Birthday girl

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First and Khao were on their way to Khaotungs hometown.
It was around twelve and they were expected around two pm.
It was Cocos birthday and she invited Khaotung and First since she liked her friends 'friend.'
"Are you alright ?" First asked the silent boy next to him. "I am. I'm just.. nervous." First, who was currently driving, put his left hand on the others hand and squeezed it a bit. "It's okay Khao, I will be right by your side." "Thank you First. It's just.. I know there will be a few people that I know from back then.. They know me.. and they know all the shit that people told about my family." First nodded. He still didn't knew much about Khaotungs family and he didn't plan on asking. If Khaotung wanted him to know, he'd tell him. "I am proud of you for going even tho your afraid." "Coco told me that she wouldn't be mad if I wouldn't show up, but I'd feel bad since it's her birthday." "She's a good friend." First said and Khaotung agreed. "And you're a good ..friend... as well." He added flustered.

The traffic wasn't as bad as usual and they arrived on time. Khaotung needed a minute to calm his fast beating heart. He unbuckled his seatbelt and stepped out of the car. With First by his side, he walked up to the door, rang the bell and...

...felt like he was about to faint.

"Khao, First , I am so happy to see you !" Coco said with a big smile on her face. "Come on in guys. We're in the livingroom already." The two boys followed the birthday girl inside, to the left, into the said room and when they stood in the doorframe and Coco stepped to the side, Khaotungs face got really pale. There were like ten other people, seven of them were people from their old school. He knew it, even tho they were kids back then, their faces didn't really change, they just looked older and more mature. Khaotung didn't knew what to say. He felt uncomfortable and actually expected them to laugh or say something mean, but..

"Khaotung! It's nice to see you again. I am Book, you remember me ?" Khaotung nodded. First noticed Khao nervously playing with the hem of his shirt, so he put his hand on the others back to make him feel he's there. "Can you remember me as well? I am Milk." "I know. I can remember all of your names." "Oho, your voice is so different." The people who sat opposite of the door laughed at the young girls words. "Flora, we've last seen him as a kid. It's kinda obvious that his voice would sound different. He's an adult now." 'Pf, anyways - sit down Khaotung and..?" "First. I am First. I'm a friend of Khao and Coco." "Nice to meet you." Khaotung slowly walked over to the table and sat down. He was confused. Why were they so nice to him ? Must be a trap. But Coco wouldn't do that to him.. Maybe they were pittying him because of the thing that happened to his parents grave recently.. "Here's a drink for you." Coco said and handed First a glass. "And here's one for you." She said and handed one to Khaotung, who thanked her and continued to overthink.

Time went by and the people there were laughing, chatting and drinking. Khaotung and First sat next to each other and slowly but surely, the boy came out of his shell. The people here weren't as mean as they used to be back then. They really grew up and became nice, mature people. Some even apologized to Khaotung. First kept his promise and never left his side, not once. He even followed him when he wanted to go get a new drink.

"Hey guys, let's play a game." "How about the King game ?" "Oh no, I was literally never king and I played that game pretty often." Coco explained. "Truth or dare?" The guests agreed and Coco got up and grabbed an empty bottle. Since it's her birthday, she started by spinning that bottle. It landed on Khaotung and she smiled brightly. "Truth or dare." "Dare." Khaotung was kind of anxious to choose truth, even tho he knew Coco would never ask anything that would hurt him. "I dare you to drink a whole bottle of beer in one go." The boy did what he was told and grabbed the bottle to spin it. "Uhhh Arya." Coco said as the bottle stopped at the boy. "Truth or dare? "Truth." "Do you like someone in this room ?" Khao asked and all the people here looked at him with a big smirk. Arya bit his lower lip. "Yes." The friends made some random sounds and Khaotung looked over to Coco. He knew it ! Arya couldn't look away from her the whole day. "My turn." He said and tried to change the subject.
"Milk. Truth or dare ?" "Truth." "Have you ever done something that your parents still don't know about ?" The girl laughed and nodded. "I have three tattoos under my boobs and on my back and they don't know about them. I have them for like.. three years now." The friends laughed and Milk explained what she got tattooed back then. Shortly after, she grabbed the bottle and the game continued. Andd this time it landed on Coco, who chose truth. "I actually don't really know what to ask." Milk chuckled. "Oh, I know something !" Lilly said and whispered something in the other girls ear. "Who was the last person you were intimate with ?" Cocos heart stopped for a second she looked over to Khaotung and back to her friend. "Can I drink ?" "Oh come on Coco !" Milk said loudly. First noticed Khaotungs weird, anxious look and how Coco tried to avoid looking at them. He could imagine that it was Khao. He grabbed Khao's hand and squeezed it slightly. "It was.." Coco felt like she couldn't breath. She was afraid to ruin something between Khao and First. "It was me." Khao suddenly said and made the others look over to him. "But we didn't have sex!" Coco said loudly, putting her hands up in defence. "I am sorry First. We didn't have sex, we just kissed, but stopped because-" "Because I couldn't stop thinking about you." The young boy admitted. "It's fine, stop apologizing guys." First laughed. "I am sorry, I didn't knew." Milk apologized as well. "Guys, calm down !" First said. "You did nothing wrong." He put his arm around Khaotung and ran his hand through the others hair. First wasn't angry, why would he be angry ? It was Khaotungs past. Why would they feel guilty about making out, when First and Khao aren't even a couple. "It was back then when we just got to know each other. We weren't like we are now. I mean.. I already started to like you, but I didn't really knew it like I do now." First tapped the others forehead with his index finger. "Stop apologizing already. Come on Khao." First once again said and looked over to Coco. "Shall we continue ?" He asked her and the others. "I'll spin the bottle now." Coco said and hesitantly grabbed the bottle. The next three or four rounds felt weird, but soon after they continued as if nothing happened.

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