PLUTO English Translation

18 (ANOTHER WORLD)

I was just trying to get her to yearn for me, but when Metavee said she wanted to meet my friends, I am now sitting here with my head in my hands, stressed out. Honestly, my friends and I have nothing in common with Metavee's social circle. We were rascals who raced motorcycles at night and skipped school. And we're now paying for it with a low quality of life. We're not like Metavee's friends, where everyone has a good job at a company or is a lawyer, doctor, owner of a restaurant... Gosh.

"Don't forget that I'm an air hostess. I get paid many tenths of thousands of baht. You can show me off."

"Out of over ten friends. I can only show you off. Even I myself am unemployed and graduated with a grade average so low that I almost had to crawl to the professors and beg them to let me graduate."

As I talk to Pang on the phone, I open my desk drawer to go through my past. Books I never even thought of putting in my school bag because it would make the bag lose its shape; pins from many schools. gathered in a plastic jar like some kind of reward when they're just pins. I bullied others to show my power. How could I have been a kid that was so stupid... I was such a rascal.

"I don't think Metavee would give it much thought. She just wants to get to know you. You're unemployed now, but she's not putting you down or anything."

"I feel like I'm not worthy to be with her."

I let out a huge sigh because I'm still stressed.

"And if I introduce her to our friends, we have to tell them to pretend that I'm Aobe Aum... I don't want
to answer any questions."

"Our friends won't ask much. It's not like you've never pretended to be AobeAum. We're used to it."

I laugh when my friend talks about the past. When I think back, I realized what a badass I was. Whenever I got into a fight, I would challenge them to come look for me if they wanted to get back at me and introduce myself as....

"If you have a problem with me, come to me anytime you want. My name is Aobe Aum."

"True. I always went as Aobe Aum. But that was when we were kids. We're adults now. They would be curious."

"You don't need to answer even if they ask. They won't nag you. They would be happy just to see you... Since that incident, you've kept your distance. Think of it as a reunion."

"Are you sure there won't be any problems?"

"It's nothing... Just don't tell them that Metavee is a lawyer.

"Why?"

"They think all lawyers are evil. We didn't just lose Ben, we also lost you."

In the end, I decided to invite Metavee to meet my old friends. The only difficult part is talking about her job. But it seems like the petite woman understands what I'm trying to explain to her, so she doesn't mind and also laughs.

"I understand. The latest TV series turns lawyers into the bad guys for those who don't get it. I won't introduce myself as a lawyer. Um... what should I introduce myself as?"

"Yeah. What job suits you? How about a celebrity... because you're beautiful?"

I said that from the bottom of my heart, but the petite woman scrunched her nose. I'm not sure if it's just because she's shy.

"Such a sweet talker... Come to think of it, how long has it been since I saw your face?"

Metavee reaches her hand out to touch my face and moves it all over the place.

"This high-bridge nose, these eyes, these lips."

The petite one's fingers are caressing my lower lip as she's thinking about something.