SOUTHBESIDETHESKY, Chapter 19: I Still Want You
I quickly picked up the jacket to look at it, but found it was very large, just as I thought.
Loose…
Super loose
When I wore it, the jacket reached down to my thighs, but not to my knees. The sleeves were much longer than my arms.
That’s right…I’ve been wondering how Phii Fah knew my shirt size. He must have bought it just in case. Whatever, it’s okay, it’s still better than being too tight.
I walked over to look in the mirror and found myself looking like a kid wearing an adult’s shirt. Damn, I felt somehow bad, why am I this small?
Why didn’t I drink milk when I was a kid, hmm? No, I did drink it, and a lot too, even took it from Fan, but I didn’t get any taller. Who said drinking milk makes you tall? Even my kindergarten teacher lied to me, T^T.
I raised my arm to take a picture for him to show how loose the shirt was; my fingers didn’t even poke out from the sleeve. But whatever, I like it. I like the things Phii Fah buys for me, even if I can’t wear it to university.
I started writing a letter and attached the evidence photo:
Thank you for the shirt, it’s really beautiful.
But…it’s too big, (; – 😉 I’m sorry. I should have drunk more milk when I was young.
But no matter how loose it is, I’ll wear it anyway. I really like it.
Thank you again, you’re so kind.
…
Tonfah
Buying him a shirt as a gift wasn’t something I planned in advance; I received a letter about something happy, so I thought I should give him a gift too, and in the end, it was a winter jacket.
I don’t know…just imagining him wearing the jacket I bought, just the thought makes me sure it must look very cute.
I didn’t know his shirt size, so I bought the largest one from the collection just in case. If it’s loose, it’s fine, it might even make him look cuter. Plus, I chose white because I thought it would suit him well.
But I didn’t expect it to be this loose.
I looked at the Polaroid photo I just took out of the bag, it was a picture of him wearing my shirt, just the arm part, where the sleeve was so long you couldn’t see his hand.
Is he that small…
If the sleeve length doesn’t even reach, then the shirt must be way too big for him, when worn, it might turn into a dress.
I’ve gathered a bit more information.
He’s probably not even 170 centimeters tall…
“Fah.”
“Hmm?”
“Sigh, I’ve called you three times already,” Jo said, looking annoyed at me. “What is it?”
“I asked where you want to celebrate your birthday.”
“I don’t know, up to you guys.”
“But it’s your birthday.”
“Just do whatever you guys want.”
“Okay, then we’ll leave it to the juniors,” I nodded in agreement. Tomorrow is my birthday, I hardly noticed until my friends asked where we should celebrate. I don’t accept gifts from anyone other than my four close friends because it’s too much; there are so many people giving me gifts that I can’t handle it, so I’ve refused gifts from everyone else because it’s genuinely inconvenient.
“Do you want anything?” Hill asked, “It’s always a problem every birthday.”
“Yeah. I really don’t know what to buy, but if you ask what I want for my birthday, I don’t know either,” Jo said.
“I don’t want anything,” I raised my eyebrows, “You guys don’t have to buy anything, just let’s eat together.”
“Buying something is a must,” Hill said, “It’s your birthday after all.”
“Then anything will do,” I said casually.
Now I started to wonder if ‘Little One’ knows about my birthday.
Hmm…
‘Little One’
Calling him that is kind of cute, better than saying ‘him’ or ‘that person.’
“You,” Arthit, who was sitting next to me writing, called out with a bored tone, “Do you feel anything strange?”
“Me?”
“Someone in love,” Jo teased, “How far have you gone?”
“Well, there’s nothing,” I said, “Just chatting.”
“Aren’t you afraid he might disappear?”
“I’m scared,” I answered honestly, “but I don’t know what to do.
Even though I feel like he doesn’t want to disappear either.” “You can’t be sure, Fah,” Hill said, “Nothing guarantees he won’t disappear.” His words made me sigh involuntarily. In truth, this matter has been quite troubling for me because, as I’ve said, there’s nothing certain between us.
“At least, for your peace of mind, he should let you get a little closer,” Johan said, “Because right now, my friend isn’t being himself at all,” and he turned to smile at Hill, who nodded in agreement. I looked at them, not understanding much.
“Have you ever felt like this before?”
“Like what?”
“Like your heart…doesn’t belong to you anymore.”
