Time flies by. Now, it is almost time for the final exam.
But that's not the main point for today.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, THERE'S A P.E EXAM TODAY!?"
At the school sport stadium, The students from class 4/7 are warming-up for the P.E exam. But it looks like Boom has no idea what's going on.
It's several days after Lifa's birthday. Until it's near the end of the month, which is close to the final exam.
Boom in the meantime has been living a rather lazy life without paying any attention at all. That's why he has no idea about the P.E exam.
"I told you in the chat. Didn't you read it?"
"Uh…it was on 'Do not disturb' mode…"
"Serve you right, you little shit. Good thing you still remembered to wear your gym uniform today, dumbass"
Even Tar is fed up with Boom's lifestyle. I still don't want to imagine how Boom will survive if he have live alone.
"Where's I'Poo?"
"Stretch her legs with Lifa over there. Even them seems more energetic than you"
"You little shit…"
*Phew!* The sound from the teacher whistle is the signal for all students to line up according to their gender and number. For Boom, his number is 7, 9 for Tar, 18 for Chompoo and 33 for Lifa.
Today will be a running test. The number in the container will be randomly selected and raced over a distance of 100 meters(328 ft). The score will vary according to running time. The faster you are, the more score you'll get (Up to 20 score).
"Ok, First one is…"
When the teacher started calling. Each student went one by one to take the exam. Until Boom's turn.
Although he's been away from running for over a year now. But his body still remembers all the runner's moves so well that he is able to set what could be called the fastest time in his class.
But that speed makes Boom gasp like hell.
. . . . .
Finally, the test is done.
Each student in class was exhausted from running(Except for those who didn't care). Luckily, the next period is lunch break, so there will be enough time to catch some breath.
"You ain't fell off that far, dude"
"*Huff*…Yeah…I'm…still…good"
"You call this good?"
Tar and Chompoo still take care of him as before. Boom proceeded to drink an entire bottle of sports drink and sit to catch his breath for a while before Lifa walked up to him.
"How are you? Still alive?"
"Yeah…I'm still alive"
Good. Lifa said as she lightly double tapped Boom's head.
"Oh, Where did you buy that bracelet, Lifa? Looks good. Especially with your hair and eyes color"
Tar noticed the bracelet on her wrist and asked. Of course, this is not the first time she has been asked about this. To which she responded to everyone who asked.
"Someone gave it to me for my birthday"
"I might already knew who is that 'Someone' is"
It's that fricking guy next to them.
Not bad my bro. Tar slap Boom's back before teasing him. Although he was a little bit curious as to why Tar didn't know about this. But on the other hand, he wanted to thank Chompoo for keeping this as a secret.
Boom chose to retreat by going out to buy some food. But Tar and the others won't let him go alone and chose to follow along.
This time they decide to eat at the cafeteria because they're too lazy to go eat outside.
The sky is a little bit cloudy. There is a chance that it would rain in the evening, but that's good because there is no sun to disturb while they're relaxing.
"Uno"
"Oh my fucking god…"
They feel bored in the meantime, so Chompoo challenges everyone to an Uno match. The final result is that the winner is Boom. As for Chompoo, she completely lost with nearly 20 cards in her hand.
"You're good," said Lifa.
"I'm always good. Just slap the shit out of Beam a day ago"
He meant the game. It's not really an actual slap.
One more! Chompoo announces and reshuffles the cards. The three of them were forced to continue playing until the break time ended.
On the way back to the class, There's some teasing from the teachers and other students because of walking with Lifa, who is a famous person. But Boom doesn't really feel uncomfortable because Tar and Chompoo are here as well.
"The next sport's event meeting will hold at September 30th"
"After the final exam?"
"Yeah, They told us to come"
"They force us to come even after the semester is over?"
After finishing the last class. Tar told Boom about the news he hates to hear the most.
Boom's team scheduled another sport's event meeting on September 30th, which is the day after the final exam is finished.
Of course, Boom, who sees holidays as the most important thing, is already dissatisfied. It makes him really want to skip it.
But if he does that, he would be dismissed from the staff and become the cheering gang, which is much worse for him. He had no other choice than to come attend the meeting.
"9am.-3pm."
"I know...fucking annoying"
After talking, Tar leaves with Chompoo because of band practice. Leaving Lifa and Boom just like that.
"What about you? Are you leaving now?"
"Not yet. My personal driver got some thing to do, so he'll come pick me up a little late"
I see…Boom muttered before getting up. When Lifa asks where he'll be going, he answers…
"Snooker&Pool club"
"…Can you enter that place?"
