REMORSE (ENG)

chapter 15

Kongpob called him. Should Arthit pick up?

Arthit took a deep breath, trying his best to get his breathing back to normal before taking the call,

"Hello P' Arthit?"

"Hello Kongpob."

"Are you guys home yet? I'll arrive soon."

"We're still at the station, we'll be home soon."

"Oh.. Thank goodness. Have you eaten yet? I can buy some food before I go home."

"No need... we bought a lot of food."

"Okay. Um... Is Arka with you? Can I talk to him?"

Arthit thought for a moment, what should he say now?

"Of course.. but Arka is in the restroom right now. I'll call you back when he's done, okay?" Arthit lied.

Actually, Arthit didn't want to lie to Kongpob. But.. Arthit didn't want Kongpob to worry, plus it was all his fault, Arthit would try to find Arka no matter what.

"It's okay P', I'll wait. Arka won't be in the toilet that long, right?"

What should he do now?

Their phone call was still connected even though five minutes had passed. Kongpob kept calling him from the other end but Arthit was silent. He didn't know what to do, his heart was beating faster.

It seemed useless for Arthit to cover this up, Kongpob had to know, he deserved to know.

"Hello... P'Arthit? Are you still there?"

"Um Kongpob, I'm sorry, but Arka..."

"What's wrong with Arka?"

"Arka.. he is missing..."

"Arka is missing?! How come?!"

"I'm sorry but Arka is really missing-"

"You're not joking are you?"

"I wouldn't make a joke like this Kongpob-"

"How did Arka go missing?! You didn't pay attention to him?!" 

It was only natural for Kongpob's tone to rise now. Arthit could even sense Kongpob's emotions through his heavy breathing. He's angry.

"Arka suddenly disappeared, I told him to wait for me while-"

"Did you do this on purpose?!"

"Huh?!"

"If you hate me, take it out on me! Not on Arka! You did this on purpose, didn't you?! You want revenge because I separated you all this time and now you want to separate me from Arka?! Is that so?!"

"Kongpob calm down! No one wants this to happen-"

"You can still tell me to calm down?! ARKA'S LOST! You think I can calm down?! I'm not YOU who doesn't care about Arka!"

"Look... I'm trying to find him-"

"No need. I shouldn't have trusted you in the first place. I shouldn't have let you meet him in the first place."

"Kongpob, listen to me first-"

"Don't ever think to meet Arka again."

"Kongpob! Hey Kongpob-" Only the sound of a disconnected call was heard after that.

Arthit tried to contact Kongpob many times but he didn't answer. Kongpob even turned off his phone now.

Damn! Arthit knew he was wrong. But Kongpob's words... Kongpob's words really hurt him. He himself didn't want any of this to happen! How could Kongpob so easily accuse him like that? Arthit couldn't stem his tears now. His chest was tight. Even so, Arthit told himself, there was no time to cry. Finding Arka was the first priority.