MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 25: Good Night, Good Morning
[Duenhaw]
“Mommy, you won’t really sleep in the same room as daddy, huh?”
“Bohn, shut up before you get it.” I said with an expression of annoyance, standing with my hands on my hips, looking at the room’s owner. After he told Phu about our situation, (which was just listening because Phu couldn’t see the image). I kneed him hard in the stomach and then ran out to watch Conan with the kids, acting like nothing happened. A while later, Bohn followed, probably because he was winded, but by then, the kids were already sleepy. He ended up standing there whining, (annoying). I was standing at the door of the smaller bedroom.
“What happened, dear mother?” He teased, leaning on the doorframe, looking cool, but I found him irritating for some reason.
“Sigh, go back to your room to sleep, or Ben will be scared.” When I was a kid, I didn’t dare to sleep alone; I had to drag my pillow to sleep with my parents every time.
“That kid?” Huh, that brat, I mean, what’s with Ben?
“Why?”
“Nothing…you’re not sleeping with me for real, huh? Not scared of thunder?” Are you crazy? Look at my age.
“Nope.”
“Damn, can you act a bit more delicate like the male lead in other stories?” Bohn rubbed his temples, switching from leaning on the door to standing with his arms crossed, looking deadpan.
“Delicate? Look at me. You can’t even lift me.” I’m tall and have muscles (though not a lot), so how am I supposed to be delicate?
Does Bohn want a husband or something?
“I can, I’ve carried you like a bride before.”
“Don’t lie, I don’t remember that!” No way. Even if he’s taller than me, he shouldn’t be able to lift me…I think.
“Really, when you were drunk.”
“I don’t believe you!”
“Want to try again, huh?”
“No!” I immediately stepped back when the tall figure seemed about to actually lift me, but there’s no way I’d allow that, hell no. I tried to close the door in his face, but he anticipated it, sticking his arm and foot out to block.
“Alright, alright. Goodnight, a kiss?” The idiot said, leaning his face closer, even making a kissing face!
“Enough, I’m going to sleep, stop flirting!”
“If you want me to stop, be my boyfriend…but on second thought, even if we were dating, I’d still flirt with you.”
“Good night, ghost around the bed.”
Bang
I took the chance when the person was distracted, slamming the door in his face, eh, I really wanted to do that. If that guy hadn’t been quick to move his face out of the way, heh.
“Uh-oh, mom.” Daonuea sat up on the bed with a sleepy face, all because of Bohn alone, my beloved little sister has started calling me ‘mom’ and ‘dad’! “Don’t call me that, Daonuea.” I went to sit beside my sister, gently brushing the hair from her face. Daonuea just waking up is the cutest.
“Why not, I like it.” …damn.
“You’ll get used to saying it.” I’m really worried about this, you know. If Daonuea gets used to it, she’ll say it outside too. Just imagine, I go to pick her up from school, and she runs to me, shouting at the top of her lungs, ‘Mom!’
Oh my…it’s over. No girl will ever be interested in me again.
“It’s not a big deal; my friends call their sisters ‘mom’ too.” But Phii Duen is a guy, very manly, and handsome to boot!
“It’s not the same.”
“No way, Dad Bohn said if you call me that, he’ll buy me the latest Conan the
Movie.” Bohn, that bastard, bribing my sister, huh? Phii Duen will kick you with his heel.
“Okay, okay, then let’s sleep.”
Seeing she wouldn’t listen to me anyway, it’s better to sleep, no point wasting energy. I lay down close to my sister, making sure the blanket covered her well. It was still raining, the sound of raindrops against the window was soothing to hear.
I am almost asleep now…nearly there…
Ting!
Fuck! Who’s messaging now!
Ai-Hia Bohn: Have you said good night to dad yet?
You won’t stop playing, will you! I am trying to sleep. Don’t you know that adequate sleep is extremely important for everyone, for normal body function, especially the brain? Good sleep must be effective, and if I want effective sleep, I!
Must! Sleep! Now!
Duennhaw: Said before closing the door
Ai-Hia Bohn: Goodnight, there are ghosts around the bed, huh? No, be good, I want to hear your voice, record something for me to listen to, I’ll set it as my ringtone.
Ai-Hia Bohn, besides being a flirt, you’re also so persistent. Your symptoms are getting worse every day. If I say goodnight, will you stop bothering me and go to sleep, or will you find another excuse to flirt?
I’ll tease him back, showing I can be popular too, heh.
Duennhaw: No, I only flirt with girls.
There really are people talking to me, but not flirting. They just come to tease with some playful messages. I read and just reply with ‘yes, lol’, that’s it. Nothing more, just for a laugh. They’re cute, haha.
