Just a young man's thin figure walked past the group of influential people at the school. who sat at the usual table in the school cafeteria An unexpected event happened.

“How many times have I told you? That I don't love you, I don't like you, don't you understand yet?!!!”

An angry voice suddenly sounded in the middle of the cafeteria. Among the eyes of male and female students of almost every year. Everyone looked up with interest when the voice stopped.

The picture that everyone saw was a tall young man with a handsome face and a charming personality, nicknamed…..Prince. The only son of a major politician who is thriving these days....Sornthep. Standing in front of a giant It was with a small, shy-looking boy who hid his eyes behind thick-rimmed spectacles. Students with outstanding academic results….Pattani who was confused by the events that were happening so quickly in front of him

Sornthep showed a grunt for a moment. Before deciding to push the small body so hard that the body staggered to the ground. The rice plate he was carrying fell to pieces. Then the tall figure walked past without any regard. Leaving only a deafening sound and a small figure still sitting amidst the food scraps strewn on the ground.

While Patni was puzzled and unexpected at this sudden turn of events. The young boy tried to regain his composure before reaching out to pick up the plastic plate and holding it up to put away as if nothing had happened. Even though there are teardrops behind the beautiful eyes behind the lenses, But not a single tear fell from those eyes.

But who would have known that the young man's heart was crying heavily?

The eyes of fellow students in the cafeteria who witnessed the incident were mixed with pity, satisfaction, pity, and pity. Everyone knew that at one point in time Sornthep followed Patni more than his shadow. They were so caring and caring that everyone thought they would end up together soon…..but in just 3 months, everything changed. No one knows the reason except the two of them.

Just out of sight and the noise in the cafeteria, clear water flowed from his eyes, causing the owner to take off his glasses to reveal a pair of large eyes. that is now covered with tears

Patni made a promise to herself from that day that she would not cry, would not be weak, and would not be sad. He could endure Sornthep's expression. I'll handle it like I've told that person.

He was not upset about being yelled at by the divine arrow. I wasn't upset about being pushed to the ground. I don't regret not having lunch as planned.

But he is sad…..and hurts himself for once having good feelings for this person!

Just when she came to say hello, I still thought about it.

The closer you are to me, the more I understand.

So I secretly went to sleepwalk.

You probably aren't far away. In my dreams, we'll probably love each other.

I don't see myself as saying that I should stay like this.

Haven't looked at the truth for a while. How much is there?

She's in her good mood. We're delirious.

I'm just beginning to understand, now I'm forgetting myself.

That I'm an important person, my heart trembles when I'm with someone.

It was wrong to make her suffer.

I forget myself and look like a bad person.

I'm sorry I made you feel embarrassed. (I must be embarrassed.)

From now on, don't worry, because I'm going away.

Even though I know in my heart that I love you

The song "Forget Yourself" by

Little Bird

Loud music wafted from the school's broadcasting room. While Patni was washing away the tear stains that were all over her cheeks. causing the young man to stop Then he listened to that song almost immediately.

The song…..that seems to convey the most relevant events that happened to him. Those big eyes that are usually hidden from view. I stared into the distance….my thoughts couldn't help but drift to the events of 3 months ago.

In school…..no one doesn't know Sornthep. A good-looking young man, tall, smart, basketball player at school, the dream "prince", the only son of a big politician.... Favorite of little girls and older girls. Because even Patni herself could not deny that she did not know Sornthep. Even if it's only one sided acquaintance.

Who would want to get to know the cool, old-fashioned student with thick glasses? Looks don't matter, good things are just "good at studying" and get a scholarship to study for free up to the university level. and just moved in mid-term in Mathayom 5, just like them.

There isn't any….and he's already used to it. with being alone

Every day.... Marble table under the Malabar tree near the basketball court. It is a regular place where Patni often sits and reads books. But today, his usual place has uninvited "guests".

Sornthep…..uninvited guest He was lying on his arm...sitting there asleep.

The thin young man looked at him in surprise, because this person was usually surrounded by others….like being the center of everyone. But today I saw only one person. Where have all the others gone?

Strange……..but it was not something he cared about. The young man shrugged his shoulders before sitting down across from the sleeping person. I don't want to waste time looking for a new seat. Because today he had to finish summarizing the lesson before the teacher came to teach the afternoon lesson.

Outstanding students are so caught up in the work at hand that they pay no attention to anything else. Until he heard the doorbell sound, he raised his head to look at the world (somewhat), but the person sleeping across from him was still asleep, with no signs of waking up.

"Khun Sornthep....Khun Sornthep..."

Patni called out to the other person in a low voice.... The doorbell sounded loud but the sleeping person was still asleep. I suspect he was in a "deep sleep." He didn't want to wake him up. But how could humanity allow the prince to be completely sunburned?

