WESTTHESUNFROMANOTHERSTAR, Chapter 40: Cats Protection
Daotok
I looked down at the person who had fallen asleep using my lap as a pillow, stopping my hand that was stroking his black hair when I saw his condition had improved. Before, he seemed to be having a nightmare. Since he was forbidden from sleeping on the bed, he asked to sleep on my sofa tonight, and of course, I couldn’t refuse.
Once I was sure he was sound asleep, I slowly moved away from the sofa, replacing my lap with a pillow for him to rest on. I went out to the balcony to breathe in the night air and gazed at the sky where not a single star was visible, only the lonely moon floating.
My heart softened completely, succumbing to his pleading demeanor. He, who is usually strong and rough, showed his vulnerable side to me just half an hour ago, his voice pleading and begging as if he had surrendered to everything he had said. His strong arms, trembling with fear, his heart beating harder than ever before, it was a feeling hard to describe. At that moment, all I could think about was wanting to embrace both his body and his heart, to watch over them so they wouldn’t shatter again.
I believe I’m the only one who truly understands how he feels on painful days, on days when we share the same feelings. Because I can read his emotions, and I cried for the deep wounds hidden inside.
For someone who never thought of loving anyone, the day he chose me to be like another heart…
I could never be more special to anyone else.
Because he said he couldn’t lose me, it’s no wonder he’s afraid, but what I told him wasn’t just comforting words.
When I said I wasn’t that weak or fragile.
In reality, when that woman called me outside, I willingly followed her. To be honest, I wasn’t happy with her either.
At first, when I saw her approach him, I was stunned, and then the irritation came flooding in. That’s why I chose to leave and go somewhere else. I didn’t expect that afterward, she would come looking for trouble with me.
I’m not someone who lets others hurt me without fighting back, which is why after being pushed, I grabbed her arm and maneuvered it behind her back. If Phii Arthit hadn’t intervened, I wouldn’t have been the one in danger.
I didn’t think I was the jealous type until the evening’s incident made me want to pull that hand away from what’s mine.
If it’s just looking, that’s fine, but don’t mess with…absolutely not.
I’m not scared of being picked on, but when Phii Arthit ran towards me with such a worried look, it made me feel indescribably happy. I quickly took him away because I was more afraid of things escalating.
“Why are you here?”
“Hmm? Why are you awake?” I turned to ask the person I had just put to bed, who looked slightly dazed, lightly rubbing his head before coming out to lean against the balcony beside me.
“You weren’t there.”
“So you want me to sit there all night?”
“Yeah.”
“I’m so sore.”
“I’m not that heavy.”
“Really?”
“What are you thinking about? You seemed lost in thought.”
“Just random stuff.”
“About today?”
“Not really. Just that it’s been a while since I’ve been bothered.”
“You said you’ve been picked on often?”
“Yes.”
“Tell me about it, I want to know the details. Did you ever become a gang leader?”
“No, it’s the opposite.”
“Targeted?”
“Yeah.”
“The story isn’t just about letting him be bullied until he graduates, right?” He asked, raising his eyebrows.
“If it were like that.”
“No way.”
“Why?”
“Remember when you cussed out Khram until he cried like a dog? Plus, you said you weren’t that weak, so now I want to know how it was.”
“Oh.” I nodded again, “Well, there’s nothing much to it. Probably because I was smaller than my peers back then, they thought it would be easy to bully me, that I couldn’t fight back. Hurting someone who can’t fight back might make them feel strong.”
“Really?” He raised his eyebrow, “I never thought like that.”
“Have you ever bullied someone?”
“Yeah, I used to lift girls’ skirts in kindergarten.”
“…Really? Was it fun?”
“Not really, what’s fun about seeing underwear?”
“So you pulled down their underwear too?”
“Yeah, damn. That was bad. So I stopped lifting skirts and started pulling down boys’ pants instead.”
“Whose pants, your friends’ or yours?”
“…Mine, what’s that, why are you asking this?” He pushed my head lightly, annoyed.
“Good thing I wasn’t in that class.”
“I was just kidding, but don’t you want to see? You were still touching it last evening.”
“…You were the one who pulled my hand there.”
“If you want to touch, just say so, you can touch, but it’s hard to beat my hand.”
“Sigh.” I let out an accidental sigh at him, “But…”
“But what?”
