We Are Meant To Be

Beach Trip - Strange Encounters

Our first full day on vacation.  I'm crazy excited.  We're at a spa for the first two days here but then we'll go to Railay Beach.  We have to go by boat.  Mom booked rooms for the last two days there. 

So now the question is: what do we do with ourselves? Our moms will be out of commission enjoying two days of spa treatments.  We each got three but I think we'll do those tomorrow and maybe go exploring today. 

Pha and I head to the restaurant for breakfast.  We run into Kit, Forth, Ming, and Yo on the way.  Everyone looks refreshed and happy.  I know I am.  We never did check about the soundproofing but we still have tonight.

As expected there's no way my mother would be up this early in the morning.  More like lunch time.  Ming's mom is here though and so is Forth's.  Kit's mom is a late sleeper too just not as bad as my mother.  We greet the mother's and join them for breakfast.

"What are your plans for today boys?" Forth's mom asks.

"I'd like to explore.  We have that driver right?" I answer.

"Yeah that sounds like fun." Pha agrees.

"I'm not sure I feel comfortable with you boys wandering around alone." Ming's mom chimes in.

"Mae, there are six of us.  All boys and at least three of us can fight..."

"Excuse me nong, Pha and I can fight too." Forth interrupts.

It's a sore spot for them.

"OKayyyy, then five of us can fight.  Plus we'll have that driver.  He's an adult." Ming finishes looking at Forth like he's an idiot.

"But he's a stranger." Forth's mom replies.

"No offense Auntie, but what will it change if you're there?" Yo asks softly.

"Well I carry a gun." She answers.

Half of the table chokes on their breakfast.  Kit actually spit his out and is now laughing.

"You're right I wouldn't change anything but I'd know first-hand that you were ok."  She says sweetly.

"How about if we check in regularly, like hourly." Kit suggests.

"I can live with that, but you must FaceTime, no texts.  I want visual confirmation each time." Ming's mother demands.

"That's fair." Pha says.

"OK, you must be back by 7pm for dinner." She tacks on.

We all readily agree because they aren't asking for a lot.  We finish our breakfast and head back to our rooms to get ready for the day.  To save time Pha and I shower together but it doesn't really save time, it takes a little longer since we have to wash twice.  We get out and get dressed.  I grab my wallet and phone and I'm ready to go.  I open the door to find everyone there.  They all come in which confuses me since I thought we were leaving.

N'Yo has something in his hands and seems very excited.

"Alright Nong what's going on?" Forth asks.

"Well I don't know about you guys but we didn't wait outside P'Kit and P'Forth's room to see if it was really soundproofed." He looks around and is satisfied that he's correct.

"I DID happen to put a recorder on the window ledge and let it record for a few hours." He says with a wide smile.

"You didn't?" I ask clearly very excited.

Kit and Forth don't look as excited as the rest of us.  Yo holds up the recorder and waves it back and forth happily.

"I did.  Want to listen?" He asks even though he knows the answer.