Chapter 23

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"What happened to your arm?" Neng asked, his eyes fixated on Copter's arm.


"Oh this?" Copter nonchalantly gestured at his sling. "It's just a minor sprain. Nothing serious. I'm taking it off in a few days."


"Still as clumsy as ever," Neng grumbled under his breath before taking a sip of his coffee.


Copter let out a lighthearted chuckle at that, his high spirits not at all dented by Neng's grumpy behavior. He still couldn't believe that Neng was sitting right in front of him. So happy that Neng was actually willing to spend some time at a nearby coffee shop to chat with him. His eyes shone bright as they closely studied the much more matured features of his brother. In contrast to the adorable boy that Copter last remembered, Neng had certainly grown up to be a handsome young man.


Copter smiled brightly. "How's everything?"


"Not bad."


"You're in your last year of high school, right? Have you decided which college you want to go to?"


"I'm still deciding."


"Is there anything I could do to help?"


Neng's face hardened at Copter's offer. "No. Why would I need your help? We're not family anymore, just like you said."


Copter inwardly recoiled. "Right," he agreed in a quiet voice.


A heavy silence hung over them. Aimlessly fingering his mug of steaming coffee, Copter mentally cursed himself. Out of his uncontrollable excitement, he had rambled on without giving much thought to what he was saying.


After stealing a glance at Copter's glum expression, Neng eventually broke the silence. "What about you?" When Copter looked up, Neng quickly turned his eyes away. "Pink told me that you're working at a coffee shop now," he added.


Copter lit up at once, glad that they were switching topics. "Oh yeah, I am! I'm working at a place called Café Pit-a-Pat."


"Café Pit-a-Pat?" Neng repeated back.


"Yup."


Neng shook his head in disbelief. "What a lame name."


"Hey, the owner takes great pride in coming up with that name."


Copter chuckled to himself as he remembered how proud Kimmon was of the café's name. If Kimmon ever heard Neng's blunt disapproval of it, he certainly would not take it very well.


"I'll drop by if I happen to be in the area," Neng mumbled in an inaudible voice, cutting through Copter's thoughts.

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