𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐄

❛━. 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 09

❛━.       𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 09

        "Hi!" Startled by Win's sudden appearance on his motorbike, Bright nearly leapt out of his skin and felt his heart skip a beat.

Turning to face Win, he found himself frozen in shock, with a half-eaten piece of toast still hanging from his mouth.

"Why are you here?" Bright was taken aback when he saw Win standing in the middle of the condo lobby. He paused, removing the toast from his lips, and slowly chewed, trying to process the unexpected sight.

Win took out his spare helmet and handed them over to Bright.

"Well... One, I stayed here too and two, I'm  giving you a ride to school..." Win says as he looks at Bright with a grin.

Bright blinks his eyes slowly, taking a moment to analyze the situation. He looks around, searching for any signs that this might be a prank or simply a bizarre dream. After confirming that everything appears to be real, he turns his attention back to Win.

"Hold on, why would you give me a ride? and I don't remember being this friendly with you," Bright, feeling nervous, quietly gulped as his bag hung loosely on his right shoulder.

Win's intention was to keep Bright safe no matter what. After all, Bright was the one who saved him from death the other day and Phan came after him because of the testified testimony at the station.

"Because you saved my life," Win says and can't help but sigh softly as he keeps his eyes on Bright. The way Bright carries himself with charm is truly captivating.

"Base on that? Ah~ it's okay. I'll just take my own bike." Bright says, walking away towards the parking lot to get to his motorbike.

~

Bright didn't know that it's hard to keep Win off his tail. He had to speed through the traffic to cut off Win's trail and eventually, he decided not to go to school early like he usually did. Bright decided to just walk around the mall and had lunch outside.

"Why aren't you in class?" Win asks as soon as he spotted Bright in the school parking lot. It's already the middle of the day and classes were still on going.

"Then why are you not in class?" Bright shot back the question as he gets off the bike and took off the helmet.

He messed up his hair as he stood still, watching over to Win and his friends direction.

"Oh we? We're just waiting for our pizza delivery! Because our Khun Metawin, is treating us." Neo grins like an idiot as he puts a hand on Win's shoulder, feeling rather proud that his best friend is treating him to a meal.

Win only rolls his eyes and shoves Neo away because he's unavailable.

He shakes his head and turns his attention back to Bright and for some reason, Bright didn't look any better than the first time he met.

Something about Bright is bothering him, was it because he's riding a motorbike? Or was it that he looks slightly uncomfortable over something else.

"AH!" Neo suddenly gasps and clasp his hands together.

Mond, Win and Bright were all startled by the hand clapping and turns their attention to Neo who's grinning.

"Shia! Don't scare me like that, you idiot!" Mond hiss as he smack the back of Neo's head.

Win let out an exasperated groan, his eyes rolling in frustration. He couldn't help but notice Bright's gaze, filled with annoyance, as he glanced over at Neo. It was as if the irritation was etched onto Bright's face, clear for all to see.

"Aow! Sorry, but I just came up with something since we have a problem right about now!" Neo only grins as he rubs the sore part of his head.

Everyone is looking at him.

"We only have 1 bike... There are three of us and Mark and AJ are already waiting for us over there, sooooo Mr lifesaver! Can you do us a favour???"

"Shia, what are you– "

"Yes! I can't fit his fat ass on my bike anyways. One fat ass is enough." Mond commented, agreeing to the current arrangements.

Bright was about to say something but the smell of freshly baked pizza caught him off guard.

"Pizza delivery!" The man grins out as he handed the pizza to Neo who then nudges Win to pay for it.

After that whole exchange thing, Bright thought he would be good if he just walk away and let the boys handles the transportation themselves but his luck run low.

In the end, he had Win on his rider sit as he rode to the exact location given by Neo and as if sending Win there wasn't enough, Neo even told them to get some drinks and more snacks from the nearest groceries store.

Bright parks his motorbike and takes off his helmet after Win had gotten off.

Win only shakes his head as he walks in into the supermarket with the list of snacks and drinks Neo had written.

"Ai Shia Neo... He should have bought all of these beforehand..." Win grumbles as he scans through everything, walking alongside Bright who surprisingly joins him with the shopping.

Bright didn't say anything as he gets what Neo has written on the paper.

"Meung..." Win calls out to Bright, sighing softly.

"What?" Surprisingly, Bright actually bother to respond to Win.

"I just want to thank you again for that day..." Win mumbles as he scratched the back of his neck awkwardly while pushing the trolley.

Bright grabs the bag of chips and puts them into the trolley.

"It was nothing... If I didn't help, I only feared your ghost would hunt me." Bright mutters in a way that's so plain, it's almost boring.

Getting what they needed, Win suddenly stops when he spotted Minnie with another guy in the same section. The guy that she was with the other day at the mall. Right than, he figured that the guy she's with is an older guy who seems to be a university student seen from his uniform.

"W-Win..." Minnie stood frozen in shock, her heart skipping a beat as she laid eyes on Win. Of all the places she could have imagined running into, it had to be here, in this random supermarket.

The sight of Win sent a jolt of surprise through her, causing her to stumble over her words and struggle to regain her composure.

"Your friend?" The new boyfriend spoke, raising his eyebrows as he held Minnie hands firmly. It was as if to show Win that she's his.

"I thought it was someone I know," Win muttered bitterly.

Fuck this hurt. He groans to himself as he scratches his head and walks away, only to bump into Bright who's pondering over the carton of drinks in his hands.

"I don't know which one of these is the one Neo wrote..." His voice trails off as he notices the girl and guy from afar, standing before Win.

Bright only stare at them and look away, back to Win who didn't seems to be hearing his question. Then, he glance back to the male and the girl. The male bowed his head a little over at Bright as though he recognised him.

"Is it someone you know?" Bright asks, his eyebrows raised in curiosity, as he holds the drinks in his hands.

There was a noticeable exchange of glances between the guy and the girl. Bright was uncertain about the nature of the girl's connection with Win, but he couldn't help but observe Win's reaction. It seems like Win was feeling hurt looking at them.

The guy was gazing at Bright with a look of familiarity, as if he were attempting to jog his memory. However, Bright, being the nonchalant guy that he is, paid no mind to the intense stare and simply let out a sigh once more.

"Hey, if you don't recognize the person, can you at least choose one of these drinks? I mean, seriously, I have no clue what Neo was after..." Bright groans, clearly exhausted, as he redirects Win's focus towards him and presents the drinks in his hands.