Chapter 6: Say no

Published on: Aug 07,2021

Note: Pic is googled

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"Damn it" , he kicked the car multiple times, cursing cause,"fu**k it hurts" looked at his right after flicking his hairs back,

Sigh, chances of getting any kind of help at this barren road seem slim, he sighed again"what a great start, F**ck it"  He kicked the car once again

And started  running on the road, hoping his longs legs will almost make him Usain Bolt, and he would fly to the destination, but sad that his long legs are not helping him reaching out at the destination,

He cursed once again, "why the hell formal shoes are so tight and uncomfortable", sweat droplets running through his body and making their way to his groin making him tickle and itchy, he never felt this sweaty and tired, hours of performances on stage were always enjoyable,

He cursed his luck, the people who are not helping him, come on can't they drive on this barren place, and f**ck his tire which has no sense where to get flat just like his chest,

He dragged his feet and finally reached the destination, saw few guards roaming around, but no one stopped him, thank god he dressed up as per the occasion.

He entered into the church, It was quiet as most of the churches are, it was cold as most of them are, it was peaceful yet disturbing for him, he took few breaths and hold his left side of the chest, his heart was beating erratically not sure because of his unplanned marathon or nervousness his feeling on tip of his fingers, but let's assume it was from his huffy running..

He looked to his left and right, there are very few people attending the ceremony...

The lector asked the bride, will you accept Mew Suppasit Jongcheveevat as your husband, which caught his attention, he shouted loud..

"Noooooooooooooooo"

He strolled towards the couple, reducing their distance, walking towards them like he is on-ramp and showcasing his clothes, church starts to fill with murmurs.

"You guys... why did you choose this place as venue??, do you know how far it is??"

"Oooh boy I ran a mile or two to reach here"

Mew glared at the man, he was trying to figure out, whether he know him, his face looks familiar though, is he one of her ex's...

Gulf keeps on chattering along his lesiure walk, "My tire flattens in middle of nowhere, like seriously",

"Ohhhh! Hello mam'm, I love your dress"  he complimented a random woman on sideways, and then again looked at Mew

"And you are a businessman right?? always in suit and formals, how do you deal with these shoes, jeeeez... they are killing me man",

He was moving on the aisle towards the bride and groom, his eyes fixed on Mew's face, still can't accept the fact this man can be a jerk,

Mew looked in distance towards his guards, and nod his head, two guards came and started pulling him out of the church,

"Hey stop, you can't marry her.."

Mew glared at Prink who was looking at Gulf carried figure with a gaped mouth, licking her pink lips, Mew looked at the exchange he is not a fool, he seeks for her hand, but she hides it behind her back, his eyebrow arched this is not a good sign, they need to talk..

He grabbed her wrist and stepped down from the aisle, the murmur started again, he ordered his guards to bring the man to the side for a talk, and dragged Prink along with him,

His family held the guests (relatives) for a while, and talk with the lector and others,

"What is going on??"

"Put me down, you guys",

"I know I am irresistible, but can you stop touching my butt"

Mew glares at the man at his statement...

Gulf shrunk under his gaze, please remind him why he is here..

Flashback

The night was awful, he was drained not physically but mentally, slumped on the couch laying in dark.

The face of the man with concerned eyes keep on flashing in front of his eyes, the messages he read feels like, he can hear him saying those words, he can visualize him clearly saying all those things, how his face contour would change, how his nose scrunched, and lines on his forehead, the little emphasis he would give on love word...

God why he is good with visualization, poor cushions have to bear with his brutality, recalling the memory makes him feel awful, and the Love word keeps on ringing in his head making him go on a guilt trip.

He should have left the hotel as soon he was done, complying with her request was the worst decision than sleeping with her, now he can't move on from the messages, He groans and rolled on the couch...

