MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 35: Angry
[Duenhaw]
“Duen is now Phii’s boyfriend.”
“Huh!”
“Was it just a dream…” I mumbled to myself before pushing myself up to sit cross-legged on the bed, trying to blink rapidly to focus…Oh, I’m in my own bedroom, looking left and right, no one’s here, the bathroom is empty, and I’m fully clothed. Okay. Not in some cheesy movie!
“Such a realistic dream.”
(Dream about your dad, huh?)
I swear, how could a dream be that real?
==
“Why don’t you hang up?” I asked while rubbing my eyes. This is how I am right after waking up, my eyes feel irritated.
After rubbing my eyes, I turned to look at the laptop beside my bed. Yesterday, after coming back from…that, Bohn was whining about wanting me to stay at his condo. I tried to refuse with all sorts of excuses, but he wouldn’t take no for an answer, saying, ‘If you don’t come with me, I’ll sleep in front of your house all night!’ I couldn’t take it anymore, so I threatened him that I’d be really mad if he didn’t go back, and then he finally agreed.
At night, he video-called me. I picked up without any hesitation. We talked about this and that until we accidentally fell asleep, but Bohn refused to hang up.
Isn’t that a waste of electricity?
(I want to see my boyfriend’s face)
“…Yeah, do whatever you want, you crazy.” I turned my face away. I didn’t want him to see my face turning red, damn…flirting with me this early in the morning. Don’t you know that my resistance to you is low these days, Phu?
(Did you forget something?)
“What?” Forget what? Or did I leave something in his car yesterday…No, I didn’t take anything except my wallet, phone, Daonuea.
(…)
“Speak up. How would I know if you don’t say anything?” I said when I noticed the other end of the line was silent, and he was making a grumpy face. You’re acting like a girl, man!
(Good morning, by the way.)
“Is that necessary?” I teased, and hearing that, the brute immediately frowned.
(Yeah, I’m your boyfriend.)
“Ha, your team hasn’t even said good morning to me.”
(I was waiting for you to say it first.)
“What difference does it make who says it first?”
(There is a difference)
“Where?”
(At the point where I want to hear that from your mouth first.)
“Yeah, good morning.” I give in, you crazy, you really know how to make my heart race. It’s the same no matter who says it first. Why make it so difficult…
(Good morning, my love.)
Damn…does everyone else’s heart race like mine when called “my love.” or am I the only one?
(…)
“…Stop flirting.” I said quietly before raising my hand to cover my cheek, not wanting him to see me blushing, but it was probably too late because when I turned, I saw Bohn with his chin on the bed, looking at me with that cunning face!
(Why?)
“We’re already dating.” I mumbled as if talking to myself. Isn’t it true? When you’re already dating, do you still need to flirt like when you’re courting?
(Doesn’t matter.)
“What are you going to keep flirting about?”
(My boyfriend is cute, I want to say sweet things to him all the time.) I didn’t say anything more, actually, I didn’t know what else to say, haha.
“…”
(Are you blushing?)
“Yeah…” Lying is pointless; he can see it clearly with his own eyes.
(Then I’ll keep flirting, I like seeing you blush.) The person talking raised an eyebrow, still resting his chin on his hand and smiling at me as before. What? Are you Phii Yim now or what?
“Enough, you crazy, I’m going to take a shower.” I pushed myself up. Today is Sunday, I have work but not much because on Tuesday, King made me finish all the pending work, haha.
(Go shower then.) He said without much interest, as if to say, do whatever you want.
“Put it down.” I moved closer to the screen, about to hang up when Bohn’s firm voice interrupted.
(Don’t hang up, leave it on all day.)
“You’re crazy, it’ll waste electricity.”
(If you don’t want to waste electricity, move in with me.) Still not over this? Last night, he talked about this a lot, even threatening that if I don’t move in properly, he’ll kidnap me. So funny.
“No, it’s your business, I’m going to take a shower.”
(Duen)
“Huh?” I turned, raising an eyebrow to ask. I had stepped off the bed but was still within Bohn’s view.
(Hurry up, I miss you.)
“Damn, I told you not to flirt so much…”
It didn’t take long for me to get dressed and sit at my desk. I didn’t forget to bring the laptop with me. Initially, I planned to put it back in its place, but the person on the other end of the line was complaining, so I had to keep it close.
