Tonfah POV
"What's going on?"
"17,000 baht for a box of chocolates."
"Hey, that's not strange, is it, what's strange about it? 17,000 baht for a box of chocolates."
This is something I really didn't want to happen, but it was going to happen anyway? I knew they would know. And most importantly, the person who is waiting the most to make fun of me... is Johan.
"Isn't that strange? 17,000 baht, huh? That means anyone would buy it?"
"Hey, my friend said he doesn't like it, so he doesn't like it. Why are you trying to pressure him? He already said he doesn't like it. The 17,000 baht he gave you to buy him the box of chocolates from France, it was just a gesture of kindness." Johan said in a mocking tone. His eyes were full of amusement mocking me, Johan, when you? I remember that I hardly ever bothered you. I let out a small sigh.
"You're so generous, Fah." Hill... You're pretty much the same.
Sigh.
"Was it too much for some chocolates?", I asked with a frown. I had never flirted with anyone before. When I asked Thit to buy it, he didn't say a word.
"No, it's normal." Jo shrugged. "If you like it, right?"
"Hmmm."
"Seriously, Fah, what exactly is it?"
"So you like it?"
"I do."
"Hmm, and why?"
"How much do you like it?"
"I just like it. I don't. I don't know how to measure how much you like it," I said softlyas I continued to stare at the pile of work in front of me. In the end, I had to help Thit work anyway, because he was good-hearted. If I didn't help him, he would definitely end up studying with his classmates.
"If you ask him how much he likes, the answer is 17,000," Hill said, raising his eyebrows slightly. "If it was Jo, I wouldn't be surprised, but since it was you, I was surprised."
"I wanted to buy it for him. It's nothing."
"You like it that much, Fah?"
"Are you that interested?" I asked back. They were silent. I looked up. All three looked at me with slightly displeased eyes.
"Where did 17,000 come from?" asked Hill.
"From my savings. I don't use it to buy anything anyway."
"Do you regret buying it?"
"No."
"Do you normally buy chocolates at this price?"
"No." I shook my head before falling silent. "Ah... You're saying that I like him so much that I'd give him something he's never received before...? right?"
"Yes... something like that."
"Well, isn't it good that I'm giving him something tasty to eat? Besides, he seemed to like it so much."
"You like it so much Fah," Jo said. "To the point where you put it ahead of everything."
"Have you ever thought about what would happen if the card person disappeared?"
"What are you asking, Hill? My friend is already withered. There hasn't been a letter from him for a week," replied Jo.
Yes... There hasn't been a letter from him for a week. Usually, it came every two or three days. I don't know what happened, but it's hit me pretty hard. It's like something's missing.
I used to secretly think that if he suddenly disappeared, what would I do? I didn't know what to do, but now, when it really happened, I think it all depends on him...whether he will send me a letter or not. But at least it would be nice to know something about him.
"Can a person love someone he has never seen?" Thit, who had been silent for a long time, raised his eyebrows and asked. "You don't even know his name."
"I've never thought about that," I replied. "I don't care about his face or his name. It's okay if he is who he is, in the letter."
"You mean like how they talk and you feel like they get along?"
"Um...yes."
"You don't even know his name, why don't you ask?" I shook my head.
"Speaking of which, there's nothing stable between you and him," Jo said, raising his hand to rest his chin on his hand, looking at me. "If he disappeared, he'd disappear easily, wouldn't he?"
What Jo says, it's true....
"You said it's cute, do you think you're the only person who can see how cute it is?" Jo's words made me stop writing immediately.
"Just by writing 'you're so cute', wouldn't the real you be surrounded by people who like you? If one day he realizes that people close to him are more tangible than people through letters, he'll disappear and you wouldn't have the right to follow him."
"..."
"I don't know how much he likes you and I don't know him. But you, Fah, if you like him that much, are you going to let things be like this between you two?"
Johan was trying to trick me and... he succeeded.
"Tonfah, there's someone here."
The call of a woman in the class made me turn to look. Hearing that, I quickly got up and left the room. As soon as I got up, my friends at the table turned to look at each other. I must have looked really nervous. No matter. I froze for a moment when I saw the person waiting outside, and a feeling of disappointment arose without me realizing it.
