[48. Rich Kid]
Aroon's Rollsroyce rushed past Dae as he almost reached the main gate of C.U. He had managed to catch a bus at 6: 30 like Aroon told him previous night. As the car stopped, Aom hopped out of the passenger seat in a white Jersey and a blue short skirts. She walked round the car to Aroon and grabbed his hands as he got out of the car. Aroon too was wearing a white Jersey matching with Aom. Dae looked away as the older looked in his direction. Then the duo walked away hand in hand.Dae shook his head and walked to the basketball court. The basketball coach was finally present today after his long leave while Chau was on leave. Turns out, coach went for a tournament in Vietnam along with some of his friends and was on it’s practice all these days. But unfortunately their team lost the match.Nothing special happened during the practice. And Phet didn't come to watch his practice even though he said he would come. In fact when Dae arrived at[49. Mr Kim]Dae was shocked on seeing the time when he woke up next morning. 'How did I sleep this long? Oh my God ! I am going to be late. Aru might have already left. Will I at least get the second bus? What am I going to tell Coach ? 'Dae jumped out of the bed and rushed to the bathroom. He decided to skip bath. He just brushed and washed his face and ran to his closet. He quickly got ready in his basketball jersey and packed his uniform. Then he went to the table to grab his books. Only then he remembered he had fallen asleep yesterday without completing the problems. 'Oh shit..it's second hour.', he cursed and grabbed all the books from the table, throwing them into his bag. As expected, Aroon had already left. Dae rushed out of the house and ran to the bus stop. To his luck, the second bus arrived just as he reached the bus stop.....After the practice Dae quickly ran to his classroom. He sat down beside Phet and took out his physics notebook
[50. Your Pool ?]Dae phone rang loudly on Saturday morning while he was lying on his bed, reading a book. It was none else than Phet. He smiled before answering the call. "Hey Dae..what are you doing?", Phet asked from the other side in an excited voice."I was just reading a book. ""Oh..okay, now come down and open the door.""Wh..what? Phet, Where are you?", Dae screamed through the phone."Here in your porch."" oh no..you..! Phet, why didn't you tell me before you headed here? okay wait.., I am coming.", Dae said and headed downstairs.Aroon was watching TV lying on the couch in the living room. He heard hurry footsteps coming down the stairs and looked up to see Dae running down. On seeing Aroon, Dae stopped for a second on the steps and then slowly walked down. He went to the main door without looking at Aroon. Dae took a deep breathe before opening the door. Aroon was watching Dae's actions. As soon as he ope
[51. Babies]Aroon went and sat back in the upstairs balcony, staring at Dae and Phet swimming and diving happily in the pool. It was making him crazy. He already feel mad just by staring at the pool. The pool was something that caused him to love the little devil, Dae in the past. He really regret liking Kim Tanawat.It was nice to see Dae happy back then. Once, seeing him smile and giggle made his day. He would do something silly to make him laugh. He was an utter fool back then. He should have hated Dae from the very beginning. He should have been able to predict, Dae would eventually become a poisonous snake. But the younger was so cute. He couldn't help but love him and protect him.The day after Dae and his mom came home, six year old Aroon was sitting by the pool alone, dangling his legs in the warm water, feeling upset about the things happening in his life. He never imagined his Dad would bring a new woman and a boy home all of a sudden. He do
[52. Rascal]Aroon didn't come downstairs for lunch. He hated seeing both Phet and Dae. Phet was getting on his nerves and he was sure, he will burst out in anger if Phet once more try to deride him. Aroon didn't want that to happen in front of his Dad. So he stayed in his room saying he was doing some important works and asked the maid to bring the lunch to his room.The lunch was delicious with a lot of dishes. Kobsook had asked the maid to prepare a special lunch itself. After lunch, Dae and Phet peacefully watched a movie in the home theatre as Aroon was in his room. And by the time the movie ended, it was time for Dae to go for practice. He was asked to come to the basketball court at 3: 30. So he quickly went upstairs and changed his clothes. "Oh..are you leaving? Dae, are you going to his house?", Kobsook asked as he saw the boys climbing down the stairs."Dad...I have basketball practice. I am going to college. He will drop me there."
