co-translator : appy_alex
Rest of the mind
Then the hellish week began, a week of sleep deprivation for the students. It’s the midterms exam week, my current condition is that of a person who has been in a war.
Dark circles, droopy eyelids and a sleepy face all the time can indicate that a lot has happened to me. My intension is to study hard for the exams as they are more demanding than they should be considering the classes taught by the teachers. I have to pay attention to get a good score, by that way I will get very tired without having time to think about that “person” that I have been avoiding since last week.
I have been lucky not to meet the child. It should be easier to forget about him if I do not see him?
Nueng – “One question, have you really studied for the exam or have you been doing something else? From your face it seems that you haven’t slept for a week. Even studying more hours than you, I don’t look so exhausted.”
Gunn – “Do I look so bad?”
Nueng – “Yes, you should look at yourself in a mirror.”
My two friends and I were sitting reviewing while we waited, the next exam is in the afternoon. You have to study a lit, since you don’t like going to class first thing in the morning, so you have to try harder in exam period to make up for it. Anyway, why doesn’t One(Nueng) look so tired? Surely it must appear that I sleep very little.
Jan – “You think a lot about N’Sky(Weha), right?”, I heard Jan’s voice.
Gunn – “Mmm”, I replied
Jan – “Oh! I don’t know how to help you; in this situation I can only tell you what to try to forget as quickly as possible. If you liked a simple boy who went unnoticed and not someone so famous, the situation would be different.”
Nueng – “I… I’ve already told you what I think”, Nueng and Jan talked to me all week knowing how I felt about N’Weha. It would have been easier for me, if I had fallen in love with an ordinary person, without fame. Someone who doesn’t have all eyes on him.
Gunn – “I wish I could change what I feel and that I like another person but I can’t ☹”
My two friends sighed and looked at me with pity. I couldn’t help it, I’m the only one to blame for letting my feeling grow and now I have to be responsible for the possible consequences.
*Line*
I heard the sound of Line notification, so I reached for my phone in the mountain of books and sheets.
Fuse – “Phi, are you free? I want to ask you something?”
Gunn – “I can take a break, is something wrong N’Fuse”
Fuse – “I’d rather call you”
Since we returned from the excursion, we had no contact at any time. He told me he wanted to flirt with me and this is the first time he is calling me,
Fuse – “Hello Phi”
Gunn – “Hello N’Fuse, do you have a problem”
Fuse – “Do I have to have a problem to be able to talk to you?”
Gun “…”
Fuse – “Hahaha, I’m just kidding. Today I have to go to your faculty to take an exam, but I don’t know how to get to the classroom. Are you free? Could you accompany me to the exam room?”
Gunn – “Okay, let me know when you get there, what room is it on?”
Fuse – “Room 201”
Gunn – “Very good, see you later” he hung up the call
Nueng – “Who was it?”, Nueng asked, as soon as the call ended.
Gunn – “A junior of the house”, Jan took my phone to see who it is.
Jan – “Wow! The junior is very handsome, you are very lucky. But… why is he calling you?”, Jan asked me with a sly face.
Gunn – “He is coming to the faculty to take an exam.”
Jan – “Mmm… and he calls you instead of writing to tell you, is something happening?”
” …”, I didn’t answer, but managed a small smile.
Nueng- “Don’t tell me he’s flirting with you!”
“…”, I avoided their gaze.
*screams*
Jan – “Well… You just have to make an effort. Please God, what can he forget about the other one!”, Jan talked like he just broke up with my ex-boyfriend.
Nueng – “I agree with Jan. He finally had a good idea!”
Jan – “Are you trying to distract me? I’ll curse you if I fail my exam.”
Nueng – “With that mouth?” Nueng got up pretending to hit Jan’s mouth, but he was quicker and avoided it in time. The two looked like bulls chasing and making fun of each other, they fit in very well. I was focused on them and had forgotten the person who is calling me.
Fuse – “Phi, I’m already in college. Where should I meet you?”
Gunn – “At the front door”
There is a little time left until your exam begins, so we must hurry. I quickly gathered my things, after leaving the junior I have to go to present mine as well.
