[นิยายแปล ภาษาอังกฤษ] Noei (พี่จะตีนะเนย by Korean_rabbit)

ลำดับตอนที่ #5 : 5th Hit: "And make me come closer to you like this."

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"Ti... You look like your mind is always somewhere else lately."

"True. Is it because you take your part-time jobs too seriously?"

They were partially right. I was working too hard, but it wasn't about the work per se. It was more about the specific student I was teaching.

I sighed deeply before sinking myself to the burden on my shoulder to the table at an open space on campus right next to Putt and Tong, two best friends of mine. They looked confused. I had no idea how to handle that situation. I had to meet with Noei 3 times a week. He required to have every weekday session with me, but I had some other students to teach as well.

So, we talked and I tried to convince him until he was ok with this agreement. Only 3 times a week. I'm quite sure that Aunt Tim forced him to study. And he never came by himself. Always came with his whole gang. That scared me to complain about anything to him. I felt like I had been punished for something I didn't do.

"Do you have a class to teach today? Ti"

"Mmm"

I replied with an extremely boring sound. Luckily, today's class is for a group of good students. I have a few days to relax. For Noei, his classes were on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday. That day was Friday, so I had 2 days to relax.

"Don't you feel bored? Ti. All you have done lately is going to school, teaching, going back to the dorm, and nothing else."

Tong asked and used his pointing finger to push me like I'm a rocking doll.

"Why?"

"Don't you want to date or get a girlfriend? I never heard you talk about this kind of shiit."

"Too lazy to date."

It's true. For me, I was quite a 'hopeless romantic' kind of guy. Never ask anyone to go out with. Never thought of a type of girl I wanted to date with. I didn't even know which type of girl I like. Of course, whenever I saw someone with a date, I envied them. I was always curious how that feeling would have been to have someone to call 'girlfriend.' Anyway, it was way too far away from even dreaming about it.

After all, it wasn't that bad to be single.

"I have to leave. Later, guys."

I looked at the time on my watch, stood up, took my backpack, and left. I told my students to meet at a canteen on campus. They seemed to like this idea because, after that day, these kids were kind of worry that Noei and his gang would show up again.

Which I did understand why they were scared. Totally got them.

I waited for them for a little while, because some kids had no idea where was the canteen. They called and shared the location with each other until everyone was there. Half-hour late, so I had to give them intensive training. That was definitely not a problem for them. They took that as a challenge. So we moved to the next topic very fast that day. Yet I kept on checking in case they were missed or lost at some point. So our whole session took hours to finish. Kids seemed surely tired. I gave them a short break before having a wrapping up session then dismissed the session.

"P'Ti... I sent you a LINE message about the question I didn't quite get."

"Oh... Sure... I'll reply with the steps you can use to solve that question."

"Thank you."

"Go back home safely, guys."

I waved to the group of kids and took a deep sigh. I sat at the same table, which I carefully chose. Because it's quiet and good for a tutoring session. Too bad it's quite warm and the mosquitoes started to arrive. Some kids complained about these. So next time I should find some good and convenient cafe for them.

(VIBRATING VIBRATING)

While I packed my stuff, the phone rang. My battery was quite low already. I took it and saw a strange phone number calling. I frowned. Perhaps, some new customers wanted to apply for a training session. So I picked the call.

"Yes. Hello. Tiwa's speaking."

[Where are you?]

"Who's that?"

[Don't recognize my voice?]

I paused and tried to think... The tone of voice sounded familiar. Who would talk like this to me?

The one and the only, of course.

"Noei?"

[Yes]

But it wasn't his day. What did he want from me? OMG... How could he get my phone number? Please do not tell me that he got it from Aunt Tim or from my brochure?

"What can I do for you?"

[Where are you?]

What did he want? No way... I didn't want to see him, I thought to myself.

"Dorm"

"Liar"

"Fock!"

I jumped up and swore out loud from being shocked. I moved away from him very fast. Gosh, Damn it! How could he find me? OMG! Please go away. What did he want from me this time? Please go away. I put my phone on my chest and stared at him. Noei was still in his student uniform, which he dressed it so improper with the same light jean jacket. He still had that ridiculous yellow hair clip on his hair. I carefully looked at him.

"Why do you surprise?"

"Of course, I do. Because you suddenly appear like this."

I tried to stand away from him. And looked around if he brought his whole gang with him today. But I found no one. He came alone. He slammed his back on the table so loud and frowned at me.

"Sit down."