…
Typhoon
Today is Phii Fah’s birthday…
I’ve prepared a gift for the person from the letters. I bought a
Polaroid camera because I want Phii Fah to take pictures with me. We’ll be able to share photos every day, but I’m not sure if Phii Fah will take pictures or not. If he doesn’t, it’s okay because Polaroids take beautiful photos anyway, one day he’ll definitely use it.
“Phoon, are you going to the birthday party?”
“Hmm?” I turned to look at Ter sitting next to me, surprised, “Me?”
“Yeah, it’s Phii Fah’s birthday, are you going?”
“Can I go?”
“Of course.”
“Uh…” I was silent for a moment, “Who’s going?”
“The doctors, me, North.”
“Oh,” I went silent, thinking it over. Should I go? If I go, would it be weird? But I want to go. Since we’ve been talking through letters, and lately, um…it seems like Phii Fah…likes…me. I haven’t dared to look at Phii Fah since because I’m embarrassed…
Thinking about the various phrases we’ve exchanged, the chocolate Phii Fah bought for me, the messages attached to the chocolate, and the white winter jacket I just received, when I think that it’s Phii Fah who sent them, that it’s Phii Fah I talk to every day, I start to feel nervous.
Phii Fah doesn’t know.
But I know…I can’t help but feel nervous.
“Do we need to buy a gift?”
“Phii Fah said we don’t have to,” Ter said, “My gift is combined with Phii Hill, North’s gift is combined with Phii Jo. Usually, doctors aren’t that keen on getting gifts on their birthdays, but other friends will buy them anyway.”
“…Oh, so do I have to buy one?”
“You can buy something small, I guess. But haven’t you already prepared a gift?”
“That one is from the person in the letter,” I said. In fact, I had wrapped the gift nicely and written a card, but Phii Gib’s shop was closed today. So, I couldn’t get anything from Phii Fah nor give him my gift, “But where are we eating?”
“Just a regular seafood restaurant. Last night, Phii Hill asked me which restaurant I wanted to go to. I was confused why he was asking me on Phii Fah’s birthday, but Phii Fah said to do whatever everyone wanted, so Phii Hill followed me, Phii Jo followed North, and North followed me.”
“…So, in the end, everyone is following you?”
“Yes, and I wanted to eat seafood, so we’re going to a seafood restaurant.”
“Okay,” I nodded to show I understood. Today, Foam didn’t come to class because he had some family business, “Is it just us going?”
“Hmm, who else would there be?”
“North’s friends?”
“North said it’s better not to. They aren’t that close to Phii Fah, so they might feel awkward, and besides, it’s not like the birthday person wants anything grand. Just a quiet meal together is enough.”
“And me?”
“You meet Phii Fah often, don’t you?”
“…But actually, it’s just…” I went quiet for a moment before realizing, “Never mind, I’ll go then, since I want to see him anyway, and I’ve decided not to run away.”
“Yeah, that’s great, but let’s go eat around eight, then we can go back to studying.”
“…Why?”
“Phoon, we’re close to exams.”
“Yeah, but like I told you, I’m going to change my major.” “But you still have to study the high school material, right? Let’s study together; studying alone is lonely,” I nodded slightly at Ter’s words, “After the birthday party, we’ll continue studying, it’s going to be so sad.”
“Hmm, right, and where will we study?”
“At the same coffee shop you got caught in the rain, yeah, it’s raining today just like that day,” Ter turned to look out the window, where it was pouring heavily outside. It’s Phii Fah’s birthday today, but it’s raining, this rain isn’t being nice at all.
“Do we need to buy a birthday gift?”
“It’s up to you.”
“And you?”
“I’ve bought one, it’s a book.”
“Wow…but I’ve run out of money,” I said, feeling down because I just bought a Polaroid camera, which was quite an expense. Even though I have savings, I try to limit my monthly spending, and this month I’ve already gone over budget.
“Something small will do.”
“How about a notebook?” I suggested my idea.
“Yeah, that’s good, we’ll stop by to buy one later.”
“Okay.”
After class, Phii Hill came to pick us up. I asked to stop by to buy a notebook before going to the shop. Luckily, the shop had a giftwrapping service; giving a plain notebook wouldn’t look good, but the gift box for the Polaroid camera, I wrapped that myself because I intended to give it to Phii Fah today. However, as I mentioned, Phii Gib’s shop was closed, so the gift is still in my bag.
