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Chapter 7

They were all staring at me their eyes were like sharks looking at a piece of human meat, which was me. How the hell am I supposed to deal with this? As if I didn't have enough problems, P'Ae comes forward again and said,

"Noh, is that true? I thought you two broke up."

Yeah, me too. But then again, Phun said he was taking a break he doesn't know essentially that, well, we were through. Should I clarify that now? Really?

Phun was looking at me expectantly; he was like the rest of them the jerk.

"Noh, say something, don't be standing there helplessly." Of course Word must add his own two cents. I guess this must look like a drama show to him whereas I am soaked in cold sweat.

Anyway, I should say something now. "I, um, I gotta take a dump."

Wha—that wasn't what I was going to say! Okay, I was drawing a blank and my subconscious took over and came up with that. Oh actually that was a genius plan. I smiled at their wide open mouth and stunned expression.

"Noh, what—"

"I really gotta go," I said, "I can't hold it, you know the type." I held my stomach just to make my words more believable.

"Okay," P'Ae has no choice but to let me go. I grabbed Phun's hand and turned. This jerk has a lot to answer for.

"Noh, are you taking Phun with you to the toilet?" Inn called.

I turned and smiled awkwardly, "uh, I need Phun to uh,"

"Show him the way. Noh is hopeless at finding things," Phun said.

Hey, thanks but don't make me sound like a stupid clown. Damn him, is he smiling?

He winked at me and I blinked twice in return, then we walked off back into the building.

I wasn't hopeless at finding things but where is the damn toilet! Every door I opened didn't lead to the toilet, such a big building and no toilet. Who the hell designed this crap?

"Noh, are you really looking for a toilet?" Phun asked me. He was walking more leisurely behind me. "I thought you gave that as an excuse."

"And I thought you knew were the toilet was, but sometimes we can be wrong about some things." I was blabbering shit now. Jesus, what did that mean? Yes it was an excuse but I really needed to go now.

"Noh, let's go to Siam, I'm sure you will find a cleaner toilet there," Phun said, not responding to my smartass comment.

"oh yes, yes."

At Siam, after finally relieving myself, Phun and I sat at a table and ordered something to eat. It wasn't unusual to see Phun ordering a lot; he does have a stomach that led to the universe.

How did I know that?

"Noh, eat up."

I looked at my food, not really feeling as much appetite. "Nah, I'll just take them with me."

Phun shrugged and started to open his plate.

"Phun," I said slowly looking at the top of the table, "what you said, what were you trying to say. Why did you say that?"

This is a big issue and I am tired of pretending that it isn't bothering me. It is on my mind all the time. What did Phun mean?

"What did I say when?" he lifted his brows, food partly in his mouth. He is actually trying to be oblivious!

"You said! P'Ae couldn't ask me out."

"Uh," he dropped his fork, "so you wanted P'Ae to ask you out?"

"No, no way." I definitely did not want that. Why would I when I am trying to get as far away from being this guy's boyfriend as much as possible.

"So I helped you out of it."

"Huh?" was that why he said that? To help me get out of that painfully awkward situation? "So you didn't mean what you said?"

"No."

"Oh."

"Did you want me to mean it?"

I didn't respond immediately.

"Then I mean it."

"No, no, no, don't mean it." I held up my hand. Wait for me to think first. Actually, why do I have to think about that? The answer was obviously no.

Phun laughed, "I am only joking," he said. I sighed. "But you should be careful of P'Ae. "

"You are telling me," I said with a mighty sigh. What was it about me that attracted guys to come ask me out? First Phun and now this guy. Why doesn't it attract any cute girls?

Speaking of cute girls, there was one right now coming our way. Nong Ruth. Damn, I don't want her to see me. I lowered myself under the table as if I was looking for something.

"Noh." Don't call me, I am trying to hide here damn it!

"P'Phun," I heard her little voice. She must be standing right next to Phun.

"Nong Ruth, how are you?"

"I'm fine."

"P'Phun, are you here alone?"

He better say yes. I stayed still looking at the white table cloth. It would be so embarrassing if I was caught now.

"Uh, yeah. What about you, Nong Ruth," he asked.

"Yeah, I just want to buy a few things. P'Phun, would you like to join me?"

"No, sorry, I'm leaving after eating."

"Eh? P'Phun, why are there two plates of food on your table?"

I'm sweating now, just when I thought she would go away. It's hot under this table you know. If she doesn't go away I'm going to burst out with 'surprise' and pretend I wanted to scare her. Jeez, why did I hide to begin with? It was a little disturbing that she, a girl I don't know, was asking me to help her get together with Phun. I'm so busy you know, I don't have time for that.

"I want to take one home for my little sister." Wow, what a smooth liar. I gave Phun a thumbs up from under the table.

"Okay, I will visit you later."

Wait, visit?

She left and I wiggled out of the table.

"Wait Noh, she is coming back!"

I quickly dived back under the table only to hear that jerk Phun laughing his ass off. Asshole.

I got out again, glaring at him. "Sorry Noh, it was too good to miss."

