The morning breeze accompanied the table that was occupied by the two women in their office attire. It's been silent for a while since they get their morning coffee and just spend their time sitting and enjoying the morning before they start their routine at work.
Yuki had been intently staring at her friend, who appeared completely lost in thought. Today, Yuki had to go out of her way by waking up earlier than usual to meet her best friend's demand for a coffee date. She couldn't help but question why her friend had chosen a Monday of all days.
"Ehermmm." Yuki clears her throat to get Mon's attention. But, the brunette was still deep in her thoughts.
"You know, I didn't wake up an hour earlier, on MONDAY, just to look at you spacing out and enjoying the morning breeze. Just want to let you know, btw." Yuki said sarcastically.
Mon sighed deeply, and Yuki couldn't help but be worried about Mon's reaction.
"What's wrong, Mon. Penny, for your thoughts? It's rare for you to be in silence when you're hanging out with me." Yuki tried her shot to get the brunette to pour out her thoughts.
"Yuki..." Mon called flatly, which caused the other girl to nod and sit up straight on her chair, ready to hear everything that had been bothering the brunette for a while.
"You know that I went out with Sam last Saturday, right?" She starts to talk
"Uhumm," Yuki responded, but Mon fell into silence again.
"So... how's the date?" Yuki initiated the question since her friend looked troubled, finding suitable words to start her story.
"So...." She sighed again. "It's not really about the date. It's about what the date did to me." Yuki's eyebrows connected, hearing her friend's confusing sentence.
"Ughhhh I don't know how to say it" Mon seemed frustrated looking at Yuki's confused face.
"Look, you can just simplify your words and jump straight to the point," Yuki stated with a slight irritation in her voice as Mon kept playing the pulling game in revealing her thoughts.
"My feeling got worse."
"Ha??" Her confusion only grew instead of dissipating.
"My feelings for Khun Sam got worse." She elaborated on it a little.
"What do you mean got worse? Did she do something inappropriate with you? What happened?" Yuki becomes impatient after Mon's statement. She's ready to throw fists if anything happens to her best friend, no matter who that person is.
"No, no, no... not that kind of worsen." She tried to clear the air.
"Then??" Yuki got more frustrated. "Mon, I know you're a woman, but you don't need to prove it to me with this double-meaning statement. Now, get to the point and tell me what has been bothering you?" Her nose flared, showing her frustration.
"Okay, okay, sorry, okay. Can you take a deep breath for me first?" Mon shows her guilty face, and Yuki takes a breath as advice.
"Okay, this is my best friend," Mon stated happily after Yuki had calmed down.
"Come on, don't waste more time. We still need to get to the office, you know."
"Okay, the thing is,..." Mon finally started her story. "... On our last date, I got to see the other side of Khun Sam. This means the opposite of what she had displayed in front of others. It's different." Mon reminiscing their last date.
"Is it a positive or negative one?" Yuki interrupted with her question.
"Mostly positive..." She suddenly remembers the angry side of Khun Sam during her fight with P' Song, 'Well, that one definitely not a positive one.'
"Okay..." Yuki patiently waited for her friend to continue,
"And, something happened that night. I can't tell you what happened, because it's her family matter. But, that unfortunate event did something to Sam and made her open up to me. Yes, she opened up to me, Yuki." Mon let out a tint smile showing a little pride in her.
"From her side of the story, I get to know the real Samanun Anuntrakul and what has been hidden behind her cold facade."
"Hmmm, so, I still don't understand what part of the story caused your feelings for her to get worse?"
"What I mean in getting worse is, I'm falling deeper, Yuki! My feeling for her is getting deeper!" Mon slammed her head on the table, whining in frustration.
Yuki chuckled after hearing Mon's confession. "Mon, that's a good thing! You worried me for a while." She continued to chuckle.
Mon immediately raises her head. "What do you mean a good thing? You know right, how I want to make her fall for me. Now, you tell me how I want to play the game when I'm already on the losing side?"
"Mon, nothing to lose when it comes to love." Yuki shared her thoughts.
"There's a lot to lose, Yuki. It's involving my heart!"
Yuki sighed, kind of agreeing with Mon's statement.
