Arthit

Arthit kept carding his fingers through Kongpob's lush raven hairs. He frowned seeing lines of worry etched on Kongpob's forehead, even in sleep he looked troubled. Arthit had tried his best to let him know that he will always have Arthit through any thick and thin, still Kongpob didn't seem to trust him over smallest of matters. Except a single sentence about manner of his parents' demise Kongpob has never talked about them or anything concerning his life. Heck, it has been almost six months still Arthit doesn't know where does Kongpob go every morning? He has an inkling about his tutoring job but that too didn't come from Kongpob, he had to stalk Kongpob in order to know.

Arthit had always believed in showing his affection and care through action. If someone trust you enough they  will share their worries with you, it is his motto. That is why he doesn't want to stalk or put emotional pressure on Kongpob to know more about him. He had tried all he could think of to show wordless understanding and support, he had even been vocal about it on few occasions, still Kongpob doesn't seem to get the memo or he is simply ignoring Arthit's efforts.

Arthit winced as he felt his legs going numb, he wanted to shift Kongpob on the head but he didn't. Kongpob looked really troubled and he didn't have a heart to take chance if waking him up. Kongpob shifted in his lap and turned on side, Arthit sighed in relief that he can atleast stretch one leg now that Kong had shifted to his left thigh. Arthit moved his eyes in the room to find something he can do in this position to entertain himself. He found an English novel in Kongpob's bed. He sighed staring at the cover of book , he would have preferred to  read a manga but beggars can't be choosers. Once again heaving a deep sigh he threw a glance at his boyfriend sleeping in his lap without a care of the world around him. Smiling, Arthit engrossed himself in the novel.

Kongpob woke up about an hour later
" Sorry, I didn't mean to sleep. Your leg must have gone numb" Kong inquired sitting .

Stretching his legs on the bed, Arthit curled and uncurled his toes.
" It's a bit numb , but it's okay. Are you feeling better now. " Arthit asked.

Kongpob nodded " Yes. Very much."

" Good. " 

Kong silently massaged Arthit's numb limbs to assure the proper blood flow .

An awkward silence filled the room, Arthit wanted to say so many things to Kongpob, to assure Kong that no matter weird his worries he can share them, Arthit will listen the same way Kongpob does to Arthit's problem, without judging.

Arthit initiated a topic which felt less heavy than addressing his worries over Kongpob's secrets , he pointed to the pendant dangling from Kongpob's hands
" I never saw this necklace before "

" It is P'Nat's locket. He gave it to me. "

" Who is P'Nat ? " Arthit tried, but failed to keep jealousy seeping in tone of his enquiry.

Kongpob chuckled " Definitely not who you think "

Arthit had already pondered too much over the fact of Kong being secretive about his past. This comment from Kongpob served as oil in fire
" I don't know anything about you to make opinions about you Kongpob" he instantly retorted.

Arthit realised his mistake after words already fell out of his mouth. " I am sorry " he mumbled.

" Arthit..." Kongpob's voice trailed in air..

" Sorry"

Kong ignored his apology.
" If I ask you to accompany me somewhere, will you come with me without knowing why or where am I going ? "

" Yes" Arthit answered firmly without a second's delay.

Kongpob pulled his bag from  under his bed and took out a jacket ,
"Grab a jacket and come with me then "

Arthit looked at him dumbstruck, he heard Kong making a call " P'Sam send the car near University gate. "

Arthit grabbed Kongpob's hand
" Hold on. Where are we going? Can't we go there tomorrow ? It's almost 9 Ai Kong "

Kong slipped his arms in sleeves of  his jacket
" Yeah, We can leave hostel till 10 PM "

" But we can't return after 10 Ai Kong . "

" I know. We are not coming back , we are staying the night"

" But, Kongpob..."

Seeing him throwing argument after argument Kong cocked an eyebrow
" Didn't you say you will follow me blindly?" 

" That means I'll follow you with closed eyes, not closed mouth. " Arthit retorted.

Kong chuckled
" Okay smarty pants, let's go .."

Arthit smirked " You wanted to say smartass, didn't you ? "

Kong folded his hands before his chest and gave Arthit a look
" I don't swear.."

Arthit too folded his hands on his chest, cocking an eyebrow at his boyfriend he challenged
" Come again? "

Kong instany backed off
" Except that one time..."

Accepting his victory, Arthit nodded while grinning
" Good, Don't say I don't swear, again. I may take it as a challenge to make you swear.....again"

Arthit waiied him
" No, thank you. Tell your friends that you are going with me and you'll be absent tonight ,  "

" And what would I answer when they ask where are we going ?"

