10 days,10 ways [ Pondphuwin ]

CH23: ''Tell me we'll be just fine''

Pond's pov: 

No, I'm not I stared at the last text that was delivered to me 2 days prior before I kept getting left on delivered and my calls kept forwarding into voice mails. I exhaled out in frustration ruffling my hair feeling the stress slowly relish in. I needed to fix this, I've tried everything- calling him, texting him, showing up at his house. Nothing worked literally nothing, I could only fix this but every time I tried bringing up the topic, he would keep telling me how I did not owe him the explanation, well this was before he started ignoring me like I was some computer virus. I tried sending flowers at his door, work, notes asking for a chance to explain. My heart felt heavy from not talking to Phuwin for 2 days, in our friendship of over a decade I haven't gone one day without talking to Phuwin. Even if it was a good night or a good morning text one conversation would be there but now it feels like a part of me was missing. Phuwin Tangsakyuen is the other half of Pond Naravit and without him Pond is nothing. I recalled my mom's words from our childhood the void feeling in my chest increasing. I drowned myself in work, rarely going home and completely distancing myself from everyone. 10:30 pm the clock ticked each passing second sending a wave of frustration running through me. "Pond Naravit Letratkosum, if you dare stay in this office for 1 more second I'll make sure to beat you up until you can't move from your bed." The door opened with a thud sound before a loud voice echoed throughout the quiet room startling me. "Mom why are you here this late?" I looked at her with wide eyes standing on my feet slowly pulling out a chair for her to sit. "You haven't been home for 2 days, you rarely call me nowadays and you look like you fought in world war 3." she pointed a finger at me, anger clearly evident in her voice, beneath the layers of anger layed worry. My heart clenched with guilt upon realizing that I was so busy fighting my problems, I forgot about that one person that waited for me every night to make sure I ate and was properly tucked in bed. "Ma I'm sorry, I've been too caught up with work. I did text you to remind you take your meals and medicine timely." I grabbed her shoulder, gently rubbing on it trying to soothe her anger out. "So caught up with work that Mr forgot he has a mother." she taunted me before flicking my forehead and finally sitting to rest on the chair. I stood there waiting for her to say something as she looked deep in thought before she turned her head to look at me with a questioning look. "Is everything alright between you and Phuwin? I called him yesterday night to ask about you and he kept sidelining the topic." my breath hitched at the mention of my Phuwin, my heart suddenly beating faster than my breathing. "Everything alright mom. You could've easily called me instead of bothering him." I tried my best to keep a hold on my emotions so my mother would not realize the conflicts taking place between me and Phuwin. "You should know better than lying to your mom, Pond. I didn't just casually see you grow up from a fetus to a grown man." Her tone came out a warning to cut the chase and a second chance to tell her the truth before she makes me tell her the truth. "I'm not mom, we're just fine. Too caught up in our lives maybe that's why you don't see us hanging out as often." or maybe at least we'll be fine, we will have to. I can't keep doing this, can't keep drowning myself in work because everytime I close my eyes his face flashes in my mind. "He's ignoring you isn't he? Give him some time alone Nara, if that doesn't work do anything in your power to make things right with him. I'm not letting go of such a son-in-law, once in a lifetime blessing." once in a lifetime blessing - I'll do anything and everything to get him back, this time officially as mine and once that happens I'll also make sure I never let go of him. "Close your laptop and pull out the keys. We're heading home." her tone came out as a command leaving no room for argument as I watched her walk towards the exit of my office, not bothering for my reply. Let's get things together now.

"Wait what? He isn't responding to your calls either?" I jolted up from my bed quickly holding the phone close to my ears, the words from the other line sinking in. "No Nara, he hasn't picked up any of my calls. I can't reach him through anything." a sense of worry rushed through my veins. "You should calm down! he's probably busy or caught a fever." Dunk's tone was more of a reassuring one to try to get my nerves calm. "As if him suffering from a fever all alone is any better of an idea." I rubbed my temples trying to restrain myself from walking out at 3:00 am and barging into his house. "I'll call you later my fiance is waiting for me." that was the last thing I heard before beeping sounds reached my ears indicating the call was cut. I sighed out throwing my phone on the side.

Phuwin's pov:
I stirred in my sleep as a loud ringing sound echoed through the quietness of the night disturbing my sleep. I whined before reaching out to grab my phone and answering it without checking who called. "Phu are you there?!" a loud voice was heard from the other line making me pull the phone away from my ears. "Nata why are you calling me at 3:00 am?" I questioned with a hazy voice, my eye lids dropping from sleep. This is the first night I was able to fall asleep after the news broke out. Every time I would close my eyes, images of them kissing would flash in my mind breaking my heart and causing me to just stare at the ceiling with tears dripping down my cheeks. "Nothing I'm just glad you're alive and you decided to pick my call.'' there was a hint of relief in his voice, a feeling of guilt breaking out though me for stressing him during his wedding preparations. "I'm sorry for ignoring your calls Dunk. I got too caught up returning to work after weeks." a lie broke out through me before my brain could process. I haven't been to work for days, I was rotting in my bed with tubs of ice cream and Hana as emotional support. It felt like I was going through a break up ironically without even being in a relationship. "You should go back to sleep. Don't worry yourself out. Good night!! Sleep well." He cut the call before I pulled the phone away from my ears. Scrolling to see 50 missed calls from Pond during the past 2 days, my messages blowing up with his texts asking for one chance to explain. I had no right to be acting like this, he didn't owe me an explanation and I don't have any rights to be treating him like this. I quickly typed out an apology stating how caught up I got with work, a clear lie that he would easily understand. I kept the phone aside, sleep leaving my soul as my mind got engulfed with thoughts of him and his dumb face that I think about all the time.

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