sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ: ❸
sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ᴘᴏᴠ (ᴛᴏᴅᴅ)
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2 weeks after that, Aoey and Genlong's wedding took place. They were two
modern women. They didn't need any auspicious moment. They just needed
beautiful wedding dresses, booked a hotel, and then were ready for the
reception. The wedding took place in a small ballroom in a hotel with a
large table in the middle. It looked like a meeting room, more than a
wedding. The two brides wore modern and elegant white dresses. Genlong
always looked beautiful. All eyes were on her once she entered the room.
Her black hair perfectly framed her beautiful bright face, and her eyes
mesmerized everyone. The other wedding dress was sweet and simple.
Aoey wore a white traditional Thai dress, decorated with gold thread on the
edge. She was stunningly beautiful.
The two brides dressed differently but looked great together. There were
two different styles that harmonized with each other. I thought it was by
design. They didn't want two girlfriends in a pageant.
"Wow, you're fucking beautiful. Oh! Why did you hit my head?"
"Don't be rude on my wedding day."
Great flew from Macau to attend the wedding. He looked at his sister with
admiration. He looked at Aoey and openly admired her as well.
"Why do two beautiful women end up together?"
"Shut your mouth."
"Because? One is my beloved sister. The other is my ex-girlfriend. Then,
they ended up together."
"Great pouted and handed something into Genlong's hand."
"Here's mom's gift for you, some money so you two can go on adventures."
I stood not far from them, curiously poking my head out to look at
Genlong's hand. She opened a folded check and I saw that it said 10 million
baht written on it. Wow! Ten million. Aoey almost fainted from those '0's on
the check.
"How come she gave me so much? Does she know that I'm marrying a
woman?"
"Yeah, she said it won't last,"
Great said sarcastically.
"Mom still believes that a woman's relationship won't last forever."
"I'll show it to mom."
"You are ungrateful."
"What?"
Great was such a foul-mouthed boy that I only observed the brother's
conversation in a low voice.
"You left your two parents who love you so much and moved to Thailand to
live with a woman you recently met. If this isn't ungrateful, I don't know
what is."
Aoey, who was next to them, looked guilty. But I couldn't say anything
because it wasn't my place.
"Yes, you make me feel guilty... What should I do then? Take her to
Macau?"
"Why not?"
"Our father is not a normal father. He will blame Aoey for our family
problems."
She really is guilty. Genlong raised her hand to hit Great high above as
Great definitely moved his face closer to her.
"Hit me. It won't help you escape the fact that you left our family. You are
the hope of mom and dad. You are dad's heart. Now I have to meet all
expectations."
"Yes that's how it is. You are a single child. Mature."
"You know I'm not that smart."
"But you are now."
"As?"
"At least you know you're not smart."
Both brothers remained silent, but their eyes were conveying some deeper
words.
"You're an adult, Great. I promise you that I will return when you need me.
Tell them I love them always."
"You're her favorite. Mom knowing that you married a woman. She still
gave you tens of millions. She didn't complain about anything. She just
said..."
"What did she say?"
"Better than the alternative, if you have depression and want to kill yourself
again."
Great pulled Gen into a hug.
"No matter what is happening in your life, you have to promise that you'll
return to us, to see your family. Don't want to commit suicide again. We
couldn't bear to see you like this again."
Aoey heard all that. Tears covered her eyes. This was something Aoey
never knew before. The other girlfriend who just heard all that would love
Genlong even more.
"I won't do that again."
Genlong gently stroked Great's back.
"I have Aoey now."
"Ok, I'll tell mom that one good thing about Aoey is that she makes you
happy."
Genlong looked at the check in her hand with amusement. The number on
the check was so high that she had to make sure it wasn't a dream.
"Ten million."
"She's worried that you'll end up being a beggar. She doesn't agree with
your marriage but she can't come here. You have to let it go."
"She can ask her people to take me home."
"You will escape again. I think she'll just wait for you to run home again
like last time,"
Great said even though Aoey was next to them.
"Aoey, congratulations. You look very beautiful today in traditional Thai
dress. You should get a husband in her place... Ouch!"
Genlong hit Great on the head again for stopping his foul mouth. The
wedding guests were just close friends; me, teacher Salee, Great and Cherry
(his girlfriend), Si (a friend Aoey kept in touch with) and Ten. That wedding
was to inform people that the two decided to be together. They didn't want
anything fancy. I thought that was good. No marching band, no dance party.
We just dined and drank wine and talked about old, precious memories.
When everyone was having fun, I went out to the bathroom. Amidst the
celebratory atmosphere, something weighed on my chest once I saw
Genlong slip into the room. Almost cried. I wasn't sure if they were tears of
happiness at seeing her so happy, or if it was the painful feeling I had
towards her.
"Tod, what are you doing here?"
I was left alone thinking about so many things, not realizing that Genlong
followed me out of the room. I turned to her and quickly wiped away my
tears, but I could never hide that from Genlong.
"Why are you crying, Tod?"
Genlong always knew that.
"I feel sensitive. I'm glad to see you happy,"
I joked. Genlong smiled and came in to give me a hug.
"Come on, Todd. I didn't know you loved me so much. Only parents will
cry at the wedding."
"It's because I love you."
"Oh my God! You gave me goosebumps saying that. Look at my arms
here!"
Genlong showed me her arms and all her hair really stood on end. I could
only look at the beautiful girl with sadness. Love really had no gender. I
dated women before, then a man, and
now I was in love with a woman who was about to marry another woman.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Are you okay, Todd?"
"How many times have we kissed?"
I asked and pretended to count.
"Twice. First when you were drunk on Vodka. Again when we cheated on
your mom."
"Why are you mentioning this now?"
I looked at Genlong and wanted to try again one last time. I didn't know
how it would turn out. A kiss... I deserved one even if she might hate me.
"Kiss Me."
"What?!"
"I love you, Genlong."
"I'm in love with you. You know I'm not a liar."
Silence settled between the two of us. Air was sucked in around us, as if
someone pressed the controller to silence it. Genlong showed no emotion,
but I tried to suppress my fear of her petty rejection.
"I know this is not a good time to talk about this. But I think I kept it up too
long. I need to say something."
"I know sometimes it's better not to say it. I was like that too. But I learned
that not saying anything can make it worse."
"Are you angry with me?"
I asked frankly. Genlong, who had matured a lot since the first day we met,
looked at me and smiled.
"Someone loving me is better than hating me. Especially coming from you,
I can never hate you. You deserve something in return."
The beautiful bride pursed her lips in thought.
"I will do what you ask me."
Genlong ran towards me and put both her arms around my neck. He pulled
my neck towards her. She kissed me deeply with her tongue passionately. It
was a real kiss. Kiss with tongue... With rhythm... But it lasted less than 30
seconds. Genlong brushed himself off and took a deep breath.
"We kissed 3 times. It's weird kissing someone you're not in a relationship
with."
"Yes it's strange."
"I have rewarded you, so now you are my big brother again."
Genlong smiled at me and put hisnarms around me.
"This is our secret. Let no one know that we kissed."
I rested my head on her shoulder and laughed.
"Yes, it's our secret."
"Do not tell anyone."
My dear sister... you grew so much...
