jjinxx
Is your "nom" Fai-approved?
Chapter 10
BANG
“You have to help me!”
Mark froze, just coming out of the kitchen with a stock of fruits, his mouth halfway through chewing a piece of melon, as Nadech nearly knocked down his front door, eyes flaring in desperation. He strode over to his still friend, took possession of his fruit-filled plate and sat down, shoving a piece into his mouth.
Mark recognized this behavior as a very distressed Nadech, since Nadech never ate so fast but instead savored every morsel of food in front of him.
Sitting on the footstool in front of Nadech and helping himself to his own fruit, Mark asked, “What? Is it Matt? I hear she’s been hanging around your set.”
“She has.”
“Want me to make the director give her a lakorn to keep her busy? I could come onset to keep her away. I could get someone to put diarrhea medicine in her food. I could start rumors about her and P’Boy.” He said all this with his mouth full, and Nadech, listening with his own full mouth, quirked a brow at the last suggestion. “Oh, he’d get over it.” Mark popped in another piece of honeydew.
“I took care of Matt already. It’s Yaya who I can’t face.”
“Want me to put the medicine in your food instead, so you have an excuse? And maybe we should start chewing now so neither of us chokes.”
Nadech nodded, swallowing the sugary fruit juice but kept going with another piece.
“And why can’t you face Yaya?”
Nadech filled Mark in about what had taken place, from Matt’s comment, to the premiere’s rumors, to the argument in his car with Yaya.
“…And I nearly blew my cover because I just couldn’t leave her misunderstanding that I like Matt.” Nadech was groping his fingers frantically around in the empty plate.
Mark pulled it out of his hand, feeling sympathetic. “You’re losing your control mate.”
“ I was fine just the other day.” Nadech groaned. If he saw her tomorrow, he’d probably do something to make her suspect his feelings even more. But he didn’t have enough energy to pretend indifference towards her while being a friend too.
“Want me to break your leg?” Mark asked helpfully. Nadech sent him a ‘what the heck’ look before looking up and seriously considering it. “Nah, forget that idea,” Mark rejected. “I don’t want to be accused of friend battery.”
“What can I do? And I don’t understand what I did to make her mad in the first place! I went and talked to Matt like a gentleman, didn’t I?”
“You didn’t do anything wrong,” Mark assured him. “You know, it almost sounds like…” he chuckled in amusement, “but it can’t be.” He stopped and held his chin while his eyes lit up, “But it’s not impossible.”
“What? What?! The suspense is killing me,” Nadech complained.
“Jai yin na. Just calm down,” Mark gave him a thoughtful look. “From what I have heard, it sounds like…Yaya’s jealous of you.”
Nadech gaped at him blankly and then hid his face in his hands. “If you’re trying to make me feel better it’s not working.”
“Hey, the possibility of Yaya liking you is not so preposterously low, you know. If it can happen to you, why not her too?”
“That’s a whole different realm of disasters. For now, I just want to make sure she doesn’t catch on about me, got it? Maybe I just shouldn’t talk to her when not necessary.”
“Hey, you’re not going to do the whole staying away from her spiel again? Remember, it didn’t last.”
“But this time she might not want to be around me either.”
Mark tapped his head. “Go shower and change before you catch a cold and your mom comes after me.”
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Yaya sat glumly in front of her mirror of the dressing room.
Well I’m sorry that every small thing about you just interests me because I care about you!
“What does that mean?” Yaya asked, like her reflection might answer her. The rain beat against one of the windows, as if not allowing her to forget their tense moments in the car. She had barely said anything to him once they got to her house.
“What is wrong with me? And why did he say that? He makes it seem like what Kim and Mint were saying is true. But,” she stumbled for excuses, “he meant friends, right? He cares about me because we’re friends.”
‘And I didn’t treat him like one at all yesterday. I had a terrible attitude,’ was her guilty thought.