But life goes on another week passed by, once his schedule starts picking up, his guilt was shifted a little backward,

The Saturday night once again, the band is playing as usual in the club,

Gulf on stage, as usual, a familiar face caught his attention, he ignored her, but her gaze was fixed on him, like stripping him through her eyes, he felt uncomfortable under her gaze, he clenched his eyes close and keeps on hitting on drums.

The performance ends and he made a beeline to the staff locker room,

"wahhhhh" "you scared me" "are you following me??",

"Are you running away somewhere??" she said with a flirty tone and rubbed on Gulf's arm, teasing "looking for another hookup??"

This couldn't be the same woman as that night before, she was shy, timid but this one is different,

He holds her wrist stopping her from further rubs, smiling "I think it is none of your concern"

"I can be your partner"

"I don't like the staged plate, I like to pick on my own"

Her face darkened, "You are rejecting me??"

"I hope you understand the meaning of hook up, it was a one-time thing" , "No String Attached"

"I thought you liked me"

"And my likes end at bed"

"You bastard" she leaped on him, but he held her hands in mid

"I made it clear from the start, and you are getting married keep hold on your perfect man" he ignored and left the gaping woman behind..

The uneasiness is not going anywhere, making him restless, and the lady was not accepting the rejection, making it harder for him to forget the mistake, he hated this kind of situation. If P'Mild knew what he had done, he will disown him for sure this time..

What was she expecting he has no idea, she is getting married in less than a month and here she is showing at the club every weekend since that day,

"What you want??" he asked agitated

"You"

"Look, I told you already I don't do relations", "it is not my thing, why are you like this??"

"I said it clearly, before getting into your car, and you have a loving man by your side, why do you need me??"

She snickered at him, "Loving man, moreover a controlling freak, he took the decision for everything"

"Then why are you getting married"

"Because he wants to"

"Oohhh, come on, Is he forcing you??"

Her eyes sparkled, "Yaaa, he is, and he is abusive, verbally and physically"

Does his ear buzzed or the lady really said the man is abusive, he doesn't look like that, contrary to that he looks like a gentleman, with caring eyes and a warm smile and honey voice and a pretty face.... spreading the pixie where ever he goes

"I can't run away from marriage, so I thought if I found some other man, maybe he could help"

"or he can save me from Mew's wrath,"

"If he is that bad.. then why were you with him?? for how long??"

"Ummm.. three years, he was not like this before, but soon things change" she sniffed little and see Gulf's reaction from peripheral,

"He doesn't like when things are not the way he wants", "You can imagine, he didn't let me choose my wedding dress, or venue"

Gulf made a face like how

"He ordered the staff if they let me take the dress of my choice then they have to answer him" "and they got scared", she sniffed again

Gulf scratched his chin, the man looks can be deceptive, he looks loyal types, the ones he wonders do exist??, and guess what... they don't

"Sigh, ok I get it you are in a tight position, talk to your parents",

"They are under him, they are not gonna help me"

"Look seducing me would not gonna help you either, to be honest, I am pretty much gay,"

She looked at him surprised, "But you you and I"

"I do both ways, can say bi"

"So you can be"

"No.... I prefer man",

She looked at him in disbelief, and he really don't want to make her look more miserable by letting her know that he was interested in her ear ringing and her husband, not her... it is better this way

Why it was easy to imagine saying him all those lovey-dovey cheesy things and seeing him holding a possessive arm around her waist than imagining him doing something like she described,

Oh God where his best visualization powers are when they are needed, why can't he imagine him saying all this..

sigh, remind him again why he is thinking about him, why these two have involved him in this strange position

"You are my only hope please", she said with lingering tears in her eyes...

He left her again in teary eyes..

Present

Remind him again why is he here again, oh ya playing knight..

"ummm sorry"

Mew again glare at the man, "Stop playing around"

"I am not playing"

He crosses his arms over his chest, and again glared, Gulf felt a little intimidated under the gaze, he scratched his nape. He needs to say something...

