LOVE SICK : The Chaotic Lives of Blue Shorts Guys

CHAPTER 42 : WHEREVER YOU ARE

A few days after the Live Contest took place, Phun and I made plans to meet up with Golf. It’s 11:30 pm on a Saturday and the two of us are sipping coffee while waiting for Golf inside a McDonald’s at Ratchaprasong.

The main streets outside are bustling even though it’s quite late now. There are still plenty of people walking past one another with no sign of stopping. Yet, the person sitting opposite of me is so quiet as if there is nobody else around and he is the only person sitting here.

I take a sip from my hot cup of coffee while I’m still trying to figure out his expression that is way too difficult to read. Ever since we came in here, I haven’t seen him smile even once. I tried joking around with him and even tried telling lame puns. I also tried telling him about how some of my friends embarrassed themselves. Nevertheless, all I got from him were forced smile and colorless laughter. It felt like he was only doing those things for the sake of getting them done and over with.

I suppose he wants to be left alone with his own thoughts at a time like this.

Seeing that, I decide to keep him company in silence instead and allow the soft melodies from the speakers to sing along to his trance. It is nearly midnight and Golf finally arrives.

“Sorry I’m late! We took too long planning everything. Hey, Phun.” Golf’s voice can be heard before he can be seen. I give him a small wave as I am still drinking my coffee. The newcomer sits next to me and checks his own watch.

“Shall we get going? The meeting’s in Ari. We can take the skytrain. We can probably catch the last one, actually.” He says as he gets up from his seat and invites us to stand up with him. I raise my hand and ask for a quick second to finish the last bits of the coffee before I quickly catch up with them.

“Ari? There’s a bar there?” I ask because I had no idea they were any bars around there. (I don’t go clubbing after all, hehe.) But then Golf shakes his head. “No, it’s a condo…” He answers before he turns to look at Phun.

“Are you sure you’re ready for this?”

I sense some hesitations coming from his eyes, but then he slowly breaks into a confident smile. It’s the same smile I saw the other day. “Yeah…if it’s not too troublesome for you to do this.”

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The last skytrain brings us to Ari Station. Golf looks at the watch which tells him that it’s a little over midnight, then he turns and speaks to us. “We should probably wait until 1 in the morning before we head up.”

Phun and I decide to wait in a beer garden nearby while Golf excuses himself to make a phone call somewhere far away. Phun is still completely silent.

“Want some beer?” Since we’re already here, we might as well have some. Phun forces out a small smile without giving me any verbal replies.

“A pitcher, please.” I assume that he agrees (heh) so I begin with something light since I’m not interested in getting drunk tonight. I place the order to the bargirl who isn’t that pretty (how did she get this job?) but she has a huge set of boobs (that’s probably why) and she walks away to follow up with the order.

I glance away from the backside of the woman in blue before I turn back to see that Phun is still contemplating over something. I can’t help but grow concerned. His lips purse again and again as his current state of mind is taxing and very stressful. I begin to feel dispirited along with him. If Phun is hurting then I’m hurting even more.