Chapter 11

[11. Daw-Dae]

"Dae..how are you going home?" Phet asked Dae as they walked out of the class after the last hour.

"Oh god ! I forgot..what will I do now ?" Dae suddenly remembered that he has no money left in his hands to pay for the bus fair back home.

"What Dae ?" Phet asked slightly panicked

"Phet..can you do me a help?"

"Oh okay..what?"

" I know, I troubled you a lot today, but...I have no other way. Phet, can you please lend me some money ? I don't have any money left in my hands to pay for bus. It's far and It's not possible to walk. Moreover I don't know the way. I will tomorrow give you back the money. " Dae said a bit ashamed even though there was nothing to be ashamed since Phet now knows everything about me.

"Oh..Dae..It's okay. You actually scared me. I have car. I will drop you at your home."

" oh..! You have license ?"

" Yeah..c'mon. " Phet said with a smile. Dae wondered why Phet was doing all this for him. He was pulling Phet into trouble since morning. Now he just asked for a little money and Phet is ready to give him a ride back home in his car.

"Phet...Why are you so nice to me ?" Dae asked whilst walking.

" Oh..what ?" Phet asked turning his head to look at Dae.

" Nobody has behaved this nice to me. I don't know how to thank you. You are taking a lot of trouble for me. Phet..I am really sorr.." Dae was cut in middle by Phet.

"Dae..don't say that again and you don't need to thank me. We are friends, right? Friends are meant to help each other. So shut your pretty mouth now." He said and Dae felt his cheeks heat up. He actually thinks I am pretty? But Aru always calls me ugly.

They walked to the parking lot and then they saw Aroon and his friend oak, the one who poured sauce on Phet's head, going to Aroon's Rollsroyce. The oak guy seemed to be his best friend.

"Phet..Let's not go there now. Let them go first. I don't want him to see us together." Dae said and Phet nodded. They moved away from their sight and hid behind a tree watching them.

"Dae..I really hate that Aroon and also that guy. I heard his name is oak. I really hate him. How dare he pour tomato sauce over my head. I feel like punching him right now. If he does that once more, I swear I will kill him."

"Phet..calm down. Don't dare to do anything to them. Don't forget they are third year engineering students. You will have to see them again."

" I don't give a fuck ! I don't care if they are gonna be my seniors. I am not afraid of them."

" Phet, they are a powerful gang. They can hurt us and moreover I will have to suffer a lot at home."

"Don't worry Dae..I won't do anything. I don't want to get you hurt. I was so angry...But if they again try to bully you or hurt you..then I will be the one complaining about them to principal" He said.

"Okay Phet..but let's try our best to keep us away from their sight, okay ?" Dae asked with big doe eyes.

"Oh Dae..don't look at me like that. Ahh that Korean eyes, Damn ! I wonder how that Aroon can hurt you looking at you face." Phet said and Dae blushed a shade of pink. Phet smiled seeing that. " Okay, hmm..I agree. Actually I don't like that idea. But anyway I will do it for you."

"Ok Phet, why are we still hiding here? They have already gone." Dae said smiling.

" Okay..C'mon." Phet said and grabbed his hands, walking to a silver hyundai genesis car parked among the cars in the students parking lot. The car looked grant new.

Both of them hopped into the car and Phet turned the key in the ignition, starting the engine.

" Is this your new car ? What about that Mercedes?", Dae asked buckling the seat belt.

" That was my Dad's car.", Phet smiled. " And yeah this is my new car. Dad just bought me this last week."

" oh..I see. That man with you on the admission day was your driver ?" Dae then asked.

" Yeah. My Dad had work that day. But he was afraid to send me alone. So he send me with his driver."

" What's your Dad doing ?" Dae asked.

" He is an Engineer. Dae, have you heard of Mitsubishi electrics ?”

“ Yeah..I have heard. I have heard Dad talking about that company once. Why you asked ?”

 “ Hmm..yeah..My Dad is the chief executive engineer of Mitsubishi electrics and it’s 30 % partner."

" Oh Great ! "

"Yeah..He is great. But I am really scared thinking about myself. I would reach nowhere near him. Don’t even know whether I will get admission to Engineering in Merit. Anyway Dad will get me a seat.”

“ Do you actually like Engineering?” Dae asked.

“ Yeah..ofcourse. I want to be an Engineer.”

“ Oh..okay.” Dae nodded. He actually wanted Phet to say No. So that he can persuade him to continue in physics itself. “ Phet, you would definitely get admission. Don’t worry about that.”

“ Hmm...And Dae my home is actually not here. My place is Pattaya."

" Oh..! Are you driving to pattaya now ? It's more than 2 hours from here, right ? And oh..it’s in the opposite direction. Phet just drop me here and go home.”

“ No..no, Cool Dae. I am not staying in Pattaya.”

“ Then where are you staying ? Hostel nearby ?" Dae asked confused.

" No, here at Nonthaburi. At my uncles home, Mom's younger brother. It’s only 45 minutes from here and is in the same direction we are going now."

" Oh..it's still a bit far. Why can't you stay at college Dorm ?"

" Since I joined only temporarily in physics, they didn't allow me dorm. They said they can allow dorm, only after I make myself permanent in CU. I will definitely move to dorm once I get admission to Engineering. " Phet explained

" Oh..I see. Phet, do you have siblings ?"

" Yeah..only an younger brother. His name is Daw. He just entered high school. Ahh..I miss him already."

" Oh..you guys are so close ?" Dae asked amused.

" Yeah." Phet smiled. " You know, your names are similar, Daw and Dae. So when I call you, I feel like you are Daw. And you looks so small. You just looks like a high school student. Korean genes maybe."

" What..? I am as tall as you. No..I am taller than you. "

" No..that's not what I meant. You look so cute and innocent like a small kid."

" Ahh..Phet, enough. You are making me blush." Dae smiled.

They talked a lot more sitting in the car. Dae couldn't believe, he became this close with a person he just met today morning. He felt like he was talking to his best friend. Dae's home was on the way to Phet's Uncle's home. So Phet didn't have to drive extra distance.

After Phet dropped him in front of his house and he bid him good bye, Dae went inside his house. Aroon had not arrived yet. It's usual. He would only come by 7 or 8pm. But he will be at home before Dad arrives. Probably he might have gone somewhere with that Oak guy today.

Dae went to kitchen. The maid was there preparing dinner. She got something for him to eat. After eating the snacks, he went upstairs to his room. He lied on his bed with 'Mr Ron' and thought about everything happened today. A smile creeped onto his features at the thought of Phet. He couldn't believe Phet stood up and fought for him.

' Phet is so cool. He is a really nice guy. A true friend, I can trust. I want him to be my best friend. But I don't want to see him hurt because of me. I don't know what will happen in the future. Where is my life going? '