Calm Down Tiger

86: My Pillar Neighbor

Ohm's POV

I don't speak a lot and I don't really interact to people a lot. Why? Because I am not interested. My life is boring and I am not proud to admit it but people probably guess just by looking at me—but everything changes.

I was a normal university student studying film when I've first met Fluke. Yes, my boyfriend. He was supposed to be at the orientation for the freshmen but being a free spirit—he wandered around the campus like he wasn't a new student. I normally hang out at the back building of my college and there are only few students that are aware of this place. For me, this is the most peaceful place in the university—not until this guy interrupted the peace.

I don't really care about freshmen who weren't interested in the orientation but that time—he looks so irritated mumbling words under his breath while pressing his phone hard on his ears, "Where are you na Ai'?" his voice sounds so sweet but his face looks like he will murder someone.

Good thing, I am sitting at the other side of the pillar separating me and him. He cannot possible see me in here but I noticed him—I don't know why but I noticed him.

I stopped looking because I hate complicated things and complicated people. I was trying to put on my earphone that time when I heard a loud curse, "FUCK YOU!" and then the freshman walks pass me.

I know from a fact that my life will never be the same after that.

I keep on hanging out at the same spot for weeks hoping to find peace of mind but every time I come back I keep on seeing the problematic child talking loudly to his phone—eating his lunch and chatting—until one day I saw him being slapped by a girl. I didn't try stopping them because I am not crazy to get involve, "Bitch! Doesn't mean my boyfriend na kah flirted on you he will really take you seriously. Look at yourself—and look at me—I am a girl na kah and you are a boy—no one will even take you seriously—stop being delusional!" the first thing that I realized that time.

'Damn, this guy is to brave na khrab!'

He didn't cry—he didn't show weakness in front of the girl, instead he grabbed her arms and his laugh echoes in the almost empty corridor while I am sitting on the pillar again opposite to them trying to ignore them and trying not to let them notice me, "Put your boyfriend on a leash na khrab. As you said, he flirted with me na khrab and not me flirted with him first," his proud voice makes me wonder what kind of person he is.

I heard another loud slap followed by, "Dream on! You are gay na kah! You will not find happiness because you don't deserve to be happy~" teenage drama in school. Not a very nice scene to witness. I am still glad that I am covered by the pillar because this will be awkward when they see me. I sigh but not loud enough.

I remember how I tried hard to make myself comfortable when suddenly, "P' khrab—" I got startled when I heard this Nong's voice. I didn't speak, "I will just sit behind you na khrab P' so that I won't bother you," he informed me and that makes me so confused, "Since when?" I finally asked.

The chuckled he let out doesn't sound happy chuckled at all, "I know that P' is always here na khrab but I am too stubborn going here every day—but P'—can you just let me off the hook? I am—really upset right now na khrab," and hearing that, I can guess why he is upset.