D E E P E R |Kengkla × Techno|

Thin Wall

|Kengkla|

Six months.

Six months of jumping from one girl to another. Six months of playing around the city with Technic and hell, all we did was clubbing like it was the last day of our life.

We managed to balance our studies and clubbing which surprised me. Maybe Technic was a good influence to me. Or not?

He teached me how to act like adult so we could enter bars, teached me how to hook a girl and made me a heavy alcohol drinker that I was now.

An ideal bestfriend? I don't think so.

"Kengkla!" Nic was calling my attention. I forgot that we're discussing something about our research paper.

"What do you think? You'll be okay if we finish the last part in our house?" He asked.

Usually we do group activities in my house but we can't do it now because my parents were home after months of traveling for their work.

I frowned. Why I won't be okay? I want to ask him but I dismissed it. Not a big deal.

"Wherever. As long as we can finish it." I answered.

I made it clear to him before. I don't like his brother. We both know how straight I am. How many girls I dated since his birthday party? 7? 8? I lost my count.

I never saw Techno since that night. I don't know why. Did Nic made him stop from coming to school or Techno tried to avoid me that's why even his shadow was nowhere to be found.

Arriving at Nic's house, I checked the vicinity for Techno but he's not here. Good. I don't know how I'll face him.

Well, maybe he forgot about that already.

I should erase it to my memory also, right?

The project finished smoothly. We did our best to this one. We're aiming not for a good grade. It should be excellent.

We decided to went home when we noticed how late it was already. I volunteered to do the editing and Nic will make a presentation.

Everyone left already and I was the last one to leave their house because Nic and Techno's mom kept me and made me talked about her son.

I should have told her how 'good influence' Nic was to me. Note the sarcasm.

Nic, showing to his parents how good friend he was, walked me out to their house.

"Your brother is still outside. It's 9 o'clock now, Nic."

"I have watch too, Kla."

"That's not my point."

He sighed. A long one. "Exactly! Why bother about him? You don't like him right?"

"I don't."

Six months have passed already and he still thinks I like him? Not plausible for me.

A light stopped us from our talk. A scooter bike stopped in front of my car where we were standing and I saw Techno, wearing his uniform.

This was the first time I saw him wearing that. He's always wearing their varsity uniform and seeing him with a normal stident uniform made my heart beats faster than normal.

Here we go again. What does it mean?

Another car stopped in front of us and there Techno's bestfriend, Type, came out.

They started talking as they walked towards our direction and I felt like I was going to vomit all the food I ate today. I felt nauseated. Why?

It felt like the wall I built for half year crumbled down. A wall that keeps me from Techno and his shining smile.

Didn't knew I built a tall wall, yes, but a thin one. Just seeing him smiling like that pushed off my wall. My thin wall.

"Because you have a cheerleader!" Techno said as they came nearer to us.

When he noticed me, his smile faltered, for a split second. I noticed it. Did he still remember me? Our conversation?

"Nic, why you're talking here outside? Call your friend inside for a dinner." He threw me some glances but didn't talk to me directly.

It made me sad. Why not talk to me, P'?

"You're on what level now, Technic?" Type asked.

"Grade 11, P'."

"Oh! One more year." Type's hand landed on Techno's shoulder and I didn't like the closeness it showed.

"Graduate fast and come quickly to our university. Your brother needs cheerleader because he's complaining that he lost against me because someone was cheering on me today."

While Type was explaining today's event to Nic, Techno looked at me and asked me to go inside for dinner.

"I finished already, P'. I'm going home now." I explained our research paper and why I was outside with Nic.

Why do I need to explain? I stopped when I noticed that I was talking too much.

"Okay. Drive safely. Its late now."

Not warm. Not cold. That's how he talked to me. Where's the shining smile, P'? I want to ask.

He dragged Type inside their house and I just followed them with my eyes.

"Go now, Kla. You'll edit our paper, right? You'll not daydream or something?"

I nodded.

I went inside my car but I came out again fast to call my friend and ask him the most important question at the moment.

"When do you plan to visit him in their school?"

"Huh? Who?"

I didn't answer. Can I take it back?

I just realised how dumb my question was.

"My brother? Hell, no! There's no way I'll go check him and watch him lose in a game."

He looked skeptical. He's thinking something else. Something about me. I knew it because I was also thinking what the hell was wrong with me.

"There are plenty of ways to make you come. Choose now."

He met my gaze. He read my thoughts and I know he get the answer that he asked. He knew it from the start. It was me who's in denial for a long time.

"You'll let me drive your car for a week."

It's a done deal.

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Unedited.

Sorry for the delay! I'll comeback to this story once I'm done with R U E.

Thank you for reading this.

A lot of mistakes. I'll edit soon 😭