Absolutely Yours 23

Arthit’s POV

Friday Afternoon – The Camping

I was currently overlooking the attendance of everybody so I have to roam around.

I stopped by at some small groups for a little chitchat.

Everybody was in high spirits while waiting for our departure time.

It was funny how the freshmen dress themselves up. They look like they are going on a sightseeing instead of a training. They never know what was coming with them.

“Have you brought any casual clothes with you? ” I asked them. “We’ll get dirty,  you know. “

Their faces turned sour but nodded at the same time.

My gaze shifted to the senior’s group, I could see how they were provoking Bright.

He has  a colorful lifebuoy around his neck, he was still hoping that coach will change his mind and go to the beach instead.

Prem, being as equally naughty as Bright as he is, and Knot, being in the mood to play along with them, were bullying him on the side. Not to mention, Teet and Vin who were enjoying what they were seeing.

“Man, what are you gonna do with that in the mountain?” Prem teased.

“Coach might change his mind and decide to go to the beach. You never know.” he spoke loudly letting coach hear it.

Coach within earshot was beyond caring, he was deliberately ignoring him.

“Not happening, Bright. You better deflate that now.” Prem tried to snatch it from him.

“Don’t!” he warned. “if you drown. Don’t ever ask for this.” he replied childishly.

“I don’t see any need for a lifebuoy in the mountain, so not happening.”  he taunted.

“Is everyone here, captain?” he asked, while moving his way towards us.

The others greeted him. “Hi! coach.”

“What a lovely thing you’ve got there around your neck, Bright” sarcasm was all over his face and tone.

“I know right,  Coach. This was meant to make you feel guilty. “

The coach touch his chest. “Well, I was told I am very insensitive. ” he deliberately pause. “You gotta do better than that. ” he teased.

Everyone in the group vexed Bright, the latter just acted hurt. “Coach, it’s never too late to change your mind. Who knows your Ms. Right is waiting in her bikinis by the beach?” he smiled sheepishly. 

I shook my head and  checked the list of players in the paper in my hand to answer his question, “Kongpob and M aren’t here yet coach.”

“They’re on the way. ” he said. “Who else?” 

“Just them,”

“Why is Kongpob always late?” I heard Knot asked, I was unsure if he was being serious since I wasn’t looking at him. His tone wasn’t giving off anything. I pretended to be busy but my ears was on them.

I can understand where he was coming from. Kong was often late during practice this week. It was due to his academic responsibilities. Coach and I, as a captain, were aware of it but they aren’t.

“Maybe he was deliberately doing that – being fashionably late to look cool?” Prem joked.

“Or maybe because he thinks he’s good enough to be always on time?” added Bright.

“Or he thinks that there’s no practice interesting enough to be on time? ” Teet added.

“KONG IS NOT LIKE THAT!” I shouted loud enough for everyone to hear. I was surprised at how loud it was.

They all turned their head at me with their mouth slightly ajar and their expressions were uniformed — shocked.

Under a different circumstance, I would have laughed at them.

But on the contrary, I couldn’t blame them.

I didn’t know what possessed me but I was extremely pissed when I heard them talking behind Kong’s back.

I know it was so silly of me to react violently like that.

And when it hit me, I was embarrassed.

Shit.

What have you done, Arthit?

It was Bright who were able to come back to his senses quickly.

He slow clapped.”Wow!” Bright said exaggeratedly. “So tell us what Kong is like, ” he taunted with a sheepish grin on his lips.

I was flustered by my own doing already and I know they wouldn’t let me get away with it.

I averted my gaze away,  not meeting anybody’s gaze.

“I thought he was going to skin us all alive. ” Prem added, he murmured to Bright’s ear but it was loud enough for us to hear.

The others chuckled in sync.

“Since when did you start being Kong’s… ” asked Knot. “devoted person? “

I turned to him to defend myself. Yes,  myself,  not Kong’s. Yeah, right. “I mean,  he just got a lot on his hands with his academics right now. And also, he is his class’ representative so he has to balance everything. Besides, being a freshman is really hard. He has to adjust with various stuff. ” I said it all in one breath, which I think was a wrong move because I sounded so guilty.

Their faces turned from shock to being suspicious. They shared knowing glances.

“What I am saying is that, we should give the person the benefit of the doubt. ” then I marched away subtly  from them.

Fuck.

I quickly hid myself behind a huge pillar of our school building. I wanted to get away from their scrutinizing eyes. I don’t have a better explanation. 

“Hi, Arthit. “

I turned around to see who it was. “Hey Aat, what’s up? “

“Fine, fine. What are you hiding there? ” he tried to survey behind me what I was hiding from.

“I am not,  just checking this list. “

He looked like he wasn’t buying it but ignored it anyway.

“By the way, do you have a pen? ” he asked.

“Yeah, ” checking my chest pocket to look for it.

“Can I borrow it? “

“Sure,” I took one from my pocket and handed it at once. “Here, “

He quickly took it and tried to write on his palm. “I think it doesn’t work, ” his brow creased.

How could it be when I was just using it? “It does, I was using it a while ago” I took it from him to check on it.

“Oh really? How come? “

“Yeah, see? ” I showed him the line I wrote on my palm so he would be convinced.

He laid his arms in front of me. “Weird! Well then try writing your number here, ” he said, grinning from ear to ear.

I chuckled. “Okay, you can just directly ask you know. ” then I crouched down to write it on his arms.

“Nice try,” I heard a familiar voice uttered from behind me. I halted midway to writing it.

My heart suddenly skipped a beat upon hearing that familiar voice.

Kong.

I turned my gaze at him, he was wearing a casual white shirt and a tattered jeans.

In two large strides,  he reached us and arrogantly planted himself between me and Aat.

I didn’t know I was holding my breath till he snatched the pen I was holding and put it on Aat’s chest pocket. “If he says,  it works. It works. ” he said in a cold and dangerous tone.

Then he held my wrist tightly and hauled me along with him.

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