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4 weeks (last part)

part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part 5

Harry x Tao

"Harry, please stop." Tao cried.

"Stop what? Why are you crying? Did something happen?" Harry was checking Tao.

"Stop that! Acting like you care!"

"I do care, Tao. I'm not as evil as you might think I am."

"Oh, you care? Like what? I bet not like this." Tao then leaned down, pulled Harry up a bit by his shirt, and kissed him.

Charlie blinked a couple of times. He didn't really wanna spy on what Harry was googling, but his eyes just naturally looked at Harry's phone screen. Harry was googling about homosexuality. Am I gay quizz and stuff.

Harry felt his presence and jerked quite strongly when he saw Charlie behind him.

"Charlie?!? How long you've been there?"

"Uhm... long enough to see you searching."

"Oh, that's... that was just..." Harry pocketed his phone and started fidgeting. "That was... I was just curious."

"Why were you curious?"

"... Tao." Harry confessed.

Charlie almost squealed but managed to contain it. He then sat Harry down and talked to him.

"What about Tao?"

"I-I... well, I basically..." Harry took a deep breath and let it all out at once. "I am having dirty thoughts about Tao. I like touching his waist and I want him with me at all times. I don't want him to be mad at me. I want him to always be okay with me. I want him to talk to me, eat lunch and dinner with me. Go watch movies with me, eat ice creams with me, drink milkshakes with me. I want him."

Harry finished with a blush. Charlie blushed too. Charlie was to speak but Harry cut him off by talking again.

"But I know he's straight. And he hated me. He's just with me because I paid him to. I only have 1 week more, Charlie."

Charlie wanted to let it all out too, tell Harry that Tao likes him too. But he knows Tao will not like it. And that's not his right to say. The two should figure it out.

"Harry... Tao doesn't hate you. Well, before, yes. But now, I don't think so."

"He doesn't talk to me much now. I'm trying... I'm really trying, Charlie."

"Keep trying, Harry. Everything will work out."

Harry was fidgeting, bouncing his knees and thinking a thousand miles a minute. His head is still a mess. "Charlie, don't tell anyone this. Got it?"

"Yeah."

As soon as Charlie and Harry went their separate ways, Charlie immediately told Nick.

"Oh bloody hell." Nick was surprised. That Harry was gay and that Harry opened up to Charlie and not him. Also the fact that Harry was scared. He never saw Harry scared before. And hesitant. Harry was always very decisive. Quite headstrong actually.

"I know, right? What are we gonna do?"

---

Their last week, Harry did everything. Lunch and dinner are all Tao's favorite. Even has a take-home dinner for Tao's mom. Favorite ice cream, favorite milkshake, movies, books, everything. But still Tao is distant and guarded.

Come Friday, Harry asked Tao to come with him to a party. It's a party for the senior members of the rugby team. A send off party. Harry insisted for Tao to come and Tao had no choice.

The party was good, the party was fun. And Tao, being all stressed out of his feelings for Harry, began drinking a little too much. Also drifting away from Harry.

Harry found Tao being dragged by other drunk people upstairs, and he seemed to be a little too drunk too. Harry ran after them and was able to get Tao back.

"Tao? Hey, you're wasted. Come here." Harry helped Tao towards the restroom. Splashed water on his face to help him get sober.

Tao got sober alright, and walked out of the restroom. Harry kept following him and handing him water.

"Harry, please stop." Tao cried.

"Stop what? Why are you crying? Did something happen?" Harry was checking Tao.

"Stop that! Acting like you care!"

"I do care, Tao. I'm not as evil as you might think I am."

"Oh, you care? Like what? I bet not like this." Tao then leaned down, pulled Harry up a bit by his shirt, and kissed him.

Harry was stunned.

"See? You don't care like I do, Harry. I hate you. But you crawled to my heart like the little jerk you are! You bell end!" Tao was crying. "And it sucked because I know you're gonna bully me more for being bi, much like you did Charlie before. But at least my 4 weeks with you is done now. I don't have to put up with my stupid feelings!"

Tao began running. But Harry chased him and stopped him. Harry held Charlie by the waist and turned him around to face him again.

"Leave me alone, Harry! Just let me go-"

Tao was cut off because Harry kissed him. That immediately shut him up.

"H-Har-mph!" Tao was shut up with a kiss again and was pushed back into an empty room. Tao was still confused as to what's happening. "Harry, what why what is this? Y-You're not straight?"