Ting
Ai-Hia Bohn: I’ll kill them all.
Duennhaw: You’re such a jerk, Bohn.
Ai-Hia Bohn: I really will kill them. Are you really talking to girls?
Duennhaw: What if I say yes?
After that, he didn’t respond. He must have fallen asleep, probably talking to me in his sleep. It’s funny, how can someone type while sleep-talking? I should try to sleep too…I should be able to sleep. Unless…
Bang, bang!
“Duen, open the door!”
I was startled by the loud knocking sound. Damn, Bohn knocking so loudly…do you want the condo security to hear too? Luckily, Daonuea is hard to wake up (she can sleep through a heavy rain).
“What the heck…”
I rubbed my head in annoyance, walked over to stand in front of the door, but didn’t open it because he seemed really pissed off right now. If I open it and he punches me, what then? His fighting reputation is too scary; Phii Duen won’t take any risks.
“What do you want, Bohn?” I said loud enough for my voice to go through the door, it should carry since I’m right by the door. Even though the room is soundproof.
“Open the door.”
Bang
“Bohn! What’s wrong with you?” I started raising my voice, what’s his deal, did he dream that I stole his snacks or something?
“Open it quickly. Otherwise, I’ll get the key and open it myself. You’ll get hurt then, Duen.” He threatened coldly. My gut feeling told me…if I didn’t open it, he would do exactly what he said.
“Damn, what’s with you?”
When I opened the door, I saw him standing there with a scary face, looking terrifying, especially since the lights in the condo weren’t on, making it even scarier…damn. How did you get here? I wouldn’t have been able to do that. Even if I’m not afraid of ghosts, the atmosphere right now is damn scary.
“Are you really flirting with a woman?”
“Huh?” I tilted my head, puzzled. I was still holding the phone in my right hand from when I walked over, making all that noise just to ask this…just this?
“Is it true?”
“Bohn, you’ll wake my sister!” I shouted at him. The tall figure glanced into the room before dragging me to the living room. He even remembered to close the door behind us. Hey, where are you taking me? Turn on the light first!!
“Are you really talking or not?” He asked after pushing me down onto the sofa, sitting down next to me and crossing his arms, acting like he was my boss, oh my…
“…”
“Answer!”
“I wasn’t talking or flirting with anyone, I was just joking!”
“…”
Bohn didn’t respond. I couldn’t see him clearly now, only relying on the light coming in from outside.
“What’s wrong?”
“…”
“Why do you always use force, Bohn? If there’s something, let’s talk it out like adults…I don’t like this.” I looked at the person I was talking to through the darkness before pushing myself up. If he’s going to flirt with me, he should know I don’t like people who aren’t reasonable. What’s with this, dragging me out here and yelling at me out of nowhere?
Thump
“Sorry.”
The sound of an apology came with a hug from behind. Normally, he would rest his chin on my shoulder, but this time he buried his face into the back of my neck instead…
“What’s wrong, why do you have to be all grumpy?”
“I’m jealous.”
“Huh?” I turned to look at him with a puzzled face. You’re jealous of me? Even though he’s said it before…but jealous again? How does this jealousy system work, why does it happen so often?
“Yeah, I’m jealous of you.” He repeated, moving his chin back to rest on my shoulder as he usually does, tightening his large arms around me. You’re trying to get too much out of me, you jerk, Bohn.
“Besides your incessant flirting, you’re also incessantly jealous, you’re something else, you bastard…”
“You’re not me. You wouldn’t understand.”
“Yeah, I don’t understand.”
“…”
“Why are you jealous of me?” I asked, puzzled, before pushing him away. Even though I wasn’t looking closely, I knew our faces were very close because I could feel his warm breath on my cheek. Go away, you bastard.
“Because I like you.”
“Why do you like me so quickly?” Or did he bet with his friends that if he had sex, he’d win money? It’s worth considering.
“I don’t know, I don’t know shit…I just know it’s you that makes me like this, and it’s so frustrating, it wasn’t like this before!” True to his name, Bohn, but such a whiny bastard.
“So, it’s my fault?”
“Yeah, so you have to take responsibility for me.”
“It’s not related at all!”
“I don’t care! Give me your phone!”
“Why?”
“Give it.”
“…Yes, master, here you go, this Duen humbly obeys.” I sarcastically bowed my head and handed over the phone. My master accepted it with satisfaction, and once he got what he wanted, he slumped back down on the sofa as before, damn. Knowing my fate that he wouldn’t return it soon, I sat there waiting patiently. Oh, my life. What did I do to deserve someone like him? Or in my past life, was I a nobleman, and he was a servant in my house…
Damn, pitiful. If that’s the case, then in my past life, I must have tormented him a lot, so in this life, he’s getting even with me.
