Valentines Day Special Part 1

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Last night was probably one of the best nights of Kongpob's college life. The first day of the festival exceeded what he had anticipated. And although he got tired from his shift at the Gear Café he had a lot of fun. It was a bonus that he got to spend the rest of the day with his boyfriend. Just recalling what happened during that mini concert was enough to bring a smile on his face.

That was the first time he saw Arthit be that comfortable around a lot of people, to be able to let loose like that, laughing and singing together with the rest of the crowd. This was a learning process, he guessed, being in a relationship he gets to learn new things about his lover. And Kongpob promised to himself to guide Arthit to that comfortable bubble as they go along the way. He wants to see that smile on his boyfriend's face just as they were dancing to a song last night.

Kongpob knows this will be a long journey. He knows that Arthit needs time and Kongpob respects that.

He'll be here when Arthit is ready.

Speaking of his boyfriend, Arthit is probably still asleep since he has the day off. It's only 8 in the morning so he lets his Arthit sleep in a little bit. They plan to meet later at the field for lunch, and Kongpob's shift isn't until 3 in the afternoon.

He stands in front of his closet wondering what to wear. Kongpob carefully browses his clothes; he doesn't want to get caught by the guards from the jail booth again. He opts for a grey shirt again since it was the color that was on the black list yesterday. Kongpob thinks he's safe with this one.

After getting ready he heads out to the campus. He'll meet his friends at the café to see what's happening, his best friend, Aim, has the morning shift again together with May and Prepailin. According to Tew they had exceeded their target sales yesterday. The seniors were very much happy about it.

When Kongpob gets to the campus grounds he scans the area. He almost forgot that it's Valentine's Day today what with him being busy and Arthit not caring about the special day. The mini stage is decked with red and pink with a big wooden heart at the center, every stall around the field is peppered with red and pink streamers, balloons, heart shaped paper cutouts, and the likes. It reminds Kongpob that no matter what day it is he won't get to spend it with his boyfriend because Arthit doesn't like Valentines which makes him sad a little bit.

There's a love song playing on the PA system; he sees a number of couples walking hand in hand as Kongpob make his way toward the café.

The Gear Café, just like any other stalls, is decked with pink and red balloons, paper hearts and streamers. Kongpob figures it's the doing of one Evil-Maprang so he heads straight into the guy's tent and sees Aim changing, and Tew who's looking at some charts.

"Good morning, Kong," Aim greets.

"Good morning," he greets his best friend and Tew who smiles.

"Happy Valentines, Kong," Tew teases. Aim coughs and Tew furrows his brow.

"Ready for the morning shift?" Kongpob ignores Tew's antics; he doesn't want to be reminded that he won't get to date his boyfriend today. "May is sharing the shift with you right?"

"Yeah," is all Aim says. His best friend has this stupid smile on his face that Kongpob gets.

He excuses himself to go outside where he bumps into Evil-Maprang and May. May is already in her costume and she greets him shyly.

"Kongpooooob," he doesn't like the tone on Evil-Maprang's voice. It only means something bad.

"Good morning."

"Good morning indeed," Evil-Maprang says, smiling. "One of the seniors from the Science faculty is looking for you in the café."

"Me?" he asks. Evil-Maprang nods, "did they say what they want from me?"

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