"Does this answer your question?" Harry took Tao's hand and placed it on his crotch, making Tao feel his raging hard on.

"Oh... okay." Tao blushed. "Wait, so does this mean you like me too?"

Harry scoffed a little. "I thought you're the smart one." Then he proceeded to lock the door behind him and continue kissing Tao.

"W-Wait wait wait!" Tao was super happy but he's got to know the details.

"What?" Harry growled from stopping the kiss.

"Harry, are you bi or gay?"

"Never had a thing for girls."

"Oh, okay." Tao now understood.

Harry came onto Tao again. Kissing, groping, and grinding hips.

"Wait wait! Harry, wait!" and still Tao has questions.

Harry hissed. He really really wanna do it. But all these questions are driving him more impatient.

"What is it, Tao?" Harry wanted to shout but he doesn't wanna shout at Tao. So he controlled it.

"Are we gonna do this here? Like... seriously gonna... you know... "

"Yes, Tao. We're gonna do it here." Harry continued kissing again.

"Wait wait, Harry, one more thing."

"Agh! Tao, please, I want you. Now." Harry's patience was dwindling.

"Am I the bottom here?"

Harry smirked, backed Tao up against the table and bent him over. "Yeah, Tao. You are."

"Oh bloody he-oh!" Tao felt Harry rim him through their pants. "Mn, Harry~" That felt good.

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Tao, as a teenager, have some 'goals' to be doing in highschool. One if which is making out in an empty room in school premises. But he never knew back then that he'd be wanting it and doing it with another guy.

"Harry."

"What?"

"... You're not gonna skip on the romantic dates part are you?"

"I won't, I swear."

"Okay." Tao smiles and lies down on the table again.

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4 Weeks (part 5)

part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4

Harry x Tao

"I don't want it!!!" Harry shouted. Startling Tao. Enough to stop him from walking out.

"Turn around, look straight to my eyes, and tell me what's happening here!" Harry, again, touched Tao on his waist ever so gently.

Tao hated it. It felt so comforting to him and yet at the same time so confusing. He wanted this 4 weeks to be over. Harry is his first guy crush and it sucks that he doesn't have a chance.

Or so he thinks.

Harry noticed the changes after their museum trip. He feels sad that Tao is guarded again around him. The banters, he could take, but the distance, the wall, he couldn't. It might be invisible but he felt it. No more small talks, movie talks, ice cream or milkshake talks, just pure tutor-student treatment. Tao is keeping him at a distance. For a reason he doesn't know but wanted to. He needs to know what he did wrong. What ever happened.

He watched Tao get in the car that would take him home for the day. Harry thought he was making progress. He thought back at what Tao said. That he had paid for 4 weeks of Tao's time as a tutor. For weekdays.

Maybe he was out of line for hanging out with Tao on weekends. Asking Tao to watch movies with him. Play games with him. Asking him to spend extra time with him after their tutor sessions. Did he crossed something he shouldn't? Everything was okay before the museum trip.

Harry paced in his room, thinking he had made considerable progress with Tao and Charlie. They were cool and pretty fun to be with. They were becoming friends. Right? Or was he the only one thinking it?

He let out a sigh and massaged his temples. The past few days were a mess. A few moments, him and Tao were okay. And then suddenly, as if Tao remembers something, Tao would be distant. Quiet and snarky to him. Sometimes he catches Tao looking at him and whenever he reacts, Tao looks away. It was driving Harry mad. He doesn't know if Tao is angry or not.

He kept thinking back to their museum trip. And listed things he did that might've pissed Tao off. He went with his rugby friends for a while. Then when he came back, Snarky Tao was out. Biting him off or ignoring him.

He hated it. He doesn't want Tao to get mad at him. He doesn't want to be strangers with Tao again. He wants Tao with him. All the time.

'Wait! What the fuck did I just think? Tao... Tao?' Harry suddenly felt nervous. He was seriously scared of his mind. Why did he think that? He wanted Tao with him? All the time?

Harry walked back to his bed and laid down. Staring at the ceiling, he remembered how Nick started with Charlie. Nick was a mess too that time. Always out staring off.

'Why Am I thinking this?!? We're not Nick and Charlie! I'm not gay!... right?' Harry grabbed his pillow and squeezed it.