“What’s this, you said you weren’t talking to a girl.” While I was reminiscing, Bohn complained and showed me the screen. I looked down at it, puzzled.
“‘Yes, lol,’ you call this talking?” In my neighborhood, this isn’t considered talking. It’s just replying out of politeness.
“Talking…delete it all.” He actually deleted all the messages after saying that, hey!
“Bohn, stop being so annoying.” I furrowed my brows and took back the phone. He’s crazy. Even if I don’t talk much with others or have important messages to keep, this is a clear violation of personal rights.
“Just talk to me, that’s enough.”
“You’re not my boyfriend!”
“Then be my boyfriend!”
“…”
“Stop being stubborn and just like me…”
“…No, I’ve only known you for a few days, it’s like I’m easy.”
“Are you insulting me?”
“Yeah!”
After that, we argue pointlessly. When the clock struck twelve, we agreed it was late, so we went back to our respective rooms…like Tom and Jerry. The argument was intense, yelling, even some punches, but once we got sleepy, we talked normally like nothing had happened.
“Don’t like anyone else, just like me.” Still not giving up, huh?
“Heh. What if I say there’s someone I already like?” I spoke the truth; it’s Teacher Pang! Even if it’s not in a romantic ‘I want her as my wife’ way, but I like her…in a ‘want her as a nanny’ kind of way.
“I don’t care…who is it!” Look, even if you don’t care, sir…
“Didn’t you say you didn’t care?”
“I don’t care, so who is it?”
“She’s a woman. You’ve met her before.” I’m sure this thug must have met her; Teacher Pang is Dao’s class teacher, and Dao is in the same class as Ben.
“Tingting?”
“Ting? Are you crazy?” Whoever gets Ting as a wife would be lucky. I’d treat him well, poor thing…having a wife taller than himself.
“Then who is it?”
“I’ll tell a cow, I’m going to sleep. I’m sleepy.” I stifled a yawn, glancing at the other person to see what face he was making…Only to see him furrowing his brows in frustration, Bohn muttering under his breath, ‘Who is it, don’t let me find out, damn…’, I want to laugh. Who said he wasn’t interested?
I’m sleepy, have you ever been woken up right before falling asleep? It’s so annoying, right? Just being woken up already puts me in a bad mood. But now I have to sit here listening to this brat’s whiny complaints, yawning.
“Duen, tell me first.” my conversation partner tried to hold onto my arm as I was about to close the door. Ouch! I’m sleepy, man.
“Tell what, let go, I’m going to sleep.”
“You know what.” Oh…
“I’ll say it once, listen carefully.”
“Uh-huh.”
“Goodnight.”
“…”
Bang
After closing the door, I went to bed without caring about the whining sound of the dog outside the door, huh, go back to your room, Ben must be lonely to death by now.
I don’t know how long I slept, but I woke up when sunlight hit my eyes, hearing birds chirping outside the window. Yeah, yeah, I get it, I’m up, I’m up. I sat up, squinting to adjust my focus…This room doesn’t feel familiar at all. Even the furniture is unfamiliar, where am I?
Oh, I slept at the condo last night, that idiot.
I looked at my phone to check the time, 7:06 AM. Am I up too early, or is everyone else sleeping in? Whatever, but I need to get back to work at home. Should I tell the host first? I’ll do that later. For now, I need to go buy a toothbrush.
With that thought, I went downstairs to buy toothbrushes and toothpaste for myself and Dao at the small supermarket in the condo. Though small, it has everything you need, Bohn’s condo is quite convenient. I went back up, got everything done in no time, and then walked to the room owner’s bedroom.
Knock, knock, knock
“Bohn.”
Huh…why isn’t he answering? Could he still be asleep? Sleeping in so much, what can he possibly eat for breakfast now?
Knock, knock
“Wake up already!”
Splat
“I-”
“Uh.” I was about to curse, thinking it was Bohn, but the person who opened the door turned out to be the little kid, Ben, damn, Bohn sleeps later than a kid!
“…Morning”
“Huh”
“Want to eat? I’ll make it.” As long as he doesn’t mess with my sister, I can still be nice to him…
“Yeah, thanks.” The half-Thai kid stifled a yawn, staggering over to collapse on the sofa in front of the TV. If he’s that sleepy, why not go to bed…
“Where’s your brother?”
