|Nana's POV|
I woke up early today. I have to water the plants, clean the front of the house, even clean the living room. Last night was a little bit strange, I heard someone crying. When I tried to find the owner of this strange sound, it lead me to our guest's room who is right next to mine. I heard him shouting words like "Stop", "Have mercy", and he even called his mom.
"Did he have nightmare last night?" I asked to myself.
I sat on the couch at the living, watching morning news while a bread shove inside my mouth. The reporter interview my dad about the chaos that happened yesterday. Even it's a serious matter, he didn't forgot to greet me and mom, and the guest we have right now.
Face palm, "Dad focus!"
I noticed someone walking down the stairs, even if I knew who it was already, I still dared to look at him. He's wearing a pajama ang oversized white shirt. His swollen, red eyes met mine and he broke our gaze by rubbing those empty things. He sat next to me with right leg above the other one.
"Good morning" I greeted and he responded with a nod and tried to force a smile, "Did you cry last night?"
"Me?" he looked at me confusedly, "I didn't"
"Then why were your eyes swollen?" I asked again but refrained from sounding too serious.
"Is it red?" He tried to check his face on the mirror behind us, "I must had rub it too much when I woke up"
I can feel it that he's lying, acting as if he don't know. From his action to his shaking voice, I know he's not telling me the truth.
"What's with that gaze?" Those cold l and empty eyes met mine again, "I really didn't cry!"
I nodded.
This is the second time we ate breakfast with the guest. Mom's excitement to see him is still there.
"I'm jealous now!" I pout before leaning on my chair, letting go of the spoon and fork that almost fall to the ground.
Mom and Ren looks happy together talking about his mother and their student life back then. They're having a conversation as if I'm not here.
"Auntie, P'Nana said he is jealous" the guy in front of me said calmly before shoving the spoon inside his mouth.
"Aish, let him be" mom laughed after hissing at me.
I frowned at her, and received the same response from her. Then he looked back to Ren to talk again.
"By the way Ren, we're are you studying right now?"
"BKK international academy of the Arts"
Wait, BKK what? The school sounds familiar.
"What grade are you in? First year college?" mom is really interested to her friend's son that me, wanna pinch her cheeks so bad.
"No, I'm on my last year in High School" he smiled.
Really? He's still a Grade 12 student? The first time I saw him, I thought his a college student already!
They talked about Ren's achievements in school. He humbly told mom the awards he got and guess what, he's a really smart one!
"Do you join quiz bees?"
"The school often send me to contests outside the school. Math and Science quiz bees, Science fair, Poster making contest and so on"
I smirked, "I guess you always bagged the bronze medal?"
Mom pinched my legs under the table that made me twist my body a little. It sting so much that I have to remain smiling in front of Ren who looked at me confusedly who was surprised by my action.
"No, I don't have bronze as of the moment but maybe next time" he smiled, "I'm lucky because I always received gold medals from all the contest I joined"
Hearing him said that made me belittle my self. This young guy who said he can do what he wants without anyone telling him is an achiever, a hundred percent smart kid.
"How about you, P?" I don't know how long I remained silence but his voice brought me back to reality and noticed that mom is washing the plates already. There's only the two of us left at the table, "I think P is a popular guy in his school for being intelligent?"
Me? Intelligent? I'm a freaking nuts when it comes to academics, but if it's about extracurricular then... I'm a little bit good.
"Did I just heard Ren calling my son intelligent?" Mom laughed, she heard his voice even if she's washing a bit far from us?
"MOM!" I exclaimed. I suddenly feel something warm on my cheeks, never been humiliated like this my entire life.
I went outside after eating breakfast and the shorty followed me as always. Today, I'm thinking of going to the mall to buy new clothes and materials for my projects. Days passes so fast that the semestral break will be over soon, sadly I still didn't start making even one project.
"Ren?"
"Hm" the guy who's silently sitting beside me hummed.
"Wanna go with me?" I asked that made him looked at me.
Is he a robot? He's not showing any expression. When he smile, it's fake. He don't laugh. His eyes does not contain anything even joy or excitement.
"Where?" his cold voice almost freeze me to death.
"To the mall" I smiled, "Wanna go with me?"
"Okay" he said before standing up from his seat and walking away.
"Where are you going?" I yelled after being left behind.
He looked back at me frowning, those eyes can kill me anytime if it wants to. But it immediately return to its normal empty mode.
"Taking a bath, I don't go to malls stinky unlike you" he smirked then continue walking back to the other house.
