Since Always

7

Ming's POV

The next day, P' Pha was absent from Campus Moon and Star rehearsal. I tried to ask P' May but she was as clueless as me.

I tried to call P' Kit to know whether he was with P' Pha or not.

"Why are you calling?" P' Kit hissed.

"Aye, good morning to you too, P' Kitty," I teased him.

"Why are you calling?" He repeated his question.

"Where are you?" I didn't answer his question, but instead I asked him.

"And why do you want to know?" Ugh, what an attitude he'd got! I could not help myself from rolling my eyes.

"I want to ask you to have lunch with me, are you at Med?" I tried to find an excuse.

"I'm busy studying right now. I have an upcoming quiz this evening," He lazily answered my question.

"With P' Pha?" Curiosity killed me.

"Of course! What would Beam and I do without our genius friend?" So he was really with P' Pha. I felt so relieved knowing P' Pha was okay.

"Okay P'! I will bring you guys dinner!" Before he could retort, I cut the call.

I was trying to find an excuse to see P' Pha. Knowing I would see him by today brightened up my mood.
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By the evening, after I had done with SOTUS, I hurriedly bought dinner for four and went ahead to Med Faculty.

It was not hard to spot P' Pha's gang. They were really popular in our university, so basically they had a fanbase as well at Med.

They were at the canteen when I approached them.

"Hi, P'! I brought you guys dinner!" I greeted them cheerfully as I gave them the dinner I had bought.

"You really came?!" Kit was shocked to see me.

"Wow, free dinner! Don't be too harsh, Kit!" P' Beam scolded P' Kit. I knew about P' Beam because he was the most popular guy in the university. Who didn't know him? None.

And P' Pha only muttered thank you, almost unheard. But, since I looked at him the second I stepped in the canteen, I caught his slightly pink cheeks and his shyness. So adorable.

I chatted with mostly P' Beam and a little with P' Kit. But I could not chat with P' Pha because our gaze never met. Although I stole glance every now and then, he still ate his dinner silently. His mind was occupied with something.

"Pha, how do you get home?" P' Beam suddenly asked P' Pha, pulled him from his daydream.

"By cab, I guess," he replied.

"What's wrong with your car, P'?" I felt like this was my only chance to get him talk to me.

He met my gaze a second then looked down again, "My car wouldn't start this morning so I had to take it to the workshop."

"Oh, so that's why you could not come to the rehearsal this morning?" I asked again.

He nodded but still would not meet my gaze. "You should have told me, P'! I could repair it for you. You know I'm not engineering student for nothing." I threw him my biggest smile.

"Yeah, Pha. He's Forth's junior. I bet he was skilled as Forth!" P' Beam suddenly told us a story about how Forth helped him when his car acted up.

We talked, talked, and talked till we forgot about time. It's 10PM already when we realized.

"I gotta go," P' Pha was the first one to stand up. The other two followed suit. We bid our good bye and left.

I tried to chase P' Pha and I felt relieved when I saw him at the entrance of Med Faculty.

I honked my car, and he looked startled. I hopped off and approached him.

"I will drive you home, P'.. It's late," I opened the passanger door.

He stood still and didn't move at all, so, I grabbed his hand and forced him to get on my car.

We fell silent on the way. After what seemed like forever, suddenly P' Pha broke the silence, "What are you doing?"

"What?" I could not get what he meant.

"Why are you nice to me?" He asked again.

I chuckled, "I'm nice to everyone, P'.."

"Exactly. Don't be nice to me!" He glared at me. His cheeks flushed to his ears.

"And why cant I be nice to you?" I retorted as I pulled over.

"Because I'm not some girl! I can handle myself alright!" Now he refused to look at me.

"I never treated you like some girl! Where is this coming from??" I looked at him furiously. He didn't make any sense!

"J-just don't be nice to me.. Thank you for the lift, I could walk from here.." He was going to get off but I was faster to catch him.

"Answer my question first. Where is this coming from?" I asked him seriously. I made him turn to me using my hand on his upper arm.

"L-let me go.." He pushed me weakly. I knew he didn't mean to.

"I'm neither Kit nor Wayo. You can play somewhere else," His answer made me more confused.

"And what if you are not Yo or P' Kit?" I asked again trying to catch his gaze.

He was still looking down when he said, "I-I'm not cute. Like I said, I can take care of myself!"

"That doesn't add up! I can be kind to anyone! I can be kind to you too!" I was confused as hell.

"I'm not anyone else!" He finally snapped. He looked back at me with his teary eyes.

"J-just leave me alone, Ming.." He was looking down again.

"No, Phana! No! Why can't I be nice to you? Why are you like this??!!" I dropped the seniority call, snapping back at him.

"Because it gave me false sign and false hope!!!!" Phana was in rage. His breath was heavy and rushed.

I fell silent trying to understand his words. He took this chance to escape but I held his shoulders harder.

"Let me go," he said coldly.

"No.." I whispered weakly. I felt like if I were to let go, he would really walk away from me. And I didn't want that.

"Let me go," He repeated himself.

Without thinking, I hugged him tightly, closing my eyes. My heart beat so fast. I felt Phana tensed up in my arms.

"M-Ming, what are you doing?" Phana stuttered, I could feel his cheeks getting warm. I bet he looked adorable now.

"I wanted to be kind and nice to you, Phana. Not anyone else," I said as I hugged him tighter.

"But, I- I'm not some girl, not even Kit or W—," Before he could finish his sentence, my body moved on it's own

And I kissed his red lips.
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To be continued
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Lol I giggle like crazy with this plot running wild on my mind 😂🥰