I was having lunch with Park when P Kong came to my table.
“Lam, could we speak for a while if it’s ok?”
I looked stonily at him. I definitely wanted to say no, but Park kicked me under the table on my shin. I growled at Park and then looked at P Kong, nodding my head unwillingly at him.
Park left under some pretence, and P Kong took that seat. He explained to me why he was constantly absent.
“I..I often have to miss Sotus or events when I have to go back to look after my dad. I’m the only child, and I just want to make sure he is OK. So yesterday he had a fall, and I wanted to make sure he was fine, that’s why.”
“Seriously, P? What the heck? Look I understand you wanting to look after your dad but this is too much. You can’t be going back just because of a fall and all. Like I don’t get it.”
“Wouldn’t you?”
“My parents divorced when I was young. They left me to fend for myself with my grandparents while they perused their own interests. They don’t care about me at all. So I realized and found out that the only person you should care about is only yourself. Look it’s nice you care for your dad but trust me, it’s every man for himself. You need to stop bailing on school for your dad.”
P Kong looked at me, cocking his head confusedly but didn’t say anything. He jsut smiled and that irked me even more.
“Look, I don’t want to be filling in for you every single time if this is the reason. It’s a shit excuse. It’s more of like bailing on your responsibilities and I hate people who do that!”
P Kong stood up angrily. He looked at me and finally sniped.
“Just because you had parents who didnt care about you doesn’t mean everyone has. And that doesn’t make everyone a bad parent. I am not sure why your parents did what they did but they may have their reasons. I’m sorry that you had to go through that but it doesn’t mean I am going to do that to my parent willingly and knowingly. I will continue to miss things if it means my dad comes first whether you like it or not. And if it means I need to listen to you lose your shit every single fucking time, I don’t care!”
“You are a selfish asshole! What’s going to happen when your parents pass away?! You have to fend for yourself then right?! Then it will be too late to make right all these wasted opportunities!”
Then I felt a punch clock my jaw and I flew out of my seat! I looked up stunned! P Kong had just punched me and he was boiling in anger. I stood up ready to throw a punch myself but someone pulled me back! I turned to see P Arthit holding me back!
“Don’t you dare. You did wrong. And you will regret every word you just said.”
I growled at him and pulled off, flipping my finger at P Kong and walking off. I finally had lost my shit with this stupid dead was of a man.
As I walked off, I heard P Arthit speaking to P Kong but fuck them all.
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