Chapter 10: Songran Part I.

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"Happy girls are the prettiest"

-Audrey Hepburn-

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| I N D A H |

I walked beside Daw as she browsed the flowers, picking them and examining them.

"Do you think this is nice?"

I turned to her and nodded, absentmindedly. My mind was a plethora of thoughts that made no logical sense.

"INDAH!" I turned to her and she sighed deeply. Placing the flower down, she put her hands on my shoulders.

"I know you are stressed over what happened yesterday. But you need to let it go. At least for now" she said and I shrugged.

"I am not stressed over it"

"And dinosaurs are real"

"Oh shut up" I chuckled, hitting her arm.

"That's more like it. Now lets chose the flowers before the monks arrive"

We browsed past the flowers before coming to a stop by the white flowers. We bought 5 of them and paid before rushing to the temple where the other girls were waiting.

"Hey" Asty smiled at us.

"Where is Ayaka?" I asked, looking around for the Japanese girl.

"Oh she went to get something" replied Kanak, taking the flowers from us.

"The monks are here" we turned to the left and realized that indeed, they were here. It has been two years and this is the third year that we have been doing this. Daw is a Thai and this is one of the things she does. And what she does is what we all do, period. She had well established it when we first met.

We did the Waii and gave the monks the food we bought for them as well as the flowers as a merit before they blessed us and walked away. I smiled when I realized it was indeed a blessing.

"Shall we go back to the campus?" questioned Kanak and I shrugged, turning to the girls.

"If we go now, we would be drenched in water before we say hi" replied Asteria and the rest of us nodded.

"So why not?" I turned to Ayaka in surprise.

"You are asking why not?!"

"Yeah. I mean change is good right? Plus is new year!"

"Songran!"

"Yes. Songran. Lets go?"

I smiled slightly at the attempted of my best friends to make me forget things. But you can't forget someone who was your first kiss right?

Yes, he was my first kiss. I don't even know if it was a kiss because it was hella lot awkward. Very Awkward. Especially considering I was busy making murderous plans in my mind at that very moment.

"INDAH!"

I turned to Daw and grinned sheepishly.

"I am so sorry. I was thinking" I replied and the other 4 glared at me.

"About food" I added quickly and they grinned.

What? He was food. For me- I mean my dogs.

"Lets go"

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The campus was silent. Not usual IUST campus.

"What's going on?" I whispered, pushing my bangs out of my face.

"Hide!" whispered Kanak and pulled all of us towards the nearest tree. Except the tree was small and could not hide all of us.

Ayaka grabbed my hand and we both made a run for the next hiding spot which was at the gardens. We looked around and Ayaka pointed to the dome that was situated in the east of the gardens. It was a botanical dome which was basically a mini forest.

We ran past the benches and what not to the door of it. Ayaka opened it and I looked around for signs of humans but none. We got in and I slammed it shut, leaning onto it.

"Nice" muttered Ayaka and I nodded, smiling slightly and out of breath.

"I hate it when they do this" she muttered and I nodded in agreement, still catching my breath. I hit her shoulder lightly and nodded to the path lit by the sunlight passing through the tree canopies.

"Lets go"

We walked through the trees and plants. It was a beautiful and quiet place. I think I should start spending time here.

A hand came over my mouth and I muffled a scream whilst throwing my arms and legs in various directions. My eyes searched for Ayaka but I didn't find her. What the hell was going on?!

"Shhhhh! I will not hurt you. Jeez girl. Calm down" he whispered in my ears, sending shivers down my spine. And it was not the good kind of shivers. He slowly set me down on the ground and removed his hand from my mouth. I turned to him and raised my hand to slap him but he caught it in time.

Kirun smiled brightly at me.

"Hey"

"Don't hey me!" I snapped, attempting to walk away. Keyword: Attempting.

He stood in-front of me and on the sides were the large boxes of seeds growing. So basically I was trapped.

"Kirun, Move" I said firmly and he shook his head.

"You need to hear me out" he said.

"Last time I did that, I ended up being kissed and you ended up with a slap" I snarled and he pouted.

"Please? Just- just hear me out. After this I promise I'll accept what ever the hell you say" he said and I glared at him.

"No"

"Please?"

"No"

"Just one time. And I will do what you say" he said and I sighed.

"This time-" I said "-If you dare come near me, I will kick your sorry butt. Clear?" He nodded in reply before turning around and grabbing one of their chairs and giving it to me. I took it and set down, leaning on the wooden wall.

"So what is it this time?"

"I need to apologize for my acts" he said and I raised an eyebrow. He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. His glorious hair.

"I am not sorry for kissing you, I am sorry for doing it without your consent" he replied and I glared more at him. The nerve of this boy.

"Look, It was an....... instinctive move" he said and I continued to stare at him. Instinctive?

"-Which means......" again he heaved a deep breath.

"Which means?"

"It means that I-....I-" he stammered and I stood up from my place.

"It means you what?"

"I like you"

"Excuse me?"

And just like that, cold water splashed on me.

Literally.

"Caught you guys!!!" We turned to see the other dormitory students grinning at us with their water guns and buckets. Oh great.

Kirun looked at me and with a smirk, he took my hand and ran.

