ENCHANTE CHAPTER 3

 

Co translator - SLBookLover_95

Editing - XxcrasherxX

"Ak!"

Theo waved his hand to signal to his friend who had just bought noodles and was about to return. Ak was surprised to see this scene, but he was already at the table. The boy put two bowls of noodles on the table and turned to the standing senior as if wondering who this person was.

"Hello." Ak said quickly, when neither of the two people at the table intended to explain.

“Good evening. Are you Theo's friend? " - Saifah did not care much, just turned to smile politely in response.

“P’, let's eat first. There's class in the afternoon.”

Theo smirked, then lowered his head and started eating his bowl of noodles, saying nothing more. Ak ignored him because he did not know what was going on, but he was also worried about ignoring the senior standing there. Saifah silently watched the two of them, and soon shrugged away.

"Know each other?" When Saifah walked away, Ak asked.

“Just know it. Maybe the seniors thought that the new students should introduce themselves? " was the reply.

"Strange." - Ak looked closely at Theo for a moment after speaking. Then ended the words in order to eat again.

"What's so strange?" He was confused.

“P’Saifah is also famous in school. I didn’t think a new student can get acquainted with a famous senior on the first day of school. " He explained.

"Do you mean P’ Saifah is famous?" – In this school he is unfamiliar with everything.

“Hey hey, he is the most popular in the school. These handsome seniors, their band is also competing for a playlist in the radio. Although they are not as popular as them from a record label, there is also a considerable fan base for them at school.” The other boy still spoke evenly, surfing on the phone and opening the internet news about the competition.

"Unbelievable." Theo mumbled.

"Look at this."

Ak pointed to a photo of Saifah's band at a famous radio music festival. He frowned, but still focused on the photo.

"I didn’t think you’d be serious, but you can be serious, right?" Theo nods to confirm. (not sure of this meaning)

“Saifah is just one of the “Four” of the school. Just wait for some musical event, the female students’ screams will make your head explode. Ha ha.” Ak laughed.

" Four?" - He asked awkwardly.

“Yeah, don't you know? These types of students will have their own nicknames at high school. ‘The four’ is also a nickname that high school students call. For famous, handsome, and good students. The students in the school put that name for the seniors and call them ‘The Four’. The stars of their generations, all 4 of them. "Ak patiently explained.

“Sounds interesting. What about the others' names? "

He started to be interested in them. The more he thought about it, the more he became interested in it. Only Saifah has been called by a nickname, he really want to know about the other three.

“Everyone is good in each field. Music, sports and arts. Like P’Saifah who is good at music. " Ak bowed to finish the last bite.

"What about the other 3 ..."

He was about to ask more, but the afternoon school bell rang. The two of them stared at each other, hurrying to pack their belongings to go back to class. He did not want to be late for the first afternoon at school.

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[Ringggggg]

"Hoooooooooy”

Theo sighed once at the end of the last class. Literature hour makes him tired. Learning in Thai is much more difficult than it might seem. While in France, learning Thai, the teacher will speak slowly, while also focusing on listening comprehension and communication. But when he returned home and learned Thai as fast as this, with the lessons also being difficult, Theo wanted to dissolve into water.

"How was that?"

Ak laughed when he saw the person beside him exhausted after learning the Thai language. Since the young man sat by the window, Theo leaned over to see his face clearly. His gaze was fixed on the man's brown hair, clear from the sunlight reflecting in from the outside that day.

“Thai language is difficult. Normally, just listening to Thai people speak quickly makes it difficult. Many dialects are confusing. I cannot live through this class, Ak. " Theo complains.

"Oooooy, that bad?" The other boy was surprised.

“It's more than that. Look at today's homework. Read the poem and state the author's feelings. Ak, it's hard to just translate it, you still have to understand what the author thinks. Here, who knew that the black hook * is not a turtle but a plant. Oh, what a headache!”

* Black hook tree (Caryota urens) in Thai is เต่าร้าง (read: Tao-rang), which means wild turtle, so Theo just mistook Tao-rang for a type of turtle.

He collapsed on the table, his mouth complaining endlessly. The only thing on his mind was putting all his energy into doing the homework tonight that Theo wanted to sleep.

