Life Was Boring {RamKing}

Part 6

Ram was glad that when he opened his eyes it was Friday. He needed the weekend to sleep in and relax as much as possible. He had a lot of things in his mind and he did not know how to remove them. He did not sleep well the night before and he still felt tired when he woke up, and it seemed as if the coffee was not working. After showering, he noticed that he had not charged his phone during the night. Looking at his phone made him remember. King! He still had not replied to him and neither did he see what his brother sent. He quickly went to check the app.

'Hi Phi, this is nong Ruj. Ram left his phone at our house yesterday and thought you might want to know. For real if you want to date my brother bark, wear a dog suit and talk as little as possible. He's weird.'

Ram wished he would strangle Ruj at that moment. How could he text him that? He noticed that the message was sent just a few minutes before he reached home to get his things and he wondered whether his brother did it on purpose. Thankfully, King had not replied yet and so Ram thought that he had time to explain himself.

'Sorry'
'Brother took my phone because I forgot it back home.'
'Please ignore him.'

Ram wondered why he did not send that in one text but then again his brother did say he was weird, and he was not completely off by that. The fact that he did not speak to people alone was enough for him to accept that label. Ram froze for an instant because he realized that thinking about King almost made him forget the anger and hurt he felt all through the night. He shook his head and put his phone on the charge while he was getting ready for work.

King did not know why he even accepted Boss's help because he knew that his friend was not delicate enough to be around his precious, fragile plants. So he made sure Boss would stay at the counter the entire time and away from any living creature. His friend knew that King needed an extra set of helping hand in his shop, especially during specific times of the day and since he had an afternoon off from work, he decided to go help him a little bit. King found it useful but also terrifying since Boss was quite a disaster.

"How about you hire someone?" Boss asked, leaning against the counter. A customer had just left the shop and King was checking on the water of all the plants.
"I don't need someone to be here all the time. Just a few hours until I check on everything and maybe do some chores."
"Hire a part-timer. Or maybe a student."
King knew his friend was right and that he needed someone else in the shop now that it was getting busier, however, he also knew that he needed to pay that person and who would accept a job covering only three hours a day? "I doubt anyone would want to work for just three hours a day Boss."

For a moment, Boss remained quiet, until his eyes shot open and he reached for his phone, "I know someone!" he shouted and he quickly went to Facebook and found what he was looking for. He showed King the profile of someone named Frong. King had no idea who he was but he looked as if he was his age.
"He said he needs a part-time job, possibly within his area and he had experience working in a flower shop before!" King's interest spiked as he heard that.
"Maybe he could help," he said, trying not to sound too excited.
"Give me your phone, I'll give you his Facebook and you can message him about it."

Without waiting, Boss grabbed King's phone and did what he had to do while King went back to his plants.

"Who's Ram?" Boss asked and King turned back to look at his friend quickly.
"What are you doing with my phone?" he asked, trying to snatch his phone back. How did Boss see Ram's messages?
"He sent you a message early this morning and you did not reply."
King managed to get his phone back and quickly looked at it to see what Boss was talking about. He was right! Ram did reply! Moreover, he had an explanation for what happened as well. How could he not have seen all those messages before?