Truth be told, he did question his sexuality before. Because he was staring at his teammates in the lockers while they're changing or showering. Staring at their waist a lot. That's how he noticed Tao actually. He noticed how small Tao's waist is. And he touches it whenever he can. Sliding his hand on it, holding it with both of his hands as he move Tao out of his way to his room. Those little things. He hoped Tao didn't notice. And it seemed like it because Tao never commented on it.

And he never had a crush on a girl before. Ever. No one. He just didn't. Harry sat up suddenly. "Am I... no way!" Harry squeezed the pillow tighter and started biting his nails. "...Am I?"

Harry then grabbed his laptop and started googling.

---

The next day, Harry was with the car that fetches Tao from home to school.

"Hey."

"!!! Good morning, Harry." Tao greeted as he got in. "No training this morning?"

"No, the season's over."

Tao just nodded. The drive to school was quiet. Harry would try to open up a conversation but Tao would answer with just one word or two. They arrived at school, the driver parked too close to one side so they had to come out of only one door side. Harry stepped out first followed by Tao.

As Tao stepped out, Harry placed his hand on his back sliding it to Tao's waist. Tao pursed his lips and just let Harry touch his waist. He gets out of the car completely and stood up straight. They started walking into the halls, Harry's hand sliding off of his waist as they take steps forward.

Tao walked Harry to his classroom as usual. Took lunch with him a usual. And went home with him to tutor as usual. They had dinner together as usual. And Tao is being driven home as usual. But Harry is sick of it.

"I don't want it!!!" Harry shouted. Startling Tao. Enough to stop him from walking out.

"Turn around, look straight to my eyes, and tell me what's happening here!" Harry, again, touched Tao on his waist ever so gently.

Tao hated it. It felt so comforting to him and yet at the same time so confusing. He wanted this 4 weeks to be over. Harry is his first guy crush and it sucks that he doesn't have a chance.

"Harry..." Tao turned and faced Harry. He noted how Harry's eye color looks so vivid in this lighting. "...You wouldn't understand, Harry."

"Understand what?" Harry was genuinely confused. "A few weeks back we're okay. Then suddenly you're cold to me. What happened?"

"Like I said, you wouldn't understand, Harry."

"How would I understand if you don't tell me! I thought we're doing okay. I thought we're starting to be friends."

Tao just smiled at that statement and got in the car to go home. Harry stomped back into his room and called Nick. He noticed Tao and Nick got closer this past days.

"Hey, Harry."

"Nick, what's up with Tao?"

"Uhm... what do you mean?"

"He hates me!"

"Uhm... what exactly happened?"

Harry proceeded to tell Nick about Tao's change towards him. And what Tao said before going home today. Nick was quiet a while he doesn't really know what to say. He doesn't wanna tell Harry because it is not his place to tell. Tao should be the one to tell Harry about his developing feelings.

"Harry, listen. Tao's going through something very personal right now."

"And what is that?"

"I can't tell you, Harry. Please, understand."

"Fine... But he is okay, right?"

"He is."

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The next day, same thing, Harry and Tao going to school together. And Harry still trying to have a long conversation. And Tao is either, one to two words reply or snarky, strong worded comments. And then later at lunch or noon break, Tao would be okay, they'd talk and Tao is more receptive and kinder. And then he'd be snarky and irritated again. It was driving Harry mad.

But Harry remembered what Nick said and just let Tao do his thing. But what Harry doesn't know is that Tao is also being driven mad by all of it. He feels good that Harry is concerned about him and is making efforts but also it's making him hold onto hope that maybe there is something. Harry has grown to be precious to Tao.

His mind is a mess. Harry's mind is a mess. And so is Charlie and Nick's

"Nick! I wanna help them out!" Charlie hugged Nick. "Have you talked to Harry yet?"

"I can't get a good time."

"Ugh! I can't stand this. I'm gonna make time!"

Charlie gets up and set out to find Harry. They rugby season is done but they still have end of class practice. Charlie saw Harry in their locker room. On his phone... googling something.

Charlie's eyes widened when he read what Harry was googling...

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4 Weeks (part 4)

Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3

Harry x Tao

Harry and Tao got their ice creams, Nick and Charlie got theirs too.

For a good minute, their topic was all about ice creams.

"I didn't think you love ice creams." Tao said finishing his cone.

"There's a dessert museum in town next week." Harry said as he took the kitkat piece from his ice cream cup.

"Let's go! I wanna go!" Charlie was so invested.

So they all decided to go. The museum is a showcase of actual desserts and some giant displays of various desserts that you could go, play with, and take photos with. Harry was posing with these displays, some okay poses, some a little sexual. Like holding this big ice cream cone as if it's his penis. Tao rolls his eyes at those.

