~BE BY YOUR SIDE~

CHAPTER-7

Since they reached Boun's home during midday they decided to go out in the afternoon. After having lunch they took some rest. They were getting ready to go out. Tomorrow was Samantha's funeral. Her family contacted them last night. Since it was held in their hometown they were all gonna go there. It was the least thing they could do. Prem was in the bathroom changing. Boun was on his phone when he heard Prem coming out of the bathroom. They had an attached bathroom with their room.

Boun looked up from his phone Prem was wearing a white t-shirt with Black pants and a denim jacket. The t-shirt was tucked in. He was looking really good. "Hia Did you copy my outfit?" Prem whined. Boun didn't even realize he was also wearing a white shirt with Black pants. Boun let out a chuckle after seeing Prem pout. He went closer to Prem and pinched his cheeks. "Pao why are you so cute?" Boun said which made Prem blushed and turned into a tomato. "Hia." Prem whined but his voice was barely hearable. Prem was looking down and Boun was looking at Prem's flustered face.

Boun's outfit

Prem's outfit

"Guys if you are done being lovey-dovey come on we are getting late," Ohm said pointing at his watch. "We are the only couple here but they act more lovey dovey than us," Fluke said. Now both Boun and Prem were blushing. Ohm and Fluke smiled at their oblivious friends. Boun and Prem were always misunderstood as a couple. There were so many times in high school when people would question their relationship. When they had lunch during high school Boun and Prem would always be in their own world.

Ohm and Fluke went out of the room and Bounprem followed them. They were walking along the streets. They were taking in all the changes. They were walking in complete silence. Fluke clinging on to Ohm. Boun and Prem behind them maintaining a close distance. They saw someone very familiar walking towards them. "P'Fluke Omg P'Ohm, P'Boun, P'Prem. Sawadeekharp." A small boy came and greeted them.

They recognize the boy almost immediately. "Ohh Nong Earth. How are you?" Boun said. Earth was Boun's neighbor. He always found the older group cool. From a young age he wanted to be in that group. He was in freshman year of high school when the group separated. They knew Earth through Samantha. Earth was Samantha's favorite Nong. "So good to meet you all again." Earth said smiling. The elders gave him a smile. "Are you guys here for P'Sammy's funeral?" He said and suddenly his smile turned into a sad one. The elders nodded. "I gotta go. But I'll see you guys tomorrow. See ya." Earth said as he passed them.

After Earth left them they went to their old spot. Behind their school there was a forest where they used to have a picnic almost every day. They called it their spot. They went there and was just standing. The place was just like how it used to be. Sometimes it would just be Boun and Prem. They would go there at night, hang some fairy lights and stay under them. It was just the two boys talking about their day. Usually, Boun would lay on Prem's lap and Prem would play with his hair. Remembering those memories they had a smile on their place. They had so many good memories in that place. But now going to that place hurts them. It reminded them of their friend who can't ever be here with them.

All of a sudden they heard a sniffle. Ohm looked to his right and saw Fluke was in tears. He pulled Fluke into his arms. "Hey noo. Hey look at me. It's okay. Don't cry" Ohm said and engulfed Fluke in a protective hug. From the opposite side Boun and Prem were smiling. They were happy that their friends found each other. In highschool Ohm were a tough nut. He wouldn't talk to anyone if that wasn't necessary. Everyone was intrigued by his looks but at the same time was afraid of his personality. When he met Fluke the scary personality he had kinda melted away. He was protective of the smaller one. Always caring what the smaller liked and wanted.

They came back home from that place around 7pm. They had their dinner which was already made by Boun's mother. Boun's father was always busy. He was the mayor of their town. Boun was always recognized as the mayor's son. Boun and his dad was never close. After dinner they went to their rooms since they were tired and they had a funeral to attend tomorrow.

Boun and Prem went in their room. Prem went straight to the bed flopping on it. "Ahh, I am so tired." Prem said. Boun went next to him and sat on the bed. "Do you remember the nights we spend in the forest?" He asked Prem. Prem was facing the ceiling so he turned and looked towards Boun. "Of course I do. Do you still have the fairy lights?" Prem replied. Boun nodded. Prem jumped up and made his way towards the cabinet the lights used to be. He took the lights and started to put them around the bed. Boun was staring at the younger with a smile on his face.

After Prem was done he flopped onto the bed next to Boun and tuned on the lights. "I have no energy to go to the forest again so I thought why not recreate it here. Now Mr. put your head on my lap. I wanna play with your fluffy hair."Prem said as he sat comfortably and put a pillow on his lap so Boun could be comfortable. Boun obliged and laid on Prem's lap. Prem started to play with Boun's hair. Boun started to relax. "You know I really miss days like this." Prem said. Boun looked up at Prem's face and said "Me too" And they didn't need to say anything. They just enjoyed each other's presence in silence. Boun fell asleep after some time. Prem moced him a little so he could also lay down.

The next day

They woke up around 10 am. The funeral was going to start at 12 pm. So after having breakfast they started to get ready. After getting ready they all met in the living room. "Mehh. What's with you two and matching outfits?" Fluke said and looked at  Boun prem. They looked at each other. Boun let out a chuckle and Prem groaned. "Hia are you sure you are not copying my outfits?" Prem said pouting. Boun shook his head. They made their way to Samantha's House.

They made their way in when they saw Samantha's parents. They all greeted them. Samantha's parents gave all a small smile and motioned them to go to the backyard. There were a lot of people. The met some of their old classmates. They saw Earth from a distance so they went to him. "Hey Earth," Fluke said. "Ohh Phi you guys are here." Earth said and greeted them all. At a distance, Boun saw Officer Kao. "The police is here also." Boun whispered to Prem.

The environment was very sad and depressing so they decided to go home early. They went to Samantha's parents and bade them goodbye. They were at the entrance when someone shouted Boun's name. "P'Boun wait." Earth said as he came closer to Boun. The others were already out. Earth gave Boun an envelope. "P'Sammy left it for you." Earth said and he left.