We ran out of the vegetable areas towards the exit. And when we did exit, we were splashed by more water.

The rule for songran Festival Celebration is that one dorm students must hide while the other seeks. Since we have two dorms on this campus, we tend to play this each year. Last year was us seeking and we were ruthless. This year its them and they are worse. The rule is that if you are completely drenched, you become an outcast and its okay. If all of the hiding dorm students are seeked out and drenched in water, the seeking dorm wins and if not (even if its one student), the hiding dorm wins. And game starts from 10am till 7pm after which the winner is announced. Its a nice game until things get out of hand and we are pushed around in mud and what not. Because the downfall of this game is, the losing team must do what the winning team states. Someone stupid came up with this I swear.

Kirun turned to me and grinned and I glared at him. He looked behind me and pulled me towards him, turning around in the process.

"What the hell!?" I snapped before I saw the water sprinkling around us. I guess everyone is here.

He let me go and we stood in the middle of a water shower. So this is why the ground sprinklers were not on for the past one week, leaving the ground dry.

"Smile!" I turned to Kirun and saw him taking a picture. I tried to grab his phone with my left hand but he pulled away, pulling me to him. Smooth ass.

"What is it?" I asked him when he continued to stare at me.

"You are beautiful" he whispered and I glared at him more.

"Let me go!!!" I whined as I looked around to the students running around us, throwing water all around. I felt someone splash water on my face and growled.

Kirun let me go and we turned to each other and smirked.

Oh its on.

I looked around and saw the water guns by the tents. Running to it, I took two and handed one to him.

"Lets do this"

| Snippet |

By the time it was 7pm, the sun had already set and the stars illuminated the sky. Everyone had gathered at the main grounds of the Eastern IUST grounds. IUST has 4 campuses around Bangkok; namely, Eastern, Western, Northern and Central. The central was the house for medical students only. And they were ruthless. The Eastern was the only one that had mixed major students. The Western and Northern had Arts and Science as their majors. The campuses did meet but on IUST ceremonies, usually held at the IUST hall at the Central Campus.

"Good Evening, my fellow Eastern Students." The voice of one of the seniors, Tyrie, rang through the place.

"-Since we have two dormitory's here at the Eastern Campus of IUST, and you all had battled it out for dominance; quite nicely I'd say, it is time to declare who wins"

Indah set in between people and beside Kirun, her eyes scanning the crowd for her friends. Her phone was dead (she might've forgotten to charge it the previous night) and the only person she knew was Kirun at that moment.

"Can I borrow your phone?" she asked him, finally. He shook his head at her, making her glare.

"Dead" His reply made Indah groan and look around. Just then she caught sight of wine hair in the light of the Tiki Bamboo Torch and she grinned.

"So the winners are-" the drums rolled and the suspense grew. IUST took their Songran Festivities very seriously.

"-The Palms Dorm!" The Palm's dormitory students cheered loudly while the others groaned in defeat.

"Okay so the president for Palms Dorm, please come up" The president for the dormitory walked up to the stage with a grin.

"So Tink, what shall be the dare for the other dorm?"

"Simple. Give us a treat to dinner and we are all good" Tink grinned.

"Okay then. Does the Pres for Oak agree?"

"I do"

Indah stood up and began to walk towards her best friends only to be pulled back by Kirun, this time hitting his chest in the process. She groaned in pain upon the impact on her arm.

"I am so sorry!" he said, steadying her. She glared at him, rubbing her arm.

"So?" he said, rubbing his neck. From the times Indah spent with him, she knew he was nervous. They both had that habit.

"So?" Indah asked him, folding her arms over her chest. The sling was off her right arm but the cast remained.

"Uh.... I- I just-" he stammered and stopped. He scrunched his nose slightly and rubbed his neck vigorously as he re-thought and re-analyzed his words. Adorable, Indah thought before frowning. Not Adorable. Not adorable.

"Just?" She instead asked him.

"Indah. You know what I am talking about." he finally said, running his hand through his hair.

"Uhuh. Do remind me what that is?" she sassed, making him flame more. His ears had already turned red and now the heat was spreading to his cheeks too.

"Indah." he warned, making her laugh at his pink face. Even the night could not conceal his blushing face.

"Stop it!" he whined and she laughed more.

"Stop!" he warned as he took steps towards her. By the time she realized this, there were merely an inch or so apart. She looked up to him with a frown.

"Jeez okay." She muttered, pushing him away by his shoulders. He took a step back to give her space.

"So this is your reaction?" he questioned making her raise an eyebrow.

"I was not aware that I had to react to something" she replied and he glared at her.

"Indah Gesang. I just confessed to you and this is what you have to say to me?!" he snapped and Indah rolled her eyes.

"And what do you want me to do?" she asked him, looking right in his eyes. She saw a multitude of emotions flash in them. Surely he wasn't hurt by those words, right? She thought with yet another frown.

"You know what, never mind. I am glad I told you what I feel. Now I can flirt whenever I want" he gave her a satisfactory grin making her sigh and rub her temples. This boy was beginning to give her more headaches than her assignments did.

"Kirun. Don't even bother flirting. I already like someone else and we both know it" She told him in a final tone.

"We'll see"

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