Lately, It's Winter Season.

Chapter 9- Sugar Addiction

At almost 7 p.m. on Friday, after the club practice, I rushed home to pack. It was a piece of clothing that I bought but never wore because I had too many clothes to wear it. Nao said he liked my style of dressing. So I intend to give it to him if he wants it.

At first, he seemed hesitant, considering. But when I said that, I probably wouldn't wear it anymore. I'll just keep it. It would be a pity. So he said yes immediately, excited.

I don't want people to wait long to eat, so I choose my clothes as soon as possible. I chose only one that I think is suitable for the cold. When I take it out, I look at it.

I imagine how Nao would look if he wore it. The sound of the door opening startled me. I immediately turned to look. The smile on my face disappeared when I saw that he was the person I didn't want to meet the most. Sing had taken the key Reserve to open the door while walking in without waiting for my permission.

"There is no courtesy." I couldn't help but leave. After being forced to put a gun to my head, I didn't go home again. It was the first time we had met in several days.

He didn't answer anything. He just closed the door and walked to sit on the sofa with a glance around the room. He would be difficult to chase out. So I quickly packed up to go out instead.

"A lot of things in the room are missing."

"How do you know?" I frowned, wondering how it knew the things in the room were missing. "Did you sneak into my room?"

"Phu has something to talk to you." The tone of voice became more serious. I interrupted without realising it. "Previously, when you went to the field, I still saw you go home, but after you almost didn't come back. What does it mean?"

"What does it mean?" I replied without interest.

"Why are you so addicted to this kid?"

"Not about you"

"Do they know that you're a mafia?" The person in the back made me accidentally stop my hand again before I returned to normal behaviour. "Don't know?"

"Huh, or do you know that I'm deceiving you?"

"I don't know what, don't say it," I said in a stiff voice. Sing got up and walked closer. The taller person glanced at me with eyes as if he were wondering about something.

"So what do you know about that family?"

"What do you mean?" I narrowed my eyes at the other person without understanding, but I was met with the same look.

"You guys don't think about doing anything strange, do you?" The words were even more confusing to me. "Warn me not to even think about it."

"What's yours?"

His voice and expression were serious, as if he intended to warn me. It made me even more confused. Turned around and quickly stuffed the selected shirt into the bag without caring that it would be wrinkled because I didn't want to talk to Sing anymore. I can feel the piercing eyes of the person standing, watching. Makes me feel confused.

"Tiger"

"You seem to like it there. It's worth watching."

"So why?"

When he had finished packing his clothes, he turned around and intended to walk. I left the room, but Sing blocked me first.

"It's like you like it until you forget something."

"What?" His words just now piqued my interest.

"Don't you think they are pitiful if they have to suffer because of you?"

"Anyway, you can't escape the fact that you are a child of the mafia. I warn you to step back from now on before you are betrayed. If you care, you have to think more about the safety of those people... Isn't it?"

"It's better to stop messing around from now on, including Mick and Field, before things get any worse," Sing said, ready to turn around and walk out of the room, leaving me standing still with the fact that I had accidentally forgotten. 

Feeling again, I quickly walked out of the room, grabbed the motorcycle, and rode away quickly. The original destination was Nao's house. Now I don't know where to go. In my head, there are all the words of Sing.

I come and park at the same bridge that I often visit when I'm unsure of where to go. The same place I used to bring Nao. I sit down absentmindedly, pick up a cigarette and smoke. What Sing said is the truth that I can't escape. Anyway, I'm the mafia boss's son. This fact is the only reason my life differs from others.

I began to ask myself again whether everyone knew my true identity. Would they still be happy to be with me? Because no one would want to mess with the mafia. The more I gave my heart, the more I was betrayed, the more hurt I was. And if that time came true, I wouldn't blame them for choosing to leave me. It's fine.

Additionally, those related to me may be in danger or in trouble. As the saying goes... If I care, I should step back for their safety.

Even Mick and Field don't know about this because I don't have enough courage to tell. I've often wondered if it's right for people like me to have friends. Does it seem too selfish to want to still be with them? I don't know how many times apart. But seriously, I can't do it and pretend I'm not ignoring this fact.

Mick and Field have known me for a long time. They never even asked about some of my suspicious actions. Even deep in my heart, I would think that they would not leave me. But I can't help but be afraid.

I like the house of the cold so much that I forget about it completely. It's like when it's a happy time, we often forget the suffering. When I think about it, I don't think I'm suitable for that place. If I am wrong with someone, I will never forgive myself.

"Sigh" sighed heavily, ready to spit out smoke, looking at the cigarette in his hand while thinking of the person who said he wouldn't smoke because his brother didn't like it. Until now, will everyone still wait for me to return so we can eat together?

