MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 55: Phu Sot Dao
[Bohn]
“Bohn, look at that, the forest is orange too.”
“Bohn! The fields are so wide.”
“Look at that pig, it looks so sleepy, haha.”
“Wow, is that a buffalo or a tank? Why is it so big?”
And many more phrases came out of that little scoundrel’s mouth. He’s the only one excited; everyone else is asleep…it’s now 12:14 AM. We’ve come halfway, from Bangkok to Uttaradit, it’s not that far really, maybe because we slept all the way, we thought it was close. But for Duen, it must feel far because he hasn’t slept since we got on the bus. What did you do before you started this, I mean…
“Duen, you can sleep now.”
I reached over to push him down onto the seat. Sleep, or you won’t have the energy for anything else…but I guess there won’t be much to do anyway; it’ll be dark when we get to the park office.
The driver said if we took the train, it would have been faster, but since we chose the bus, we encountered a bit of traffic, just a little bit really, there aren’t many cars here. Mostly motorcycles, and there are lots of trees, even the median strip is full of them. Bangkok has trees too, but they look dry and withered like they’re about to die. Being here, I feel like I’ve entered another world.
There aren’t many buildings here, though there are some, not many. Since we arrived, I haven’t seen a big mall, just small department stores and a Lotus. Maybe because we didn’t go into the city center, and the route we took was on the outskirts. The driver said this route doesn’t have much because it’s not very populated.
“No way, wow…that woman is so bright.”
“I’ll slap you with the back of my hand, stop looking. Sleep!” I covered his eyes with my hand, but when I looked down, I didn’t see the woman he mentioned. Was it a person or a ghost, why was she running so fast?
“I’m just joking, there’s no woman, haha.” I knew it would be like this; someone like you would praise others in front of me just to tease.
“Whatever, I told you to sleep.”
“No, I want to look outside.”
“Fine, then I’ll sleep.”
“Yeah.” He nodded in understanding. If he doesn’t want to sleep, I won’t force him. Even if I tried to force him, he wouldn’t listen anyway. Let it be; it’s rare for a caveman like him to look at the outside world. I’m also tired of sleeping; I’d rather go read some comments.
Boss Thanarit: When it rains, you have to take in the laundry; when flirting with Nong Duen doesn’t work, Phii Boss must put his heart away…
Wow! Go back to your husband, Merk, you damn Boss!
Tee Phattarawin: Break up with Bohn and come here, Phii Tee’s shoulder is here for you to lean on.
I’ll break your skull, you bastard Tee.
Bom Boomm: I want a cute boyfriend like Duen; if he weren’t my friend’s boyfriend, I would have flirted with him.
Are you playing with him too, Bom? Are you cuter than my boyfriend?
Tang Nakrab: Break up with that bastard and come to Phii Tang, please, good person.
You’re the bastard, damn Tang.
Megha Setthakit: Uh.
What’s your heart made of, Merk? Your friend has a boyfriend, but you just reply with ‘uh’.
TingTing Nj: May I hide this post? I don’t want to see anything anymore.
Poor her…
Phakee Sewapha: Phii Bohn got played by Duen.
If you’re asking who…it’s probably more like the senior playing with him. I’m still confused about how he managed to catch that idiot.
Pinchan: Let them eat each other, I’ll handle the remaining women on earth, don’t worry, heh heh.
You’ll handle them?
I sat reading and replying to their comments one by one. People came to congratulate us, and some yaoi girls asked to post our picture on some couple’s page, which I allowed because I didn’t see any harm in it.
Bihn Whose Body isn’t Black But Has a Huge Mustache: My brother has a husband!!!
Buhn Whose Body isn’t Black But Has a Huge Mustache: My brother-inlaw is so handsome.
“Bohn and Duen, don’t switch places…” I quickly typed back to both of them, I’ve heard this so often I’m close to getting irritated. You don’t respect my BohnDuen hashtag at all, see, my name comes first!