“…um…..oh!….who are you?”

“Who I am isn't important...but it's time to go to class in the afternoon. You should go study. If you lie here, the sun will burn you." Patnica was already taken aback by the question. “Who are you?” I didn't feel too upset that someone didn't "remember" him. Just a dull student with nothing as outstanding as him. Who would want to remember that?

“Oh….thank you….Patni…” Sornthep read the name embroidered in blue thread beneath the school's abbreviation.

Patni Akarawat, who... seems to have heard the name? But why haven't I seen your face? If they are at the same school

“It's okay, you're awake and that's good. I'll wait first. I have to hurry and go to class.”

A small figure walked away with his textbook, not caring at all about the people watching. Leaving the people who are the "center" of the world to look on with eyes that no one can understand the meaning of.

“Can I sit with you?”

A voice rang out as a figure sat down, not waiting for an answer. This made Patni look up and look at the person who was speaking confusedly…..asked himself….answered himself…so why do you ask? If the person in front of him made the outstanding student even more confused……Sornthep

“….school dining table It is not personal….anybody can sit on it.”

The young man finally said. Although I was curious or surprised to see the prince for the second time in a week. But chose to keep that doubt Moreover, the eyes of fellow students looking at me made me sit and eat quietly because I was not used to being the focus of anyone's attention. It's difficult to find peace in his school life.

“Do you normally….eat alone?”

Sornthep suddenly asked. After the two sides ate their meals without speaking for a while, Under the curious eyes of almost the entire cafeteria

Who wouldn't be suspicious because the "Prince" was suddenly sitting with that "Chem"?

Patni did not answer the question. Because I was thinking about the math formulas I had just learned. So he didn't pay much attention to the opposing side.

“Patani….did you hear what I asked?”

Sornthep asked again when he saw the other party's silence. People who were used to receiving attention from those around him felt a little annoyed.

“….I just moved here. I don't know anyone yet.” …..and it's not a problem having to eat alone. Patni answered this sentence only in his heart but did not say it out loud. Looking into the eyes of the politician's son, he didn't really understand the other person's intentions. He has no human friends….he still has “books” as friends.

“Then….I will come and eat with you every day.”

"no…."

Patni had yet to utter a word of denial. The tall figure got up with his own plate of food and Patni's. The thin young man could only sit stunned. Just like the owners of many pairs of eyes in the cafeteria, they couldn't believe their own eyes.

That Sornthep picked up plates for other people too!!!! I doubt everyone is living in a dream.

And after that, no matter where the outstanding young student is Everyone always saw the tall figure of the “Prince” there. Until it was a familiar sight and eventually became a habit.

“You….don't have to be with me all the time.”

Patni said as more than two months passed and Sornthep's identity slowly infiltrated his heart without realizing it.

The way the tall young man “stopped” beside him without paying attention to anyone. Do everything naturally. Makes people who have never received attention from anyone like him feel overwhelmed. Even if for a moment your subconscious mind tells you to be careful of your heart, but... "love" cannot be prevented.

"I want to be with you....can't I?" Sornthep pleaded. A large hand reached out and held the small hand that the owner had placed at his side. The pair were sitting together at their "usual table" next to the outstanding student's basketball court.

“Friends, you can say that you spend so much time with me that you ignore them,” Patni said honestly. Because many times he had seen the eyes of Sornthep's "friends" as well as the eyes of other people who were usually surrounding the "center" of everyone looking at the two of them. Looking at him with strange eyes…..eyes….that he couldn't guess the meaning of.

Sometimes he wonders in his heart…..even though the subject can be learned easily. Take the exam and get a perfect score of 100. But when it comes to Sornthep...a ​​person who once got a perfect score like him on the exam. Instead, I don't know how to study and don't do well on this exam.

“No one will say anything to you….I assure you.”

Sornthep smiled faintly at the person in front of him, a smile that caused the owner of the small hand he held to have to shy away and continue reading his book. before looking past the group of people standing on the basketball court That smile changed!!!

"Where…..Sorn….said it won't be long?"

Sounds heard while walking past This made Patni stop walking almost immediately. A young boy was deciding to walk past. If you don't hear someone's familiar voice first…….Sornthep's voice….

"It won't be long....It hasn't even been 3 months since we agreed."

“Take care of it….If you make 50,000 baht, it's yours as you bet….Don't forget to take a clip.”

“Just a few more days. You wait and see, Art. That student must be finished soon. You've definitely seen the clip of me and that kid. Please prepare the money.”

"Hurry up and deal with it, Sorn...Kwang doesn't like seeing Sorn go flirting with that kid...Kwang is Sorn's boyfriend..."