Yet, the idea became planted in her mind seriously for the first time and without even knowing it, her heart, which had felt grey and cloudy like the weather, was slowly being cleared as she thought about the possibility that Nadech likes her. She pondered about his actions. He had done a lot to follow her advice about Matt. And like Kim pointed out last night over the phone while Yaya was confessing her guilt, he had explained himself right away, as if he was afraid she really thought he liked Matt.
“I’ll apologize to him today,” she promised.
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To Yaya’s disappointment, she had no opportunities to apologize or even talk to Nadech at all. When they weren’t busy acting, Nadech was on the phone, talking with the director, or practicing with other cast members. This time Yaya knew she wasn’t imagining it. He really was avoiding her, which must mean he was upset. Yaya sighed. She couldn’t even go outside to get fresh air because it was sprinkling steadily.
Once she almost caught Nadech on his own, but Director called for her.
The next day was similar, except that she and Nadech had even less time of filming because the major scenes left were supposed to be outdoors and Director refused to alter the script to accommodate indoor settings.
As Yaya left the set sullenly, Director discussed with her crew about changing location.
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Mark patted his hair, trying to make sure it wasn’t sticking out. He looked left and right, going between the two women in front of him. With a hand on her hip, Kim stared at him powerfully.
“So what will you say? Tell us the answer.”
He gulped. Should he reveal his friend’s secret?
At his hesitance, Kim looked at Mint and Mint looked at Kim. Kim gave her a nod and turned to Mark. “I’m going to get some water. Have a chat with Mint for now.”
Mint pulled a chair close to Mark. He tried not to let his nervousness show.
“Mark ka.”
“Yes?” he answered immediately.
“Why don’t you just tell us? Please? It’s not that hard. It’s a simple yes or no.” She nodded, then shook her head to demonstrate, which he found extremely cute.
“Well…” Her large eyes intently gazed at him. His resolve was cracking. “Why do you want to know? Isn’t it their problem to work out themselves?” As if Mark hadn’t been involved from the start.
“Because we want to help our friends. But before we can do that, we have to know the truth. So can you tell me? Na?” She leaned towards him. His breath caught. “Does Nadech like Yaya?”
“…Yes.” He hung his head, defeated.
Meerily, Mint grinned and clapped her hands. “Thank you Mark!” she hugged him then leaped up and called, “Kim!”
“What?” she returned without any water.
“It’s true! We were right!”
“I knew it!” They chattered excitedly.
“What are you planning?” Mark asked suspiciously.
“Nothing yet. But the situation is dire. You know, I heard from Jean that Nadech and Yaya have not been talking onset like they usually do. Don’t you think this is serious?”
“Really?” Mark asked. “I told that guy it wasn’t going to work.”
“What do you mean?”
“Tell us everything you know,” Kim commanded.
Mark dove into Nadech’s story and strategy.
“Yaya, she doesn’t know her own feelings, obviously,” Kim shook her head with pity. “And Nadech thinks he can just hide it all?”
“Let’s think this through slowly. How do we get her to know if she likes Nadech?”
Mark was playing around with the remote and accidentally turned on the TV.
“Some entertainment updates for you today, due to the weather, the lakorn Jao Hua Jai has had a few setbacks. Director has made plans to relocate their final filming to another province, hoping that the weather there will add to the romance. We heard it is in Surat Thani province, but it seems like Director is aiming for Pattaya. The cast will travel tomorrow and resume their filming. Many viewers are highly anticipating this lakorn so we wish the team all the best of luck…”
At moment, Mint and Margie’s manager came into the company meeting room that the three were in.
“Oh, Mint there you are. I wanted to let you know that you and Margie will have a photoshoot out of town.”
“Oh? Where is it?”
“Margie actually suggested the location and the editor of ELLE really liked it. You will be in Phuket.”
“Thanks.”
“Be ready to leave in two days.” The manager left.
“Margie has a lot of influence, doesn’t she?” Mark thought out loud.
