REMORSE (ENG)

chapter 8

"Kong, here's your breakfast."

"I bought breakfast on the way here, so I might as well buy it for you guys."

Olive and Arthit said simultaneously. Both of them put the food they brought on the table right in front of Kongpob.

"Whoaaa what is this? Suddenly there's so much food? Olive, you only brought for Kongpob? Where's mine?" Henry who sat next to Kongpob protested, he made a sullen face at Olive.

"Sorry P', I only brought two boxes." Olive replied.

"It's okay, I was joking. There is enough food from Mr. Arthit. Can I have some, sir?"

"Just eat it. There's enough food for everyone." after saying that Arthit turned back to his seat.

On his way, Mr. Khao approached Arthit and said something that made Kongpob uncomfortable, "You're going back to the head office tomorrow, right? Please come to my room later, I have something to discuss."

Is Arthit going back to the head office?

Does that mean he's going to leave? Going back to work at the head office? Also back to his normal life with his wife and his child? For some reason, Kongpob felt unhappy, even though he had hoped his senior would return soon.

Hearing this news made Kongpob remember Arthit's request to meet Arka. Would Kongpob stick to his stance of not bringing them together? Kongpob didn't know. But he felt it would be wrong not to bring them together after seeing Arthit's efforts so far.

Olive's breakfast, which was always delicious, now tasted bland on his tongue. He couldn't focus on the taste of the food as his mind was too muddled with the information he had just heard.

Was Kongpob really going to waste this opportunity? The opportunity for Arka to meet his other Papa? A chance that would never come again considering he himself had made a deal to stay away from his senior? 

In the midst of his indecision, the phone in Kongpob's pocket vibrated. He read the message from someone who made him uncomfortable for the second time this morning,

[Kong, it's me M. Can we meet at Cafe Serendipity this afternoon? After your internship? I hope you come, I'll be waiting]

After deliberating whether or not to meet M, Kongpob finally decided to meet him. 

Kongpob can't focus on his job the whole day because he was thinking about what scenario he would do when he met his old friend.

Honestly, Kongpob felt guilty because he suddenly disappeared from them, Kongpob was sure they would be worried but Kongpob had no other choice. Kongpob had already decided that he would use this opportunity to apologize.

As Kongpob entered the cafe, his eyes immediately caught the figure of his old friend who had a large body with fair skin. M, who had also noticed Kongpob's arrival at the door, immediately approached him and hugged him tightly.

"Kong! Thank goodness you came! If you hadn't come, I would have gone straight to your house! Where have you been, huh?! You're worrying everyone you know?"

M's high-pitched tone caught the attention of some of the customers, Kongpob just smiled at them and soon they were back to their business, "M, how about we sit down first?"

"You owe me a lot of stories, my friend." M said when Kongpob had just sat down.

Kongpob called the waiter on duty who was none other than his own friend, Kay. "Hey Kong, stopping by?" Kay greeted Kongpob and M.

"Yes, I'm meeting a friend. Kay, this is M, my school friend. M, this is Kay, my classmate."

The two men who had just met shook hands after Kongpob introduced them both.