"Don't joke with me like this, idiot. I'm not laughing at you either," Itt said back, although he felt in his heart that Pee wasn't kidding.
- ("I'm not joking,") Pee replied again. Itt was silent.
"I'm not gay," Itt said.
- ("If you're not gay, then Day, himself, I think is not gay either.") Pee said.
"I'm not feeling very well right now. I want to lay down and rest," Itt interrupted stubbornly.
- ("I see. I don't need an answer right now. You try to think about it for a while. It's okay. If you think it's too soon, you can try to date me first, but I can tell you now that I won't treat you like Day did.") Pee said.
"He didn't do anything to me," Itt couldn't help arguing back.
- ("Heh heh, let's just say I know enough. I won't bother you anymore. I hope, next time I call, you will answer my call.") Pee said before hanging up the phone, leaving Itt motionless. His brain was full of questions and doubts. He sat and thought for a long time.
Knock... Knock... Knock...
A knock on the door startled Itt because he thought it was Day, at first. But after thinking again, Day probably wouldn't knock on the door. He probably would open the door.
"P' Itt... It's Beam. Can I come in?" A young man's voice sounded outside of the room. Itt frowned slightly.
"Come in. The door isn't locked," Itt shouted, turning his gaze back to the ceiling again.
"What's wrong, Beam?" Itt asked, his eyes not looking at Beam because he felt a strange ache in his heart when he saw the cute baby face of Beam.
"Uh... I asked P' Day if I could come up... Beam wants to apologize to P' Itt," said the young man with a trembling voice. Itt turned to look and couldn't help but pity the young man when he saw the bruises on his arms and his busted lip. Itt quickly sat up.
"Apologies for what?" Itt asked back.
"Beam, apologizes for causing P' Itt and P' Day to argue with each other," said the young man again. Itt just smiled when he heard this.
"No need to apologize. That's normal. There is a day that goes by that Day, and I don't argue with each other. Don't think too much about this," Itt said without any concern.
"But Beam doesn't feel good about this either way," said the young man. Itt looked at Beam for a moment.
"Sit down. Why are you standing?" Itt said. Beam went to sit on the chair by the dresser.
"Seriously, who hit you?" Itt asked curiously. Beam shook his head when he heard his question.
"If you don't want to tell me, it's okay," Itt said because he saw that it was a personal matter.
"P' Itt, have you ever loved someone one-sided? Loving that person knowing that the love in unrequited, but you were still stubborn to love them? " Beam said casually, causing Itt to hiccup before looking at Beam's face. Beam sat upright with a sad look on his face.
"I love him even though he hurts me. He physically harms my body, but I still choose to love him," Beam said. Itt frowned slightly when he heard this.
"Who do you love? Isn't it Day? You speak as if the person you love is not Day," Itt asked curiously because Day was not the one who hurt Beam. Beam looked up at Itt.
"What did P' Itt say? I don't think of P' Day that way. I love P' Day like he's one of my brothers," said Beam.
"But Day loves you," Itt said again. Beam looked at him with a confused expression.
"Yes, P' Day loves me... but he also loves me like a younger brother.
P' Day loves me like he loves P' Night," said Beam.
"How do you know Day doesn't love you like a lover? Otherwise, he wouldn't get so angry. Plus, he doesn't let no one else touch you," Itt said sarcastically.
"You must have misunderstood something about me. Oh... I think it must be because of what P' Day did. That kind of behavior was confusing me, too, for sure. P' Day has a bad habit. He likes to tease you. When he was acting so sweetly to me and begging me, I got goosebumps. I didn't know what to think about it. I'm so mad. When I gave him another grapefruit to take a bite of and told me to put it in his mouth, he looked at you the whole time. Day, who doesn't know anything, is very mean. I'll let you know about what he's doing. It's not just me that P' Day will get into trouble over. If other employees in the shop get hurt too or have a serious problem, P Day will always extend his hand to help him. He will get involved. Just like P' Boy, P' Belle, who is had a man. That bastard was tricking P' Belle into giving him money. Plus, he was using Belle. When P' Day found out about it, the bastard was put in the hospital and could only eat soup for weeks," Beam said with a serious tone. Itt was stunned when he heard this, but he strangely felt a sense of relief.
"And you, are you going to tell Day who did this to you?" Itt asked again because he was still curious. Beam shook his head.
"I won't tell him. He would kill me anyway. I won't tell him. What I have experienced is deserved because of the mistake I have made," the young man said in a soft voice at the end. Even though he knew that he had just met Itt, for the first time today, Beam felt that he was able to freely talk with Itt about such things.
Knock... Knock... Knock...
Another knock on the door of the room sounded before it opened. Itt almost jumped to the other side of the bed when Belle walked in with a bag in her hand.
"Why do you look like you've seen a ghost, little Itt? Hehe." Belle said, smiling.