“I don’t need protection.”
“…”
“I mean…I’m not weak enough to need someone to protect me.”
“Yeah, I’m not saying I want to protect you because you’re weak, I’m the weak one here.”
“Why?”
“Because I can’t live without you.”
“Uh-huh.” I answered softly, “I understand.”
“Good that you understand. Take good care of yourself, you’re the only one in the world for me.”
“Same for you, there’s probably only one person like you in the world.”
“There might be others like me, but no one will love you as much as I do.” “You’re really good at sweet talk.” I teased, showing a slight smile, lifting my hand to brush the hair off my face as the wind blew, “You can go to sleep now.”
“You watch over me a bit.”
“Why? Are you a little kid who needs watching while sleeping?” “Just for today, it’s fine for the one who got picked on, but the one who’s paranoid is me.”
“Oh, Little Arthit.”
“Just a little, please, I was born first.”
“Being born first is your only advantage, you big child, I’ll go spank you to sleep.”
“…Damn it. You really won’t agree if it’s not you.”
And that night, if I wasn’t by his side, he wouldn’t have been able to sleep no matter what, so I had to let him sleep with me on the bed. Even though I said not to come up on the bed, tonight was an exception. He had been gone since morning, leaving Chinese donuts and soy milk on the table. We chatted a bit during the day, he said he’d be practicing for a car race tonight.
After that, we met less often, probably because our free time didn’t match up much. He seemed busy, with both car racing practice and making music at night. If I wasn’t asleep, he would drop by on some nights, sleeping on the sofa and disappearing by morning as usual.
As for me, I study and work. In the evening, I go to the gym with him if he has free time because he won’t let me go alone.
My daily routine has changed a little; there’s someone to miss, someone I have to wait for to have free time so we can talk or meet.
A few days ago, Phii Meen told me she had dealt with the person who caused trouble for me at the gym. Even though I thought it wasn’t necessary, it was what Meen wanted, and she did it out of kindness towards me. So, I thanked her sincerely.
I returned to the condo after a full day of studying, with food for my cat in my bag. A few days ago, I found a kitten mother, who had just given birth, behind the condo in a somewhat hidden area, you have to walk a bit further to reach it. If it weren’t for the kitten’s mother begging for food and following me there, I wouldn’t have known about it.
While I was heading to where the cat and her kittens were, I heard sounds like people arguing. If it weren’t for the cat and her kittens being there, I would have walked away. I’m the type to avoid trouble, so I put on a mask since there was only dust around. Initially, I wanted to move the kittens to another place, but since they had just been born, the mother was very protective.
I hoped their argument wouldn’t result in any harm to the cat or her kittens. I cautiously moved closer to peek, and seeing that they were arguing near some old wood where the cat kittens were, I became even more worried. Even though I had arranged the wood securely, if anything hit it hard, it would definitely fall on the cat.
I didn’t want to get involved in trouble, but I couldn’t abandon the cats either. While I was figuring out what to do, I saw a familiar, larger cat come out to hiss at those approaching her kittens, only to be kicked away.
I clenched my fists in shock, realizing it wasn’t just an argument; it was one person being ganged up on. And the person being ganged up on was…
Phii Meen…
Phii Meen was fiercely swinging a steel pipe against about four or five men. What kind of situation was this? Why were so many men attacking one woman…no, it was more like one woman attacking a group of men. From the way they were barely able to fight back against Phii Meen, it seemed more fitting. “Behind you!” I shouted loudly, rushing out before my brain could even react. I blocked a piece of wood aimed at the back of Meen with my arm. Phii Meen turned to look at me, confused. I gritted my teeth, holding my arm steady, then swung the wood away, punching the face of the person holding it with all my might, making him stagger back. “Kid! How did you get here!”
I didn’t even have time to respond before I had to deal with another person charging at me. I ducked under the punch, grabbed his arm, and slammed him to the ground with force, the sound echoing around the area.
“Get out of here first, it’s dangerous!”
“No. I have cats to protect.”
“Huh? Cats? Isn’t it me? Oh, you little pest!” Phii Meen grumbled and turned to fight someone else instead. I looked over and saw two people not far from us, one sitting and one standing, quietly observing the situation like a boss overseeing their underlings.
