P & M || LS SERIES

CHAPTER twenty-seven

Morning.

Miles woke up early in the morning because he wanted to go to the monks.
The slender figure got up, showered and dressed, before leaving the room,
not forgetting to take his trusty camera with him.
Some tourists in the morning walked to the same place Miles was going to,
Mon Bridge.
Miles continued to grab the camera to take pictures. Now villagers on the
other side of the bridge are crossing to shop.
The fresh air made Miles fill his lungs.

" Hey young man, up early. "  The owner of the coffee shop that Miles sat at
yesterday, greeted him smiling at him.

" Yes, I will offer food to the monks. " Miles said back.

"Ah yes, the villagers are making trays to sell especially to tourists. " the
shopkeeper pointed to the other side, where some tourists are buying items
for alms.

Miles went to buy a tray with items and flowers, because the villagers
prepared them. When the alms are finished, they can return the trays.
Tourists and villagers lined the roadside waiting to offer alms to the monks.
Soon the monks passed by, everyone gave their alms in order.
Miles gave alms to the monks and sat crouched with his hands together
waiting to receive the blessings.
A brief prayer of blessing was offered, but it made Miles feel much more
comfortable. Because in Bangkok, monks rarely come to offer food in the
morning like that.
When the handouts were over, Miles went to take the tray back to the
vendor, before walking out to take pictures of the bridge in the morning.
Miles intended to cross the bridge next to the village of Mon, because he
heard other tourists talking about the things for sale.
Miles continued to take pictures. Along the way, villagers will give you a
friendly smile, Miles will smile back.
Walking to the edge of Mon village, Miles went to see the food the villagers
made and sold.

" What is that? "  Miles pointed to the candy on the round tray.

" Footy cup cake. " Replied the seller, not very clear. But Miles has heard of
that. Miles asked to take a picture and then bought it to try. After walking around
a bit, he found a tang tae mon dessert. Miles also bought it to eat and take
pictures.

"Mmm, delicious. "  Miles murmured to himself softly, when the taste of the
candy is mouthwatering.
And that morning Miles didn't eat anything, because he was full of the
strange snacks he bought to try.
When he saw that it was time to arrange a meeting with the uncle who was
driving the boat, Miles returned. Not forgetting to take pictures of the sky here.

" People tend to get used to things that are with us all the time, so we can't
see the difference. Like a bird that flies in the sky every day, but cannot see
the sky in the same sense that humans see the ground we walk on... Or
the fish that are constantly in the water, will not see the water in the same
sense that animals do. on land will see,"
While photographing the sky, Phat's words suddenly popped into his mind.

This left Miles a little perplexed, before slowly lowering the camera to check
the image.

"Will you be able to see the difference between when I'm close to you and
when I'm away like I do now? "  Miles said softly.

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" Is Ai'Phat all right?"  Pong whispered to Mon as they sat down to eat in the
university cafeteria.

When Pong saw that Phat was sitting there with the spoon kicking the rice,
his face tightened.

"I don't know, the situation is different now than when my older brother
was still in front of his feet. "  Mon whispered back.

"Come on, Ai' Phat. Eat a few spoonfuls. "  Ryo said to him, when he saw that
his friend had refused to eat for a while.

" I can not eat."  said Phat, putting down his spoon.