"Ummmm...Sorry man", "But you should not marry her"

"And why??"

"Because she is cheating on you",

What did he just say, this was not part of the speech, shit shit, it was the wrong sentence..... he wanted to say that he loves her, and they were dating, and Gulf wants to marry her.

He has prepared whole damn speech a while ago, and it feel so cool and easy, now he made a mistake a huge one on top of that and why his throat felt dry all of the sudden, while his brain stopped working, and the man keeps on glaring making him more sweaty and nervous than he already is...

Prink looked at Gulf with the gaped mouth, she was not expecting those harsh words, firstly she had not assumed he would come and do this, she was hoping to elope, but not like this in front of the whole family, her heart sank at those words, Mew definitely gonna kill her,

"How do you know??"

He gulped feeling more insecure, he should have not mingled up with This This thing, "Because I am the one with she cheated on"

"Are you insane??"

"No..But, people go insane because of me" the words came out unconsciously out of his mouth, and he smiled awkwardly, "sorry"

"Ya I can see that"

The face of this guy was vague a while ago, but Now he remembers him, he was the one,

'at the bar'

'right',

he was the one trying to hit on him, that time he shrugged it off taking him as some intoxicated kid,

Then he saw him at the announcement party, he molested him but again he shrugged it off, thinking he is drunk or something,

But this time, he is sober and Mew knew he is not a kid..

He holds Gulf's collar pulling him closer glaring him in his eyes, Gulf gulped at the closeness, the perfume hit his nostrils again making him dizzy, and the face this close, ahhhhh divine, he shakes his head focus Gulf focus..

But he sure sparkles like an alexandrite gem among the others, he shakes his head to leave those thoughts, he is a bad person Gulfie remember that he is bad,

"You" He poked Gulf's head with finger

"Umm Hey Ha Ha Ha" awkward

The man didn't look frighten or show any kind of shame, it despised Mew more, he left the collar and put his hand in his pocket..

"You are doing it for money??"

"No.... why would I do it for money"

"Then what??"

"I told you I slept with her",  he slapped his mouth internally, you dumb you have to say the love word, you loved her that is why she can't be with someone else..

"No, she doesn't"

"She did"

"No, she will not"

"Man ask her" again please remind him why he is doing this

"I trust her"

Gulf was confused, is this guy for real, is he really a bad guy here, is he that dumb, or what

"Why would she do that??"

"I don't know ask her"

Prink holds Mew's hand, "Mew??"

"It is ok babe, you don't need to worry" he traced her face with his thumb

Gulf was looking at their exchange, somehow he felt jealous, he don't have anyone who trust him blindly, his father never trusted him, even P'Mild don't trust him, if anyone come to him and say Gulf did some shit, he would trust that stranger and ask questions from Gulf.

"No I  mean I" Prink was on edge of crying, Mew held her face gently, he can sense it from her, that there is something going on...

He keeps on looking at Prinks face,

"Look at me" he ordered, hesitantly she made eye contact, they had an eye contact until Prink averted her gaze, Mew's grip on her face tighten and slides to her neck..

"You don't", "When??"

"Last month" he punched on the wall beside her head,

She clenched her eyes, trembling,

Gulf gulped and backed a little, the punch was harsh, he can see man's balled fist and redden knuckles

"Mew " she called with a choked throat..

"Does he forced you??"

"Hey" Gulf objected, Mew just glared at him to shush him

She cried louder, making Gulf a little anxious, what if he thinks he forced her, filed a complaint, they both get married have kids, and he rots in jail for something he never did, please remind him again why he is here, mingling in others business on Monday morning,

She shakes her head "I am sorry"

Mew looked at her in silence for a while, and then left them, Prink slumped on the ground crying,

Gulf remains cemented on his position looking at the crying woman, Okay... He looked back and forth on wailing woman and man's back who is almost blurr in distance,

What should he do now, he didn't think about what he will do further..

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