twelve

Kao

I was sitting on the same couch I was in before.

The same couch the doctor who was now long gone examined me in and re cleaned my cut for me before reminding me to call him the moment I feel like having a fever just right after he gave me my medicines and told me of its dosage and schedule while looking curiously at the small devils all over me.

He didn't ask about it tho and no one volunteered the information.

And I didn't really had time to tell him.

I was busy cursing at Pete and picking out the small devils off me at the same time.

Pete didn't come back to my room again and I was a bit glad about it because that means I wouldn't be a murderer just yet.

I sighed and groaned in annoyance as if my being annoyed with him was not at its peak at the moment.

He's just unbelievable!

Are rich people immature this way!?!

But then again, looking back, Pete had always been this stupid and annoying and stupid.

Did I mention stupid!?!

Argh!

I groaned loudly the same time my phone rang.

It was Kaleb.

"Yes, traitor, what's up!?!"

I heard him chuckled with my greeting.

"I was not the one who covered you with all those stickseeds! It was your boss."

My blood boiled with the thought yet again.

"Yeah, but you refused to help."

I could still see his apologetic face when he closed the door on me.

"You heard the guy. He didn't want me to help you and I don't want to be on his bad side. I can see now what he's capable of doing."

Kaleb chuckled with what he said.

He was not funny.

"Where the hell did he even get these!?! Does he hoard stick seeds on his free time!?!"

I snorted as I plucked some more stick seeds randomly off me.

"I had no idea. I was even surprised when he went out all grim and rummaged the shed at the back of the house. He must have really prepared those for you."

I heard mocking in Kaleb's voice but my annoyance towards Pete at the moment was too much that I didn't have time to be annoyed at Kaleb anymore.

Besides, all these are all Pete's fault anyway.

"How are you holding up by the way!?!"

I sighed.

"I'm at my wits end thank you very much."

I said as I reached for a seed on my left eyebrow.

These fvckers don't seem to wane.

"Why don't you just change clothes and throw your current set away?"

I made a face as if Kaleb can see me.

"You really thought I didn't think of that?"

I retorted as I scraped on my itchy nape.

"Then?"

I scratched my nape yet again before answering him.

"I can't afford to throw away clothes. I have too little I brought with me."

I said matter of factly.

"Then how about we go shopping tomorrow. I'll p-."

Kaleb trailed off on the other line the same time I heard footsteps getting closer.

"Who's that?"

Asked the very familiar and annoying voice on the back ground.

"Err-!"

I heard Kaleb stuttered.

"Is that Kao? Why? He's asking you for help now!?!"

I narrowed my eyes with what I heard.

He sounded like I always ask for help the jerk!

First of all, he's the one who offered me help how dare he!?!

"Kaleb! Put me on speaker I want to talk to that jerk!"

I said as I stopped picking the stick seeds off me.

"Pete, why did you even do that to him? What if he's got allergy or something!?!"

I heard Kaleb said instead.

My brows furrowed and I found myself eavesdropping and waiting for Pete's answer on the other line.

"Kao's kind doesn't have allergies. It's even possible that allergies are scared of him. What kind of person would hurt himself multiple times in less than a month!?!"

Wow!

Seriously this guy!!!!

I took my phone off my ear and glared at it as if doing so would make Pete see me on.

"You seem to have no problem attending to him though. And Dr. Lam is the one benefiting. Ten thousand every visit? I was not aware you're shvtting money-***!"

Fvck!

What happened!?!

I looked at my phone when the line got distorted and saw from my broken phone screen that I was running out of battery.

Shvt!

Not now.

I tried to find my charger as I took my phone back to my ear.

"Kao *static* for him *static* price *static*--ove*static*--him--!"

And my phone died down.

Fvck!!!!

What was he saying!?!

Argh!

This is so annoying!!!

I went back to the soiled couch and dumped my dead phone on it as I slumped back to seat.

Where the hell is my charger when I needed it!?!

And why did my phone suddenly decided to die when I had to use it!?!

And what did Kaleb mean when he talked about Pete paying the doctor!?!

I bit on my lower lip as I stared at nothing in particular as I kept on replaying the conversation Pete and Kaleb I had eavesdropped on.

If only I was able to listen to the lot of it!

I shook my head.

I don't think it matters so much anyway.

I don't need to hear more to know what Pete really think of me!

The jerk!

If he feels so burdened with me around, why did he even bother offering to help me!?!

The fraud!

I groaned some more as I continued picking up the stick seeds on my shirt.

And it's not like I wanted to free load and leech on him!

Argh!

I groaned in annoyance some more as I went back to picking the stickseeds randomly again.

I got bored with everything on my head that I decided to pick the ones on my shirt instead.

Actually, I could just take this clothes off and changed to a new one and just trash the clothes altogether to save me from this tiresome activity.

The thing is, I only have few set of clothes with me and I couldn't afford to throw away a set.

But regarding the couch and the carpet that's greening with the stick seeds, I might just let the owner have a taste of his own medicine and just let the stick seeds be around.

Pete.

I thought of the jerk again and I was pissed once more.

He can really be a jerk to the core.

I jolted in surprise when a stick seed pricked me on my forefinger that I had to stop what I was doing and examine my finger.

Fortunately, it was calloused as calloused can be that the stick seed could not do any damage on it but is still felt itchy and uncomfortable that I instinctively blew on it.

And coincidentally, the conversation I had heard early on replayed on my mind.

As I was doing so, some more train of unsolicited memories came flooding in to my surprise and reverie.

I didn't know why after all these time, it was when I suddenly remembered the day I first met Pete.