I went over to ask. He didn’t move, his sleeping position was funny, with his face buried in the sofa and his legs tucked under him, hands clasped above his head…damn, I need to look at you again. You’re a half-Thai kid who really loves Thai culture.
A lot…
“Nowhere.” Huh, are you messing with me? Your brother, with that grumpy face, bad manners, and his crooked nose, isn’t handsome enough to be my match.
“I am talking about Bohn.”
“That’s dad.”
“…”
“Isn’t it?” He turned to ask innocently…oh, kids, kids, (you got me: Mom)
[Sigh] “Okay then…dad.”
“He’s on the bed. You can go in; he won’t mind…heh.” I must have been hearing things, probably from being around Bohn too much, because just now I thought I heard the ‘hee’ sound that the thug likes to make.
“Is that okay?”
“Yeah, he’s not awake yet. Even if you knock till you die, he won’t open the door.” Crazy, it’s already late…
He’s still sleeping, really!
I sighed as I walked closer to the large lump under the blanket. When he’s asleep, he doesn’t look that dangerous…but he still looks rough, probably because of those black earrings. Normally, I don’t know if others sleep with them on, but I’m one who takes them off, scared I might hurt my ears by tossing and turning, ugh.
“You idiot.”
Poke
Even after poking him with my finger, he still doesn’t get up? He must be in deep sleep. Come to think of it, I’ve never seen him like this before. Should I take a photo to tease him later? …No, that would be too creepy.
“…”
“Bohn.”
“…”
“Hello, are you asleep or dead?” Damn, he doesn’t wake up even after calling and shaking his arm. Is he dead or what?…Crazy.
Snap
“Heh. You’re not going to eat me.” I smirked mockingly when the person pretending to sleep tried to pull me into a hug. Good thing I’ve leveled up recently and dodged his grasp.
“What, you knew I was faking sleep?” He sat up cross-legged on the bed with a disappointed look on his face. His face didn’t show any signs of just waking up; his eyes weren’t red, he wasn’t groggy. Only I looked like I had just woken up.
That’s all.
“I didn’t know, but from being teased by you so often, I feel like I’ve developed a sense for dodging somehow.” I smiled like Phu, full of pride. Don’t expect to touch me again, please.
“Hey, that’s cool…”
“Right, hehe.”
“That’s all you’ve got…if you’re still as foolish as before, ha.”
Thud
“Damn!”
The tall figure took advantage of my moment of distraction to pull me down to sit on him, not forgetting to block my escape by holding me tightly in his strong arms.
Damn…
“Heh heh.”
“Let go!” I tried to wriggle free from the restraint. At first, I thought our strength was somewhat matched, but when he held me like this, I realized…his strength was way more than mine, and it was scary.
“Morning kiss, first.” Bohn didn’t just say it; he pouted and moved closer…can’t you stop flirting for even a second? And what’s with this pose, why is it so provocative?
“No way!”
“Then I won’t let go.” The other guy looked nonchalant while still holding onto me. Doesn’t he feel weird about hugging and kissing another guy like this?
“Let go, you bastard!”
“Such foul language, mommy.” He pretended to look stern. I hate it so much when you call me ‘mommy’ or ‘daddy,’ Bohn, it makes me want to hit you with a shovel.
“I-”
“Just a kiss.”
“No.”
“Kiss quickly.”
“Ha. No. Don’t be crazy, what guy kisses another guy?” I said, hoping he would come to his senses. Bohn is good-looking, indeed. It’s a shame…a real shame he has such taste.
…Does he really want me as his husband? Sigh.
“Merk does it, he’s always kissing his juniors.”
“Is Phii Merk gay?”
“Heh, bi.”
“Oh.”
“Not surprised? Not disgusted?”
“No, I think sexual orientation isn’t a criterion for judging love.” I see the love of the LGBTQ+ community as normal, it’s not abnormal, and there’s nothing particularly special about it.
It’s just love.
“…”
“Why are you smiling?” I raised my eyebrows when I saw him grinning widely as if satisfied with something. Bohn is getting crazier every day, and he’s a psycho too. Plus, he likes to flirt like an old uncle.
“Give me a kiss.”
“Bohn, you’re going too far with this behavior.” I remembered the first time I met him; I never thought he would be like this. The first day we met, he was calm and teasing, and now look at today.
“Why are you so hard-hearted then?” He said, pouting as if he was hurt. Am I at fault here?
“I told you I like women!”
“But I like you.”
“…”
“Heh, kiss me quick.”
“Bohn, good morning.”
“…”
Thud!
I took advantage of his momentary shock to get up and kick him with all my might, making Bohn roll off to the floor. The sound was loud; he must be hurt.
