Arthit’s POV
I continued to wash and rinse the dishes. When I was done with one, I handed it to him.
It was taking him a while to take it so I turned to him and he seemed to be out of it. A playful idea came to me, I directed a spoon on his cheek.”Kong?”
He didn’t budge.
“Kong?” I repeated, a little louder this time.
His cheek lightly touched it when he looked at me. I gave him a mischievous smile and raised my brow up and down. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” I knew there was something wrong but I did not insist anymore. I focused my gaze on the dishes before me again.
“Arthit,” I heard him called out my name after a pregnant silence.
“Hmm?” not giving him a side glance.
“Do you still like Sahit? “
He kept asking me the same question.
“What answer do you want to hear, Kongpob? ” I asked back. I broke my gaze from the dishes to his face. “Do I really look that obvious? “
“Obvious? What do you mean? “
“Do I really look like so in love with her? “
“Nope, are you? I mean, still? “
“Then, how did you know? ” I asked him back again.
He was about to retort something but hold it back. “She’s the reason you were at the bar after all. ” he whispered.
“What? ” I didn’t hear it clearly.
“I said, stop answering my questions with questions too. So, are you? “
He wore a stern look on his face, his brow creased and he seemed like his life depended on what I was going to say.
I don’t know what gotten into me but I dried my hand and stretched the line on his forehead.
He was fazed by my action. “You can’t really get over something you felt and kept for a long time right? ” I said, pulling my hand back. “But.. “
“But? “
“I don’t know, lately I just don’t think about it that much. “
“Do you still hope to have a chance with her? ” touching the area where I touched.
“To be honest, a tiny hope is still lingering inside me. ” I focus my attention on what I was doing. “But, if she’s happy then I should be happy for her. But if your brother stupidly hurt her, I’ll take her back. ” I joked, I turned to him while handing him the spoon and fork in my hand.
Was it pain that flickered through his pitch black eyes?
I elbowed him lightly and chuckled. “Don’t worry I won’t do anything to jeopardize their relationship.”
He forced a smile. I wasn’t okay with it.
“Have you ever thought of falling for someone else’s instead? ” he asked again.
“Heck, I don’t think I am going to be ready any time soon. “
When he did not say anything, I turned my head. Only to be poke by his pointing finger on the cheek, I let out an annoyed breathe.
“Kong!” I exclaimed.
I turned to him and I was welcomed by his mischievous smile but his eyes was laden with sadness.
“When your heart is ready,” he paused, his voice was low but it never fail to catch my attention. “tell me. “
“Because? “
“I will make you fall. ” he said, looking straight into my eyes.
My heart seemed to cease beating for a moment.
I caught his gaze and held it for a moment.
I gathered a handful of foam in my hand and whisked it at him. “Stop fooling around, ” I said instead, to cover up what I was feeling inside.
He didn’t see it coming so half of his face was covered by it.
I didn’t expect it when he drew closer to me and wiped his face on my chest to remove the bubbles. “Kongpob!” I yelled.
I was afraid that he might notice how it was affecting me by having him near me.
“You started it,” he countered.
With all my might, I pushed him away.
He was about to attack me and my feet was ready to kick him when his phone rang.
He stopped midway and took it out from his pocket.
He was still looking at me while answering. “Chon?”
He was seemed surprised at first.
“Is that you?” like it was on reflex, I raised my brow when I saw his face lit up upon realizing who it was.
Chon?
Who is he? or she?
Someone special?
The thought tightened my heart.
“Wait a moment,” he took the phone away from his mouth. “Arthit, ” he whispered my name.
I raised my brow altogether as a response.
He pointed out that he is going out.
What’s so important about your conversation that you don’t want me to hear? The question came to my mind.
I just nodded then finished off the dishes.
I walked out of the kitchen, only to find that he wasn’t there.
So he went out of the room just to talk to that person.
I smirked. It’s not that I was interested to hear their conversation but how important was it for him to go out like that?
Shit.
Why do I care?
Why do I fucking care?
He can do whatever he wants.
He can talk to whomever he wants.
For all I care.
But..
It pissed the hell out of me.
I scanned the room to locate my bag when I did I quickly picked it up and strode towards the door.
When I was about to close the it, I saw Kong leaning on the side of his door still talking on the phone.
He seemed unaware of my presence. He had this annoying smile on his face. He appeared to be having fun with whoever he was talking.
“On Friday? ” I overheard him. “Let me take a rain check, okay? Of course, I’d love to meet you if time permits”
Then he was silent. I took it as a chance to tap him as if telling me I was going.
“Ah, Arthit. You’re leaving?” he was annoyingly hyped up.
Talking to that person made you that happy?
I was completely pissed.
I calmed myself and nodded at him then started to walk to the elevator. “Wait, ” he held my wrist.
I wiggled my hand out of his grasped harshly. “We have a camping on Friday so you can’t make plans. ” I told him.
I didn’t wait for his response. I quickly made my way to the lift, a little tiny part of me was hoping he would come after me.
For what?
Why does it matter?
Why does it upset me when he didn’t?
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