[53. Parting ways]Phet heaved a Jubilant sigh, looking at the three storied building standing proudly in front of him. It was the main building of Engineering department. 'Faculty of Engineering' was written in big bold white letters along with the emblem of C.U on the top of second floor.Phet couldn't help but stare at the building for a moment and smile from his heart. This was what he absolutely wanted, where he wanted to belong. Getting admission to Engineering in C.U was his long dream. At last his dream came true. He was ecstatic but was a little anxious too.He walked in with a smile plastered on his face. The hallways were crowded with students who came for admission to the eight different streams of Engineering. The department was extremely huge compared to the Physics department. And the faculty was separated from all other departments with a separate campus. Sign boards were placed at every corner to direc
[54. Gravestone]"Dae..believe me, I didn't try to do anything like that. Why should I ? Is this what you think of me? Dae..I am really hurt.""STOP.. ! I understood everything. You made me unconscious and you took me to somewhere and you were....please go away from my sight. I don't want to see your face.", Dae turned and started to walk fast out of the locker room. But then Kiet grabbed his hands before dragging him to one of the lockers causing him to hit his head on the locker door."Dae..I am sorry..please..I didn't mean to hurt you. But please listen to me. I don't know what you are saying. I can't understand. You actually misunderstood the things. I was not the one who made you unconscious. It was Aroon.""What !?", Dae asked shocked."Dae..please listen to me. I will tell you what actually happened. You took a nap during the ride and then suddenly a black car overtook our car and it blocked us. Aroon hop
[55. Dorm Room]Phet knocked on the door of dorm room no 112 and waited for the door to open. The sound of a chair scraping against the floor was heard. " Dad..put that suitcase down.", he said to his Dad who was standing beside him still carrying his suitcase. Phet's Dad, Mr Ritthirong nodded and placed the heavy suitcase down.It was Sunday evening 6 pm. Phet and his Dad had started from their home to the university after lunch. They had just went to the hostel office and collected Phet's room key from the warden.The warden, an elderly man between 45 and 50 seemed strict and rather cold. He first of all described the rules of hostel and food timings. He emphasized that students should sleep in their own dorms and shouldn't go to other dorms and stay awake watching movie or playing games together. He had told that Phet's roommate had already arrived. That's why Phet knocked on the door.The door opened smoothl
[56. Seniors and Rules]Phet prayed in his mind to not meet Oak or the T-five gang as he walked to his class along with Art. Luckily he didn't meet them on the hallway. He left a relieved sigh once he entered his classroom.There were many empty seats. They both walked to the third row and sat down. Students were all chatting with each other. Can who was chatting with a group of guys, came running on seeing Phet." Hi Phet, nice to meet you again.", he said smiling." Oh..woah ! You remember my name."" Yeah..do you remember my name ?", Can asked." Oh..uhmm..", Phet pretended thinking. "Yeah..Can.", he said smiling. Can smiled and then waved at Art. " Hi, what's your name ?"" I am Art."" Are you both from same school ?"" No..we just met yesterday. We are roommates.", Art said." Oh..I see. I am a day scholar.", Can said and sat down on the seat nearby. " How is college dorm ? Is it good ?"
[167. I will be with you.]The drive to Sky Park is only 20 minutes. The boys sits in the back seat of a cab, peering out of the windows at the bright lit malls and shops on either sides of the highway. It's almost 7 Pm and all the shops has been brightly lit with colourful lights.'Fake Love, BTS' is playing on the radio in the background and Dae tries humming along with the song whilst carefully observing the Seoul city. The driver, who is probably a guy in his late twenties also sings along with the song in a low voice whilst vigorously shaking his head. Aroon just sits and enjoys the cool wind whipping through his cheeks from the taxi's open window." Are you two a couple ?", the driver suddenly asks stopping his singing and glancing at them through the mirror. Both Aroon and Dae is surprised. Not because the driver asked them that question but because he asked in English." Yeah..", Aroon replies. The driver just smiles in response and starts
[166. Ice rink]Dae sits in one of the side seats of a bus to Seoul with the older's phone in his hands, his eyes glued on the phone screen, his lips curved upward and his dimples visible as he reads the rest of the comments under their post. There had been a lot of new comments, the morning and new comments are appearing every minute. Most of them are supportive and Dae can’t help but feel extremely happy. Whenever he comes across a negative comment, he quickly skips it. He doesn’t let his mind get affected by the negative remarks.Aroon sits beside the younger, carefully watching his expression, smiling slightly whenever the younger’s smile widens a bit more. The boys had left Min's apartment only half an hour ago, after having the breakfast Granny min prepared for them. “ Enough Bun.”, Aroon says after sometime. “ You will get a head ache if you read while traveling.”“ Oh..really?”, Dae tilts his head and asks. “ Yeah I think I am s
[ 165. Overcame Fear]It had past midnight. Dae lied awake looking at the dark ceiling above him, his eyebrows scrunched together as he tried to make some important decision regarding his relationship with Aroon. The older was sound asleep beside him, still one of his strong arms caging him protectively from one side." Aru..", he suddenly called shaking the older. He needs to tell the older something urgently. Out of nowhere, he has suddenly got some strange yet strong courage, a courage to do something, something daring. He needs to do it right now or what if he loses the courage tomorrow morning?Aroon groaned in discomfort as Dae called him again. Dae reached his hands to the nearby switch board and soon the lights were turned on. Aroon's eyelashes fluttered in irritation at the sudden lightening that filled the room along with the younger calling his name whilst shaking him. " What bun ?", he asked slowly opening his eyes." Aru, I have took one impo
