During the free period in the afternoon.
“Almost new year”
“Time flies fast as fuck”
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“Ayo Ayo Ayo Ayo Ayo!!!”
A sound comes from the other side of the room. Follow by the *QUACK!* sound and the scream sound.
“The fuck’s happening?” Boom asked.
“The girls are waxing the boy's legs” Tar answered.
“Why the hell do they do that?”
“Beats me”
While they’re chatting, The girls suddenly approach and lock Tar in place before putting a long piece of tape on his legs and then...
“Wax him!”
“Hey Wai–!?”
QUACK! Violently remove the tape. Tar screams in pain, so loud it can be heard from the other class.
“No, you don’t…”
Boom slowly back away. Judging from Tar’s scream, If he ever gets wax, he’ll be dead for sure.
“C’mon, Just a little”
“No, Jackass. I don’t have anything to wax”
He kept retreating. But the girls still won’t give up. Boom then kept backing away until his back hit a wall.
“What are you doing?”
At that moment, Lifa and Chompoo come in.
“I’Li, I’Poo. Help us lock Boom. We want to wax him”
“So…Why are you guys doing that?” Lifa asked.
“I just bought the new waxing tape and I want to try it”
While they’re talking, Boom uses this chance to run and hide behind Lifa.
“Help me, you two”
“And what exactly do we get from doing that? Lifa, Lock him!”
Fuck! Boom cursed. He got locked up by the nearby boys before he got mercilessly waxed.
Lifa, who couldn’t help just stand there and awkwardly smile.
When school end. All the students get up and leave to do what they have to do.
“Where will you guys go for the New Year's countdown?”
Chompoo comes to ask while Boom and Tar are packing their things.
“I’ll stay at home. What about you, I’Tar?”
“I’m going to the upcountry. I’ll be leaving on the 28th”
What about Lifa? Tar asks Lifa who is sitting in front of him. She took a moment to think before answering.
“I’ll stay at my house. I don’t have plan to go anywhere this year”
If he remembers correctly, Lifa once told Boom that she didn’t go out much in the first place. As for the matter of visiting the grandparents themselves. She had just visited a few months ago. She probably doesn't want to go often. Boom thought.
“I’m going to the upcountry as well. Maybe we can’t countdown together this year” Said Chompoo.
“Why don’t do it in discord?”
“Oh, you’re right. Wanna do that?”
Tar asked to be sure. Everyone nodded in response.
“Ok then. I better get going to the band practice”
They split up. Boom and Lifa head to the cafeteria to find something to eat before leaving.
“You won’t go upcountry this year?”
“Not this year. But i might go next year”
As they’re on their way to the bike, The two of them are chatting for a while.
“My grandparents' home is in Chiang Rai. It would take half a day to get there”
“Why don’t you take a plane?”
“I want to. But I have to use a car while being there as well”
“Is that so?”
When arriving at the parking lot. Lifa excused herself to leave, But before that, She pinched Boom’s cheek and walked away. Leaving Boom standing there and confused like that.
“Did P’Li jus–”
“Shut the hell up”
Boom ended the conversation before going to the bike.
“I was just gonna ask, Did P’Li just leave. What did I do wrong…?”
When the dusk arrived. Boom is sitting comfortably playing games with his foreign friends in discord.
Right now it’s almost midnight. But for them, It’s still some time around noon, So they could make a loud noise as much as they want unlike Boom. Which completely makes sense.
But the thing is, They’re playing a farming game right now.
“Yo, Your voice is loud as fuck. Keep it down” Said Boom.
“Yeah, This is a farming game, not a fighting game. You idiot” Said by one of his friends.
Suddenly, A mystery person named ‘LeafLoved’ has joined the VC.
“Hi, guys…”
But because there’s no mood to answer. So they played the game for a while before answering.
“Hi, Who is this?” One of the friends asked.
“I’m Burrowious’s(Boom’s name in discord)friend”
“Oh ok”
“Wait”
Boom clicked her profile and privately talked to her.
“I’Li, You still awake?”
“Yeah, Actually, I secretly woke up to play”
“Just don’t get caught. Or else you’ll get scolding so bad”
Boom asks the others if she can play with them. Although there was some hesitation at first, but when he told them that she’s a girl, Everyone agreed immediately.
(you all fucking simp…) Boom thought.
