Volume 1 Chapter 37 (1/2)

Credits to Chiffon_cake for the original story

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Kit's POV.

Seriously, I don't just spend my whole life b.u.t.ting in to my friend, Ai'Pha's love interest. Of course I have to take good care of myself too. I'm hitting the gym at least once a week to look after my body's good shape. Who wants to get behind my friends when it comes to gorgeous looks, huh? Definitely not me.

Besides, I'll be a doctor in the near future. There's a high risk we'll be exposed to various types of diseases so being healthy is a must. (Naah, I know I'm thinking too much. I'm not even sure yet whether I'll make it up until graduation.) One more thing is that over studying kills me. I need to move my muscles a bit that's why the School Gym is the best place for me to be at right now.

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This one's the best so far. It's fully equipped with all facilities needed compared to some other private gyms outside the campus. It has to. After all, the tuition fee in this university is quite expensive so we expect a lot from them including a state of the art fitness gym for their students to use.

Come on, I'm really not a muscle builder type. I just need some regular exercise, that's all. I'm not like those Sports Science Students lifting weights on the other side where I become the skinny one if you pull me to stand next to them.

I rarely have the time to do this nowadays since we've been staying up late group studying. I tried asking Ai'Beam to join me but he said he'd rather take a nap. That's why I'm all alone running on one of the treadmills by myself. Need to burn a few calories therefore, I opted to run 3 kms. distance, sweating like a pig.

Thud!

Hey what's that loud noise? I couldn't help but get curious where it comes from. It sounds much like someone is punching or kicking a sandbag or something.

Thud! Thud!

Yeah, I was right. I have to slow my pace down so I can sneakily turn my face around to check who's doing it. He must be hitting that sandbag so hard enough to make such a loud noise.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Whoa! Triple shot… Quite impressive, huh. I took a clear look and my eyes are widely opened to see Ai'Jerk Ming... Nong Yo's friend (I know I'm being such a biased a.s.shole this time. You can tell from how I call the both of them) He's wearing boxing gloves. .h.i.tting the sandbag with his fists like a pro'. From the looks of it, he's treating it like an opponent who just kicked his dad's a.s.s or anything of the same sort. I didn't notice my jaw dropping while staring at him in awe. f.u.c.k! He looks scary! If he's going to kick me like that, it'll break my ribs apart severely for sure.

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Yeah, dope… It's just Ai'Ming. Turn your back or he'll find out you're gawking at him. ? I'm not so sure why, but I know I'll end up being teased by that flirt if he sees me around.

I remember a few days ago, he sent me this LINE Message saying he was stalking me while we were having our cla.s.s. That guy is a psycho and I should stay away from him.

I was lost in deep thoughts, I didn't realize my sweat are dropping like crazy. Too bad, I forgot to bring my towel with me so there's nothing I can use to wipe it off my face, until a white towel suddenly flies hanging on my treadmill's console just in time as I was about to think on what to do.

f.u.c.k! It's the handso… err…stupid Freshman Engineering Moon handing his towel that I was too shocked to only gape at him. He even quirks his eyebrows while throwing me that teasing look he wears on his face.

”Whoa, P'... You're quite tough. I've seen you running like this for a while now.” Did he sound like I just won a 4x100 meter run or something? I'm more like scared of him. Ai'Ming already took off his boxing gloves and h.e.l.l! I'm sweating all over and h.e.l.l again! Because I can't afford to show him my mean mouth after seeing him punching those sandbags like soft pillows.

”What's the matter? Why do you look so shocked seeing me?”

Calm down, Kit… Pretend like he's not standing handsomely in front of you or as if he never exists at all. Just keep on running. ?

”Hey, that's enough. Look at you, you're sweating too much.”

Get lost. This is none of your business. ?

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Did Ai'Ming just pressed the 'Stop' b.u.t.ton?

”What the f.u.c.k are you doing?” Yeah, now I'm mad.

”You're fit and firm enough. You don't need to work hard any further.” He implored, handing me over the towel. ”Here.”

