Khun Sam and Tee are gone. Nop and I are enjoying the river prawns on the table in front of my house. No, it's not right, not for both of us, just Nop is enjoying it. In my case, I'm distracted and my mind is far, far away.
It's flying to the woman who said "Sulking" to me, turned around and walked away without another word.
"How did you get close to Khun Sam and that other pretty woman?"
I come back to reality when Nop asks me this question.
"Pretty Woman? You mean Tee?"
"Yea."
"Oh. She is friends with Khun Sam. We are not close."
Nop takes his eyes off his food to look at me, as if he's considerate of me even though we're so close to each other.
"If you're not close with her, why did you date her?"
"She invited me to eat."
I don't tell him the other details, which only Tee and Khun Sam's other friends know. Nop is still upset, so I ask:
"What's it?"
"Do you like Tee?"
"Tee?"
I'm stunned and wave my hands in denial.
"Crazy! I do not like her. She is just a friend of Khun Sam."
"But she is rich."
He continues.
"And she is also beautiful. I've seen a lot of girls who are lesbians, so I think you like her."
"If I liked girls, wouldn't I be Khun Sam?"
I laugh. My face is hot, but I have to hide it because I don't want him to know.
"Anyway, I don't like Tee."
"I am so relieved."
Nop takes a huge breath.
"When I think you might like her, I get a bad feeling. I'm afraid you'll take a liking to a girl because she's rich and classy. And I've seen her in magazines, she's a celebrity."
"By the time she was in high school, she was already famous."
"Right. It means she is not my opponent."
I get uncomfortable. It seems he's been trying to string me along since we were students. If a man showed interest in me, he tried to show that he was my boyfriend.
"Nop."
"Hmm?"
"I think we need to clarify our relationship." When he realizes I'm serious, he tries to calm me down.
"No...no...no. You are scarring me."
He makes me bored now. Whenever I try to talk about the relationship we have, I never can.
"By the way, Khun Sam is so cute. She said that like a child."
When he talks about Khun Sam, I forget that we were talking about our relationship. I think she's mad at me. Even though she's cute, she's bothering me.
"She is kind of weird."
"Why is she upset with you?"
"I don't know."
"Are you going to apologize to her?"
"Why would I have to apologize? I didn't do anything wrong, but she did."
I'm taking it out on him even though it's not his fault.
"She broke a promise."
"You're mad at her like a child. I don't know what happened, but don't forget to keep a good relationship with her. At least you have the chance to be with Khun Sam, who is her idol and she even came here to see you. If one of you breaks this relationship, you will regret it."