Gunn- “I’m going to take N’Fuse to present his exam”, I told my two friends who have now taken a little break and are sitting studying from the same book like two little angels who love each other.
Jan – “You are such a good person… Without your kind guidance around the faculty, the poor junior would not be able to find the place where has to take his exam”
Gunn – “Mmm”, I really hate the two people in front of me, they look at me with that kind of cunning that makes me feel ashamed. I pretend to be strong ignoring their stares and go to pick up the boy.
Right away, I found N’Fuse, he is wearing his uniform and waiting in front of the main door of the faculty.
Fuse- “Hello, what’s wrong? Why do you look so shabby?”, Fuse seemed surprised to see me, he asks me worriedly.
Gunn – “I’m fine, I’ve only slept little studying for the exams”, I lied
Fuse – “Oh! It must be because of that. Mmm… Your exam must be very difficult, it shows that you have slept very little and you have had to study a lot.”
Gunn – “It’s not that bad, let’s hurry, there are only fifteen minutes left.”
Fuse – “Okay, let’s go.”
The faculty is not very big, we walk a bit and arrive when there are still ten minutes left. N’Fuse takes the opportunity to speak to me.
Fuse – “What time do you finish your exam?”
Gunn – “Four’o’clock, but I can go as soon as I finish it.”
Fuse – “Really? We finished around the same time. If you don’t mind, I’d like us to have dinner together. Do you feel like it?”
Gunn – “Mmmm… sounds good”, I really have no objection to eating with the boy. I have not left the house for two days and if I read one more book, I will become a vegetable.
Fuse – “I am very happy that you are going to eat with me Phi, when I leave the exam, I will write to you.”
Gunn – “Okay, I’ll see you after the exam. I have to go now”
Fuse – “Okay, Good luck Phi”
Gunn – “See you later”
I said goodbye to the boy, there are five minutes left for my exam to begin. At the door where there are many companions waiting.
Jan – “What about the man you took to his exam? Are you hiding something from us?”
Gunn – “Jan, don’t joke about it.”
Jan – “I’m not kidding. Come on, they’ll open now.”
They opened the door and began to announce the names of the students in an alphabetical order, some classmate taking one last look at the notes before entering.
This is the hardest topic in the course and the one that most people fail, so we’re all really stressed out. I sat down and thought for a bit before turning the page over and the beginning my evaluation.
Two hours have passed, I give one last check to my exam before getting up. There are about forty minutes until the time is up, there are still many colleagues. I gathered my things making sure not to forget anything before leaving.
Nueng – “Only someone very confident comes out with that smile.”
Gunn – “What are you talking about? I’m not smiling, I’m just relieved to be done with this topic.”
Jan – “Everyone cannot be like Nueng, it seems that he is going to go into crisis.”
Nueng – “From today on, I will stop being your friend, you will regret it for loudmouths”
Jan – “Great! I’ve been waiting for you to say it for a long time.”
Gunn – “Could we stop arguing?”
Nueng – “Worry about your nong, I’ll take care of Lee Jan, it seems he wants to die young”
Jan – “I’m not afraid of death.”
Nueng – “Let’s go find something to eat, I’m starving” One is inviting me to eat.
Jan – “I agree, I have used a lot of energy and I’m also starving.”
Gunn – “I… I can’t go”
Nueng – “Why?”
Jan – “You can’t refuse. You have to eat well; you look weak and it seems like you can faint at any moment.”
Gunn – “I just… I have a dinner date with N’Fuse.”
Nueng – “Wow… A boy invites you to dinner. You have my full support; I don’t want to see you like that. You have to take advantage of dinner and I hope you can”
Gunn – “Hey! Don’t start again.”
Jan – “hahaha, he’s just kidding. Don’t worry, go away since I’m in charge of putting a muzzle on your friend” I’m sure I could still bite her.
I said goodbye to my friends before going for Fuse.
Fuse – “Have you been waiting for a long time? I’m sorry, my exam was very difficult and I couldn’t finish before.”
Gunn – “don’t worry.”
Fuse – “Phi, how did you exam go?”
