Fateful Encounter (Completed)

Chapter 23

Kongpob sat watching his juniors perform at track and field events of the Annual Inter Faculty Sports Meet of KST. So far the score board was lead by the Engineering faculty with 21 points. Almost tied with them was the Science faculty. In third place was the Medical faculty, closely followed by the Arts faculty. Kongpob was not worried since that would be the job of the second year hazing group. It will be their burden to bare if the juniors didn't bring in the first place.

He wasn't even particularly interested in what his juniors were doing. He was impatiently waiting for the main event of the day. The marching band performance. His Arthit was performing and he's anticipating a good show. He wandered if Arthit felt too anxious, since a lot of people must put their expectations on Arthit. But given how accomplished the young man is at such a young age, Kongpob felt less worried.

It's almost been a little more than a month since Arthit had come to the engineering cafeteria with a guitar and sung for Forth. And it had been exactly 28 days since Arthit and he had promise each other their future. And things, to say in the least, had been interesting. Even though they went to the same university and lived in the same apartment building, they don't meet everyday. 

In fact, the weekend following their confession-of-sorts, both Kongpob and Arthit had spent with their respective families and in Arthit's case, extended family. Of course Kongpob had an ulterior motive for staying with his parents over the weekend but he did enjoy the time with his nephews and nieces. With all three women in one house for the weekend there haven't been a lack of covert mentions about a certain band, whom Dara apparently loved to death. And guess what, her "bias" was none other than Arthit.

Kongpob had sat at a very uncanny performance by his four nieces and nephews which included two songs of SKY and a solo item of Arthit's song by Dara. All the while the three women and even his second elder brother had commented in double entendres while his father and elder brother had sat back and enjoyed the Let's Embarrass Kongpob show.   

The highlight of the day had to be when P'Mayuree, Dara's mother had asked Dara what she'd do if Arthit Rojanapat got married to someone. At first Dara had said that she was going to marry Arthit. Which was just ridiculous. She's just five for God's sake. But then Mayuree had had to explain about Arthit marrying someone else. Which had set off a perfectly sane five year old in a storm of tears and her irresponsible mother and the elders of the family in gales of laughter. Well they'd tried to control their laughter in order to not hurt the little girl more and also Kongpob had intervened.

After dealing his eldest sister-in-law an annoyed glare, he'd taken the crying five year old out into the garden. 

The little one had hugged his neck hugging him tight as she'd bawled her eyes out. She'd quietened down after few minutes of Kongpob's coaxing. After she'd quietened, Kongpob had asked something he was very curious about.

'Why do you not like if Arthit were to get married, Dara?' 

'Because I love him.' She had replied with a sniff.

'You love him that much?' Dara had nodded while still leaning her head on his shoulder.

'Why do you like him that much?' Dara had lifted his head from his shoulder and looked him in the eyes. He'd been taken aback by the serious look in the five year old's eyes.

'He is beautiful.' She'd said slowly as if trying to make Kongpob understand how important that is. Kongpob had chuckled shifting her to the other side with a fond smile. It's not like he could fault a five year old for wanting Arthit because he was beautiful. Because he is, extremely so.

'But you can't marry him now. You are only five years old.' Kongpob had said.

'Silly uncle. Of course I can't marry Arthit now. I'm only five. I have to eat a lot of veggies and grow up. Then I can marry him.' She'd explained patiently.