(A lot of work?)
“Uh.” I nodded while scrolling through the book for more information. This book was recommended by King. At first, I didn’t pay much attention, thinking it would be like others, but after reading it, I realized it’s really good.
(If I am annoying, you can hang up.) He said, during the conversation, he kept looking at me without looking away, hah…staring like that makes me nervous, man.
“Not annoying at all…”
Aaaaah!
What did I just say? I want to bite my own tongue!
(Cute, huh.) as usual.
“Whatever you want to say is your business.” I whispered, Bohn. I didn’t look at him because I knew he’d be making a mocking face.
(How much more is left?)
“Not much, I’ll be done in a bit.” I have exams coming up, but I haven’t started studying yet, there’s so much content, will I remember it all? I guess I’ll have to get Tang to tutor me again.
(Let’s go out at noon.)
“We went out yesterday.” Can you stop smiling for a moment, Bohn, and…what’s in your mouth? Is it rambutan? If you’re going to stuff both cheeks like a chipmunk, then talk, no wonder your voice sounds strange.
(Be quiet. It’s not the same.)
“What now?” I rested my chin on my hand, watching the former university Duen who was enjoying some mangosteen with relish.
(The status between I; Phii Bohn and you; Nong Duen has changed.)
Do you think I’ll just accept that?
“I feel like eating Japanese food, can we?”
“Whatever, it’s fine with me.” I turned to answer the person beside me. We were walking through the mall near the airport. We didn’t come to buy anything special; Bohn just wanted to go for a walk with me, and when we got hungry, we looked for something to eat.
“Are you trying to please me or what?” The other asked with a smile. Today, he dressed like he was going for a fashion show. Does he think the escalator is a catwalk or what? People have been looking since we entered until now…sometimes you should share some of that handsomeness with me.
“Heh, too lazy to choose, we’d have to eat it anyway.” I answered truthfully; it’s all the same what we eat. I don’t have any particular favorites, except for grapes and ginger; I can eat anything else.
“Should I be happy or what…”
In the end, Bohn and I ended up sitting in a Japanese restaurant. It was quite crowded because today is a holiday, and the place is also pretty cheap.
“After this, do you want to watch a movie?” Watch a movie? When was the last time I went to the cinema? Probably around the time I was applying to university. I haven’t watched one since then until now.
“Hmm, sounds good.” I nodded while looking around the restaurant. Most customers were families, with a few being friends or couples…so Bohn and I would be counted among the few.
Yesterday, when that rascal parked the car on the side of the road, I thought he was going to buy some grilled pork sausage…because he parked in front of ‘Aunt Jim’s Red Grilled Pork Sausage Shop’. But after a while, I realized it wasn’t that; the line about forcing or willingly being a boyfriend nearly made me laugh, but then he switched to a serious mode that made my heart race.
“…”
“Why are you smiling so much?” I looked at the other with my chin on my hand. Since we arrived, he hasn’t stopped smiling; he smiled when we left the house, smiled in the car, smiled while walking together, smiled even in the bathroom, smiled all the time. He even smiled seeing a stray dog, wow. Is my boyfriend a person or a sloth?
“When you’re happy, you smile.”
“Really, what have you been up to?” I asked jokingly, even though I already knew what he was happy about.
“The person I like agreed to be my boyfriend.” There, I knew it.
“Really? Pity your boyfriend. What does he look like, so I might know him?” I feigned innocence like I didn’t know who he was talking about.
“He’s…cute.”
“Bohn, in my world, we call that handsome.”
“Calling him handsome is your business, I’m talking about my boyfriend.” the tall figure gave a mischievous smile. I’ve fallen into his trap!
“Yeah, yeah, and what about his personality, is he nice?” I slyly asked.
(Really…) let’s see, if the answer isn’t good, I’ll jump and kick until his neck twists.
“I don’t know, he’s kind of clueless, pitiful, loves kids, protective of his sister more than his own child, acts wild when with friends, not too quick on the uptake, overall, he’s quite worrying…but now, not so much.”
“Why?” Because I’ve taken out life insurance on him, is that it?
“Because now he has me by his side.”
“Uh…yeah?”