I grabbed the nearest piece of wood to defend myself from the relentless attack. I’ve mentioned before that I was often bullied back in the day, so this situation isn’t that strange. It’s just been a while since I’ve encountered something like this, and it brings back memories of the past.
At first, I thought there were only four or five of them, but upon closer look, I saw there were actually eight. They had us surrounded. I scanned the situation. My body started to heat up, movements guided by instinct. I let violence take over, swinging the stick with force, the smell of blood filling my nose, breathing heavily from exhaustion, pain coursing through me, the tension and pressure of the situation. I remembered these feelings.
Before I knew it, all of them were on the ground.
“You’ve got some skills.” Phii Meen said.
“Somsri!” I called out to the cat’s mother immediately and rushed to where the cat was under the pile of debris, but I found that it had disappeared, my heart dropped.
“Where did it go?”
“Here?”
One of the people I thought was the leader held up the cat by the scruff of its neck, not cradling it but gripping its skin. This made me even more upset. I stood up straight and walked over to him, with my brother following.
“Give it back.”
“Hmm? Is it that important?”
“Yes.”
“It’s just a dirty cat, killing one or two won’t matter.” He said, “I heard you were looking for it, so I caught it when it was trying to escape with its cub. You really messed up my underlings.”
“…”
“Come closer, take off your mask.”
“…”
I walked closer, my eyes widening when I clearly saw the face of the person holding the cat, beside her was the woman who had confronted me that day at the gym.
“Phii! This is the one who got me slapped by that person at the gym!” “Disturbing is one thing, you started it by bothering my kid. You, Ging, are hiding behind others.” Phii Meen said with a hard voice, pointing and scolding with displeasure, “Ha, can’t handle it by yourself, so you bring your brother and underlings? Pathetic. Look at your underlings, real men, beaten to the ground by me and my kid, crying like dogs.”
“You bitch! You can’t beat my brother! Phii! She cussed me again!” The person named Ging shook the man sitting there hard. I think I could now assess the situation.
After Phii Meen retaliated for me, Ging, unwilling to accept it, brought her brother and his cronies to get revenge on one woman. But talking is one thing, since it was Phii Meen, there wasn’t much of a problem. From the way she was swinging the steel pipe at them.
“Yeah, I understand…if we just go back like this, we’ll lose face. And if this cat is so important to you, try to take it back.”
“Dao, step back…I’ll handle this.” Phii Meen said, raising her arm to shield me.
“You! How can a woman think she can fight my brother!?”
“Besides in bed, it’s when they get beaten by me that guys usually scream.” Phii Meen said, raising her eyebrows, provocatively smiling, “You’ll get more from me, Ging.”
“It’s okay, Phii Meen.” I said softly, walking closer to the other side, slowly removing my mask and sending a mocking smile to the person sitting there, who immediately looked shocked.
“!!!”
He released the cat to the ground, setting her free. I quickly picked up the cat. Fortunately, it seemed unharmed. I handed the kitten to Phii Meen and turned to talk to the person in front of me.
“What’s up? We haven’t seen each other in a while, have we, Phii?”
“You…you! Why is it you! Why are you here!!” He yelled loudly, panic-stricken, his face which was once full of confidence now turning pale with fear. The person named Ging was equally flustered.
“Why, Phii? Do you know him? Why do you have to act scared of him!” “Get out! You’re a psycho! Don’t come near me!” He screamed, pointing at me with trembling hands. I walked closer and gave a sarcastic half-smile.
“Do you still want to hug me?” I mockingly opened my arms as if to hug him, but he quickly backed away, even trying to push me, “Eh? Why? Haven’t seen each other in so long, have you forgotten?”
I pretended to make a cooing sound, which made the security guard go pale. Seeing him scared like that filled me with an indescribable satisfaction. He started sweating profusely, looking flustered.
“Don’t come near me!! Get out!”
“Phii! Calm down, what’s wrong with you? Don’t tell me it’s because of this!”
“Ging, Ging, take it away from me!”
“Don’t you dare come near my brother!” The one named Ging stepped in front of me, embracing her poor brother. She clenched her lips tightly, clearly distressed, “It’s you, isn’t it? You’re evil! Do you know how much harm you’ve caused my brother!”
“Hmm? Really? I thought he might actually like it.” I said with a smile.
“You psycho! You pervert!”
“Are you talking about my child?”
