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It's almost Valentine's Day again...

Dozens of letters written over many decades It was taken out of a small metal chest designed to be locked.

This chest...does not hold any valuables that can be valued as currency. But...it is a place where a secret that holds the girl's sentimental value is kept from anyone.

But speaking of...if anyone cuts this chest with an axe, sharp object, or steel cutter, the secret she has kept for so long can be revealed.

The letter in front of you is a 'precious memory' from going back in time almost twenty-eight years ago...

Contact and conversation in the year 1994 or the 1990s

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It is not as convenient and fast as it is today in the year 2022 or the era.

Digital Transformation   

In those days...university students We did not communicate with each other quickly, easily, and conveniently like lightning like today. Even though digital mobile phones have begun to exist and the internet is already used in Thailand But the price of mobile phones and computer

PC Notebook

It's exorbitantly expensive. Most general students do not have the means to buy and use them widely. Including this young woman who was holding a letter in her hand.

Her real name is 'Thor Fun' or you can shorten her nickname to 'Kwan', whichever is more convenient.

Dreaming of being a child from the provinces Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly passed the entrance exam for a famous state university located in the capital of Thailand.

First day of welcoming children...

Seniors make first-year students, male freshmen, sit with female freshmen. To do activities to build friendships between seniors, juniors and fellow classmates.

Torfun gets to do various activities with 'Wiang Kaew' or you can call him by his nickname 'Jack' for short, whichever is more convenient.

Wiang Kaew is an international student who received a government scholarship to study for a bachelor's degree in Thailand. He was born and raised in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

But who knew that Wiang Kaew has no Thai ethnicity at all? Because his face is so similar to that of a Thai young man.

Although the young man's appearance was not outstandingly handsome, Catching your eye from far away But when you look at it, He is handsome in his own way. That when anyone looks at it for a long time, they must feel shaken.

...not even dreaming

But...with the status of a Thai woman who has been taught by her mother since she was begging for birth. The woman could only keep this trembling feeling in her heart. From the first day I met this young man.

Wiang Kaew is a neat young man who speaks little. He only smiles and nods each time he speaks. Tordhan almost wondered if there would be some Phikunthong flowers falling from his mouth. So that she could take some gold and sell it.

She couldn't tell what this young man thought and felt about her. And at that time, she didn't expect anything in her relationship with Wiang Kaew besides the word 'friend' who secretly loved 'friend' from the first time they met.

That's because she didn't want to be disappointed. Because in this faculty he and she study. It is known as a faculty that has an average of good-looking young men and women in the top ranks of this university.

'My friends are all beautiful people. Wiang Kaew probably doesn't like me.' Torfun could only imagine this in his heart all along.

Having said that... Torfun is considered to be a beautiful young woman. One of the cutest people in the group. with a bright smile Has dimples on the cheeks, is cheerful, sincere and has good relations with people. Therefore, she is the target of young men, both seniors and friends, many of whom come to sell dumplings to her.

But...she doesn't care about anyone...

The important reason is...her mother had asked her to do so before she came to study in Bangkok. This Amon Rattanakosin said

“Kwan, mother, I never asked Kwan for anything. There is one thing that mother would like to ask of you.”

“Alright, Mom. Mother, do you have anything to ask of Kwan?” Torfun asked in confusion. Because as far as she can remember Her mother never asked her for anything. Since you were born into this world

“Kwan, don't read about having a girlfriend if you haven't gotten a degree yet. Can you make a promise to mom?”

“Uh! Da...da...da...ok, mom. Kwan promises that she won't have a boyfriend. If you haven't received a degree yet."

Thorfun remembered that she answered like this to make her mother comfortable. When our bodies are far apart

She knew that her mother loved and cared for her with all her heart. and wants her to have a stable future

She understands this because if she has a boyfriend while she is studying, she may accidentally fall for the young man she loves and become pregnant. and had to drop out of school, like her older sister who lives nearby. who was forced to drop out of university in order to raise a premature baby

Torfun decided to date only female close friends, so the group of friends she could go with during university were all female.

She doesn't mind talking to her seniors, friends, and male juniors. But she will keep her distance. Do not let the relationship become too close.

And when we dream It felt like those young men were starting to cross the line and starting to flirt with her like lovers. She will start to run away and back away. until those young men began to tremble I don't dare come in and flirt again.

