Suriya is a student who lives a wasteful life. He borrowed a sum of money from a friend named Songwut. but refused to repay Scary problems ensue.
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While Mr. Suriya was frantically playing his favorite game on his iPhone 11. Inside a rented apartment on the tenth floor. In the community area near the famous open university where he was studying in his second year, the telephone signal rang. Destroy the moment when you are about to pass the Great Rock Gate.
which has been playing at this point for many days causing him to act extremely irritated and irritated When I saw that it was an unknown number calling me. I don't even want to answer the phone. Many other times there are no calls. The specific return must be this time. While entering the thread into the needle Just a little more and he'd passed. It was really annoying.. in anger I immediately hung up the phone.
The person who called Suriya was none other than Songwut, his closest friend from old school. He had been with this friend from the first grade to the sixth grade. before going our separate ways to follow that person's life path It wasn't that long ago, about three months ago. Suriya contacted Songwut via the Messenger app.
in order to borrow a lump sum of 30,000 baht, claiming that he needed to hurry to register for a required course. Because of the money that people from other provinces sent to me. He accidentally lost it. I don't know who to turn to for help. and didn't dare call home This is why I had to ask for help from an old friend.
Then he promised with the assurance of a man. He will hurry to work to earn extra income and return the money within 1 month. Suriya actually said this only because he wanted the monk to agree to lend it. In fact, students like him Where will I get the ability to work and earn 30,000 within 30 days?
Songwut himself at first seemed unsure and didn't really want to lend it. Well, it's not a small amount of money. And he didn't have a lot of savings. Plus, there are many other definite expenses waiting for next month. If you lend Suriya and you don't find the money in time to pay it back. He will suffer to the utmost. But as a kind-hearted person
Seeing the friendship that has been strong for a long time In the end, he couldn't help but be impatient. and lent it to Suriya at the end. By making financial transactions through telephone transfers Since then Songwut kept following to demand money back from Suriya for some time. Until the people being called are fed up. and block all communication channels with dear friends
Then I didn't pay attention to the point that I even forgot. The matter of having to find money to pay back
Suriya, like most Open University students, comes from other provinces. Then came to rent a dormitory near the study location. Few people take their studies seriously. Most of them were reveling, gathering together, going out at night. Spend money on various vices. Many people openly pair up with each other, whether male or female.
If the rental room doesn't have same-sex rules, This is the residential rental apartment where Suriya is. It is both male and female. Therefore, it is not strange that accommodations Loud noises and moans of dormitory children will be heard. Living together like a husband and wife couple passing through the wall of the next room in the middle of the night or on holidays. These teenagers rarely enter the classroom.
Burn the money your parents send you every day. Living life in vain Create beautiful, handsome photos Go eat at a delicious restaurant. Go out at night, party, gamble, get drunk like people who are obsessed with worldly objects. And then earn money by tricking others through various methods. The easiest way is to borrow it from someone you know. Just like Suriya deceived the wise man and pretended to forget and never used it back.
But the story will not end as easily as Suriya expected. Songwut was very angry. that friends who are friends have done to him The more I saw the pictures Suriya took on Facebook. and Instagram and add a message like Show off where you went today. What luxury food do you eat? Living life in vain, extravagance, without substance, day in and day out. But he refused to return the money.
This made him even more angry to the point where he couldn't stand it any longer. Because no matter how you contact Suriya, whatever channel you use, you will avoid it. To the point of blocking escape Patience is lacking. He had decided that today he must get the 30,000 back from Surya. Either way
When Suriya didn't answer the call from the new number that Songvuthi called. So he used the second method. That is, call the apartment's landline number. He searched until he knew the name and location of the place where his dear friend and grudge lived. It's good that this apartment has been built for a long time and the basic telephone system has not yet been canceled.
That outsiders can contact the central area to connect to every room in the building. It is set to talk for no more than 15 minutes before the call is automatically disconnected. And the room Suriya is staying in is room number 1007.
“Cringing…”
The ear-splitting sound of the wall-mounted phone was extremely nerve-wracking. It was a sound that Suriya hated more than anything.
“Who the fuck..why did you call me? I don't know how to be considerate. Hey, who's in contact with a landline? My cell phone number is nosy and doesn't call. This Ai Ha seems to have come out of the dinosaur era.” He cursed rudely in anger. I thought to myself, is this a family reunion day?
“Ring!”
I don't know if I'm thinking about it or not. But it was like this cry was alive. The more you don't rush to answer the phone. It roared louder than before. In the end Suriya couldn't stand it. So I had to move down from the bed and roll over and play games on my iPhone. To pick up the phone hanging on the wall to make it stop screaming.
"Hello, who's calling? If you have something to say, hurry up and say it. I'm busy with important business."