“Enough! Enough already! We won’t mess with you anymore! Don’t you mess with us either!” She said, her voice filled with anger and fear, “Phii, it’s okay now. Let’s go home.”
“…”
I watched the sister help her brother escape, feeling a mix of pity and satisfaction that we didn’t have to deal with more trouble. I immediately went to check on the Cat cub in Phii Meen’s arms.
“The little one doesn’t look good. Should we take it to the vet?”
“Yes.”
“Is that the cat’s mother?”
“Yes.” I answered, turning to see the mother cat caring for her cubs in a cardboard box, “Maybe we should get them all checked out.”
“Okay, I’ll take them.”
“Thanks.”
I left the people lying on the ground as they were and, along with Phii Meen, headed to the clinic, even though we were both injured. It wasn’t like we were unscathed; Phii Meen had several bruises, and I was no different, with a split lip and a slight nosebleed, along with bruises all over.
“…”
The examination results showed that some cats were malnourished and had complications from living in dirty conditions, and since we weren’t in a position to take them back with us, we had to leave them at the clinic for now.
Phii Meen and I split the medical costs because she said she wanted to keep one of the kittens after they were treated. We returned to the condo by car and went to my room to tend to the wounds.
“So, what’s up with us? I was so surprised when you suddenly appeared.” Phii Meen said while cleaning my wounds.
“At first, I just wanted to check on Cat.”
“Oh.”
“But I saw you about to get hit from behind, so my body just reacted.”
“Ha ha, thank you, you’re the cutest.” Phii Meen smiled broadly, happy. “I knew it, even if you seem cold, you’re actually very kind.”
“Really?”
“Hmm, and you’re good at fighting too. Look at this. If it weren’t for you, I would have had a much harder time, I was out of breath.”
“But Phii Meen you was really impressive.”
“Of course, they couldn’t take me down that easily. At first, I didn’t expect it to turn out like this. I just went to deal with that Ging for causing trouble for you, but I didn’t think she would retaliate by bringing a bunch of guys to gang up on me, damn.”
“…Yeah, really.” I said in a softer tone, “I’m sorry.”
“Why apologize to me?”
“If you hadn’t gone to retaliate for me in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.”
“Oh, don’t overthink it. I did it because I wanted to, and also, I found out that Ging has a gangster brother, but who cares, getting some exercise like this helps me relieve stress and tension.”
“It relieves the pain but causes injury instead.”
“Normally, it’s worse in prison.”
“Oh.”
“Because you helped me get out of there, I wanted to help you too. But in the end, you ended up helping me again, sigh. Looks like I’m pretty pathetic, huh?” “Not at all, you were already fighting them before I even stepped in to help.” “Well, there you go.” Phii Meenn shrugged slightly, “But I didn’t think you’d be that good at fighting.”
“Don’t just look at the surface.”
“Exactly, so what should we do? If Arthit sees me like this, he might go crazy.
Last time, when I just got into trouble, he was almost beside himself with worry.” “Oh…” I went quiet; I was thinking the same thing. I really didn’t want him to see me in this condition. If I were a quick-healing cyborg, that would be great.
“Thinking about it gives me goosebumps.” Phii Meen said, looking distressed,
“If he finds out who did this to me, those people would definitely not get away.”
“…”
“Just beating them might not be enough.”
“Shorty! I’m back!” While we were talking, the door suddenly opened with a familiar voice. The person who had just entered stopped in his tracks when he saw Phii Meen bandaging my wounds, his face showing shock before he rushed over, “What the hell is this! What happened? Who did this to you! Meen! Are you involved too? What have you done with my wife!”
“Calm down.” Phii Meen, still startled, spoke up, “Sit down first, calm down, and then we’ll explain.”
“Explain now!”
“Yeah! You idiot, you come in shouting like that, am I not hurt too?” Phii Meen complained irritably. Phii Arthit immediately turned his attention to me, his brows furrowed with deep concern.
“Are you hurt badly? Where else does it hurt?” His anger subsided, his voice trembling, which made me feel a bit sad.
“My arm is bruised.” I showed him the arm that had taken the hit from the stick, “And probably around my ribs and back.” I mentioned where it hurt, recalling getting struck there too.
“Damn it.” He gritted his teeth as if trying to control his emotions, “Explain it, you idiot.”
