my future roommate

Chapter 6: Tine changed the future

January 2020

Sarawat's POV

I woke up sharp at 5am. I had been waking up early all these years so much, I didn't need an alarm clock to get up anymore — my body woke me up automatically. This was also my favourite time of the day, I was alone by myself and get to spend a whole hour with dad peacefully before all the chaos of the day started. But for the first time in a really long time, I wished I could stay in bed a little longer as I saw Tine sleeping soundly next to me.

For the entire week since I started seeing him around the house, I expected him to just disappear into thin air, exactly how he had suddenly appeared in my apartment. I was too scared to lose him like that, so I chose to ignore him. I thought ignoring him would make things easier for me if and when he suddenly disappears.

But Tine was still here, and I couldn't for the love of life understand why we would see each other. Though there was one thing that I couldn't stop thinking about — If I found Tine in my world, in my timeline, would he still remember me? Could I find a way to meet Tine outside of this apartment?

I got up from the bed and looked at Tine's college ID to find some information about him that could help me find him here in 2020.

"Tine Teepakorn, Finance Student, Bangkok University. Birthday August 21st." I reach out his ID card.

Teepakorn... Teepakorn... where have I heard that name before?

By the time I got dressed and walked out of the building Dim was already in car waiting for me. I wouldn't say I was a very famous artist here, but I was famous enough to need my manager around always. I had done some TV shows, some movies, and a few songs here or there. My goal was to have my own self-written album, but I couldn't just find the write words for inspiration and now, I didn't even have the time to focus on an album. I never got into this entertainment industry because it was my passion or anything, I just needed money, all the money that I could get just to find the best doctors for dad. And so, now I was in a career with quite a lot of money, and yet, I didn't exactly enjoy my work so much.

"Hey Wat.."

Dim called me out as soon as I got into the car.

"Yeah?"

"Can I come with you inside the hospital to see Uncle today?"

"Yes, of course. Why do you even need to ask that, Dim?"

"I know you like your own alone time with him."

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When we got into the hospital room, everything is the same as it had always been. Dad was still lying there with his eyes closed, and there was no movement at all. I wouldn't say I had lost hope, but I guess I was just too scared to hope for anything anymore.

Dim and I slumped into the sofa, and sat down quietly until he finally spoke up.

"You have a meeting with the Scrubb guys today."

I shook my hand. "I still can't believe they actually want me to feature on their song. This is all too unbelievable. They are good on their own, they don't need me destroying their songs."

"Oh come on Wat. You are a really great singer."

"I am a singer, Dim, I am not great like Scrubb. And I have mostly done acting and modelling only."

"You started off as a singer, Wat. That's who you are. You only got into acting and modelling because it paid better at the time."

"I think they just listened to that sob story I mentioned on my last interview and felt sorry for me."