Just a random moment during the October school break.
Boom and Beam are chilling in the living room until…
“You want me and I’Li to go help at the stall?”
“Yeah, bro. My friend kindly asked me and you to go help. They short stuffed”
“Who’s the owner?”
“My friend, I’Tid”
“That kid again…?”
Sigh~ Boom leaned back and sighed. Not that ‘Tid’ person did anything wrong . But Boom just doesn't like seeing him much.
The reason is because the relationship between Tid and Beam is odd in Boom’s perspective.
Whenever he goes to see Beam, She’s always with Tid. No matter what time, To the point where she often visits his home.
“What day?”
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An actual night market.
“Got it, Did I’Li know this?”
“Already told her”
People usually pour into the night market around 6 pm. Therefore, Boom and his crew must go to the market to prepare the ingredients and equipment 2 hours in advance.
“What do they sell?”
“Hamburger”
“Damn, boi”
Boom has to tell Tak about this first. Both of them were allowed to go. As for Chai, he is still at work.
At Lifa house.
“Are you sure, Miss?”
“What is it?”
An elderly butler asked Lifa white she’s reading her textbook.
“About you agreed to help Mr.Boom at the Market
“I don’t see anything wrong with it, I want to find some new experience too”
She answered the question with a smile on her face. The butler just sighing.
“I mean, What would it be like to have you go to a place like that? If Mr.Boom know this, he would definitely be dissatisfied”
Whenever he mentions ‘Dome’ name. Lifa's eyes went blank and lowered past the book. Her face also turned dull.
She is well aware her father would be dissatisfied. Because she’s a daughter of an upper-class, having her go to work like that would be unacceptable to him. What's worse is, she is going with a boy she just knew for a few months.
“Please,don’t worry, Uncle Chok. He won’t do anything to me. Plus, I didn’t go with him alone”
“But…”
“Please ignore my parents for now. Let them do their work. Right, Nelly?”
Meow~ Nelly, who is lying next to her, made a noise as if in response. The butler Chok let out another sigh.
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3 and a half hours later.
Boom and Beam finished preparing and are about to go see Lifa.
“Ya’know, I only do this because of money?”
“Yeah, I know”
While they are talking about random staff. They hear a door opening.
Lifa, dressed in a blue shirt, slacks and black cap, walked up to greed Boom and Beam with a cheerful expression.
“Damn~ You look good in everything”
“Thank you, your bib looks really cute”
Beam goes to investigate and praises Lifa, Which she praises back. Looks pretty cute tho.
“Won’t you say anything, bro?”
“What do I have to say? looks cute or something?”
“Whatever, Let’s get going”
Hmph, Boom smirk.
Although Boom bikes are not particularly big, But if they sit very well near each other, They could go to the market like this.
The order of the seat is Beam at the front, Boom in the middle and Lifa at the back.
“Is it really ok?”
“Of course it is”
“Why don’t you use the freaking car?”
“Dad took it to work, you moron”
After arguing for 10 seconds. They finally hop onto the bike.
“Get ready”
Boom accelerated almost full speed. It made Lifa almost fall over. So she had to hug Boom tightly.
Originally, Boom just want to prank her, but now his face started to get red. However, he have to keep cool or else he would get tease by Beam.
Not long after, They arrived at the market.
The market is located on the road. Everyday there is a market, the road is unusable all night.
After parking the car. Beam lead them to the stall not too far from the parking lot.
“I’Tid!”
When the young man with a black hair parted in the middle and awkward look heard that. He came out to greed Beam with happiness.
“Thanks for accepting my request. Did your brother come as well?”
“Yeah, he’s behind me”
Beam points to the back. Boom and Lifa walk in to say hi.
“Thanks for coming, P’Boom” Tid raises his hands to pay respect to Boom.
“Yeah, Just to pay me a lot and I’ll help you”
“Of course, We definitely selling a lot today”
“You look confident”
“Hell yeah, I am. And you’re P’Lifa, right?”
“Yes, I’ll help you too”
“Thank a million. I’ll invite you to a party next time”
“You said the thing, I’Tid”
“Well then, Can you give me a hand?”
Without wasting any more time, Tid starts dividing the duties for each person to do.
Lifa and Beam will be helping Tid’s mom at the front of the stall. Boom and Tid will be in the cooking station at the back and Tid’s dad will be responsible for restocking the ingredients.
“You know how to cook?”
“I trained a lot myself, ya’know?”
After greeting and preparing the stall, a full 2 hours had passed.
People have started pouring into the market.
The vendors from the other stall began to do their own work.
And then, the first customer of the stall arrived.
“1 pork burger, No tomato”
Tid’s mom said the order, Boom took pork out of the freezer, shaped it into a patty and grilled it on the stove.
“You know how to grill it, right?”
“I’m certain”
Certain=Not certain.
Boom switched his position with Tid so he would be the one to decorate the burgers and he would grill and season them himself.
