Chapter 1
Biggest Costume Party in Chiang Mai
M:
Sawatdee Ka, Sawatdee Ka
(Mint was sweating bullets under her costume)
Mint was serving drinks to the guests and greeting them as they come up to her
The mask she was wearing was irritating and the heels made her feet throb. Mint had no other choice because she had to borrow them from P’Gie’s closet.
From a far, Mak enters the decorated steel doors with his date Yaya (They grew up together and are best friends)
Mak and Yaya grab drinks as they start to get the groove of the party
Nadech dances as the music’s beat became faster and faster. Nadech sees Mint and pulls her close
N: Let’s dance na
M:Aye Nadech, I am working na! Don’t get me into any trouble before I leave you here and not take you home you soberbutt
(sarcastically)
Nadech gave Mint a peck on the cheek
N: As you wish
(Mint and Nadech are faen gao, tae they still rak and still take care of each other even though it didn’t work out between them two)
M: Catch you later and don’t drink too much
Mint walks back to the kitchen carrying her empty tray.
IN THE KITCHEN
M: P’ where are you?
P’M: Yes N’Chalida
M: Your heels are killing my feet
P’M: Bare with it na, we have at least a couple of hours left
Mint bents down and rubs the throbbing part
First: Margie and Mint go serve more drinks! More people just came in
P’M: Ka, let’s hurry
M: You go first, I need go make more drinks
P’M: All right
Mint and Margie walk opposite directions.
As Margie made her way through the kitchen doors,
“Diow!”
First: Margie you can give me that tray. And do me a favor. Make this drink for that guy right there.
First points to a group of guys
Margie wasn’t sure which one it was, tae she nods her head as if she knew
First immediately took off with the tray
Margie turns her back and walks back into the kitchen.
DANCE FLOOR
The host announces,
“Ladies and Gentlemen, please get with your partner.
We will be playing this song for you guys soon. This song goes out to all the lovers or the ones who are in search for a lover.
You have exactly 10 minutes.”
P’M: Who was it? Oi! I don’t remember. Was it him? Or was it him?
Margie turns around and bumps into someone.
B: Watch where you’re going!
P’M: Khor tot, Chun khor tot jing jing, I didn’t mean it really, Khor thot na
she wipes of his costume
***FlashBack***
Khor tot, Chun khor tot jing jing, I didn’t mean it really, khor thot na
the little girl brushes his shirt with her cloth
B: since you got my costume wet, I get a dance in return
P’M: Arai na?
Margie stops wiping his wet costume.
Boy took her still hand. He leads her to the dance floor.
He took her hands and places them on his shoulders.
Chills shot through her spine as they both look at each other’s eyes where the mask outlines them perfectly.
Mak and Yaya stands next to each other while Mak was talking to their mutual friend.
Yaya saw some delicious catering food on the table.
She looks at Mak, but he was still talking so Yaya left silently.
Mak turns to his side and Yaya was gone.
M:Where did Yaya go? She was here a minute ago?
Host:
Hurry up ! Partner up.
Yaya reaches for a tofu ball, but to her surprise someone grabs her arm
N: I thought you said you had to work, and now you’re eating? Tsk, Tsk.
Let’s dance!
He pulls her to the dance floor.
Y: What? Krai?
She pushes him and fidgets
Y: what are you trying to do?
N: I am trying to dance with you, that’s what I’m doing! Mint don’t act shy now
Y: Mint? Tae, Tae, Im not..
Nadech twirls Yaya while Yaya was confuse asking herself what is going on
M:
Yaya where did you go?
Mak searches for Yaya with no luck
M:where did she go?
He turns around and sees her carrying a tray of wine
M: Since when did you become a waitress?
He grabs the tray and set is gently on the table
M:Come on let’s go dance
M: what are you doing? Who are you?
M: I cant here you (Mak yells) phom roo phom roo, you want to dance
He leads Mint to the dance floor and puts his hands on her hips
Mint pushes Mak back but his grip was firm and strong
M: what’s wrong with you? Didn’t we talk about this? You’re not suppose to drink too much tonight!