"Oh... no," Itt quickly brushed it off because he was afraid that Belle would feel bad.
"Really, I've never entered Nong Day's room. If it wasn't for Itt, I probably wouldn't have come in," Belle said, looking around the room. Itt raised an eyebrow in surprise but didn't say anything.
"What's wrong with you, Belle?" Beam asked.
"Oh... here, Nong Itt, Nong Day, asked me to buy one for Nong Itt," Belle said as she handed two bags to Itt. Itt looked at the bags and frowned at them. The bag was from the bakery that Itt went to with Day earlier. He got up to take the bags before opening them and peeking inside. He found there was a pound of Foi Thong cake and a pound of French vanilla cake. It was the exact cakes that Day messed up when arguing about Beam.
"Why did he let Belle buy it?" Itt asked back immediately.
"I don't know. Nong Day didn't tell me. He only told me to buy it and give it to little Itt," Belle said back. Itt felt his heart swell.
"What can you do? With all these fans," Belle said out loud, referring to Day as Itt's boyfriend.
"Belle... who do you mean? Boyfriend?" Itt asked, feeling embarrassed.
"It's Nong Itt and Nong Day. Aren't you boyfriends?" Belle asked in surprise.
"No... crazy P' Belle... I'm not a fan of his at all," Itt quickly denied it. Belle looked at Itt and smiled.
"Ah, he's not. He's not... This kind of thing can't just be said with words. It must be seen with the eyes. The actions of your body show it. Hehe," Belle said with a light laugh. The door to the room opened without anyone knocking. Which could only mean it was one person.
"Since when did my bedroom become a place to sit and talk, P' Boy?" Day said as Belle turned to look at Day fiercely.
"Belle... Belle... I can go. Beam, this is a private area. Let's go, Beam. Let's go downstairs," Belle called to the young man. Beam stood up and followed.
"Beam, you're not really going to tell me, right? Who did this to you?" Day asked before Beam walked away. He immediately avoided the stern gaze from Day.
"It's really nothing, P' Day," said the young man.
"Yes, don't tell me. Don't tell me then. Don't make me have to find out for myself. Belle, P', please help me find this out," Day turned and said in a harsh voice to Belle.
"Ah, what's the matter? He will throw me away, so let's go. Hurry up, Beam. You won't know it until your head is bitten off," After speaking, Belle quickly pulled the young man away. Only Day and Itt were left in the bedroom. Day turned to face Itt. Itt thought of what Beam had said. That he was nothing to Day. He couldn't help but wonder why Day did that to Beam.
"The trash will be picked up soon. Why didn't you throw this away?" Day said in a harsh voice as he walked over to open the boxes of cake that he had dropped.
"It's just in crumbs. It didn't fall out of the box," Itt said back. Day turned to look back at Itt.
"Don't tell me you picked it up because you wanted to eat it," Day promptly asked. Itt nodded slowly.
"Itt, you idiot. I can buy a new one. Where are you going to get this gluttonous?" Day said. He didn't think Itt would really try to eat the cake like this.
"I'm not greedy. I'm just disappointed! If you'll let me buy a new one, how am I supposed to know? Are you going to let me buy a new one or not?" Itt argued back a bit.
"What about what Belle gave to you? Didn't I already buy you a new one?!" Day said. Itt looked at the bag in his hand.
"Well, how was I supposed to know the new one you bought was for me?" Itt said back. Day let out a heavy sigh before walking to pick up the towel in the closet. He walked into the bathroom without saying anything.
Itt stood up in the middle of the room for a while, still holding the bag of cake before walking to the bottom floor.
"What are you going to do?" Beam asked.
"I'm going to eat the cake," Itt said.
"Here, let Beam help you. Beam is free," the young man said back and walked over to snatch the bag from Itt's hand and lead him into the kitchen. Itt followed.
"I'll give you a knife. P' Itt, what flavor should we eat first?" Beam asked.
"Um... Can I cut it to eat? I want to eat both flavors of cake," Itt said back. Beam turned to look at him in shock before lightly laughing.
"Hehehe. P' Itt looks like a child. I better use a knife. I'll just cut you a slice of both cake flavors," Beam said before cutting the two slices of cake onto a plate for Itt. He quickly took it and sat down to eat. Beam stood, looking at Itt, and smiled.
"Uh... do you want to eat together? I can cut it on a plate for you to eat. I will share mine with you to eat," Itt said.
"I won't take it. It won't be enough for P' Itt to eat. Hehe. You don't have to tell me. Your eyes agree with me. I really didn't know that P' Bick likes to eat cake so much," Beam said with a smile.
"Is it strange?" Itt asked while eating his cake.
"Well, it's not strange. The strange person is more like P' Day, who hates sweets most of all. P' Night used to beg him to try it. He acted as if he had ingested a poison into his system," Beam said jokingly.
