Sotus After Story

Chapter-29 Arthit

Tee leered, "Please Krup! Let me stay here tonight. I want to take care of you!"
Kongpob slightly tilted his head with his final approval. Tee literally danced with enjoyment. Instantly, I hated this "Tee" so much that my heart filled with disgust. I wrathfully stood up to leave, but something inside held me aback. I briskly spoke, "Even I was thinking about staying here tonight. You don't need to stay 'Tee'!"
I realized that the guy was so stubborn that he wouldn't leave that easily no matter what. Even I won't accept defeat. At the end it was decided that we both were going to stay. Kongpob perhaps found it a little strange. Maybe, he didn't like the idea of both of us staying at his apartment. He finally made an attempt, " Can you both please leave now? I'm fine & I want to stay alone!"
"No you're not, I can't take risk!" Tee flirted. His jaw was curved into a smile intended to impress my guy, obviously.
"Even I won't leave, I intended to spend my night here," I added.
"Why?" Kongpob asked irritably.
"I lost my keys, so can't get in," I lied.
I'm sure he knew it that I was lying, it was way too easy to guess. He flared his nostrils with anger spontaneously maintaining peace.
The bed arrangement was the toughest decision, Kongpob didn't say anything about it. If it was as usual then I & Kongpob both would have slept on the bed together, cuddling. However it was an inverse situation. I was not certain that if he would share his bed with me or that guy.
The clock ticked 12O'clock and I already snoozed in the couch without considering the effects of my carelessness. In the midnight when I felt the urge to drink water, I was surprised to notice Tee sleeping beside Kong on the bed. I assumed him either to sleep on floor or somewhere else. But it startled me when I noticed him sleeping with my boyfriend. I felt like beating that guy's ass off, I knew how hard it was to control one's emotion. I couldn't have done anything, I felt aimless. I realized how horrible & pathetic Kong felt seeing me with Nungning. Hot tears rolled down my cheeks the world whirling with agony. But I couldn't find a suitable solution. I had to ask for his forgiveness till he forgives me.
I couldn't sleep for the rest of the night, I kept observing Tee's movements. Whenever he's hand or leg slightly touched Kongpob's skin I pushed them aside. I didn't let him to touch my Kongpob in any possible way, although in state of sleep.
It was 5 am in the morning, the bright day light was about to break in, with an intense marmalade color. Even if I tried I couldn't get a nap, so I took a shower instead. I had to make it up to him in every possible way. Preparing breakfast was the only thing first to appear in my brain.
Tee woke up earlier than Kongpob, when he saw me preparing the breakfast he reacted super happily perhaps assuming I made some for him as well. But I cleared him, " I made it only for Kongpob."
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I went to work after my chores were done. My mind clouded with dark thoughts for leaving Kong with that Tee. I believed my Kongpob's loyalty, but I was too envious of that guy wooing him.
Every task I was assigned with, I lost concentration. I put the wrong input data into the urgent files. P'Max had to constantly remind me of every task I had to do subsequently. He wasn't pleased with my action, I could guess. But my personal affairs bothered me hard enough to obstinate.
If it wasn't Bright to help me out in the midst then I would have been fired immediately.
I arranged the piles of urgent files to put it in the top drawer of my desk. Bright put a cup of hot latte on my table simply sipping from his own. He raised one of his brow as he spoke, "The storm still bothering you ?"
"What storm?"
"The one between you & your....?" He hesitated purposefully.
"What do you mean?" I retorted hastily.
"I'm confused after the party, whom you are actually dating!"
" Obviously, I'm dating Kongpob. Have you ever seen me dating anyone?"
He was my best friend since childhood, he shouldn't have make such an awful remark. He knew I liked a girl in high school but that was just a phantasm. I've never took anything more serious then my relationship with Kongpob.
"Everyone is as confuse as me, after the party.." he muttered.
"Why would you guys feel so?"
"Listen Arthit, it's not about us. It's about you & your boyfriend. If you love him you shouldn't have done such a silly act."
"I just brought a girl to the party, that was it..."
" That wasn't it! Didn't you kiss the girl the day prior to the party?"
"Who told you that?"
"Wad & Oak told to Prem after M & Kongpob left the party. That's how I came to know."
"Well that's a misunderstanding, it wasn't like that!" I defended myself.
"Kongpob was embarrassed because of your behavior-can you deny that?"
His words set ignite into my shredded piece of heart. Distress strangling me hard enough to stop my breath. It felt uncontrollably miserable. I could sense  tears forming, I hardly controlled it from spilling. Bright knew me well, he knew how I felt. He intentionally would never have given me a cold shoulder. It was essential for me to understand the incomprehensible situation I formed by my insanity. Also because of my fear. I feared our relationship. I feared my love. And also because of getting exposed to my family.
Bright put the empty cup on my table & enfolded me into a quick tight hug, "Don't take time for solving a thing". His simple solace gave me a glimpse of hope between the mirage I submerged. I grinned gathering my courage "I'll solve it."
"That's like my best friend," he thumped on my chest taking advantage of the situation. The pain was intense enough to get me hospitalized but his hopes were stronger as antibiotic to defiance against it.
"I'll find a way to fight back my love," I constantly reminisced myself.