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Wrong number
Gasp!
I sit and push Aontakarn's head out of the space between my legs. The petite one knows well that I've reached my climax, yet she wouldn't get out of there. It's as if she wants to torture me to death by overly arousing me.
"No."
The petite woman is on her knees beside the bed. She has a tight grip on my waist. She won't back off, so I have to pull her hair to force her to.
"Chris can't take it anymore... I mean it."
"Beg me."
"Please... I said I couldn't take it anymore. Ah..." I lie down on the bed and dig my feet into it when Aontakarn shows no sign of setting me free. The petite one is very aggressive today. It's as if she wants to release all her anger from last night onto me. Who's the one who should be angry? Isn't it me?
"You sound so pitiful." Aontakarn gets up and crawls on top of me. The petite woman only has a thin t-shirt on her. She smiles in satisfaction. "Why is this pitiful woman so sexy?"
"Are you getting back at me? Just wait until it's my turn." I point my finger at the petite woman playfully. Aontakarn just nibbles my finger and licks it like a kitten. That makes me flip her down onto the bed and get on top of her out of cute aggression. "Will you not stop trying to seduce me?"
"Not until one of us dies."
"Why are you talking about death?" I lean down and kiss her lightly on the chin. I continue to nibble it to arouse her.
"Last night, I really thought that... you would break up with me."
I look up at her, taken aback.
"Do I look like someone who would break up with you?"
"You seemed very angry with me. And I was wrong. I felt really bad."
"Ifs a fight. Moreover... I was too hot-tempered." I sigh slightly and tenderly lay on top of her. "When I see that someone that perfect is hitting on you, I get sensitive. I was too harsh... saying that you're using your charm for your career advancement."
"Yes. That was very harsh."
"I'm sorry that I was too possessive. I don't want to get in the way of your success in your dream job, so..."
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"You can contact A. Don't worry about Chris. I know that I can trust you."
"Is this your hormone talking?"
"Huh?"
"After we do it, we will feel elated. You're sensitive right now, so you let me do whatever I want." The petite woman laughs and pokes at my nose gently. "It felt good to know that you're possessive of me. But not like last night. I have no family left. You're the only one I have in this world."
My heart races when I hear that. I can't stop myself from smiling.
"I want you to feel at ease. I will toll A about our relationship."
"What will you tell him?" I ask her back, full of confidence, as I think back to this afternoon when the petite woman announced our love to Tem loudly and clearly.
'We're in love.'
"What do you want me to tell him? I will do as you wish." Aontakarn acts nonchalantly, so I continue to tease her.
"This afternoon, someone announced that we're in love... Come to think of it, was that a love confession?"
"Why are you smiling?" Aontakam pushes me in the face. "What love confession? No."
"You like to ask for tenderness and seduce me. You're very sulky, too. You're all of that... But why is it so hard for you to say you love me? Have you ever said that to anyone?"
"No... not even my mother."
Aontakarn's voice trails off. I panic. I may have hit her soft spot.
"I was just teasing you."
"I've never confessed my love to anyone, including my mother. I prefer to speak with my actions... Yeah, why is that? I couldn't say a simple word like 'love' until my mother passed away."
"Have you opened your mother's letter?"
"Not yet."
"Why not?"
"I don't have the courage to."
She's also a very cowardly person. Aontakarn is afraid of grief, so she doesn't look at her mother's photo. She wouldn't step foot into her mother's room. She doesn't even think of opening her mother's farewell letter.
She has many sensitive sides to her. My Awww.
"Let's go to sleep." I changed the topic. Aontakam seems surprised that I suddenly said that.
"Are you sleepy already?"
"We have to rest our bodies. I didn't sleep at all last night. Didn't you say that you didn't sleep as well?"
"But, Chris..."
"Huh?"
"Kam.? Aontakarn pushes my head down, gently forcing me to go down. I laugh, knowing what I need to do, and I go down to where the petite one wants me to go. She separates her legs. "Karn is not done yet."
"Right. I forgot that I left someone hanging." I open my mouth and indulge. I like doing this, so I'm all for it. I also give her something special by sliding my fingers in...
"Ah…"
"Let everything out. I will take it all."
I'm not sure if everyone at the company is aware of my relationship with Aontakam, but everyone is acting normally. No one asks or teases us. It's very surprising. This was especially true when someone sent Aontakam a huge bouquet, as usual. I promised that I wouldn't feel anything, so I only look at it and smile.
"It's beautiful."
Aontakam looks awkward when I compliment it. The petite one sent me a message to try to get on my good side.
Aontakarn : Were you being sarcastic?
Think Chris Kitkat : No. It's really beautiful. Don't you like that I complimented it?
Aontakarn : I don't know. I don't know how I feel. It's better for you to be frustrated.
Because I'm an adult, keeping my feelings hidden is better. I look up at the petite woman, who's not far away from me, and smile to let her know that I'm okay.
Yet... I'm not.
I'm very frustrated. I release my tension with my friends, who knew everything from the start.
"Good for you, idiot." Natty has always been frank. She says this as she twists her mouth. "The supporting actor is always nice like this. In the end, they never get the girl."
