Hemp Rope (English Translation)

15

translator : gia pohonjati

Chapter 15. Decide

Christmas is over, now the decorative lights in front of the shopping malls have been changed into decorations for New Year. Many shops put Happy new Year signs along with long holiday signs. It makes many places in Bangkok seems quieter. Dormitories near universities are also noticeably have less people. Some students are returned to their home, while others who don't go home are just laying around in the quiet dormitories, use their mobile phone to watch series to kill time everyday because they don't have anywhere to go.

Team is one of the later. He is muttering to himself in frustration. At first he was going to invite Pharm to go on a trip together, but Pharm already made appointment to go to a temple with P'Dean to make merit together. Both of them were confused when meeting the older relatives. Hia have to go home and let him come along, but he is being considerate because it's family time. When he was planning to go home, he tried his best to buy a flight ticket in time, but all airlines are full, only the expensive seats left, so he decided to give up.

In the new year, he only calls to talk to Hia and calls his home to give a greeting, nothing special. He wants to go to swim but it seems like hia still doesn't trust him. He tell him not to swim until hia returns.

Sometime he wonder, whether he is his hia or his father?

Eggy: when the competition is over, don't forget to treat us to eat grilled pork P @winnie the pool

MeNg: a treat to comfort the loser, huh?

Eggy: watch your mouth or I'll report you to P'Dean

A: I want a prizeeeee. For completing the race, there should be a reward for our effort, right? @winnie the pool

Winnie the pool: alright, I'll treat you to eat until you have to crawl home (can't eat anymore)

Dean: there will be an event after the competition, won't it?

Winnie the pool: it's alright, I'll still going to take you to eat first.

Team frowning his eyebrows feeling annoyed by Hia's message. No, it's not because of jealousy that hia's promise to take the club's member to eat delicious food. But he doesn't like that hia always put himself aside.

This time, it's the same. He is busy, but he put it aside for later. How many times has he had to see Hia cleaning up his work until late at night?

"He's playing kind again." Team muttering before turning off his phone and put it next to him. The boy turns to look a the bedside table. The cactus that he bought with Pharm is now become a healthy round plant standing next to a little Santa Claus doll.

Christmas day last time, hia took him ride on the back of his motorcycle to go watch the lights around Bangkok, take photos and play together until his phone's memory is almost full. Also, before return home after having meal at the mall, he still buy this doll for him.

Here, I give this as the present for our first Christmas

First Cristmas present in my whole life...

"Do you know mistletoe?"

"what is it? Can I eat it?"

Phawin laughed and bowed down to open the bag in his hand awkwardly.

"it's a foreign beliefs, that if we kiss under a mistletoe our love life will last forever." He picked up a green flowers bouquet.

"It's hard to find mistletoe in Thailand, let's just use this." While saying it, he held the green bouquet above his head. His sharp eyes looking at the junior's confused face who answer while laughing "oh, then what should we do under the mistletoe?"