The Wish

Chapter Twenty Three

23: "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"

(Miles POV)

We just finished our TV guesting and we wait downstairs for our car, I imagine Nong'Apo standing there next to me, and when the thought passes, he disappears into the wind.

"What are you thinking P'Mile?" Nong'Barcode asked and I lied to him when I said that I was thinking about our next shooting.

I don't understand why I always think of Nong'Apo.

Just like the previous day. when we were at home, I half-heartedly agreed to go on another request of theirs to bond, all the while imagining Nong'Apo walking along beside me. I go about my day, trying not to think of him, which only makes me obsess.

Even if I change my mind, I still come back to Nong'Apo.

I finally turn to imaginary Apo and starts talking to me, annoyed that he keeps wearing the same clothes.

I start to argue that he's not my type at all, but then he suddenly appears on the table, the mafia looks, and I start getting flustered. I admit to fantasizing about him looking like this but insist that he's not at all up to my standards.

"P'Mile who are you talking to?" Nong'Apo disappeared and I said that I memorized the script.

I feel like I'm going crazy or maybe this is a side effect of my guilt toward Nong'Apo.

Until my dream, it was still Nong'Apo. That's why Nong'Jimmy is always causing trouble.

A few days later, I imaginary Nong'Apo goes through a series of changes every time I add a new trait I'm looking for, from bookish to chic to childlike, unleashing a cute pout wiggle that explodes my brain. I once again repeat the rhyme that I use as a coping mechanism to clear my head.

That's what's happening to me now because of Nong'Apo.

Inside the van, they were talking about whatever and I didn't join in their conversation.

I thought of going to the hospital to check.

Things are not going well for me.

We arrived at that house and I went to my room.

I undressed and went straight to my bathroom.

Later I heard Nong'Apo's voice, I thought I had made up my mind but I was wrong.

He is here at our house and Nong'Jimmy is with him.

"P'Build for you," he gave a paper bag to Nong'Build.

I approached him and touched his face "Are you real?" I immediately apologized to him.

"Sorry for what P'Mile did, it was the wrong Nong'Mile haha," Nong'Barcode pulled me.

"P'Mile, what's that scene? What's going on with you? As time goes on, you're getting weird," Nong'Barcode preached to me.

"Just don't pay attention to me, the important thing is that your beloved P'Apo is here," I just patted his shoulder and left.

They enjoyed the living room when they saw me.

"Mile for you," I took the paper bag and went up to my room.

When I opened the paper bag, the Roti Kluay (Thai Banana Roti) was placed in the Tupperware.

What I ate was crispy parcels of flatbread filled with bananas.

Later, I heard that they were on a house tour.

I know they will pass my room.

"P'Barcode you also play Gotham Knights," Nong'Apo said happily.

I couldn't itch so I left my room.

I told him that I had a new electric guitar from Nong'Apo. I also told him that he can borrow it.

Later, Nong'Apo are just casually mentioning that Nong'Jimmy and he will tour Bangkok before they go home, there's I brush it aside.

Why is it that where Nong'Apo is, Nong'Jimmy is also there?

I start ignoring him until we have dinner.

After we ate, Nong'Build asked me why I was weird earlier and that I get clingy to Nong'Apo.

"P'Mile, we are used to you behaving somewhat rudely and jerking to P'Apo, but now there is something different about you that we don't know what," said Nong'Build.

"I was just being nice to Nong'Apo and you should be happy because I was nice to him," I said and he just sighed.

Then we returned to the living room. I saw Nong'Jimmy walking with Nong'Apo.

"Nong'Mile," I pulled Nong'Jeff.

We started playing board games (Monopoly) but we were not allowed to speak English.

I am asking questions about what Nong'Jimmy said these conversations feel more like Nong'Apo is being interrogated by the FBI. I want to know every detail.

"Mile, my favorite dessert is Ruam Mit, and we have the same birthday as Nong'Jimmy, which is December 25," said Nong'Apo.

"Let's play again," said Nong'Barcode.

We played again and in the end, Nong'Apo and Nong'Jimmy won.

Later, Nong'Bible invited him to drink.

I don't know where I got the courage to tell Nong'Apo that he is a member of the underdog. Because of our wish, this happened.

"What do you mean?" Nong'Apo asked.

"How do you feel when you listen to our songs and watch our music videos?" while I drank the soju that Nong'Bible bought.

"Mile, you changed the subject, what do you want to answer my question?" I drank soju again.

"You," I vomited in front of him.

I regret why I asked for that, we wouldn't have been in this situation if we didn't believe what P'Santa said, we wouldn't have dealt with Nong'Apo who was our enemy.

We are so childish, I don't know how to return everything to the way it was before.

"Nong'Apo, I'm sorry," I just hugged him.

The next day I had a headache and Nong'Apo and Nong'Jimmy were gone.

"P'Mile let's talk," just like I was in the interrogation room.

"Do you know what you did last night?" asked Nong'Bible.

"I don't remember anything," Nong'Jimmy just smirked.

"P'Mile doesn't lie," Nong'Build said angrily.

"Do you like P'Apo?" I looked at Nong'Barcode's question.

"You like him," Nong'Bible stood up.

"I don't want anything from him," and I held my head.

"No matter how many times you are denied, I will see you in your actions," said Nong'Jeff.