Kongpob slumped further into the chair, leaned his head back as he closed his eyes. They were at the library and his friends were cursing at how bad their professors are to make them suffer from the mundane of projects and group assignments.

But those only bothered him the least. His mind was filled with his lover, he hadn't met the latter for more than a month. With hazing and assignments Kongpob was getting busy, it wasn't like their second year at all, things were more complicated and they became busy, especially since they are the hazing team.

on the other hand, Arthit was busy with an upcoming project in their company and the latter was always tired after reaching home so Kopngpob wouldn't dwell upon their call time. Sure they called and messaged each other from time to time but it wasn't the same. Arthit would even fall asleep in between their night talks and Kongpoob would just listen to the summary rhythmic breathes and hung up the call after he gets enough of the elder's sleeping voices.

‘’Really guys?! Does our professor want us to be dead? How many group projects will he assign us?! He just gave us three last week!" Oak ranted out in frustration.

"Don't dwell upon it Oak, we're just wasting our time by doing so. Let's just look forward to finishing these," Kongpob sighed, opening his eyes he leaned forward on the table to get a book.

‘’Hey Kong did you finish your summary for the group project? Submission date is the day after tomorrow."

Kongpob mentally groans at Aim's question. He knows that he had to complete the work, but he was too tired with all the group assignments, hazing activities, and individual assignments. He doesn't even get enough time to have meals these days.

"It's halfway done, I'll give it to you tomorrow."

As soon as Kongpob reached his dorm he took a quick shower, hung the wet clothes on the balcony. Taking two cans of coffee from his fridge he sat in front of his study table, opening his laptop he started typing his assignment.

Even though he could hear the grumbles coming out of his stomach he was in no mood to eat, he just adjusted it with drinking coffee. He knows what he is doing is wrong but he was just preoccupied and didn't have the time to ponder upon it.

Arthit slumped onto his bed after a good shower, he just returned from work an hour ago, after having dinner with his colleagues and he was glad that he didn't have any work to do at home. Most of the days he would bring his work home and complete it but nowadays he was getting cleared off from things and he has learned how to manage his works.

Taking his phone from the nightstand he checked to see if his lover had called or messaged him. A sigh left his lips when he saw non. It was really odd, Kongpob didn't even call or message him the whole day and Arthit being Arthit he didn't initiate calls or messages but he was getting worried now.

So, taking a deep breath he called his lover this time hoping that the latter didn't fall asleep as it was past 10 pm already.

Kongpob was still working on the summary and the assignment he has to submit tomorrow when his phone started ringing. his eyes widened when he saw the called ID. Covering his face he groaned into his palms, for forgetting to message or call the latter. Arthit might be worried about him.

Taking a deep breath he took the call.

“Hey Kong, were you sleeping?’’

Kongpob gulped, "No P, was working on an assignment."

"oh ok," Arthit smiled at the other end, hearing his boyfriend's voice.

"And P, I'm sorry I wasn't able to message or call you. Was busy with assignments, I'm really sorry P," Kongpob bit his lips.

“That’s okay, at least you are fine’’ Arthit leaned on his headboard.

“How was your day today p? Had dinner? “

“Yeah, i had dinner with my colleagues, my day was not bad. What about you? How was your day? “

“Not bad either, just had a lot of group assignments and classes", Kongpob found himself relaxing as he talked to his P, the elder's voice was soothing him.

“Did you eat your dinner?" Arthit asked.

Kongpob gulped, he checked his table clock and found that it was 10.30 already. He didn't want to worry his lover so he just lied that he ate his dinner. He was glad that the other was on call if he had asked him in person and Kongpopb lied the elder will find that he didn't tell the truth.

They continued to talk for 30 minutes f=more before Arthit hung up the call telling Kongpob that he to sleep since it was late. Kong[ob wished Arthit good night and love you before he hung up the call.

Singing, he looked at his bed and it was inviting him to sleep but he just shook his head and continued to work. He was finally able to sleep at 2 in the morning.

Kongpob didn't think he'll face difficulty in waking up in the morning but now he does. He didn't even hear his alarm ringing, when Kongpoib opened his eyes he was already 10 minutes late for class.

So he took a quick shower and got dressed, taking his files and assignments he rushed down the dorm building and got on his motorbike.

When Kongpob reached his class he was glad to see that the professor wasn't there yet.

"Oi Kong! You're late today, what happened?" Aim asked as he watched the other take a seat in front of him.

"It's nothing, and here you go, the summary," Komngpob handed a file of papers to Aim who thanked him.

"You stayed up late working on it, didn't you?' Tew raised an eyebrow to which Kongpob just shrugged.

"Did you even have breakfast?" Wad asked, he could see how tired Kongpob was looking. Not that he didn't observe him earlier, he had been watching the guy for a few days and Kongpob was getting tired each day.

"I did, don't worry," Kongpob dismissed the other as he took out his notebook and pencil. He thanked the gods above when the professor entered the class before his friends could interrogate him again.

*****

Arthit excitedly packed his office bag, he bid goodbye to his co-workers who teased him telling him he has a date. It was Friday and he didn't have much work to do, he had already cleared his part of work so that he could go meet his boyfriend. He just couldn't wait to hold his lover in his arms and kiss him, he missed the younger a lot.

Kongpob massage his forehead, he could feel a terrible headache making its way on him. He was just too tired. He had to submit the hazers report tomorrow and since he was the head hazer he had to do it himself.

‘’Kong do you want me to help you? You look tired", Oak asked as they walked, their friends could see how tired the other was and they were also staying late at the campus so that Kongpob wouldn't be alone. Along with that, they could also complete their assignments.

‘’It’s okay I can manage it.’’