Bon Ss: I am his husband.
“Damn. You’re not my husband.”
“Oh, didn’t you say you wanted to look at the scenery?” I looked up at the person next to me, only to see him making a face at me. How annoying, I’ll make you split your lip.
“I saw you furrowing your brows, so I looked to see what you were doing.”
“Are you worried about me?” I rested my head on his shoulder. Duen didn’t resist, he let me lean on him like that while he picked up some snacks to continue eating…you just stopped eating not long ago.
“Yeah.” Admitting it too, huh?
“Huh, you’re cut-”
“You’ve been furrowing your brows a lot, you’ll get crow’s feet, people will think I’m with an old man when we walk together.” He smirked teasingly.
“You’ve got quite the mouth, Duen. If I didn’t love you…I would have smashed your head against the window by now.” I mean it, try having someone else say that to me. I wouldn’t let them get away with it. I’ve never let anyone get away with nonsense, except for Duen, who’s taken it to the top. Sigh.
“Good that you love me.”
“Yeah, heh.”
“I’m annoyed with Bohn, don’t tell him, Tee.”
“I’m annoyed with him too, should we set him up for a beating?”
“Yeah, set him up for a beating and steal Nong Duen to be ours, heh.”
“Do you like threesomes?”
“I don’t know, but it might be interesting.” What’s with this conversation, it’s full of mixed feelings; at first annoying, then amusing. That’s how single people who are bitter about it act, don’t pay attention to them, let them stay single. It’s funny to hear them tease each other.
“Yawn…”
“Fly’s going to fly in, that’s how wide it is.” Duen covered my mouth with his hand. I’m getting sleepy again…I love sleeping on long trips, not because I’m tired, but because I want to sleep. Duen, on the other hand, is the opposite of me; he’s sleepy but refuses to sleep. His eyes are already half-closed, yet he’s still clinging to the window, looking outside, stubborn… Maybe listening to music will make him fall asleep.
“Want to listen to some music?” Even though it sounds like a question, my hand had already put the earphones in his ear. You can’t refuse. You have to sleep with me; I won’t let you be awake alone.
“Music? That’s good.” You’re playing into my hands, huh, heh.
“Then let’s play some music-” I was about to choose some slow, soothing music to help him sleep easily, but Duen snatched my phone first.
“No cheesy music, I won’t listen, don’t think I don’t know you’re trying to lull me to sleep, play something with a dung dung; heavy beat.” You use the word ‘lull’?
“What’s ‘dung dung’? I told you not to learn Boss’s vocabulary, it’s meaningless.”
“Conversation. If you’re going to talk shit about Thanarit like this.” I apologize to my friend, Boss…
In the end, I had to let Duen play some heavy music, even though my eyes were already closing. Can you please play something that fits the mood, Duenhaw? Your husband is sleepy.
“Finally…my butt hurts so much.”
“What time is it, Bom?”
“18:33 PM, local time, khrap.”
“Slap my butt a little, it’s numb.”
Slap
“Ugh!”
“You asked for it, heh.”
…S&M
I’d say the climb up the mountain was tough but also beautiful. This is just the ascent; if we went outside, it would be freezing, you can feel how cold it is even inside the bus. Not for any reason…they turned on the AC…
“…”
“Juniors, gather here first, I’ll explain again.” Phii Sao spoke through the megaphone.
Senior, we’re not in a hurry, you could fix your hair first. P’Sao’s hair looks like a bird’s nest, one side braided, the other left loose. Was she pranked by friends or something?
“Brrr, what’s the temperature here, Ram?” We walked to gather at the hill’s command post, it’s so cold, my hair’s standing on end.
“Okay, I asked the wrong person, how many degrees is it, Tang?”
“Do I look like a thermometer?”