“Are you hot? Why’s your face red, huh?” I knew it, you had to tease about this. I can feel my face getting hot, try being in my shoes, try having Bohn say such things if you don’t get embarrassed, I’ll let you smash a golden pillow durian on my head!
“Yeah, it’s hot!” Crazy, why does he always make me embarrassed?
“What about you?”
“?”
“What about you, do you have a boyfriend?”
“Yeah…I do now.”
I’m embarrassed to say it, since yesterday, this flirt in front of me has become my first and current boyfriend. Isn’t it funny? This handsome, rich, and capable Phii Duen never had a girlfriend for nineteen years, but not because I didn’t want one. I had a life goal, ‘I want to be a doctor,’ and to be a doctor, you have to work hard, right? So I dedicated myself to studying, leaving no time for romance.
Only recently have I had the time.
“What does he look like, and what’s his personality?” You think I’ll answer with something like ‘cute like you’? No way, you’ll get it from me, Bohn.
“He’s average, with a crooked nose. Not cute, looks like a winged termite, has a rough personality, not much good in him, likes to fight a lot, has many vices, overall, not a good person, haha.”
“Hey, you’re joking, are you mad?” I stopped smiling when I saw the other side go silent for a long time. Oh no, did I make him angry?
“No.” Your mouth says you’re not angry, but the atmosphere around you is super uncomfortable.
“That’s not true, are you angry?”
“Ha.” He shook his head, and before I could say more, the server came to serve the food we ordered. Damn, why now of all times?
“Your food is here.”
“Bohn, are you really angry at me? I’m sorry.” I said with concern once the server had walked away. I was very hungry when I ordered the food, but now, for some reason, I didn’t feel like eating anymore…
“No.” As soon as he said that, he picked up a piece of fish with a straight face. “Here, have this, and forgive me.” I picked up some squid and put it on the engineering student’s plate in front of me. I didn’t know how to make up for it; I’ve never had a boyfriend or been scolded by friends before, hoping he wouldn’t be mad at me anymore.
“I’m not angry, just eat.”
“Hmmm-”
“Just eat.”
Throughout the meal, Bohn didn’t say a single word. He didn’t even look up at me, making the atmosphere extremely awkward. After eating, he paid and immediately led the way to the cinema.
That’s crazy!!
Phii Duen, you’re in big trouble now…
Am I imagining it or is he easily angered? Are you too sensitive, man! Phii Duen was just joking, why take it so seriously
(…)
“What movie do you want to watch?”
The university moon from last year finally spoke after a long silence. I looked up at today’s movie schedule; there were…comedies, horror movies, action movies, animations, and finally, an erotic movie…I wanted to say animation, but right now Bohn is sulking at me.
“Whatever.”
“Really? Then let’s watch this one.” I followed the slender finger…Erotic Movie!
Crazy! I’m embarrassed just watching it at home, but now we have to watch it in the theater…Oh my, I’ve read spoilers online. They say this movie is extremely explicit.
“Will that be good?”
“Don’t want to watch? We can change the subject if you like.” He said, then changed to a side topic. Is this him being sarcastic…?
“No…no, I want to watch.
Phii Duen doesn’t like this!
In the end, I had to watch this movie. I stood looking at the movie poster for the film we were about to see while Bohn went to buy snacks and tickets. Actually, I wanted to go buy them myself, but he looked back at me with a calm expression, as if to say, ‘Go ahead and try.’ So I had to stay silent as expected. How should I appease him? I apologized, shared some squid with him. He’s so sulky, this brute…
“I’m sorry.”
While I was thinking about how to appease Bohn, a young guy approached me. He was quite…cute. Judging by his appearance, he seemed to be a high school student here for extra classes because I noticed his school bag. I also saw his friends smiling behind a pillar, what are they doing there, little ones…
“Yes?”
“Is it okay if…I want to know your name?” The senior high school boy scratched his nape and looked down shyly. Since being flirted with by the sulky one, I feel like I understand these situations more. If I’m not being too self-centered here, this kid is flirting with me, right?
“Ah…uh, my name is Duenhaw.” Even though I knew, I had to respond politely. I don’t know if others do this, but I’m not someone who would punch or harm someone just because they flirted with me, even if it’s a guy.
