Close To You

Chapter III

Mix followed the Captain. There were so many questions left hanging in the air and Mix closed his eyes for a moment to stop the headache that was threatening to split his head into half.

After a minute, as the sun began to hide behind the horizon, the Captain halted in his tracks as they reached the small room. The room was dark, only the lamp hanging right above the ceiling giving them light, the wooden chair was in the middle.

"It seems that we arrived in the interrogation room."

"Sit." The Captain instructs, pointing at the chair in the middle.

Mix looks at it for a moment, making no sign of wanting to sit.

He looks at the Captain for a few more seconds before he heaves a sigh and moves to sit on the chair.

"Why am I here?" The doctor asks.

"Do you know who I am?"

Of course Mix knew who he was, that moron soldier called him Captain earlier but still he shakes his head, a faint smile forming on his lips.

"I'm Captain Earth P.W.."

The smile doesn't falter, but his eyes widen slightly.

"Oh." Mix says, "You're the Captain, I see."

The Captain nods, "Technically."

"Didn't know that the Captain was pretty handsome."

"Did I gave you permission to speak?"

Mix raised his eyebrows, clearly amused.

"You speak when I ask you questions." The Captain stands in front of him, "What's your name?"

Mix scoffs. "Why would I tell you that?"

Earth crossed his arms over his chest and looked down to stared at Mix, "'cause I asked you to."

Mix's lips twitch for a second in an annoyed manner, his eyes narrowing. He doesn't like it when people boss him around like this, clearly.

"Mix." He finally says.

"Master Sergeant Vihokratana said that the soldiers saw you at the black market and you clearly stated that you're a terrorist. Is that correct?"

Mix once again, rolled his eyes at that. He crossed his arms over his stomach, looking affronted. "Yes." Mix nods, he looked up to see the Captain looking at him.

"So it was true?" Earth asked.

"No." Mix quickly said.

"mhm 's that so?"

Mix was clearly annoyed. Nothing in the Captain's posture or expression changes, he remains neutral as before which kind of pisses Mix off.

"Look, your so called soldiers accused me as a terrorist when they had no fucking-"

"Language."

Mix ignores what the Captain says and continued to speak.

"-evidences that I am. You see? I'm clearly innocent. I lost myself at the black market and because of that I tried to find my friend but I failed, and surprise, your men blocked my fucking way and aiming their guns at me, that I am so scared what if they shoot me? So I panicked when one of them asked me and said I'm a terrorist. Would you believe that?" Mix explained in one breath.

"I have a reason to believe otherwise."

Mix clicks his tongue in an annoyed manner, this fucking Captain—he really had no words.

"They said that you passed out." Earth said, "You okay now?"

Mix scoffs, then shrugs "That's none of your concerns, thank you very much."

"I clearly say you okay now." Earth replied.

"Can I go home now?"

The Captain stays quiet, so Mix took that opportunity to speak again, "I clearly told you that all of it was just a false. I'm innocent."

"I'm not saying you aren't." Earth tilts his head to the side, "but you're too far from your home now."

Mix stood up from the chair, smiling confidently, walking back to the door, "it's okay, I can manage."

"I don't think so." The Captain shook his head, smirking.

Mix halts in his tracks, turns around to look at the Captain looking so smug that Mix starting to actually hate him.

"Huh?" Mix said, looked genuinely confused.

"Welcome to Pha Pun Dao." Earth continued.

Mix wasn't impressed, "I-is this supposed to be a joke? Because it isn't funny, really." He glared at the soldier.

"Do I look like a comedian to you?" Earth glared back.

Mix refused to believe it, "Hah, as if."

Mix gulped with difficulty when he saw the Captain's expression. He looked scary and wasn't impressed with his reaction, but what did he expect from him? That he would jump out of joy because he ended up here in Pha Pun Dao?

"Am I r-really in Pha Pun Dao?"

The Captain nodded.

At that, Mix froze for a moment and bursted out of laughing and crying at the same time.