My Chocomallows Cake by ARIE78 (on hold)

Chapter 27

Beam was looking around for his two friends.Because he needed to kill time. He was even ready to do calculus at Kit's or worse do calculus at Ming's while his father related it to cooking.

He just did not want to go back to his so-called home.

But where were they? He crossed one dreary corridor after another when suddenly he heard a familiar voice.

broom cupboard virgin

What? Seriously..ew. But then he thought he heard his name. He stepped closer to the door and placed his ear on it. It sounded a lot like Ai'Ming and Ai'Kit. Then he heard it Phi Forth! No! He did not hear it just as he was about to bolt from the closed door it opened and tumbled out Kit and Ming.

Beam was shocked despite his previous suspicions. His two friends had gotten together? It somehow made him very very lonely.

But before he could pull a sad face and walk off forlornly Mingkwan grab him and they all tumbled back into the dark closet.

It was a tight fight and he was uncomfortable sandwiched between Kit and Ming.

"Beam! Beam!" Ming called excitedly

"Ai'Ming! I'm not interested in a threesome!"

"A threesome?" Kit almost shouted that out.

"You know Kit that doesn't sound like a bad idea!"

"Ai'Ming get back to the point!"

"Right!" From where he was pressed into Ming's side he could tell he was excited. The slight vibrations from his body told Beam that Ming was trying his best to jump up and down.

"You. Sad. Night. But. Happy. Before. During.Night. What. Happened. At Home. With with!!!!"

"Huh?" Beam did not understand a thing

Kit brought up his hand (scratching Beam's face in the process) to push his glasses up his nose, "To summarize it. What's with you and phi Forth?"

Beam's eyes widened in horror and he scrambled for the door knob. THIS WAS WORSE THAN A THREESOME!

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Somewhere in the vicinity, a plate dropped to the ground and broke. Drawn to the noise, Forth turned to watch Ai'Lam picking up the pieces apologetically while Nien reprimanded him.

Wayo tutted at the sight and turned back to Forth, surprised that the head chef wasn't throwing a fit over it.

Instead, Forth remained frozen in his seat, arms folded and dark eyes staring at the broken porcelain plate lying on the ground.

And those very same eyes softened.

Why, he didn't know.

"The last time he was here..." Forth trailed, trying to remember. "He knocked over a vase and... cut himself."

"He?"

"Yeah... Beam."

A long silence.

Forth's answer had stopped everyone at their heels. The passing waiter. The Red  Velvet cake. Ai'Lam almost dropped another plate. And Nien had turned in their direction to give Forth a piercing, long look.

Wayo was the one to break the ice.

"You like him. Don't you?"

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"YES! I like him! I like that hot headed tanned guy, I like Forth Jaturapom!"

Ming asked, "They're at that stage already. First names."

So nodded more seriously than Ming and looked at Beam, "Did you tell him? Does he know?"

Beam blushed.

"Wait a minute!" Mingkwan smirked. "You guys aren't 'active' are you?" Ming wiggled his eyes.

Beam shook his head furiously at Kit's scandalized look, "It's nothing like that...just a kiss..."

"A kiss? So he likes you too?"

"Yay!" Ming added helpfully.

But Beam's mood only worsened, "No. I'm a kid after all. Immature. Stupid. Male and bad at cooking. I'm probably not even good looking or cute at all to him." Beam added miserably.

Ming immediately enveloped Beam into a hug, "Beam is very good looking and you are cute!" Kit looked at alarm at the two embracing each other and subtly tried to pry Mingkwan off of Beam.

Beam only sighed in Mingkwan's arms, "Yeah. Thanks Ai'Ming. But I...I think he likes someone else. I think I'm becoming a hindrance," He thought about what could have transpired between Nien and Forth if he hadn't intercepted, "I think...I think I'm coming in between them."

"It's okay you were only protecting what's yours!" Ai'Ming said consolingly but that only had the adverse affect on Beam.

"He ISN'T mine! HE ISN'T....isn't. I miss home...and Momo" Beam said miserably before finally finding the doorknob and turning it to let himself out.

"Momo?" Kit whispered when Beam was no longer within earshot.

"EH? SOME SORT OF LOVE TRIANGLE?"

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Forth never gave his answer. But Wayo could guess it from his pale expression.

With a chuckle, Wayo stood up and straightened himself. "I better not leave Phi Pha alone for too long. He might hurt himself. I'll get going. Thanks for the food. And you..." he paused to give Forth a pointed glance. ".... take care, okay?"

After what seemed like a century, Forth glanced up at him and quirked a small smile.

"Yeah."

And that's how the 'good Phi Wayo' as Beam used to call him, left through the double doors. The silence didn't end there. Nor did Forth's work. Ignoring the stares and the murmurs, he fixed his coat and headed for the kitchen, suavely picking up his bonnet lying on the counter.

He stopped in his tracks and turned to his staff. They were still staring at him agape.

"We have a busy day ahead! So don't just stand around, GET TO WORK!" he said hotly and with a shake of his head, disappeared into the corridor.

Lam knelt down and removed the last of the broken shards. He was dimly aware of Nien standing next to him. Dimly aware of her immobile self and her inability to be noticed by the one man she'd admired for long.

Lam gave a low hiss and continued wiping the ground.

"That guy..." he breathed. "I wonder whether he was even serious when he asked you out... You don't deserve him anyway, Nien."

Nien didn't answer him.

And when he looked up questioningly at her, he found her eyes on the verge of tears.

"N...ien?"

She gave a rueful smile, wiped her face against the collar of her uniform and put up a false front.

"No, I'm fine. Don't worry about me, Phi'Lam. Besides there are other fish in the sea... right?" she said with a laugh. A laugh that sounded forced.

He watched her bow her head and take leave, all the while his eyes never left her.

He gave a sigh.

"Yeah, Nien. There are other fish in the sea. I just wish you would notice this one. And not just Forth!"

ARIE78: Fuh, lucky can finish this chap. Kinda crazy with KitBeMing group 😂. Anyway, there is a few more chaps. Want to finish it asap. Been drag for so long. Never think that i can achieve until this chap. Hope u guy not be boring with my ff. Feel free to vote and comment. 😘