"wait….."

What were those people going to say to Patni? He didn't listen until the end. The truth that he accidentally heard causing him to have to turn around and walk back the same way But the two legs that walked seemed so weak that I had to find a place to sit and rest. His brain slowly contemplated the past as tears flowed down his eyes and he had to take off his glasses to wipe them.

It is not Patni who has never made any mistakes. It's not that I never knew, but my "heart" that had gone deep and stopped everything.

If you stop thinking....stop introspecting. The young man then began to understand the reason why someone like Sornthep was willing to waste time with him. Starting to understand the eyes that "those people" were looking at....eyes that conveyed pity and satisfaction.

His love….a feeling that he has never had for anyone. Is it only worth 50,000 baht?

On the day when 3 months have passed

The tall youth and the rose that appeared in the eye canal did not surprise Patni much. Because he already knew that Sornthep would definitely do this. From the day he heard the "truth", the outstanding student acted like he didn't know anything. Still letting the politician's son follow him like a shadow like before.

But the love you once had for the other person has diminished. The boy began to learn to spare himself for the disappointment that was bound to happen.

“Patni….is my girlfriend.”

Shy words and a rose that was held in front of me If it were anyone else, when the prince of my dreams asked to be my girlfriend, I would probably be happy and quickly agree. But not with people who know all the truth. The young man only looked at the rose in his large hand. and looked past the group of people in front of the basketball court.

before returning to look at the handsome face of the person in front of him again Feeling more disappointed than before

"I don't like men....and we'd be better off as friends like this, Sornthep," said Aichem....of many people in a quiet voice. But it caused people who had never been rejected before to clench their hands tightly to suppress the anger that was about to erupt.

“If my past expressions have misled you, I apologize.”

The young man bowed his head slightly in apology. Try not to express any more feelings than you are currently doing.

Why couldn't he see the big hand clenched tightly?

Why don't you know that an emotional person is suppressing his emotions to the best of his ability?

“Please excuse me first…” Patni picked up 2-3 books on the table and held them up. Preparing to escape from the difficult situation in front of him. If he didn't take a step forward, a deep voice would sound, indicating the mood of the person in front of him.

I wonder if he can't suppress his emotions…..

“Wait!....You thought I would be interested in someone like you?!” Sornthep shouted at those who dared to reject him. I don't care about that 50,000 baht bet.

“A bastard like you. If my friends don't bet I won't come close to you! Please know this.” His anger and anger caused the tall young man to suddenly mention the matter of accepting a bet from his friend.

But who cares!! Right now, he only knew that he was angry…..angry at the bland bastard who made him waste 3 months following him without getting anything like this.

Waste of time!

“…..Yes….Is this all you want to say? And if you stop paying attention It's okay to continue unfriending me….There's nothing else, I'll excuse myself."

Patni said as if she didn't care before walking away. As the group of people in front of the basketball court began to walk towards the tall figure, the “center” of the universe.

“Sornthep….what happened!”

Kwang ran up to his boyfriend's arm and asked curiously, surprised to see "Ai Cheem" ​​walk away without looking back. He also didn't accept the rose that the politician's son had brought with him.

“It wasn't successful, right?....” Atithep asked with a smile, as if he already knew the outcome.

"Yes!!! Tomorrow I'll bring you the money…..and you'll remember this, Art. That bastard and me must have gotten along nicely!!!”

Patni let out a long sigh when he thought of the past incident between himself and the politician's son. What can an outstanding student like him do to compete with the other side's influence and financial power? When he refuses to be a "toy" he is even targeted. Every day the young boy had to endure all kinds of bullying.

Especially bullying that turns around and makes that person feel like they are being harassed by him instead. Let him become an abomination in everyone's eyes. Like the incident in the cafeteria

“…You should fight. Not agreeing to stay like this.”

A white handkerchief was held in front of Patni while she was reaching for the handkerchief that she always carried in her school pants pocket. This caused the boy to look up at the owner of the small piece of cloth before he let out a long sigh again.

One person goes….One person comes….He really doesn't understand the logic of these people's thinking.

“Thank you….but I already have mine.” A small handkerchief from his pocket was taken out and wiped on his face. It is a polite rejection of good wishes. Try not to pay too much attention to the person in front of you.

…..Art….Atithep….

He doesn't want to forget himself…..thinking for himself and doesn't want to be easily shaken by anything anymore.

+++++++++++The End ++++++++++

Talk about the end

This short story is finished. Try to finish it. Maybe I don't understand much. We came up with this plot when we listened to the song "Krap Tua Tua". I've never written a short story before. Always wear a long dress. This is the first story written. We apologize for any mistakes here. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to read.