“Really? My name is Pluem, I’m in grade 6 at xx school.”
“Duen.”
A deep voice sounded along with my date’s tall figure; he finally arrived!
Leaving me to be flirted with for so long.
“You’re here?” I said happily.
“Yeah.”
“Is he your boyfriend?” Pluem asked. Today, I allow you to be jealous as much as you want, Bohn, am I attracting too many guys into my life recently? Oh well, let’s say this time is the cutest and the most feminine of all the flirting attempts…Oh, Pluem is wearing mascara.
“As-”
“No, he’s a friend.”
I turned to look at the person who spoke immediately. Is he saying this because he’s angry, or is he embarrassed to tell others that he’s my boyfriend? If it’s the latter, I’m annoyed. If you’re embarrassed to tell others after we’re dating, then we shouldn’t be together. I don’t like a life of hiding and sneaking around like celebrities; if you can’t tell people you have a boyfriend, how is that being a boyfriend?
I don’t know if what I have with him is called being gay or not. I don’t care about that. I care about my own feelings. If it is, then it is. I don’t care what gender that person is. Even though I never thought I’d have a boyfriend who’s a guy.
“So, do you have a boyfriend yet, Duen?” The young man in front of me asked with a red face. Does he have a boyfriend yet…
“Not yet.”
You yourself said we’re not dating.
“Great, because I-”
He was interrupted by the need to pair water with fire.
It seems Bohn has less patience than I thought; his large hand tore one ticket and shoved it into my hand before storming off into the cinema…This is the result of fire and water dating, remember that if you’re going to have a boyfriend.
“Sorry, that guy is my boyfriend.” I decided to speak to end the matter. I didn’t want to drag it out; this was complicated enough.
“Oh…are you being scolded?”
“Uh-huh.” I nodded, watching the jealous one who had just walked away.
“Then I’ll go, so Phii Duen doesn’t get scolded even more. Plus, I don’t want to get punched.” The young man pouted cutely. Wow, kids these days are really cute.
“Yeah, haha.”
“Then I’ll go.”
“Uh, can you help me with something?”
After finishing talking with the younger guy, I took the ticket to the staff to ask if it was still valid. Luckily, he saw what happened earlier, so it was okay. I walked into the cinema and sat next to Bohn, only to see he was still making a stern face. Ha. If you’re going to frown that tightly, you might as well prepare to say hi to pimples.
“Didn’t need to talk to that kid for longer than that.”
“…” I chose to stay silent to let the other know I wasn’t okay with what he did. I didn’t know if he understood because he made a huffing noise and turned away.
Ha, acting all spiteful, I’ll slap you hard.
Throughout the movie, we didn’t say anything to each other. I didn’t even take a sip of water or eat any snacks; only Bohn was munching away in irritation. Finally, the movie ended. We walked to the car in silence, the atmosphere still tense, but I didn’t really care. The movie was as overrated as everyone said, lacking much substance. I was still confused after watching it. I didn’t want to watch it, but if I didn’t, my mind would only think about the person sitting next to me.
Clunk
The sound of the car door closing snapped me out of my daydream. No need to guess who caused it. I sighed and reluctantly sat in the passenger seat. If he had brought the Mercedes, I would have sat in the back, but today he brought the Porsche, so I had no choice.
Rrrr
‘Pluem’
I leaned back against the seat, looked at the screen, and smiled to myself. Bohn didn’t turn to look at me because he was driving…
“Hello Pluem, I-” I could only say that much before the driver snatched my phone and hung up. He pulled over to the side of the road before turning to look at me with irritation. I didn’t show any sign of being upset or reach for my phone; I just turned to look at him silently.
“Duen, did you give him your number?” From his tone, I could tell he was trying to suppress his anger.
“What’s wrong with that? I’m single.”
“Single your dad, we haven’t broken up!” the tall figure shouted, reaching over to turn my face to meet his eyes. When I looked at him, I realized he was so angry his face was red, huh.
“You told others we’re not together.”
“I was mad at you; I wanted you to appease me!”
“Really…but you said you weren’t mad at first.”
“Are you…messing with me, Duen?” He slowly let go of my face, looking at me in disbelief. Ha, didn’t think I could do this, did you? Don’t underestimate me. Who do you think sat with King watching those Korean series? Me, and there are scenes like this all the time in those shows.