"Someone asked me to give this to you, Phi Fah."
"Ah... yes, who asked you to give this to me?"
"He won't let me say, but he asked me to tell you to enjoy it."
"Oh... I guess not. Please apologize to him for me."
"Ah, oh... please accept it. My friend really likes you."
"I really can't accept this. I'm sorry."
"... Yes".
I looked away and went back into the room. I wasn't used to seeing other people's disappointed looks. The best option was not to look at them before I sat back down in the room.
"Isn't that him?" asked Jo. I shook my head.
"You look disappointed," the other person teased me again. "It's been over a week and there's been no delivery, what should you do now?" I shook my head again.
"You usually accept the things other people give you, why didn't you accept them this time? I'm hungry," Thit said, looking annoyed.
"I don't think I should accept them," I said.
"He's expecting snacks from just one person," Hill said, mocking me.
"What if he changes his mind about you?" asked Arthit. I didn't answer, not knowing why...but my gut feeling told me it wouldn't, just as I wasn't either.
"Some emergency must have occurred," Hill said in a calm voice. "Maybe not, it might be awkward."
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Typhoon POV
"How are you?"
"I'm feeling better."
"That's good. Get plenty of rest. I brought you some fruit."
"Thanks."
We talked for a while before we were asked to leave. I was with North, Ter, Dao and Foam, and we all left the patient's room together. As we walked down the hallway, we talked.
"Bobby, damn it! Why did he have to get run over just before the exams?" said North, concerned.
The one lying in the hospital room, who we just visited, is Bobby. Bobby is a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of North's friend and, more importantly, he is one of the "cupids" who delivers things to Phi Fah. Bobby had an accident a few days ago and has been in the hospital. The doctors allowed visitors only today, so I came quickly when I heard the news because, after all, he is someone I have annoyed. Bobby is not the one who directly delivers things to Phi Fah, but one of those who passes things on to someone else. North does a lot of chain deliveries.
"Our cupid is out of order, what are we going to do?" said North, frustrated.
"It's been a week since we've sent letters to Phi Fah."
"Yes, I know..."
"Do we have to wait for Bobby to recover?" asked Ter. "That'll take months!"
"Looks like it."
"We have to change our plan," said Dao. "Otherwise, our points will drop."
"Huh?"
"Because this is our peak period, Phi Fah seems to like the cat a lot. Suddenly, if it disappears, your points will definitely drop."
"Yes, you're right," North nodded. "But I can't find another Cupid. Dao, do you understand the process of sending things? It's like a Dao chain, and this chain is broken."
"So what did you talk about last time?" Ter turned to ask.
"Nothing special," I said honestly. "But it's almost finals. I bought a lot of snacks, but I haven't given them to him yet."
"I want to know how Phi Fah feels, let's test him," Foam said. "If he gets nervous, isn't that a good thing?"
"I don't want to test him at all," I said, pouting a little.
"Even if he doesn't get anything from me, I still feel bad about not being able to take care of him. Especially since he's going to have exams."
"That's good," North said in a calm voice, taking a sip of the green tea smoothie in his hand. "Let's not test him. Let's brainstorm and decide what to do next."
"Hmm... Phi Tonfah is a curious person?" suddenly asked Daotok. We all shook our heads in unison.
"Then, we could put him in one place and take turns going to look for him."
"Oh... but where?"
"Somewhere where no one will see him."
"But where?" North said. "People are passing everywhere. The maids will definitely clean the building."
"But wouldn't it be great if we could? For example, in the morning, the cat would leave it and in the evening, Tonfah would go get it."
"What if we accidentally ran into each other, isn't that too risky?" Foam raised an eyebrow and said.
"No, Phi Tonfah isn't the type to want to know, is he? If we agreed that Phi Tonfah should leave at this hour, he wouldn't sneak in to watch. Besides, if he wanted to know who it was, I think he would have known a long time ago, but he respects the person in the letter."
I nodded my head slightly in agreement. I have thought many times that if Phi TonFfah really wanted to know who the person in the letter was, it would not be difficult, but the reason he decided not to investigate is because he thinks of others first. If he said he didn't want anyone to know, he wouldn't investigate.
