Dedicated to my best friend, my little darling, my baby - Luna.
I miss you.
28.11.2006-28.04.2022
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-1 year later-
Graduation.
"Darling, come on ! I wanna take a picture!" Marina said.
"Maiko, come on, come on ! You should be on the picture with your sons !"
Marks mom seemed hesitant but gave in and walked over.
She stood in the middle between Vee and Mark and smiled for the picture.
"You too Mae !" Mark said to Vees mother and waved her over.
Marks relationship to his mother was slowly healing, since that one day, months ago.
The woman suddenly stood in front of Marks condo, telling him that she broke up with Marks father.
The young boy was happy, but he knew that this was a hard step for his mother.
Vee and Mark took her in and helped her to stand on her own feet.
Marina tried her best to make her feel like a part of the family as well and both ladies became good friends.
"Vee darling, come here. I want you to wear this."
"Mae ! It's Marks special day.. Come on !" He said shyly.
"No, actually that's a cute idea." Mark said, grabbing the gown.
"It reminds me of your graduation years ago." Said Vee's mom smiling.
"Mae.." The older boy said and hid his face in the crook of Mark's neck.
"Ow, why are you shy ?" He asked his boyfriend giggling.
"It's fine dear. We can take the pictures in the garden !" Maiko said.
"Oh that's a great idea Maiko !" Marina said happy and the three women walked out without saying a word.
"Are you really okay with that?" Vee asked.
"Of course! That's such a cute idea !"
Vee smiled at Mark.
"Oh the pictures will turn out so cute !" Lamai said smiling.
She barely spoke today, so Mark was actually happy to hear her say this.
The woman wasn't quite herself today.
She was happy for Mark, but today was also the day her little brother would never have.
She would never see him graduating.
The whole family was depressed, but they all tried to cover it up, since it was Mark's day as well.
Mark didn't really realize that Vee took the gown and left the room.
"Thank you P'." Mark said to Mai and walked over to hug her.
"Ow dear, what for ?"
"For everything."
Vee got dressed and walked over to his boyfriend.
"How do I look ?" He asked and Mark let go of Lamai.
"Sexy."
"Mark !" Lamai laughed.
"Too much information !"
"Sorry P'." He laughed.
"I'm surprised that it still fits after five years."
"Ow, I don't think that you've gained a lot of weight since you've graduated, right ?"
Vee chuckled.
"Come on baby." He said and grabbed Marks hand to walk outside.
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"I would like to tell you all how proud we are as a university to have so many talented student. We have accompanied, supported and witnessed so many young people grow into strong, young adults. We wish you all the best for your future paths, good luck and good health and above all that you'll never lose hope."
The students and their families clapped and cheered, happy, that they made it !
"I will now call your names one by one. Please step forward and collect your diploma." said one of the teachers.
"We did it." Said Yihwa and hugged her friends.
"I'm so proud of you guys !" Fuse said.
"Busarakham Rattanakosin."
"I'm nervous.." Kamphan said while hugging James.
"It's fine baby."
"Do I look good ? I feel like I look awful."
"Kamphan, you look good as always." Yihwa answered.
"Niran Bhumibol Adulyadej."
"I hope I don't trip." Fuse said and made his friends laugh.
"Jihoon Choi"
"We got this guys !" Mark said smiling.
"Pakpao Thamboon."
"I can't wait for our party at Nueas house. I miss his moms food !" James said and the others agreed.
"She makes the best Khao Soi."
"Oh man true that."
"Yihwa Aromdee."
The friends stopped talking and began to clap just like the others.
"You got this !" Said Mark and gave her a thumbs up.
Her heart was beating fast as she stood up, her friends cheering her on.
"Come on baby." She said as Tee handed her her daughter.
Yihwa walked up to the front and got her diploma, showing proudly that she did it while being a teen mom.
She turned to take a picture with her principal and her little one, shook her teachers hands and walked off the stage like the badass she always Was.
Something about this made Mark emotional.
He and his friends have spent the last few years together.
Every single day.
Both at school and here at university and now that was about to change forever.
So much has happened.
So many things that Nuea would never know..
Yihwa became a mother.
James and Kamphan are a couple.
Fuse would move to Korea in a few weeks..
And Mark?