“I wasn’t messing with you; I was just annoyed with you.” I tried to appease him nicely. If he doesn’t like it, I have to do something like this.
“Damn, not only did you not appease me, but you did this too.” Bohn mumbled. He seemed to be cooling down a bit, but he was still angry. You could tell by his eyebrows.
The brute was about to start the car again, but I caught his hand, slowly intertwining our fingers. He looked quite surprised.
“My boyfriend is handsome, with sharp eyes, a high nose, thick eyebrows, and thin lips. His personality isn’t bad either. Even though there are rumors about him fighting, I don’t care about that because when he’s with me, he’s not like what others say. I feel happy…I feel at ease with him by my side.”
“…”
“I’m not angry anymore, Duen, I apologize.”
After saying that, I moved closer, pressed my lips against the cheek of the person next to me, lingered there for a moment, then returned to my original position. Our hands were still entwined, not letting go. Bohn was stunned for a while before tightening his grip on my fingers. My heart beat faster when he did that.
Thailand is scorching hot, making Phii Duen’s face, cheeks, and body all red…
“What if I say I’m still not appeased?” the tall figure whispered into my ear.
“That’s your problem; I’m not appeasing anymore.”
“Oh, can’t you appease a little more?”
“One more moment, and I’ll lose myself.”
“That would be good, huh?”
“Hah! Stop at that shop; I’m hungry.” I pointed to the Isan restaurant ahead. That place should be delicious; friends often talk about it.
“What? You’re not full from eating Japanese food?” Bohn asked with a feigned look of surprise, that bastard! He knows I didn’t eat anything but two shrimp and three slices of salmon because I was too preoccupied with how to appease him to eat anything else.
“I’m full, but it’s digested now!”
“Ha-ha.”
“What do you want to eat? I’m full now.” He should be full, the way he ate.
“One serving of larb, two bags of sticky rice, and half a grilled chicken.” I told the waiter after opening the menu. I didn’t want anything exotic. I’ve had enough with Phii Tee’s damn mango sago; you tricked me!
“I said I’m full; why order two bags of sticky rice?”
“I eat it plain.” I raised my eyebrows. I just love eating plain sticky rice for some reason, I know it’s delicious just eating it plain.
“Do you have a black hole for a stomach?” the other asked jokingly.
“Yeah, can you afford to feed me?”
“Hah, even if you eat two tons a day, I could manage.”
“Shh.”
What a tease!
The shop we are sitting in is decorated with colorful checkered cloths and various woven items, with Thai country music playing softly in the background. The place is quite spacious. I scanned around until my eyes caught the figure of someone…
“Is that Phii Tang?” I asked Bohn while pointing at the person. From here, I couldn’t see clearly, but judging by the physique and appearance, it seemed like it could be Bohn’s close friend.
“Where? Oh, who did he come with?”
“He probably came for a date with some girls.” I answered, craning my neck to look at the entrance in case he brought along a beautiful lady. I wanted to feast my eyes too.
“At an Isan restaurant?”
“Who knows, maybe the girl likes to eat here.”
“I think it’s not a code junior anymore…”
“Why?”
“Look.” Bohn pointed to the tall figure who had just entered the restaurant, heading towards Phii Tang’s table. I squinted to get a better look…familiar, very familiar.
“Is that Phu?”
“Yeah.”
“Should we call him to join our table?” After all, we know each other. It would save space in the restaurant, and I also wanted to chat with Phu’s friend, to learn some smooth lying techniques.
“Let’s wait and see.”
“What’s there to see?”
It’s just a senior and junior having a meal together. Nothing to see really. If it were Phii Boss and Phii Merk, then that would be something. Listening to them talk is hilarious, it’s like Phii Boss is talking to himself while Phii Merk is as silent as a rock, poor Phii Boss.
“I think this pair is a bit strange.” Bohn said, staring at the table of the two brothers. I didn’t see anything unusual.
I froze when I saw Phii Tang gently nudge Phu’s leg with his foot. They locked eyes before breaking into a smile. Then Phii Tang pointed…
…for Phu to look at the plump girl at the next table.
After that, Phu gave a thumbs up to his code senior, as if to say, ‘That’s awesome.’ Both of them smiled, chuckled, and looked at the plump girl in a skirt that was just a span long.