"Did he have to force him?" Itt asked again.
"Ha... P' Day, no one dates to force him to do anything, but at that time, P' Day ate it. I think P' Day would agree to eat it because he cares about P' Night so much. He was afraid P' Night would be offended if he didn't. Hehe," Beam said, causing Itt to remain silent because he remembered when Day agreed to eat cake in the bakery after Itt urged him to try it.
(Did he eat because he cares about me?) Itt could only think to himself, but he didn't dare to speak the words he had on his heart. He shouldn't convince himself that what he's thinking is true.
"P' Itt... P' Day used to wash my hair. Does he wash hair for P' Itt?" Beam asked. Itt raised his eyebrows and made a thoughtful face.
"Never," Itt said back because he didn't know that Day had washed his hair because, at that time, he had already fallen asleep.
"So, is he, P' Day, the most famous hair stylist in this area?" Itt asked.
"Please, he's young and handsome too. Most of the people who come to the shop want P' Day to do their hair for them. But the person who will get P' Day must book an appointment and pay a lot of money because P' Day only takes VIP customers," Beam said with a smile. Itt thinks that talking to Beam is a very good thing. He's learning about Day more, little by little.
"And who usually does hair for regular customers?" Itt asked curiously.
"There are 4 main hairdressers, while Beam and 2 other employees are assistants. There is a master hairdresser, but sometimes, P' Day will fill in as the head hairdresser. He will ask, where should I add something, or where should I cut it?" Beam said again before hearing someone call out to him.
"Ah, there's a customer coming. I'll go help Belle first," Beam said to Itt before walking away. Itt sits and eats cake. He reaches for his hair.
// Is my hair getting too long? // Itt muttered to himself before sitting down to eat the rest of his cake. He put the plate away before walking out of the kitchen. He went and stood in front of the mirror in Day's office. He ran his fingers through his hair. He held his hair up for a moment.
"What the hell are you doing standing around?" Day's voice sounded from behind him. After he took a shower and changed into clothes, he came down to see Itt standing in the mirror.
"Nothing, I just thinking about when the last time I went to get my hair cut at a salon," Itt said back. Day stood and stared at him.
"Go and lie down in the chair," Day said in a low voice. Itt turned to look at Day with a shocked expression before walking away from Day.
"What are you going to do? I... I'm not feeling well," Itt said in a hesitant voice. Day looked at Itt for a moment before walking to pull Itt's neck in an armlock.
"Are you crazy? What do you think I'm going to do to you? Go over there. I'll make you lie down in the chair and wash your hair!" Day clenched his teeth and said to Itt, but not very loudly. Itt breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"Why did you say to lie down?" Itt asked again.
"I'll going to do surgery on you, you bastard! Go lie down. Don't make me repeat myself," Day scolded. Itt immediately walked away.
"What are you doing, little one?" Belle asked with a clear voice. There are still customers coming in.
"Day asked me to lie down and wait on the chair to wash my hair," replied Itt. An employee in the shop and a customer both turned to look at Itt's face in confusion.
"P' Itt, P' Day, is going to wash your hair for you?" Beam asked with big round eyes. Itt thinks Beam can adjust his mood quickly, even though he was crying earlier from being attacked.
"I don't know... Maybe so," Itt said before walking over to the chair to wash his hair. Day walked out wearing a pitch-black leather apron, causing Itt to secretly turn around and smile. It was so funny seeing Day like this. He can't unsee it because he's not familiar with Day in this appearance.
"Lie down," Day said to Itt. He laid down on the chair obediently.
"What are you looking at? Get to work," Day said before pulling back the curtain between them and the other chairs to block the view of the outsiders before slowly lifting Itt's head to place a cloth underneath. Itt looked at Day's face without him noticing. Day kept doing this and that. The tall figure slowly manages to wash Itt's hair. He instantly felt at ease. When Day's fingers scratched all over his head and lightly massaged his scalp, Itt closed his eyes and felt relaxed. In his heart, he thought, his hair being washed like this felt familiar.
"It's like someone used to wash my hair like this, but I can't remember," Itt said softly. Day was silent and didn't say anything. After a long while, Day finished washing Itt's hair.
"Done. Get up and sit in any chair that's free," Day said flatly as he wrapped a towel around Itt's head. He lifted himself up and sat, feeling light and comfortable.
"P' Itt, sit here," Beam said when he had prepared a seat for him. Itt sat down, and Por began to blow-dry his hair for him.
"No need to do this. I'll do it myself. Go do some nails for the customers," Day said back, causing the staff in the shop to look at each other puzzled. Their boss normally never blow-dries hair for any customer. Even if they are VIP level. Most of them will let the assistant blow-dry their hair, and then Day will come and deal with it afterward. The tall figure picked up the hair dryer to dry Itt's hair.