“You’ve turned into a Z-boy with that look…”
“Don’t fight, fight, I think about ten…hey, isn’t this the frost that everyone was talking about?” Before Boss could finish speaking, he shouted loudly, pointing at the ground. I didn’t look because I was busy holding onto Duen; he keeps running here and there, just now he wanted to chase after a white butterfly, is he a child or what, Kritsada!
“Wow, it’s so beautiful, I need to take a picture to show my mom.”
“Wow, King, take pictures, I’ve never seen this before.” Phu called Ting over to photograph it. Duen once said Tingting is really good at this, she even earns money as a photographer. I think she’s quite skilled…you can tell from the photos she sent. Huh.
“Come on, it’s beautiful, but I think it looks like…”
I looked down; on the green grass, there were drops of ice, shining and very pretty, but I found it strange…why does it only appear on one clump? And in such a small patch. It’s probably not frost, hey, that black, jelly-like thing, isn’t that grass jelly, and the yellow beside it, is that corn?
“It’s not frost, the professor dropped some shaved ice earlier…such a pity.”
“…”
“Professor!!”
“Alright, we’ve arrived at our destination. I’ll introduce you to the person in charge here. Please welcome P’Yod.”
“Scream!!!!”
The scream was loud a top Phu Sot Dao peak when a man walked up the hill where the senior girl and Phii Sun were standing. His name is Yod, he looks kind of goofy but with an international vibe, how old is this brother?
“Oh…my heart is beating so fast, P’Yod, introduce yourself, please.”
“Sure, my name is Yod, I’m in charge here.”
“Okay, does P’Yod have anything else to say to us?”
“Yes. Well…this is Phu Sot Dao, in Uttaradit province, it’s winter now. In the morning, there might be frost, but only on very cold days. You can play at the waterfall over there, it’s called Phu Sot Dao Waterfall.” He pointed to a water basin at the entrance, not very big, but it looks clean, the water is so clear I can see the rocks under it.
“Is that all, brother?”
“Uh…it gets very cold at night, make sure to wrap up warm, or you’ll catch a cold, I’m worried about you.” P’Yod smiled at the young host, who touched the back of his neck, seemingly embarrassed.
“Damn it…I had my eyes on Phii Sun since we were in the auditorium, but when we got here and met P’Yod, I got interested in another one, planning to get both, but then they act like they’re already together, I should become a monk to give up on life and love if this is how it’s going to be, might as well kill all the monkeys in the world, no need for gender or anything anymore. Are you not going to leave any men for me? Hello! There’s still one open woman unit here, you know.”
“Squeal!!”
“Can P’Yod come wrap me up, please!!”
“I want P’Yod to be my husband, aah!!”
And many more came to flirt with P’Yod, the forestry officer, who scratched his head in embarrassment.
“Thank you so much, P’Yod. Alright…it’s almost nine. I think we should go take a shower, there are bathrooms upstairs, feel free to choose, or if you don’t want to shower in the bathroom, you can go to the Phu Sot
Daowaterfall. P.S. Professor Pakorn whispered that it’s very cold, ha ha ha.”
“Where should we go…waterfall plus one.”
“I’ll go to the waterfall.”
“Plus one.”
“When we get there, it’s the waterfall.”
“Phii Tang will go to the waterfall too.”
“Waterfall.”
“Waterfall, lots of girls, Tee won’t miss it, heh heh.”
“Waterfall…”
“Waterfall, lots of trees, the divine one loves it.”
“Waterfall, I just went to check, the water is so clear.”
“Waterfall too.”
“Canal…oh, why are you looking at me like that?” You’re always like this, Duen, everyone’s going to the waterfall, and you’re the only one talking about the canal.
“Duen…there’s no canal, just the waterfall and the bathroom.” Ram told his friend, his face was calm…but he seemed to be smiling. How do you do that, what’s with this father-son aura, am I imagining things?
“Oh…then the waterfall it is.”
“Ack, the water’s so cold!” Bom squirmed. We let him go in first to see how cold the water was. Judging by his shivering lips, it must be saladtossing cold…
“Is the water very cold, Bom?”
