Life Was Boring {RamKing}

Part 8

'We planted them. Hopefully, they'll make it.'

King looked at the photo of the pots that Ram sent him. He had asked Ram to send him a picture when he planted the seeds and two days later the photo came in. Obviously, it was just a picture of pots with soil in them so King hoped that Ram would keep him updated along the way as well. Since he got back from his visit home, the older male did not have time to hang out with his friends and ask about Ram. He doubted that Bohn knew anything about him but he was sure that Duen could tell him some more. The group did not meet since the previous Sunday and King even wondered whether Ram would go a second time. He did not seem the type who liked being out so much.

It was almost closing time but he received a text from Thara asking him to wait just a few minutes because he was going to arrive late. King got used to that. Thara came in once a week, on one week in the afternoon before his shift and the other week just at closing time after his day shift. Sometimes he ran a couple of minutes late. King would turn the sign as closed but would leave the door unlocked for the doctor to go in.

"I'll be in the back. If someone comes over call me," King said and Frong nodded. Frong was starting to get used to being in the shop. He mostly came in from 9 until 1 but for two times a week, King asked him to go in from 3 to 7. It was his first shift during that time and he still was not sure whether King was strict on time or not.

Since he was in the shop by himself he turned the sign closed but did not lock the door because he did not have the keys. He looked around to check that all the shelves were properly stacked. On his first two days there, Frong was surprised with how many plants King's shop actually sold. In his old shop, people would usually buy flowers other than plants. He had only been working there for four days but he was amazed by how many people actually came in during the few hours he spent there.

King was still in the back room when the bell dinged open and it surprised Frong. Did they not see the 'closed' sign? A male came rushing in and the two of them paused, looking at each other surprised.
"Sorry, we're closed," Frong said.
Thara, who was confused as to whether he walked in the right shop or not stood still for a moment. "This is King's shop right?" he asked.
"Yes, and we're closed," Frong said, emphasising on the 'closed' part.
"King knows about me. I'm here to pick up some flowers."
Frong frowned, wondering how many times he would have to repeat the word 'closed' to this person before he gets it. He was about to say it again when King showed up from the backroom. "Oh, here you are P'Thara."

Thara smiled at the familiar face, leaving Frong even more confused and surprised than before.
"Sorry for coming late. We had an emergency last minute and I did not leave before everything was fine."
"It's okay Phi. Here are your flowers." King had already picked them up from the back and he handed them to the doctor. "Frong this is Thara, a doctor at a nearby hospital. He comes here every week for those flowers I asked you to prepare earlier. Phi, this is Frong, my new employee."

Thara turned to look at Frong and he smiled at him softly, Frong on the other hand just nodded and looked away. He was still slightly pissed over the fact that someone came in late. In addition, he was wondering what kind of girlfriend this person had for him having to buy her flowers every week!

Thara paid for the flowers, "I'm working the morning shift this week so if you guys go out feel free to tell me. Duen said you would meet on Saturday, so I should be able to make then."
"That's good Phi, you haven't joined us in a while." King was hoping Ram would join them then as well and if he did not, he was sure to have a list of questions ready for Duen about him.

After saying their goodbyes, Thara went on his way and King closed the shop, heading back to his apartment.

'There is no need to water them a lot. They are very easy to grow so do not worry about them.'

King checked on the plants at his apartment. As he came up to his flytrap, he remembered the conversation he had with Frong about Ram who was staring at the same plant back in his shop. He wondered whether Ram liked the plant. He took a picture of it and sent it to Ram.

'Do you like this plant?'

'You have that at your shop.'

'I do. It eats insects so I did not have one at home before, but recently I planted one for here. It's called a Venus flytrap.'

'Looks nice.'

King laughed. Who describes plants as 'nice'? However, through talking to him frequently, he knew that the taller male had a weird way of speaking and talking about things. He wondered whether he should plant one for Ram, then again he had no idea how he would give it to him.

'My neighbour's dog is very loud at night and sometimes I feel like he is going to jump into my balcony!'

King had gotten a new neighbour on Sunday. He told Ram all about how they had a big dog who would bark at anything and anyone and sometimes he did not feel safe at home because he was scared that the dog would jump into his balcony and come in his apartment.

'Why are you scared of dogs?'

With that, the older male realized that he never told the other about what had happened to him.

'I was bitten by a dog when I was younger. He was a wild dog and once when I was playing in a field by myself he reached and bit me. I have stitches on my shoulder because of it.'

King remembered the even and he shivered. He put his phone down and went to the shower, hoping he would forget all about it. When he got out, he looked at the flytrap once more and went to the drawers, checking if he still had any seeds left. He decided on planting one to give to Ram. And he made it his goal that he would give it to him before it gets too big. That way, he would have a goal in his mind. Then again, he wondered whether he should start carrying the plant everywhere with him just in case someday he would bump into the tattooed male unexpectedly. 

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Sorry, it's a little shorter than usual this time but I had to because something might happen in the next part! ~ that's all I'm saying hehe. 

Also...I actually bought and planted some cosmos! So...maybe I will be using my own pictures in the next time Ram updates King on the precious flowers. 

I know this is a RamKing story and it will remain that way, but I will be including TharaFrong along as well. Hope you don't mind about that. 

Thank you for reading. I hope you liked it. See you soon.