After buying and downloading the game. Boom was in charge of teaching her how to play. Luckily, the game doesn’t have a complicated system, Plus Lifa is a fast learner, allowing her to get along well with others in no time.
Throughout the time they played together. Lifa mostly stayed with Boom the entire time. Even though she sometimes talks to the other people, she mostly talks to Boom.
Someone even suspected that Lifa might be Boom’s girlfriend, But Boom denied it.
“Why’re you suddenly joining?”
After an hour, Everyone left because they were satisfied with the game, Only Boom and Lifa were left in the VC.
“I didn’t intend to join at first. But I saw you online so I decided to joined in”
Boom suddenly thinks of something fun while talking to her.
“So…You’re saying that you wanna talk with me?”
“Huh? W– Well…Like I said, I accidentally saw you online so I came to look”
Her voice seems calm but Boom knows that she is panicking right now.
“Didn’t you always sleep at 9 or 10 pm?”
“I…just woke up”
“Really~?”
Boom continues teasing her in a mischievous tone, as if he just wants to get revenge on Lifa for always teasing him.
“W- Well, Let’s open a facecam and see it yourself”
“Man, I don’t have a facecam. Want to see my face that badly?”
“N…No, Not like that”
Her voice has softened a little. SHe’s definitely blushing really hard.
“C’mon, I’Li. Your room is on the 2nd floor, right?”
“Um…Yes”
“Open your window. i have something for you”
“For me? You’re already give me a lot, tho”
“This time is temporary, not permanent. Hurry up and open the window”
Lifa gets up and opens the window facing towards Boom’s house as he said, And what she sees is Boom waving his hand in his tank top and shorts.
Boom opens his window and throws something at her, And it almost hits her face. Lifa picks it up and looks at it.
“Dark matter academia Light novel?”
Her phone rings, And the caller is Boom.
“Try and read it”
“Ok…Why are you calling me?”
“It’s more convenient. I don’t want to raise my voice in the middle of the night”
Although their houses aren’t far apart. But at this distance, Communicating by a normal voice would definitely be inaudible. So Boom chose to call her instead.
“I saw you peeking at it while we’re at the mall. Do you want to read it?”
“Thanks…It almost hit my face, You know that?”
“I’m sorry, Ok?”
“I’ll forgive you”
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She drops her body onto her bed before skimming through the book and will read it seriously tomorrow.
(Not bad) She thought.
When she’s about to turn the light off. Someone sent a message to her.
And that person is Boom.
“Your pajamas is pretty cute”
Although it’s a short answer, she doesn't know why it is enough to make her heart melt. Perhaps this is her first time receiving a message like this.
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“You’re good at praising people” She replied back.
“I’Poo and I’Beam told me that if you want to make girls happy, I have to praise them. Dunno if it’s true tho”
“Then, Why do you want to make me happy? Do you maybe want something in return~?”
“I just want to make you feel exciting before the countdown”
Hm~ Lifa continues to tease Boom. Don’t know if it’s because they’re talking through chat or what. But Boom seems unfazed.
“This is my first time I have a chance to countdown like this”
“Oh…Is it because of I’Dome again?”
Everytime Lifa talks like this, There must be something involved about Dome. But this time Lifa refused.
“It’s not exactly about him. But mainly because of my mother”
“What’s your mom's name again?”
“It’s Koi”
“Ok, And why is that?”
“I was taught from childhood not to sleep too late. Plus because I studied hard before and I wasn’t a night owl in the first place. So I didn’t have a chance to do a new year’s countdown”
“Has no one ever invited you?”
“There used to have one, But my father wouldn’t let me”
“It’s because of I’Dome all over again, huh”
Boom clicked his tongue. While Lifa sighed.
“He must really be worried about me this time“
“Whatever, But you’ll definitely countdown with us this time”
“Yeah sure, Did you do this every year?”
“No, Sometime, I felt lazy to do itr and just sleep through the year”
“In that case, I’ll probably sleep through it every year”
Boom chuckled.
“That’s the plan. You should drink around 2 barrel of coffee in preparation”
“Who drinks that much coffee?”
“You”
Lol, They both laughed.
“Is Beam a part of this? I don’t want her to be left behind”
“She is. That kid is a night owl like me”
“Haha. Then, I’ll get to sleep”
“Yeah, Goodnight. I gotta go”
“Goodnight”
But before leaving, Lifa sent a final heart emoji. boom then sent it back as well.
And they both turn off the light and go to sleep.
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