We are...คือเรารักกัน (We are... we are in love)

Chapter 58: I Care Ná...

Proofreader: SMV2454

Lately, I've been paranoid about being invited to go out. For several days now, I've been wary of whether that bastard Phum will take me somewhere. It's not that I'm afraid to go, but what I'm scared of is wearing that shirt, that wretched shirt, while going out with him. Just thinking about it makes me cringe.

That day when he gave me (what a high-class word!) that hideous shirt, I almost ran headfirst into the wall to forget the message on the shirt. Maybe it was just a dream. But no, it was real 😭. Those two white shirts still hang prominently in the closet, making me tear up every time I see them. I'm so sad.

"Shorty, are you done? I'll turn off the light."

"Yeah." I replied to Phum, who was about to turn off the light and go to bed. I put down the lecture notes I borrowed from Fai next to the bed and pulled up the big, soft, milk-scented comforter to my chest.

As soon as the bright light was turned off, the soft green glow from the hundreds of glow-in-the-dark stars and the fairy lights I see every night before bed replaced it, along with Phum who slipped under the same blanket.

"What's wrong? Are you mad about the shirt?" he asked, pulling me into a hug like always.

I'm not mad, but I'm embarrassed and wondering what he was thinking. Geez.

"No." I glanced at Phum, who was hugging me too tightly. He switched from hugging to snuggling into my chest. This handsome guy... Just thinking about the word "handsome" makes the image of those shirts flash before my eyes.

I tried to turn over to get comfortable, but Phum tried to follow me and kept snuggling into my neck, making a whining sound, not letting me move away. Hey, this position is uncomfortable. Let go.

"Phum, let go. I can't sleep like this; it's uncomfortable." I said, lying on my back and unable to sleep because I'm used to sleeping on my side.

Phum let me lie on my left side facing him as I requested, then quickly snuggled back into my chest, hugging me even tighter. We always fall asleep in each other's arms, but once we're asleep, it's freestyle. Sometimes I wake up in the morning, and we're miles apart.

"Phum, seriously, would you dare wear that shirt?" We were silent for a while before I asked, stroking his soft hair.

"Why wouldn't I? The shirts are cool." Phum said, and I felt like he was sniffing my neck.

"If we wear it out, people will know what we are."

"So, what are we?"

"We're a couple."

"Oh... we're a couple? Heh heh."

"Phum, don't tease me." Please be serious with me. Sure, your shirt is fine, but mine is a disaster, a total disaster. Oh, gosh.

"Why are you overthinking, Peem? Whether people know or not, so what?"

"I don't care about others, but... I'm afraid it will reach your parents' ears."

Phum's family is well-known in the society, and of course, Phum is also known by many. What will happen if someone who knows Phum tells his father that they saw his youngest son wearing a couple shirt and walking hand in hand with another man? I'm so frightened by just imagining the scenario that will happen after that.

Phum moved up to a higher level than me, pulling me up to hug me close. His warm, soft lips pressed against my forehead for a long time, a gentle touch that made me feel secure.

"I don't know what my parents will say, but if that day comes, we'll face it together."

"Uhm."

Tonight, like every night, Phum and I lay on the big bed under the soft blanket together. We fell asleep in each other's warm embrace, with hundreds of stars sending us to sleep and wishing us sweet dreams.
No matter what we face in the future, as long as we're together like this, it's enough.