The Wait (PhaYo)

Chapter 6

Date: 2/9/2020

AN: We meet Phana!

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Pansri knocked on her son's door, carrying a tray of soup, but there was no response. She knew her son was upset and scared more than anything else. She always had a sixth sense about such things, although sometimes she felt it was better to ignore her hunch and deal with it when the time came. She knocked again, calling, "Phana...". She heard a faint, "hmm" from the room and so he pushed open the door. Her son was sitting, slumped against the headboard with a deep look of sadness on his face. She sighed and placed the soup on the bedside table and then sat beside the tall boy. She stroked his hair gently and was glad to see her son lean on her shoulder softly. They sat there like that for some time and then Pansri could not hold it any longer.

"You gonna tell me what happened? Pha, you have to talk to me, you know?"

The boy sighed and mumbled something. It was so soft and unintelligible that the Pansri missed it. "I'm sorry, what was that?"

The medical student only sighed and pulled his collar away, showing his mother the right side of his neck where his soulmate mark was glowing deep black. Pansri gasped in shock. She had completely forgotten that her son might meet his soulmate anytime, but she just hoped it would be when he was in his 30s rather than in his teens! She couldn't overreact right now, though. Her baby was distressed, something was definitely not as it should be. She hugged her son, caressing his hair and back tenderly, trying to comfort him as best as she could.

"Are you okay, Pha?" She felt her son nod slightly but felt tears running down his face. "Phana you have to talk to me baby. Who is it? Was your first meeting not good? It is not a girl, is it?" Phana knew her son was inclined towards his own gender, although he had had that short fling with that bitch Pring, and so it would be painful if his soulmate was of the fairer sex.

"No ma. He is so beautiful, you know? At the first touch, it was...electrifying."

Phana continued to sniffle as he talked, so it was obvious that he was not happy about the meeting.

"What is it Phana? Please, tell me baby.."

The handsome teenager sniffed harder, "Oh Mae! He is like seven years old! He's a child! A soft, innocent little boy, with deepest eyes I have ever seen and bouncy ebony curls.."

Pansri gasped in shock once again. Her eyes widened and mouth fell open. She was truly scared now, especially listening to her son describing this child like that. She knew her son's feelings must in turmoil. She was at a loss of what to do. She knew her son was sexually active so having a soulmate so young was definitely going to be very difficult. Then something else her son said registered in her mind. She lifted Phana's chin so that their eyes met and asked, "Pha, you touched this child?"

Phana lowered his eyes, "He was playing around in the Temple. Beam had walked away somewhere. I was delayed because I was still parking the car. As soon as I entered the temple, suddenly I couldn't help myself. I felt this pull that hurt so bad and I was involuntarily moving towards the child. He too must have felt something because he turned around to meet my eyes."

As the teenage recounted the events a small smile appeared on his face. It did not please his mother at all. "We were standing there, me crouched on the ground to be on level with him, for a long while. He has the deepest honey-brown eyes I have ever seen. It was mesmerizing and then he did something amazing. He extended one of his little hands towards me and when I touched it I saw stars. My mark started to burn and so then I realized what was happening. But then I didn't care at all about my pain as he screamed and started to cry loudly, most probably not being able to bear the burn of his mark. All I wanted to do was hug him and comfort him and take his pain away. I couldn't bear to see him crying like that. It was discomfiting for me to experience caring so much about a stranger. I just stood there though, without doing anything and ran away when some man, probably his father, came rushing to the scene."

Pansri listened to everything, not liking the situation one bit. Her son was a sexual being, a teenager with healthy raging hormones. And his soulmate was just a child who at this stage must not understand anything at all. It was not a good mix. Either of them or both of them could be hurt seriously. What does one do in this situation? How will the two souls take it? Should they meet again? Or should she demand that her son never seek out the little boy again? How will the forced separation affect her son and what about the little boy? Will the kid be okay? It was known that if soulmates are forcefully separated for any reason the effects on the two people are emotionally and physically devastating.

"Phana, this is not right. I mean, he is just a child, Pha. And I understand, but I don't like the way you are talking about him. It is not easing my doubts and questions at all.."

Phana looked at his mother, his eyes shining fiercely, anger pouring out of them like Pansri had never seen before, "What did you expect, ma? Huh? Did you expect that I will talk about him like I was indifferent to him or the effect he has had on me? Or did you expect me to talk about him like he is my son or something? That's not how it is, and you know it better than anyone else. What am I supposed to do? Remember, you are the one who told me about how you felt the first time you met dad?"

"Pha! I know what you are saying. It is a magical moment when you first meet your soulmate. But the situation is not the same! When your mark appeared you were almost eleven, but I was not worried as age-difference between two mates is hardly ever more than five years. But Pha your mark appeared the moment this kid was born! Pha, when this kid was born you were already eleven years old! This is not easy to get over or to understand. And we have to think about how to approach the subject and what the right course of action will be."

Phana stood up abruptly and started pacing the room. "You don't think I know all of that!? But mae, the moment I got home today, I wanted to go back. I wanted to see him again, I have had this ache all day. I am afraid I might not control myself and go searching for him. You have no idea...I am going insane ma!"

Pansri saw the distress in her son's face. It was clear that he was having a really hard time dealing with all his emotions and the situation on the whole. She thought about the whole situation, this was not something she was equipped to handle.

It was a few minutes before she spoke again. She took a deep breath, "Pha, everyone is downstairs. They are worried about you. Those are our closest friends. They are family, right?" Phana gave a curt nod and listened intently. He had an idea of what his mother was going to suggest. Pansri patted the spot next to her. Pha looked at the one woman who had never let him down, but he was unsure today. However, he had no choice but to seek advice from the people he trusteed as he, who always had all the answers, was clueless for the first time. He reluctantly sat next to Lady Kongthanin and laid his head on her shoulder. Pansri sighed and stroked his hair slowly.

"Phana, maybe it's best to understand the situation better. Maybe we should talk to Uncle Bright, before we decide on what to do next. I am sure, he should be able to guide us..,"

Phana nodded. Pansri smiled and got up. "Pha, freshen up then. Bright was called in for a case, Farm said he should be back within an hour. Finish the soup, okay and freshen up. Then come down. Kit and Beam are extremely worried too..:

Phana nodded and a small smile graced his face at the mention of his loyal friends. He started eating the soup and Pansri left the room satisfied.

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