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I always knew that Kongpob was immature, but when he said his reason for choosing Nam, I couldn't help but see him as someone too childish. Or maybe he just hated me so much that he enjoyed teasing me. Either way, I still hated him. I hated him for never taking things seriously, especially his relationship with Nam.

"I don't know why I even bothered asking you." I told him as I checked my watch. "Can you just give me a break and accompany me out of here? I still need to do my physics homework."

Kongpob seemed to find my desperation very funny. "You're too worried about homework. Is there ever a time when you stop thinking about studying?" He teased me further, taking a small rubber ball from his pocket and starting to play with it by bouncing it on his table.

"At least I use my mind on something worthwhile, unlike you. Just because you can easily pass, because teachers like you doesn't mean everyone should do the same. Why do you even go to school? I bet you can just smile your way into a job if you want to." I shot back at him, fuming.

He didn't say anything to that, probably because he was so engrossed in his toy. I decided that it was hopeless to beg or even just talk to him. I just sat down on one of the chairs and rested my chin on my right hand. I wished I hadn't gone back for my book. I wouldn't be able to do my homework now anyway. At least not unless this mean immature person grows up and accompanies me out of here.

After about five minutes of doing nothing but staring into space, I took a glance at Kongpob and he was finally tired of playing with his rubber ball. He saw me looking at him, so he smiled widely and damn...was it annoying. Then he finally stood up. "Let's go home. But in one condition, you must do something for me." He remarked with a wicked smile.

I raised my eyebrow at him. "And what is that?" I asked, knowing that it would definitely be something childish, like play with him or something along those lines.

He suddenly turned serious. "Be my boyfriend." and said without a hint of joking.

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"...What??? Are you serious???" I exclaimed loudly, all shocked and angry, but I could feel my cheeks turning red. Stupid feelings... "Are you not aware of the fact that I hate being with you?"

His expression still didn't change. "So?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow at me and crossing his hands to his chest. Damn, he simply oozed of sex appeal...

Wait, what did I just think???

"You're crazy, you know that?" I told him in disbelief, standing up from my seat abruptly. "Never! I'll never agree to a condition like that! I'd rather stay here until tomorrow morning!" I practically screamed at him.

However, instead of lashing out at me, he laughed loudly instead. "Calm down, calm down. I was just playing with you. I'm not desperate enough to ask you to be my boyfriend. And especially someone like you. I have plenty of girls and guys wanting to be with me." He explained through his laughter and I just stared at him with a bewildered expression upon seeing his sudden burst of laughter.

Gosh, this handsome annoying idiot is so damn full of himself!

"Someone like me? Yah, you think you're too good for me? It's the other way around. I'm too good for you. I deserve someone who knows how to think like my age." I responded feisty, trying to cover up the fact that I really fell for his unexpected joke.

He ignored my statement and continued to hold a victorious expression on his face from having tricked me. When he finally finished laughing, he started walking towards the door. "Seriously, let's go home now."

I walked over to his side without a word. As soon as I was standing beside him, he turned off the switch in the room and all of a sudden, it was pitch black all around us. I got a shock and screamed in fear as I began moving my hands around blindly to search for Kongpob. "Yah! Where are you?!" I shouted in panic. He seemed to have left my side because no matter how hard I tried to find him, I couldn't. He had probably left me alone as a mean prank again. "Hey! It's not funny! Kongpob!!!" I shouted again, almost crying.

Suddenly, I felt someone grab my right hand and hold it tight in his warm hold. "I'm here. I'm right here, okay?" Kongpob spoke softly, his tone unusually calm and soothing beside me.

Him holding my hand was completely unexpected, but...I immediately felt calmer by having him with me. I could feel his shoulder brush together as he squeezed my hand in reassurance. His hand felt so warm in mine and I breathed in deeply, trying to calm myself.

Kongpob waited patiently till I felt better and then he started leading me outside, still not letting go of my hand. And somehow, I didn't feel bothered by it. I liked the feeling of his hand in mine. No wait, I only let him hold my hand cause he might leave me on my own in the dark. Yes, that's it.

