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"Arthit, why are you trying to approach Kongpob if you know that he's not going to speak to you," Knott said as he watched Arthit come back with a gloomy face after trying to speak with Kongpob during the interval.

Arthit sighed as he took his seat beside his friend. He looked around at the girls who were giving him heart eyes, he just smiled at them before he turned his attention to his friend.

"It's okay Knott, maybe he's just not the type to talk with. And it's just the third day of college. But he smiled at me today!" Arthit said as if he won the stars in his hand.

Knott rolled his eyes, "You love him, don't you?"

Arthit's cheeks turned red as he chuckled and nodded his head.

"I don't know what attracted me about him but he's soo mysterious. Have you seen his eyes? They're soo beautiful and if we stare at them we will never move our eyes. His skin is soo flawless and the innocence in his face is soo cute," Arthit rested his face in his hand and dreamt.

Knott scoffed, "You've fallen deep my friend."

Arthit laughed at his friend.

Arthit turned his head to see Kongpob who was sitting at the far end of the cafeteria and he saw that the man looked annoyed.

Arthit looked at the direction the man was staring at and he saw the group of girls who were taking photos of him who started squealing when he faced them.

Arthit smirked and posed for the ladies who were becoming over-excited now.

Knott only shook his head at his friend's show off.

Arthit watched Kongpob through the corner of his eyes. His eyes widened when Kongpob suddenly stood up and stomped away.

Arthit suppressed a laugh.

"Knott, I'll just come," Arthit said to his friend before he ran at the direction where he saw Kongpob's figure disappear at.

Arthit searched for Kongpob but he couldn't find the latter. He walked towards the locker hallway when he heard laughs and shouts.

Arthit took a peek at the scene and he saw Kongpob pressed against his locker with three men in front of him and laughing mocking the latter.

"I heard that you're an orphan, poor you, how did you even manage to get into this prestigious college and study with us who has good status unlike you!" One man pointed his finger on Kongpob's forehead.

Arthit clutched his fingers into a fist. His face turned red as he heard the man insult his Kongpob.

"What!? Cat caught your tongue! Speak something you dump! Or do you want us to make you cry?"

Kongpob closed his eyes tight when a hand gripped on his cheeks and crushed their fingers into his cheek. He couldn't even open his mouth.

Muffled noises came out of his lips as he tried to take the guy's hand away from his face who was laughing at him.

With no other option, Kongpob kicked the man on his stomach with his leg making him lose his grip on Kongpob and groan holding his stomach.

"You!" Another man raised his fist to punch Kongpob.

Kongpob closed his eyes and waited for a hard burning pain on his skin but the only thing he heard was someone falling.

Kongpob opened his eyes and looked up widen his eyes as he saw Arthit standing beside him with anger and rage radiating from him. Anyone who saw Arthit would get scared, the way his white skin changed into red due to anger made him look fierce.

"Don't you dare lay a finger on him! Do you want me to expel you guys for bullying?!" Arthit shouted at the three.

"Why are you defending him, Arthit?  High-class people like us shouldn't study with such a low class and moreover an orphan like him! Sucker!" The guy who Arthit punched looked at Kongpob in disgust.

Arthit closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"I have no fucking problem with him studying with me! If I want I'll sit next to him and study! Who are you to ask that!? It's people like you who the university shouldn't have. First, make your parents proud then talk. Don't value anyone with you see maybe they work hard more than any of you!" Arthit glared at the three.

"Now, get out of my sight! If I see you again with Kongpob, be aware, I can do anything!" Arthit pointed his fingers at the three.

The three men looked at Kongpob who kept his gaze on the floor. They scoffed before they left the place.

Arthit rubbed his face as he groaned before he faced Kongpob.

"Kong, you okay?" Arthit asked softly.

Kongpob's eyes widened. He didn't raise his head but he nodded.

Arthit sighed, he has no idea when he'll have a proper conversation with the guy beside him if he keeps his mouth shut.

"Why did you run away from the canteen? Got jealous?" Arthit smirked when Kongpob snapped his head up and looked at Arthit with wide eyes.

Arthit walked towards Kongpob with a smirk on his face while the latter moved back until his back hit the locker.

Arthit kept his hands on either side of Kongpob's head and smiled at the latter.

"Will, you ever speak to me? I've been trying to speak to you since college started yet you're avoiding me. Did I do something wrong?" Arthit asked, his eyes becoming soft as he took in Kongpob's features. This was the first time they're being at such close proximity.

Kongpob diverted his gaze from the piercing gaze of the other male.

Kongpob felt a pang in his chest when he heard the latter's words. He wished he could talk back at him but that wish always will be a wish only. He felt bad for not telling Arthit the truth so that Arthit would stop following him, he was sure that if Arthit who about him the latter will stop his intentions towards him whatever it was.

Kongpob didn't want that. He felt special being there with Arthit tagging along with him most of the time. He didn't want to lose that feeling. He felt that he was being selfish but he couldn't help it.

"Do you...love me, Kong?"

Kongpob looked up at Arthit with shock written all over his face. He opened his mouth like a fish gasping for air. He wished that his voice magically returned back as he continued to open his mouth but nothing happened.

He stared at the dark orbs in front of him which were trying to seek answers.