"It might be okay, but wouldn't it be too much of a bother for Phi Fah to go pick things up?"
"Do you care too much about Phi Fah or what?" asked Foam, raising an eyebrow.
"Why yes, that's true."
"It must be somewhere nearby," Dao said, then fell silent, looking as if he were thinking. "Where in the medical school can you put things without being seen?"
We all fell silent.... How could we make it work?
"Ah... What if it's the cafeteria in the medical building?"
"North, are you kidding, how could that work?"
"I know the owner of the cafeteria, we can ask him to join our plan."
"Really?"
"Well, do you have any other ideas?" North's question caused Ter to fall silent. "The store owner is nice, he'll definitely help us. Besides, your things will be safe. If you leave them somewhere, someone might take them."
"Hmm... That... is true" I said, still unsure. "Well, I can't think of any other idea either."
Since we can't leave the things somewhere else, this is the only option. Putting them somewhere else would be risky, they might disappear or someone might see them. Besides, the cleaners in the medical building clean thoroughly every day.
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We headed to the cafeteria in the medical building that North mentioned. At first, I was surprised to see a cafeteria in the building, but it seems to be a pretty popular place.
"North, won't it be a problem with so many people in the cafeteria?"
"This is good. With so many people coming in and out, it won't look suspicious. Just pretend you're coming in to buy coffee or chat with the owner."
North introduced us to the owner of the store, his name is Phi Gip. Phi Gip is as friendly as North said and, moreover, he is very close to him. When North started to explain the plan to Phi Gip, she opened her eyes in surprise.
"Really?"
"Yes," I replied with a forced smile.
"My, you're nothing ordinary, are you, Phoon?" said Phi Gip as she pinched my cheek affectionately. They didn't used to pinch my cheek very often, so I felt a little uncomfortable.
"You really do look like a sleepy cat."
"Um..."
"So, in conclusion, you want me to keep your things and wait for Dr. Fah to come and get them, right? And if Dr. Fah asks me to return something, I have to keep it and wait for you to come get it."
"Yes... Will that bother you?"
"No, that's good. That's exciting. I'll be the one to connect his love. Plus, he's Dr. Fah, so I'll be seeing him often. That's perfect."
"She's a fan of Phi Fah," North whispered.
"I'm a fan of all the cute boys," Phi Gip said, lightly pinching North's cheek. "So what? Tell me a little bit - do they like each other, and why do you have to send a letter?"
"It's complicated," I said with a wry smile. Phi Gip pursed her lips a little, but didn't ask anything else.
"Okay, I won't ask. Let's just say I'll help you. Wow, speaking of which, it's quite enviable. Nong Ter is Dr. Hill's boyfriend, North is Dr. Jo's boyfriend, and now Phoon will also be Dr. Fah's boyfriend."
My heart flipped several times at the words of the person in front of me? boyfriend? boyfriend!!!?
"What about Dr. Arthit's future boyfriend?"
"????"
"I think it must be fate, so one of those people must be Dr. Arthit's boyfriend," Phi Gip said playfully, pointing between Daotok and Foam. Foam frowned and grimaced in surprise, but Daotok just looked indifferent, as if he didn't care what Phi Gip was telling him.
"I think it's better for Dr. Fah to come in the morning, because he studies near here, don't you? If he comes early, no one will see him. In fact, Dr. Fah usually comes to buy coffee at my store in the morning. Then Phoon can come in the afternoon, sit down, and buy some coffee to disguise. Actually, no one will suspect. Who's going to notice something like that, are you crazy?"
"That's right, who's going to suspect? It's like you come here every day. There are a lot of people from other colleges who come here. Just think, Phi Gip's coffee is so delicious that it's worth coming here every day."
"What do you mean think, it's really delicious!" replied Phi Gip, making me laugh.
"And have you talked to Dr. Fah yet?"
Ah, that's right. We've planned everything so well, but we haven't talked to Phi Fah yet. Besides, we don't know if he will accept.
"It's like starting over from scratch," Daotok said as he put down his hot coffee.
We were all still in Phi Gip's coffee shop, discussing again what to do.
"Phew, this is complicated," North said, frustrated.
