FISH UPON THE SKY CHAPTER 4

 
“You make me wait for very long time, Duen!” Pee grumbles to himself.

I feel really like want to cuss him, but I can do nothing, moreover he is here not to be cussed off. I even need to ask permission to come, because he said he will introduce me to his friends. But now, even his teeth don’t even show up anywhere, this make me annoyed.

Even today, I don’t see my ‘star’ presence. As if my hope and wishful thinking are being crushed in smithereens. Nevertheless, my will to be able impress him is not subdued at all, even though I need to carefully think any kind of possible strategies. Especially after knowing the very world-shattering fact, Nan’s previous secret. I don’t know whether I should feel happy or sad. Nan is so good looking, even though he asks his brother and his cousin to pretend to be his husbands, but both of those brothers are so handsome, and this makes my confidence stoop lower than before till I need to bite my own tongue. What can I do with this face to make him fall for me?!

“Hoi, that’s him!”

Loud shout was heard till it makes me go deaf. I don’t know that crazy people say hello this loud. There’s no such manner at all. I take a deep breath, waiting Duen in our meeting point.

“Hey, why don’t you turn your body around?” That person keeps shouting at behind me.

“Yo, Buffalo! Are you deaf?”

I lift my head up and rub my head with my hand.

“Who are you?” I ask back to that loud person who smack me.

“I am Duen’s friend. Your name is Pee, right?” I confirm it by nodding.

“Your brother is busy gathering the reinforcement, he asked us to meet you first. So, what’s next?” It sounds as if we are preparing for war. Wait. What are you guys going to do with me?

“But… Duen… He… Why he…Why he didn’t call me first?”

“Are you speaking Sanskrit?”

Hah! My chest is hurt. Who dare to talk with these guys? Look at those faces who look like a burglar. If not for the engineering uniform they wore, I will think they’re kind gang of thug in the street or something.

“So, who are you guys?”

“Huh, have we told you just now? We are Duen’s friends. Are you actually Dentistry student? You seem have stupid brain?”

T.T Damn it!!

“I mean your names.”

“Ah, just say it if you want to ask our names. The guys besides you are Jeans, James, Yok. And I am Koh.”

“You look so pathetic.”

“You’re just exactly like what the story we heard.”

“Just like what you heard what?”

“Just like stories we heard from you brothers, he said that there’ no one pay any attention to you. This buffalo! Stop being dumb kid.”

(T/N : Buffalo is considered the dumbest animal in Thai culture. I read them somewhere. Haha One and Only Sarawat Gunthithanon can make that insult becomes so endearing towards Tine Teepakorn. (> / / /  <) Koogan Squad unite!)

This is bad. Not only they’re annoying, these senior words are also poisonous. I really want to make a call and ask Duen, is he playing a prank on me? Are they going to help my transformation or asking me to rob a bank?

“Hey, stop daydreaming like an idiot!” one of them said to me.

“So where is Duen? Will he come?”

“We are here as his representative. And Duen asks us to help you transform.”

“Hah?”

Now I am little worried. Even though I do have to admit they have one extra point where they actually not that bad looking. When they go as gang like this, with those bad boy attitude, they don’t look that bad actually.

“It’s no problem, right? Then we need to move quickly.”

“Starting now, you will befriend with us.”

“Hah!”

“Okay then, let’s start.” Koh pats my shoulder. This open statement is not agreement. It has unpredictable meaning, do you understand?

As if there’s something behind it and it’s quite baffling.

Duen, what have you done?

“First, damned Pee! I suggest you cut off your hair.” Yok starts talking.

After being choked and dragged to the car, now I feel like being kidnapped to be sold. Until we arrive in mall near campus.

Yok looks more humane, compare with the other three, because he doesn’t talk bullshit much. And imagine if they create an association, with Duen as leader. Hah! BOOM!

Right now, some girls are not only looking at me, but this time, as if they’re asking how come people like me can be among with these guys.