I felt a bit surprised when Phii Hill looked at me through the front mirror with a gaze that seemed suspicious, but that look quickly disappeared.
The car pulled up to a large restaurant. I thought it must be a premier seafood place, thankfully the parking lot had a roof so we didn’t get wet from the rain. When we entered, I scanned the room and saw Phii Jo, North, Phii Fah, and Phii Arthit sitting together.
“You’re late,” Phii Jo commented when he saw Phii Hill.
“Just made a quick stop,” Phii Hill replied nonchalantly. I walked over to sit at the far left, as I’m left-handed, and it was the same seat opposite Phii Fah as before.
After we had been corresponding through letters, it seemed like Phii Fah…um, likes me. I couldn’t look at Phii Fah anymore because I was embarrassed, I really couldn’t look. When I think about the messages we exchanged, my photos, Phii Fah’s chocolates, the messages that came with those chocolates, and the winter jacket I recently received… It was like the last celebration, everyone was chatting except me, because I’m not good at talking unless it’s with someone I’m really close to. Sitting at this table, I was mostly quiet, just listening to everyone else talk, eating slowly, and laughing when something was funny.
The person sitting across from me was the same; Phii Fah didn’t talk much with others, it seemed like this was the quiet zone.
“Arthit, can I have some shrimp?” Phii Fah asked, before Phii Arthit passed the plate of grilled shrimp over to Phii Fah, who then took it and slowly peeled a shrimp, placing it on my plate like last time.
Just like before…
I nodded slowly, a gesture of thanks, before scooping some other food or peeling some crab to return the favor.
I looked around; it seemed like everyone noticed us but said nothing, pretending not to see and continuing their conversation. Regarding the letters, only North and Ter knew, but about us being apart for a year, I think everyone knew and was happy to not comment on it.
It seems it’s good to let it be like this…
This is good; it means Phii Fah isn’t angry or hates me, even though I’ve been so cruel to him, ignoring him, saying hurtful things, but…
“…I’m sorry for what happened before.”
I decided it was time to apologize, “I will put aside the matter of the letter person for now, leaving only Phii Tonfah and Typhoon, the relationship of phii-nong who were apart. Typhoon, who once hurt Phii Fah, Typhoon who was once cruel, despite Phii Fah always being kind to Phoon.”
The matter with my dad is part of it. I think I shouldn’t rush anything, let everything go as it should, but now…it’s finally time…
The time for me to apologize…
Enough with the guilt I’ve felt over the past year.
Enough with all the pain I’ve experienced.
“Yes…it’s okay.”
“…”
I clenched my lips tightly and then slowly looked up at him. Phii Fah gave me a kind smile, which made me unable to help but smile back, and my heart was trembling as it always does around you. When we were about to leave the restaurant, everyone suggested giving the gifts when we got to the coffee shop. So, we all went to the coffee shop, the same place upstairs, nothing much had changed. The doctors started taking out books to read, including us. We sat in the Japanese-style seating area, on the floor, leaning against cushions. Everyone gave their gifts to Phii Fah, including me. I handed him the notebook I bought without saying anything; it was just a simple notebook wrapped in paper from the shop, and I had written, “Happy Birthday,” on it. Phii Fah accepted it, smiled, and said thank you. That was it…but my heart swelled and floated all the way to Dao on Pluto.
After a while, North invited us to go downstairs to buy some food. While waiting for the food, we sat on the lower floor instead, and he took that opportunity to ask me.
“Phoon, when you apologized to Phii Fah earlier,” North asked.
“Yeah, why?”
“I didn’t think that…”
“Was it too soon?”
“Too soon, my ass. You’ve let it drag on for a year, but I didn’t expect you to apologize now.”
“Yeah, I’ve actually thought about it. I wanted to separate my issues from the person in the letters first.”
“I started explaining while gesturing to emphasize that I would separate these two states first.
“Me and Phii Fah have always been phii-nong, right? Let’s set aside the fact that I like him first.”
“Okay.”
“And when the matter with Dad came up, I had to separate from Phii Fah. But now I’ve decided, at the very least, I feel like I’ve had enough of feeling guilty, so I want to apologize.”
“Ah, and your Dad, what if your Dad finds out you’re talking to Phii Fah?’