“Are you going to ask again, you bastard! Ugh, I, brr! It’s freezing. I can’t take it anymore!” Bom ran up to stand beside us, his hair standing on end, he must really be cold. So far, besides Bom, no one else has gone into the water.
“Bohn, let’s go play in the water, I want to play, play, play.” The person next to me shook my arm, looking excitedly at the waterfall.
“You…you don’t see that white mist and the spray? Don’t go.” I tried to stop him, go wash up in the bathroom instead, Bom’s balls are shaking, can’t you see?
Wow, Dr. Thara is so brave; he jumped straight into the waterfall. He’s really something, his soul almost left from the cold, but he still popped up to give a bright smile to the girls, even playing around with a scream, huh. When we were gathered earlier, I saw Frang and Bihn too; I had no idea my little brother came along. I didn’t see him packing anything…don’t tell me he’s borrowing from friends, I’m in despair for a moment.
“It’s good, the cold water will refresh you.”
“But I-”
Splash!!
Before I could do anything, I was kicked from behind, and I mean ‘kicked’, probably by three feet. I know for sure it was Boss and Duen, who’s the third one? Don’t let me find out, you guys.
“Damn…you bastards. Damn, what the hell are you playing at?” I rubbed my face several times, I swallowed water, the third person must be you…damn, Tang, you kept your foot up there, wait, I’ll remember this. You won’t get away, no need to run.
“Haha.”
“You’re so annoying, I hate you.”
“Ugh, so annoying, Boss my friend, let’s go play over there where there are lots of girls.”
“Alright, shit, white shirt with black underwear, let’s go, my dear friend.” Seeing something interesting, Boss ran ahead of his friends…
“Phii Tang, Phii Bom, I’m coming with you, whoa, Yod with the pink shirt, is my medicine.”
“Come quick, you junior! One Piece is waiting for us.” I’ll deal with Yod later, right now I need to handle this bastard first.
“Come down here, Duen, come here and let me hit you.” I slapped the water beside me, making waves, the person I called pretended not to care, looking around, don’t make me use force…
“Going down there would be stupid, bastard.”
“…”
Hearing that, I sat down on the rock beside him, didn’t come when called, huh…I’ll make you come down yourself.
“Bohn, are you angry? Just a little.” It didn’t take long for Duen to come into the water towards me, looking quite worried. Good…this is the face I wanted to see. You’ll definitely get pranked by me, heh heh.
“Not just a little, Duen, I choked on the water, I’m cold, the water is freezing.”
“Sorry. Didn’t think you’d get angry.”
“You never consider my feelings.” I deserve an Oscar, I’m keeping such a straight face, maybe because I’m a bit upset with him. The water really is cold, you know, you should try it.
“And…now it’s dramatic, Merk Phattarawin says we shouldn’t be here.” Tee grabbed Merk’s shoulder to back away together, and once they were far enough, they ran to join the Boss group immediately.
“I think we should go take photos over there, King.”
“I was thinking the same.”
“…Let’s go play in the water over there, it’s calm.”
“There are bamboo shoots over there, let’s go pick some for dinner, friend.”
“I’ll go too.” So, now it’s just me and Duen left. There are others playing in the water, but not many and they’re far away, the rest chose to shower in the bathroom.
“Bohn, I am sorry khrap.” This is the voice I wanted to hear, this is the face I wanted to see, but this time, I’m going to grit my teeth and not give in easily, I want to see how he’ll try to make up if I’m really mad.
“…” I kept looking at him silently, just like before. He looks really upset, I feel sorry for him, but my desire to tease him is stronger. You’re going to get it, you little rascal.
“Bohn, sorry, don’t be mad, or you won’t look handsome.” He must be at a loss for what to do, definitely, he never had a boyfriend before me.
