Gan woke up and to the sound of the door opening, he sat up and saw Sirichai coming towards him.
"Big boy? Are you okay?"
Sirichai sat down and poured himself a glass of whiskey, he downed the liquid and sighed.
"Sirikit went after Phichit and Paitoon, the boy is now in hospital"
Gan sighed and held Sirichai's hand.
"What should we do about this woman?"
"I have an idea, leave it all to me"
Gan nodded and rested his head on Sirichai's shoulder.
"I thought I was the bottom here"
"Oho, you're bigger than me so i have to lean in"
Sirichai chuckled shaking his head. His smile faded when he thought of Sirikit again, it seems destroying her livelihood wouldn't be enough, he has to go all out or else, she will win.
He poured another glass and downed it.
"Let the games begin"
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Phichit paced back and forth outside Paitoon's hospital room. He saw Preed running towards him.
"What happened?" Preed asked. When he received a call that Phichit wanted a favor from him, he was shocked. Phichit is someone who rarely asks for anything.
"It's my mother....it seems she is coming after Paitoon for some unknown reason....i want you to look after him from now on"
"Whoa, dude i have a boyfriend"
He rolled his eyes.
"Not like that, i mean like make sure he takes care of himself, i want him to be happy and it seems me being with isn't that good for him"
"Are you....are you breaking up with him?" Preed asks. From what he's seen, the two really cared about each other.
Phichit chuckled.
"He broke up with me first"
Preed was baffled. What could've happened to cause such actions?
They went inside Paitoon's room. Phichit held his hand.
"Paitoon...i hope you live a happy life...promise that you won't forget me"
Preed watched as His friend planted a soft kiss on Paitoon's forehead.
"Phichit.....do you....love him?"
Phichit nodded.
"Then why are you giving up?"
"I'm not giving up, I'm just giving him some time to live his life then I'll come for him"
"What if he finds someone else?"
He smiled yet Preed could see his trembling lip.
"Then I'll cheer for him from the sidelines"
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It's evening and Sirichai was in the living room with his son, Gan was upstairs taking a shower.
"Son, i don't understand....you want to leave...to protect him?"
Phichit nodded.
"I know you will handle mom because if i do I'll just end up killing her, so what i need to do is stay away from Paitoon so he is not involved in the battlefield"
Sirichai nodded.
"I hear you but....what about Paitoon? Do you think he'll agree?"
"He already broke up with me before he collapsed"
"Jesus.....this is too dramatic for me"
"Just promise me you'll handle mom"
"I will, i will, where will you go though?"
"I'll attend business school in the UK then come back to take over when you're reading to retire"
"I see....i hope this plan of yours works"
"Me too dad.....me too"
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Paitoon woke up in the middle of the night, the dark room only lit up by the city lights outside. He sat up and turned on a bedside lamp.
He sighed, he was all alone in the room. He saw his phone on the table and grabbed it, he had one message from his neighbor.
Auntie Vivian- there were some men here trying to break inside your house, we managed to stop them but they said they'll be back
His breathing wavered for a moment, his home is in danger. He unhooked the drip line and the machines and made his way out of the room.
He saw a nurse going inside a room and he ran for it. His socked feet patting down the cold floor of the hallway.
He used the morgue entrance to escape and ran down the street heading home, his mind flashbacking the memories he had in that house, that's the only thing left of his parents.
Preed who came from a vending machine froze when he saw the bed empty.
"Nurse! The patient in this room where is he?!"
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Phichit sighed as he zipped up his bags, his flight was taking off first thing in the morning.
His phone vibrated on the bed. It was Preed.
"Dude why are you-"
"He ran away! He escaped Phichit! I'm so sorry"
The phone dropped to the floor cracking as the screen hit the wooden floor. His feet ran down the stairs heading to the gate.
The image of Paitoon weakly running down the streets making his heart ache.
Thunder rumbled in the sky signaling rain but that only made him run faster.
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Paitoon could hear blood rush to his ears, the pain on his chest increasing with each step he took. He weakly held onto a streetlight. He could see his home just across the street.
"Mom....I'm coming home" he wheezed out.
He felt wet droplets fall from the sky, the rain started to pour heavily, the once clear road now becoming foggy making it hard to see.
His feet splashed on the water as he crossed the street. He felt like his fingers were being pricked with needles, he coughed and fell to his knees.
"Paitoon!"
Phichit? No that couldn't be him...they broke up. Is this what happens when one dies? You the voice of the one you love?
He crawled down the road, the black tar scrapping his knees. He chuckled.
"I always thought I'd hear my mother's voice"
Phichit banged on the door.
"Paitoon! Let me in!"
The heavy rain droplets felt like ice as they hit his skin. He sighed.
"Where did he run off to?"
He turned around and gasped in horror when he saw Paitoon weakly crawling down the street.
"Paitoon!"
He looked up and he could see a figure running towards him.
"Phi.....Phichit" he called out.
He smiled when a light shone on Phichit as he ran towards him.
Paitoon felt glad that Phichit was here, he didn't leave him even after he gave up on their relationship.
"Phichit!"
"Paitoon!"
He stretched out his hand, he was almost there. The blaring sound of a car horn filled his ears making him wince. And what happened next tore his heart to pieces.
He saw Phichit get thrown to the other side of the road by a car, his blood smeared all over the tarred road.
The car drove off leaving them there, Paitoon weakly made his way to him, he could see the dark blood oozing of Phichit's face, his leg snapped in half exposing a shin bone to the surface, he leaned on his chest to hear his heart.....nothing.
"Phichit! No!!"