[164. Baby..patience ]Aroon sat on the bed, staring at the younger, sitting huddled up on the couch watching some cartoon on TV after having the ramen noodles cooked by granny min, his plump lips curved upward at the end and his dimples visible as he peered at the television screen. The younger looked so cute and hot in his new light blue shirt and cream short shorts.Aroon looked at his watch. It was almost 9 Pm. Dae isn't getting bored watching the damn cartoon. At last Aroon sat up from the bed, ruffling his hair and walked to the younger, the sweet smell of strawberries encasing him as he reaches near him.He slumps down beside the younger inhaling his sweet smell deep into his nostrils. But the younger is so immersed in the cartoon he is watching that he doesn't give him the attention he needed.Losing patience, Aroon grabs the younger's chin and turns his face to him, making him look at his eyes. Dae's heart rate suddenly speeds up at the way the o
[ 163. The old couple. ]Dae walks holding Aroon's hands, a smile sits on his face as he amusedly watches the infinite number of shops and stalls on either side of the road. A heavy plastic bag hangs on Aroon's free hand and it swings back and forth as they walks quickly through the street market of Cheonan. Inside it are the little stuff they bought from that market." Aru, walk slow.", Dae whines." Dae, it's going to rain soon. I think we need to walk 15 more minutes to reach the bus stop."" It's going to rain? How do you know ?", Dae asks confused." Look up at the sky."Dae looks up and sees the greying clouds above him rumbling with warning. Out of nowhere an ice cool wind blows and whips through their hair. A drop of water falls on Dae's nose tip." Aru..yeah..it's raining."Soon fat droplets of rain hits both of their forehead and Aroon runs holding Dae's hands to a nearby tiny restaurant. Standing there under the leak
[162. Baby goats]After almost an hour, Dae wakes up feeling hungry. He blinks his eyes thrice before slowly lifting his heavy eyelids, adjusting his dreary eyes to the morning sun rays rushing in through the open window. He slowly sits up straight, lifting his head from the older's shoulders." Why you woke up quickly ?", Aroon asks, his gaze on his phone, his fingers dancing rapidly over the screen. "There's one more hour to reach there. Sleep a little more.", he says slightly turning his head. Dae just hums in replay but looks out of the window deciding to watch the sights outside for sometime. The bus is now going through a city and tall buildings array on both sides of the road. Soon Dae notices the board of a restaurant and instantly his mouth waters seeing the variety food items on the banner. He feels extremely hungry after seeing the photo of the food items. He hadn't eaten dinner last night. But he feels reluctant to tell Aroon that
[ 161. Bus ride ]Dae squirmed on the bed, left and right trying to meet the familiar warmth. But he didn’t hit Aroon's body even after rolling about a lot. So he finally opened his eyes to figure out where the older actually was. He turned his face to his right and he was shocked. Abruptly he turned around to the left and there too was no one. Dae sat up on the bed in panic with a fast thudding heart. " Aru..", He called out frightened gazing around in the room. He looked over at the window and it's still dark outside. Dae started getting more nervous by the instant. "A..Aru..", He again called and this time it came out muffled because of fear. He was about to cry as no reply came.He only remember both of them running into a hotel, actually a motel at midnight after walking through the empty roads for almost an hour. He was really sleepy then and as soon he saw a bed, he fell on it and drifted into sleep, hugging the older. But now where is the olde
[ 160. Eloped ]It was really dark when Aroon landed at Seoul airport. He had changed the time in his phone from 5: 52 Pm to 7:52 Pm. And it had past 8:20 when he finally got out of the airport and got a taxi. Somehow he was able to tell the driver that we wanted to go to Daegu and fortunately the man understood him.Aroon took his phone and called Oak as soon as he hopped into the taxi.“ Aroon..be really careful. We will call you if there’s anything. And if your Dad calls you, pick the call. Or he will get suspicions. Bye then, take care.”, Oak said before ending the call.Aroon then placed the phone in his pocket and leaned back in his seat.The taxi driver, who was an young man, not looking anything more than 25 tried to converse with him in a English mixed Korean. And Aroon was able to comprehend something. His one week stay with Kim family had taught him a little bit Korean. He also tried to converse a little with the driver in an attempt to
[159. Let’s bring back Dae.]Aroon didn't have dinner. He sat on his desk chair thinking what to do next. An hour ago, he had texted Dae ' Are you okay ?' just to see whether he has his phone with him. The message was marked ‘seen’ after sometime but no reply came. So he understood the phone was either in Mr Kim’s custody or with his own Dad.' Dae isn't alright. Right now, he might be crying, lying in that room where we stayed. Or they might be questioning him. He is definitely not okay. He needs me.', Aroon suddenly took his phone in his hands and started searching for the next flight to Korea.There was a flight at 5 Am. The booking was about to close and he hastily went to book ticket. But soon he found that there was not enough money in his card. It was strange as the ticket doesn't coast that much. He checked the balance and found the whole money in his account has been withdrawn a few hours ago. Aroon felt totally helpless. He called O