“Um, well…” I let out a sigh, “I’ve decided that I’m not living for him.” My words made both Ter and North raise their eyebrows in unison.
“I need to apologize to Phii Fah, that’s what I should do, but I won’t tell the truth. Do you understand?”
“The truth that you’re an out of wedlock child?”
“Exactly, I won’t say I’m Dad’s mistress son because it would make Dad look bad, but I’ll go back to being close to Phii Fah like before. The reason Dad doesn’t want me to mess with Phii Fah is because he’s afraid I’ll tell Phii Fah about his cheating ways. So, I won’t tell him.
Whether Dad trusts me or not, well, that’s up to him.”
“And what about your fear that Dad will move your university?” “If I don’t sign the withdrawal papers, he can’t do anything.” I said, sighing, “I’m about to take up photography seriously now; I won’t bother Dad anymore. If the work goes well, I should have enough money to pay for my tuition myself.”
“Seriously, you don’t have to worry about money,” North raised his eyebrows, “We can lend you some.”
“If possible, I’d rather not bother you guys,” I said, “but if the photography jobs don’t work out, there are other part-time jobs, like what you guys used to do, right? They should cover tuition and other expenses, shouldn’t they?” “They should, but they’re tiring.”
“It’s okay,” I said, showing a smile, “This is how it should be. I need to apologize, it’s the right thing to do.”
“Got it, so as Typhoon, you want to be back in Phii Fah’s circle like before, right?”
“Right, at least to talk like we used to. Not just look at each other without really seeing.”
‘What if Phii Fah asks why you disappeared back then?’ Ter looked worried.
“I’ll say it was my fault,’ I said, because I couldn’t tell the truth about Dad, “I won’t mention Dad at all, because he doesn’t want me to talk about it.’”
“Oh, so as a mailman,
“Have you ever seen someone you already know, but secretly they like you and send snacks or letters, and then pretend nothing is different in person?” I asked, and North nodded immediately.
“Yeah, I’ve seen that with my own eyes even today.”
“Oh…” I nodded slightly, “If I and Phii Fah were to become siblings again, I’d probably do the same.”
“Oh, I see,” Ter said, “And what would a romantic relationship be like in the role of a mailman?”
“It’d be ongoing, I guess,” I replied, “But if Phii Fah knew it was me, I could only hope he’d be okay with it.” “Okay then, why wouldn’t it be okay if it was you?”
“I don’t know,” I shook my head gently, “I can’t read his mind.” “Yeah, an apology might be good, Phii Fah might feel better toward you.” “…Hmm.”
“For example, when I had a fight with Ter, he made me upset, I didn’t want to talk to him anymore, but in reality, Ter secretly liked me, sending me things every day until I softened up. When I found out it was Ter sending those things, I thought, why does it have to be
Ter, why does it have to be someone I’m fighting with?” “If it were someone you didn’t hate or weren’t fighting with, it would probably be better.”
“Yeah, then I guess I did the right thing by apologizing,” I exhaled in relief. Initially, I was a bit worried about my decision, but after North said that, I felt much more at ease.
“Let’s say you’re on the right path, you’ve come to terms with your father, if he decides to…” North waved his hand dismissively, “like abandon you.”
“I haven’t done anything wrong, I didn’t even tell him the truth.”
“…”
“If he decides to leave, there’s nothing I can do about it,” I said according to how I felt. My father and I have grown very distant, and now that I’m using my own savings instead of asking him for money, it’s made our contact even less frequent.
Whether it’s about my birth, Fan, or every issue where my father blamed me, I know he just wanted me to bear the blame, but that’s not my fault. I didn’t choose to be born, nor did I cause Fan’s death, so I won’t take the blame for something I didn’t do.
“I used to think that Mom was gone, Fan was gone, so I didn’t want to lose Dad too.
But the truth is…
The person I least want to lose should be myself more than anyone else.
The self that Dad will never understand because he never thought I had any value, but in reality, I still have value to myself. I still love and respect everything about Dad, but we just walk different paths.
Because the one who will be with us for life…is only ourselves.
“My tears are about to fall, it’s like seeing my son grow up, you little devil,” North pretended to wipe tears while we were walking up the stairs, holding sweets and sweet drinks in our hands, “When I first met you, you were always like a deer caught in headlights.” “Really?” I made a face as if I didn’t believe it.