”I'm fine.” I'm sending moody glares at him but he chose to ignore them. This nosey p.r.i.c.k doesn't seem to have any plans to stop annoying me so I walked away. The taller guy follows abruptly.

”Why are you mad at me?”

”You jerk!”

”But I'm worried about you na... You look like you're about to faint, sweating like a shower nozzle. Listen to me, P'. Don't be too hard on yourself.”

I don't want to listen to him at all so I just let him follow me until we reached the locker rooms to get my bag.

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Pffft! Talk about luck. He's locker is next to mine!

”This is what you call 'Destiny'.” In your face! And stop quirking those eyebrows of yours at me!

I was so annoyed that I can only roll my eyes at him.

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”Hey, P'!” He's running after me again.

”What do you want from me?”

”I don't know... I also wanted to find out.” He confesses.

”Just continue practicing your Muay Thai, you p.r.i.c.k!”

”Well, what I did a while ago was part of my practice session so I'm done.”

I wonder who will he punch on stage. Will it be the judges?

”Don't forget to be there for me, okay? I'll do my best for you.” He looks proud. ”How did you get here? Can I give you a ride back home?”

”I brought my car.”

”That's too bad.”

Yeah, you moron. I'm glad I didn't ask Beam to give me a ride today. ?

”Which one is yours?” I didn't respond but instead, I clicked on the remote control absentmindedly. There are only a few vehicles left in the parking lot and I'm not interested about telling him at all. ”Hey... You parked right next to mine.”

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As if he wouldn't know eventually, right? Stupid… But yeah, too much for coincidences today. And don't dare open your mouth right, Kit… Just get into the car and drive!

Wait… The car doesn't start.

f.u.c.k!!!

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Ming knocks on my window. ”What's wrong khrub?”

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I gave him an exasperated look. There's no way I'm gonna tell this guy how lucky I am to have him here after all. d.a.m.n it! Of all the days, I never encountered a problem with my car before. It's brand new. My dad just bought it for me last year. Now, I have no choice but to lower my car window to talk to him.

”No idea… I couldn't get it to start.”

”Hold on one sec…” The tall guy goes in front before he gestures me to open the hood. He checks on everything to make sure nothing's loosened. ”There might be a problem with the battery.”

”Err… What should I do?” Shame I have totally no idea what to do with this situation.

”I'll call the maintenance office, one moment…”

f.u.c.k! Hadn't he been around, I'd have to call Pha or Beam to pick me up instead and get yelled at for bothering them. I'm having second thoughts going out of my car now that I realize I sweat a lot and haven't taken a shower yet. Ming is busy talking to someone over the phone. This guy seems to know what he's doing for real.

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”It would be a lot better if I can fix your car for you.” He told me as soon as he hung up.

”How long does this take?”

”Waiting for them to come and fix it... Probably about two hours.”

You got to be kidding me. Two hours?

”It's okay. I'll stay here with you.”

I guess this is the first time I don't intend to chase him away. It's already 9:30PM and there are only a few vehicles left since the gym closes at nine. Without him, I don't know what's gonna happen.

”How are you doing?” Looks like he knows that I am thinking about something.

”Thank you.” I told him sheepishly.

Ai'MingKwan smiles showing those pearly white teeth of his. ”It's not a big deal.”

I hate to admit it, but I like this Nong's style. He's cool, yeah… just sitting on the driver seat with his car door open while playing childishly on his phone. Me? Looking grumpy as usual, sweating all over leaning against the parking lot fence. How I wish to go back home so bad and take a heavy shower as soon as I get there. It starts to become very quiet all over the place. I could only hear the music coming from the game Ai'Ming is playing on his phone.

”I'm hungry.” He announces out of the blue. ”Take me to a meal, please…”

To be honest, I feel hungry too but I chose not to mention it in front of a noisy childish good-looking boy sitting right in front of me. ”How about the maintenance people?”

”Don't worry. If they arrive without seeing me around, they'll give me a call.”