"The problem is how we're going to tell Phi Fah that we're going to change the way we deliver the letters."
"We only have to tell him once."
"Can't we just leave it here?" I asked. "Phi Gip said Phi Fah usually comes to buy coffee often."
"Ah... yes, you're right," North said, squinting and smiling irritatingly. "Write the letter and leave it here in case Phi Fah comes tomorrow."
"So we're relying on luck to see if Phi Fah comes?" commented Ter.
"Coordinate well with Phi Gip."
"Yeah...cough, cough," I coughed after taking a sip of my drink.
"Are you sick?"
"My throat's a little sore."
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Fah's POV
To.... Fah
Sorry I haven't been in touch for so long. The person I was going to drop the things off to is no longer available, so I asked Phi Gip to hold them.Would it be a bother for you to pick them up at the store every morning? If it's not convenient for you, no problem, but I'd still like to keep talking to you anyway. Exams are coming up, so take care of your health as the weather is changing a bit. I myself have not been feeling very well lately.
I have asked you for a hot coffee since Phi Gip said you are stopping by in the morning. The morning should be suitable for hot coffee, but don't order more, one cup will be enough.
"Did he leave me anything else?"
"Nothing else, but he left you a hot coffee. Here you go," Phi Gip said as he handed me a cup of hot coffee. I smiled slightly and took it.
I folded the paper and stuffed it in my bag.
What is the reason for this warm feeling in my heart right now? Ah... yes...
Because of him... Because he's back :)
"Doctor"
"Yes?"
"Do you want to find him?"
"No," I said, shaking my head.
"Hmm, that's good. I won't be embarrassed if the doctor wants to know and presses me with a question. I'll be in trouble," Phi Gib said good-naturedly.
"But I can spoil you a little."
"How?"
"He's a very nice guy."
"Hmmm..."
"Why are you smiling like that?"
"Because I already know that."
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"If you want to meet him, come and wait for him in the afternoon," Johan said while his eyes were still fixed on the white paper in front of him.
"I don't want to."
"Why don't you want to know?"
"He doesn't want me to know, what do you want me to do?" I said. "Shouldn't you think of his comfort first? If he finds out I'm trying to find him, he'll definitely feel uncomfortable."
"You can ask a little about him. You don't know anything, huh?"
"I asked him before," I said. I asked him a little about him because I wanted to get to know him better, but he didn't answer. He acted like he didn't care about my questions at all. It was clear he didn't want me to know any details about him.
"And he didn't answer?"
"No, and that's okay. I'm fine with that."
"Ah, whatever. And what's that? Did you buy the whole pharmacy?"
"No."
"So?"
"He's sick."
"I see, with all that he's going to recover until the next life, for sure."
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Phoon's POV
"Uhm..." I stared in amazement at the white bag with the medicine logo in front of me. After dropping off the first letter, through the cafeteria, I was still waiting to see if Phi Fah would respond. In the end, he responded and even left me something. That's great... We'll be able to talk like before.
"Are you sick?" asked Phi Gip after seeing me wearing a mask.
"Just a little."
"Take care of your health."
"... Ah, thank you." I reached out to take the white bag in front of me.
Before chatting and playing with Phi Gip for a while, I carried the bag back to my bedroom. The bag was quite heavy. When I opened it, I saw that it was full of medicine... medicine, along with a folded piece of paper.
For... the sick person.
I'm not sure what your symptoms are, so I bought medicine for every possible symptom. Take care of your health :)
I went through all the medicines. There was a piece of paper that appeared to be the instructions for use, handwritten by Phi Fah, indicating in detail in which cases to use each medicine. It was very detailed, it even included how to observe my symptoms to know exactly what I have, without fear of taking the wrong medicine.
I think that many times, when I have felt sick, I have taken the wrong medicine, but this time that will not be the case.
It's like having a clinic on hand. As long as the medications are not expired, I will continue to use them. He even wrote a note at the end.
Don't worry, I asked the pharmacist for advice on which meds to buy and asked for more details on how to use them.
P/N: If your symptoms don't improve within a week, I recommend you go to the doctor. If there is an emergency, call me.