Karma, will this violate my medical ethics?…Whatever, I’m annoyed.
“Ouch, Duen, what are you doing?”
“Morning kick.”
“You’re not staying, are you?”
“Why would I stay? This isn’t my home. Plus, I have homework.” I said with disgust. Bohn had been trying to keep me here for nearly ten minutes now. What’s the big deal about going home? Dao was standing there waiting without Bohn saying anything…Of course, Bohn had stuffed several Conan manga in her mouth.
Really bad.
“Wow, you can do your homework here.” Asking me to go home to get my work and then come back to the condo to do it. After finishing work, I’d have to ride my bike back home.
For what?
“Bohn, don’t act like a child, or I’ll kick you again.” I lifted my foot, ready to kick him for real. Lately, I feel like I’ve been using violence more often, I don’t know why.
“Why are you so stubborn, Duen?” He looked annoyed, standing with his arms crossed, watching me, while behind him stood little Ben, drinking from a milk carton…mini Bohn.
“I’m leaving.” I grabbed Daonuea’s hand to walk away, but the scoundrel behind grabbed my sister’s shoulder and sat down in front of her. What? Are you going to annoy my sister now!?
“Give daddy a goodbye kiss, Daonuea.” He smiled, puffing out his cheeks towards Dao, eek! Bohn, don’t make those faces at my beloved sister!!
Whatever, my sister would never kiss him, heh…heh.
Kiss-kiss
“Ha ha.”
Oh nooooooo!
“Dao! No, why are you kissing someone’s cheek like that?”
“It’s not ‘someone,’ it’s daddy.” My sister answered innocently, and the troublemaker, instead of feeling guilty, patted my sister’s head as if to say, ‘Good job, kid.’
“Bohn! She’s going to get used to saying it!” I protested, raising my hand to hit his shoulder, but then I caught sight of the kid holding the milk carton with my sister. If I hit him…the kids will remember and do it too. No, no, Phii Duen must be a good role model for the youth.
“It’s fine, isn’t it? Heh.”
“Damn.”
“Honey, see you later.” Ben said, shyly hiding the milk carton behind his back, but I think he’s getting bolder. What’s this! Have you caught your brother’s virus?
“Uh-huh, see you at school.” Daonuea gave him a cute smile…too cute!! Don’t do that, Dao, or that kid will think we’re interested.
“Bye, mom.”
“You…sigh, bye.” I was about to curse, but then I thought, he’s just a kid, probably doesn’t understand.
“Aren’t you going to say goodbye to daddy?” Stop being so clingy, Bohn…my legs are trembling from all this.
“Don’t be excessive.” Just from last night to this morning, how much has he gained from me? If we counted it in money, it could probably buy several houses…
“Excessive where?”
“Leaving now.” I waved goodbye, pulling Dao along with me. I heard Bohn call out from behind, ‘That’s it? Yeah, that’s all, what more do you want?’
…
“Mommy!”
“Back already, dear?”
Mom opened her arms to welcome Daonuea who ran towards her. They say when a woman is with a child, she looks more gentle and charming, and it might be true…But really, my mom looks good doing anything, hehe.
“Yes, I missed you so much.”
I went and hugged my mother from behind, yay, her scent is so nice. My mom has her own distinctive scent. I don’t know what brand of perfume she uses, just that I’ve smelled it since I was a kid. Or maybe it’s not even perfume?
“Why didn’t you invite him to our house?” Huh? Which one is he? Oh, Bohn. Me and Dao inherited our considerate nature from our mom. When we stay over at someone’s house, mom always tells us to call and apologize for the disturbance or invite them over for a meal as a thank you. I usually go along with it, but not this time, mom.
“Ha, please don’t.”
“Why not? You two even stayed at his place.”
“Mom…”
“Invite him over to our house.”
“These days…he’s not free.” Actually, I don’t know if Bohn is free or not, but I don’t really want him at our house. He likes to flirt shamelessly, even with kids around in the evening, he doesn’t care, such a shameless dog…
“How do you know?”
“He told me.” Sorry, mom, he didn’t tell me, believe me. I lied to my parents, what a grave sin, the punishment must be severe, I’m trembling.
“Really? Give me your phone, I’ll talk to him.”
“Please don’t, mom, before we left, he told me he wanted to work quietly and not to call him.” After saying that, I ran straight up to my room. Why stay to get caught? I’m in a mess…After that, I did everything I usually do every day, work, go downstairs at four to watch cartoons with Daonuea, and take a shower late at night.
Just normal…
tug!
Ai-Hia Bohn: Goodnight
Just normal.
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