I raise my hand and crush my head again until my hair is messy. I'm still too cowardly to decide whether it's with Mickfield or the house of the cold. I really don't know.

What should I do? I really enjoy being with everyone. But at the same time, I feel that I shouldn't be there. While I gazed at the night sky, I heard my cell phone ring. I took it out and found that it was the cold guy calling. I pressed the mute button and turned the phone screen upside down. Now I'm not ready to talk or meet anyone....

If we don't see each other again, it would be for the best. I tried to comfort myself by thinking that I had to do it for them. In the past, nothing has happened. I'm still lucky. But I'm not always lucky. Should hurry to cut my heart before something serious happens, as Sing warned.

What should I tell Mick and Field? Have you dropped out of school and moved to another place? What about Nao? I won't play games with it again, we won't eat together, and we won't see everyone again.

"... Sigh"

I kept thinking about things. I felt it again and saw that the phone screen was still bright. After almost twenty minutes, it was still Nao, calling to chat nonstop.

In the end, I decided to accept it. I intended to tell him that I would not be back today.

"Na-"

(Damn!!) The first word at the end of the line, he snorted back, and I was startled.

(Tiger, animal! People like you who leave me hungry for rice won't prosper. You remember my words. All the cold rice is gone, you bastard. What the fuck? I don't accept the phone. I made hundreds of calls. If you have any business, please let me know first. Do you know? That I'm hungry!!")

"... Calm down first."

(You hurry back. I won't let you go.)

"I probably won't go back."

(Huh!! You!! What do you say!! I called you for twelve minutes to hear the answer, 'Oh, I probably won't go back? Spit on your heels. What the hell are you? I asked, 'What the hell are you?')

"I'm sorry, I..." I was silent because I didn't know what to say next.

 (Why are you? Why are you? You're afraid of me. Don't be afraid. On Monday, I will order my subordinates to beat you."

(Are you silent for your father?!! Tiger! Answer me)

"Cold..."

(What !) It's cold, and he’s loud, so I have to take my phone a little away from my ear. (Do you mean you're cold? The sound is shaking. Hai)

"Cold... I"

(What's yours! Say it )

"Sorry... I can't go back anymore." Suddenly, tears flowed out, but I didn't realise it. I tried to control my voice, but I was caught anyway.

(Why! Where are you?)

"Is... This is it."

(Eh, this guy, stir your feet too) The cold guy's tone fades a little before turning into more serious (or are you getting caught or in danger, damn it, you can't speak, right? Don't worry. If you need help, you can shout 'Oh' and I'll call the police immediately!)

"No, I didn't get caught. I'm okay. Let's say I'm not going back." I quickly cut the script; I was about to press it. But the end of the line snorted loudly until I was startled again.

(You! Back! House! Buffalo!)

"My ears hurt!" Hurry up and wipe all the tears that come out. "Secret, not really."

(Who cares, you animal? You come back. Mom won't let me eat rice because I'm waiting for you, motherfucker, at least go and pick up my feet now.)

"Say you have something to do."

(What the hell do you have to cry?)

(You can go home, you animal! I have a sore throat. Damn it. Leave it to me. Buy a medicine to come back, do you understand !!)

I came back to Nao's house after he scolded me. Angry, the preparation of the heart was completely broken when he heard the word 'go home' on the cellphone, a bag of medicine to relieve a sore throat that I stopped to buy on the way. Nao, who was sitting and staring at the plate of rice, looked up at me immediately when he opened the door of the house.

"Come here!" He shouted and ran over to pull me to sit at the table. When I sat down, he scooped rice into his mouth without waiting for a second.

"Ah, Yaom, and this is the shirt," I said. I saw Aunt Mao and Nuea watching the drama. I'm walking and sitting at the dining table.

"Let's talk, I'll make fun of it first," Nao said while he was chewing rice in his mouth. He quickly scooped up until he choked. Nuea quickly handed the water and rubbed his back, so that I accidentally laughed at the face that was tortured because of choking on rice.

No one asked why I came back late. The atmosphere at the dining table is still the same. However, I'm stressed and think so much that I can't eat anything. I'm trying to be as normal as possible, but everyone will notice. When I finished eating, everyone talked about finding something to play together, as it was Friday night. Tomorrow, I can wake up late.

"Are all the shirts for me?" Nao said excitedly while looking at the big bag full of clothes. I took a deep breath to adjust my mood and not feel too stressed, then got up and walked over to it.

"Yes, try to open it," I said. The other party opened it immediately and picked up the shirt. Take out one and put it on yourself. "You can try it on."

