Every Breath You Take

The Past Visits (Kongpob)

"Arthit? Is that you?" A female voice asks causing all of us to turn towards the door.

"Namtarn? How are you?" P'Arthit asks with a large smile.

I don't know why, but every time I see this woman I cringe. I know it's silly but she was his first crush and truth be told it still ticks me off a little. They chat happily for a few minutes before she waves goodbye and joins her friends.

"She's getting married soon." P'Arthit tells me.

"To Jay? I ask.

"It seems so. I'm glad they worked everything out. They're really good together." He says.

I'm glad they worked out too.

I poke at my food perhaps sulking just a bit. I look up when I feel a hand caressing mine. He smiles when I meet his eyes and my heart feels calm again. It's like he has magic powers that can settle my nervous heart.

"Oh Jay! Look who's here." I hear and my eyes go to the door.

Soon Namtarn is with him and they both come to our table. P'Arthit stands and hugs Jay. Thankfully he didn't hug Namtarn or there would have been trouble. P'Arthit introduces Jay to P'Dan and K.O. just as he had with Namtarn. They offer greetings then bid farewell as they head off to their table. However before I can rest, Namtarn is back. Damn that woman.

She hands Pii something then leaves again. He opens it then smiles widely as he passes it over to me. It's a wedding invitation for Jay and Namtarn. At least I don't have to worry about her anymore. I mean in all honesty, I didn't have to ever worry about her. She never did anything, but I was insecure back then and hated that he had someone in his heart before me.

"We should go." He says happily.

"Sure, if this case is wrapped up by then, we'll definitely go." I agree.

After lunch we head back to the house. It's buzzing with activity. I really thought we'd get here and everyone would be lounging around complaining about being trapped here, but that's not the case. People are on the phone and checking over things. No one is doing nothing. Except us.

"Hey! You're back! Great, come and help." Maprang says.

I guess she was in charge.

"What did you guys find out?" P'Knott asks as everyone settles down.

"Well, we think Toota was the first victim." P'Dan starts.

"Yeah, we found a painted bleeding heart on the club. Also, we found out that this was never a gay club, so how could it be a hate crime? Our Toota was targeted." P'Arthit says.

"Oh hey Bright. We found Top. He owns the bar Toota was killed at." P'Arthit says.

"I told him that we'd bring the stuff from Toota to him when all of this was over with." He finishes.

"Yeah, I know where the box is. Toota will be happy that Top has it. I can't believe I finally get to fulfill his last wish." P'Bright says looking sad and relieved at the same time.

P'Prem squeezes P'Bright's shoulder. P'Bright looks up at his friends and offers a weak smile. I can tell he's trying to hold it together. Everyone knows they were best friends no matter how much they bickered. I'm sure it's like losing your other half. I know what that's like. I lived like that for five years.

"Hey, I think I found something." Prae says.

Everyone crowds into the war room around the board with the tattoo pictures.