Based on true story

Have you ever been to a European country in the middle of summer?

During the European summer, although the weather is much warmer, it is still as cold as or even colder than the Thai winter.

Even though we are still in the same world But the experience is different for Thais who are foreigners who have visited Europe. It was a summer full of strange feelings.

Hello readers, I'm 'Arthur' and I'm taking you back to one summer break eight or nine years ago. When I was still in junior high school, I had the opportunity to study a summer course (

Summer course)

at Cambridge (

Cambridge)

in the UK for six weeks

I live with a host family(

Host family)

together with roommate (

Roommate)

His name was 'Zack' and he was Thai like me and at the host family house across the street were two female Thai students who were taking the same summer course as me.

This story has been going on for so long, I can't even remember their names anymore... So let's say, let's call 'Nymph' and 'Christy'!

One day my roommate Zach Come tell me something like that.

“Hey Arthur! Nymph and Christie. Let's bet!!”

At first I was indifferent. Respond in a calm voice and with a bored expression.

“Um... then?”

Zach continued.

“If Nymph flirts with you, Christy will give Nym an iPhone!!”

When I heard that, I decided... Let the nim flirt to the utmost! Ready for you to flirt as much as you can! I want to see Christy lose her iPhone so bad!!

I have to tell you that at that time, smartphones like the iPhone (

iPhone)

What is it that is super premium? Whoever owns this is considered cool and high-class. Especially if it's a free iPhone. Even more awesome

Plus, in middle school, I admitted that I might not look very handsome in the eyes of girls. I was a plump, bespectacled kid who didn't care much about the way I dressed. I could just pick out any shirt and pants from the closet. I put it on like that, so I was probably the target of two girls' gambling.

“We will help her get a free iPhone.”

Is this the thought in front of me? The thought behind it...

"Once the Nimps die thinking about when they'll flirt, I'll break up with them and they'll fall flat on their backs. This is my plan to get back at me for looking down on me like I'm just a fat, boring kid who's completely single. Wahaha!!"

I feel like I'm explaining a bit too much. I apologize for being careless. I guess my emotions took it a little too far. I apologize.

After that, what day did Nim come and invite me to travel? If I'm not busy or lazy, I'll travel too. The two of us held hands and went everywhere together, joking and making jokes just enough to kiss each other.

If you're wondering what kind of jokes there are among those,

“The prune juice here is delicious, right...because of the prune juice here... It's only a matter of time~"

Plus another joke for me to remember and play with.

“The heart that used to be on the left side~ moved to your side~~”

Meanwhile, I thought in my heart.

“It's finished, Christie! Yay Nymph! She's definitely finished!!”

Still, words and gestures... It's all just a show.

“What the two of us are doing is just having fun.”

At least that's what I think.

As for that date, it was the same as every other time...we walked around the city... Talking together Let's walk hand in hand. At that moment, the Nymph accidentally stumbled and fell!

I was there and was able to support her in time~~ It wasn't like I was supporting a princess or any drama heroine...just reaching to support her, holding her shoulders and arms.

That was the first time we touched each other more than our hands. I didn't think anything of it. It just feels good and it's fun. Being a gay fan

If everything goes well...Nim might actually get a free iPhone, hehe.

But then everything changed when Nymph and Christy argued so much that Christie locked the room and didn't let Nymph in.

I, who by nature usually avoids difficult matters like this, was forced to become involved as Nimp's fake boyfriend. I and other friends who attended the summer course helped persuade both sides.

It seems like everything is getting better...but it's still not as good as before... The two of them had some disagreements...there was an awkward atmosphere between them...

Until then, gambling probably isn't important anymore... But I still have to live with Nymph. I tried to hold her hand and she let me hold her hand. But she just let me hold her hand and didn't hold my hand back. As often as it happened...I let go of her hand...

Until one day, Thai summer course students made an appointment to go ice skating (

Ice skate)

together

At first, I played with Nymph until she said,

“Wait a minute.”

I didn't object to her. We weren't even really lovers! So I let her go... Then turn to play with another group of friends.

After a while I saw... The nymph slipped and fell!

I hurried to go find her, but Christy came and helped help Nymph up to sit on the ice rink.

I intended to go and see the nimp's condition, but Zach stopped me... He suggests leaving the two alone.

I trust Zach...I won't interfere...

Not long after...the two of them held hands and had fun ice skating together. Which is very pleasing.

Since that day, Nymph and I haven't gone anywhere alone again. She hardly bothers with me. It was nice to stop pretending to act.

Nymph and Kristy seemed to have completely forgotten about their bet. They had completely forgotten about me... completely.

Telling the story until here, if I still insist that It would be a lie for me to forget or remember the real names of Nymph and Christie... I kept replacing both of them with my assumed names. Try not to think... Avoid mentioning Nymp's real name...a name that reminds one of her face... Christy's real name...a name that reminds me of those times.

The person who lost that bet

It wasn't the nim who pretended to flirt with me.

It wasn't Christie who challenged Nymph to flirt with me.

But it was me... who let him in and in the end left me... to be all alone in the midst of the cold summer.