Do you believe it? Before parting ways, those girls actually stare at these 4 bastards without even stopping. Are they look that good?

“Hey, there is nothing wrong with my hair. It’s fine.”

“Not for your ass! As for short review, your hair style is more awful than the guy who sell watermelon beside dorm. “Hah! That damn mouth!!!

“Will it look better if I cut them off?”

“You think too much.” These sharped tongue team hasn’t stopped yet anytime soon.

“Your look will be fine. We can adjust your hairstyle with your look later. But here, I need to ask the owner first, what kind of hairstyle that you like and suit you. You can start to looking around in the magazine.”

After sometime, later they ask me to choose what kind of hairstyle I want from the magazine. I open the magazine, and finding that all the models have messy style and doesn’t suit with my taste nor my style. So, I keep turn the magazine page by page. This makes Yok impatient, so he picks one style and show it to the hairdresser.

“Er… Uh… Will you cut them off much?” I quickly protest.

“Not much. Just trimming little bit.”

The hairdresser starts to cutting, trimming and being creative with his tools quickly. Not quite certain how many minutes pass. I look my face in the mirror, looking at him expertly cutting and doing something with my hair till I fall asleep. When I woke up, Jeans and James have stood up and shake their heads beside my chair.

“Oiii, Pee, look…You look way much better now. I don’t believe it.”

I look myself in the mirror. Hoi! Why I look so handsome like Kim Tan?

(T/N : Kim Tan is Lee Min Ho’s character in Korean Drama called The Heirs.)

Well, I can’t fool myself, my hair is now changed to become something more humane.

“These brownish hair looks so cool.”

“Can..can we go home now?”

“Nope! About hair, we’re done. But now it’s time for glasses.”

After the hair problem got solved, I am being dragged again to go somewhere. And again, being good looking turns out is so much fun. I just changed my hairstyle, that salon hairdresser is yelling my name, he runs after me like meeting a superstar. Fine, now I understand that I am now good looking.

“Honey.”

“…”

“You forget to pay…”
Damn it now I realize I am losing my time and my money when I actually don’t want to cut my hair. They cut and color my hair without I am asking, now I have to pay 4,500 Baht. Hoii… that’s my meal money for a whole month.

And now, when I say I am fine with my glasses, these two seniors force me to change with contact lenses, make me think, will Duen share his money for this?

Later, I follow them dutifully, open my eyes and use my finger to put the contact lenses on my iris.

Damn it. It’s quite difficult to do it.

“Why are you cringing, Pee? Your eyes look so red, damn it!”

“I don’t know how to wear lenses.”

These aren’t tears, but because my eyes open wide, my eyes become dry so it looks how it is now. Red.

“It’s not that difficult. Try again.”

“Come on, go ahead try it! Then you can comment!”

It looks easy, but it’s hard to do. I spend 30 minutes to train myself use lenses in the store.

“I have waited for you for long time. Lift your face, and quickly put them on.”

“Oiiii! I am pissed!!! I won’t use them.”

In the end, I go back use my old glasses. I need to prepare my mental to be able use it. But luckily, James gives me new glasses with black transparent frame. And for God’s sake, by only put them on my face, my face is changed. Why I never know about this before? Finding the right glasses that suits my face can make my look changes 180˚.
“You’re such bad boy, but still dumb.” Jeans gives compliment. He himself looks so handsome, now I am jealous. Even so, I think I look better now. Ha ha.

“Yeah, now we are two finished our task. Now let him bring you to shop some new outfits.”

“Oh, where are we going?”

“I also have task to take care of you. I need to find something to wear that suits you. You seem get closer with them already, now it’s time to befriend with me.”
That guy lifts his hand and pin my neck. The problem is he’s right.

Did I really say I want to be friend with these 4 bastards? Maybe it is right. They are fun to be around. But I can’t say much, as Junior, I need to respect these Seniors.