" They know. I told them"

Arthit's jaw fell open, he looked at Kong in disbelief
" I am your boyfriend Kongpob, I too have a right to know "

"It's a surprise for you, now go"

Arthit went out to tell his friends that he'll be absent tonight.

After Arthit returned, they padded there way to the boundary wall surrounding the hostel and jumped over it.
Arthit giggled as his feet landed on the ground
" I have never done anything like this "

Kongpob snaked an arm around him from back, covering his mouth he whispered in his ear " Shh.... We will get caught. You can celebrate your first hostel break out in the car, okay ?"
Arthit nodded in response.

Under Kongpob's expert guidance they were out of University gates in no time. A black Ford Mustang GT  with a driver was waiting for them outside, half a metre away from  the University gate.

Arthit saw the driver passing the keys to Kongpob " return it safely, first thing tomorrow " he heard driver telling him.

" Okay, P'Sam " Kong nodded and took the keys. The guy passing the keys looked hella shady and the car he brought was a fucking Ford Mustang ... Not something a student could possess on his own.

" Did he steal it Kongpob ? " Arthit asked.

" What ? "

" Maybe he took out boss's car without telling him, we could have rented a car or we can hail a cab to wherever you are planning to go. I don't want to sit in a stolen car . "

" Arthit, it's not stolen. It's his car, actually it's mine. He and P'Nat gifted me on my eighteenth birthday "

" Were you a threesome ? " Arthit blurted out before he could stop himself.

" What ? " Kong gaped at him.

" You were only child to your parents or you would have mentioned your sinling  Kongpob. That Nat guy was definitely not your brother nor is Sam. Why would they gift a fucking Ford to someone they are not related unless they are a lover.... were I mean. "

Kong shook his head, slightly amused at Arthit's story weaving capabilities
" Wow.... You have a great imagination, you should try story writing. "

" I am not kidding Kongpob " Arthit shouted exasperated.

Kong calmly replied " neither am I. You will get your answers. I will answer to anything and everything you ask today but after reaching our destination. "

" You promise this car isn't stolen be it  technically or literally? "

" Promise."

"Okay" Arthit sat without further argument.

Whole journey he was quite. Kong's sudden willingness to open up about his past, that shady guy Sam, this Mustang, nothing was making sense. A chaos of confusion was churning inside Arthit's mind.
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Kong pulled the car infront of most luxurious house or say mansion Arthit has ever seen in reality.

Arthit was dumbstruck seeing the grandeur of the house ahead of him. It looked like something a billionaire would live in.  The design, the architecture, lighting, decoration, everything looked extravagant to his eyes. Every brick of the house screamed luxury and he was just seeing outside of it.

" It's marvelous ! " Arthit exclaimed awestruck.

Kongpob smiled , it has been ages since he has seen this home. After his parents death, it would be third time he will be stepping foot in this house, mostly he just meet all the househelp in garden.

" Isn't it awesome ?" Kong commented            " Come on, I'll give you a tour from inside. "
He looked expectantly at Arthit, waiting to see excitement and joy spread over his face.

Instead ,grabbing both his shoulder Arthit shook him, as if trying to bring him to reality
" Are you mad ? We are not going anywhere near that house. "

" You didn't like it ? " Kongpob asked confused.

Arthit sighed cupping his face in his palm
" Kongpob, I know you want to impress me. But it isn't the way. We are not going  in there "

Kongpob climbed down the car
" Come on. Don't think too much. The fence we will cross is not high, jump. Or do you want me to jump in first ? "

Arthit dashed out of the car in lightening speed and grabbed his wrist
" No. "

" Don't you trust me? You won't get hurt. I used to do that all the time" Kong tried to ease his worries but it had adverse effects

Arthit dragged him away from the fence.       " Kongpob  I want to be your partner in crime, but not literally Okay ? . I won't let you tresspass someone's property just because you used to. We can get arrested."

Realisation dawned on Kongpob. Arthit was thinking he was tresspassing someone else's territory.
" What if I tell you it's mine, this house is my property we are not tresspassing. " Kong asked.

" Then I will say good joke and now stop kidding around and let's go back. We can try sneaking in our dorm or we can take a drive around the city, it will be fun "

" Arthit,I swear it's my house. " Kong tried to assure him, desperation clear in his voice. They will have to jump the fence before electricity starts running through it.

Arthit patted his back in sympathy
" It will be yours in future, love, when you start your own project, we will buy this house. But not now, right now you are coming back to the university. " Arthit tried to drag him towards the car by pulling his wrist.