“…”
“Bohn, I am sorry, I won’t do it again, please don’t be mad, please, please.” He grabbed my hand and shook it back and forth, is that what you call making up, Duen…why is it so cute, it’s heart-melting, don’t give in yet…
“…”
“Wow, why are you so sulky, I won’t make up with you if you keep being stubborn.” He said that, but he still rubbed my hand against his cheek like a cat, hold on…
“Really…then I won’t beg.” After saying that, I walked away from him. Duen seemed shocked that I did that. It’s not for any reason. If I stayed any longer, I wouldn’t be able to handle it, damn, my heart was beating so fast.
“Where am I?” Because I was walking aimlessly without paying attention to where I was going, I ended up somewhere…it must be another waterfall, but there’s no one here. Damn…did I enter a restricted area or something?
“The waterfall behind the park office.”
I turned to look at the source of the voice, knowing it had to be him. I remember his voice even if I don’t pay much attention to him.
“Hey, Bohn. Don’t you want to talk?”
“Yeah, nice to see you, Mai.”
Do you remember Mai? The one I met at the Phii Diao pub. After that day, I didn’t talk to him again. This time, he probably won’t do what he did before. After all, I have a boyfriend now. Plus, I clearly rejected him last time.
“Excuse me, my friends must be looking for me.” It might be rude, but I
don’t want to make it into an issue later; there are so many people here, if anyone sees, they might think badly of us, or even spread rumors that could harm us.
Thud!
“Wait, Bohn, let’s talk first.”
I knew it would come to this, Mai grabbed my wrist to stop me from leaving. Why be so persistent? I’ve told you no matter how you flirt, I’m not interested, I like someone else!
“What do you want? If it’s the same old thing, I won’t talk.” I twisted my hand free; he let go willingly. If he didn’t, I’d definitely give him a slap.
“Don’t you really care about me, Bohn?” He leaned in, his chest touching mine, his hand about to go around my neck. No way, this isn’t like before.
“Yeah.” I said, pushing him away to keep some distance. Why do I have to deal with this now? I thought I wouldn’t encounter this anymore.
“Why? I’m much prettier than your boyfriend.”
“That’s true…”
“Right, huh?”
“But I love Duen.”
“Enough, it’s impossible. I told you not to waste time with someone like me, I won’t be interested in you anyway, go find someone else.” I waved goodbye before turning around. I shouldn’t have pretended to be upset like a girl, I should have let Duen keep flirting. Now I’ve lost my mood.
“Bohn!”
The person behind me grabbed my shoulder, turning me to face him. I was about to curse but had to stop…no, I should say I was silenced, and in my shock, I froze for a moment.
“You bastard! What the hell are you doing?!” The next moment, after coming to my senses, I pushed him down hard onto the ground. Damn, it’s good that I had the presence of mind not to let him stick his tongue in. Otherwise, I’d be disgusted to death.
“I kiss better than your boyfriend, right? Break up with that one and date me.”
“Mai, you are starting to annoy me, damn it!! I told you I’d never like you!
Stop bothering me, and don’t even think about doing something stupid like picking a fight with Duen. If you do, I’ll kill you, you bastard…spit!” I shouted at her face loudly, raising my hand to wipe my mouth in disgust, feeling so bad.
“Do you love him that much?!”
“Yeah! He’s my wife. If I don’t love him, should I go love a white buffalo somewhere?!”
“…”
“…” I hope this time it’s over, Mai, I’m tired of talking about it. I don’t want any more trouble. If we weren’t at the camp, you’d be dead by now, just saying. I meant it. Normally, I wouldn’t let this slide. If I punched her, it would definitely cause trouble. I don’t want to get into trouble because of someone like her.
“Damn…” I walked back, wiping my mouth and stopped to buy some water to rinse it out…I think I won’t tell Duen about this. Telling him wouldn’t make any difference, it would just make him worry for no reason…no, he’s never worried or jealous about me.
Even if I told him, he probably wouldn’t feel anything…
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