Chapter 2 Should I tell him

Since Sunny-Uni was an elite private school and most students lived inside the school. Those who don't, have their means of transportation. Therefore, the first car park to be encountered in the school was used by mostly visitors and the staff, including non administrative.

Eshin entered the park and made a call after parking. Soon, a tall, broad-chested, and good-looking guy with a gentle demeanor walked out of the supermarket in the park. As the young man approached, Eshin came down from his car and signaled Anurak to do the same. Anurak quickly parked properly and started undoing his helmet as he watched his cousin and the man exchange pleasantries.

"Eshin, you are late!" The man complained while shaking Eshin's hand.

"Traffic was bad and those stupid bumps on the way here didn't help matters." Eshin then waved to Anurak. "Anurak, come over here," Eshin called out to Anurak who was just a few feet away.

Rolling his eyes, Anurak walked closer. He put his palms together and greeted the stranger with a small bow. "Sawasdee Krab Khun.*"

"This is Anurak! He is all grown now." The man responded in excitement. "Sawasdee, Anurak." He continued.

"Anurak, this is Sud. He is my friend." Eshin started the introduction. "You have met him before but it was a long time ago, I don't think you will remember."

"I do," Anurak replied. "I was already 10 years old."

How would he not? After his mother's death, Anurak, who back then blamed everything on his father, didn't want to stay with the man. A few months after he started living with his father, Anurak stole some money and ran away from home. He traveled down to Bangkok alone on a train. When he got to the station, he made a call to Aunty Cahya and this guy was the person who came to the train station with Eshin to pick him up. A few days later, Aunty Chaya was nearly arrested by the police for kidnapping. After that, he returned home with his father and never came back.

"What? It was so long ago and you were a baby too. How can you possibly remember that?" Sud exclaimed.

"It was Easter and you came to the train station to pick me up. After that, you both took me to a children's park to sightsee, play and do horse riding."

"Wow!"

"I can't believe this!"

Both Eshin and Sud were shocked by the details.

"He remembers." Sud nodded with glittering eyes. "Now I see why Bright wouldn't stop boasting about his super-intelligent little cousin." Sud complimented.

*It is common for Thai people to have a native name and a nickname. Eshin's nickname was Bright and only his friends called him that. He tried several times to get Anurak to call him 'Bright', but just like every other member of their family, Anurak preferred to use the native names. Even for himself...

"Okay. We should start going. The faculty of science is on the other side of the school. This side is for Arts and Commercials." Sud explained."

The two grownups entered the car while Anurak mounted his bike. They exited the park and made their way back to the roundabout then left it behind as they entered the other side of the school compound.

Similar to where they were coming from, there was a park. But this time around, they didn't stop at the park. With Sud showing the way, Eshin left the main road and maneuvered through a couple of smaller roads before arriving at a tall, white building with a signboard that read; 'Faculty of Science and Technology.'

They entered the car park beside the building and parked their car and bike under a large canopy before joining a ceaseless progression of feet on a walkway that led into the building.

Sud and Eshin walked side by side, while Anurak followed behind like a docile cat. His neck was swinging from side to side as he tried to take in his sight without running into his brother's back. To his amusement, while he was looking at everything, everyone seemed to be staring back at him.

"They sure can stare in this school. P'Eshin, is there something on my face?" Anurak smirked.

At 5 '8 with an oval face bordering on oblong, Anurak qualified to be called pretty. He wasn't just pretty, depending on his style for the day and haircut, Anurak could effortlessly switch from pretty to cute without losing his masculine aura or feminine vibes.

Anurak's greatest attraction was his eyes. He had golden-hued, brown cat eyes with a vivid ring of blue around his pitch-black pupils. Anurak's eyes were always looking sober, gentle, and alluring. Because of this, he generated an air of arrogance and yet a casual stance.