"Okay", and the cold guy put on that jacket over it. I looked at it and accidentally smiled when I saw how well it suited the cold guy. "How are you, Dan Mae? How are you? Is it suitable?"

"Very suitable," Nuea complimented. I nodded in agreement. Aunt Mao walked over and gently looked at the fabric.

"Wow, the fabric is very good. It must be expensive. Is it okay to give it to Nao?

"It's okay. Otherwise, it will be stored in the closet forever. It's better to give it to Nao. It's more suitable for me to wear." I smiled. Aunt Mao smiled back. The cold will find another one to wear. When we packed all the clothes into the closet, we sat around each other. At first, I thought I was going to play a board game, but I didn't. Instead, it's playing cards.

"Mom is the dealer herself," Aunt Mao offered proudly, picking up the whole deck of cards. The person sitting opposite Aunt Cat looked at the expert, a little surprised.

"Keep an eye on this person," Nao leaned over and said.

"Why"

"I have to say that the nickname of the card master cat is not for fun."

"Are you good at playing?"

"Pussy is good at cheating"

"What's wrong with the month of slandering the mother? There is no evidence." Aunt Cat said with a shy smile.

"I know I'm cheating for sure, but I don't see how to cheat. With the child still cheating, think about it.

Well, right, right."

Yes, this time I will keep a close eye on it. Nuea said, ready to stare at Aunt Cat's hand seriously. The person who was being looked at laughed. "What are you going to play?"

"What is Tiger playing?"

"I got it all," I answered easily.

"So, do you want it as a Pok Deng?" Aunt Cat offered, "We usually play Pok Deng.

Well, because it's easy to play. But mom saves money, otherwise it won't be fun."

"Take it," Nao turned to ask. I nodded instead of answering. Okay, let's start. Aunt Mao put the finished card straight down.

"Anyone can cut it, and how much will it cost to play?"

"How much is it? I want to play a lot, but anyway, my mother cheated on me.”

"Mom didn't cheat at all."

"I took ten baht", the North said after counting the money in the wallet.

"Dan Play Save?"

"Ugh"

"What's up? Then I'll take ten baht too. Wait and see the situation first. If my hand is up, I will play for twenty baht. You Tiger?" At first, I intended to play with each thousand eyes, but I stopped because I found ten baht per eye of the twins. It's just playing in this house. It doesn't need to go down that much.

"Ten baht is the same."

Okay, then you anoint the Tiger; you cut it. The cold said. So I stretched out my hand to cut the cards and handed them to Aunt Mao. The dealer grinned and began to hand out the cards one by one. When the two cards were complete, I opened them and immediately threw the cards down.

"Pok Kao"

"Wow... The first eye, take it." The cold guy thought hard when he looked at the cards in your hand, "Ugh"

"Who wants more?"

"I take it"

"Me too"

The twins get more cards each.

"Ah, open it now."

Nao threw away the cards, so he got five points. The north got six points. Aunt Cat got seven. I got ten baht; the twins lost ten baht each. Keep playing. There is nothing wrong with Aunt Mao's cheating demeanour. As Nao said, I didn't cheat either—just pure luck.

"Pok eight two bounces", Aunt Cat said in a good mood.

"Okay, let's start," Nao grumbled, and handed the second-hand coins to the second-hand dealer. Nuea and I, too. "Dan helped to keep an eye on each other. Look at it."

"Ugh"

"Oh, I always catch my mother." Aunt Mao shyly brushed her hand while she was dealing cards, and the twins were looking at their own cards. In the blink of an eye, I saw Aunt Mao quickly change the cards in her hand. It was so fast that I was shocked that I could do it. It must be a person who has practised until they are a master. A skilled person sneaks here like that. And also uses skills that train you to cheat your son's money.

I didn't say anything, just waiting to win the cards in my hand. It was Jack and King. Suddenly, my heart beat at once

"I would like to add that I'm quickly ready to wait to win another yellow frame to get a yellow tong. Flip up to see that you have to shrink your shoulders immediately when it's ten.

...Completely blind

I saw Aunt Cat with a big smile and slowly turned out her own cards. I raised my eyebrows in shock. Three queens!!

"Wait a minute! Ma'am! Mom! It's too much," Nao shouted. The remaining three people in the circle laughed loudly as well. That's funny; it's not because of anything, because Aunt Cat's cheating is no longer smooth. Cheating to know that cheating is worth it.

"Ah, pay mom, except for the land that Pok Kao has already gone."

"No, don't pay, you're cheating!!"

"No, so you're cheating on your mother."

"Mom, if you want to cheat, just be fit. Tong Ma'am, this is too much" above the whole place. Still trying to hold back my laughter. "And the month is already playing thirty per eye."