Phi Fah asked the pharmacist for advice? Actually, I didn't doubt that Phi Fah would buy medicine for me, but knowing this, I find it even more adorable. Plus, he left me his phone number... how adorable ...he's really adorable.
If it weren't for the fact that it's medicine.... I would take them all at once!
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"Have you recovered yet?" asked Ter. "That was fast."
"Yes, I've recovered. The medicines are good."
"What medicine?"
"I won't tell you."
"Hey!"
"Ter, what does it mean if someone gives you their number?"
"I don't know. Maybe they want you to call them."
"Really?"
"Why are you smiling, Phi Fah gave you his number?"
"Hmm." I nodded slightly.
"Really, he gave it to you in the letter?"
"Hmm. I told him I wasn't feeling well and Phi Fah gave me his number in case of emergency, so I could call him."
"He's good at taking care of you."
"Phoon, are you okay?"
"I don't know," I mumbled in a muffled voice. I couldn't tell North, otherwise he'd tease me nonstop. I leaned my head against the backpack on the table.
"I guess he wants to take care of you through letters too," the person next to me said.
I turned my head to look at her as I continued to lie on the backpack. "He dared to give you his number because he's sure that no matter what, he'll come to see you."
"He doesn't know who you are or where you are, but if you need him, he'll come to see you."
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Fah's POV
To.... Fah
I have recovered now. Thank you so much for everything. Thanks for caring about the details; I still have a lot of meds left and will keep them in case I get sick again. I hope you didn't get tired of the sandwiches because I made them myself this time. I tried them and I think they are edible. I hope they make a good breakfast.
"Today he came in the morning instead of the afternoon," Phi Gip said, catching my attention.
"Maybe he's afraid the sandwiches will spoil, so he didn't want to leave them overnight."
"How early?"
"When I opened the cafeteria, I think it was 7 a.m."
So he had to get up earlier to make the sandwiches?
"Then, please, I'll leave it to you" I said as I handed the bag to the cafeteria owner and gave her some money. "And please treat him to something he likes."
"Of course."
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Phoon's POV
"What do you like to drink?"
"Me? Herbal tea, I suppose."
"Okay."
"Why?"
"Dr. Fah asked me to treat you to something you like."
"Oh." I waited sitting at the counter until they poured a glass of herbal tea.
"The Doctor, doesn't he know what you like?" asked Phi Gip. I shook my head in response. "Too bad. Even though you know everything Dr. Fah likes, Dr. Fah doesn't know anything."
"Because I've never told him." Because I hardly ever tell him by letter what I like or don't like.
"That's why I said it's a pity. It seems that Dr. Fah wants to hear from you, too."
"... Really?"
"I don't know why you don't want Dr. Fah to know it's you... but a relationship where one person knows everything but the other knows nothing is pitiful. It takes a lot of trust."
"You know, but Dr. Fah doesn't know. Even though he likes you so much, how must he feel to know that he doesn't know anything about you?"
"... It's okay."
"I'm sorry, I was just talking nonsense. If it's too much, I apologize."
"No, it's fine." I smiled and shook my head slightly before walking back to the bedroom.
It's true what Phi Gip said. If it were me... I like someone but I don't know anything about him. I would feel so lost. I don't know when he will disappear. I'm sure I will never disappear. But what about Phi Fah? Phi Fah doesn't know anything. Phi Fah once asked me a little about myself... but I didn't answer. After that, Phi Fah never asked again. But thinking about that, my heart swelled up. I said that Phi Fah already liked me....
However, now I thought even more. Since things turned out this way, I had been worried for a long time. What Phi Gip said was correct....
Phi Fah doesn't know anything about the person in the letter. That person can disappear at any time. There is no information. Phi Fah has no way to contact him if that person does not contact him first. Wouldn't that be an unstable relationship for Phi Fah? Suddenly, my phone rang because I was thinking. I was startled and quickly pulled out my phone to see that it was a strange number calling. I hesitantly answered.
"Yes."
[...Typhoon?]
"Yes... Who is it?"
[Are you Phi Rit's son...?]
"...Ah, yes, that's right."
[I'm Rit's new wife...? Is it convenient for you to talk? I'd like to meet you]