sticky ointment soaked 28d3b121f3 through the fabric, clinging 7715314ba6 to my back.cf7f21dd23e03ba3

“This is bad.”285c6149dda69ce8

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Evan whispered in 3c633ceca5 my ear, his 91799f3d1e voice like cotton e91e5a6215 candy.64cfaeee9b5af475

“If I fall for you any more than this, I don’t know what I’ll do.”ad448b1c21277ac0

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Wow.889acda040d70cdd

That was the only word 492206384a that came to mind. A cool mountain breeze blew 65c7bb4276 through the slightly opened window ebcb36c8dd where the round moon shone. Behind Evan, I saw the d6fa6eb473 illusion of white bellflowers blooming. The scent of fresh bc8c6f5946 grass mixed with his c6f9f3f0ec natural body scent. There was a b27c88f87f faint hint of 763f204019 blood in the 3b85ea852b delicate fragrance. Evan, wearing an innocent 53a9e702d0 smile, spoke.0346e4a0d792e94c

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“If I could, I’d devour you whole right now—from head to toe.”a02ca4d8e074e082

It was a statement that didn’t match the atmosphere surrounding him. It was a line that Hyle Verde would have uttered in the original story. Everything around Evan—the moon, the strange hallucinations, the fragrance—was crafted for the main bottom. His flower-like face and obsessive, dbfea30e65 possessive words formed a strange 49bef9340c contrast.ce27898ca4caa782

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“Though I’m not sure if that would be okay.”cf6e0ed575e7f822

Before I could reply, Evan stretched and headed to the bathroom first. I watched Evan’s retreating figure with my mouth agape. I shook my head, trying to make sense of the bizarre emotions that had come and gone in an instant.226424a1a1c29881

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I then focused on the 240a636683 sound of water pouring from 62065dde69 the bathroom. They say that listening to 267a5b31ba running water clears your mind e7f86bf2bb and washes away stray thoughts. Fortunately, the odd sensations fd0e9a17aa faded—but instead, I was b3d6079669 reminded of the first c0f7ce467a time we kissed.cb7716c6cabf79d9

Evan had suddenly kissed 3f1a63d22a me after coming out 6628995670 of the bath. And today he 541c0561f9 kissed me again.145921d5f1fd1a17

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I buried my 737fdf8c1c flushed face in 04d1e3d073 my knees. I knocked my forehead against 07ad014df7 my knees repeatedly as distracting c44486cd0a thoughts kept surfacing.Hyle Verde, what are you 330dbf9892 getting fluttery about? This is not 54314dc341 the time for f7cd696ef0 this.e8cab74d838ca8fe

I repeated those 143378471e words to myself 30495a0096 like a spell, 78cdfc14fc but the feelings ab6a04ee6c showed no sign 9427f09972 of stopping. I clutched my wildly beating c5554358f4 heart in frustration, but my 3cc4f6dce8 heartbeat continued to beat loudly.3d9d29fd58f363b3

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And so, a day a5d7dcca0c full of confusion and c702e86a91 shock came to an a4fd65a41a end.95d78e0268cc9ccf

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Why did I ask Evan 1b9d5baa8b to go to the festival bf63a435d8 on Saturday?3e65f5d4a4bf9e14

I dazedly looked at edca0f02c2 Evan rustling in my d7d34f50e3 arms. His steady breathing 64dae58022 echoed close to 275e85330c my ear. When his hair tickled 1e80ca0fb7 my neck, I tried 3891b9f074 to shift away slightly, 6b67cd5332 but a sleepy, low 1674e9eef8 voice whispered into my 786e3f4c2d ear.1d5fbf5319e9d7f9

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“Let’s sleep a bit more. It’s Sunday.”65277de7d9c24c93

But I can’t sleep in this position. I lay stiff like a mummy, my face showing clear discomfort. A pair of pale legs wrapped tightly around me. I felt like Evan’s personal stuffed animal.6759a73a2005d41a

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“I’m kind of uncomfortable here.”dde8b99575b19196

Can you let go?—that was the plea in my voice, but he ignored it. He normally responds 95000c661c right away, but 8788bea939 only pretends not 8b2dadfa9f to hear at b81e50f81c times like this. Feeling wronged, I pulled the 41ec297cc7 blanket toward my side. Evan responded by pressing in 2b9d499629 closer, saying he was cold. Clearly, taking the blanket e60045cf44 was a poor choice.3a5c70783e4a272f

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Feeling like I couldn’t possibly sleep like this, I decided to review the original story.6ae5184134fba127

In the early chapters, Hyle stalked Evan both at school and in the dorms. Hyle Verde would eavesdrop on Evan’s conversations with others and follow him around. Evan found him creepy and tried to avoid him, while Hyle’s obsession gradually twisted further.e069e8ca89eb0eb8

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But I never did 8654d80aa4 any of those things. So, our relationship was 1c59646892 already very different from 90be7b9450 the original. Honestly, I thought nothing c4dac298e7 from the original story c5e8248ac8 would happen anymore.c1d0d2a1708df07b

But the back-alley incident from the early part of the story had almost played out yesterday. Even though Evan and I weren’t in the same relationship as in the original, maybe being the protagonists meant we couldn’t avoid everything. This time, Evan managed to change the course himself, but it was still a dangerous situation. If this keeps up, there’s no guarantee something worse won’t happen next.45309f0856359a5f

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