But...if any young man Came in to talk like friends, brothers and sisters, didn't show any signs of being flirtatious with her. This young woman would be nice to talk to.

Same as Wiang Kaew Group of close friends of Wiang Kaew They are all men as well...

Wiang Kaew will be close with friends who are scholarship students from the same country but studying in different faculties. More than friends studying in the same faculty Because in the past The university has housing for international scholarship students to live together.

The relationship between Thor Fun and Wiang Kaew has always been good. Even though the two weren't close friends in the same group, But they have always had good friendly interactions with each other.

many times Where young men and women had to join groups to make reports together, there were many arguments, quarrels, and disagreements. Because opinions don't agree.

But...in the end We came back to understand each other. Same as before Because everyone accepted each other's reasons after completing the group report. This is the case again and again.

Every time we dream of meeting Wiang Kaew Her heart would beat rapidly and irregularly. But she would prevent herself from expressing her trembling emotions. Symptoms of embarrassment on the outside such as a red face and red ears are not visible to anyone. But the mental embarrassment was only known and seen by her.

It is considered a special ability of a young woman. Because no one, not even her closest friends, knew the secrets that the young woman secretly kept in her heart.

Wiang Kaew is no different...

The young man had never once shown that he loved dreaming of an affair. What Torfun has known over the past 4 years is being good 'friends' to each other.

Until the final semester of 4th year students, there are only a few days left. That he and she must part...

“Nong Kwan, room 5, there's a phone call.” The voice of a female master's student came and knocked on the door of Tofun's room.

“Thank you very much, sir,” the young woman in room number 5 replied to the informer.

Throughout the time Torfun studied at this university. She lived in an old women's dormitory. Located near the university Can travel by foot to study comfortably and safely.

This dormitory has several buildings. There is a lawn and a marble bench where residents can read outside. Only female residents are accepted. There are strict rules prohibiting any resident from bringing a man into the room.

The building Torfun lives in is a one-story building with 12 rooms and a common telephone for all residents to use, which can only be used to answer calls. Unable to make phone calls Because there is a coin-operated telephone booth. and insert the phone card located along the fence in front of the dormitory.

According to the tradition of this dormitory If a phone call comes in Whoever is comfortable answering the phone will run to help answer the phone and walk to call the person in that room.

“Hello, Torfun is talking,” the girl said in a sweet, sweet voice. Speaking into the phone, she guessed it was a close female friend in her group. Called to discuss the final exam that was coming up in a few days.

“Hello Kwan, this is Jack, do you remember?” said a soft, familiar voice on the other end of the line.

The young woman's heart began to tremble irregularly when she heard the voice of the young man she had secretly loved for the past 4 years.

I never dreamed that it would be him. Because throughout the time she studied at this university Wiangkaew never telephoned her. She had never talked to him on the phone either. Conversation between a young man and a young woman takes place only when meeting face to face.

'Today is February 14, 1998, Valentine's Day. Why did they call?' The young woman could only wonder in her heart.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Kwan. We love you." The voice of the young man she secretly loved. It resounded loudly in the young woman's ears.

'Hey! Did I hear something wrong?' The young woman thought to herself and pinched her arm violently. until he winced with pain

“What do you say, Jack? We don't hear much at all. The phone signal is not very good. Can you say that again?”

Torfun wasn't sure what he had heard, so he asked the young man on the other end of the phone again. The girl's body was cold. My heart beats irregularly. She began to hyperventilate. It was like there were butterflies flying around in there.

“Happy Valentine's Day, Kwan. We love you.” The young man's voice still resonated in her ears.

It's like the world stopped turning for a moment...

I dream of feeling the most joyful in my life...

'The person you secretly love comes to tell you he loves you'

“Uh...uh...uh...let's be friends first, okay? It's better to graduate with a bachelor's degree first."

Torfun answered with his mouth faster than his thoughts.

Because of excitement, happiness, embarrassment, utmost joy in life, turbulence in feelings that cannot be described. causing her to reply to the young man with familiarity. Just like she had rejected another man with these words.

But...but...but...Wiangkaew is not one of those men. But he is the person she has secretly loved for 4 years and is close to leaving in the next few days. When will we meet again? I don't know.

