Getting Over Him

Don't know

Pat's P.O.V:

"Korn, you're such a dickhead." I smack him lightly on the back of his head for creating that mess in the cafeteria.

This bastard has the nerve to laugh it off like it's nothing.

"You still love me though!" He winks at me and blows a kiss while I smack him a bit harder this time on the back of his head again.

"Okay, maybe I did go a little overboard... but it's just so fun to tease him! And to taste his coconut flavored lips again was a treat for me, because I have been working very hard at making the bus stops. Even though I do get a bit of help, but it's still a lot of work to do!"

He explains while rubbing the back of his head.

"Shit Pat! You didn't have to hit me that hard!"

"I will give you another one if you keep complaining so much!"

He immediately seals his lips with his fingers and pretends to toss an imaginary key away to show that he will stop complaining.

"That's what I thought." I say while getting up from my seat and packing my things since class is already over.

"Anyways, what happened with you and Pran? Wai came storming into my dorm the other day and was ready to go kill you for making Pran cry, but I stopped him with my magical powers that are my lips."

I cringe at that, "gross. Too much information."

"And, it wasn't really my fault for making him cry. I didn't even know that I was the reason that he got shit faced drunk. It's a lot to explain, so I don't really know how our friendship is at the moment..."

I start thinking about what happened earlier as he had confessed to me, and I had gotten all of my pent up emotions ready to explode at him. I did a good job of holding it in.

I whisper mostly to myself, "I don't really know if we can ever go back to being how we were."

Korn gives me a concerned look while patting me on my back. "What will happen, will happen. Now, let's go eat some red curry noodles!"

I nod while going with him.

I guess he's right. What will come to be, will come to be.

I should try to sort myself out just like I was doing before Pran told me that he loves me.

I can't evade him like I was doing. It's hard to hide from someone who will do absolutely anything to find me, even though I would like to have time to think more about things by myself.

*At a noodle shop*

Korn sits on a stool on the opposite side of the small table. This restaurant is a small one that has small round metal tables and round stools. It is outdoors, but they make the most delicious food!

We have been here many times before, so we have the whole menu memorized in our hearts that we ca recite it out loud if we needed to. The lady that owns the restaurant already knows us our usual orders, so she just looks up at us and nods without saying a word to us and goes get our orders.

Korn says what I was thinking, "It's nice having someone know us so well already!"

"True. I like that we don't have to spend time thinking about what food we'll like, or if it even tastes good, because we already know that it does taste good."

Korn nods his head excitedly at the fact that we have found a perfect place that doesn't make the food too spicy, and not too sweet. It's the perfect balance each time we come back here!

"Hey, what do you like about Wai?"

"What's this? Why are you suddenly asking me out of the blue?" He arches an eyebrow while questioning me.

" I just wanted to know what made you get interested in him. You know that you're not the type to be making the first moves. You always just go out with whoever asks you out."

The lady places our orders in front of us. We both thank her at the same time.

"You're right, and honestly I don't even know the exact moment that I realized that I like him. It just happened gradually, and I just realized it one day. It had always been there simmering, waiting for a chance to fully be cooked. If you ask me what exactly I like about him, then I would say that I like everything about him. I like his fiery temper, how he always has a sharp look in his eyes, how his face looks so gentle when he smiles, how he looks like a chipmunk when his cheeks get full of food- I could go on. But I'll stop right there."

He lets out a small laugh while I wonder if Wai also likes him, and if he has even realized his own feelings. We both eat our food when he asks, "so are you going to tell me why you have such a somber look in your eyes?"

I take a sip out of my mango boba tea, "to be honest... I don't know what to do anymore..."

Kornnods his head even though he doesn't know everything just yet.

"At first, I was trying to get over Pran... as I'm sure you already guessed."

I look at him and he just laughs which tells me that I'm right. This fucker has always had a strong intuition, nothing will ever get past him.

"I was trying so hard. I was going out on dates with really great guys, but even if I laughed or had a good time with them, I just couldn't help but think of him. I would compare everything to him, and even the smallest things would remind me of him... it felt like I was lying to them- to myself."

I proceed to explain to him every single detail about what had happened.

"Damn. You have a tough decision to make, pal."

"Yeah... but I can't really afford to think about this too much right now. I have to finish the plans for the bus stops, play in the rugby matches, study for midterms, and help my dad with his business this month. He said he would wait for my answer, but I don't know when I will be able to give it to him..."