“Then go ahead. Go quickly. See you later.” After Jeans and James go, Koh shows up. Now I am starting to feel tired because I come and go around the mall, shopping for clothes, these activities make so tired and want to take some break, but what that Engineering majoring in Technical Cow do? I am being dragger here and there.

“Do you know what I hate, Pee?” he speaks so suddenly.

“Don’t know.”

“Let’s go then…”

“What I hate the most is your collared shirt with those horizontal line that you wear right now, Dude. If I ever see you again wearing this shirt, I will kick your ass. You understand?!”

(T/N: What I find funny is these scroundels with thug looking is actually have good sense in fashion. Haha. They also kind. Pee find four new older brothers now.)

Hah! Does this crocodile branded shirt is not good enough? I wear this since I was kid.

(T/N : Haa, Pee wears Lacoste.)

“Still don’t understand.”

“It doesn’t look good, dude. You understand? About the brand, it’s another matter.”

“But this is good.”

“Your taste is sure worse than your brother.”

“Hei!!

But that. Duen has good sense of fashion and also very confident. That is undebatable.

“Do you really like Nan? Want to reach a star?” He asks again.

I look at his face before answering, I am torn between want to say my wishful thinking and my anger through my eyes to him.

“…”

“Do you see something in my eyes?’

“Your eyes covered with booger. Like a dung.”

“Geeeeeeeezzzzzaaaaa!!” I hate you, Duen.

***

After those four guys gone. Duen fulfils his promise to bring me to the Dental Clinic, the clinic that has taken care me since I was kid. Come in here, I feel it will be no problem if he doesn’t use his foot and hand to open the door when clinic will close at 9 PM.

“Doctor, does my nong’s teeth finished yet?” Duen pulls the chair where doctor sit with his leg and say that in threatening manner.

“Yeah…”

“Cn we took them off?” He means the braces.

“I ask can we take them off!!” Damn it Duen, even though he is rude, especially towards his friend, usually he knows how to pick situation when he talks, but I don’t know how or why he raises his voice to the dentist today.

Are you scared if he won’t take them off?

“Maybe… we can.” The dentist answers.

“Okay, now take them off.”

“Doctor, what are you waiting for? Quickly take them off!”

Duen, wake up! Your dad is banker not a communist. To whom you learn this rude manner?

I am now being polished with modern tools. It takes quite long time to finish these treatments. Until it finishes and the dentist asks me to use home made brace tray. The dentist requests me to use them anytime.

“You can’t wear them tomorrow.”

“Why? My teeth feel so painful now.:

“It’s only for a day. You won’t die. But if you dare to wear it tomorrow, I personally will cremate you.”

“I hate you, Duen!”

(T/N : Pee who is Hidden uke is such big baby. Thank God, Duen is very stern with him.)

“You should thank me. Before you go, do you want to look at the mirror? To see how you look right now?”

“You say it as if I change to become Ken Theeradej.”

(T/N : Ken Theeradej is beloved senior Thai actor.)

“Quite similar.”

Wah! I haven’t seen my face yet. I am excited and impatient, want to go home and look myself in the mirror. How is my new look? Do I really look like Ken Theeradej?

“What are you doing with this Oscar-winning face, damn it?”

“I told you to transform yourself sooner. But sometime it’s pitiable at some point.”

“What?”

“That boring attitude of yours can’t be tolerated no more. Starting now, I will send another friend to help you.”

“No need!” I don’t want to meet them again.

“Must! No argument! Be prepared! Use that face cream and go to sleep.”

“Why you have to do that?”

“I have work tomorrow.”

“What?”

“The Big Beginning for you.”

“…”

I raise my hand to scratch my head because I am confused.

What will you do, Duen?

“Tomorrow, there will movie screening event that will be attended by all the singles.”

“I am fine. No, thank you.”

Now playing the movie “I’m Fine… Thank you, Love You.”

