Volume 1 Chapter 23 (2/2)
”I just don't want to get hurt if it's not real.”
Ming shook his head before walking towards P'Pha's table which only have the three of them - P'Kit and P'Beam left. What are you doing, Ai'Ming? Are you going to punch him?
Ming is also pretty big and almost as tall as P'Pha. But P'Pha is kind of a little larger, probably because he's playing basketball a lot.
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”Are you taking my friend back home, P'Pha?”
”Yes... Do you have any problem with that?”
Two a.s.sholes are talking... I'm so worried that they would end up punching each other's faces so bad.
”Not for now... But maybe later.” Wait a minute, Ai'Ming... You want me to date him earlier, don't you? What are you talking now?
”Please take good care of him for me.” Ming waii at P'Pha and everyone at that table. He pats my shoulder before leaving.
What is he playing at? Is he falling for me too? No way! How could I possibly think like that?
He's my best friend. But I'm sure he has some kind of plan going on in his head right now. I need to talk to him about this as soon as possible.
”Is he really your friend or your boyfriend?” P'Kit spills it out first. ”He seems very possessive of you.”
”He's my friend... We're both friends khrub.”
”Are you sure? Maybe you think it that way but he's not?”
”Maybe it's about time for Ming to clear things out. I'm sure he thinks of me as his friend too. We're like brothers.” I said.
I'll kill you later Ming. ? I swear! You left me with some trouble here.
”Shall we go now?” P'Pha asks.
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Inside the car...
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P'Pha and I are sitting quietly. I'm feeling kind'a cold because I've been sweating for hours and my body is now shaking from the air conditioner that blows straight towards me.
I saw my phone screen brightening up which means someone just sent me a message. I looked and saw that it was from Ming.
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There you go. I knew it! That jerk does have a plan moving on his head but I don't like it. This may cause P'Pha and his friends misunderstand something about us.
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I'm shaking my head laughing at his crazy plan, totally forgetting about the guy sitting next to me. I think he has seen me the whole time chatting with Ming.
”Dealing with double dates?”
I shut my phone right away.
”Double dates?”
”I have never known you were this quite popular.”
”No, I'm not.”
”Forth and Ming... Both are Moons from Engineering.”
”Nothing's going on between me and any of them.” I really don't want him to misunderstand me.
There was another jolt of silence again.
”What time do we have to get up tomorrow?” P'Pha asks.
”It's 8:00AM because we have to be there by 9:00AM.” I told him. ”What do you want me to do tomorrow?” I'm still being his servant, I remember.
He gave his answer after we parked his car. ”Wake me up tomorrow.”
”What?” I look right at him.
”I don't get up easily on the days I don't have cla.s.ses. Wake me up tomorrow.”
”Oh, okay... But how?”
”Just knock the door.”
”That's it?”
”Yes.”
”Okay, I guess.” d.a.m.n! Do I have to get up at 5:00AM again to get dressed?
”Thank you.” P'Pha speaks to me nicely and politely. It's killing me... I'm also a bit surprised at him being nice like that.
”Thanks for the ride. So... I'll see you tomorrow?” I told him before getting out of the car.
”Wait a sec...”
”Yes?”
”You called me P'Pha awhile ago. I like it.” He said. I remember calling him that when I went to talk to him at the table with his friends. ”Why don't you keep calling me that from now on?”
Hey! Isn't that too much?
”You never call me by my name either. You just keep on calling me Shorty... Shorty... Like that.”
”Don't you find it cute?”
There's no way I'm playing around with this idiot. ”No. Yo is way cutier than Shorty.” I love my name.
Wayo means wind in Thai. It's a beautiful name. ”What makes you think 'Shorty' is a cute name?”
”Let's make a deal then...”
”What is it?”
”If you call me P'Pha... Then I'll call you...”
”...”
”... Nong'Yo.”
”...”
”Deal?”
I am so dead. I couldn't feel a thing right now. The word 'Nong'Yo' coming from his mouth blew me away. My heart is beating so loud, I feel so numb like I was shot by an electric bolt.
I never imagined it going to sound so beautiful hearing him call my name. Especially his voice.
Where did the a.s.shole I knew go? Where is he now?
”No deal.” I open the car door and leave as fast as I could without even looking back. This is not good. I always act so weird in front of him every time he does something like that to me.
I closed the door upon getting inside my room and leaned behind it. My heart is so full of emotions I couldn't stop from bursting.
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I need to go to the bathroom... Not to pee but to...
”AAAAAAARGGGGHHH!!!”
Yeah. Scream with so much happiness. I went out as if nothing happened. But the color never left my cheeks and my eyes are still fluttering.
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Maybe next time, P'Pha... I'll let you call me like that... Without me screaming.
s.h.i.+a! I feel so good right now. ?
---------------- To be continued ---------------
Translations by: Jamestot2k17
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