“Like you don’t already know. She’s outspoken and knows how to win over people.”
“Thank you for your compliments.”
“P’Gie!” Mint exclaimed. Margie strode inside and joined the group, flashing a triumphant smile.
“What’s up everyone?”
“Margie, we were just talking about you-know-who.”
“Aaaah,” Margie nodded. “Those two are so lost when it comes to one another. But no worries because thanks to me, they’ll have some help during their little island filming.”
“Huh?” came from Mark.
“Mint and I are going to Phuket. So we’ll be able to spice things up between the two kids.”
“But Margie,” Kim said, “they’re going to Pattaya.”
“Mai chai,” she wagged a finger. “I got the information from a very reliable source that confirmed Director is sending everyone to Phuket. The news is still fresh, so I’m sure you guys just heard the rumors. I am one hundred percent sure of this.”
Mark’s phone buzzed.
Going to Phuket tomorrow. See you in a couple of days. Tell P’Oh that we’ll reschedule the game.
Mark read this text out loud for the girls to hear, and they could deduce that it came from no other than Nadech. Raising his eyes, he watched as Mint raised her brow meaningfully at Kim, who looked over at Margie gleefully, who looked at Mint with satisfaction. “Sorry to interrupt but I am so not good with you girls’ eye conversation. Speak normal human language please,” he requested.
“P’Gie is a genius,” Mint simply declared.
“You have to give me daily updates while you’re there,” Kim ordered. “In fact, no less than three times a day.”
“No problem,” Margie smirked, making the ok sign with her fingers.
:fanfic:
Author's note-------------
Margie makes her appearance!!!
woot woot! Margie and Boy will have their own lakorn!
Ok, Phuket was kind of cliche, and I kept researching which place/island JHJ cast should go to, hoping to find a more secluded island but not one that was private, but after I read the description of Phuket I just thought, like every other person, that it was the perfect place for a getaway and for filming. It's gorgeous!
I want some honeydew.
jjinxx
BANG
“You have to help me!”
Mark froze, just coming out of the kitchen with a stock of fruits, his mouth halfway through chewing a piece of melon, as Nadech nearly knocked down his front door, eyes flaring in desperation. He strode over to his still friend, took possession of his fruit-filled plate and sat down, shoving a piece into his mouth.
Mark recognized this behavior as a very distressed Nadech, since Nadech never ate so fast but instead savored every morsel of food in front of him.
Sitting on the footstool in front of Nadech and helping himself to his own fruit, Mark asked, “What? Is it Matt? I hear she’s been hanging around your set.”
“She has.”
“Want me to make the director give her a lakorn to keep her busy? I could come onset to keep her away. I could get someone to put diarrhea medicine in her food. I could start rumors about her and P’Boy.” He said all this with his mouth full, and Nadech, listening with his own full mouth, quirked a brow at the last suggestion. “Oh, he’d get over it.” Mark popped in another piece of honeydew.
“I took care of Matt already. It’s Yaya who I can’t face.”
“Want me to put the medicine in your food instead, so you have an excuse? And maybe we should start chewing now so neither of us chokes.”
Nadech nodded, swallowing the sugary fruit juice but kept going with another piece.
“And why can’t you face Yaya?”
Nadech filled Mark in about what had taken place, from Matt’s comment, to the premiere’s rumors, to the argument in his car with Yaya.
“…And I nearly blew my cover because I just couldn’t leave her misunderstanding that I like Matt.” Nadech was groping his fingers frantically around in the empty plate.
Mark pulled it out of his hand, feeling sympathetic. “You’re losing your control mate.”
“ I was fine just the other day.” Nadech groaned. If he saw her tomorrow, he’d probably do something to make her suspect his feelings even more. But he didn’t have enough energy to pretend indifference towards her while being a friend too.