Shrugging his wrist from Arthit's grip, Kong ran towards the fence and  crossed it  expertly.

" Shut up and cross the fence  Arthit " He called from other side.

" No, come out " Arthit yelled

" Won't you listen to me ? " Kong whispered-yelled.

" No, not when you are doing a crime. I won't let you jump in. Come out or I will yell out to the guard that you are tresspassing. "

" Arthit, the guards will do nothing alright. This is my house. I own it. "

" Yeah, I believe you baby. Now please come out" Arthit pleaded.

" Arthit ."

Pleading changed to threatening
" Come out or I'm yelling for the guards"

Kong sighed, he was an idiot to think this will be easy. He should have taken in to account that Arthit will fight tooth and nail to stop him from doing what he thinks is crime.

Taking a deep breath he crossed his arms infront of his chest
" Okay, fine. Go on. Show me your lung power...  yell all you want "

" Kongpob I swear I will yell out or you come out at this instant "

Kongpob shook his head " No ... You come in. Didn't you say you will follow me blindly anywhere just hours ago ... "

"Kongpob, if you love me you are coming out this instant. " Arthit resorted to pleading.

Kong was adamant " Same. If you love me then jump in. "

" I love you and that's why I won't let you commit a crime, no matter how small that is. I am warning you last time , come out or I will shout out for the guards " Arthit threatened.

" Arthit this is my house " Kong tried to tell him truth again, for one last time.

Arthit had enough of Kong's stupidity.
" Are you high or what Kong ? If you would have owned such a monstrosity, you wouldn't be a full scholarship student . Get the fuck out before the count of 10 . "

" 1 "

" Arthit , this is Suthiluck mansion "

" I'm not dumb. I know that. two "

" My name is Kongpob Suthiluck "

"Three"

" This is my property Arthit "

" That's it . It's confirmed you are high on something .  guards..... Guards....." Arthit yelled.

No one came. Seeing no one coming to his aid, Arthit took a deep breath and yelled his lungs out .

" Watchman...Security guards...Night watchers....  Whoever fucking look after this place. Come out. My friend here is tresspassing your property." Arthit shouted.

Two burly men came running towards the direction of noise. As soon as they approached within hearing range Arthit started reprimanding them

" Where were you people? I'm yelling since last five minutes. Were you sleeping on your duty or what ? Your boss's house could get robbed because of your lethargic behaviour. Whatever, that's your and your boss's problem. Now , Plz help me get him out, he is high.  And don't you dare lay your hands on him. Just get him out "

Both men looked at Arthit as if Arthit was mad or gotten high
" Get him out. And tell your boss to build the fucking fence higher or may be run current through it or something. I can't believe protection measures for this billion dollar property is this lousy. "

Arthit saw the guards saluting at the area he was pointing
" Khun Suthiluck " both saluted.

Arthit looked between the guards and Kongpob. What the fuck ? Did Kong pay the guards or got them high on something ?

Arthit saw Kong throwing key to one of the guards " Phet, take care of the car "

As the guard went away towards the main entrance, Kong turned to Arthit

"Thank you for the advice Arthit, It is electric fence. I've asked current  to be taken down to show you my secret path I used  as a child. Now if you are done yelling at the guards please climb in. "

" So, it's your house ? "

Kong shook his head, it looked like some gears of Arthit's mind were jammed today
" That's what I was saying since last half an hour, current will start running in three minutes, if you don't want to get fried without seasoning, plz climb in "

Arthit climbed in wordlessly. Kongpob took him straight to the entrance. Arthit didn't even respond when Kong told him that he will show him the main entrance some other day.

He wordlessly followed Kong's footsteps, tracing his path without thinking. He didn't marvelled on awestrucking interior of the house.

With a frozen brain Arthit took in the luxury  and unparalleled beauty of the place. He wasn't an expert on imported things but he could tell more than half of the things in this house were imported and Hella expensive.

He slumped down on the first sofa he saw
"Arthit, you are tired already ? This is just entrance. Come on I'll give you a tour ' Kong tried to make him stand up by pulling on his arm.

Arthit remained seated like a rock.
" Kong are you a drug dealer or something ?" He asked in a dead voice.

Kongpob watched Arthit with disbelief
" Wow, you have astounding faith in my person " Kongpob retorted.

" What do you fucking expect ? That I believe the bullshit you are throwing on me. You want me to believe that this fucking billion dollar mansion belong to a boy who can't even afford his own University fees. Does this even make sense ? "

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