Kongphob wakes up the next day after a beautiful dream.
~I wish I could dream about it more often, and I wish it would come true soon!
He couldn't help but think...
Then he took out his cell phone expecting to see the good morning message from his beloved. Although he's usually the one to text good morning first, these last few days when Arthit has been out visiting his parents, he's curiously been the one who texts first.
But this time he had no message.
- You still haven't woken up p'Arthit?
He wondered and then immediately sent a good morning text.
1, 2, 3, 4 minutes passed and no response.
He then decides to make a call, despite his boyfriend having already told him not to call him while he was at his parents' house, after all, some misunderstanding could happen that he wouldn't want to happen. But the truth is that Kongphob never took it too seriously and always called from time to time, even if it made his lover annoyed. He even liked it.
He then calls him...
The phone rings but no one answers. He decides to try again but this time the call is refused.
What happened?
Kongphob feels a slight flutter in his stomach and something tells him to wait for his beloved to return.
Still very uncertain of what to do, he decides to wait, and in the meantime, decides to go downstairs to have breakfast with his parents.
His parents soon start talking about their last family trip to Japan, which they all love so much. But none of that interested Kongphob, if they were still talking about it, he couldn't tell because his head was totally focused on where and what Arthit was doing to not answer his calls.
He wasn't angry, but worried, after all this was not like Arthit to do, even if he didn't want to receive any calls, he would certainly answer his call.
His thoughts are interrupted by his sister who invites him to walk the dogs in the square near their house.
- Hey brother, let's walk the dogs, it's been a while since we did that and you don't work today that I know lol
- I don't know if I really want to leave the house today...
Seeing his sister's sad expression, Kongphob soon changes his mind.
- But we can't always do that, you're right. We will!
In fact Kongphob didn't really want to leave, but even to distract his mind from what might be going on for Arthit to ignore his calls, anything is welcome.
As his sister decides to buy her an ice cream since Kongphob refused, he continues to think about his boyfriend, that outing wasn't helping much, but he kind of already imagined it would be like this.
~ Can I send another message?
He thought for a moment, and before he even decided, his sister was back.
- Are you really going to look like a funeral here?
- I told you it wasn't okay to come...
- We haven't seen each other for a couple of months, right, at least give me a smile, young man
But Kongphob doesn't respond, in fact he wasn't even paying attention.
- So... Don't tell me that you and that friend of yours broke up?
- It's not ss- wait! What did you say?
- I asked if you guys broke up, that friend of yours... Oh I remembered! Arthit his name right?
- How do you finish?
- Are you really going to do yourself? You're not even good at this, and by the way, I'm your Kongphob sister!
How would I not know?
- I really do not understand...
- I really don't understand. You decide to keep a relationship as long as your family's, and by the way very bad, I lost count of how many times I arrived at your dorm by surprise and you two were there, your FRIEND looked red like a pepper and you stuttered non-stop. Apart from that you have his photo in the background of your Kongphob phone!
You're really no good at this, at least not for me!
- Because you never spoke before?
- Because I really wanted you to tell me, I just didn't imagine it would take so long, right...
- And what do you think about it?
- Well... I don't really have to think about anything! It's just that you have good taste, Arthit is really handsome haha I don't know what you did to conquer him but look... Congratulations!
With a slight smile, Kongphob says:
- This is so typical of you... I'm really sorry, I wanted to tell you first but p'Arthit made me promise not to tell anyone in the family before the right time.
- Hmm... Right time... And what would it be? After a decade?
Kongphob soon became serious again and ignoring his sister's teasing, asked:
- The father and mother? Do they know this too? Did you tell?
- Of course not!! This is something between you and only you should do it. I should have actually done it.
Kongphob couldn't counter as he thought so too, but his lover didn't.
- It's not just about me, but my boyfriend too...
- The fact that you are gay or bi is something only yours, and only you should decide which is the right time. You can do it little by little, it doesn't have to be all at once!
- What do you mean gradually?
- Xiiiiaa what's in your brain?
I mean first you should talk about your sexuality, no dating, no Arthit. At first and only after a while you would say that you have someone, they will process it little by little... You don't have to arrive at a Sunday lunch hand in hand with Arthit.
His sister was never the best counselor, but indeed those words came at a good time. Kongphob was fed up with having to pretend to be something he wasn't in front of his parents, whether Arthit could do it any easier he wasn't sure, but for him he was already on edge.
- I didn't intend to just stay here, you know, I made an appointment with two more friends and it's about time, I already warn you that I'll be late coming home, tell our parents not to wait for me for dinner.
Kongphob got the message right!