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I entered the house, still trying to figure out what Kongpob had said earlier about me being clueless, when Kongpob's cell phone suddenly began ringing in my pocket.

My heart made that weird jump in my chest again and I hurriedly I took it out, expecting it to be Kongpob.

But to my horror, it was Jessica.

As soon as I saw Jessica's name, I pressed the 'cancel' button, not wanting to talk to her. But once I did, second later, she started calling again. And so, I pressed 'cancel' again. But for the third time, she called again. Annoyed, I rejected her call and before she could call again, I dialed my own number saved under 'Wifey'.

Kongpob answered after four rings. "Yah, why isn't my number saved under 'Hubby'?" he immediately complained upon answering. And as if that wasn't enough, before I could speak, he added another insult. "And what kind of ringtone do you have? It's horrible."

Wow...

I really wanted to facepalm myself.

"Yah! Stop complaining. It wasn't my idea to switch phones in the first place. If you're not happy with my phone, give it back." I retorted, irritated by him and Jessica's continuous calls. "Anyway, I didn't call you for nothing. Jessica's been calling you nonstop. What do I do?"

"Answer it." Kongpob replied simply, as if my question was just a simple yes or no question.

He probably forgot the fact that Jessica and I couldn't possibly communicate because of him. "Are you crazy? If I answer the call instead of you, she'd get really mad!"

But he still didn't see anything wrong with his answer. "Why would she? It's natural for my boyfriend to answer my phone, isn't it? I'm answering your calls too and so far no one complained about it." he remarked.

That made me forget the Jessica situation for a moment. "Wait, did you just say you answered my call?" I asked, hoping I heard it wrong. I mean, he couldn't possibly be that mean, right?

"I did, why, is there anything wrong with that?" Kongpob asked innocently, but I could hear the teasing tone in his voice. He was really really enjoying this. Damn him!

I felt my temper suddenly go up. "Anything wrong? Yah! You're ruining my privacy. I don't answer the calls you get, so it's only fair that you don't either." I told him firmly, trying to be calm about it. What if Nam called? She would only get hurt talking to an idiot like him.

"So go and answer then. It's not as if I'm forbidding you to do so." Kongpob said in reply, completely okay with it, while I was growing more worried. "And besides, your friend didn't seem to mind me answering. We even had a short conversation."

My friend? Who could it be? Nam? Daniel? "Who was that friend of mine?" I asked, suddenly anxious to know. Could it be Nam? Or maybe it was Daniel and they talked about me? But that wasn't possible, I wasn't the type to be the one to cause guys to fight with each other, was I?

"Well, he's someone I know so don't worry about us fighting." Kongpob said, as if he already knew what I was thinking. "We just had a little talk about this person he likes."

My heart started beating fast. He was talking about Daniel, I was sure of it now. Kongpob probably told Daniel not to call anymore because he was my boyfriend. "How could you do that? Do you see me stopping you from seeing or talking to Jessica?" I exclaimed angrily.

"Yah, what are you talking about?" he asked in a confused tone and I could sense anger in him.

But of course, I knew better than to believe his fake acting. "I'm talking about how you told him not to see me anymore just because you're jealous." I told him so he couldn't pretend to be innocent anymore.

And instead of feeling guilty, he started laughing. "Why would I tell Michael not to see you when he doesn't even like you more than a friend?" he remarked, as if I just said a stupid thing. "Aren't you too conceited? Do you think he likes you that way? Isn't he with May?"

I felt myself blush in embarrassment. It was a good thing he couldn't see me. Who would've thought Michael would call me when he had never called me before? "I-I was just testing you. The truth is, I already knew it was Michael who called and just wanted to see if you'd lie to me." I tried to reason as I let out a forced laugh. Then I cleared my throat. "So, what did he say?"

He didn't mind the change of topic. "He was just wondering if you knew why May wasn't picking up his call." He replied in a rush. "I need to go now. I don't want my phone bill to be too expensive because of you."

After that, he hung up. I let out a scoff. How could he have suggested the rule of calling him everyday when he already knew how expensive it was? He was really selfish. And since he probably already managed to read and check my messages and phone, I decided to do the same with his.