"I'm not gonna go gamble with anyone. I go there for a different purpose"
"…And what's that?"
Come with me if you wanna find out. Boom said as he left quietly. Lifa, who doesn't know much about these kinds of things, followed along with curiosity.
After hopping onto Boom's bike. Boom immediately sped off on to the main road.
It's not that far from school. About 10 minutes of riding a bike would do it.
"Here we are"
It's a medium-sized club that doesn't have much to stand out beside the big lighted sign on the club that say 'สนุกSnooker**'
**สนุก pronunciation is Sa-nook, Which translate to 'Fun' in Thai.
Boom brought out a bag he had hidden under the bike seat and looked around before walking to the back of the club out of sight.
"What are you doing?"
"Disguise"
"What for?"
"The administrative teacher's house is only an alley away. If she find me, I'd be fucked. That's why I need to do this"
While taking off the school uniform. Boom just realized that Lifa is right next to him. She's now turned away from him.
"Thank you for the cover"
"Just…hurry up"
She said with a slightly trembling voice, probably from embarrassment. In which Boom hurried and changed just like she said.
"I'm done"
"Finally–"
When turning back. She found Boom in a red T-shirt, black jacket, long pants and cool sneakers.
And with a black cap and sunglasses. It made Lifa stunned.
"You look cool" She praised, smiling sweetly at him.
"You got something to change?"
"No need to do that much"
Lifa went out to the bike to pick up a bag and returned with a white tracksuit and blue sunglasses.
"Is that my glasses?"
"Just borrowed for a sec. Isn't this enough? No need to go that far"
"I used to think like that. And I fucked it up"
Maybe because Boom has been in this school for a long time. To the point where the teacher can recognize his face, and the teacher's house is also in this area.
After changing, both of them walked into the club, passed the counter and went inside.
Lifa looked around while trying to stay close to Boom.
The inside is quite cool. With 12 pools tables, a drink bar, a bunch of chairs to sit and relax in the corner of the rooms, 3 VIP rooms. Plus, there are employees using a machine to clean the pool balls.
"So…What are we doing here?"
"There"
Boom pointed to a corner so big it has to be separated into a room. With bookshelves lined up, a table and a chair and 4 beanbags.
"That is what I want"
*Flup* He headed towards the green beanbag and sit down comfortably before taking out a book from the backpack and reading it.
"Willing to spend your money just to come to this place? The school library also exists, ya'know?"
"Nah, It's more peaceful and a lot more privacy here"
Plus, the cooler is really good. Boom said as he turned a page. This is probably the only pool club he knows that has something like this. Chilling and relaxing, with good lofi music.
Lifa follows along before going to sit at the nearby table and bring her textbook out.
He comes here quite often. But it seems like his parents and Beam don't know that Boom is here.
To be fair, there's no reason to keep it a secret. But he's afraid that if he told everyone about this, Beam would certainly come to pester him and his parents would complain about something annoying too, so he decided not to tell.
"When is the final exam day again?"
"September 28th-29th"
"Only a few day left"
"Have you cleared all of your homework yet?"
*!?* That question from Lifa has pierced his body. He almost forgot about that.
Boom took some time to think before answering.
"Not yet"
"How much?"
"Not much, At least not as bad as I'Min"
That's the name of the person with the most homework left.
"Min.…Oh, a guy named Patchara?"
"Yeah, he just plays games all day and doesn't do shit. I know him a little bit"
He hasn't submitted the work since the beginning of the semester. Boom mutters as he flips the page. Right now, he is thinking what he should do when he's back home between clearing all his homework or playing games.
"Hurry up and clear it all. I'll help you if you need any"
"Thanks, I'Li. It help me a lot"
Boom got up and went to the bar before returning with 2 bottles of cola.
"Here"
"…Thank you"
They both talked endlessly until several hours had passed.
"Since we're together, I'll give you a ride today."
"Thank you"
When Lifa hopped on. She immediately leaned on Boom's back. Although Boom experienced this before, But he still isn't used to it. Plus, this time she hugged him real tightly.
"I'm not driving that fast. You don't have to hold me that tight…"
"I have to, I'm not trusting you on this"
"You bitch…"
Ha Ha, Lifa laughed. Boom tries to ignore her and continues on his way home.
This time, Boom intends to clear things up a bit. Other subjects are not a problem. But the main villain of this is math, which is extremely difficult.
"...What the fuck is this shit?"
He knows he can't do it. So, he's called out to Lifa to help him with the homework. In which she agreed and sent him a picture of her notebook to Boom. Before sending a cute sticker in a girl style at the end.
"….You're a really great friend"