Man POV
I entered that room again.
I saw that Sarawat was laying on the bed, his gaze was still so sharp. He must be still upset. So, I took a chair and brought it closer toward him. I sat beside of him.
It was just quiet.
"You can leave", finally Sarawat made his words.
I look at him.
"About Tine......", I started my word.
"Don't talk about him", Sarawat cut.
So, I cancelled to talk to him. I know that he wanted to calm himself down.
A moment later, the door was opened. I saw that Boss entered the room. He walked toward us.
"He kept refusing when I offered to drive", Boss talked to me.
I waited for his words.
"He also refused when I wanted to call a taxi for him", Boss talked fluently.
"Did you see Tine's friend?"
Boss shook his head. "He just walked away from lobby. Alone"
We looked at Sarawat.
"Don't you worry about him?", I encourage myself to say that to Sarawat.
"What?"
"Tine", I replied quickly. "Don't you see his confusing gaze?"
"He will be okay"
"He is not okay", I raised my voice for a bit.
Sarawat took a deep breath.
"Sorry", I told him.
He nodded.
"Lately...... For any condition, Tine is always available for you, right?", I asked him.
Sarawat didn't answer.
"But, for this night, when you need him, he cannot be here", I told my view. "Don't you notice that something happened?"
"His uncle"
"Why?"
"He chose his uncle than me"
"He must be having his reason", I told him.
"What reason?"
I couldn't answer him.
"His uncle hurt him for so long time. I just want Tine to leave him, but he just oppose me"
Seems that he successfully shut me. Sarawat has his own reason for being that sharp.
"Have you heard the reason from Tine?", Boss question broke that quiet moment.
I looked at him.
"Tine must be having a reason for doing that"
"I just told you......", Sarawat made a reason.
"That is not Tine's reason", Boss cut Sarawat. "That is your assumption"
I was amazed by Boss. I never thought that he could say that.
"He is walking alone in the middle of the night", Boss proceed his words. "It remind me when you cursed him to broke your guitar"
Sarawat just freezing.
Then, Boss left that room.
I was so shocked.
"Just try to make a call of send a message for him", I suggested Sarawat.
He didn't say anything.
"I think that I need to reach Boss. Is it okay if I leave you alone for this night?"
Sarawat nodded.
I really don't know what to do. Both of them are my friend.
But, that night, I chose Boss.
As always
--*--
Sarawat POV
Next day, morning.
Doctor just left my room.
Nothing happened to me. Doctor asked me to stay for a day longer, but I decided to leave the hospital for that morning. I insist to make it.
Doctor agreed, with a lot of precaution.
I was so happy.
But, I was also sad at the same time. Until that moment, Tine didn't come to give me a visit. Moreover, along the night, I tried to make a call for him. It was connected, but he didn't pick my call.
Finally, he turned his phone off. Frankly, I was disappointed. But, I also worried about him.
So much.
So that, I decided to leave that room. I planned to drive the car directly to the rooftop. Even though my left leg was injured, driving would be still easy.
When I just wake from my bed up, the door was opened.
I saw that Tine's senior entered my room. She smiled clumsily, then walked closer toward me.
"Good morning, N'Sarawat", she greeted me.
"Ah.... Good morning"
"Where are you going?", she asked me.
"I need to leave this room"
"Are you okay?"
"I am"
I looked at her, she looks so confusing.
"Why are you here?", I asked her.
"I want to give you a visit"
But, she was so suspicious.
"Are you looking for something?"
"Nope", she replied shortly.
I just looked at me.
She smiled clumsily, again.
"I am sorry", she apologized to me. "Actually I want to meet Tine"
I furrowed my eyebrow.
"I couldn't find him in rooftop", she told me her reason. "When I heard that you are in hospital, I believed that Tine shall also be here"
"He is not here", I told her.
"Seems that I am wrong", she showed her disappointment. "But, can you make me a favor?"
"What?"
"When you meet Tine, tell him that I am looking for him"
"Is there something happened?"
"Nope", she replied me quickly. "There is nothing"
She tried to convince me, but it just made her so suspicious.
"Okay........", finally she surrender.
I waited for her words.
"Yesterday morning, Tine reached me in the class", she started that.
"Then?"
"He told me that he wanted to sell his phone"
"Why?"
"I don't know", she replied me when she showed me Tine's phone.
I took that phone from her hand.
"When you made a call last night, that phone was with me", P'Fang told me slowly. "Sorry that I read your message. So that, I switch that phone off"
I was freezing.
"Do you know what happened to Tine?"
I didn't answer her.
I left that room, directly.
--*--
I was arrived to the rooftop.
My left leg was hurt so much, but, I still insisted to walk.
Finally, I reached his room.
I feel that my leg was bleeding again.
"Tine....", I knocked his room.
I tried to open the door, but it was locked.
