[นิยายแปล ภาษาอังกฤษ] Noei (พี่จะตีนะเนย by Korean_rabbit)

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Thanks to Korean_rabbit for giving me permission to translate this novel from Ch0 to Ch10. It's my full right over my work not to let anyone use my English Version to translate into any other languages. If you need to do so, please contact the author yourself and use her Thai Version.

I'm not the official translator for this novel and not earning any money from doing this. It's just one of my hobbies for my twitter followers, so please do not request me to do anything.

I always post my first draft. I don't even reread them. So please ignore the errors.

Once again, Thanks to Korean_rabbit and wait for the series to air on Ch3 (Thailand)

JayBL

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     "That's all for today. And for the homework, if you have any questions, send me a LINE. Ok?"

     "Krub/Ka"

     "Okay. Let's call it a day. Already dark outside. Go back home safely, kids."

     I waited until they all packed and left the coffee shop. One by one. From six of them to four. Until two and, finally, the last one, which was me. Same table as usual.

     My name is Ti. A third-year university student. My part-time job was tutoring. Or to academically train these high school kids so they could get accepted into a good college they wanted. Actually, I don't have to work. Only 200 baht per hour is actually not worth the time I spent, yet I want to earn more experience in teaching, even better these are quite good students. 

     I started to pack myself and made sure nobody forgot anything before leaving the shop. My typical schedule was quite boring. Nothing's so excited. Woke up, went to school, taught these students, then went back home, repeatedly like that. My friends always complained about how boring my life became. Couldn't help. I preferred my slow life. Less complicated. So much happy this way.

     I took out my earphone from my pocket and plugged it into my phone listening to some music while waiting for a bus at the bus stop. It was totally dark outside, which meant I was back to be a regular college student.

     My full real name is Tiwa, but most of the time, people called me Ti. Mom said she would like to name me as Kra-Ti (Coconut Milk) because she hoped I would be a good grade student (In Thai, they call a grade A student as a 'coconut milk grade'. Not just simple clear water without any nutrition.) As the matter of fact, she didn't have to because I had already been a grade A student since I was very young. And that was the only one thing I was good at. Never been in any relationship. Only a few times trying to drink some alcohol. So introvert. Only a few friends. Sounded sad, wasn't it?

     "HEY!!!"

     I was almost jumping up because nobody was there. I was the only one at the bus stop, but who was yelling at me? No, actually he was yelling at the other direction. I turned around and saw a big group of high school students in their uniforms. More than 10 of them at a corner of the street. Some of them were sitting on the motorcycles and hong the horn out loud. Some of them were talking and laughing loudly. I believed they walked in my direction. Closer and closer. I didn't know what to do. Just ignored them then, I decided. 

     "Give me a focking answer?"

     "Nothing to say. My boss said he didn't make a move on your girlfriend. She's the only one who came on to him first."

     "Shut the fock up. You Liar!"

     That's it. They came close enough for me to 'do something'. I tried to get up from my seat slowly and hid behind a big sign on that sidewalk. I looked at them and saw those kids parked their motorcycle. They walked closer and closer to that guy at the bus stop. I started to pray. Suddenly, there were two guys standing face to face at the bus stop.

     One of them is quite a tall guy.

     Anyhow... Please... Please... Don't fight... I beg both of you. Please...

     (Punch!)

     That was it. The shorter guy threw a punch first. Nobody was talking. Completely silent. The tall guy turned his face back to see the shorter guy.

     "You punched me."

     "Yes... Axxhole."

     "How dare you?"

     "Why the fock I... (Chocked)"

     The taller guy grabbed the shorter guy's collar fastly to come closer to him and threw that shorter guy to the ground. He went completely down to the floor. And the taller guy stepped one of his foot on the shorter guy's chest.

     Nobody did anything. 

     "I said I did not make a move on your girlfriend."

     "You..."

     "What's your girlfriend's name?"

     "Nam... You cannot even remember her name? You, piece of shiit"

     "Listen to me..."

