That day, I became a very sought-after person. The hotel reception called
me and told me that another visitor had come to see me. I was surprised to
find out that it was Ten, Aoey's boyfriend. We had never met before, only
from the previous restaurant. He visited me at the hotel but didn't come up.
I went down to see him in the hotel lobby.
"Hello."
"I'm Aoey's boyfriend."
"I know."
We both remained silent. I looked at the boy in front of me wondering what
he wanted. I noticed that he was well mannered, the same age as me, and he
was hygienic. He wasn't a top model guy, but he was a good looking man.
Aoey had good taste.
"Why are you visiting me?"
I asked first or else we would be there all day. At that time it was 11 in the
morning.
"Aoey's mom told me to contact you."
"Master Salee?
I sat up straight.
"I thought she was abroad."
"Yes, she is abroad. I....can I talk to you openly?"
There was an attempt to be nice on his part. I nodded in agreement. I didn't
want him to feel too uncomfortable.
"Yes, sure."
"I talked to Aoey's mom and told her that Aoey is sick. She refused to eat,
to travel. I told teacher Salee that she saw you recently."
"She is sick?"
I expressed my concern immediately.
"Is she okay?"
"She seemed fine, but she refused to talk to anyone, she doesn't eat, she
doesn't take medication. She just sleeps all day... I'm worried about her. Her
mother told me that she should talk to you. You may be able to help."
"I'm not a doctor."
"I don't understand it, so I'm contacting you. I also found out from her
mother that you and her were very close. I saw you arguing about
copyright.
"Yes, he was there that day too. I didn't know how to explain it to him. I just
stayed silent. In my head, I thought of the sick little girl alone. What was
wrong with her? She was fine the other day.
"Where is Aoey now?"
"In the condominium. I'll take you there."
A lot happened in 3 years. Aoey, a petite woman, traveled to Bangkok with
less than 500 baht in cash. She now lived in an expensive apartment
downtown. It wasn't as big as mine, but it was good for Aoey. I was proud
of you, my Aeoy...
"Are you living with her?"
"No, but I spend time here often. I don't want to leave her alone."
I was relieved to hear that they didn't live together... Why did I feel
relieved? They were about to get married.
"Here, can we come in?"
"I have your access card. You don't have to be too polite with me. I want to
be your friend."
He really tried to be my friend... I smiled and didn't say anything. I was an
introvert. I tried to build a bubble around me, so no one could get too close.
There were only two friends in this world who burst the bubbles and
entered, Aoey and Tod. It would be strange if Ten could burst the bubble
too. He was my ex-girlfriend's future boyfriend. It was too strange. Her
room was on the 22nd floor. We arrived in front of the room and looked at
each other. We nodded before he tapped the card on the door and opened it.
The door was open.
"Should we knock first in case she's naked?"
I looked at my new friend unimpressed by his manner, but he smiled.
"It's okay if she is naked. We're getting married soon anyway."
That bothers me... However; Ten waited at the front of the room. I turned
around to look at the taller guy in surprise.
"Please come in. I'll be here to take you back. When you finish, I will be
waiting to take you to the hotel."
Ten left me with a small bomb inside the room. Damn! I should at least tell
Aoey how I ended up there. She just let me in and I faced that little monster
alone. I entered the room...
A studio with a total area of 42 square meters. It was enough space to put a
small couch and a queen size bed in the middle of the room. I could see
Aoey's body now sleeping on her side, facing away from me. She didn't
realize it was me entering the room. She must have thought that it was Ten
who had the key card.
"I'm not hungry. Please go, Ten."
I didn't say anything but I sat next to her on the bed. I touched her neck to
feel her temperature.
"I didn't have a fever..."
But Aoey immediately dismissed it. He still didn't like being touched like
before.
"Do not touch me. I don't like being touched."
"I thought you were cured. You still don't like being touched."
Aoey sat up immediately once she heard my voice. The sweet eyes looked
at me with surprise. We looked into each other's eyes for many minutes in
silence. It seemed to be an eternal battle. She finally broke the silence.