Kongpob pushed Arthit away and before he let Arthit see the tears in his eyes he ran away.

"Kongpob!" Arthit shouted but the latter didn't stop.

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"Arthit, who made you like this!?"

Arthit who was in his own thoughts, suddenly closed his ears when he heard his friend's shout near his ears.

Arthit turned to his friend who had his eyes wide as if he saw some alien.

"What the hell Bright?!"

Knott who watched the interaction could only chuckle at the two.

Bright smiled widely at Arthit and sat beside them.

It was a Saturday and Arthit and his two friends decided to meet up at a restaurant. Bright was his best friend like Knott but the latter was not in the same factuality as him, he was in the medical factuality.

"Come on! Why does the always blabbering Arthit is daydreaming now, oh it's night, so why are you night dreaming?" Bright wiggled his eyebrows.

"It's nothing Bright," Arthit tried to dismiss the latter but he knew Bright won't go easy like that.

"It's not nothing, Bright. Arthit is lovesick," Knott smirked when Arthit's eyes widened.

"Woh! That's fantastic! This is the first time I'm seeing Arthit being all immersed in his love. This chick seems to be important for you, now tell me, who's she!?" Bright asked the latter excitedly. He clung onto Arthit's arm, shaking it.

"It's not a she, it's a he," Arthit corrected.

Bright's eyes widened, "Wow! You even changed your taste! That's cool!"

"So, what is the problem now?" Bright asked he knows his friends very well. 10 years of friendship made him understand Arthit like an open book even though sometimes it's complicated to understand him.

Arthit was about to open his mouth when the waiter came and asked them for their order.

"So, tell me! I can help you!" Bright said after the waiter left.

Arthit told Bright whatever had been happening for the past three days and about Kongpob not speaking to him at all.

"Is he dumb or something?" Bright rolled his eyes.

"Hey! Don't speak about Kong like that!" Arthit glared at his friend who raised his hands in defeat.

"Easy lion," Bright breathed.

Arthit rolled his eyes. He looked at Knott who just kept quiet throughout the conversation and was about to ask something when they heard a loud noise of glass shattering on the floor.

"What the hell are you doing!? How dare you come in front of me!" A customer shouted at the waiter whom he pushed accidentally.

The guy on the floor got panicked and looked at the customer and bowed his head.

The customer bends down and pulled the guy from the floor by his collar.

"Don't you hear me! You don't even have the audacity to apologise! Huh!?" The customer glared.

"Isn't that Kongpob?" Knott asked as he pointed at the waiter.

"Yes, he is," Arthit said. He was already becoming angry at how the customer was treating Kongpob.

Arthit stood up and was about to walk towards the two when another waiter rushed towards the scene.

"I'm so sorry sir, but he cannot speak. I convey my sincere apology to you on his behalf," the guy apologized.

The customer looked at Kongpob who nodded his head, his eyes filled with fear. The customer let go of Kongpob and scoffed at him with disgust before leaving the place.

"What? He cannot speak?" Knott looked at Kongpob who was being helped by his co-worker.

"I told you right!" Bright smiled victoriously at Arthit but his smile soon fell when he saw the look on Arthit's face.

"Arthit you okay?" Bright asked his friend.

"He could have told me," Arthit whispered but Bright heard it.

"Maybe he didn't want you to look at him with pity," Bright reasoned.

"Yes, Arthit. Maybe he's insecure. But tell me, do you still love him despite him being mute?" Knott asked. He wants to know whether the feeling his friend has is strong.

Arthit turned his head towards Knott," Of course yes! I didn't love him knowing that he doesn't speak. It's his character that I liked."

Soon the table became silent as the food arrived and Arthit was in his own world, trying to digest the news he got. His friends glanced at Arthit time to time but didn't dare to start a conversation, they know that the guy needed time.

It wasn't a lie when he said he loved Kongpob because of his character. The first day of college, Arthit was about to return home but it was raining heavily. He waited at the entrance gate for the rain to slow down so that he could take his bike and that's when he saw Kongpob not too far away from him scouting near a puppy which was drenched in the rain. He saw how Kongpob took his jacket and dried the puppy that was shivering.

Arthit saw how a beautiful smile bloom on the latter's lips when the puppy licked him. That was the first time Arthit felt butterflies in his stomach.

The second day when Arthit was returning from the supermarket he saw Kongpob helping an old lady to cross the road. He again saw that sincere smile on the latter's lips when the old lady patted Kongpob's head and placed a kiss on his cheek.

Arthit decided to follow Kongpob that day, he saw Kongpob giving fruits to the homeless people in the street and there again he saw that beautiful smile on his face. But sadly he couldn't follow the guy anymore since his father called him to come home soon.

Arthit sighed. Maybe it was because of this the latter didn't even speak back to him. A small smile played on Arthit's lips when an idea popped in his mind.

After dinner, the three left the restaurant. Arthit went to the parking lot to take his bike when he saw Kongpob and the other guy who helped him with the issue standing outside the backdoor.

He watched them talk about something but he couldn't hear anything. His eyes widened a little when he saw Kongpob smile while doing sign language. Arthit was now sure that Kongpob couldn't speak and that was the reason the latter tried to avoid him.

Arthit smiled softly at the latter, he'll make sure to make Kongpob him.

No matter what.

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