When the patty is done, Boom places it on the bun, Tid starts to decorate it and wrap it in paper.
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When the customer was handing the money, He was stunned to see Lifa.
“The cost will be 49 baht”
Lifa speaks with a cheerful voice and smile.
The stunned was not because he saw the daughter of a rich man in a place like this. But rather because of her beauty.
At first, Tid was worried whether it would be a good idea to let Lifa work at the front because she’s the child of a rich man. But she just said ‘Not everyone knows who I am’ Which is really true.
Plus, that gold hair and pink eyes can be used as a magnet to attract the customer.
And just the other day, Tid had thought about letting Boom and Beam stay at the front instead of Lifa because of their unique blue eyes. But Beam quickly brushed that idea away because Boom is not good at dealing with strangers.
“2 chicken, 1 beef”
“Coming!”
The more people come to market, the more customers they’ll get.. Just as Tid thought.
Due to their stall being located near the entrance, They’re worried that there will be crowding causing the road to be closed. Tid’s dad took the traffic cone(Which he had just asked the police for)to use as a boundary for the stall to determine where to line up.
“Dad, we need more lettuce” Tid requested.
“I’TId, 3 chicken”
“I’ll do it”
Boom answered Beam and placed 3 chicken patties on a grill. After a couple of hours, The ingredient begins to run out, causing Tid’s dad to have to carry more from the back of the truck.
And now, Tid’s mom has to come help in the kitchen because having 2 boys can’t handle it in time.
Sometimes there will be people who ask for a photo and even streaming because they probably want to share the cuteness of the 2 young vendors. But due to how busy it is, There was no time for good poses. The result is the picture of the two of them working diligently.
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“We’re closed”
After a couple of hours, They start running low on ingredients , So Tid’s mom decides to close the stall and place the ‘Closed’ sign on the table.
Right now it is almost midnight, It was an extremely tiring 6 hours.
But the other stalls are still open. Most of them will be open until the morning.
Everyone’s start cleaning up.
“Boom, How are you?”
Lifa approaches Boom, who’s picking up trash and handed him water. He gladly accepted it.
“...Good”
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing…Nothing at all”
He looked oddly depressed. Don’t know if it’s because he is tired or something. But that face expression of his is definitely not a good thing.
“Thank you for your assistance, Boom, Beam and Lifa. Here’s your money”
Tid’s mom transfers her money to the 3 of them, 2,000 per person. Very worth it.
After cleaning up, Boom and the others walked back to the car.
“Hey, Beam. What’s wrong with Boom?”
Lifa whispers next to one of Beam ear. At first, Beam didn’t want to told her but when she saw pink eyes filled with curiosity mix with pity, Beam finally had to told her.
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This time we must go back about 3 hours ago.
It’s a cooldown phase of the market.
Boom was cleaning the counter alone with Beam. The others are taking a break.
“Hi there”
A neatly dressed and dignified looking man. walked into the stall.
“How much for the chicken burger?”
“It’s 49 baht”
“I’ll take one, please”
Everything looks normal, Nothing out of place. Until he saw Boom assembling the burger and handed it to Beam.
“Excuse me, You’re...Boom, right?”
Boom was a little shocked when the man suddenly called his name.
“Uh…Yes, sir”
“Wow, long time no see since the sport festival back then”
Back then…? Boom tried to remember all of the sports festival he has attended . But before he could think of it, the man spoke a word.
“Back when you’re a runner. I have a picture here”
After speaking, he showed the picture on his phone, which made Boom and Beam’s eyes widen.
It’s a picture of Boom from 2 years ago in a blue runner’s uniform, racing on a field.
In the perspective of an outsider, it probably be a picture of a normal person running. But for Boom, it was a moment before a disaster.
“Man, long time no see. How are you doing? You hasn’t change at all from back then”
“Oh uh…Yeah”
Boom is clearly stuttering. His face and his eyes are shaking. and the sweat that kept flowing out not because of the hot weather at all.
“The cost will be 49 baht, Next please”
Beam hurried in to solve the situation. and pretend to call the next customer(Which there isn’t any). The man quickly pays her and leaves immediately.
“See you in a sports festival, Boom”
He waved his hand and walked away. Although the gestures and words seem harmless. But for Beam, he’s the most terrifying person ever.
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“What happened back then?”
Lifa, currently in her room and chatting with Beam. Because it would not be good to tell the story with him nearby. So Beam decided to talk via Line app instead.
“I’m not sure if I should tell you or not”
Although they are quite close. But Beam still hasn’t gone to the point of telling her about her brother’s past. Because it’s quite sensitive and for Boom, It’s a dee[ wound that made him not want any attention again in his life.
“Then you don’t have to tell me yet. It’s better to wait for him to tell himself”
“Alright, Sis. And don’t tell him about conversation, Ok?”
“Ok”
They both end their conversation. But Lifa still curious about that matter, But asking directly would be an issue. So she let it slide for now and turned off the lights and go to bed.
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