“Hahaha. I didn't know that the black hook is a name of a plant either. I just got know it.”

He answered simply, making the other feel easier to talk to him. After the first day of school, there were still a few formality in his words.

“Ak doesn't know. I just want to die here." Theo muttered.

“When you're done, let’s go and see a guide, in case there is anything you don’t understand. " He made an offer.

“I don’t want a guide, can I copy your answers?" Theo blinked his eyes.

“The principal's child is going to copy the homework. Getting caught is a big deal. " Ak jokingly said.

"Wait a second, who said that?" Theo was startled.

“Err, it’s so obvious. It’s crazy not to know.” The boy next to him picked up the exercise book pointing to what was featured on the cover.

“Don't let anyone know. Or else it will be over." Theo just said briefly.

" It's okay. But it's not very good. Copy carefully or you’ll get caught " Ak doesn't mind much, returning back to the old topic.

"Thanks." He smiled.

“Add me on Line. Wait a minute, take a picture, and send it to me. " He said, while still lying on the Thai language book.

"Give me the phone, it’s easier to scan."
Ak clicked the add friend on the green chat application so that he could add easily. He quickly clicked on his ID and then returned the phone. He had not yet added friends. As soon as he pressed the button, the phone in Theo's pocket also sounded a notification. The guy with light brown hair picked up the phone to show he had successfully added them as friends, and then nodded in agreement.

“Where are you going? Let's go home. "
Ak put the phone back in his pocket. Friends in the room have left slowly. Only a few female students whose names he cannot remember, are busy talking.

“Have to go read more Thai language books for foreigners at the library first. That’s what Dad said, and I was too lazy to argue. " Theo nodded and picked up his bag.

"Thai?" Ak frowned.

“The Thai language for foreigners. Like a foreigner learning Thai. There are so many tonal variations, it takes a long time to get used to. Hooooooy.” He complained dejectedly.

“Yeah, good luck. Hey, this evening, I have to go and work as an assistant at a club. See you tomorrow then. Going to the library now? " Ak got up after packing up and asked Theo.

“Yes. It’s easier that way.”

Theo also finished packing. Both of them left the classroom together Ak goes straight down the stairs to the lobby. Theo turns right, follows the aisle between the blocks and then went down to the library.

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"Hey where are you going?”

The familiar voice called out as he was walking along the hallway alone. As he turned toward the sound, a tall man ran over, calling.

"Yes?"

He carefully asked again to see if that person called him or not. Theo glanced at the boy approaching him. If he remembered correctly the two of them met in the morning.

“That's right. Remember me? P’Phupha? I just spoke with you this morning."

The senior grinned. The first impression of P’Phupha that caught his attention most was the dimples on one of his cheeks. The dimples make the smile of the man in front of him much more attractive.

"Hello Phi. " He didn’t know what to say.

“I’m your Senior Code ,you understand what a Senior Code means right?” Phupha sounded friendly and talkative.

"Honestly I don't know." He also honestly replied.

“Here, can you see the student ID? The first 2 numbers are the year of admission, the last 3 numbers are the student number ranked in order. You and I have the same code 123, so we share the same code line. I am responsible for taking care of you. And you will take care of your junior code 123 in the following year.” - Phupha smiled, pointing at the student ID card he was wearing on his neck.

"Ah."

Theo looked down at the student card he was wearing and then looked at the student card of the person in front of him, ending with 123 just like his.

“Did you know that I haven't had a junior with the same code for over 2 years? Our code is for the last person of that key. Because I just moved here in the fourth grade for two terms only. Once the course is completed, the school will not accept any more students unless your code is reached. Luckily, I moved here. My code just ran to 123. So, I have junior code already. Even though there are only a few months left until I graduate.” - His senior code passionately told him, revealing a small dimple in his mouth.

"Am I the last one of the code?" He asked the question.

“Yeah, like me, you are the last of this course. This is for the people who have moved to school after others have been studying for a while.” Phupha explained enthusiastically.

"123." Theo also laughed.

"Destiny." P’Phupha, smiled brightly, the dimples showed deeply. Joy came from the corners of his mouth and eyes.