“It’s that Ging I had to deal with before because she was messing with my child, she brought her brother and her underlings. Today, I was just walking back to the condo when suddenly, I was dragged away, tied up. Luckily, I managed to escape, but I couldn’t just run away; I had to fight back. Then Nong Dao came to help me. At first, I thought he was worried about me, huh. No, he was worried about the cat.”
“…”
“Just kidding, he was worried about me too, took the hits for me. See, he’s such a good kid.”
“Why did he take the hits for you ? Meen you are tough as nails, you can handle it.”
“Well, you see…I’m one woman surrounded by seven or eight guys. I might be chill, but I’m not that chill. My child is incredibly skilled; in no time, we took down those guys, making them scream in defeat.”
“Huh? You were involved too?”
“Yes.” Phii Meen answered, “he is really good, not just playing around. At first, I was stunned, like someone who’s been in many fights, very experienced.”
“So, when you told me you were often picked on, it was like this, huh?” “Hmm.” I nodded slightly.
“Yeah, there was one incident. At first, that leader guy was super scary, I thought it would be tough, but then he saw Nong Dao’s face and turned pale, backing away like he saw a ghost. What’s up with that, Dao?” Phii Meen turned to ask me with a curious expression.
“Really?”
“Yeah, he’s probably Ging’s brother, it seems like they know each other. I saw
Nong Dao call him by name, what was it…Gard?”
“Yes.”
“So, how do you know him? And why is he so scared of you?”
“Oh, well…”
…
I looked at the unfamiliar square box on my study table, it was emanating a foul, rotting smell that filled the room, making no one want to enter. There was no need to open it to see what was inside. I picked up that box and buried it behind the school.
“Don’t you want my gift anymore? That’s a pity, it was hard to find, you know.”
“…”
I didn’t respond, intentionally ignoring him and walking away, but he grabbed my arm first.
“Hey, how long are you going to ignore me? Being too proud isn’t cute.”
“…Annoying.”
“What did you say?”
“Annoying.”
“You’re getting too mouthy!” ‘Phii Gard’ raised his hand, intending to slap me, but the whistle blew before he could.
“Hey, what’s going on over there! Aren’t you supposed to be lining up!” the janitor uncle shouted from another direction. I shook off his hand and walked away immediately, hearing Phii Gard shout after me, “I’ll let you go this time. If you throw away my gift again, I won’t let you off.” Annoying…
What kind of gift is this? It’s just a dead piece of shit.
The incident happened about a month ago when I had to transfer schools because of a fight at my old school. It wasn’t because I started the fight, but because I fought back, making it a big deal. I had endured bullying, mocking, and belittling throughout almost the whole term, but my patience snapped when they started targeting my parents.
The reason I was often bullied was probably because of the idiots who thought that picking on someone who couldn’t fight back made them superior, giving them a feeling of strength. That evening, I sent three of them to the hospital.
Because their parents had considerable influence and it was deemed that I went too far, I was transferred. Here, it wasn’t much different from my old school because I’m not very good at talking, so I preferred to be alone, which wasn’t a problem until last month.
Phii Gard, quite famous in school, was the leader of a group of rather aggressive boys. They spent their days doing meaningless things like fighting, beating up people, stealing girls, and claiming territories. He had a reputation for getting whatever he wanted, which explained why he changed girlfriends daily without shame.
I don’t know why I became his target, but he started by asking me out in the middle of the cafeteria, ignoring everyone else’s stares. My rejection must have…
He began to harass me until my classmates were afraid to get close because Phii Gard threatened anyone who tried to approach me. Within days, my situation became well-known in school. At first, I thought he was just playing around and would soon get bored, but that wasn’t the case; it had been a month already. Because of him, I was ostracized by the whole class, and sometimes, my things were thrown into the lotus pond, my books and notebooks were torn, or my belongings were destroyed. I knew it was his doing because each time, there would be a message threatening that if I didn’t agree to be his, he wouldn’t stop. I tried to endure because I didn’t want to be transferred again. Plus, the bad news was that Phii Gard’s father was the school principal, and every teacher was intimidated by him. I had once brought evidence to the teachers, but it didn’t help at all.
Forget about love or liking him, he just enjoyed seeing me struggle to endure. He took pleasure in not seeing me cry or give up in front of him like others did. For him, I was probably just a new toy. He continued to change girls while tormenting me at the same time.