     The taller guy bent down to speak something to the shorter guy. I couldn't see his face clearly, but I bet he would make a very scary face while talking. 

     "..."

     Wait... Why was he looking at me?

     I was utterly shocked. He saw me. Why was he looking at me like that? It was like he was staring at me. He should look at the guy underneath his foot. I had nothing to do with him. I was waiting for a bus.

     What was I experiencing here? I wanna cry out loud. That day wasn't my day at all.

     Still... He was still staring at me... Not a single word. I looked away at this time.

     I didn't get these kids. Why couldn't they spend their time in school? Why they prefer to be a gangster on the street like this?

     "What's next? Boss"

     "Nothing."

     "What?"

     "I'm hungry. Let's get some noodles."

     "What?"

     "Come with me?"

     He talked to some of his friends and walked away from the guy who's laying down on the floor. He walked past me and glanced at me before walking away with his gang. That guy ran away too. Five minutes after that nobody was there at the bus stop anymore except me. Those motorcycles were gone too. 

     "What just happened?"

     I deeply sighed and grabbed my chest. My heart rate raised up so high. I couldn't believe what just happened. If they fought, I would be the one who was laying down on the ground. 

     Bless me from what happened. Please... I wished I wouldn't see them again.

     ♡

     "Boss... Why did you let Bas go easily like that?"

     "Because I want to have noodles. I'm hungry."

     "Noei... Come on..."

     "Seriously, I'm hungry. Why is this so hard to believe?"

     "Ok... Fine... I didn't mean to make you mad."

     Another guy raised both hands up. He surrendered and looked at his 'boss' order some noodles. The noodles shop was full of the members of their gang. How could he say 'no' to the boss? He said we eat noodles, then we eat noodles.

     'Noei The tiger's blood' was a very famous and well-known boss of a gangster. Everyone knows him and his gang so well.

     Some said he was in and out from jails several times. If there was a fight somewhere, you would see 'Noei The tiger's blood' there. All kinds of drugs, women, or alcohol were quite a typical issue for him. 

     Some said underneath that school uniform, he had a black magic tiger's blood tattoo from a famous monk in the middle of his back. Nobody could hurt him.

     Some said he had a very short temper, whenever he was mad nobody could stop him like a tiger hungry for blood. Nobody even wanted to look at his face. They also said Noei was beating one of his childhood friends in a temple. That kid was almost dead. 

     And from those bad reputations, they could form up this gang. Noei never wanted to do this but everyone in the gang decided to form up by themselves and called him 'boss'.

     Everyone knew immediately that Noei is the boss. His aura came across to everyone who met them for the first time. That no-feeling face and old jean shirt. It is Noei's style.

     "Boss... Boss..."

     "What?"

     "Your noodles are here."

     "..."

     "Boss?"

     "What? Just eat your noodles."

     "Yes... Yes..."

     That talkative new kid nodded his head and dug into his big bowl of noodles without saying anything. Yet he still looked at his boss. Because he acted strangely today. It was like his mind was somewhere else.

     "Noei... So... Did you fock Bas's girlfriend?"

     (Slap on the table!!!)

     "..."

     "Nobody says anything about this anymore. Got it?"

     "..."

     "Ok... Ok... Understood."

     "Here... You can have my fishballs, Boss... You must be very hungry. Keep on eating your noodles. Boss."

     "What time is it?"

     Everybody paused. Noei looked on everybody's wrist. Nobody was wearing any watch. He turned around and saw the wall clock in that noodles shop. It already pasted at 7 PM.

     "Fock!!!"

     "What's the matter? Boss... What's going on? Do you want to beat someone? Where is it? Who is that person? Everyone!!!"

     A skinny kid yelled out and everyone in the gang made a fierce face. They were so ready to go into a battlefield for his boss. And that scared the noodles shop owner. Before everyone moved. Noei said.

     "7:30 PM already. Is there any fresh market still opening?"

     "What?!?!"

     "Mom needs a kilogram of pork."

     "..."

     "Hurry up. I need to go to a fresh market."