"Don't be rude." Em hits Natty on the shoulder and sighs. "Why are you being so nice? You know that he's not Apple, but you keep quiet rather than tell Aontakarn the truth. If you tell her, she can be more cautious."
"If I tell her and she asks me back, "How can you be sure?" then what am I to say to her?"
"Tell her that you're Apple."
Meen replies to my question and shakes her head. "Will you die if you tell her something good like that? I'm not even talking about you donating your blood to save her life or the fact that her mother was your guidance counselor. You two are together. These are all good things."
"You're so good at being an idiot." Natty adds on to what Meen just said.
"How can you grow up to be this age?" Ern sighs and looks away from me.
"I've been trying to tell her the truth, but I can't get it out. And it wouldn't be good to dig up the past. There's no need to tell someone all your good deeds."
"You're good at overthinking and seeing things from a negative standpoint."
"I can't take this anymore. Meen. Do you have any beers in your fridge?" Natty craves alcohol at this point. The owner of the room nods and points to the fridge.
"Take what you want. You're more stressed than the owner of the story."
"I'm not going to drink it; it's for Chris."
"Huh?" I shrank my neck a little. "No. I've consumed so much beer that I'm now chubby. And I'm not in the mood to celebrate."
"We're not celebrating. I want to talk to Karakate."
I shake my head more vigorously and laugh with all my might.
"She won't come out. I've become so good at drinking that Rung or Karakate could not come out anymore."
"Then drink to muster up your courage."
"What for?"
"So you have the courage to tell Aontakam the truth about who you really are. I'm very fed up with you!"
Everyone likes Natty's idea, so they grab all the beers of various kinds from the refrigerator and force me to drink them. The only snack to go with the beer is yucky peanuts. I didn't want to drink at first, but I got on a roll. I became more relaxed and ready to let everything out.
"I didn't want to let it be..." I sob a little, but I'm still fully conscious. I just need to tell someone this. No... I'm telling three people this. "But I can't get in the way of her dream."
"What about your dream?"
"Aontakam is my dream."
When I say that, all my friends look shocked. It's like they are watching a romantic scene in a movie. They just shake their heads at me.
"Why am I listening to this? This is so pitiful." Ern lets out a big sigh. Natty can't take it anymore, so she drinks with me.
"Having a stupid friend is so poisonous."
"How about this... You don't need to get in the way of her dream. You don't need to tell her that you're uncomfortable that she's still contacting that A person. How about just telling her this... Just tell her about you donating your blood to save her life." Meen says this. I'm a bit uneasy about that.
"But..."
"It's not a bad thing. You can tell her that." My friends continue to encourage me. She grabs my shoulders and squeezes them hard. "Tell her. We believe that it's a good thing. Aontakam will be happy that you two have had a bond since a young age."
"…"
If you can tell her this, you can tell her that you're Apple."
Meen picks up her phone and makes a call to Aontakarn. She hands me her phone so that I can talk to her. I got curious and asked before Aontakam picked up the call.
"How did you get Aontakarn's number?"
[Hello.]
A man's voice on the other end of the line makes me pull the phone away from my ear to look at it. I'm not sure if my friend dialed the right number.
"Who did you call?" I look at Meen and point to the phone. My authoritative friend seems surprised.
"Why?"
"It's a man on the line." I say that and speak to the person on the other end of the line. "Is this Aontakarn's number?"
"Yes. Miss Karn went to the restroom. Who do you want me to tell her is calling her?"
"Is that A?"
After my question, all my friends looked at me. They've become very interested in what's going on. And when the person on the other end of the line hears that I can guess who he is, he immediately asks back.
"Is that Miss Chris? I should have guessed."
"Please tell Karn that..." I press my lips together tightly. Maybe it's the beer that draws out my boldness. Normally, I wouldn't do something like this. This is something Rung would do.
"… her lover called."
There's dead air between me and the person on the other end of the line for around three seconds. Then A replied to me flatly.
"Okay. I will tell her that."
But... A didn't hang up. And I remain on the line, as if I'm waiting for something. The ambient voice on the line is full of chatter and soft music. It tells me that they are in a public place. I didn't have to wait long to hear Aontakam's voice.
"I apologize. Where were we?"
"We were talking about your first role. I will have you cast as the supporting actress. But I'm not making any promises that you will get the role."
I hear a merry laugh. Although I feel guilty for not hanging up, I am intrigued to learn what they discuss when they meet without me.
It's probably this... it's all business. Aontakam comes back from the restroom and talks about work. I'm a bit relieved.
"Someone called you. I saw the phone ring for a while, so I picked up the call for you."
"I thought I forgot something. I was looking for my phone."
"The caller asked you to call back."
"Thank you. Did the caller give a name?"
"No." I tighten my lips. He knows who called, but he is saying this? "The caller just said for you to... call your lover."
Everything goes quiet. I'm not sure how long it is, but it's as if I'm sitting there with them.
What will Aontakarn say...
Will she admit to it like she said she would?
"Do you have a lover?" A continues to ask nonchalantly. Aontakarn remains silent. It makes my heart flutter with fear.
And eventually... the sweet-faced woman says it.
"Kam thinks... may be that person called the wrong number."