My Artist

Starting the journey

Khao's Pov

After leaving his place I took the cab I booked and reached my guest house.
While packing the rest of the stuff I thought about how easily I got the place to stay and I never imagined it would be him.
It wasn't the first time I was seeing first I often saw him in the library usually reading or chatting with Miss Leena and I don't know but something about him always attracted me maybe the way he was so focused on reading or how patiently he always chatted with Miss Leena. I always felt like I wanted to approach him and start some conversation but when Miss Leena met me today at the library and told me about how I can find a place to live I never expected it to be him.

After packing everything I went to bed as I have to wake up early tomorrow.
The next morning I woke up early and after freshening up and having breakfast I called my cab and took my stuff to check out from the guest house.
After reaching the flat I got the keys from the security guard and got myself in the elevator the security guard helped me with my suitcase.
I thanked him after reaching at the door and he replied with it's ok sir actually Mr first told me to help you with the stuff.
I thanked him again and opened the door in the living room I saw a sticky note on the table.
I picked it up and saw it had a message

                    Use the cupboards in the room for your clothes and other things and call me if you have any trouble. Feel free to use the kitchen I will try to come back early today.

                                            ----  FIRST

He's so sweet I put that note in my packing and arranged my stuff in the cupboard. My Canvas and pain brushed were in a suitcase only I didn't need to take them out as I rarely bring my work back home. I often keep them in the studio where I teach.
After almost 2 hours I finished putting my stuff in and it was evening now.
I was hungry after that work so I thought of making dinner now I went to the kitchen. When I was almost done with cooking I felt the door getting unlocked and first entering the living room. He saw me in the kitchen and gave me a smile of greeting for which I smiled back and said good evening first and asked him for some water to which he put his laptop bag on the table and approached me in the kitchen and said it's ok I will take it myself why are you cooking right now I would have done it aren't you tired from moving in?

It's ok first if I'm your roommate now I should contribute equally. Well let me serve the dinner and you should go and freshen up till then.
He went to the room to freshen up and I served the dinner on the table when he returned he sat in the chair.

Woah this smells good he said and took the first bite and started complimenting it's really good khao I liked it.
I thanked him for his compliment and started eating.
After finishing the food first got up and cleared the table and did the dishes I insisted on help but he told me to rest now as it's his duty now to clean.
I sat on the couch and saw a novel under the table. Out of curiosity I took it and started reading it.
Till then first finished his cleaning and joined me on the couch, " I really like this one you can give it a try" first said.
Actually, I have read it already but it's been a few years so I wanted to look at it again.
"Oh I see" first replied
Well khao tell me about yourself

So as you might know now I'm not from this city I lived with my uncle in Chiang Mai till my college years but I wanted to be independent so I applied for the post of an art teacher in a studio here and moved here after I got accepted.

Damn, your home is far away.

It is for sure we'll tell me something about you first.

My story isn't any interesting work for a simple 9-5 job in corporate sector. I like to read so I oftenly visit the library. Well, how do you know ma'am?

Well after shifting here I didn't know anyone here and I just focused on my work as I had to take part in an exhibition coming next month so I visited that library for inspiration of my artwork and met Miss Leena there she always asked about me and one day she asked where I lived so I told her about my situation. And yesterday she called me saying she could help me and told me about you but instead of giving your contact information she just gave me your address so I had to visit you.

First chuckled listening to my story and said, "She's really sweet well I just  realised we don't have each other's number we should exchange it then."
After a bit of chatting, we went to sleep.

Days passed like this we talked frequently and first had a really sweet personality which often made me feel warm.
We always chat while having meals and we took turns for making the meals and cleaning.
On a weekend in the afternoon when he was talking to his colleague about work in the balcony I was sitting on the couch with my sketchbook and I got the urge to sketch him so I did I made his sketch while he was standing there with the phone in his one hand while his other hand was on the railing and he was wearing his reading glasses at that time he had his hair down. Even though he was wearing a plane T-shirt and trousers he looked gorgeous in my eyes as the sunlight falling in him made him look beautiful for some reason and I didn't wanted to miss that beautiful sculpture. As I was sketching him first finished his call and returned to the living room I closed my sketchbook in hurry so he couldn't notice. He sat on the sofa and removed his glasses while sighing and massaging his forehead.
Are you tired? I asked
Yes a bit, he replied.
I went up from the couch and started messaging his head and shoulders.
He resisted that a bit but I insisted even more so he let me do it and thanked me.

After few days at my work as we were doing the preparations for the exhibition on the weekend and our senior gave us two invitation cards to the staff so we could invite our close ones.
I thought of inviting first and Miss Leena for that as I called Miss Leena she picked up and said that she's out of town for a month so I didn't knew who to give this other one to.
After reaching home I greeted first as he arrived earlier than me today I told him about the exhibition and asked if he could come to which he said why not I would love to and then I told him about the other invitation card so he asked that he have one friend who's also interested in art so could he give that to him or not to which I agreed.
He thanked me and I gave him the other invitation card.

On the day of exhibition I was waiting for the guests to arrive and I really wanted to see first I wanted to see my works I don't why but I was excited waiting for him.