“When will my thirty thousand be returned? ”
“What are you talking about? Don't think that if you keep quiet, this matter will end here. I know which room you're staying in. What the hell are you doing? I don't care. Give yourself time to collect every baht you have. Then hurry and transfer it back to me within 5 minutes. Don't be fooled. 5 minutes have passed and I still haven't seen a notification message that money has come into the account.
You can prepare to be excited from now on. I'm in front of the automatic water dispenser under this building. Don't make me have to go up to the front of the room and knock on the door. Because if that's the case You will definitely not end well..my friend.”
The voice was cold. Incredibly sharp and powerful. before the other end of the phone hangs up As for Suriya, he could only stand there, stunned and frozen. Hands tremble, heart trembles I was helpless for a long time. Sweat poured out all over my back. before feeling shocked I realized that I only had 5 minutes.
He quickly hung up the phone and hung it up as usual. before turning to look at the clock on the opposite wall
3:00 p.m. What time was it when you hung up the phone? This meant that he now had less than 5 minutes left. Thinking about it, he was afraid of the approaching threat. I had no idea that he was such a quiet, considerate person, and had never harmed anyone in the past. How can you change into such a beast?
Had he awakened the devil within? It's not worth borrowing money from this bastard. But it's too late. At this moment, we have to find a way to escape from this room as quickly as possible. Money to be used back? Just kidding. If he had a lump sum of money, he would have spent it on football betting, drinking, paying girls, and playing online games long ago.
Think, think, what should I do? Suriya urged himself. He looked around the room. There's nowhere to hide. Or rush out of the room before it arrives. How about sneaking down the fire escape? We were on the 10th floor. They must have pressed the elevator up. Anyway, there's no way to meet. At first he was delighted at the sudden way he had figured it out.
But soon his face turned pale. That was because he heard something coming from far away. The source of the sound likely came from the corridor connecting the rooms. The sound was louder and closer. Don't tell me that..
“Knock knock”
Suriya was startled with fear because he was not prepared. Has it been 5 minutes already? He hasn't even had time to prepare to escape from the room yet. There is no time left to ponder. There's only one way. He had to climb out of the balcony to cross to the adjacent room. Then ask for help to enter the room.
Then concoct any lie that the young couple who owns the room will believe. and allowed him to hide for a while. Still, it's better than being in your own room with people trying to break the door in. He didn't trust people who were in a dizzy state. The news on TV is too frequent. Debt collectors go so far as to brutally attack and take the life of the debtor.
Who knows that he is qualified at this time? It might be bloody crazy and ready to kill people.
“Knock..knock.”
There was a knock at the front door again. This time it was a series of bursts. Solar immediately rushed out through the door that opened onto the balcony. He turned around. Look at the cement edge where there is a steel railing that extends until it collides with the concrete wall that separates his room from the room next to it. Bending down to look below and saw the cement parking lot surface open
There's no one down there. Well, it's not difficult. Calm down, Solar. You can do it. Just step out to one side first and sit astride the iron railing. Keep your balance, while your hands try to grip the concrete wall that divides the room. Don't look down as you slowly swing the other leg so that it is on the same side as the first leg.
That's it, we'll cross over and stand on the balcony of the adjoining room. All of this is what he thought in his head.
As his body followed his thoughts, he got to the point where he was able to cross one leg over. and was about to lift the remaining leg and swing along.
“Jinggggggggggggggggggggggg!”
Suddenly, the phone hung in that house. He let out a loud, long cry, inadvertently destroying Suriya's focused concentration. The sound he hated the most. Came at the most hellish moment It made him flinch in shock. Until I accidentally let go of the hand that I used to cling to the wall for balance. and lost control and leaned towards the back. There was nothing to support him except the emptiness of the air.
Suddenly, he heard his own screams that sounded the most frightening. That's never been heard before. As his body suddenly fell off the iron railing he was straddling. Falls quickly on your back and your head plummets. The feeling at that moment was like he was doing bungee jumping. But I just realized that the rope broke.
The look in his eyes when he realized he had fallen from the balcony railing. A mixture of terror and awe. Can't believe this is actually happening. But it's already too late.
Another side of the city Songwut left the number he called just now. He was reclining on the sofa. In a house tens of kilometers away He wanted to punish Suriya and make her remember. So he pretended to be under the building and prepared to go up to see Surya immediately. If the money is not returned within 5 minutes.
Then call and order a regular Somtam restaurant to run and deliver the Hell salad menu to room 1007 at the specified address. Emphasizing that it must be delivered to the front of the room at the specified time. and knock on the room door twice without having to talk to anyone in the room The first time you knock, knock normally. Except for a moment, knock again. This time, knock quickly.
Then hang the hell salad bag on the doorknob to complete the job. As for him, he would press the phone after half a minute. To pretend to intimidate Suriya into being frightened. He wasn't sure if this would work or not. He thought in his heart,
Tomorrow, if Aiya is still quiet refused to transfer the money back Looks like I really have to go see it in the room.
finish.