“Hey, really, seeing you study veterinary medicine made me feel suffocated for you. You didn’t look happy at all, it’s good that you’ve chosen your own path now.”
“Yeah, from now on, call me for any photography jobs.”
“Okay, I’ll support you then.”
“It’s good to be strong, Cat,” Ter said. I turned abruptly to look at him because he called me “Cat,” “Seeing you like this, I know how important it is to be yourself. Look at North, he’s too much himself.”
“What’s that supposed to mean? I am who I am.”
“Yeah, you’re you, that’s good,” Ter let out a small laugh, “And the person who makes us feel like ourselves when we’re with them is also important.”
“…Yeah, that’s true.”
And with those words, the first person I thought of was Phii Fah.
“North.”
“Huh?”
“How’s this?”
“Are you still stuck on this?” Because I was reading high school physics content, and North was an engineer, he must be good at physics. So I asked him to tutor me in physics; for an engineer, this should be easy, right?”
“Again, now, how do we find the average here, do we just substitute the formula?”
“Not yet, find this damn thing first.”
“What damn thing? What are you teaching me?”
“Can you just not argue like a student?” North rolled up his notebook and tapped my head lightly, “Are you raising your voice at the teacher?”
“Wow, is this how a teacher treats a student?” I rubbed my head, then listened intently to North’s lesson again. North is really good at physics, he might say he’s not good at studying, but honestly, I think he excels in certain subjects. He doesn’t care about subjects he doesn’t like, so his overall grades aren’t great, which is why he says he’s not good at studying.
But in reality, if you’re not good, how could you get into engineering? You need a decent foundation.
“If your test scores are low, I’ll curse you, don’t make the teacher lose face,” North said, pointing at me with his pen.
“Yes,” I replied sarcastically, stealing a glance at the medical students who were looking stressed. I felt a bit sorry for Phii Fah; it’s his birthday, but he hasn’t had any rest, and he didn’t even get snacks from me today. Otherwise, at least he’d have something to snack on. …But maybe there’s something else, or perhaps someone else bought him something.
“Our friend has no snacks today,” Phii Jo teased once the atmosphere at the table relaxed, “The coffee shop is closed, isn’t it?” “He didn’t even eat breakfast today,” Phii Hill said. I, overhearing this, was slightly surprised; why didn’t Phii Fah eat breakfast?
“No way.”
“He usually picks up something that was left for him every morning; today, with the shop closed, he didn’t have breakfast.”
“Before, you ate at the place near the faculty, didn’t you?” Phii Jo asked.
“I’m not used to it, I guess,” Phii Fah said without looking up at his friends.
“Going to Seven Eleven to buy milk and snacks would be the same,” Phii Arthit suggested.
“It’s not the same,” Phii Fah replied, “And why are we talking about my stuff anyway?”
“You’re the most interesting topic right now,’ Phii Jo said with a teasing grin. I just realized how much Phii Fah was being teased by his friends; it made me feel embarrassed while listening in, but the sound of the rain outside was too loud, making it hard for me to hear clearly.
“The rain won’t stop, huh?” Ter remarked, “It’ll definitely be raining until tomorrow.”
“Yeah, and what about Dao?” I asked because I just remembered, “I was going to ask, I haven’t been able to contact Dao for days.”
“Dao is in the hospital.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Probably worked too hard. Didn’t eat, so he fainted,” Ter answered,
“I was thinking of inviting everyone to visit him tomorrow.”
“Wow, weak, I’ll go mock him tomorrow,” North said with a mischievous raise of his eyebrows, tomorrow Dao will surely get teased by North about not eating all day until he’s embarrassed enough not to skip meals again, which is actually a good thing.
“Yeah, I’ll go to the bathroom for a bit,” I said before getting up to use the downstairs bathroom since the ones upstairs were occupied. Initially, I was going to ask someone to walk me because I was scared of the dark, but seeing the lights were on, I figured it would be fine. I was annoyed that there was only one bathroom downstairs, and it was outside the shop, next to the shop’s wall, where both men and women could use it because it had both a toilet and a urinal, with the sink inside. I went in and locked the door, finished my business, washed my hands, and grabbed some tissue to dry them. But while I was about to dispose of the tissue, the lights in the bathroom started flickering.
I began to get scared because the heavy rain was outside. I took long strides towards the door, but…
It wouldn’t open!