There is also a food section at the museum. Actual desserts. There were many. Different ice creams, donuts, candies, and jellies.

"Let's taste everything!" Charlie excitedly said. Nick just lovingly smiled at him.

So they did. They lined up and got a scoop of every ice cream flavor.

"Try this, Harry." Tao offered his ice cream scoop.

Harry took a lick and a bite off the ice cream Tao offered.

"Hmn! Tastes good. Try mine." Harry then offered his ice cream scoop.

Tao leaned down a bit to tastes Harry's black forest ice cream.

And they did that for a few more scoops. Feeding each other ice creams.

Charlie and Nick was just behind them, all wide eyed from the display ahead of them. Nick can't really tell what it is, one moment Harry and Tao would argue, then right now they're sharing ice creams.

They finally decided on what ice cream flavor to get in a big cup. Then they came across the other rugby players, mostly Harry's friends.

"Hey, Harry!... and Nick." They just nodded to Nick and practically ignored Tao and Charlie. They then took Harry with them.

Tao watched Harry walk off with his rugby friends. Laughing and talking about random shit he doesn't care about. He then wondered if Harry would come back to them or if Harry would just go with the rugby guys for the day.

Tao suddenly went quiet. Just walking behind Nick and Charlie. His mood changed. 'Okay... this is bonkers... I guess I'm spending too much time with Harry lately.' Tao justifies it with himself.

He then passed by a milkshake stall and decided to get some. Only noticing he wasn't with Charlie and Nick anymore. He drifted away from the pair. Tao cursed as he took his milkshake. He circled back looking for Charlie and Nick.

He found them taking photos in this cute heart shaped donut chair. He sighed and kept drinking from his milkshake. When the couple were done taking selfies, they ran to Tao in an attempt to make him take photos with them. But Tao shut them down with a pretty sharp comment. Nick was surprised but Charlie calmed him.

He knows Tao well and he knows Tao didn't mean it. Tao most probably ran out of his social battery for the day or maybe... maybe he...

"You miss Harry?" Charlie asked.

Tao choked in his milkshake. "W-What?!?"

"You're mood changed when Harry went with his rugby friends." Charlie stating facts.

"My mood didn't change!"

"It did." Nick added.

"Of course you'll take Charlie's side!" Tao frowned.

"Tao... What's going between you and Harry?" Charlie had to ask.

"Nothing. Have you gone mental?"

"Tao, you can talk to us about anything. Okay?" Charlie hugged Tao.

"Charlie, let's just go. Around. Anywhere. See this whole museum." Tao dismisses the topic but hugs Charlie back.

And so they did, they came across Harry and the rugby guys in this huge room full of inflatable desserts of all kinds and sizes. Tao looked at them, passing around the inflatables. And that's when he saw Harry with a girl. All smiles as they play around with the inflatable.

Tao's eyebrow raised and his stares sharpened. His mood became worse. He's getting angry. And he doesn't know why. He didn't even notice he was crumpling the milkshake cup he has in his hand.

"Tao?" Charlie had to put a handkerchief on his hand because the milkshake started to leak.

"Oh bloody hell." Tao noticed now and he goes out to find a trash bin and a restroom to wash his sticky hands.

Charlie looked at Nick "What happened there?"

"Probably that." Nick pointed at Harry and the girl.

"...Is Tao jealous? But... but he hates Harry and Tao is straight."

"Apparently not, Char."

"Hey, guys! Let's leave. I wanna go now." Tao came back, pissed off. Then he just walked out. Not waiting for Charlie and Nick. Not even looking at Harry across the big room.

Charlie and Nick just shrugged and followed Tao. Nick has his phone out and sent a chat to Harry saying they're leaving now. Charlie was quiet the whole walk outside He knows when Tao gets like this, being quiet is the way to go.

"Hey guys!"

Charlie looked back and saw Harry running after them. Charlie grabbed Tao's hand. Nick greeted Harry back. They were waiting at the bus stop. Harry stood next to Tao and started saying things.

"Tao, did you try the milkshake? What flavor you got?"

"Oh, it was nob." Tao replied without even looking at him.

"What nob?"

"None of your business."

Harry was thrown off guard. He wasn't expecting a bantering session right now, he was being nice. Charlie wanted to come to the rescue but Nick stopped him. Nick wanted to see how Harry would handle a jealous Tao.