"How did you get here?"
"Ten brought me,"
I said with a scoff.
"Did seeing me cause you so many problems? You refuse to eat."
"Don't be nosy,"
Aoey said angrily. She looked me in the eyes and asked frankly.
"Why are you here? Just because Ten asked you to?"
"Ten told me that you've been depressed since you saw me. He thought I
might be the reason...why? Was it so bad to see me?"
I made fun of her and it seemed to work. Aoey bit her lip fighting against
herself.
"Who said that? Why would I be depressed after seeing you?"
"Don't know. You still love me, I guess?"
I made fun of her because I wanted her to laugh. But that made her even
more angry, she took the phone from her and she threw it at my head in
anger.
"Oh!"
It wasn't hard enough to make me bleed, but it hurt enough to make me
angry. I grabbed her wrist and glared at her.
"This is too much, Aoey."
"No, it is not. How dare you say that? I don't love you anymore because
you're a whore who left me because I didn't have money,"
She said and still she hit me on the shoulder.
"I can do more than this. If I only have a hammer, I'll break your head. If I
have a knife, I will stab you. I will do whatever causes you pain."
"I'm in pain now."
"That's not enough. I wanted to hurt you more.."
"You don't eat, you don't sleep, it's enough to hurt me. You don't have to do
anything, now I have my punishment!"
I grabbed his arm that was still trying to hit me. I used another hand to push
down on her chest, forcing her to lie still on the bed.
"Whatever you want to do to me, just do it. You want to scold me, insult
me, talk shit about me but eat your food. Don't worry other people."
"Who? Nobody in this world cares about me."
"Me!"
Suddenly, it was like someone had pressed the mute button on the TV. I was
on top of her and looked into her eyes trying to hypnotize her into staying
still. I forced her to stay still, not move. That was what I wanted. She pulled
her arms out of my grasp and pulled my neck down.
"Are you worried about me? Why are you worried about me?"
"Friends....because we are friends"
"That's all?"
"What other thing?"
Our faces and lips drew closer to each other like a magnet. An alert rang
from Aoey's phone, like a bell it was the one that saved us. What was that?
Why do we end up here? We both looked into each other's eyes while she
was still under me. First I walked away and pretended nothing was
happening.
"I have to go. Aoey, you have to eat. You don't want to be too skinny bride."
"Gen."
I wanted to end the conversation. My duty is done now. What had just
happened was a mistake that could have had some negative effect. I had to
pretend nothing happened.
"Eat some food, okay?"
"You feel sensitive about me, don't you?"
She was the same simple girl. She said what she thought. Today, she still
spoke frankly as if she wasn't going to get married in the near future..
"It was the atmosphere,"
I said with a serious tone.
"I am single and alone. Anyone can make me feel sensitive."
"You don't have anyone now, do you?"
I was leaving, but I turned around once I heard that. Aoey took off her shirt
and openly showed her white lace bra.
"You can be sensitive. It's fine with me."
"Why are you doing this?"
"I want to know if you really don't feel anything for me."
"No, I don't feel anything."
The soft eyes walked over to me and unhooked her own bra in front of me.
Her soft skin that I had not admired me for 3 years and now dared me to
touch her. I turned my face to the other side.
"Good. Don't make me realize you feel something."
The gentle eyes leaned down and whispered in my ears.
"I will play with your feelings until you can't stand it."
Our faces almost touched. That was typical of Aoey's flirting but it was
different. Before I was flirtatious with love.
But this was revenge. What did she expect? What did she want?
"I have to go. Don't forget to eat your food."
"How can I free myself from this feeling that you are not cooperating with
me?"
She said with a smile.
"I should call Ten to help me relieve myself."
I turned around to look at her angrily. A smile appeared on her face like a
winner. It made me realize that I was losing to her again.
"Yes, you have feelings for me."
Aoey said with a sparkle in her eyes.
"Now it's my turn to give you unbearable pain!