Why is the latch stuck? As the lights flickered more rapidly, my heart beat faster. No. No, don’t go out, lights. I quickly turned back to the door, pushing and pulling with all my might.
Nothing…if the latch doesn’t move, there’s nothing I can do.
And finally, the lights went out.
!!!
“Help! Help! Is anyone outside? Please help!” I shouted without thinking, as the darkness enveloped everything, I started losing control, crying uncontrollably.
No. No, it’s dark, it’s dark!
“Please, open the door! I can’t get out!” I shouted until my throat hurt, my heart pounding so hard I was out of breath. I felt suffocated, unable to breathe, “Hic, sob. No, hic.”
I leaned against the bathroom door because my whole body was losing strength, my hands and legs were starting to go numb, and when the sound of thunder struck, I collapsed to the floor immediately.
“Huh, sob, help…please,” I hugged my knees and covered my ears with my hands, my face wet with tears I couldn’t hold back, my mind scattering. No. No thunder. No darkness. Not anymore. Not anymore,
“Sob, huh, help me, please, open the door. Anyone…”
The sound of rain and thunder outside
And the pitch-black darkness inside where I was trapped …I can’t take it anymore.
“Sob, help me…Phii Fah, huh, Phii Fah…help me, please, help me, I am sorry, I don’t want this anymore, please help me. No more, it’s dark, I can’t breathe, sob.”
I kept repeating apologies even though I had already said them.
I am sorry…I am sorry, Phii Fah, please help I, don’t be mad at I, didn’t you used to protect Phoon from the darkness? Come back and help Phoon get out of here.
“Phoon!”
I heard a knock on the door, a sound I knew well.
“…Phii, Phii Fah!”
“Calm down.”
“Phii Fah, Phii Fah, help me! huh, sob,” I was shouting, crying, banging on the door, feeling relieved, overwhelmed with joy. Just hearing that voice made me feel safe even though I was terrified.
“Unlock the door, please.”
“I can’t, I can’t remove the lock.”
“…Damn,” I heard the person on the other side of the door curse,
“Phoon, move away from the door, please.”
“…” I didn’t say anything before slowly moving away from the door as Phii Fah instructed. I was startled by two loud banging sounds before the door was forced open. I rushed towards the person who had broken through the door.
“Hug, sob, Phii Fah, Phii Fah…I am scared.”
“It’s okay…it’s okay now,” Phii Fah hugged me back, gently stroking my head. I still clung to the person in front of me, crying incessantly.
“I…ugh, I am sorry, thank you, thank you.”
“It’s okay now, Phii Fah is here.”
“Hic, sob, I am sorry…sorry for everything, Phii Fah, hic, sob, Phii Fah, I didn’t mean to, I didn’t want to say that, I didn’t want to hurt you at all, I am sorry, I am sorry…”
“…Shh, I understand now. Don’t cry anymore.”
“Sob, hic, all this time, hic, all this time…I, I have always felt guilty towards you, I did wrong, I…sob,” I spoke without making much sense, still crying like a child, just a child as I’d always been. Still being Typhoon as I always was. Whether now or any time. I still needed Phii Fah. I still wanted Phii Fah by my side. Whether I
was just a weak child or if I grew up and became stronger. On days when I felt utterly worthless in my own eyes, on days when I saw my own worth and could stand up even when the sky was dark and the rain was heavy, until the day I found the sky after the rain to be beautiful. I still needed you…
“Hic, sob, Phii Fah, please don’t be angry with me, I…hic, I won’t do it again.”
“Shh, I am not angry anymore,” Phii Fah gently wiped away my tears, my eyes still blurry from crying, it was still quite dark outside, all the lights around here were out, I guess. I slowly relaxed my embrace when I felt a bit better.
“Okay now?”
“Yes,” I replied.
“Then let’s go back upstairs.”
“Yes.”
Phii Fah reached out to hold my hand, and I was surprised that he did so, but I didn’t want to object. I just followed him quietly.
With the warm embrace,
With his hand holding mine.
These touches
I will never forget them
Because if it weren’t for you…no one else could have such a warm embrace. “Thank you.”
I said thank you again amid the sound of rain, which was so loud it drowned out everything else.
“Thank you too.”
The person in front of me didn’t turn to look at me, and his reply of thanks made me feel surprised…
The rain outside still hadn’t stopped, even though it was nearly three in the morning.
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