"It was too good to miss," I mimicked in a caricature Phun voice.

"Why did you hide anyway. "

"Uh," I don't know if I'm allowed to tell Phun that his Nong likes him and she wants me to help her out. But wait, if Phun starts dating said Nong Ruth won't that finally take care of my problem? "She is a fan, you know how I am with fans."

He bought my excuse and nodded. Since that went over nice I should start helping this guy get a cute younger girlfriend. I smiled secretly.

"What's with you?" he asked me. "You've got a creepy grin on your face."

"Nothing," I said, immediately straightening my face. "Phun," I began, "what type of girls do you like?"

"Like? Like how?"

"You know," sheesh did he want me to spell it out for him.

He eyed me with suspicion. I perfected a simpleton mask. "I don't have any type I like," he said, then a glint entered his eyes and he leaned forward causing me to lean backwards away from his smiling face. "But, if I have to choose. I would prefer the type that isn't too cute, has a potty mouth, is very loud and likes to act tough but is secretly shy."

"Who is shy!" I just know this asshole is talking about me. Hold on, the topic of the conversation was what type of girl he likes. I'm not a girl jerk! Wasn't that the same as admitting he likes me? I frowned at him, what is going on in his head. I cleared my throat.

"So that's the type you like uh," no way was I going to fall for his joke and ask if it was me.

"Yeah. Always have. "My heart did a strange movement, like fluttering wings. I ignored it with a vengeance.

"Okay, let's do it!"

"Let's do what?" he is truly puzzled, his head tilted sideways. I grinned, let's get you a girlfriend.

"Let's eat and go home, what do you think I am talking about?" I shook my head at him as if to say 'where is your head.'

The next day, I found Nong Ruth at Phun's university. She didn't look too happy to see me.

"P'Noh," she greeted while pouting and avoiding my face like I had two heads.

"Nong Ruth, what happened to you, your face is like the back of a pot."

She huffed and folded her arms, "P'Noh, you said you and P'Phun aren't a couple but I saw you two together at Siam last weekend."

Oh, she actually saw that? "Really, is that why you are black in the face?"

"P'Noh," her voice reminds me of Yuri, haha.

"Sorry. You don't know what this senior was doing for you that's why you are like this."

"Doing for me?"

"Yeah, I got all the details that will help you make Phun your boyfriend."

"Really?" she actually clapped her hands, all signs of darkness dissolved by a blinding light. Wow, love is scary.

"Yeah, so just listen to me, okay?"

After telling her what I had planned, we both separated to go do our duties. Just before I could escape, I am caught by Phun. He was standing behind a palm tree on the way to the entrance of the university and he stepped out in the open like some secret detective, arms crossed over his chest.

"Pond, told me you were here but I didn't believe it. you came all the way here and didn't come to see me, and you are already leaving?'"

I pressed my palm together respectfully," sorry Khun Phun karp, I didn't know you were free, I thought you still had classes."

"So that means you didn't come to see me. Who did you come to see? "He stepped into my space, frightening me. "Is it another guy?"

"What?"

"Who did you come to see?"

"Your dad, asshole." I pushed at his chest to free up some space. He was just everywhere.

He caught my arm, "you aren't leaving so easily."

This guy, why does he look like this, like he wants... to eat me.

"Phun!" I said looking over his shoulder, "it's P'Ae!" he turned and I took off in a run. He is not going to get me. My heart is hammering with excitement and I am laughing at his expression as I ran.

I avoided Phun as I planned a surprise dinner with Nong Ruth.

"So all you have to do is wear this and show up at the theme park tonight," I said, doing my best to sound cheerful and confident. Well I was cheerful and confident, my plan was going to work.

Nong Ruth got up from the bench and touched the clothes I had brought in a box for her, curiosity on her face. "and you think this would be enough to make P'Phun like me?"

What was she sounding so skeptical for, can't she trust my one hundred percent guarantee. "Hey, this is going to work, I did a lot of research for that."

Okay I know asking Phun what type of girl he likes isn't exactly research but it is something.

She sighed, "I don't want to tell P'Phun how I feel until I am sure that he feels the same way," she said and looked at me with this imploring eyes that made me what to retreat. "Can you confirm that for me, P'Noh."

My mouth fell open, "you want me to ask Phun how he feels about you?"

"Not directly..." she trailed off, hopefully realizing how that sounded and why I can't be the one to ask him that. So embarrassing. "Just in a, you know, roundabout way."

"Ruth, I can't do that," I said.

"Why?"

"why... well, you know how Phun and I are supposed to be... you know... and we aren't anymore but it's not really official, " I think I am digging myself a six foot grave here. Damn it, I can't explain it.

"Do you still love P'Phun, P'Noh?"

I froze, "NO!"

She smiled, "then it can't be too hard. If you are just friends then just help me out. Tell me what you find out and I will be at the theme park."

"Wait... nong Ruth," she didn't answer me and walked away. How rude. I sighed at myself. Well I guess this is a price a guy has got to pay to get his ex-boyfriend a girlfriend. I shivered, even in my head that sounds messed up.