"Oh hello there, snarky Tao." Harry pulls on Tao's beanie. "I wonder why you're out right now, did you drink a bad milkshake?"

"Harry, just stop talking." Tao yanks the beanie back from Harry.

Harry then just yanked the beanie back. "Seriously, what's the matter, are you on your period?" Harry poked.

Tao didn't answer and just kept ignoring Harry. Harry looked at Charlie and Nick for some clues. The two doesn't really know how to react. They don't know what's going between the two. Bloody hell, they don't even know if the two themselves know what's going on.

The bus arrives and they all board. Harry kept saying something like they should've just used his cars to get there. Charlie insisted on taking public transport. It would be fun, he said. They all went straight to the back seat and sat together. Tao sat by the window, Harry boxed him in by sitting next to him.

Harry kept pestering him, asking questions about the mood change. To which Tao was having a conversation with himself in his mind. He was asking himself why too.

'Oh bloody hell, I don't know too, Harry!' Tao was tuning Harry out. 'Really, why did I get in a bad mood? It started when you left to go with your jerk rugby friends... then it got worse when you're with that girl.'

Tao stared back at Harry. Harry was still talking but he's not hearing any of it. He was still in his head; figuring stuff out.

'How did I end up here anyway? Oh yeah, Harry bought my 4 weeks... as his tutor, bag carrier, movie buddy, game buddy, yeah... that's just it. Maybe I shouldn't have done more than that? My job is just Mondays to Fridays. What are we doing out here on a Sunday with Harry?' Tao made a decision.

"Tao? What do you say?" Harry asked.

"To what?" Tao was out of his self conversation by now.

"Next weekend, the milkshake shack."

"...No. I don't have to hangout with you on weekends. You just bought me as tutor for 4 weeks, weekdays. We should've had a contract signed." Tao sharply said.

Harry stared a while. "...Okay. Got it. Twig."

Harry slumped back on his seat. Nick was observing him. He's been with Harry for years and knows him. He knows Harry didn't take it well, what Tao just said. Well, Tao could be pretty sharp and rude if he wanted to.

"Well, this is my stop." Tao gets out of his seat.

"... See you tomorrow, Tao." Harry called out to him before he got off the bus. "Hey, Nick, what the hell was that?"

"I don't know, Harry, you tell me."

"You see, I was treating him good."

"Yeah, you were. Just give it a rest for now."

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So the next week, Tao has his guard up again around Harry. And Harry noticed. He tried breaking it down, climbing over it, and knocking it down with food: lobsters, ice creams, milkshakes, and movies but Tao isn't biting. Tao was keeping it strictly about tutoring. And Harry was pissed.

Tao is not okay either. He was in a bad mood the whole time and Charlie is not having it.

"Tao! Come with me!" Charlie dragged Tao to his safe spot in the school, the art room. "I can't handle this bad mood of yours any longer!"

"Charlie... and why is Nick here?!?"

"Coz I think he can help you out. See you later." Charlie then locked the door as he went out.

Tao just sat where Charlie left him. And Nick sat right in front of him, waiting for Tao to speak.

"...What? You're the ones who brought me here!" Tao started. When Nick didn't answer, he continued: "Really, Nick, what is it?"

"What's going on between you and Harry?"

"What?!? Nothing's going on. I'm just tutoring him."

"Really? Because it seems to me, you were jealous the other day." Nick blurted it out.

"WHAT? Me? Jealous?!?"

"Back at the dessert museum, Harry, with that girl."

Nick was expecting Tao to bite back with a strongly worded reply but he received nothing. Tao was just quiet. Nick turned quiet too. He just waited for Tao to talk.

"Nick?... How'd you know you were bi?" Tao was looking down and took his beanie off.

Nick smiled at Tao, happy that he is opening up now. Nick started talking about him, finding himself staring at Charlie. Finding himself looking forward to see Charlie. Spend time with Charlie. He remembered himself wanting to touch Charlie's hand. To hold Charlie's hand. To hug Charlie. To kiss Charlie. He remembered getting butterflies in his stomach with Charlie. He was always happy with Charlie. He wanted to be with Charlie. And he cannot bear to live without Charlie in his life.

"At first I started taking online quizzes. Googling what I'm feeling." Nick was laughing at himself a little bit, it sounded crazy hearing himself talk about it. "But what got to me the most is when I saw Tara and Darcy. How happy they were. And how happy I was when I saw them happy. I remember thinking: I want that for myself and Charlie."