     "Everyone!!! Finish your noodles!!! We are going to the fresh market!!! His mom needs a kilogram of pork!!! Hurry up!!!"

     That skinny kid yelled out again. 

     Some said 'Noei The tiger's blood' had so many untold secrets. Nobody knew the truth. They said he had to bath so many bloods before becoming this 'Noei The tiger's blood' as today.

     One thing for sure... Noei had so much influence on these high school guys. That no-feeling face and that light jean jacket had so much power over these young men. Half of the school had already worn the light jean jacket as his so-called 'boss'. Two tiny yellow hair clips on a side of his head making an X shape. One hairpiece on his forehead with that 'slick pompadour' hairstyle on his head. Noei became the idol for so many young men in his high schools and others. 

     Get to know him more... Or you want him to visit your home soon?

     ♡

     "(Sneezing)"

     "Are you ok? Ti"

     "Ok... Okay..."

     "You sneezed a lot since this morning."

     "Allergy perhaps? Nothing to worry."

     I replied to one of my close friends. His name is Putt. And another is Tong. We were close friends, three of us, since we were freshmen. 

     I rubbed my nose a little before continuing on my computer work. This report was due on Wednesday. We decided to do this group project together at our school building. We had been working on this report for hours now. Third-year college students' lives are not as easy as it seems. 

     "I think we are done."

     "Who will print the report?"

     "I'll take care of it." 

     I volunteered and everyone agreed. I had a printer at home, so we saved so much money from using the printing service. The ink wasn't that expensive compared to the price we need to hire the shop to do for us. I stretched a little and completely forgot I need to leave for a tutoring class. 

     "I need to leave. Anything you two want to add?"

     Nobody said anything so I left. I put my notebook into my backpack and so ready to switch my mode from a college student to a tutor.

     I left the school and wait for a bus at a bus stop right next to my college.  When the bus arrived, it was packed. So I had to try a little to get into that bus. I was squeezed in between people. When everyone got on the bus, then the bus moved.

     I tried to catch my breath from getting on this bus, so I exhaled and looked around. I paused. Because the guy standing right in front of me was that tall kid from last night.

     Shiit... Shiit... I'm so focking dead... I hoped he couldn't remember me.

     I looked down trying to hide from the person standing right in front of me. He's still in the same dress as last night. High school uniform with a light jean jacket. His face was still showing no feeling. And that freaked me out a little. I tried to look around to see if his gang was also on the bus, but fortunately, they were not.

     Still... He's so scary. The closer I was to him, the worst feeling I had.

     That was not all. The bus stopped at another stop to get more people onto the bus. 

     "Get inside first!"

     A bus crew yelled out. I wanna cry. I couldn't move.

     "Ah..."

     I couldn't reach the bar on the ceiling of the bus anymore. People were squeezing him from both sides and there was a gangster right in front of me. It's not my day at all.

     "You are standing on my foot."

     I was jumping up. Because of that low tone of voice whispering to me. It's from the gangster boss and he's staring at me with his no-feeling face. Was he gonna punch me?

     "S...Sorry..."

     "..."

     He didn't say anything anymore. I tried not to move... Or should I say that I almost didn't breathe? But it was so hard to standing there without hanging on something. So my body was swaying a little.

     "Standing still. Your hair is poking my nose."

     "S...Sorry..."

     Oh My Gosh!!! I wanted to cry so badly at that moment. It was the most awkward moment in my life. I wish the bus arrived at my stop at that moment. But it was not possible. 

     I stood away from him after apologizing to him. I'm so scared... frightened... threatened... The picture of him grabbing that guy's collar last night still stuck in my mind. I looked again outside and YES... Almost there. I started to move from where I stood because I should wait right in front of the door. And as soon as I arrived, I took a very deep exhaled. 

     (!!!)

     I grabbed my backpack and walked to a restaurant I asked my students to wait there. Yet, I felt like someone was following me. So I looked at that person then I was shocked again. He's walking directly to me...

     Please... Please... Walk away... Please!!!

*** TBC