"What about her? Didn't she show even the slightest interest in you? She seems to care for you, though. She even remembered your favourite drink."
Mon shook her head. "Nah, knowing more about her, that's just her nature. She always cares about the people around her. She just didn't show it. So, nothing special about her taking care of me."
"Hmmmm." Now, both of them seem to fall into a deep thought.
"What do you feel after she revealed her story to you?" Yuki asked Mon.
Mon thought for a while, thinking carefully and asking herself what she felt during that time.
While reminiscing about heartbroken moments, she opened her mouth to answer Yuki's question.
"I feel like... I want to embrace her in a warm hug and never let her go?...
"I feel like I want to be with her and stay by her side while she fights her battle..." Her eyes glistened.
"I feel like I want to protect her from this cruel world...
"I want to show her that she deserves all the love in this world so that she's not lonely anymore..." A tear rolled down her cheek.
"I want to show her that there's another side of this world that she deserves to be happy...
"I want to show that kind of love to her, I want to love her, Yuki and I think I already did..." She finally let all her tears escape and cried in front of her best friends.
"Ohh, Mon..." Yuki stood up from her seat, jumped to Mon's side, and brought her best friend into a hug.
Yuki can't help but let her tears down, too. She can feel how sincere Mon's feeling is.
"Finally, Mon." She said as she rubbed Mon's arm. "Finally, my little Mon have fallen in love." Both of them chuckled at Yuki's statement with tears remaining in their eyes.
"But, I'm afraid, Yuki." Mon voiced out her worries.
"What are you so afraid of, Mon?"
"What if it will be forever one-sided? It's going to hurt a lot, right?" She pouted while letting out her worries to Yuki.
"Mon, that's the beauty of love. As much as it will hurt, it will immediately wash the pain away once your love is reciprocated. That's why it is worth the risk. You may not experience it now, but I believe in the future, when Khun Sam finally returns your love, you will be the happiest woman living in this world!" Yuki gives her encouraging words to Mon to boost her confidence.
Mon just laughs at Yuki's exaggeration.
"But, how Yuki? How can I be sure that she will return my love one day?"
"Will you stop loving her now if you know she will not return your love even for one day?"
Mon thought for a while before she shook her head.
"Do you want to stop caring for her even though you know she will not return your feelings?"
Mon shook her head again.
"Do you want to leave her side now after you know she will not feel the same for you?"
And again, she shook her head.
"The answer is within you, Mon. You know exactly that you will not stop loving her even if she does not feel the same."
"Yeah... it's not that easy to get rid of this feeling." She's staring into space after realizing it.
"Look, Mon. You're at the advantage now. You're falling for your fiance, soon to be your wife. You will be bound with her forever if you choose to stay in the marriage. This means you have forever to show your love for her. You have forever to pour all your heart content to her. Even if it takes time, surely your sincerity will reach her one day, Mon."
Yuki can sense the new spirit to get into Mon as the brunette's eyes sparkle with excitement.
"Remember, Mon. She is a human, too. Her heart can change at times. You just have to show who Kornkarmon Patricia Armstrong is and see how long she can ignore your charms" She winked.
Mon smirked. "Yeah, I got this!" A new courage seems to blow into Mon as she utters the words.
"What time is it now?" Mon asked Yuki after they finally managed to stabilize their emotion.
"10:05 AM" Yuki casually stated after looking at her phone.
"Oh-HAH?" Mon almost shouted.
Yuki finally realized something after Mon's reaction.
"Oh shoot!! We need to work, Mon!" They immediately gather their things and get their coffee.
"This is all your fault!" Mon throw her accusation to Yuki
"What? It's your fault!" They are arguing while walking their way to the parking lot.
Luckily, there's not much traffic since everyone is already at their respective office except for these two women. They manage to get to the office faster than usual, although they are late enough. They can just hope that their employees won't take them as an example for their lateness.
To be continued...
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P/s: Hello, guys! I'm sorry for the delay. This is a short update only. Another update will follow later to make up for no update last week. 😉
This is Mon's confession after their last date. I hope you enjoy reading and don't forget to leave some comments and vote!