My Moon, Chapter 17 pg 8
My Moon, Chapter 17 pg 8
[Coax the puppy first.]
“How do I coax you?”
[Do it in a way the puppy can’t possibly refuse.]
Klai furrowed his brow, thinking, before deciding to say, “Sasin… can you stay with me until I get to the condo?”
[…]
When Moon heard his words, he immediately turned to look at the phone screen. Klai gave him a sheepish smile and started explaining, thinking Moon was probably curious about how he knew his real name.
“When we were organizing the photography exhibition for the Digital Media Faculty, Phii Dom asked me to help arrange the order of the participating students. Then Phii Dom asked where you were in the list… so I found out that your full name is Sasin.”
[Sasin… meaning the moon.]
Thump, thump, thump, thump.
Yes… Sasin, meaning “Moon to me.”
And yes, again… Moon, his moon, always made Klai’s heart race.
“Uh, oh… yeah, Sasin means the moon.”
[KhunKlai, you know the meaning of my real name too?]
“Of course~ I learned it before…” Phew… hopefully that answer works.
Moon put down the game controller, no longer caring about anything but the phone screen. Panli looked at him and let out a soft laugh.
[No one’s ever called me Sasin before.]
“…”
[KhunKlai, you are the first.]
“…”
[Panli, Puppy, Sasin… or whatever you want to call me from now on, I’m okay with it all.]
“…”
[But honestly, I’m kind of excited about my name Sasin now. When you say it, it sounds so much nicer.]
Klai laughed and wrinkled his nose at the other. “It’s cheeky.”
[Watch your heart, okay? Tomorrow morning, Puppy’s gonna come for a big hug.]
Klai looked at the tall figure sitting with a wide grin, then placed the phone on the holder attached to the left side of the car’s console, as the traffic light had turned green.
“Panli, I’m gonna drive now, okay?”
[Okay, I’ll play a game while I wait.]
“Alright.”
It was understood they’d stay on the call until Klai reached his condo. He reached to turn off the car’s interior light before pressing the accelerator to move forward. Driving carefully, he kept his eyes fixed on the road, unaware of what Panli was doing. But the sound of a guitar made him glance at the phone screen for a split second before returning his focus to the road.
Where Panli got a guitar to play, he had no idea.
[KhunKlai…]
“Yes?” he responded, still watching the road.
[Since you’re not playing music in the car, I’ll sing for you instead, okay?]
“Sure, go for it. I’d love to hear you sing.”
The guitar began playing a familiar melody. A gentle smile spread across Klai’s face as he turned the steering wheel into a shortcut alley. His smile widened when Moon sang the first verse.
Klai thought Panli’s voice was perfect for this song.
[Watching the clock, past midnight, I want to resist, but I have to swallow hard seeing you… in my mind.]
“…”
[It’s getting unsafe, you make my heart race just by passing by. It drives me crazy standing there.]
“…”
[Please, don’t do this. I’m not okay every time you smile and look into my eyes. Don’t make my heart numb. Can you stop being cute for a day? If this keeps up… I won’t be able to handle it.]
And somehow, Moon’s voice sounded even more beautiful today.
“…”
[Do you know, right now, this feeling won’t go away every time you’re close to Klai… I can’t hold back.]
“…”
[Because it’s getting unsafe, you make my heart race every time you smile at me. It makes me daydream, lost in thoughts. If this keeps up… I won’t be able to handle it… for sure.]
As Panli finished the song, Klai arrived at his condo. Taking the shortcut got him there faster than expected. He parked in the underground lot, picked up his phone from its holder, and raised it to eye level. The bright parking lot lights illuminated the car’s interior, so even without the interior light, the other person could see him. The puppy, who’d been patiently waiting, flashed a bright smile and said:
[Keeping you company and singing for you… KhunKlai, you have to give this puppy a reward, okay?]
“What does the puppy want?”
[A head pat.]
The puppy demanded his reward from afar by leaning his head closer to the camera. All Klaijai could see now was Panli’s golden blonde hair. Whether it was the other’s overwhelming cuteness or the flood of feelings in his heart, Klaijai couldn’t say, but…
…he decided to lightly press his lips to the phone screen before quickly pulling back, worried the puppy might look up and see his face pressed against the screen instead of a hand.
That was what you’d call a “puppy head kiss.”
“All done! I have patted the puppy’s head as a reward.”
[Okay!]
Sorry, Panli… Klaijai can never hold back.
“I’m heading up to my room now. Panli, go to bed soon, okay?”
[Yup.]
This time, their eye contact let Klaijai guess the next words from the other.
“…”
[Klaijai…]
“…”
[Good night.]
“Sasin…”
[…]
“Good night to you too.”
Yes… we locked eyes before parting, as always.
But tonight, our smiles were wider than ever.
😊
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