[73. I love you]
Aroon's POV
I can't sleep. When I close my eyes, what I could see is Dae's face, his red cheeks stained with dry tears, his watery eyes, his messy hair. I can't stop thinking about him.
Ahh..why can't I just sleep? After all nothing happened to him. I closed my eyes tightly and pressed my face into the pillow. Still my mind was rewinding the scene of Dae crying silently, sitting beside me in the car.
He was literally broken after the incident but I didn't even try to console him. Instead, I shouted at him. I was angry, angry as hell. I had the anger to kill that Kiet. I was angry at Dae too. First of all I had asked him to be careful but he ignored me. And then why couldn't he push him off and punch him. Don't he even have that much strength? And God ! why is everyone behind him ? Why the hell is he this much beautiful ?I was snapped out of my thoughts as I heard sobs from Dae's room. I immediately kicked the sh[74. I will be there with you.]Dae woke up in the morning remembering the things from the previous night. He was hugging the teddy bear. He looked around for Aroon and realized the older was not in the room. He gotup, went to the bathroom and brushed his teeth. Then he walked out of the room to hear a spoon falling in the kitchen. He walked downstairs to the kitchen and saw Aroon doing something. It was only 7 Am on a Sunday morning and Aroon already got up and was in the kitchen. Dae was surprised. "Aru...what are you doing?", he asked."Cooking noodles.", Aroon turned smiling." Why can't you just call servants ? Why actually did you give them leave ?", Dae asked but didn't get any reply. Aroon just turned and continued stirring in the pot. Dae went closer and looked at the noodles boiling in the stove. He bent a little to smell it. "chicken noodles?", he asked."Yeah..don't you like it?""Uhmm..I like it."Aro
[75. Be a good boy and obey me]" So explain, why you didn't tell me about your step brother? why did you lie ? Why you said you were going to your cousin's house ? ", asked Aom, glaring at Aroon who was sitting in front of her, staring down at his feet." I wanted to spend time with Dae.", Aroon said." What ? What ridiculous replay ? He is your brother, right ? He is always with you. Why you ignore me to spend time with him. And Why you always say something when I ask you about going out for a date ? "" Aom, I was not in good terms with him till last day. I was hurting him since a long time. You won't understand. I don't know how to explain you. "" Why can't you explain me ? Why were you hurting him ? And you guys became good now ?", Aom asked.Aroon sighed. " Yeah. We are good now. I hurt him a lot due to some misunderstanding. Now everything's okay. He forgave me. And I need to be a good brother to him. I need to take care of
[76. 3 years !?]"Let's go ?", Dae asked walking down the stairs. Aroon quickly scrambled up and nodded, smiling. Aroon got the house key from the table. His car key was already in his pocket. Then they walked out locking the door.Both of them hopped into the car and Aroon turned the key in the ignition, starting the engine and driving it out of their porch. He then drove towards a nice restaurant." Aru, who all calls you Aru ?", Dae asked after some minutes of sitting in silence."Why? Who all calls you Dae ?""Huh..? why are you not answering me?", Dae folded his hands."Angry..? Okay..My friends sometimes call me Aru, especially Atid. But Oak will never call me Aru. Hmm..then what else do you want to know? Ask me.""Okay, what's your favorite colour?, black? ""Hmm yes..Your's is grey, right?""How do you know?", Dae asked with a surprised face."I know..", Aroon chuckled.
[77. Can I go back to six ?]Phet was standing in his dorm balcony thinking about Dae. He can't understand why his best friend had to suffer this much in his life. Dae went through a lot. Problems are coming one after another like hail stones to attack him. He don't get a little peace or happiness. Dae don't deserve all this.Phet was feeling so angry and frustrated. It was then he saw Oak walking out of his room to the balcony, speaking to someone on phone. Unlike always, Phet didn't try to hide or go back inside his room. He just stood there and watched the older. Surprisingly Oak also looked frustrated. He was sighing and shaking his head, listening to the person on phone.Oak then sat down on the sleek bench near the railing and only then he saw someone standing in the opposite balcony, staring at him. His eyes locked with the other person's and his mouth hung open in surprise. But he quickly looked away and concentrated
[78. Baby Tiger]It's a surprise to Dae when he wakes up at 7:30 Am to find heavy legs and arms curling around his body, completely locking him against Aroon's front. He tilts his head a little and looks around with his bleary eyes to realize he is in the older's room, lying in the older's bed being wrapped between very heavy yet hella nice arms and being pressed up against the older's chest in a sort of comforting position with his face snuggling against the older's neck. But Dae don't remember falling asleep in the older's room. He remember sitting in the balcony after dinner, leaning against one of those round pillers, looking up at the stars, regretting his decision about not smiling when the older asked him to. Maybe the older just wanted him to smile and he was not intending to kiss him. Or maybe he was actually going to kiss his cheeks. But It might not have turned weird like he thought earlier. They have kissed each other's cheeks as kids. What difference d
[79. Leave the team.]Aroon and Dae reached the canteen to find Oak and Phet sitting and having their breakfast on two different tables. Oak was near a big round table on the corner while Phet was at a rectangular table at the center. On seeing the duo, Phet immediately waved his hands, smiling. Oak, even though he found Aroon and Dae, just kept on sipping on his cup of coffee."Okay..you go to your friend. I will sit with Phet.", Dae said." Ahmm...let's all sit together.", Aroon said. He then looked over at Oak and motioned him to move to Phet's table. Oak placed his Coffee cup down and shook his head. He then motioned with his chin at Phet's direction, indicating that ' You guys can sit with him. I am okay.'" Ahh..this Oak." Aroon groaned and then looked at Phet, motioning towards Oak's table asking Phet to move to that table. Phet was already watching everything. He bit his bottom lip and looked at Oak to
[80. Why you like her ?]" Hey Phet..", Phet who was simply standing in the corridor in front of his classroom after lunch, turned to see Hansa, the assistant prefect of their class standing in front of him." Phet..you should collect the scholarship forms of boys, okay ? I will see the girls.", Hansa said." What scholarship forms ? Did any professor ask us to do that ?", Phet asked confused. He honestly didn't hear about any scholarships. Maybe he took a nap during some class and missed to hear it." Professors didn't say it. But just now P'Oak told me. Everyone can apply. I just collected the forms from the office and distributed among our students. Now we should collect it after students fill it and give it back at the office tomorrow. You should check everyone has attached their high school mark lists, identity card copy and photograph with the forms. And your own form is on your desk."" Wait..you
[81. You belong to our family.]After having a quite early dinner from the luxurious restaurant where Aroon stopped his car, Dae was standing near the entrance waiting for the older to come out of the washroom. He was amusedly watching an young couple and a small kid along with them, currently sitting at a table and having tea and snacks." Hey ! ",someone yelped loudly. It was an elderly voice. Dae turned to see Aroon's uncle, Narong walking to him after parking his car across the road. Suddenly he felt nervous but he could only step out of the shop and wait there for the older man, out of courtesy." Sawasdee Krab Loong Narong.", Dae responded as the older man reached him.Narong huffed a breath in dismay and asked in a menace tone. " Why are you here ?"" uh- uhm..I came to have something with.."Dae was cut in between by Narong. " I see.