Snap! Snap!
Something sounded, causing Itt to look at the front glass.
"Belle, what are you doing?" Itt asked while Day looked at Belle through the mirror, as well, seeing Belle pick up the camera to take a picture of Day with Itt smiling.
"Well, I'm taking pictures of important and rare events. Hehe," Belle said. Day shook his head wearily while Itt made a confused expression because he didn't know anything.
"Let's just cut your hair off," Day said in a low voice.
"Could you cut it short? It's already long, " Itt said because he usually always cuts his hair short.
"But you will give it a long time to grow. Why do you want it cut short?" Day said in a flat voice while staring at Itt in the mirror.
"No, why? Can't you cut it short," Itt replied in a faint voice.
(What? Well, if he's just going to scold me, I can just cut my own hair) Itt thought to himself. Day picked up the scissors before managing to trim fluently. Even Itt was pleased with Day's hands in the mirror. He trimmed his hair, little by little, until it was Day. Itt looked at himself in the mirror. He was stunned, although he didn't look much different than before. He really liked his hairstyle.
"Nong Day... can you cut my hair for me?" Belle said teasingly. Day turned to look around.
"A haircut, for half your month's salary. Is that okay?" Day said back. Belle immediately frowned.
"Damn Itt, your dad is mean," Belle teases again. Itt stood, looking at the mirror, and gave a small but satisfactory smile.
"Are you crazy?" Day turned to Itt, but he didn't show any signs of fear. Instead, he smiled broadly as he continued to look in the mirror.
"It's true, P' Itt. Shall we go to the flea market today? Come and visit here," Beam invites.
"Yes, I will ask to walk with a handsome man like Nong Itt one day. I'm going to take Nong Itt in a van," Belle told him. Itt made a curious face and wanted to go out of the way because normally, when he's with day at the condo, he couldn't go out much.
"Then why do I have to look after the shop? Can't I go with him?" Day said, causing the whole shop to go silent.
"Por, you run to collect the washed towels on the rooftop. It looks like it's going to rain heavily, or is it going to snow?" Belle said, causing Itt to look at everyone's faces confused.
"That's right... P' Day is going to walk to a flea market. Don't tell me you're going to take the car and lie down in the car like when you took P' Night?" Beam asked again because everyone in the shop knows that Day doesn't like going to the club that much. The reason is that there are so many people. Day doesn't like to walk into crowded places.
"Yes, if you do that, you don't have to go because we're going to ride with each other," Belle said again. Itt could only stand and look at this person without understanding anything.
"I have a motorcycle, P' Belle," Day said back. Itt made a confused face because he had just learned that Day also had a motorcycle. He thought there was only a car, but Itt vaguely remembers seeing it in the garage at his house in Bangkok, as well.
"Seriously, P' Day. Shall we go together?" Belle asked again. Day turned to look at Itt.
"You, do you want to go with them?" Day asked. Itt nodded frantically.
"I want to," Itt replied quickly.
"We're going to close the shop early. Tell the customers we'll make another appointment, P'Belle," Day said. Belle and Beam turned to look at each other and smiled broadly. Belle called clients to cancel salon appointments in the early afternoon.
"I'm going to sit down and check the expenses in the office," Day said.
"Is there anything I can help you with? I mean, I don't know what to do," Itt said softly.
"Have you had the cake yet?" Day asked.
"Yes, I did," Itt responded immediately.
"You are too much. So, help me with the accounting. I'm sick of numbers," said Day before entering his office. Itt smiled before hurriedly following him.
Day asked Itt to help him pay the income and expenses according to the bill during the time he didn't go to the shop. After a while, the sky started to darken. Day looked out of the shop and looked at his watch, got up, and left. Itt was still sitting, writing, and counting, then Day came back inside.
"Go take a shower. I'll let the staff close the store. We will go to the flea market," said Day.
Itt quickly dropped his pen and hurried upstairs to shower as Day said without hesitation.
Itt took a shower, changed his clothes, and then went downstairs. The slender figure noticed that the shop had already closed. At the iron door, on the side, were some of the employees smiling widely because they could go home early.
"I'm done. Who's all going?" Itt asked Day.
"Beam and P'Belle. Beam went back to shower and changed clothes. He will come back after a while," Day said.
"Day, we'll go back first," Some of the employees in the store came to tell Day when he was getting ready to go.
"Yes, today, thank you all so much, everyone. I'll see you tomorrow," Day said. Everyone smiled before walking away.
"Day... how are we going?" Itt asked.
"There, Nong Itt, in front of the shop," Belle said, nodding his head to make Itt look out the front of the shop where motorcycles were parked. Itt looked at the bike and Day alternately before sitting down and laughing. He could not imagine Day riding a motorcycle at all.