(T/N: It’s good movie. I have watched it because of P’Sunny.)

I don’t know whos’ create this event but this feels so pathetic. Called movie mania is bit too much. Does this important event? But big organization makes people come to his event excitedly because this event is synergized with the spirit to find date for the singles. But I am not getting kicked around, it’s just people never pay attention to me or see me, so there’s lots of thing that need to be shown.

One hour before the event starts…

“Pee, what are you wearing? You bastard.” James quickly pulls my collar when I still wear that horizontal lined shirt from crocodile brand and with the jeans that I usually wear too.

“This is good outfit to wear.”

“Where is the clothes that we bought yesterday?” After that, those cursed guys come and finish my life, make me have no choice at all. Actually, those seniors have official name. Their name is just like Kitty. Every time I hear it, I feel chills. That horrifying face of Kitty.

I don’t know why since beginning I want get away from these guys, when they want me to join this guild.

That dog mouthed P’Yok. The rude P’James. The Annoying P’Jeans. And that damned P’Koh.

They don’t get nothing for short time knowing me, but this is the first time I don’t feel disgusted when talking or meeting with these guys. Even though, these guys talk too much, loud, good at cussing, I know that these are just banter among friends.

But wait…

Do I have to befriend with these guys?

(T/N : Pee and his ungrateful tushy got me -_-‘)

“Dude, black shirt or the white one? P’Yok shows Duen’s shirt.

“Come on. Let’s try the white one.”

“Oh, I don’t think so. Let’s use black.” In the end, P’Jeans gives his voice.

After that, the whole room becomes a mess. They take off my clothes, only leave me on my boxer. I try their suggested pants one by one. Then choose for the shoes. Do we need this detail? Isn’t it too exaggerating? These crazy people!

“Done! Now look at yourself in the mirror, damned Pee!”

I am forced to stand up in front of big mirror where I can check my self in whole body. The first thing I saw makes me slap myself with my own hand to make sure this is not a dream. I wear glasses, with black shirt and only wear jeans. But why it looks so different? This is not me. This is the look that my inner self wants to see in me.

I am not that clumsy. I also not stupid, but everyone belittles me.

“Du..Duen..My..My face.”

“Duen! You brother speaks Sanskrit again. I am so frustrated.”

“Yeah. I am bored too. You can change anything but your stupid craziness, Pee. This kind of things will take long time to change.”
* * *
After get down from the car and entering the event with my brother and my gang of thug, all eyes are on us. Once again, I can’t deny, the fact this Engineering Faculty gang of thug is actually cool and good looking. Don’t get too excited, if I receive surprised look from people, yeah, some of them are recognize me and got surprised. But the rest are mesmerized by the charm of this gang.

Some loud noises are heard through the event, my class mates who enjoy their drink not far where I am, also stare at me.

These dentistry bastards who love to tease and bully me.

I choose not to look at gem, but try to take a glance if my ‘star’ might be around here. I just about raise question in my heart…

Do you like me? Are you still seeing me as an idiot? Or Are you still mad at me for befall on you last night?

I want to make a move and say hi first. But I don’t know how to start, because Duen said I can only say one sentence today.

I am in the middle of thinking lots of thing in my head, before choose to depart from this place with hundreds set of eyes, but suddenly being blocked by some faculty members.

“Are you that stupid guy?”

“Is he Duen’s little brother?”

“Hey you! Do you have any mouth to answer? Why you don’t answer our question?”

“What is your problem?”

“Do you want get beaten up?”


“Khrab.”

“How dare you pissed us off?”

“Khrab.”

When the other guys are preparing to attack me, I can only think on word “Yes/Khrab.” Because Duen told me so.

Damn it! Duen! Do you see this? I can’t answer more because I am bound with your command, bastard! What I should do now?

I feel scared now.
(T/N : This the story where the seme takes longest time to show up in the story. T.T Dr. Sutthaya, your uke need your help. Might be good time now to show up!)