Getting Over Him

For fuck's sake

Pran's P.O.V:

The next day I call Wai to meet me at a small café that is far, far away from the city. I don't want anyone to ever find out what I'm going to tell Wai. I am taking a HUGE risk by doing this, he might lose all respect for me after he hears me. But I'm desperate for advice, for some clarity.

Wai shows up in a red shirt, and plain jeans. I want to shake my head at him. I don't know how he can like wearing red so much. Has he not gotten sick of wearing the red uniform all these years? I could never.

I wave at him from my seat that is at the farthest corner of the café. He comes and sits in front of me. "Dude, why the fuck did you choose a café that is so far away from the city? Do you have any clue of how many times I almost got lost while driving here? Fucking Siri kept sending me to dead end roads." He sighs while shaking his hair.

I hand him the menu. "They have pretty good food here, you know it might be a bit too early but I feel like you might want to order an alcoholic beverage. I could drive you back..."

He arches an eyebrow at me as if I'm insane for telling him to drink alcohol in the afternoon. "No fucking way am I going to be drinking at this time. I work tonight at the bar, I can't be hungover while I work. " Nevertheless, he picks a few things from the menu, and I only order a black coffee.

We talk about the bus stop projects that we are doing around campus with the Engineering faculty, how much Wai has to restrain himself from killing Korn as Korn always picks a fight with him. 

"And then the fucking nerve of this fucking asshole to bring a hot chick to show off while we're at the meetings for the bus stops! Can you believe that prick?! These are important conferences, not places to bring your girlfriend!"

The waiter brings us our food and drinks while neatly placing them on top of the wooden table. Wai eats but complains, "Korn has the fucking nerve to want to show off his fucking hot ass body so he always takes off his shirt when he starts building the stops! I bet you anything he is doing all this shit on purpose just to piss me off!"

I interrupt him for a bit. "Excuse me, but we are here today because I have something important to tell you." He looks shocked for a moment, then mumbles out an apology for complaining too much about Korn. I tell him he's forgiven, and that he can continue to complain later, but at the moment I really need him to pay attention to me.

"Korn, you might really be shocked after you hear this. So, just in case you want to scream, just remember to bite your arm to prevent your screams from coming out, okay?"

"I'm a bit confused, but fair enough."

I take in a deep breath. 

"Don't interrupt me, okay? Hold all questions until the end."

He simply nods.

"You know Pat right?"

I look up to see him nod but has his eyebrows scrunched together.

"Well... truth is, we are neighbors and we've known each other since we were born. Our families really hate each other though, so we have always been competing against each other. It's silly, I know to have your kids basically fight your battles. But, me, Pat, and his younger sister have always had a friendship that was kept low key without our parents knowing. In the public eye, we have pretended to hate each other but we really don't. Then when we got to college and found out that we went to the same one, while we found out that our dorm rooms are right in front of each other we were mortified. This meant that we had to keep pretending and if our parents ever found out that we were going to the same school, while also finding out that we're roommates then they would have sent us to different schools and different dorms."

I take a small break by taking a sip of my coffee. I look up to see that his jaw is all the way down to the floor but he doesn't say anything. I know he must have a lot of questions, but he must hold onto them until the end.

Then, I proceed to tell him how confused I fucking feel because I get angry whenever I see Pluto with Pat! I tell him about how I saw fireworks when we accidentally kissed, but Pat didn't show any reaction. Pat was just being himself.

"So I don't know what to make of this..."

I conclude while finishing my drink.

"Shit Pran. If I would have known that you were going to tell me all this, then I would have taken you up on your offer to buy me alcohol! I should've taken some... is it too late now to get one?"

I smack him in his forehead.

"Okay so seriously though... from what you told me... I think- no I know that you like him in a romantic way."

I spit out my coffee!

"DUDE GROSS!! WERE YOU RAISED IN A BARN?! YOU DON'T JUST SPIT OUT YOUR DRINK AT PEOPLE!!"

Wai complains as he wipes his face with a napkin muttering curses at me.

"I... like... Pat?"

Now that the words came out of my mouth, it makes sense! I was and am still jealous! Because I like Pat!

"I like Pat!"

Wai rolls his eyes, "obviously. Man, it took you this long to figure it out? Sheesh. Maybe you're not as smart as I thought."

I like Pat! Oh god...

I fucking like Pat.

"Wai, I don't think he feels the same way though. I think he thinks of me as a younger brother. Plus, he's going out with that fucking dwarf."

Shit. This is the first time I've been in a one sided love.

Wai takes a bite out of his food and answers, "then you have to seduce him. Make him see you in a non- brotherly way. Steal him from Pluto if you can. You're Korapat Kirdpan for fuck's sake! There is nothing you can't do!"

He's right. I should just make Pat fall for me even if he's with Pluto.