"I'm leaving."

"I said sit down."

Fine. I sat down.

I remembered I suddenly sat down for the second time since we met and he ordered me to do something like that. Noei opened his bag to look for something. He seemed a little bit edgy, though. Noei pulled up and down the zip several times angrily.

"Fuxk! Broken again."

Of course, look at how he used his backpack.

"Fuxk it."

"Just be gentle with it. No need to pull that hard."

"Shut up."

Fine... I'd shut up. What a rude kid he is.

"Take this."

"Hrr?"

"And finish it fast. So we can leave."

My jaw dropped and looked at him. Noei gave me a notebook and a textbook which he just took out from his bag by throwing them on the table right in front of me. It was a Mathematics Textbook and a notebook that has his high school logo on it.

What?!?! Please do not tell me that he expected me to do his homework?!?! No fuxking way.

"What are you waiting for? Go ahead. Do it."

"Noei... I'm not your servant. It's your homework... It's your responsibility."

"So... You are not gonna do it?"

He looked at me right into my eyes. I stared back. That was too much and I wouldn't let this go. He had to start everything by learning to take responsibility.

"Don't do something like this. I don't like it."

"Can't you just do my homework?"

"You said it's YOUR homework. Then you have to do it by yourself."

"If I can do it, why do I have to come to meet you?"

"If you don't know how to do it, I'll teach you, but you have to do it by yourself."

"How is that different from you doing it?"

I took a very deep breath trying to calm myself down. And pushed the textbook and notebook to him. Noei looked at the books and me.

"I'm your tutor. My responsibility is to teach you. Not to do homework for you."

After I said that, Noei looked even madder. To be honest, I was still scared of him and if he decided to beat me up, then I would have been dead right there. But I wouldn't let him do this. He was so spoiled. I had no idea how Aunt Tim raise him. He might be such a good son to her, but for me, he was a terrible student. He was rude, savage, and irresponsible. All he did was having a fight with people. I couldn't see any good side of him whatsoever.

"If you need me to teach you, then I'll do it. But you have to ask me politely."

"Hey!!!"

"I'm not doing YOUR homework."

I repeated that line again to him. Noei obviously looked terribly mad. He was about to throw a fit to my face, which was totally a terrifying moment for me. But then I was surprised. Because Noei looked so confused. It was like he's fighting with himself inside his mind. He became calmer and closed his eyes. Noei took a very deep breath, open his eyes, and looked right at me.

"Fine. Teach me how to do it. Quick. And make sure I understand it."
 

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"Here... This one is about Union, which means joining them together."

"Ok... And?"

"It would be so much easier if you draw two circles and write down the number into them. This one is Set A and that one is Set B. Ok?"

"..."

"Can you follow me?"

"..."

"Noei?"

"What?"

"Do you understand?"

"Yes... Keep going."

(Sigh) How can I teach him to talk nicer? Only a little would be amazing enough.

I shook my head and came back to my iPad. So on that day, I had to teach Noei too. I couldn't believe Noei came to see me on campus and I also couldn't believe I taught him how to do his homework. To be honest, Noei was getting better than the other days. He concentrated on the tutoring session and he was the one who made the decision to learn.

"Take a look at this question."

"No."

"Noei. You have to do it."

"Why are you so bossy?"

"Do it. I taught you. So you have to practice by doing it again. At least one or two times."

"Shut up."

He complained but did the exercise I gave. While he was doing the exercises I gave him, I had a chance to look at him closely. I see a guy who's trying really hard. He's a very smart kid. I taught him only a little without explaining much, but he understood right away and did well on the exercise. Even though he was playing tough and refused to do it at first. I had to force him until he did what I asked him to. I also saw his hand. They were scared and creeped me out. I had no idea how Noei got them. It seemed like Noei got some scars on his eyebrow too.

"What are you looking at?"

"What? Who? Not me."

I was stunned when Noei asked. He's still doing his homework without looking at me. How could he know that I was staring at him?

"You think I'm that stupid?"

"Hey..."

"Look as much as you want. People always stare at me anyway."

What was he thinking? I wasn't staring because I like him or something.

"Do you really like a younger guy?"

"What?!?!"

I was asking out loud. It was almost like I was yelling at him. What on earth made him thought like that? I was never into any minor as he accused at all. I was completely shocked and stunned. Noei stopped writing and looking at me. He scared me again with a line he said.

"Child Abductor and Molester."

"HEY! I had never done anything like that."

Of course. Not even think about one.