I called for his name, several times. Louder and louder. But, seems that he was not in his room.
I tried to make a call for his friends, but I didn't get any response. Seems that it was my unlucky day. Or I got a karma.
I decided to leave the rooftop.
When I reached the stair, I saw that P'Orn walked toward me. She is the owner for that rooftop.
"Good morning, P", I greeted her.
"Morning", she replied me. "Are you looking for Tine?"
I nodded.
"He left his room yesterday"
"Left?"
"He also asked me the deposit"
"Really?"
She nodded.
Tine just made a lot of surprise for that morning.
"I give him 2 more days to pack his stuff", P'Orn told me.
"I will pay the deposit again, but don't hurry him about that", I told her. "I will rent this room for him"
Seems that P'Orn was confusing.
Tine made us confusing.
--*--
I parked my car in front of his building.
I know that Tine would attend a class, after lunch. So, I left my car and walked to that building.
After looking for the room, I walked to the fourth floor. It was not really easy, but a crutch was so helpful. I reached that room.
I waited for Tine in front of that room.
A lot of eyes looked at me weirdly. But, I didn't care.
After a few minutes, a lot of student entered that room. Possibly that the class would be started, but I still couldn't meet Tine.
A moment later, I saw my boy arrived with his friend.
That tired face and slow pace, he must be facing a lot of problem alone.
"Tine", I called for him.
Tine looked at me with that sincere gaze.
His friend whispered on his ear, then Tine nodded. His friends left him, they entered the class.
Tine walked toward me.
He stood up in front of me. He took his sight down.
"Your shirt is wrinkled", I told him.
Then, he checked him shirt. He tried to tidy it up.
"You didn't come to hospital this morning", I complained.
He looked at me with that bunny eyes.
"Tine came to your room, but nurse told me that Sarawat left earlier"
I hold myself to be strong as I wanted to hug him so much.
"I made calls and messages, but you ignored me", I made another complain.
"I am sorry, Wat....."
"I also come to your rooftop, but I couldn't find you"
That time, he looked at me sharply. Clearly, his eyes were watery.
"Actually Tine.........", he paused. "Tine....... Ehmm... Since yesterday, Tine leaves rooftop"
"Really?"
He nodded.
"And Tine wants to tell you something"
"What is that?"
"But, promise me for not to be mad"
"Huh?"
"Actually, if you want to be mad, it's okay"
"So tell me first", I lifted his chin up.
"Tine......... Tine......"
"Just tell me, it's okay. I will not be mad"
He looked at me with that wide eyes.
"Tine took deposit and spent it for my own"
I know about that before. But, listening from Tine, it really hurt me inside.
"But, Tine promised to pay that amount of money to you"
I just nodded.
"Tomorrow is starting of long weekend. Tine will take part time, so that I will earn money"
That boy really shut my mouth up.
"When I have those amount of money, I will ask Mann to give it to you. So that, Sarawat doesn't need to meet me"
I lost my words.
"Professor has come", Tine told me. "Tine has to leave"
Quickly, he left me.
I just stuttered.
I took a seat, I waited for him in front of that class. I cursed myself for what I did to him.
--*--
That class was finally ended.
Students left the class, it became so crowded. I waited for Tine.
I realized that Tine's friend approached me. Fong.
"This is from Tine", he gave me an envelope.
He put that envelope on my hand.
"Where is Tine?"
He didn't answer me.
I opened that envelope.
I found money.
650 Baht.
And a note. Tine's hand writing.
"Just take this money"
"Where is Tine?", I asked him again.
"Please, Wat"
"Why?"
"Just let him go for today"
"I am asking where is Tine?"
"He left from the back door"
Listening from his answer, I left that place quickly.
I entered my car and started to look for him. My leg feels hurt so much, but my intention to find my boy made me forget it.
I drive to the road where Tine always walks.
But, I could find him.
I reached that university main gate, but I couldn't find him. I tried to make my mind clear. I didn't want to be controlled with my emotion.
I left the gate, I drove my car slowly.
But suddenly, I saw that boy walked at the side of the crowded road. Even from the back side, I know that it must be Tine.
I tried to drive aside, I opened the window.
"Tine.....", I called for him.
He turned his face toward my side. He became so shocked.
"Come in", I asked him when I opened the door.
He didn't want to.
"If you don't come, I will be really mad", I warned him.
Finally he entered the car.
I drive directly the condo.
After I parked the car, I dragged him to my room.
He didn't complain for any word. Tine just stuttered in front of me. He must be so scared of me.
"Look at me", I asked him.
But, he just took his sight down.
"Tine....... Look at me"
He looked at me with that bunny eyes.
"That is all money I have today", he told me.
I took a deep breath.
I put my hand on his cheek. He leaned on it.
He broke his tears.
So I dragged him in to my embrace.
He cried a lot.
"It's okay, you are now with your man"
--*--