The reality of illusion

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*Football Field *

Nic jogged towards the stand in an hyper energetic manner with a million dollar smile imprinted on his face ;the kind that could generate enough power for a small country. He was genuinely excited to be back on the field playing the game that he loves and the blood pumping adrenaline that coursed through his veins was testament to his affinity with the sport.

And not far behind him,followed Can, who was wondering how this tall person that dashed off in a heart beat could be at one moment so lethargic in the car and the next, so alive on the field. Finally trolling behind them was Chompoo who immediately threw her bag aside and hunched over with one hands on her knees to keep herself from folding in half as she took in big gulps of air upon reaching the stands. She quickly recovered to scan amongst the group of athletic individuals for her target , and no sooner than she needs to do a double take , sitting casually with his arms comfortably dangling over Pete's shoulder was Ae.

She wondered why Pete was there but causally shrugged her shoulders in disregard as she approached the two while hiding something behind her back. She was most pleased with herself as she stood in front of Ae and presented him with the lunchbox she had meticulously packed herself. But it was not before displaying an over the top prelude of acting all coy , which involved a lot of batting eyelashes and foot twirling (so we will skip that for the consideration of our general well being ). Ae could only cough out an awkward  thank you and quickly placed the lunchbox on the seat. It was completely ignored beside him, as Ae had the sense to read the expression on Pete's face in this instance.

Seeing so ,Chompoo persistently took up the lunchbox and sat down on the empty seat before opening up the lunchbox in an attempt to flaunt her capabilities as a domesticated women to Ae. Pete's face was gradually turning from a light shade of pink to full on red with each passing moment. He was looking everywhere else but at the source of his irritation , which was never a good sign.

Chompoo picked up a piece of what looked like a piece of chicken from the box and attempted to coax Ae to try it . As though time suddenly slowed down and all actions progressively paned out in cut scenes , Pete right at the moment intersected the meat that was headed towards Ae and grabbed it away with his mouth and nonchalantly started chewing it . This national geographic worthy shot stunned the two people sitting beside him long enough for Ae to respond by telling Chompoo he would eat it at another time and casually started asking random questions to divert the attention from Pete's odd behaviour. He could simply just make it clear to Chompoo and come clean with her about the relationship between Pete and him if not for the fact that they had decided together to wait till the end of the games. In an attempt to ward off all the unwanted attention from nosey people who were gonna make Ae lose his focus entirely, having to defend and safeguard Pete.

Chompoo however was being increasingly bold with her actions as she poked the red mark on Ae's neck and attempted to rub it off thinking it was a stain . Beeeeep!!!!! The coach blew the whistle and called for every player to assemble on the field at once . Saved by the whistle ,Ae stood up immediately and  hastened to join the rest of the team . He turned around and looked at Pete apologetically and hesitated to leave the latter to face Chompoo on his own. Pete understanding what message Ae wanted to convey and sweetly nudged him on to go ahead with no worry . Ae half comforted, broke into a slow jog and hurried to assemble with the rest of the team knowing how P'No can be a pain sometime about such matters . Chompoo furrowed her brows and in a very determined manner told Pete how she needs to buy some mosquito repellent patches for Ae to ward off bugs from leaving such nasty bites on Ae. Pete who usually would have just blushed shyly and nodded away in agreement excused himself and frantically started tapping away on his phone .

After what seemed like a minute before Pete stepped away , Chompoo's phone started vibration and as soon as she picked up the call, the stern voice of her home room teacher abrupted through the phone. The voice was so loud that even Pete who had returned to sit beside her  could hear it loud and clear .
" Chompoo you are to report to school immediately, it has been brought to the school's attention that you have been skipping mandatory classes and loitering around the nearby University Campus in school uniform. Young lady this is very inappropriate. I will be expecting you in my office before your first lesson. And I advise you not to be late!"
Chompoo turned pale at the warning and meekly answered back in agreement and as soon as she was off the call, she got up and hastily turned to leave. She did not forget however to turn to seek Pete's help in passing the lunchbox to Ae for her surely. Before Pete could say anything however , she had fled. Pete felt a tinge of guilt in having pulled a stunt like that , it was something Tinn would do to ensure Can was undisturbed but for him to follow suit was almost unheard of . He had placed a call to Chompoo's school anonymously as a concerned citizen but weirdly enough , this 'concerned citizen' had given the  exact name and particular of the student in question to ensure they were able to arrest this problem fluidly . He knew it was a risky bet but he had to take it in the name of love . As for the lunchbox however, it seems like P'Type was going to be pleasantly surprised at the new menu. Pete smiled sheepishly at the idea of having outdone himself and actually being more possessive of his man.

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