"Uhm... I... Harry Greene is a bell end."

"Do you hate him?"

"No."

"Were you looking forward to spending time with him?"

"...Yes. It feels good that Harry is being attentive to me and not the bullying kind of attention."

"Have you guys... touched?"

"N-Not really... kind of. But he wasn't aware."

"Wait, hold up... can you elaborate on that?"

"Well, there are times, over his house, he would walk past me and touch my waist as he goes."

"He does? Always?"

"Y-Yeah. Quite a lot of times. But it's nothing to him. It happens by the hallways or by the doors, because he wanted me out of the way and wanted to walk ahead."

Nick thought for a while. Harry has this habit of wanting to walk past doors first. He does that too in rugby team. But he holds the guys infront of him in their shoulder, not their waist, and then he would walk ahead of them.

"And then there's this one time..." Tao hesitated to continue. He didn't tell anyone this. Because it was rather embarrassing.

"What is it, Tao? You can tell me."

"Promise me, you'll forget about it once we're out of here. Okay?"

Nick promised.

"Okay... so when we were marathoning the mcu movies, since he already watched them, and he was dead tired that day, he fell asleep... on my shoulder... then I decided to sleep too... my head leaning on him."

"...That was the night you came home late?"

"Yeah, that night... this is the part you should forget, Nick. Here goes... I was staring at his hands and for some reason, I wanted to hold them. So I did. For a while." Tao confessed, blushing. "And they're soft. His hands are soft. There are callouses from rugby but generally they're soft and smooth." Tao was looking at the floor by then. "And then later that night, when I got home..."

Nick was leaning forward a little bit to hear it clearer.

"...I dreamt about Harry. You know, the not so innocent type of dream."

"...Oh..." Nick was blushing.

"Yeah... So uhm, Nick, I'm in trouble right?" Tao was crumpling the beanie in his hands. "Harry is straight, right?...This sucks."

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Charlie was excited when Nick and Tao came back in time before the lunch was over. He was looking expectantly at Nick who just pursed his lips to him and signaled: later.

Tao looked like he cried. His eyes were a little red. And he looked even worried than before. Charlie signaled to Nick: What the hell happened???

Nick whipped his phone out and sent a chat to Charlie.

-Confirmed. Tao was jealous the other day. Tao is falling for Harry and he thinks he is in trouble because Harry is straight-

-Well, is Harry straight?-

-I will find out-

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4 weeks (part 1)

heartstopper | harry x tao

Tao was forced to spend 4 weeks with Harry. Yes, that Harry Greene, the one he hates.

He had no choice but to come with Harry, accompany him to places and do things for him.

Because Harry had bought him.

"You're mental!" Tao screamed as he tried hard to not punch Harry Greene. Being suspended is the last thing he wanted her mom to hear from school.

His mom just got out of the hospital and they were paying off the debt they accumulated from her hospital bill.

Even though his mom is telling him to not worry, he couldn't. He sees her working double shifts and is looking for a 2nd job. If she keeps that up, she'd probably end up in a hospital again.

And Tao doesn't want that. Ever again. So he had been looking for a job. Making copies about being a tutor after school ad and pinning them on the board.

Which Harry just tore off. "I have a job for you." The rugby player declared.

"No, thank you."

"You need money, right?"

"Yes, not from you, preferably."

Harry laughed but mentioned an amount. And that amount is specifically what Tao needed and then some.

"I'll pay it in full."

"No. Piss off, Harry."

Tao was walking away when Harry said: "Fine. I'll see you in the hospital. For when your mom gets confined again from working too hard."

How did he know? How did Harry know about his mom? Tao was angry. He whipped back around and grabbed Harry by his collar.

"Are you sure? Giving your mom the news of your suspension wouldn't be good, yeah?"

Tao closed his eyes shut and his knuckles tight. Taking deep breaths. He has to calm down. "What will I do? What job are you gonna make me do?" Tao gave in. He loves his mom and they need the money.

"4 weeks. You will be mine for 4 weeks."

That phrasing didn't settle well for Tao. Mine? What the fuck is he saying?

"4 weeks of what? What will I be doing?"

"Just come. It starts tomorrow." Harry takes out his phone and asked for Tao's bank details, sending the payment in one go. "Don't chicken out. I believe you have honor, yeah?"

Tao was kind of considering not showing up after getting the money but yeah, he has honor and will not definitely chicken out.

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