Volume 1 Chapter 20 (2/2)
P'Pha opens the door for P'Pring and looks at me a bit before he gets into the car and drives away.
All I can do is ask myself the same question. ”What's the point of hurrying huh?”
Great!
But then... Seeing the picture of them together... Really hurts...
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At the Practice Hall...
”Hey, whats wrong with you?” Ming nudged me on my side.
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He must have noticed me sulking for almost an hour on one of the empty benches along the corridor.
”Nothing.” I lied.
”I can tell that you're upset right now so better spit it out.” Sometimes I really hate Ming for knowing exactly what I feel.
”Have you decided what to do for the talent show?” It wasn't really the reason why I'm upset but I hope he buys it.
”Oh, it's not that hard.” Ming stood up and showed a few of his Muai Thai moves.
”I'll do Muai Thai Dance.” He said confidently. ”Girls dig for macho guys. To be honest, I really don't wish for anything else during the compet.i.tion. Just winning the 'Most Popular Award' amongst the girls would be enough.”
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Yeah... I almost forgot my best friend loves the attention he gets from those girls. ?
”And as for you my friend, you can have the 'Most Popular Award' amongst the boys.” He teased.
”Is there even such an award for that?”
”No.” Ming laughs. ”Now, can you tell me what made you upset like that?”
I'm not going to say anything. ?
”What happened?”
Yeah. This is Ming alright. So I finally told him everything from the dinner, the servant deal, P'Pha's offer to help me practicing the piano, arranging sheets for him and finally leaving me alone outside the dorm because he drove P'Pring to school instead.
”Right... That's quite a long story.” Ming concluded. ”I totally understand you... but you have no freaking right to claim P'Pha at all... You only have the right to be upset.”
”You understand the situation, right? It's like he's giving me a high hope by promising me a ride, but he also destroyed those hopes with his own hands and goes with P'Pring... It hurts, Ming.”
”Yo...” Ming gave me his rare serious look. ”You have to carefully distinguish the difference between hope and expectation...”
His words trailed off. Then he wound his arm around my shoulders like he usually does. ”Well, at the very least... You still get to be his servant for several more days.”
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”I can only be his servant. But P'Pring is...”
”She's only another person who also loves P'Pha, just like you.”
”I don't know... I feel like I'm fighting a loosing battle here.” That's the truth inside my deep feelings.
Ming shakes his head. ”Ai'Yo, my friend. You are so much better than this. We've been friends since we were toddlers. For you, this is just nothing, but for the meantime... You also have to be patient.”
He stood up and held out his hand. ”Let's go practice. I'll buy you a snack.”
I took it and went with him inside the practice hall.
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”Don't worry, Ai'Yo. I'll always be by your side.” His words are more than enough to make me smile a bit.
I tried to concentrate hard during practice but my body doesn't seem to cooperate. This time, we are practicing walking on the runway and I screwed up many times doing it.
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Ming seems to enjoy it a lot because he's very good at it. I wouldn't be surprised since it will give him a plus from those girls' attention showing off his handsome face and gorgeous body.
As for me, I suck. I was even reprimanded once by the instructor because I kept on turning the wrong direction and even b.u.mped on other moons while walking but I didn't care. My mind is not with me and is floating somewhere else.
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We didn't get any free meals for lunch today unlike the other days so we have to go out on our own to have lunch outside.
”Hey, Ai'Ming, Yo.” It's Suthee, the current Moon of the Medicine Faculty. ”Do you want to eat with us behind the university?”
Ming hesitated for a bit. ”Behind the university you say? But that's quite far. You guys go ahead.”
He and the other Moons nodded and went on their way. But Ming seem to change his mind after seeing P'Forth walking towards us.
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”Hey, buddy.” He looks at me with a guilty face. ”I don't think I can go with you today. I went to drink with P'Forth last night. He asked my help for him to court you and I couldn't say no.”
”You what?” I asked in shock.
”I dunno. Just act normal.” He sounded weird.
We both greeted him as soon as he stopped before us.
”Going for lunch?”
”Khrub.”
”Let's go together.”
”Hey, P'... I can't go with you.” Ming said. ”Those guys invited me to eat with them behind the university.”
Didn't you just refuse Ai'Suthee's invitation, did you?
”I need to hurry.” Before he left, he whispered ”I'm sorry” on my ear and ran after the other Moons who had just left.
The idiot just pushed me to go with P'Forth who's now smiling at me. ?
What's wrong with Ming? I think he's playing some prank on me and I'm gonna get him for this. There's no way P'Forth will court me or will even like a guy. He's definitely straight.
”Hey, Ai'Pha.”
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P'Pha is running towards us. He sweats a lot and looks in a hurry.
”Your lunch break is only 45 minutes, right? What are you doing here?” P'Forth asks.
I'm trying to look at P'Pha's eyes and he's already looking right back at me.
”Nothing... It's just along the way so I decided to pa.s.s by and take a look.”
”What are you talking about? Med School is over there which is totally far away.”
”Um...”
”Okay, gotta go. See you later. Nong'Yo here looks hungry.” P'Forth taps my shoulder and guided me to the cafeteria.
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P'Pha just nodded.
Before we walk away from him, something makes me feel like we need to talk, but I couldn't speak it out...
Why bother? He's not really here for me. Like he said, he's just pa.s.sing by. I feel terrible.
I didn't turn to look back at him but if I did, I would have seen P'Pha hiding a cup of Pink Milk with his other hand behind his back.
Or his sad face staring at us leaving...
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Phana's POV.
Yo... About this morning. P' is really sorry. ?
----------------To be continued ---------------
Translations by: Jamestot2k17
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