He has a boyfriend.
That thought saddened Mark, even though he knew Nuea was no longer suffering.
"Nuea Worrasarn and Masa Ratsameerat." The teacher called them and Marks heart began to beat faster.
>What ?< he thought as he turned to look at his friends.
"Go get your diplomas." Said James smiling softly.
"You knew about this ?"
The friends nodded and Mark looked to the other side, where Yihwa stood next to Vee and Tee, smiling softly at him.
He had no idea that they would still call his name, so he got startled when Nueas mother suddenly stood there, holding out her hand for Mark.
Arm in arm, those two walked up to the front.
Nueas mom held a picture of her son, showing him proudly to everyone.
They wanted people to remember Nuea.
The wonderful, happy, person that he was.
Marks knees were shaking and he felt like crying with every step he made towards the teachers.
Nueas mom stopped to let Mark have his own moment.
"Congratulations mister Ratsameerat." The principal said and shook his hand but Mark was too overwhelmed to answer.
He just nodded, trying to hold back his tears.
He stepped closer to his teacher who handed him his diploma.
"Congratulations to mister Worrasarn as well." He heard the principal say as Nueas mom stepped closer.
Mark finally broke out in tears when she put her hand around his shoulders.
He tried to look away, afraid that others might see.
"It's okay Mark." Nueas mom said.
The two shook hands with the director and walked over to the photographer.
Nuea's mother handed Mark the photo of Nuea and his diploma and Mark tried to hold both that and his diploma up to the camera.
He smiled with a heavy heart when the photo was taken and then shook hands with his other teachers.
"You did great Mark. And Nuea did great too !"
"Thank you misses Boonmee."
"I'm proud of you two."
"Thank you mister Saengkaew."
Marina stood next to Mark, looking into his eyes.
"I am proud of you Mark." She said and hugged the young boy.
They broke the hug and with the applause of the others, which was meant for Mark and Nuea, they walked over to the stairs.
Suddenly everything was so difficult for Mark again.
He made the first step.
His legs felt numb and his vision got blurry again.
The next step.
Feeling like he's about to collaps.
The next step and suddenly, there was this warm feeling.
He didn't feel lost anymore, his heart was heavy but not lost.
"I'm here baby." Said Vee, who waited at the stairs to embrace his boyfriend in a tight hug.
"Vee.." Mark sobbed.
The older one held him close, like he was a fragile doll.
"It's okay Mark." Said Marina and joined their little hug.
She kissed both boy's foreheads and grabbed Mark's hand.
"Come on, the others are waiting." She said, making Mark look up.
He nodded and with Vee and Marina holding his hands, they walked back to the rest of their family.
"My baby !" Maiko said and pulled Mark into a big hug.
"We're proud of you." Said Anong, Vee's mother.
"Thank you Mae." He said to both woman.
"And we're proud of you Marina !" Said Maiko to the woman next to Pravat.
They waited for the others to get their diploma and join them, so they could go take some pictures of their beloved kids.
Today was a big day.
The end of an important period of life.
The beginning of life as an adult.
None of them could actually believe it.
They were over twenty and graduating from university.
They were not only of legal age, but finally ready to stand on their own two feet and live their lives.
Today was the beginning of their future.
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Hey guys !
Oh my God..
I can hardly believe it.
The end of my story.
I'm sitting here, listening to the night we met on a loop haha!
Where do I start?
Thank you so much for reading another story of mine.
I must honestly say that this story means a lot to me.
I put as much time and love into this story as I have into my others, and yet this story holds a very special place in my heart.
Writing about Nuea's death and the grief it brought was hard.
Writing about the feelings and fears Mark felt when he fell in love again and realized there was life after Nuea was hard at times, but I'm happy the story turned out the way it is now.
Perhaps some of you have noticed that the story is not only called the night we met, but that the chapters all together make up the lyrics?
I just love this song.
I heard it a lot when my dog passed away last year.
It sounds cliché, right ?
She was my best friend and I still miss my little girl very much.
I can't believe she's been dead for almost a year.
This song was the inspiration for this story and my emotions related to it made this story so special.
Now I would like to thank you all for all the likes, comments and kind words and hope to see you in my new, ongoing MacauChay story >Love me once again<.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
-Jessy