"Section 318. Whoever, takes away a minor over 15 years but not yet over 18 years of age from the parent, guardian, or person looking after such minor against the will of such minor, shall be punished with imprisonment of two to 10 years and fined 4,000 to 20,000 baht."

Wh... Wha... What? Hold on a second! Who's a child abductor? Who's a child molester? Are you kidding me?

How could he remember that kind of Law? Since when he had studied that difficult to remember those legel terms in the constitutions? Did he make that up? This young man surprised me several times already.

"If I want to abduct a child, you are definitely NOT the one I'll pick."

"Now you admit you had an abduction plan in your head."

Fuxk NO!!! Oh, come on!!! How could he twist my word like that? Did he have issues with understanding the Thai Language? He definitely needed to see a doctor.

"Your cute face doesn't say that you are quite a criminal."

"Enough playing yet? Will you finish the homework today? It's very late now. I have to study too. You know?"

I complained. He might think being a college student is that easy and no need to study or do any homework.

"Such a grumpy complainer."

"Just finish your homework and leave."

"All right... All right... Stop complaining already."

He said and went back to his homework. I yawned a few times because I started to get bored. I had nothing to do, but sat and looked at Noei doing his exercises. I was really tired and wanted to go back to my dorm. I wanted to take a shower and did my work. I looked at my watch. I should have been home by now instead of a canteen like this.

I slapped on a mosquito biting my arm. So itchy. And while I was scratching, Noei handed me a tiny pink pack of insect repellent. I looked at him.

"Where did you get this?"

"A garbage bin"

"What?!?!"

"Don't be stupid and take my word literally."

Noei frowned, looked at me, and complained. Why was he always be this fierce?

"It's ok. Just a bite and itchy. I don't need this."

I refused his offer and looked at him doing the exercises. Until I got another bite and it became very itchy. Bad idea of choosing this table. It's at the edge of the canteen and close to the bush. Should we move?

"Stop scratching. You are so annoying."

"But... Hey... Wait..."

"Why are you so stubborn? Can't you see that your arms are this red?"

"Let go of my arms."

"Stay still."

Damn... What should I do with this kid?

While I was scratching, Noei put down his pen and pulled one of my arms. My heartbeat raised up so fast, it must be because I was shocked. Noei took one of the insect repellents and applied the cream on my arm. He rubbed the cream around my both arms. I tried to resist but he locked my arms so tight.

Did Noei the Tiger's blood just apply the insect repellent on my arms?

"Noei... I can do it."

"Just shut up... Give me another arm."

"I said I'll do it."

"Do you want me to break this arm first?"

"No... No... Ok... Fine..."

You never knew if he was just threatening or doing it for real. He seemed like a guy who would do it as he threatened. So I gave him another arm. Noei seemed annoyed. He pulled my other arm and applied the cream on it. And before he threw the package into the bush. I stopped him.

"Don't throw it like that."

"You are so..."

"What?"

"Why do you always act like you are a Korean leading actress?"

"What? What did I do?"

"I know you want to collect this empty package into your collection, right? What else do you want? The used eraser on the table too?"

It was absolutely absurd. How could he come up with that idea? He rubbed the cream quickly and let go of my both arms.

I didn't get him. Why had he done this to me? Applying the cream. Was it because of me scratching my arms so irritating or annoying him? Anyhow, it was the first thing he showed me his kindness.

"Almost done?"

I wanted to call it a day so fast. I should have been in my room by now. Noei always gave me a Migraine.

"Fine... I don't want to stay with you this long as well."

"Same here."

"Child Molester is a criminal, you know?"

"Hey."

I yelled back at him immediately. I never thought of that. Stop accusing me already.

"If you want to make a move on a kid... You've got to be smarter than this."

"Go ahead. Accusing me as much as you want."

I sighed and looked at him. He started to attack me non-stop. I was curious too. What was I in his mind? Why did he always think that I wanted to date him that much?

Noei stopped writing and looked back at me. He stared at me quietly. It's an uncomfortable moment, but before I said anything, he spoke up first.

"(Tch)"

"What do you want from me? Noei?"

"Just want to warn you."

"What did I do?"

"When your mind starts to prefer a minor one, you have to be careful."

"Be careful of what?"

"Be careful because a minor one will prefer you back."

"!"

"A 16 to 17 years old boy... You are such a pervert."

What? What the hell? Noei... You are such a troublesome and terrible kid.

(SCREAMING OUT LOUD)

*** TBC