“What’s this, huh?” These two guys, even while eating, manage to do this kind of thing, oh my…Phii Tang, if you’re going to stare like that, why not just crawl under her skirt?
“They look…I don’t know.”
“When he is with Phu like this, Phii Tang looks really slim.” I said after observing them for a while. Phii Tang isn’t short; he’s about as tall as me or maybe just a couple of centimeters taller, but he’s much slimmer than me. I’m still quite stocky.
“That’s what I think too.”
“Huh…”
I exclaimed softly when Phu put one hand on the table and stretched the other to pinch his senior’s cheek, but it didn’t seem like Senior was annoyed by it at all. He even smiled back.
Ugh…
“Heh-heh.” Bohn chuckled, pulling out his phone to take photos of the scene in front of him. Does your camera zoom in that much? Is that a mobile phone camera or a telescope?
“You madman, why are you taking their picture?”
“For blackmail, ‘cause Tang always acts tough.” Bohn replied to me while still snapping photos continuously. Oh my, why not just record a video at this rate?
…It’s like he read my mind because his hand switched to video mode.
“Are they…dating?” Even though I didn’t think much of it, the way Bohn spoke suggested that those two were more than just senior and junior…maybe.
“You seem less naive lately. What have you been up to?”
“I’ve been hanging out with you!” Because of this expert. I feel like I’ve learned a lot, but not about studying…just nonsense.
“Oh, so I’m your benefactor then, huh?”
“Shut up. So, are they dating?”
“For now, I think not, but who knows what will happen later.” I looked at Phii Tang and Phu thoughtfully. Why do good-looking guys have to eat each other? I should have met Bohn later, waited until all the guys were eating each other, then I’d gather all the girls into my harem.
Ah…
Damn, Phu just saw me…
“Shit…”
As soon as Phu saw me, he immediately got up and walked over here, his face clearly ready to tease me. Phii Tang saw it too. He looked puzzled at first before slowly turning his smirk into a malicious grin. Ha, this know-it-all.
“Hello Phii Bohn, what are you doing here?”
“Eating Isan food at an Isan restaurant, obviously.” it wasn’t me who answered, it was my partner…no, let’s not call it that, it’s too irritating.
“I knew you’d say that. Okay, let me ask again, why are you here together?”
“Couples come together, don’t they?”
“You always go for the moment, Duen. How did you end up coming with him?” Phu made a disgusted face at Bohn before turning to ask me. This rough guy loves to tease about me being his partner. In Phu’s eyes, this senior probably looks quite unreliable now.
“Just like Bohn said.”
“…” Phu was stunned when I answered like that, his eyes wide open, mouth agape as if what he just heard was hard to believe, why the shock?
“Why are you making that face, Phu? What’s wrong?” The newcomer sat next to Bohn, raising his eyebrows, confused at his junior.
“Hey! Seriously! Are you really dating Duen? Are you lying?” Phu spoke so loudly that I had to quickly cover his mouth with my hand, giving him a stern look to be quiet. When I saw my dear friend nod, I slowly released my hand.
“Do you get money for lying?”
“Damn. You’re so cool, my friend.” Phii Tang lightly patted his friend’s shoulder, then looked at me teasingly, “Alright then, I give in, being with your group every day, I get teased every day.”
“How could you let him win…I lost the bet, damn it.” I turned to look at Phu, seeing his sour face, his lips moving but not clear, but it seemed like he was saying, ‘Does Phii Bohn know that he’s your first boyfriend, you idiot?’ and ‘Duen got played for sure.’
“What was the bet about?”
“Me and King bet on whether he could win you over.”
“How much was the bet?”
“Two thousand each…” You guys are assholes.
“And who bet that he would succeed?”
“Ram and King, damn.” even my best friends can tell. It’s not surprising. As for you guys, don’t be too sad because even I thought I wouldn’t fall for it.
“Underestimating my potential, huh, you bastard.”
“Oh, Phii Bohn. Normally, Duen doesn’t like your type. So, I was pretty confident that you’d strike out…but I was wrong.”
“…”
“So, can we sit with you guys?”