M: I can’t hear you! Let go of me!!
Mint pinches Mak’s hands trying to fight him off
(she slowly gave up)
Mint thinks to herself; He must be drunk out of his mind.
As the lyrics “Chun yung sung tung wan tee tur kub chun plum ruk, Ruk tee san wan, Ruk tee san wan, ruk chun nun peua tur,” were playing, in all three of the girls mind, questions builds up. Who is this guy I am dancing with? Who is this guy behind the mask? And why are we dancing together?
The three couples dance around each other unaware that they all were so close..so close enough that they forgot their own surrounding
The song was ending and some couples stop dancing
Yaya simply shoves Nadech
N: Hey! What is wrong with you? How come you’re acting this way?
(Nadech became sober as if he didn’t take any shots)
Y: What is wrong with you? You grabbed my hand and said that I was Mint?
N: Mint are you drunk?
Y: for the last time, I am not Mint!
N: Stop playing around *he reaches for her arm
Y: I’m not
*she backs away and soon enough, Yaya takes off her mask
Nadech’s eyes grew when he saw her
exotic beauty
Y: See! I’m not Mint! Now excuse me!
She turns and pushes through the crowd.
Nadech follows her but stops when his friends pull him in for a conversation
N:Oi! Save it for later.
He stares at the spot he last seen her. He lost sight of someone who made his heart skip a beat, again.
Mak was getting comfortable thinking to himself, Yaya’s scent has changed?
She smells so extravagant and she seems a bit shorter?
-music hits its last beat-
Mak’s grip slowly drops.
Mint broke free and without any words, she walks away worrying about getting scold by First’s mom
(her boss).
M:Yaya where are you going? You know you smell kind of weird today.
*he lets out a laugh
M:is something bothering you? Did anyone do anything to you because you did disappear?
Annoyed, Mint turns around to face Mak, instead Margie’s heels snaps leaving her grabbing Mak’s shoulders for support.
Mak’s body crushes Mints body as both of them fell on top of each other.
Inches away, their faces nearly touching. Breathing hard, they both look at each others eyes.
Mak saw a beautiful set of unfamiliar eyes. Mint looks into his eyes and felt her heart race
10 times faster as his eyes captivates her.
When their eyes met, it was dangerous. Time would even stop if they got any closer.
Mak breaks the silence.
M: Yaya? Your scent didn’t just change, your eyes did too.
Mint pushes Mak off of her and tries to get up.
M: You almost killed me with your massive weight!
Her throbbing feet kept her from standing up
M: Massive Weight? You're the one who pulled me down with you
Yaya pushes through everyone to see what was the chaos
M: Here let me help you
At the same time Nadech came running too in excitement to see why there was a crowd.
But as soon as he saw Mint,
N: MINT! What happened?
Nadech got on the ground and sweeps Mint off the ground.
Mak was taken back at how fast Nadech was, he steps aside and watches as Nadech picks up Mint
N: It was the heels, wasn’t it?
Mint nods unsure if it was really the heels, or those eyes of the guy behind the mask.
Yaya stares at Mint, feeling like someone was closely looking at her, Mint looks over.
Yaya and Mint looks at each other with big eyes
Mak looks at them in confusion.
M: You both are wearing the same costume
N:Let’s go put ice on your feet before it swells up.
Before Nadech carried Mint away, he glances over at Yaya
he then takes Mint back to the kitchen.
Mak and Yaya looks at each other and ask
“what just happened?”
Margie slowly takes her hands off of Boy’s shoulders.
B: what’s your name?
P’M: Rasri, Rasri or Margie is fine.
Boy repeats Rasri, Margie?
First: Margie, where have you been this whole time?
I’ve been trying to look for you and Mint.
Let’s go before my mom says anything.Excuse us.
Boy: Diow, Diow!
Boy only saw the back of Margie.
He took off his mask raising his hand to where his scar was, repeats: Rasri, Rasri Margie