The Prince's Lover

Pines 31

Mediocrity in Love Rejected

BY Thomas Carew

Give me more love or more disdain;
The torrid, or the frozen zone,
Bring equal ease unto my pain;
The temperate affords me none;
Either extreme, of love, or hate,
Is sweeter than a calm estate.

Give me a storm; if it be love,
Like Danae in that golden show'r
I swim in pleasure; if it prove
Disdain, that torrent will devour
My vulture-hopes; and he's possess'd
Of heaven, that's but from hell releas'd.

Then crown my joys, or cure my pain;
Give me more love, or more disdain.

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"Who is Tine Vihokratana, do you know him?"

Sarawat didn't answer his father immediately, he still busy with his thought. He calculated every word that will come out of his mouth cause it would determine his lover fate in the future. But lying to his father was not a good decision. He was sure that his father already knew his relationship with Tine through the sign Type gave him earlier. When he wanted to open his mouth the King had thrown another question.

"Or I have to rephrase my question" King Singto added, then continued "What is your relationship with Tine Vihokratana?" He calculated his son reaction, he would definitely can see the fact through Sarawat's reaction, he is still his father and he didn't like what he sew right now in his son.

Sarawat closed his eyes then inhale deeply, he was ready for the consequences he would face "Tine is my boyfriend" Said Sarawat in calm tone.

Hearing Sarawat's answered the King clenched his teeth till his forehead muscle popped out, he couldn't stop thinking how his son still chose to answer honestly even though he already knew the answer that would come out of his son's mouth but he still hoped that his son would tell lies so he could find an easier way out like it was just an edited photo and immediately hold a press conference to shut down the rumours. But it was more difficult now when his son chooses not to lie. The king sighed in distress and continued.

"Do you understand what you just said? Are you not in your right mind?" said The king in angry tone then gazed to Type "Type, go and call a royal doctor, your master needs to be check, he doesn't seem well especially with his brain".

"Dad, I love him" Sarawat declared his feeling to his father.

"Type call the doctor right now" The king ignored him.

"I really love him dad" Sarawat try again, hope his father would hear him.

But then again his father still ignored him and insisted on asking Type to call the doctor. "Type, did you hear me? go get the doctor right now, Why are you still standing there, do you want to disobey my order?" Type was definitely in dilemma, he was in the war between the father and son but he definitely couldn't disobey the King's order, it could be defined as a crime. He finally chooses to obey the king's order and took a step to go out of the room.

"I SAID, I LOVE HIM, DAD!!" Sarawat shouted hoping that his father would hear him this time, and he succeeds, not only his father who now looked at him, Mr Krist, and Type also held his steps when he hears Sarawat's shouted, he was very shocked when his friend dares to do that. "I REALLY LOVE HIM" Sarawat continued.

"WATCH YOUR MOUTH PRINCE!!" The King answered immediately, how dare his son shouted at him, he rises from his seat and walked closer to his son with angry face. "Watch your mouth prince," said the king while pointing his finger to his son "do you realize who you are? what is your position, your responsibility, are you justified to do this? think carefully".