Then there was his small mouth with full, pouty, pink lips. Nothing like those lips filled with steroids though. His pouty lips were naturally formed and suited his slightly long face. His eyelids were the common Asian eyelids with tiny swells under the eyes, but it only made him more cute. Even though he had high cheekbones, he wouldn't appear cheeky until he smiles. When he does, a single dimple on the left side of his face would appear and this gave him an alluring, seductive, and bright appeal.

His jawline was sharp while his hairline was full and bell-shaped. Anurak had no facial hair except for the hairline that traveled down and stopped just after his earlobes. Not that he had grown anything significant, but Anurak planned to keep the hairs away. He started shaving three times a week the moment he noticed that he was starting to grow facial hair a year ago. He wasn't a beard person and liked to look clean.

His skin was pale. Almost white. Cool on the eyes, and smooth to the touch. It was spotless with a silky sheen.

Even if one wasn't attracted to a pretty face, the earrings Anurak wore wouldn't fail to attract attention.

Anurak loved jewelry. Back at home, his father fought him hard because he was always wearing a stud in his left ear. Now that he was in Bangkok and Eshin has assured him that apart from near-nude attires, Sunny-Uni accepts all other types of dressing and accessories that can complement the standard white shirt and black pants that students are obligated to wear in Thailand schools. - Anurak has gone all out, stocking up on cheap earrings, studs, chains, bracelets, and so on.

Today, being the first day in school and wanting to start with a cool flare, Anurak switched his stud to the right ear and wore a dropping earring in the shape of a studded pyramid in the left ear. Not only that, he was fully dressed in his red and black power bike safety gear with only the helmet missing. Anurak looked like a bike race superstar about to mount his ride yet had the guts to complain about people staring at him. Being fully geared up, his swag was on full display. So how could people not look?

Eshin and Sud chuckled at his complaint.

"Should I tell him?" Sud asked Eshin with a smug.

"Not yet. Let him find out by himself."

Anurak paused when he heard them.

What are they talking about?

He quickly grabbed Sud's shirt and tugged at it. "Phi, what is he talking about?"

"Nothing." Sud shrugged but kept the smug smile on his face. Anurak started feeling uneasy. These two childhood friends were known to be sly. He could still remember some of the pranks they played on him back then. But unless they tell him what was going on, Anurak really couldn't figure it out by himself. He took a deep breath and focused on walking. He would just ignore the stares and take things as they come.

Anurak wasn't someone who gets scared or upset easily. Living with his unpredictable father had taught him that anxiety wouldn't get him anywhere. It will only cloud his judgments.

That knowledge has never stopped him from having panic attacks though.

P'Eshin and his friend can't plan to mess with me on my first day, right? If he dares, he knows I will snitch to Aunty Cahya and he will be in trouble. So what's there to worry about?

From the walkway, they entered the vast hall-like ground floor of the building connected to the walkway. The ground floor was an open space that could be accessed from a fleet of stairs in front of the building and by the two sides too. One side of the hall was filled with tables for two, tables for three and four. While the other side had a line-up of long benches attached to long tables. Separating them was a three feet walkway. There were also 45-inch LCD TVs attached to the ceiling at strategic spots. From whichever side you come in from, you would face at least two TVs.

On the right side where Anurak and others came in from, there was an escalator with students and staff members standing on it, either going up or coming down. Some had stern looks like they were lost in thought while others were either pressing their phones or talking to their friends.

Anurak looked up and saw people staring at him from across the glass railings of the floors above. The unconcealed surprise, lewd gazes, and curious stares upset him. He didn't mind girls undressing him with their eyes like that. What creeped him out were the men.

What are they doing to me in their minds right now? Eeewwh!! He wouldn't mind if they appreciated his good looks. But the lewd ones annoyed him a lot. Even though he wasn't new to this sought of gazes, getting used to them was another matter.

*Sawasdee Krab Khun: Good morning. (Sir/Ma)

"Krab" in greeting, is used when a male is the one doing the greeting. If it's a female doing the greeting, it will be "Kha" e; "Sawasdee Kha."

*Krab: Okay/Yes/Alright. (When used as a single word.)