His face instantly became pale. I can see panic in his eyes. Then his face slowly became red.
'You brothers are the same! You both are ready to share secrets with the others!' He shook his head disapprovingly and a crooked smile started to spread over his face.
'Don't smile you fool! You almost gave me a heart attack!' I was scowling.
'Sorry. I still remember the face you made yesterday after seeing us together.' He laughed. We were so close that I could feel his breath on my face.
'I wanted to.....'
'Kill me? Ah! I can understand! It's your brother after all! Sorry I miscalculated the situation before and when they started to probe I panicked. I was afraid that Mint would say something unnecessary and they might find out about your involvement in this. So I said I like P Thada.'
'New....'
'I thought at first telling you about this but then I remembered how you wear your heart on your sleeve. Do you know your expression after hearing Mint.....was perfect. Whatever doubt they had before, you cleared up all.'
'I was really surprised.' I withdrew my hands slowly. This close proximity was making me hot.
'Mint said you were in shock.' He tapped my head playfully and said,
'Now that you know everything I am relieved. Before I was proud of my acting skills but I don't know why in front of you I couldn't do it properly.'
'Well you almost convinced me....' I grumpily answered.
'Ha ha.....were you thinking that I am going to be your brother in law in the future?'
'Shut up!'
'Oh come on! P Thada is really a cool guy and frankly speaking I really like him.'
'New I swear.....'
'Think about the newspaper headlines.....Thada Vihokratana, the heir of the famous Vihokratana group and New Khemwaen, the loser son of the renowned Khemwaen family are tying the knot.....ha ha.'
I didn't say anything.
'Tay.... How's that?' He was in a mood to make jokes!
'Let's change the news a bit. I want it this way,........Tawan Vihokratana, the second son of the famous Vihokratana group and New Khemwaen, the adopted son of the renowned Khemwaen family tying the knot.....how's that?'
New looked at me with surprise evident on his face. Then he managed a half hearted smile and said,
'Ah! But you see, that news will break a handsome, cute and adorable young student's heart. We don't want that now do we?'
'Of course not! I am not going to break the heart of the person I cherish the most in this whole world. But you misunderstood something. That day I repeatedly asked you if you wanted to know his name or not. But you said you don't. I was feeling shy so couldn't say it despite knowing that you will misread the whole situation. Tonight let's clear this misunderstanding.'
'Sorry.....I am not following...'
'That day......The cute, adorable handsome guy I mentioned..... it's you.'
'Huh?' His confused expression gave me strength. I need to clear his confusion.
'Want me to repeat? I have no problem. I said ......in my life, there is only one cute, adorable, handsome boy.....and that's you, my Hin.'
'What!' This time his confusion cleared up and he became alert.
'I said...in my life....'
'Stop, stop, stop! I heard it alright...'
'Hm, good for you, or else I am going to repeat it until you fully understand.'
'Tay......I think we stretched this joke a bit too far. Let's stop here.'
'I am not joking.'
'Tay.... really...'
'I am not! I am very serious right now. And please, don't joke about you and Thada ...I am jealous.'
'This is ridiculous! Are you pulling a prank right now?' His voice was full of disbelief.
'You can ask Thada....or June...or Ton...if you want.'
'Oh...you are serious..!'
'I am.'
'Tay.....I am sorry if any of my behaviour led you to think this way.....but...I..'
'You don't like me?'
'I like you but just as a friend.' He gulped.
'That's fine. I am not expecting you to fall in love with me right away. I am just informing you that I am going to chase you.'
'Chase me? Like....you...'
'I am going to give my all so that you can fall in love with me too.' I am going to make you realise your love for me.
'Tay .... it's not possible...'
'All I am asking for a chance..... won't you give me that?'
'Tay please...'
'Hin....I love you. So much that it hurts.'
'Tay....you don't understand...' He rubbed his face and shook his head.
'I love you....I love you....Hin I love you so much.' I was madly shaking his hands, tears were starting to fall. Please give me a chance. Please...
Seeing my sorrowful condition he grabbed my hand tightly and pulled me in his arms.
What! Is it a subtle yes?!
'My heart...... belongs to someone else Tay. I can't give you that.' His whisper was full of sadness.
The same fucking answer he gave almost a year ago to Praiyan!!
My heart belongs to someone else!
P Waii!!
'Hin.....Do you really in love with P Waii?'
He fell silent and then his hug became tighter. He is scared. My fearless badass Hin is scared!
'Hin....he is your brother...' It's like I am coaxing a toddler.
'Let's not talk about that. I don't want to talk about that. Please for one night...let me forget about everything. Every fucking thing!' He pushed me away aggressively, crouched down and held his head with both hands. His eyes were red.
'Hin....Hin.... it's okay... it's okay....' I tried to pull him but he threw my hand away.
'I am going home.' Abruptly he got up and started to walk towards the door.
'No!' I grabbed his hand and put my arms around him from behind. I know he is well built and exercises regularly but I am also not inferior to him when it comes to strength. I was a bad boy who used to get into fights all the time afterall.
'Let me go!' He was struggling so much.
'Not in this life..or in the next...or in the next.....you are mine and only mine. Your heart is also only mine. No one else has any right on it, understand you big idiot!'
'I hate you!'
'No. You don't hate me. Yes it's true that you don't love me either....but I know for sure..you don't hate me.'
He slowly stopped struggling after hearing this. Then he turned around and I saw big fat tears rolling down from his eyes.
I was mesmerized by his eyes. It was expressing so many emotions that it made me overwhelmed.
'I want to kiss you.' I carefully placed my palm against his Cheek. I didn't withdraw my other hand from his waist in fear that he will try to run away.
His eyes became wide in that instant.
'I am going to kiss you. You can stop me if you want.....but if you don't then from today onwards only I have the permission to touch these lips. No one else, got it? You can take your time to fall in love with me but as you can see, I am already head over heels for you. So I won't let anyone else come near you. I am a very possessive person.'