"Mom! Did you trick me to death and cut it off once?" Nao is still angry because before that, he raised his hand a lot, playing for thirty baht per eye. When he was hit like this, it would hurt a lot. I guessed from the beginning that Aunt Cat let the cold die first. When the eyes came up, thirty per cent per eye began to cheat harder and harder.

"Mom, it's not a month that says thirty per eye, ah, pay for it." Then we had to pay Aunt Cat, as if we couldn't help. Nao turned the cards out and saw that it was completely blind as well.

"Are you completely blind?"

"Well, and look at my cards." It points out that it is all red Bodhi, number four, six.

And ten "Damn it, my heart has no meaning at all, you animal."

"Pity", I shook my head gently. The north was fortunate from the beginning due to Pok Kao. Thinking of falling, you only have to Pok Kao. In addition, he is also the one who is the three queens. It is considered to have narrowly survived.

Mom, Mom, let's run out of money. I'll take it to buy snacks tomorrow.

Nao's mouth was displeased when he was exhausted until he had to borrow the north first.

"Who let you play thirty per eye? It hurts so much," I said.

"Gambling never makes anyone rich if it doesn't go down enough!" It's said that the firm sound.

"I'm sure I'll be rich," Nuea complained, shaking his head slightly. "I'm not surprised if I opened any cards now. After meeting Tong Mam, but how did you do it? I'm always trying to look at it."

"Someone once said that for gambling, the person who was cheated is the wrong person."

Aunt Mao said that she was relaxed and ready to collect all the cards in her hand.

"Who told you?" The cold guy asked.

"Grandma"

"Hey, Grandma, so you've admitted that you cheated, right?" Aunt Cat didn't answer, just shrugged her shoulders slightly with a grin.

"Okay, who will cut the cards this time?"

Four hours of playing cards went by quickly. After Pok Deng ended, it was another game until I realised it was very late. So everyone went to bed. I was lying on the sofa, but I couldn't sleep, but I couldn't stand it, so I got up and went out to smoke.

Because I just played, it completely took the stress away. It was four hours of pure fun. When I stopped playing, the stress gradually came back to circle in my head again.

I glanced at the moon floating above, covered by the grey smoke of cigarettes. The atmosphere was quiet, but I couldn't calm down.

Loei

"Ahhh!!"

There was a loud cry from inside the house. I was shocked, got up and ran in as soon as possible. I saw the cold guy standing in front of the bathroom door. Don't have to wait for the brain to order. I went in, pulled him out from behind, and covered him. Sweeping my eyes with anxiety for fear of danger.

"What the hell?" I asked. The cold grabbed the hem of my shirt tightly. My body trembled until I could feel it. When I didn't see anything wrong, I turned around to look in his eyes to see if he was hurt. "What's wrong with you?"

"Ma... No"

"Then why are you opening your mouth?"

I heard footsteps rushing down the stairs. It's the north with Aunt Cat in a panic condition.

"What's wrong with the north?" Nuea immediately asked before Nao pointed to the bathroom.

"What happened, baby?"

"Ma Spider!"

"Huh?" I frowned and looked at him in confusion. "Spider?"

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just Nao's fear of spiders."

"... Oh"

"Where is it?" Nuea asked while walking into the bathroom.

"Be careful with the shampoo bottle!"

Above, as I held the shampoo bottle up, I saw a spider coming out of the wall.

"Go get me a broom and a powder scoop." Hearing that, I walked over to retrieve a broom and a powder scoop, since I had noticed the cold guy wouldn't move. Keep standing against the wall, trembling, like that. Nuea took the broom, pushed the spider down from the wall, swept it into the powder scoop and threw it outside.

"The best land! Dan is the best!" said Nao. I'm ready to give you a thumbs up.

"Ugh, go to sleep. I apologise to Tiger that the moon shocked me."

"It's okay," I said, "Are you afraid of spiders? I just found out."

"Huh, you." Nao approached with a serious whisper, "Don't even think about telling anyone about this, do you understand?"

"The leader of the rusty gang is afraid of spiders until they shrink and fart. Other people know that they must be embarrassed." I can't help but tease. The person in front of me is displeased.

"Don't tell me!"

"Eh"

"Very good, don't let me know that you're wrong, Tiger."

"Well, I understand," I promised before the three of them walked upstairs. I walked back and sat on the sofa. I couldn't help but smile.

I just imagined him, and I don't know how I feel about it. Standing with trembling legs like a newborn fawn. Plus, I don't tell anyone. Because I'm embarrassed again. He's not the same person who shouted loudly at me in the evening.

Is it?