CHAPTER 4
Tik was lost in his thoughts for a moment, he didnt even noticed Ann had just
dropped a tray full of drinks. It's all to much for him to handle, his guts are turning
inside him like a wet cloth that needed to be wrung. Without even uttering a word
he turn around and left.
Thats right,he just left like a spirit leaving his body.
“It can’t be her,” Tik kept on repeating to himself on the way back to the house. “
It’s just can’t be her.”
“What can’t be.” Kwan replied , Tik didn’t even notice his surroundings until she
speaks.
Tik still could'nt believe his eyes, at this point he's very confused at what had just
happened. As Tik was just getting ready to tell Kwan what had just happed, his
aunt walks in briskly.
“ Tik what just happen in there, why did you just walk out all of a sudden and
didn't let me know?.” Sasit comes to join them.
Tik didnt answer his aunt, he just kind of look away and confused.
Mean while on the other side of the mansion
“Are you ok Ann?.” Akarin ask. He sees her walk out the kitchen a few minutes later
after Tik had left. Akarin was afraid and concerned if Tik had hurt her in anyway.
“I don’t know, I just introduce myself to him and he just walks away without
saying a word” Ann said trying to look motionless as possible.
It seem strange, Akarin looked at her, he sense that she's hiding something, from
the look on her face. Ann knew that Don wanted to ask her more questions so
she had to quickly come up with an excuse.
“I’ll go check on Lek.” Ann replied quickly. She left him and hurried up the stairs.
“I….I…need some time to think.” Tik said, he didn’t want to inform his aunt about
what just happeded. “Tik I thought you wanted her out by today” his Aunt
demanded, she was mad at him for not doing what he should of been doing.
“Mom don’t push him, he’s having a bad time right now.” Kwan annoyed by her
mother reaction didn’t like the idea of her mom intruding with the family affairs. “
P' Tik you go ahead and get some rest.” Kwan kind of knew what happened even
if Tik didn't tell her. Tik left the two.
“Tik.” Sasit tried to stop him, but Kwan pulled onto her mom's arm. “Kwan” Sasit
yelled, she was very mad.
“Mom stay out of this please, you’ve been butting in the family affairs since Tik’s
mom died.” Kwan fought back.
defensively Sasit said “I’m only trying to make this family better, don’t you see
your uncle is giving away his money, I don’t want him to do this!”
“Mom all you are doing is causing more feuds for P' Tik and his father, we should
try to make them clear all the misunderstanding.”
“I’m the mother here Kwan I should be the one giving advise not you , Plus what
happened if she inheirit all the money and kick all of our heads out of the house,
what are you going to do then?.” Sasit walks off furious.
Ann came in to see how was her son doing “Hi honey, how are you doing?” She
sat beside him on the bed.
“Who is the man yelling at Uncle Akarin?” Lek asked . “He’s…..he’s….” Ann paused to
this, she knew who he is, but she could'nt believe he is Akarin’s son. “ He's uncle Akarin son.”
Ann finally replied.
“How come he yelled at Uncle Akarin” Lek is curiuos and felt sad.
Ann trying to comfort her son “I don’t know but we should stay out of their
problem.” “I think he is lucky to have a father,” Lek said and walk away into the
bathroom.
Ann took a deep breath and began to cried when she hears those words come out
of her son mouth, She couldn’t give him a father or be a good mom to him. Ann
went back to her room, she look out the window and there he was standing.
****Flash Back****
Tik wakes up with the sun shinning on him. He opens his eyes and looks at her.
She was sleeping peacefully on his bare chest. Her arms wrap around him. Last
night was the night the two could not forget, when she lost her purity to him. Tik
brushes her hair off her face and turns his head down to kiss her forehead. “I love
you Ann, I will never leave you.” he replied lovingly. Then he slowly slides off the
bed. Ann wakes up, with the smell of something delicious. She sits up and looks
at her finger, Tik had perpose to her last night. She smile to herself, to the
thought that she and Tik are engage, and that night she knew he will be her first in
everything envolve in her life. .
“Tik.” she was happy to see him. “What are you doing?”
“Serving my soon to be wife.” Tik places the tray on the night stand and lean in
for a kiss. “what do you prefer, coffee, or orange juice?.”
Ann couldn’t put the smile away, he was just so perfect. “orange juice, thank you.”
she said with a smile . After breakfast the two walk hand in hand along side the
ocean. “I will talk with my father about us, and letting him know I won’t be going
to America Ann, I will stay here with you.” Tik sternly said
“I just hope your father will agree to this wedding P' Tik” Ann looks at him and
hugs him. I have given up so much to be with you, and I know you did the same,
she thought. Tik held her just as tight as she holds on to him. “I love you Ann.”
he said. The next morning Tik had left to go speak to his father.
“No Tik I can’t let you do this.” Akarin cried loudly. “You’re only 18, what kind of
future are you two planning to get?.”
“I don’t care father I love her, I will marry her.” Tik said loudly
“Tik you have to listen to me, and go to America, once you come back you two
shall get to know each other more, and if you still have the same feeling I will
approve of this.” Akarin said nicely.