“Want me to break your leg?” Mark asked helpfully. Nadech sent him a ‘what the heck’ look before looking up and seriously considering it. “Nah, forget that idea,” Mark rejected. “I don’t want to be accused of friend battery.”
“What can I do? And I don’t understand what I did to make her mad in the first place! I went and talked to Matt like a gentleman, didn’t I?”
“You didn’t do anything wrong,” Mark assured him. “You know, it almost sounds like…” he chuckled in amusement, “but it can’t be.” He stopped and held his chin while his eyes lit up, “But it’s not impossible.”
“What? What?! The suspense is killing me,” Nadech complained.
“Jai yin na. Just calm down,” Mark gave him a thoughtful look. “From what I have heard, it sounds like…Yaya’s jealous of you.”
Nadech gaped at him blankly and then hid his face in his hands. “If you’re trying to make me feel better it’s not working.”
“Hey, the possibility of Yaya liking you is not so preposterously low, you know. If it can happen to you, why not her too?”
“That’s a whole different realm of disasters. For now, I just want to make sure she doesn’t catch on about me, got it? Maybe I just shouldn’t talk to her when not necessary.”
“Hey, you’re not going to do the whole staying away from her spiel again? Remember, it didn’t last.”
“But this time she might not want to be around me either.”
Mark tapped his head. “Go shower and change before you catch a cold and your mom comes after me.”
-------------
Yaya sat glumly in front of her mirror of the dressing room.
Well I’m sorry that every small thing about you just interests me because I care about you!
“What does that mean?” Yaya asked, like her reflection might answer her. The rain beat against one of the windows, as if not allowing her to forget their tense moments in the car. She had barely said anything to him once they got to her house.
“What is wrong with me? And why did he say that? He makes it seem like what Kim and Mint were saying is true. But,” she stumbled for excuses, “he meant friends, right? He cares about me because we’re friends.”
‘And I didn’t treat him like one at all yesterday. I had a terrible attitude,’ was her guilty thought.
Yet, the idea became planted in her mind seriously for the first time and without even knowing it, her heart, which had felt grey and cloudy like the weather, was slowly being cleared as she thought about the possibility that Nadech likes her. She pondered about his actions. He had done a lot to follow her advice about Matt. And like Kim pointed out last night over the phone while Yaya was confessing her guilt, he had explained himself right away, as if he was afraid she really thought he liked Matt.
“I’ll apologize to him today,” she promised.
-------------
To Yaya’s disappointment, she had no opportunities to apologize or even talk to Nadech at all. When they weren’t busy acting, Nadech was on the phone, talking with the director, or practicing with other cast members. This time Yaya knew she wasn’t imagining it. He really was avoiding her, which must mean he was upset. Yaya sighed. She couldn’t even go outside to get fresh air because it was sprinkling steadily.
Once she almost caught Nadech on his own, but Director called for her.
The next day was similar, except that she and Nadech had even less time of filming because the major scenes left were supposed to be outdoors and Director refused to alter the script to accommodate indoor settings.
As Yaya left the set sullenly, Director discussed with her crew about changing location.
-------------
Mark patted his hair, trying to make sure it wasn’t sticking out. He looked left and right, going between the two women in front of him. With a hand on her hip, Kim stared at him powerfully.
“So what will you say? Tell us the answer.”
He gulped. Should he reveal his friend’s secret?
At his hesitance, Kim looked at Mint and Mint looked at Kim. Kim gave her a nod and turned to Mark. “I’m going to get some water. Have a chat with Mint for now.”
Mint pulled a chair close to Mark. He tried not to let his nervousness show.
“Mark ka.”
“Yes?” he answered immediately.
“Why don’t you just tell us? Please? It’s not that hard. It’s a simple yes or no.” She nodded, then shook her head to demonstrate, which he found extremely cute.
“Well…” Her large eyes intently gazed at him. His resolve was cracking. “Why do you want to know? Isn’t it their problem to work out themselves?” As if Mark hadn’t been involved from the start.
