Love Redefined

Chapter 5

Copter couldn't sleep a wink after he knows the truth. Though Godt keeps on calling him to get out, he was afraid to hear it from Godt's mouth, even though he knew it was all the truth he can't deny. He wished he could turn back the time when Godt had persuaded him to come live with him, and he should have denied it. At least, he would still had his life, his job, even with shitty treatment from his family. At least he still had a place he could call home.

He didn't regret falling in love, its just that it makes him regret to give it all to that love and promise when in the end it was all worthless, and not appreciated. Godt had promised a lot of things to him, but he forgot all about it now. Copter keeps on crying and crying, even though he was tired and wanted to stop, his tears just keeps on falling. He couldn't help it.

Copter remembered the things he wants to talk about with Godt. Copter had applied for a job, when he could sense Godt was started to change. It was yet expected but still unexpected. Now, he knew he was confused, but, whatever. But since he was not working for more than two years already now, many job he applied had been rejected until he had an offer from a small bar in a small island. It pays a little, but at least it had accommodation and Copter was thinking about it before, as a get away. Not that he was hoping things like this were to happened. Since things turn out this way, he guessed...it was all for the better.

Once Godt had leave for work, Copter was coming out of the room, pack his bag, leaving all the things that wasn't belong to him, and left, with a little money he had for fare. The island was quite far from Bangkok, but since he didn't make a reservation earlier, it took him almost a day to get there. Once reaching at Koh Talu from Hua Hin, it was already almost dark.

Asking around, he finally reach at the pub he was looking for but maybe it was still early that the pub didn't open yet. So, Copter just take a seat at the nearest rock chair and waited. Been so busy with all the traveling earlier, Copter didn't think much about his problems. But now that he was already here, the tears would just automatically falling down like a waterfall. He couldn't stop it even he wanted it to. The pain was so much, he couldn't possibly stop crying now.

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Copter felt someone had shaken him to wakes him up from his slumber he couldn't realize he was in. He was trying to open his eyes when he felt immense headache and he felt weak and hurt on all his body. He couldn't see clearly but he knows there were two guys, and they were saying something like 'fever' and 'hot', but he couldn't give them any response when his world turning black once again.

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Copter had opening his eyes slowly and was looking around of the unfamiliar surrounding while his hand had move to his temple, pressed on it, trying to reduce the headache he had. He was trying to get up when suddenly a hand helped him sitting up on the bed.

"Wou...wou, careful there." Said the person who helped him just now, making Copter frowning, to the unfamiliar place and people, also to the headache he still suffering from.

"Where am I? Who are you?" Copter was asking with his hoarse voice. Hearing that, the kind person was handing a cup of water for Copter, which Copter took it and drink from it right away.

That guy had taking a seat beside him, facing him on the bed. "My name is Knock, and I live here with my partner, Korn. We were the coastal guard here and while strolling the beach this morning, we saw you sleeping on that stone seat in front of BeachNight pub, so we were about to wake you up when we felt how hot you are, and then you fell unconscious right after. We didn't have any clinic or hospital in this small island, so, we brought you back to our home. What are you doing sleeping there out in the cold? It's a good thing you survived the night. It could be colder at night here in this island."

Say this person named Knock, half asking half angry at Copter. It will be a whole lot of chaos if he indeed found a lifeless body lying there.

"I'm sorry I intrude and troubling you. I didn't meant to sleep there. I was actually waiting for the pub to open since I get an offer to work there. I was so tired from my journey that I didn't even realize I was falling asleep."

Knock's reaction turn from frustration to a little bit shock. "That pub? So you are the one Wan told us. He tried to call you yesterday but he couldn't get through. But then he told you were supposed to come today, or was he messed up the date again?"

Copter was smiling guiltily, though he wasn't wrong, except that he block the pub's connection number from the phone. He exhale a relief sigh to that since obviously the call would get in nonstop from the owner of that pub. But wait, what's with the calls anyway?

"Why did he called me so desperately? And yes, I was supposed to come yesterday." Answering Copter, still weak from the fever.

"He wanted to cancel your employment." Hearing that, Copter was blinking his eyes, and that he felt like he was thrown by a cold water right to his face. 'He didn't actually get the job?'

"No, no, it's not that he was rejecting you, he knows he agree to hire you. It's just that his family having an emergency right now, he had to go back to his family. He actually didn't sure if he ever could coming back here. So, for now, that pub is out of business. That's why he needs to cancel your employment."

Hearing Knock, Copter was looking down at his finger, nibbling with it. This is his only hope of building a new life. Where could he go? He didn't have much money in his wallet too.

"Don't worry, you can stay here until you get better. Then, I think you should go back to where you were coming from." Hearing Knock, Copter knew he had no place in this island also. He was nodding his head weakly to that, telling the guy he understand.

"Have you been here for long?" Copter was ask when Knock was about to get up, making him turn to Copter back. "Yes, it's 10 years already. Why'd you ask?"

Copter was biting his lips, intended to ask the question and the same time he was afraid he will troubling the guy too much already. But he was desperate.

"Did you know anyone around here who needed worker or short of staff? I can do anything. If they had include accommodation, it will be nice. If not, I can sleep just anywhere. Will you please, help me? I have little money in my wallet. I'm afraid I couldn't survive even a day if I was going back to Bangkok."

Knock was sighing hearing this stranger. Yeah stranger, he actually forgot to ask this pity guy his name. Silly him.

"I'll try to ask around. By the way, you still didn't tell me your name." he finally asked.

"Copter, and P'Knock, thank you for everything." Knock was smiling hearing Copter and was patting on his shoulder.

"Don't mention it. Eat your porridge and medicine. You just have to rest for today, so that your fever will come down. I'll leave you for now. If you want to take a bath, the bathroom was on the opposite side from this room. Help yourself and get better faster."

End of Chapter 5