"Why did you stay here if you're afraid of the dark?" He asked me, his tone still soft and hand warm in mine.

I had no idea why my heartbeat was speeding up suddenly...

"I left my Physics book." I replied softly. "Then I saw you sleeping in here. I thought you were someone else so I woke you up."

"I looked cute while sleeping, didn't I?" He suddenly asked playfully.

I only snorted as a response. The arrogance of this guy was unbelievable. Always so full of himself.

"What were you doing there sleeping anyway?"

"I fell asleep in class." He answered casually.

Could there be a person as worse as him? Sure, I had slept in class a couple of times before and there wasn't anything wrong with that. But he slept through the last class and didn't even wake up upon hearing the dismissal bell. "I should've just left you sleeping. You probably would've slept through the night without even realizing it."

By this time, my eyes were used to the darkness so I was able to recognize where we were. We were only a few meters away from the schoolgates. But then Kongpob stopped in his tracks. "Are you regretting waking me up?" he asked in a mock taunting tone, squeezing my hand in his.

Seeing how near we were to the exit, I decided that being honest wouldn't hurt anymore. "Yes!" I replied enthusiastically before I brushed off his hand from mine and ran as fast as I could towards the door.

As soon as I got out, I couldn't be happier to see the street lights illuminating my way home. I didn't even bother to wait for Kongpob, I just headed straight to my home, feeling completely exhausted.

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When I got home, my mother scolded me about going home when the sun had come down. And no matter how hard I tried to explain that it was all my Physics book's fault, she just wouldn't believe me. Yet she was always the one insisting that I should do every homework given in school. The next time I would be faced with the same situation, I decided to do nothing, even if it meant being a subject of a long sermon by our irritable teacher.

I almost forgot all about confronting Nam since I was in a rush to finish my homework before bedtime (no thanks to the long scolding my mother did). But as I was changing into my pajamas, I found the dirty piece of paper with Nam's note to Jessica in my pocket. I hurriedly picked up the phone and dialed Nam's number, my anxiety to talk to her coming back in a rush.

"Hello?" Nam answered after four rings. She sounded a bit sleepy from the tone of her voice. She was probably about to sleep. Luckily, I was able to call her before she really did go to bed.

"Nam, it's me, Arthit." I told her as I held onto the wireless phone while I took a seat on my bed. I was nervous so my voice was pretty shaky. "I need to talk to you."

I could hear her yawning on the other end of the line. "Can't this wait until tomorrow? I'm really sleepy."

I didn't answer her, instead, I went straight to the point. "You and Jessica, what exactly did you two talk about?" I asked her, not mentioning about the note just yet. If she were really honest to me, she'd tell me the truth now.

She didn't speak for about a full minute. But just when I was about to speak again, she finally answered my question, only not in the way I wanted her to. "Do you really want me to answer that?" she asked back. "Don't you trust me anymore?"

"You know what? That's exactly the problem. How can I trust you?" I asked her seriously, suddenly feeling like I was about to cry. I hated betrayal, I really did. And it was worse when I found out about it myself. "How could you do this to me? I thought you're on my side? I'm fighting your battle for you...but why does it feel like I'm the only one now?"

"What are you talking about?" Nam responded confusedly. "I am on your side. I really do appreciate what you're doing for me."

I decided to tell her about the note then, since she kept on denying what she'd done. "I saw your note earlier today, Nam. I found it in the trash when one of Kongpob's obsessed fans had thrown my locker key in it. It was such a coincidence that the note stuck to my keychain. And I would've thrown it instantly if I didn't recognize the handwriting." I spoke defiantly, pausing before I told her what I was implying. "I know you talked to Jessica about me."

She didn't reply to that.

For a while, nothing but tense silence filled the air.

I took that as a confirmation that she was totally guilty.

Suddenly everything I had done these past few days didn't have a meaning anymore.

The only reason why I was battling with a hot guy had disappeared...

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