“Because we want to help our friends. But before we can do that, we have to know the truth. So can you tell me? Na?” She leaned towards him. His breath caught. “Does Nadech like Yaya?”
“…Yes.” He hung his head, defeated.
Meerily, Mint grinned and clapped her hands. “Thank you Mark!” she hugged him then leaped up and called, “Kim!”
“What?” she returned without any water.
“It’s true! We were right!”
“I knew it!” They chattered excitedly.
“What are you planning?” Mark asked suspiciously.
“Nothing yet. But the situation is dire. You know, I heard from Jean that Nadech and Yaya have not been talking onset like they usually do. Don’t you think this is serious?”
“Really?” Mark asked. “I told that guy it wasn’t going to work.”
“What do you mean?”
“Tell us everything you know,” Kim commanded.
Mark dove into Nadech’s story and strategy.
“Yaya, she doesn’t know her own feelings, obviously,” Kim shook her head with pity. “And Nadech thinks he can just hide it all?”
“Let’s think this through slowly. How do we get her to know if she likes Nadech?”
Mark was playing around with the remote and accidentally turned on the TV.
“Some entertainment updates for you today, due to the weather, the lakorn Jao Hua Jai has had a few setbacks. Director has made plans to relocate their final filming to another province, hoping that the weather there will add to the romance. We heard it is in Surat Thani province, but it seems like Director is aiming for Pattaya. The cast will travel tomorrow and resume their filming. Many viewers are highly anticipating this lakorn so we wish the team all the best of luck…”
At moment, Mint and Margie’s manager came into the company meeting room that the three were in.
“Oh, Mint there you are. I wanted to let you know that you and Margie will have a photoshoot out of town.”
“Oh? Where is it?”
“Margie actually suggested the location and the editor of ELLE really liked it. You will be in Phuket.”
“Thanks.”
“Be ready to leave in two days.” The manager left.
“Margie has a lot of influence, doesn’t she?” Mark thought out loud.
“Like you don’t already know. She’s outspoken and knows how to win over people.”
“Thank you for your compliments.”
“P’Gie!” Mint exclaimed. Margie strode inside and joined the group, flashing a triumphant smile.
“What’s up everyone?”
“Margie, we were just talking about you-know-who.”
“Aaaah,” Margie nodded. “Those two are so lost when it comes to one another. But no worries because thanks to me, they’ll have some help during their little island filming.”
“Huh?” came from Mark.
“Mint and I are going to Phuket. So we’ll be able to spice things up between the two kids.”
“But Margie,” Kim said, “they’re going to Pattaya.”
“Mai chai,” she wagged a finger. “I got the information from a very reliable source that confirmed Director is sending everyone to Phuket. The news is still fresh, so I’m sure you guys just heard the rumors. I am one hundred percent sure of this.”
Mark’s phone buzzed.
Going to Phuket tomorrow. See you in a couple of days. Tell P’Oh that we’ll reschedule the game.
Mark read this text out loud for the girls to hear, and they could deduce that it came from no other than Nadech. Raising his eyes, he watched as Mint raised her brow meaningfully at Kim, who looked over at Margie gleefully, who looked at Mint with satisfaction. “Sorry to interrupt but I am so not good with you girls’ eye conversation. Speak normal human language please,” he requested.
“P’Gie is a genius,” Mint simply declared.
“You have to give me daily updates while you’re there,” Kim ordered. “In fact, no less than three times a day.”
“No problem,” Margie smirked, making the ok sign with her fingers.
:fanfic:
Author's note-------------
Margie makes her appearance!!!
woot woot! Margie and Boy will have their own lakorn!
Ok, Phuket was kind of cliche, and I kept researching which place/island JHJ cast should go to, hoping to find a more secluded island but not one that was private, but after I read the description of Phuket I just thought, like every other person, that it was the perfect place for a getaway and for filming. It's gorgeous!
I want some honeydew.
jjinxx
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