"Have you got the news?" Aiden started talking after an hour of silence.
"Helloooooo.." He waved his right hand in front of Q's face and signaled to the airpods that Q's was wearing.
Q frowned and had a blank look on his face as if he did not understand a word of what has Aiden been saying.
Aiden signaled to the airpods, again. This guy in front of him, he never leaves his airpods. "Q the airpods" That is how he would describe his best-friend. They barely even talk whenever they hang out or doing the works together. But it still felt comfortable that way, strange.
"What is it?" Q asked while taking off his airpods.
"The news, have you got it?" Aiden repeated the question.
"What news?" Q had a puzzled face. There were a lot of things happening right now, with the Covid, the racism issues, the politics, the ustaz's issues and that one. So, which one?
Aiden sighed.
"You're making me anxious, what is it?" Q asked again. He dislike it when Aiden sighed for no reason.
"Bro, our semester been extended and we will have to stay at home until the end of the year. For God sake, online classes all year round. How can we survive that?!" Aiden talk his heart out, releasing his frustration while his hand grabbing onto Q's shoulder. Shaking him.
Q was shocked. He brushed away Aiden's hand, taboo, he did not like any physical contact.
"That is it?" He asked. Aiden been acting weird lately. He has been, overreacting? Dramatic? Whatever you called it. He knows for sure that Aiden is an expressive person, a happy go lucky one, but, lately it seems off. He looks, like he was trying so hard, to be cheerful.
"Aid, you good?" Q asked, out of concern.
Aiden seems to be taken aback by the question, "I'm good, you good?" He asked back.
"I'm serious." Q had a serious look. He is known as the no-joke-at-all person. So, it did creeps Aiden out sometimes.
"Yeah, I'm good bro. Why?" He asked masking his emotion.
"Nothing." Q shake his head and put on his airpods back. He went back looking to his laptop, continuing his interrupted work.
Aiden smiled and went back on his reading too. Silence fill in between them, a peaceful one.
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"I just want you to be happy."
"And I want you to be happy, too. You are not owned to make other people happy. Be happy first. You. Aid, I want you to be happy."
"You know I have no mean to burden you, I really want you to be happy."
"And my happiness is yours, it is yours all along. Guess happiness is subjective?"
"You really creeps me out. Where is Q? Give me back my normal Q." Aiden's eyes welled up with tears. He thoughts that he has managed to hide and masked it well. He never wanted to be a burden to anyone. Moreover, not to Q.
"It is nothing bro, it really is." Aiden try to talk to Q out of it.
"We may not have to talk about it if you are uncomfortable, but it is not nothing. I do not want to be that friend that will just hang out with you only when it is easy, I am here to stay. Come hell or high water." Q smiled while tapping on Aiden's shoulder.
"And I think we should stop bro, I am cringe myself." Q added.
Aiden burst out of laughter despite the tears. Flooding out. He wipes both of his cheeks with his bare hand. "I am sorry Q, never thought this would lead us to this. And, I never thought I would see this side of you." He smiled.
Q has always been cold. Expressionless. His face. None could figure what was he thinking whether he was just pacing or in deep thoughts.
"I am a human after all, let's go, see your dad." Q stand from the bench leading the way to the ward. Aiden followed his lead.
You know, one should only rely and expect from Him. Nonetheless, they will also, still, need the support and encouragement from the people around them. Aiden thoughts that he could handle things alone, not needing anyone and for that he would not be a burden. But little did he know that the people around him did not think it that way. Aiden is not a burden, he is their loved one. He is not a burden and so, he should try to open up with the people closest to him. Sharing his thoughts in life. Because they love him, Q loves him, although he appeared to be cold at times. Maybe Q too, need to adjust. He needs to maybe, smile more? and learn to express his thoughts too.
The cold gaze of Q, there is warm in it. He never really see it before. Q looked back as Aiden was not following him. Aiden was standing still, looking at him. He looked at him with that faint smile twisted his dark features and one brow arched quizzically. "What?" Q asked.
"Nothing." Aiden catches up with Q and they walked side to side to the ward.
This friendship, he hope it will last forever. He wish that they will grow old together, having their family and maybe their kids being friends with each other too. The thoughts of that, made him look even forward to living life. It felt like a huge weight was lifted from his chest.
Them both. What do you call this? Brotherhood?
Note: I did not know why am I writing this. The imagination just sparks when I saw two guys were fist bumps to each other that day and I was kinda feel, "That's cool!' Yeah I know, this mind never really stop thinking and imagining. But, that kind of friendship, I believe it does exist. It is cute! Really.
"And I think we should stop bro, I am cringe myself." Q added.
Aiden burst out of laughter despite the tears. Flooding out. He wipes both of his cheeks with his bare hand. "I am sorry Q, never thought this would lead us to this. And, I never thought I would see this side of you." He smiled.
Q has always been cold. Expressionless. His face. None could figure what was he thinking whether he was just pacing or in deep thoughts.
"I am a human after all, let's go, see your dad." Q stand from the bench leading the way to the ward. Aiden followed his lead.
You know, one should only rely and expect from Him. Nonetheless, they will also, still, need the support and encouragement from the people around them. Aiden thoughts that he could handle things alone, not needing anyone and for that he would not be a burden. But little did he know that the people around him did not think it that way. Aiden is not a burden, he is their loved one. He is not a burden and so, he should try to open up with the people closest to him. Sharing his thoughts in life. Because they love him, Q loves him, although he appeared to be cold at times. Maybe Q too, need to adjust. He needs to maybe, smile more? and learn to express his thoughts too.
The cold gaze of Q, there is warm in it. He never really see it before. Q looked back as Aiden was not following him. Aiden was standing still, looking at him. He looked at him with that faint smile twisted his dark features and one brow arched quizzically. "What?" Q asked.
"Nothing." Aiden catches up with Q and they walked side to side to the ward.
This friendship, he hope it will last forever. He wish that they will grow old together, having their family and maybe their kids being friends with each other too. The thoughts of that, made him look even forward to living life. It felt like a huge weight was lifted from his chest.
Them both. What do you call this? Brotherhood?
Note: I did not know why am I writing this. The imagination just sparks when I saw two guys were fist bumps to each other that day and I was kinda feel, "That's cool!' Yeah I know, this mind never really stop thinking and imagining. But, that kind of friendship, I believe it does exist. It is cute! Really.