The crazy bullying, like placing dead animals on my desk, started about five days ago. He really put effort into finding these things, whether it was dead mice or birds. I wasn’t even afraid of him; what I felt was only annoyance and anger…to the point where I could hardly bear it.
I hated how he acted as if he could do anything to me, like I was just a plaything he could manipulate any way he wanted, which was incredibly frustrating.
In the evening, after I hid in the library to avoid Phii Gard since he couldn’t cause trouble there, he would have to wait until the library closed to approach me, which he certainly wouldn’t bother to do.
When the library closed, I walked outside, and suddenly, someone grabbed me forcefully to follow them. I found out it was three of Phii Gard’s underlings. Unable to resist, I had to follow them reluctantly. They dragged me to the storage area behind the school, which was a blind spot. Not many people came here; it was known to be Phii Gard’s territory. They often gathered there.
The smell of cigarette smoke was so thick it made me wrinkle my nose. I had a bad feeling because he had never brought me here in the evening when there were hardly any other students like this before. Of course, who would feel good about this? Surrounded by his underlings, he sat in the middle, smoking and casting glances my way. I could sense that this time, he wouldn’t let me go easily.
There were more than ten people here; there was no way I could escape…
“So, you finally came.”
“…”
“Thinking about running? You won’t get away. Sigh, Daotok, do you not know how much I want you? I’ve never wanted anyone this much before. I’ve been chasing you for a month, and you still play hard to get.”
“…” I didn’t respond, he just stood up and walked towards me. I looked up at him without any fear.
“What’s with those defiant eyes?” He said, displeased, “Don’t look at me with such a hard stare.”
“Ugh.” I clenched my teeth when he suddenly grabbed my hair from behind, pulling hard, his face coming close to mine.
“Look at your husband with sweet eyes.”
“…”
“Oh, because besides me, these guys have been trying to give you gifts for the past month, so you might as well become their wife too.” After that distasteful remark, the others cheered as if they were rooting for something.
…I narrowed my eyes slightly as I understood the whole situation.
This wasn’t just a game; he intended to force me and let the others have their turn.
“Phii…” I called him by name for the first time in a soft voice, he raised his eyebrows in surprise, “Phii Gard. Don’t do this to me.”
“Hah, trying to trick me now?”
“Not at all.” I gently stroked his hand that was pulling my hair; he let go. I moved closer, hugging him, “I’m scared. I give up, I really do. Please don’t do anything to me…please.”
“That’s how you need to be dealt with.” He put his arm around my shoulders, satisfied to see that I had truly given in, looking at my tear-stained face, “Be mine nicely from the start, and it would have been over.”
“Uh-huh.” I nodded slightly, biting my lip, then covering my mouth with my hand as he tried to kiss me, his eyes immediately showing irritation, “I…I’m shy. Can’t we go somewhere where it’s just the two of us?” I pretended to be embarrassed, but not too much, or it would seem unbelievable.
“Sure, how about the storage room?”
“Hmm, yes.”
Then he took me to the storage room, ordered everyone to wait outside, locked the door securely, and immediately pushed me down to the ground.
“Ha, I’ve wanted to hug you like this for a long time.”
“Hmm.” I raised both arms to hug his neck, letting him nuzzle into my neck with a sense of disgust. At the moment when I thought he was completely absorbed, I reached into my pocket for a lighter, removed the cap, and poured the oil over the back of the person on top of me.
“!!” He was shocked as something was suddenly poured over his back, but it was too late. I took out another lighter, lit it, and dropped it onto the oil,
“Aaaahhhh!!!”
He screamed loudly; his back was engulfed in flames. He tried to wriggle free from my arms, but I used all my strength to hold him down, even though one of my arms was also getting burnt.
“Let go!! Let go! Let me go, you bastard, let me go! I told you to let me go!” “You wanted to hug me, didn’t you?” I whispered coldly into his ear. His face turned pale before tears started to flow pathetically, “Why ask me to let go when I begged you so many times, and you never let me go?”
“You bastard! You! You sick fuck! Let go! Let me go now! Aaahhh, hot, hot, hot!!
Anyone, anyone, help me!!”
“Shh. Don’t scream, no one will hear you anyway, with doors this thick. Even if they do, no one can help you. Who was the one who locked the door?”