I'm not a person who dress my self too much. Shirt, pants, shoes? It's already enough for me. I waited downstairs because someone who took a bath first that mine is still not here. Is he not going? He must tell me imme—
Ren suddenly appeared from nowhere, walking down the stairs with hands inside his pocket. He's wearing a loose red shirt with korean words printed on it, a denim pants paired with black belt, a socks with cute prints and an expensive shoes.
"Oi, you're just going to the mall!" I exclaimed, "why are you dressed like your going to a photoshoot?"
"This is how I style myself, stop complaining. Let's go!" He shouted at me before living the room. I who waited for him is the one following him outside now.
Instead of using the car, I decided to use the motorbike because it will be faster than the other one.
"But it's too hot" Ren complained in a calm voice before cursing under his breath.
"I have dark skin already so it's fine" I chuckled.
The mall is far from our place and it took us an hour before we arrived there. I parked it in an empty space before dragging Ren inside. Our skin that was almost roasted by the sun was chilled by cold temperature or the mall. There are a lot of people around buying stuffs also.
"We should have ride your car instead" he said, obviously irritated but still remained calm.
"Why are you scared to turn to a roasted chicken?"
He frowned at me as if he wants to hit my mouth. He rolled his eyes before looking a head seriously.
We went straight to the next floor and I dragged him to a famous clothing brand. I saw a lot of beautiful clothes, if I have a lot of money then I'll buy it all but sadly I don't. To avoid getting disappointed after, I asked Ren to help me choose three clothes and two pants.
"Hey, this one? looks good on me?" I show him a polo with floral print.
"Ugly"
"Is it ugly?" I asked looking at it seriously.
"No, your face is ugly"
"Aish!" He throw three clothes straight to my face and two pants. He really have good taste when it comes to picking items because it all looks good. When I check the price
"...Shia!" I'm shock because the pants costs more that five thousand baht while the clothes are twice expensive, "This is too expensive!"
"Okay, then I'll buy it for my self" he said taking those expensive well made clothes from me.
Can I suggest? Why not buy it and give it to me as a gift?
After buying all the things I need and want, this rich kid bought a lot of things than me. I followed him to other stores that sells head aching items that made me almost pass out. He pick this and that confidently without looking at the tag.
"You'll get poor immediately if you won't stop buying like that" I said leading him to the cinema.
He told me while on the way here that we wants to watch a movie because it's almost nine years ago since the last time he went to a cinema to watch movies.
I texted mom that we'll be home late because I told Ren that we'll do it after shopping. I have nothing to do at home so why not?
There are too many new movies that I wanted to watch, but since he's going to pay it himself then I have no choice but to let him choose. Of course, I'll try to convince him.
"Let's watch this please!"
"I hate horror movies" he said while busy looking at the list of movies today.
I rub my chin on his shoulder trying to act cute, "but P wants to"
"Then P go watch it himself, you have money right?"
This kid is really mean!
At the end, I have no choice but to watch a story about a mother and a son with him. This is a kind of movie I get bored easily but seems like he's enjoying it even if there's no sign of happiness on his face.
I forced my self to watch it till the end so that the money of this kid beside me won't go to waste. I'm mad to the male lead's father for cheating to his wife, for chosing the woman he left at the bar than his own family. But what hates me the most is the kid distancing his self to everyone even to his mom!
I'm supposed to ask Ren a question but I didn't when I saw tears falling from his eyes. Finally, he's showing emotion now. I took a handkerchief from my pocket and gently wipe his tears that made him frowned at me.
"The boy in the movie is disappointing, right?" I asked before putting my handkerchief on his lap.
"Why did you say so?" He asked back.
I sighed, "It's because he's supposed to take care of his mom after being left by his dad. But instead of doing that, he distance himself to everyone even her mother who's hurt the most"
He smirked, "Why are you smirking?"
"You said that because you're not on his place. Even though the husband cheated to his wife, it's more painful to the kid's side. Imagine being left by someone you thought was a good person just for a woman younger that your mom?"
He looked at me, and inside those eyes are emotions I seen inside for the first time.
Sadness
Pain
"As a kid, after witnessing a thing like that, it will be difficult to trust again. It's normal that he'll get mad to his dad. It's not easy to have a broken family" he smiled.
I smiled back at him before nodding, "Now I understand"
What he said was right. If I put my self on the male lead's shoes, I'll get mad also. I think it will be hard for me to trust someone after being left by someone I look up to the most.
But one thing that left me hanging at this moment are Ren's next words.
"He's lucky because his story is not the same as mine"