'What did you answer to Wiang Kaew? Oh! Life, damn it, I want to smack myself in the mouth a thousand times...'

“Toot...toot...toot...”

This sound indicates that the other end of the line has hung up the phone. Without saying goodbye...

Like a bolt of lightning strikes the girl's head.

'What the hell have I done? Will Wiang Kaew misunderstand me?' The woman's tears unconsciously flowed down her cheeks. It felt like the world was collapsing before my eyes.

Thorfun began to fear that Wiang Kaew would misunderstand her. I thought she rejected him. But she didn't dare to contact or call to make excuses for him. Why, she couldn't answer herself.

And it was just as Torfun predicted, he was not wrong. After Wiang Kaew called her on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1998, she never saw him again. He tried to escape in front of her. Maybe with disappointment, losing face, and maybe losing feelings for her...

But...she didn't intend for the situation to turn out like that at all...

The young woman didn't dare tell anyone about this. Not even her close friends in the group knew that she had secretly loved Wiang Kaew all along. Torfun has kept this secret entirely to himself for the past several decades.

Even though the world keeps turning...how quickly and easily can we communicate with just the touch of our fingers? But none of my friends in the class were able to contact Wiang Kaew again. He doesn't accept anyone as a friend in

Facebook

or even various online media

but...

Facebook

his open

Public

up

Status ‘

'Single' all the time...

Searching for dreams

Facebook

of the young man she secretly loved until she met Because I tried to search for first and last name in English. It's almost like turning the earth upside down.

When I first saw his face in the picture

Profile

She couldn't hold back her tears...

The outline of his face and eyes remained the same. Although Wiang Kaew's appearance has become fatter, Aging as time changes...

But... Torfun still loves him as before. Unchanged...

Wiang Kaew's voice It echoed in her ears and never faded. Even though a long time has passed

"Happy Valentine's Day, Kwan. We love you."

“Happy Valentine's Day, Wiang Kaew. We love you too. Love doesn't change.”

I can only dream and tell myself. and wrote a letter on Valentine's Day like this every year for the past 27 years.

Even though time has passed for a very long time But her feelings towards this young foreigner from a neighboring country were still the same as the feelings she had when she was in university...

When reading a book, there is a secret flash of nostalgia. When listening to love songs, I still secretly miss you. When she heard the news or only heard the name of the country of the young man she secretly loved It's still not that we dream of thinking about him. Even when she drives past the university, she secretly misses him. Even though the foreign student residence where he lived has been demolished and a multi-story classroom building has been built,

She still secretly misses him all this time...

The first love letter from Tofun to Wiang Kaew. It was a letter dated February 14, 1995, which was Tho Fun's first Valentine's Day as a first-year student. But she didn't dare send this letter to Wiang Kaew. And she has been writing love letters to Wiang Kaew every year.

Of course...she didn't dare to send a single love letter to Wiang Kaew. Even though she knew his address from the yearbook.

Even if there were any other young men who would give her flowers on Valentine's Day. But she always politely declines because deep in her heart, it's the flowers she wants. It's a flower that comes from the young man she secretly loves, the only one named 'Wiang Kaew'.

'This Valentine's Day, February 14, 2022, I should greet him in the direction

Messenger  from Facebook

Is it good?'

I can dream but I'm confused. Can't decide what to do with my life on Valentine's Day that's only a few days away?

“But...I'm afraid of disappointment, regret, afraid that you secretly like someone right now that's not me. I'm afraid she will reject my love."

This is the real reason why Tho Fun doesn't dare to contact Wiang Kaew...

If you can dream and overcome the fear of being disappointed. She must have dared to contact back to Wiang Kaew...

But...overcoming your own heart It is very difficult and very difficult...

Nothing lasts forever. This is the truth of life. love is the same Torfun couldn't tell herself that she would love Wiang Kaew forever. But she could tell herself that at this time She still loves Wiang Kaew and has loved her for 27 years. This coming Valentine's Day will be the 28th year. She still feels the same way, no change...

In the end, she will have to secretly sit down and write a letter expressing her love for Wiang Kaew. Without sending it to him again. Is it issue number 28 or not? Only Torfun will be the one to decide.

Sigh! Who has never secretly loved...

You probably don't understand this kind of feeling...