Chapter 15
Minor Characters:
Joy portrayed by Tangmo Pattarathida
Asanai portrayed by Tye Nattapol
Asanai came down to have breakfast with Parichat but it was cancelled when she called him and told him she had to run some errands. He then decided to eat alone when Ome came to join him.
“I need to talk to you” Ome said after sitting down.
“About what?”
“Parichat….”
Asanai paused when he heard Ome said her name, “What about Chat?”
“I…uh…I just want to know how long have you guys been dating?”
Asanai smiled a little, “Excuse me but I’m not comfortable telling you my personal business…..”
“I understand that but…..”
“But what?”
“I don’t know if Chat told you this but her and I use to date…..”
“Oh so you’re jealous?”
“No! I mean…don’t get me wrong, Chat and I are just friends….I still care about her. Chat’s a good person, I just….I just wanna know if you really love her…”
“Don’t worry….I love Chat. And I’ll do anything to make her happy…”
“That’s good because if I ever see her get hurt, you’re gonna be the one that’s gonna get hurt.”
“Are you threatening me?”
“No…..I just don’t wanna see Chat get hurt again…..”
“Ome! There you are. I’ve been looking all over for you!”
When Asanai saw Joy walking up towards Ome, he felt weak. He never saw any beautiful girl like Joy in his life before. Her smile stood out to him the most.
Ome stood up, “Sorry. I was just talking to one of our customers.”
Joy smiled at Asanai, “Hi…”
Asanai smiled back, “Hi….”
“Ready to go?” Joy asked Ome.
“Yeah, let’s go.”
As Joy and Ome walked off to go to lunch, Parichat came back and met them at the hotel’s entrance. She ignored them and walked pass them to go sit with Asanai.
“What are you smiling at?” she asked.
“Chat….I think I just met my soul mate…”
“Who? Where?”
“Just a minute ago. She’s so beautiful and her smile…..”
“Who is she? What’s her name?”
“I don’t know her name but she just walked off with your ex?”
“With Ome?……..hey….you like Joy?”
“Joy? That’s her name? You know her?”
“Sort of…she’s Ome’s girlfriend….”
“WHAT?! She’s dating Ome?! Stop playing around.”
“Asanai, when did I ever lie to you?”
“Well….how do you know they’re dating? They might just be friends…”
Parichat shook her head in disagreement, “I know a couple when I see one. Just forget about her dude…..”
Asanai sighed, “That’s too bad. She’s pretty too……anyways where were you this morning?”
“I was with Araya. She think she’s pregnant.”
“Oh yeah? Who’s the baby daddy if she was to be pregnant?”
“Nawin….”
Asanai jaws dropped, “Nawin? Isn’t he her ex-boyfriend? They’re back together?”
“Yeah, I guess you can say that. Their wedding is tomorrow. Wanna come with me?”
“Yeah…I wanna go say hi to Araya and Win too. Haven’t seen them in years…”
“They’re at the doctor right now though. She’s checking if she’s really pregnant.”
“How did she get pregnant anyways?”
Parichat made a stupid face, “They had sex. What do you think?”
“I know they had sex stupid but what made them end up having sex…”
“All Araya told me was they both got drunk at their school reunion and one thing led to another…..”
“Nawin and Araya…..who knew…..”
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Since it was a small wedding, only close friends and relatives were invited. Parichat arrived with Asanai and Napat who came down from Chiang Mai. They both went upstairs to help Araya get ready.
“You’re the bride, why don’t you smile?” Napat asked.
“How can I smile? It’s my wedding day. The wedding I never plan on having!”
“Relax girl. It’s not gonna be that bad. It’ll be over before you know it.”
Araya rubbed her stomach, “And I’m not just a bride. I’m a pregnant bride…”
“You’re pregnant?!” Napat asked surprise. “Chat, how come you didn’t tell me this part?”
“Because I wasn’t sure myself. Did you tell your grandma?”
“Yeah…I told her last night…”
“How did she react?”
“What do you think? She was so happy like she won the lottery or something.”
“How did Win react?”
“Shocked…like me……why does my life have to be messed up like this?”
There was a knock at the door. It was Araya’s grandmother.
“Araya, sweetie it’s almost time.”
Napat and Parichat left Araya to talk to her grandmother and went downstairs. Napat saw Ome and Joy walking in and was shocked.
She nudged Parichat to look at them, “Is that his new girlfriend?”
“Yeah….”
“She’s pretty….”
Parichat gave Napat the stare.
Napat smiled weakly, “But of course, she’s not prettier than you…..”
Parichat smiled, “That’s what I’m talking about.”
“So, how long have they been dating?”
Parichat shrugged, “I don’t know. Why don’t you go ask them?”
Asanai came and gave Parichat a glass of Champaign, “I didn’t know Ome and Joy were invited.”
Parichat drank her Champaign, “Neither did I.”
“Hey, why don’t you introduce me to her?”
“Asanai, are you stupid? Why would I wanna do that?”
“I want to get to know Joy a bit better.”
“Dude, I already told you she has a boyfriend already. Why you wanna mess with her?”
“I just wanna be her friend. So please, can you introduce me to her?”
“No way! And besides, Joy and I aren’t friends. Don’t you think it’ll be a little weird to do that.”
“You’re right…..I’ll go introduce me to her myself then.”
“Go ahead but remember, if you do introduce yourself to her, don’t tell her that you’re my cousin!”
“I know! I know!”
Asanai fixed his tux and hair and walk straight to where Joy was standing at.
“Hi…we meet again…”
Joy flashed her smile, “Yeah…I remember you from Ome’s hotel. I didn’t know you were invited to the wedding too.”
“Oh yeah…my cous-…I mean my girlfriend is best friends with the bride.”
“Girlfriend? Who is she?”
“Parichat….”
“You’re Parichat’s boyfriend?”
Asanai nodded weakly, “Yeah…..I’m Asanai by the way.”
“I’m Joy. It’s nice to meet you.”
“You too.”
Ome walked up and interrupted their conversation, “Joy…let’s go take a seat. The ceremony is about to start…”
“Okay…I’ll talk to you later Asanai…”
Asanai nodded, “Okay….”
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“What were you guys talking about anyways?” Ome asked after they sat down.
“Oh nothing. He was just introducing himself. Did you know he’s Chat’s new boyfriend?”
“Yeah I know. They’re staying right next door to each other.”
“How do you feel?”
“About them living next door to each other?”
“About Parichat having a new boyfriend?”
Ome hesitated, “I’m…I’ happy for her …”
Joy smiled, “You sure?”
Ome nodded, “Yes…”
Joy shook her head, “What you say and feel doesn’t match up. I know you too well Ome…”
Ome stayed quiet as everyone takes a seat since the ceremony began. Every once in a while, he would glance over at Parichat and Asanai and Parichat would notice it and tells Asanai to act romantically in front of his face.
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author's note: I decided to add Tye and Mo as the minor characters in here again