Into The Expanding Universe

Rumours

Description:
Just a short story that was inspired by a song named "Rumors -by Jake Miller". Happy reading and stay safe.
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"Guys, do you guys know that the campus moon this year is actually gay?" Toota rushed to his friends, panting slightly as he revealed the news he just heard from the juniors.

"Wait, you're saying Kongpob is gay?" Bright gasped in shock as he grappled onto Toota's shoulder, shaking the latter furiously.

"Stop shaking me, idiot and yes, the juniors just told me that Kongpob is gay. Oh my my, maybe it's finally my time to shine." Toota added enthusiastically, biting his lips while winking as he tried to appear seductive but had instantly gotten a smack from Prem.

"Even if the campus moon is gay I don't think you would ever had the chance." Prem mockingly said, earning a deathly glare from Toota.

"Well, I can still hope."

"Guys, are you sure you're hearing all this right? Kongpob would never be gay." Arthit was silent all the while listening to his friends' conversation and was lost in his own thoughts when he heard about Kongpob being gay.

'He would never like guys.'

"Why not, Arthit? He's making boys swoon over him too with his looks, you know?"

"But what if it's just a rumour... I've seen him getting really close with N'Prae and N'May." Arthit explained while picking on the skin of his thumb anxiously.

"Arthit, don't you know that N'Prae likes girls?"

"H-huh?"

"I can't believe you didn't know about it. N'Prae had come out when she was confessed by a senior in the cafeteria and we're all there witnessing it too."

"Oh... Then Kongpob mig-"

"Don't let me get started with N'May. She's already N'Aim's girlfriend, you doofus." Toota grabbed his pen and smacked on Arthit's head as the latter grimaced in pain while rubbing on the spot.

"How would I know? I-"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm not hearing any excuses from you anymore. Jeez, you're always not involved in anything that has happened in our faculty."

"At least I know that P'Nin was having a crush on P'Deer." Arthit retorted, attempting to prove himself to his friends that he knew about the gossip going about in the campus.

"Dude." Prem exclaimed, slapping on Arthit's back before continuing, "They're already dating."

"...Oh..."

"Yeah, this is how outdated you are, so stop denying."

"But I was-"

"I believe you, Arthit." Toota rolled his eyes at Arthit as the latter slumped his shoulders defeatedly. It wasn't his fault that he didn't know about what's going on around campus, he just simply classified every gossip he'd heard as rumours that were false unless proven with facts.

And he wasn't going to change how he thinks either.
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Arthit was still practicing his 3-pointer in the basketball court in his faculty when his friends came to him. His teammates were either resting on the bench or packing to leave as practice was already over.

"Arthit, my man." Bright patted his shoulder and made him lose his focus as he failed to make a 3-point shot.

"Dude, I almost got it!" He hissed at his friend that was still grinning goofily.