Gunn – “I did everything I could, but I’m not sure about the grade.”
Fuse – “Although it has been difficult, I’m sure you have done well.”
Fuse – “Are we leaving? It’s very cold and we can find some traffic jam” We must hurry because although at this time there are usually no problems with traffic, it will take us a while to get to the nearest shopping centre.
Gunn – “Come on, where have you parked?”
Fuse – “Next to the motorcycles”
We walked to the parking lot, inside the university only teachers and maintenance staff can park.
When the boy opened the car, I was speechless, it is a beautiful two-seater BMW. It certainly matches its owner.
Fuse – “Come on Phi~”, He made a move to open the door for me before doing a prank gesture as a mockery for me to sit.
After sitting down, we started the conversation that it repeated the most in my life.
Fuse – “What do you want to eat?”
Gunn – “Anything you like is fine.”
Fuse – “No since we are together, I want to invite you to eat something special. I want to treat you.”
Gunn – “Mmm, why do you have to please me? You are the younger one and I must take care of you Fuse.”
Fuse – “Let me do it, we still haven’t done anything since I asked you to me conquer you.” The end of the sentence gave me goosebumps, it’s not because of what he said but because he whispered in my ear.
Gun – “…”
Fuse – “so what do you want to eat?”
Gunn – “Mmm… BBQ”, I had to answer something and I couldn’t think of anything. I said the name of the restaurant my friends wanted to go.
Fuse – “Okay, let go.”
It took us around twenty minutes to get there, we went to the shopping center that is close to my house. We left the parking lot and went up to the restaurant area.
We sat in the BBQ restaurant, ordered plenty of food, and Fuse started the conversation to break the ice.
Fuse – “Do you usually come to this restaurant?”
Gunn – “Yes, it’s my best friends’ favourite restaurant. We meet here every week.”
Fuse – “I’m jealous of your friends. You often come with them; I want you to do the same with me.”
Gunn – “You will have to put you seniors aside”, I said it to sting the child a little.
Fuse – “Don’t provoke me, in fact’s that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I want to see you more often.”
We keep talking until the staff brought the food, Fuse is taking care of the grill. On a few occasions I was able to grill some meat, the child does not stop filling my plate.
Gunn – “N’Fuse, you don’t have to grill my meat, I can also do it myself to eat.”
Fuse – “I’m fine, let me cook it for you.”, I don’t feel like arguing about this, I didn’t say anything else.
We were eating for two hours, it’s already five in the afternoon.
I want to go home soon but Fuse invited me to the cinema and it is a movie that I really wanted to see so I accepted. It started in a few minutes and we don’t have to wait, obviously Fuse paid for the tickets and chose the most comfortable seats. It looks like we are on our honeymoon but I was not discouraged and ran to buy the popcorn.
According to my phone it was eight’o’clock at night when we left the cinema, it was a very fun day but N’Fuse spent a lot of money.
I don’t want to abuse Fuse’s kindness; I prefer to walk to my house which is nearby. He is very considerate considering that his house is in the opposite direction, the bad thing is that we will be stuck in traffic for atleast an hour, but he is so insistent that I could not deny him.
Gunn – “It is raining very hard, the road is crazy”, The weather is very bad and has not changed when I reached my block. It’s a similar situation.
Fuse – “Too bad… I have to go. With this weather, it will take much longer to get home and it is already late.”
Gunn – “…”
Fuse – “Don’t worry Phi, we’ve spent time together today and that’s the most important thing.” That made me feel even more guilty… why can’t I invite him to sleep in my room like I did with someone else?
Fuse – “I’ll accompany you and incidently buy water at the store that I need”
Gunn – “Okay”
Gunn – “Mmm I’m staying here” We walked a but before parting ways.
The rain makes the ground especially slippery.
Gunn – “Ohh”
Fuse – “What’s wrong?”
I slipped but didn’t fall thanks to N’Fuse holding me up, without his help I would definitely be lying on the ground.
Right after slipping, someone pulled me hard…
And the image that I saw in front of me surprised me a lot
Gunn – “N’Weha!” What are you doing?
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