Things finally seemed like they were falling right in place. I borrowed Bright car. I called mom again to remind her about our breakfast together tomorrow. I decided to take her to the bakery near the house where we first met so she could just walk to the bakery and she wouldn't have to drive.

I also called Kong and told her that there was fumigation happening in the dorms and rooms wouldn't be available for the freshmen till at least 6pm.

He was a little confused, but he trusted me enough to believe me. I made him promise to call me if I get to late and not to leave without me because the 'rooms might not be ready.'

With all the plan in place, I came back to the apartment while the sun was still out. I wanted to spend some time with Kong, my Kong — The one who started all of this and completely changed my life.

I went to the kitchen to prepare for dinner when I heard Kong come in. He looked haggard and worried. I could see right through him.

"Something happened in the future again, didn't it?"

"Actually, Arthit..."

"I don't want to hear it Kong. Not right now. Lets just have dinner.

Do you want to cook something with me or order takeout? I would love to cook for you too, but as you know, we don't really live normal lives right now where we can share things with each other."

"I'll cook with you" He tried his best to smile but it wasn't really working.

"Good."

We made our dinner side by side, just like before when everything seemed less complicated, when I thought Kongpob was just a ghost stuck in the living realm.

As we sat down for dinner, Kongpob finally spoke up again. "Arthit, Today I found out.."

"Not now Kong. Lets just eat and not talk about the problems in our lives for once. I just want to have a normal dinner with you."

"Okay" He was playing with his noodles but he wasn't eating anything. Something was obviously bothering him, but I just didn't want to talk about it yet.

"Actually Kong, tell me something about the future. Not my future. Or Yours.

Just the future in general. What does the world look like three years from now?"

He chuckled. "I am not sure if I should tell you all those details, you know the butterfly effect and stuff?"

"Then, just tell me some general stuff. PLEASE"

Kongpob was swaying his head for a while. He couldn't really decide what to say. "There is this weird app called Tik Tok that everyone is addicted to. My agency wants me to make Tik Tok videos to get more fans."

"What is a TIK TOK? Are people not playing Pokemon Go anymore? Everyone has been catching Pokemons here. I thought that game would stay popular for years"

Kongpob shook his head again. "No. Not really Arthit."

"What else? Tell me something more interesting."

"Well.. there is a weird virus going around right now, but I am sure that will soon get under control."

"Kong I asked you for something interesting and this is what you tell me? Really?"

"Experts say if it isn't controlled, it could affect the whole world badly. Countries would be put under lockdown and we wouldn't be able to leave our homes"

"Kong, stop giving me story lines from apocalyptic movies." I hissed. "If you don't want to tell me about the future, its fine. But you don't have to make up stories. Just eat your damn dinner"

We finished the rest of our dinner in silence. I picked up my dishes and went to the kitchen to clean them.

"Arthit..." Kongpob hugged me from behind. "There are a few things I didn't tell you before because I didn't want to hurt you. But I think you should know the truth. After all, I don't know if I will be able to see you ever again."

"What is it Kongpob? Just give it to me straight. I know it has been bothering you for a while. Does something happen between us in the future?"

"No its not about us actually.. Its about your dad."

"My dad?"

"There is something about him that just doesn't fit right. And given how he has treated you, I think he could be the possible trigger for the accident"

"What are you even talking about? My dad isn't even in the country right now. He doesn't hate me, he just can't accept the fact that his only son turned out to be gay. I am sure he will come around, like mom."

"I am not so sure about that. In the first timeline, when you died in July 2019,

your dad didn't even tell you about your mom's death until an year later."

"What... No. He would never do that."

"He did. You quit college exactly an year after the accident because that's when you found out about her death."

"I am sure there is a reasonable explanation to all of this Kongpob"

"May be there is Arthit. But your dad didn't even come to your funeral.More importantly, he remarried a month after your mom's death and didn't let you take any of your inheritance money that your mom left for you."

"A month? Seriously? So you are saying, if my mom dies tomorrow in the accident, my dad will somehow find another woman to marry him in just 30 days?"

"Or he could already have a woman he wants to marry. Thats what I think.. at least"

"Kong, do you know what you are implying? I pushed Kongpob away.

"My dad loves my mom. He always has. He has just been a little too busy with work. But he has always been a good father to me."

Kong moved closer to me and held my hand."I am sure you are right Arthit. I am not saying your dad caused the whole accident. I am just trying to put all the facts in front of you because you deserve to know"

"But my dad is still out of the country.How could he trigger the accident without even being here?"

"No, he was definitely here on the day of the accident. I remember seeing him in the hospital."

"What?"

"When the future changed the second time, you arrived at the hospital before anyone else. You called my family and your dad too. He came after some time and I even heard him yelling at you"

"Do you remember what was he saying?"

"No, I was in the other room getting bandaged. You were out in the hallway with your dad."

"May be he was just yelling at me because I didn't call him sooner."

"Arthit. He married someone else a month later. He already has a kid with the new wife. And he couldn't even take out a few minutes of his life to attend your funeral. Do you really think he cares about you or your mother?"

I sighed deeply. I didn't know what to think. A few months ago, it felt like I had the perfect family and now, everything had changed.

Kongpob patted my head and swept my hairs off of my face. "I really hope I am wrong, Arthit. But you needed to all of this to be better prepared. We still don't know what is really causing the accident.

I wish I could go out with you to help you with everything, but all I can do is stay at home all day and pray I don't actually see you at the end of it all"

I looked up and kissed Kongpob. Between all of this, I had completely forgotten I would be losing him too."I don't know if I can fix things Kong, but I want you to know that I love you. "

Kong smiled."I love you too, Arthit. Don't think too much about it and don't feel guilty. You are doing your absolute best. And you are the best thing that ever happened in my life." He kissed me back. "Now lets go to sleep because you need to wake up early tomorrow and I may not let you leave the house if you keep looking at me like that."

"Arthit, wake up. Its time"

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A/N: I know I said I would do daily updates till the Accident chapter, but I am also an idiot who fell head first with laptop in my hands. The screen cracked and I had to wait for days to get i repaired.

Luckily, its all done now, so we are back to normal programming.

Any final guesses on what will happen? Will Arthit be able to avoid the accident? Will we see future Kongpob again?