23.5 WHEN THE EARTH STOP SPINNING (Adult Version)

When the Earth stop spinning

Chapter 1 –

Ongsa's POV

"You are my happiness, Ongsa"

Sun once told me, gazing into her boba-like eyes, she made everyone believed including me that we were each other's happiness.

After Sun lived abroad as an exchange student, I can't deny that something changed in her eyes—the way she sees things and how her dreams grew bigger.

We were so young back then, and I couldn't blame Sun for starting to figure out what she wanted in life. Unlike me, who still doesn't know what to do with my life, she was someone who took steps to plan her future.

And who am I to stop her to grow?

"Can you allow me to travel the world and chase my dreams?"

It was a cold night when Sun told me those words, and I still clearly remember how my heart broke into pieces because I knew we would be separated again but I wouldn't let her notice that.

"Until when will you be far away from me again, Sun?"

"Just a year again, Ongsa. I promise I will come back and be together forever, but don't worry I am not leaving any sooner."

I once told Sun that a lot of things can happen in one year of being apart, but I gave her the assurance that my love for her will remain constant.

I smile and give her tight hug, "One year is nothing because I know my Sun will chase her dreams and you know that I will be busy with my college too, right?"

She looked at me intently and slowly smiling back at me,

"I love you, Ongsa"
"I love you too, Sun"

As time passed—one year, two years, three—everything began to slowly fade away. I couldn't pinpoint what went wrong, but memories grew faint, and I struggled to remember the last time I felt genuinely happy.

Fear gripped me; I felt as though I had lost myself, losing interest in the world around me. Even Latte and Mom left me behind. Dad, P'Alpha, Aylin, and my friends were all engrossed in their own lives, leaving me feeling like I was the only one capable of keeping myself afloat.

"I miss her."

Those are the only words I utter every single night. Her memories, her face, and her name remain vivid. I miss her so much that my days aren't brighter, and my nights feel a little colder. It hurts that she wasn't here when I needed her the most.

Authors POV

" Ongsa, Ongsa." Her employee called her multiple times before she back to her senses.

"Are you okay, Ongsa?" Prim asked worriedly, and she nodded flatly as usual.

"You brought the report?"

"Yes."

Ongsa nodded. "Great, you can leave now."

She said it sternly, but Prim was still looking at her, raising her eyebrows. "Is there anything you need to know?"

"Nothing, . I just wanted to remind you that you have a meeting with the Publisher later at 3 p.m."

"I still remember. I'll meet you in the lobby at 2 p.m."

Ongsa is now the CEO of one of the biggest curriculum book distributors in Bangkok. Thanks to her parents' hard work over the years, the Publisher, based in the the US, signed a contract with their company to become the exclusive distributor in Bangkok.