The secret of our true love between us and everything in the middle

Chapter 16

    KongPob woke up the next morning, feeling a thousand times much better than the night before. The medicine had done its job very well to the point that KongPob had woken up very late unlike he's usual demeanour. He looked around to find himself all alone in P'Arthit's apartment. He found a note beside him, stuck on the pillow which read that P'Arthit had gone to work since it was too late for him to call for an emergency leave to take care of him but he had left some instructions for him to follow. He should take his medication on time and before eating anything else. Also, wet foods were out of question for him and he had bought some dry unsalted biscuits and snacks which were on their dinner table.
      KongPob looked back at the table to indeed see 2 bags of healthy snacks that would help with his digestion. The note further said that KongPob should take care of himself and he could take a walk later on. Otherwise he wished him a good day and told him that he would text him as much as possible. KongPob's cheeks Rose and spread as a smile came over him. Truly, P'Arthit was something else. He loved how P'Arthit was attentive to his needs and was caring and loving towards him something KongPob didn't imagine he would ever receive. He loved being with P'Arthit and he loved loving P'Arthit.

       He got out of bed and went to take a long hot shower so that he could start his day right. He took his time lathering and washing his body, hair then shaved off the thin layer of hair growth on his chin. He followed P'Arthit's orders and ate a few of the snacks before deciding to have a off day for himself and watched some movies and read some of  P'Arthit's comics.
       

On the other side of town, someone was not in the best of moods. San had been a grumpy, sulky, souran since the day started and had lashed out occasionally at Trim and sometimes to the customers which he had to apologise for regardless. He wanted to go home and close the shop for the day as he was tired and had a serious hangover from the many drinks he had last night but he couldn't take the risk then have P'Mun's wrath upon him. He'd rather suffer in the cafe than face P'Mun's questioning and judgement.
      He carried on with his work with his rotten mood, hoping for the day to end already. “Oiii P'San, you have been soo snappy since I walked into the shop. What's wrong? Did something happen to dampen your mood?” Trim asked half concerned, half fed up with his attitude. The customers weren't impressed with his service today and it could worsen. “Nothing is wrong Trim! Now stop bothering me and get back to work!” he snapped moving away from her.
“Ohooo, so rude! Something must have surely happened to make you like this. Is it because of what happened last night?” Trim said more in an observational tone. For a minute San froze as he thought Trim was referring to what happened after he went for a drink. Apparently, he had taken more than he could handle causing him to blackout with only snippets of memories flashing through. He had picked up someone at the bar and had a little encounter with them to only wake up in a stranger's place. The guy was already up and when San had woken up, the other guy ordered him to leave as soon as possible since his other partner was going to arrive in a few minutes. This was one of the few reasons why his morning had started off on the wrong foot. He had a stricken expression for a few seconds then upon realising that Trim would have no idea about it, he calmed down. He then realised that she was talking about what went down with KongPob. Another reason why he was in a bad mood.

        “What does it matter to you?” he responded harshly, trying to avade the topic since he already beat himself up.
“It must be it,” Trim continued pretending to not even hear him. “Your plan was good P'San but unfortunately for you it didn't work out.” Trim mentioned as she cleaned the dishes.
“What nonsense are you spewing eiii Trim? What plan?” San retaliated getting irritated by her nosyness and interference. “Oiii P'San, you can stop pretending with me. I already know that you like P'KongPob and don't even try to deny it,” she said when she saw that San wanted to refute. “It's all over your face and actions even a blind man can see it. It actually hurts to see you try so hard sometimes.” she continues, soaping her sponge while San halted in his work, listening inevitably.
           “ I commend that you were on the right track to bad that in the end, you made your crush sick. That's already a fail in my books,” she sneered smirking slyly at the mind game she was playing.
“Eiii Trim, you know I didn't mean to hurt KongPob! Had I known he had such issues, I would have never taken him out in the first place!!” San said defending himself as he finally coincided to Trim's statement.
“That's true P'San but I'm surprised you didn't notice him until that guy what was his name..... mhhhh ohhhh.... P'Arthit  lå pointed it out to you. How is that even possible that you who sat right in front of P'KongPob for more than 30 minutes and didn't seee anything yet that P'Arthit guy took only a second and right away saw P'KongPob was ill? It's soo surprising.. ” she continued feigning to be thinking about the situation.

     “Aren't you being biased Trim?! I've only known KongPob for a few weeks, how can I just tell he was sick? Besides KongPob and Arthit have known each other for a long time;it's natural for him to notice such things,” San commented getting annoyed at Trim for her words.
        “OK, I admit that you've only known each other for a few weeks but normal friends don't easily know when their other friend isn't well, I think there's something more to the picture.”  That immediately caught San's attention.
      "What do you mean by that?” he asked, curiosity taking over him.
      “I thought you wanted me to keep quiet P'San so aim just going to shut my mou.......”
       “Stop playing around Trim and tell me what you know.” San said suddenly grabbing Trim's arm and turned her around, his patience wearing out.

Huffing, Trim shook off his hand then faced him squarely.
“Fine! Honestly P'San, I don't think you have a chance with P'KongPob at all. You can try all you want but KongPob will likely never think of you like that!” she said frankly, crossing her arms together.
  “And why is that?” San scoffed, interested to know more.
   “Look P'San, first of all you are P'KongPob's superior and an in - work relationship isn't something P'KongPob would be necessarily interested in. Secondly, he has never responded to your over affection and attention at all which I thought would be eye opening for you by now and thirdly, you made him sick out of all things. Besides, I think he  is already in a relationship with someone or at least interested in someone.” She stated in a matter of fact.
“Tch, how would you know that Trim? KongPob would have told me if he was with someone. As for the other reasons, time is all I need to fix them.” San proudly said as he turned back to his work.
“Tsk-tsk-tsk, hoiii P'San, you must really be head over heels with KongPob to not see the reality of things. Why would KongPob tell you anything about his lobelife yet you guys aren't even close enough to call each other friends huh? I know things because unlike you, I have eyes and pick things up. Just ask yourself, first of all KongPob is always picked up by his close friends which we just learned that they live together. Then the way P'Arthit confronted you yesterday clearly showed that they are mush closer than just normal friends. Normal friends don't get that much worked up about such things. Plus I notice P'KongPob always texting someone and when he does, he gets this smile and twinkle in his eyes that would only mean his heart is with someone else.”

       San saw the logic in Trim's statement and it did make sense in a way but he still didn't want to believe it. She was just over thinking.
“Fine. Don't listen to what I say. It's your loss.” Trim said seeing that San had gone back to ignoring her. "All I can say is that you should step up your game because the way things are going, you aren't getting anywhere.” She went back to her duties deciding that she would hold back the rest of her words for another day not knowing that her words already affected San's mind. All through the day, her words rang in his head and somehow he couldn't deny what she said. If it was true that KongPob was in love with someone else especially Arthit then San needed to change his tactics... and fast.