Tae's POV
I enter the room and am greeted by the ringing of his phone, again.
'Janhae'
The caller's name
I answer the call.
"Tee? Are you okay? Are you coming to work?" The latter at the end of the line asks.
"Work?" My inner thought comes out as a question.
"You're not Tee. Why are you answering his phone?" Janhae asks.
"He is sleeping right now. He is having a fever." I reply.
"Oh! Again? Poor Tee."
"Yes. I will let him know you call later. And sorry, he will be absent from work today." I say.
"Can I ask where did Tee work at?" I continue.
"Oh. At the convenience store in the university." Janhae replies.
"Ah, I see."
So, he has been working to pay for the loan and his studies?
He's not rich. He's a student and does not work at the club. Then how did I end up meeting him at the club?
That's the first question I pop up when he's awake.
He says he came with his friends for drinks.
That's friends, huh.
They don't deserve to be called friends.
I sigh.
I tell him what happened at the club and how I ended up 'helping' him.
He's blushing and hiding on his knees.
Cute.
I am actually nervous.
I don't want him to hate me.
Why?
I don't know.
I invite him to breakfast and know he doesn't drink coffee.
Luckily, I have apple juice in my fridge.
One thing that I am so curious about him.
"They called you Tee. What is your real name?" I ask.
"Titiawat Sadukorn." He replies.
Why was I disappointed?
Why did I feel like my world was crumbling down again?
I give him back his phone and suddenly he's crying.
No..no...no... don't cry. You're not supposed to cry.
It's hurt.
"Why are you crying?" I ask, surprised myself that I'm already standing beside him, cupping his face.
Please, do not cry.
It felt weird when he left.
I don't know.
"Oi, you okay?" Pavel asks, waking me from my deep thoughts.
"I'm okay."
"No, you're not." He says.
He knows what am I thinking about; who am I thinking about.
I sigh.
I don't know.
I'm not sure myself.
But, my heart tells me to believe it.
"I need help, Naret."
It's been a long time since I called his real name.
Pavel was shocked when I mentioned that name.
The sacred name in our life.
'Thanapon Jarujitranon'
He looks at me, trying to read me, maybe.
I am sure he's able to grasp the whole story.
"What do you currently have?" He asks.
I look at him.
"I don't know." I reply.
"Only these." I hand him my phone.
He looks at the picture on the screen.
"They look familiar, aren't they?"
Pavel nods frantically.
"I will visit them myself." He says and walks away.
Hello P'Tae. This is me, Tee. I just know about what you did for my family. Actually, you have done a lot of things for me. I don't know how to thank you enough. I will pay you bank little by little. And tell me if there's anything that I can do for you, P'Tae.
I was shocked when received this message.
Pay me back, huh?
'I just want you close to me.'
I typed but deleted them. It's feel cringe.
'Buy me dinner.'
No, cannot. How many dinners should it be?
I don't want to appear to be so kind.
Maybe it's better to distance myself from him for now?
But.....
'Have sex with me.'
A gamble reply.
I wanna see our fate.