Opening his messages, I expected to read a lot of messages from girls and guys, especially from his 'fan club'. But when I did so, there were only three messages. One was from Joss, one from Michael, and one from me. For Joss's message, it only said that he was fine with going home alone. The one from Michael was a bit older (a few weeks or so), saying he was going to be late for practice, so he better be the one in charge while Michael's out. And last, my message was the one I sent him a few days ago.

Not seeing anything personal in there, I moved on to his gallery. It was full of his pictures. I guessed it was natural, judging from his arrogant conceited personality. But as I scrolled down to the other pictures, I noticed a picture of a very familiar person sleeping with a piece of bread in his hand as if he'd fallen asleep while he was still eating. And as I found myself laughing at the foolish person, I suddenly realized it was me.

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Why has Kongpob taken this photo of me? And still kept it?

Aaah I'm sure he took it to embarrass me later.

But...I wasn't sure.

As I continued to scroll down, I saw another picture of me. This time, I was sitting behind my desk, my cheeks were puffy and red as I looked at the blackboard with a bored expression on my face. But that wasn't all of it. There was also a picture of me sleeping in class with drool trickling from my lips.

How has he taken all of these pictures of me when he doesn't even attend classes with me?

Annoyed by the fact that he was taking pictures of my most embarrassing moments, I stopped looking at his gallery and was about to call him up to confront him when the phone rang, signaling another call from Jessica. And since Kongpob said I could answer it, I did.

"Yah, Kongpob, why weren't you answering my calls? Are you feeling better now? I'm just worried because you ate that disgusting food for lunch earlier," Jessica spoke hurriedly, her voice filled with annoying fakeness.

Pffft, Kongpob still ate it all.

I kept silent for a while, because I knew that once I spoke, there would be trouble. But after a long pause, I took a deep breath and replied calmly. "For your information, that disgusting food was completely edible."

There was a pause in the line. Obviously, Jessica was really surprised to hear my voice. But once she had recovered from the shock, she spoke. "Arthit? Why are you answering Kongpob's phone? Is he with you?" But before I could answer even one of her questions, she threw another remark at me. "No, wait, that's not it, is it? You probably stole his cell phone, didn't you?"

"Yah, aren't you being a bit to rash? Have you forgotten that Kongpob and I are now an official couple? Why would I steal my boyfriend's cell phone?" I reminded her, annoyed by the fact that she couldn't stop being mean to me even for a second.

She gave a sarcastic laugh. "Are you kidding me? Everyone knows you and Kongpob are not really a couple. You're just trying to use that excuse to stab him in the back." She shot back at me coldly.

Because of her remark, I suddenly felt defensive. After all, I wasn't that mean. Yes, I did want to teach Kongpob a lesson, give him a taste of his own medicine, but not stab him cruelly. "I'm not like you, Jessica. I don't stab people in their backs. I do it face-to-face when I have to. You're just jealous because Kongpob chose me over you."

"Jealous? Why would I be jealous of you? Kongpob's obviously just playing with you. He's not that stupid, you know. He probably has something up on his sleeves that you don't know of." She said confidently as if she knew Kongpob really well. "And if he finds out you stole his cell phone, he'll probably break up with you."

Was she deaf or what? "I told you, didn't I? I didn't steal his cell phone." I repeated, this time emphasizing on each word. "He gave it to me. He asked me to switch phones with him earlier today, got it?"

She once again laughed sarcastically. "You expect me to believe that?" she said in disbelief. "Look, Arthit. Even when your best friend was Kongpob's girlfriend, he never let her keep his cell phone, not even once. In fact, he never hands it to anyone at all. He's very protective of his cellphone, so why would he do that with you? See, he's obviously just playing with you!"

From the sound of her words, it was easy to tell that she was extremely jealous of me. And so, feeling victorious, I decided to rub it in on her. "I don't know, maybe it's because he really likes me." I said in a mock naive tone.

She sneered at me. "Believe what you want to believe. After all, it's fun to see how you'll react when you find out he's just playing with you." She shot back tauntingly. "Oh, and since I see you're really not giving up, here's a little warning. You better watch your back in school."

"What do you mean?" I asked quickly, ready to fight her anytime, anywhere.

But she had already hung up on me.

Gosh, Arthit, what mess have you got yourself into now...

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