“Go ahead.” So, we ended up with two more members at our table, which were Phii Tang and my friend Phu. They told the waiter to bring all the ordered food to our table, and Phii Tang was treating us for this meal!
But wait!!!!
“Damn, Bohn, why did you invite them to sit with us?” I whispered.
“To watch them up close, duh.”
“Uh…smart.” Wow, I forgot that from here, you can only see the image because they were far away. If you get them to sit here, you can hear them too.
“Give me a reward.” The rogue pushed his puffed cheek close to me, even though we were sitting on opposite sides, and because I was annoyed by how good-looking he was no matter what he did, I poked his cheek hard with my finger until it made a sound.
“There you go.”
Pfft
Damn, that sounded like a fart…
“That was hilarious, hahaha.”
“Once you have a boyfriend, you start acting all cute.” Your mouth…
“Pfft.”
“Tell me about it, when did he ask you to be his boyfriend?” My good friend nudged my shoulder gently. Your face is so smug, you madman…and Senior had the same expression.
“If it’s about me asking him to be my boyfriend…it was from the time we went to the condo, I guess.” I remember he was jealous because I was talking to a girl. “So, that means you didn’t say yes that time.”
“Uhm.”
“Playing hard to get, huh?” Ha! At first, you acted like you didn’t want me to be his boyfriend. What’s up with that now?
“Talk like that and I’ll report you to Ram.” I threatened. Ram is the only one who can deal with Phu…no, there’s one more, the difference is Ram uses words, the other uses force.
“You snitch.” Phu made a face at me before pushing my head so hard it hit the chair’s edge. Ouch, that hurt, you bastard!
“What’s going on between you and Ram?”
“What?”
“You seem close, do you have feelings for him beyond friendship?” He folded his arms, his brows furrowed into knots. Damn, he doesn’t even spare his close friend…wait, he doesn’t spare Ben either.
“We’re just good friends. There’s nothing more than that. You think too much.
Besides you, who would hit on me?” Great imagination, good at overthinking but even better at being jealous.
“I want you to clarify, what about that kid this morning, was I dreaming?” “He…”
“Stumped, huh?”
“…”
“You guys…” Phii Tang folded his arms, looking back and forth between me and Bohn.
“Is this what they call cute, Phii?” Phu said while doing the same.
“Yeah, probably.”
“Forget about us. So what are you doing here with Phii Tang?” I changed the subject, not wanting to be teased. Though he hasn’t started teasing yet, I’m sure if we let it go, he would have plenty to say. And today, he’s tagging with a senior who’s got a mouth as sharp as his.
“Eh, just here for a Phii Nong-style lunch.”
“Really…” I said quietly. I thought so too, but my intuition was telling me otherwise. Maybe it’s like what Bohn said, they’re not anything yet…just for now. “Why, what do you think?” He raised his eyebrows, asking me. I glanced at Phii Tang who had been watching. Phii Tang is clever; he can tell what someone is thinking with just one look.
“Nothing.”
“The food is here.”
Yay!!
Larb!!
Grilled chicken!!
I smiled happily. Just as I was about to grab some sticky rice with my hand, Bohn made a stern sound, stopping me.
“Duen, don’t use your hand, you haven’t washed it yet.” the rogue said with crossed arms. He’s right…but I don’t like using a spoon or fork to eat sticky rice; it’s not as enjoyable, it doesn’t absorb the essence of the sticky rice!!
“It’s not convenient.” After saying that, I reached out again, almost touching the sticky rice, but the brute grabbed my hand first. Ohhh, I just want to eat the sticky rice.
“Don’t be stubborn, use a spoon or fork.”
“You dictator! You madman! Why do you always oppose me?”
“I do this because I care about your health, you fool.”
Oh!! Fine, I’ll yield!
Not that I’m embarrassed or anything…
“Crazy person! Sea ghost, why do you always oppose me!” My good friend mocked me by making a sassy pose, flicking his head to the side in a pout…where did you learn these moves from, you jerk?
Phu
“The reason I do this…is because I love you, Somasree.” Phii…no, Phii Tang made his voice sound charming, reaching out to pull Phu’s head to his chest. Aren’t you guys embarrassed with everyone watching?
“I love you too…Somluykhlong.”
Somluykhlong, my foot!!!!
Go play somewhere else, you crazy people!!!
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