He hasn't even finished talking when two guys from the maintenance office arrived on a motorbike. They brought several tools along with them. It's amazing how Ai'Ming really knows whom to call for help. He's very good at this. And from the sound of it, looks like they have known each other before based on what I can hear from their conversation.

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”Let's go, P'.”

”What about...?” I pointed at my car.

”It should be done as soon as we get back.”

I look at the car for a bit with a worried face. Ming then shakes his head pus.h.i.+ng me to walk away with him. Fine... He seems rich. If my car will go missing, he can buy me a new one. That's easy.

”P'...”

”What?”

”Let me get the door for you.” He's about to run to open the pa.s.senger door.

”h.e.l.l, no.” Am I a lady or something?

”Why? I saw P'Pha doing that to Ai'Yo all the time.”

It's his business. You don't have to follow what he's doing. ? I shook my head tediously as I get inside his car. Geezzzz.... Why is there a huge pack of Kit'Kat inside his car?

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He really likes that chocolate a lot.

”Go ahead… pick as many as you like if you're hungry. I still have a lot at home.”

”How can you still be in shape after eating a lot of these?”

”My body seems to get used to these chocolates, I think. I've been eating it since high school.” He explains while starting on the car's engine. ”What do you like to eat?”

”Up to you.”

”Noodles then.”

”Uhmmm...”

*******

At the Noodle Shop Next To The Campus.

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I can feel a lot of people staring at this guy in front of me. (When I say a lot, it means 'A LOT'…) This is the same environment I am at whenever I'm with Ai'Pha. I mean same exact. Looks like he's aware that people are gaping at him and he too does the same at them. That's probably the difference since Ai'Pha doesn't care at anyone at all.

”Why are you staring at me? Am I handsome?” Ming asks all of a sudden which makes me drop my eyes to my bowl of noodles instantly.

”I was just about to say you don't seem to look like a Moon at all.”

It was obvious he went a bit stunned. ”Why, am I not handsome?”

”Don't you have anyone in your faculty who looks a lot better than you?”

”P', if you wish to tell me that I'm ugly, just go ahead, feel free to do so. I'm serious.” Ming moves the other gla.s.s of water for me. ”Because everyone else said I'm too handsome.”

What a narcissist jerk! ?

”So... Are you gonna be there for me on the compet.i.tion night, won't you?” Did he swallow a microphone when he was a kid to have such a loud voice? I have to look up from my noodles to keep his tone down.

”f.u.c.k! You're too loud.”

”You'll be there for me, right? Please… Please… Please...”

Urrgh, not again! I hate that enthusiastic expression he does whenever he's excited about something. Does he look even more handsome in it? h.e.l.l no! What are you thinking! ”I have to be there anyway. Ai'Pha will turn over his Campus Moon t.i.tle to the next Moon. Besides, I have to be there to support Ai'Suthee and Nong'Yo as well.”

”P'... What about me? We graduated from the same high school and I happen to be Ai'Yo's friend too... You'll be there to cheer for me, right?”

”You have the whole Engineering Faculty to cheer for you anyway.”

”I need your support too.”

”f.u.c.k... Will you be the next Campus Moon if I give you my support?”

”Of course.” Whoa! He's pretty confident. I can see it right through his serious eyes. ”If P' will cheer for me, I'll be the next Campus Moon for you.”

Seriously? I took a sip of the water while starting to think about it. I heard a few gossips about him being the highest possible Campus-Moon-To-Be, so what's the point if I don't show any support towards him at all? He's still gonna claim the t.i.tle anyway.

Ming keeps waiting for my answer. Why am I this so important to you?

”Well... It would be very interesting if Nong'Yo becomes the next Campus Moon.” My comments made him feel disappointed. ”Well... If you'll be the next Campus Moon, I'll be so happy too. After all, both of you graduated from the same high school where I went.”

”You promise?” He reminds me of a dog wagging his tail due to excitement. ”So you're voting for me.”

”Fine...” I said. ”…But less than Nong'Yo”

”But nothing more than Ai'Suthee, right? He's such a jerk to me.”