“Aaaah, hot!!! Aaaah, let me go!!!”
“You thought I couldn’t fight back, huh? Do you still think that now, huh?” I deliberately whispered to embed my voice, my presence, and my actions deep into his mind. Did he think he could rape me and have his underlings take turns? This revenge, mixed with a month’s worth of torment, I’ll settle it all at once, “I don’t want to hurt anyone. Unless they hurt me first. I just want to be left alone, can you understand that?”
“Aaaahhh!!”
“No more strength to struggle? Beg me, speak nicely, maybe I’ll want to let you go.”
“No…no way!! Ugh, you, you, I’ll kill you!” He tried to reach for my throat, but he didn’t have the strength to fight back anymore, “Murderer! You won’t let go; if
I die, you’ll go to prison, you bastard!”
“Think so…huh? I’m pretty good at surviving, you know. I’ve recorded the sound where you threatened to rape me. How loyal do you think your underlings are? Are you sure they won’t be scared enough to spill everything to the police? Plus, I’ve been bullied for a month, everyone in school has seen it. And I have several letters you wrote yourself as threats. Just lighting a lighter and pouring it over someone who tried to assault me. I’m just defending myself.”
“…You! You’re a psychopath! Ahhh!!”
“It’s hot, isn’t it? Can you smell your own skin burning?” I whispered calmly, letting go of his hand because he didn’t even have the strength to move anymore. I stood up, glancing at the person suffering from the heat, “Apologize to me, beg me to help you.”
“I…I’m sorry, sob, hic, sorry for hurting you all this time, sob, I’m sorry, please help me, help me, please, I beg you.”
“…” I didn’t respond, just opened the door and left. The people waiting outside were shocked when they saw the condition inside. No one paid attention to me. I ran out to find the teacher who was still on duty in the evening, my appearance startling the teacher. I recounted everything that happened, saying he tried to rape me and threatened that his underlings would do the same. I tricked him into letting his guard down before using a lighter to defend myself by setting him on fire. This case was quickly investigated. I had plenty of evidence against him, including audio clips, my destroyed belongings, threatening letters, and testimonies from people at school. The conclusion was that it was self-defense because in that situation, I couldn’t have fought back. My family decided I should transfer schools to protect my mental health.
I heard that Phii Gard was sent to juvenile detention after recovering from his injuries, and there were rumors he developed a severe fear of fire and heat after the incident.
From my heart, I felt no pity or sympathy for him because he started it all, and people like that deserved what they got.
I myself…am not so kind-hearted as to let myself be bullied without fighting back. “Serves him right, that bastard, trying to rape my child, if it were me, I would’ve cut his balls off, fucking deserved it, coming out and still acting all high and mighty.”
“Were you very scared?” Phii Arthit gently stroked my cheek, his voice full of concern.
“Not at all. I wasn’t scared.” I shook my head.
“You did great, my child. Don’t be scared of him. Seriously, trying to rape someone and then passing them around to his underlings is the lowest of the low, it makes me so angry, I shouldn’t have let him escape.” Phii Meen said irritably, “But it’s right for him to be scared of you. No wonder, when he sees you, it’s like seeing a ghost, must have left quite an impression, well done.”
“Am I scary?”
“Hmm. Well, to me, it’s more like you’re amazing, amazing for enduring it for almost a month without responding because you didn’t want to worry your family, amazing for handling such a scary situation, that guard is truly a piece of shit, huh?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Oh, why aren’t you enjoying this at all?”
“I’m thinking about how to deal with him.” Phii Arthit said calmly.
“It’s okay. I’ve already dealt with him; the person named Ging said they are not going to mess with me.”
“That’s your agreement, not mine.”
“Ha, with someone as stubborn as you…”
“Should I let go of the person who did this to my wife?” “Yeah, I knew you wouldn’t let it go. But, Nong Dao…”
“Yes?”
“When you didn’t let go of Gard, didn’t you get burned by the fire?”
“I did, on my arm.”
“Really?” Phii Arthit asked immediately. I nodded before pulling up my sleeve to show him.
“So, I got tattoos over all the scars.”
“Wow, you’re so strong, let me kiss your head, come here.”
“Meen! Don’t mess with my wife!”
“Why don’t you fight back against Arthit? He messes with you, doesn’t he?”