Kongpob knows he could just ask his friends to help him but he didn't want to. Others already had a share of their own miseries and he didn't want to add into it, he was going to finish the report in a few minutes anyway.

Aim just sighed looking at his best friend, he looked down at his phone when it started ringing. His eyebrows raised when he saw who was calling him, he glanced at Kongpob before excusing himself as he takes the call, he knew the senior wouldn't call him if it isn't something important.

“Swadeekhap P’Arthit’’

“Swadee, is Kong with you guys? It’s already late and his dorm is locked, I don't know where to find him. His phone is switched off too.’’

Aim smiled at the concern filling his senior's voice, “Kong is with us P, we had some special meeting for the hazers. Maybe his mobile power finished. Do you want me to tell him P?"

“No! No! I'll come to the campus, don't tell him I'm coming though.’’

“Sure P,’’ Aim chcukled.

"Yeah, bye."

Aim hung up the call and pocketed his phone before making his way to his friends who were waiting for him to join before they resumed to walk.

‘’Who was on the call? You looked serious’,’ Oak asked, being the ever noisy one in the group.

Aim gulped, he wasn't good at lying but since Arthit told him not to tell he had to obey that. He still feared their ex-head hazer.

‘’It was May,’’ Aim answered, soon making up a conversation with Tew to not answer any more questions from Oak.

Oak raised his eyebrow at the question, he shrugged his shoulders as he watched Aim animatedly talk with Tew. They walked towards the campus's exit, falling into deep conversations.

Kongpob closed his eyes, massing his forehead as he walked. His grip on his bag's sling tightened as he felt as if he was dragged into darkness. He hissed when he stumped on his steps as he walked down the few stairs, making him fall and with the feeling he had he felt his surroundings turn pitch black.

'Kongpob!" Wad turned around as soon as he heard the voice of someone falling.

"Kong!"

Everyone turned their head to hear the familiar voice beside them. Aim gulped as he saw Arthit rushing towards them, Tew moved aside from Kongpob as Arthit took over the place.

Arthit couldn't believe his eyes, it was the first time he had seen his lover in such a condition, weak and fragile in his arms. Arthit tapped on Kongpob's cheeks, calling the latter's name to open his eyes but he didn't get any response. Wad already went to call a taxi after informing them.

Arthit could see how the younger's eyes were surrounded by dark circles, the latter looked lean and weak. Touching Kongpob Arthit felt as if he was having an iron box in his arms, Arthit mentally groaned in frustration knowing Kongpob was burning with fever. Arthit sighed before he carried the younger in his arms, he walked towards the exit of the campus, others following him behind, not daring to talk as they feared the anger of the elder.

Arthit bit his lips as he watched the doctor check on his boyfriend as the nurse dressed the small cut formed on the younger's forehead due to the fall.

“Doctor, what happened to him? Is he alright?’’ Arthit asked as soon as the doctor walked towards them.

“He's fine now, it'll take some time for him to wake up. He has symptoms of anemia, and he is really weak too. I guess he hasn't been eating well.’’

Arthit was shocked. He didn't know how to react to it, was it a lie when Konpob told him about having his meals?

“Will there be any issues?’’ Arthit asked worriedly.

“I don’t think so, but we need to run a blood test to check his symptoms so that we could give him the right medication," the doctor said as he eyed the patient on the bed. Arthit waied at the doctor as he watched the other walk out of the room.

Kongpob was soon admitted to the hospital, the latter didn't wake up yet so Aim decided to look over him when the doctor called for Arthit after the results of the tests came out.

“May I come in doctor?” Arthit knocked on the cabin door.

“Yes, please come in,” the doctor placed the report files on the table after seeing Arthit.

“Doctor is there any issues with the results, “Arthit asked in worry.

“Well, as per the results the number of red blood cells is very low in his body. It seems as if he hasn't been eating well for almost a month or so."

“Is there anything we can do doctor” Arthit just couldn't believe that this is happening to his lover. Kongpob was one of the most systematic and punctual people he had ever seen so he thought the latter will see through it with his daily meals too.

“Well yes, he needed more rest and should be admitted for almost a week so we can give more glucose to his body and make sure that he eats food.”

“Thank you, doctor.”

“And make sure that he eats a lot of pomegranates, it'll help with his condition,” the doctor gave a small smile to the other.

“Okay doctor, thank you.”

Arthit was really angry at Kongpob at the moment, as he walked out of the doctor's room he was cursing himself for not checking on Kongpob. He should have felt that something was wrong but no, he didn't. He just can't believe that Kongpob was soo careless.

Sighing he entered the room where Kongpob was in, Aim who sat besides Kongpob's sleeping figure stood up at the elder's arrival.

Arthit nodded his head in acknowledgement as he walked towards Kongpob, threading his fingers over the younger's hair he glanced at Aim.

“Aim, can I ask you something?”

Aim gulped, but nodded his head in response.

“Does Kong eat meals with you guys?’’

Aim thought a minute before giving a reply to the elder, “He always ate lunch with us, when I ask him about the breakfast he always skipped that talk. He usually says he had his breakfast."

Arthit was pissed off now, not at Aim but at his careless lover.

“Ok, you can go back Aim. Thanks for looking after him," Arthit gave a small smile to the other as the you get nodded his head.

“It is okay P, I will leave now,” Aim waied before making his way out of the room.

Arthit sighed, sitting next to Kongpob, caressing his hair he was feeling guilty that he wasn't there for Kongpob. The younger must have supressed his worries and tiredness so that he wouldn't be worried for him. 

He just stared at the pale face of Kongpob, sleeping on the bed, he slightly pecked on Kong’s forehead and held his hands tight, and gave another kiss on his hand.