“But you and mom married at my age, and you two were fine,” Tik said
“You and I grew up during different times, i didn't work this hard for you to throw it
all away, It’s different Tik,” Akarin replied
Tik trying to get a point across“What is different?, you two were in love and got
married, just the same as Ann and I would.”
“Tik you need to have a good education first, I don’t want you to be like me
working very hard to become who I am today, because I am lucky to be here.”
replied Akarin.
“You never know what I want dad, all you do just work and work, why can’t you
just let me live my life.” Tik was about to walk out, but Akarin hits him in the head
with a vase causing him to loose concouis and fell to the ground. Akarin then calls
in two big men to carry him inside the room . “I bought the plane ticket leaving
tonight, you will go whether you like it or not, Pu and Po don’t let him out of his
room, until I say so.” The two men lock him inside and stood in front of the door.
Hours had pass, Tik wakes up with his hand touching the back of his head, he had
a huge headache. He walks up to the door and it was lock so he knew he had to
find another way out, So he walks over to the window and was able to get out
through the balcony and meet up with Ann.
“We will leave Pataya tonight, I have a boat ready for us.” The first thing Tik said
when he walks in to see Ann.
“What, why.” She couldn’t believe what he was saying, she was confused..
(Then you guys know the rest, th boat floats off into the middle of the ocean etc ……)
****End Flash back****
“Why do I have to see you again, Why can’t that night be the last time we see
each other, why do you have to return.” Ann said after she recalls what happens
to her 7 years ago. Tears were dripping one by one, as she wipes them away,
more comes. “I hate you Tik, you are the cause of my miserable life.” she said
angry. She could never forget that night how he told her that he will be back but
instead he untied the boat and let it afloat into the ocean knowing she can't
swim. "All he wanted was my body, he did'nt truely love you Ann" she said to
herself.
“Hey little fella what are you doing here all alone.” Tik join Lek by the tree.
Lek look at him, grab his belonging than walk away, Tik followed behind. “Have
your mother taught you to respect the elder.” Tik seeing that he was very rude.
“I don’t think you deserve the respect from me.” Lek stops to look at Tik again, “I
saw how you treated your father earlier, You were very rude, how can I show respect to
someone like you.” Then he continue walking.
“What kind of mother teaches their kid to disrespect an adult?” He thought, Tik
was furious. “I’ll show you.”
“Hey Lek, why did you come back so early.” Ann notice he only been out for ten
minutes.
“I’m not in the mood right now.” Then he walk up to his room.
“Come back a few minutes, I have prepared some snack for you.”said Ann. Lek
didn’t respond, but just continue on to his room. Ann went back to the kitchen to
bring out the food. She takes them out to the to the patio outside. She sat down
alone, looking at the beautiful white roses, where she brought over from her old
place.
****FLASH BACK****
“I know how much you love white roses.”Tik calmly said. Ann was surprised when
she walks in the beach house, there are white roses everywhere. “Tik, there
beautiful.”Ann replied as she smells the first one in her hand. “I love them.”
Tik was coming on to something. Ann look back at his direction. “Nine thousand
nine hundred and ninety nine white roses to be exact, and the last one is here, ten
thousand just what you have requested on our third date.” Tik stared right into her
eyes. She look at him, the more she’s with him the more she love him, he gives
her what she wants, no one was ever nice to her before. So is this it, she thought.
Ann look right into his eyes,as he did the same he handed her the last rose and
knelt down in front of her.
Tik trying to get the words out of his mouth "Will you spend the rest of eternity
with me?" with her hands over mouth and tears of happiness she cried
out “Tik….” , but still very surprise, tears flows down her cheek, she was so happy,
she smile all the way. "yes" and she kissed and hugged him.
****End flash back****
“I remember someone who loves white roses also.” Tik interrupted her.
“Tik.” she said under neath her breath, she was startled, and the memory was
stopped, she wipe out her tears not letting him know what she was doing.
“Yes, I must say she look exactly like you, the way you say my name, .” Tik
joined her. “Ann.” Tik look at her see how she would react.
Ann pretend she didn’t hear him . “Should I bring you any drink.” She casually
asked .She was offering, but not wanting to.
“No!" he hissed " I know you don’t want to any how, but I want you to know, I want you out of
this house, out of my father's life.” Tik rudely said
Ann turns away. "Yes, just like how you want me out of yours" she whispers
Tik was all to himself, he didn’t even know she was even talking. “and your son
teach him some manner,” He demanded
I should have known you form the start Tik, you were just pretending when you
were with me, I’m so foolish to believe you, she thought to herself. As she was
trying to hold back her tears.
“My son is my concern, I like the way he is, he know who to respect and who he
should not respect.” She shot him an evil look
Tik was furious with her reply “I see where he gets his manner from, like mother
like son, No wonder the father left you.”
Ann felt hurt, he hurt her physically and now he’s hurting her verbally. She stood
up and look at him with anger. She did'nt want to show Tik any kind of emotions
and left, she did'nt want to argue anymore. Tik stood there with a smirk on his
face like he have already kick her out, sort of like a look of satisfaction as he
watch her walk off.