Chapter Five - Family Issues
(10pm June 1st 2008)
"ケンジ,なぜあなたはくだらないギャンブルにお金を浪費し続けるのですか?」私は薬のためにお金が必要で,ノアは大学のためにお金が必要です.お金を失わないでください."
(Kenji, why do you keep wasting money on stupid gambling? I need money for medicine and Noah needs money for college. don't lose money)
"アカネ,彼は7歳です,問題は私ではありません,あなたは麻薬にお金を無駄にして私たちの家族を台無しにしています! 夫や父親なしでどうやって生きていけるかを確かめるために家を出る"
(Akane, he is 7 years old, the problem is not me, you are ruining our family by wasting money on drugs! Leaving home to see how one can live without a husband or father)
お母さん,また寝るのを手伝ってくれませんか?
(Mom can you help me fall asleep)
もちろんです,ハニー,あなたの部屋に行きましょう
(Of course, honey, let's go to your room.)
"いいえ,いいえ,お父さん,私から離れないで,私にはあなたが必要です"
(March 19th 2026)
"Noah, wake up! " Miss President said
*Noah starts shaking*
"what do you need Miss President it's Saturday"
"One it's Hunter's birthday today and why the hell were you saying "No No daddy don't leave me I need you" Miss President asked
"I don't want to talk about it right now I'll tell you after breakfast" Noah said
"Ok?" Miss President said
"Well you three what do you want for breakfast?" Hunter asked
"I want pancakes" Noah said
"Eggs" Miss President said
"Same for me" Agent 44 said
*10 minutes later*
"Ok Noah now that breakfast is over tell me what's wrong" Miss President said
"私が幼い頃,ある日父と母が口論になり,父は口論をやめて家を出ることにしました." Noah said
(When I was young, my father and mother had an argument one day, and my father decided to stop arguing and leave home)
"ああ,なんてことだ,ノア,親は子供の前で決して口論してはいけないし,そんなふうに突然離れるべきではない" Miss President said
(Oh my God, Noah, parents should never argue in front of their children and should not leave so suddenly)
"そうだ,それに対処するために私は喫煙を始めたんだ,だからエージェント44が私に喫煙を止めたんだ,だって彼は私が潜入捜査する相手が喫煙しない限り吸ってはいけないって言ったから,今私は唇を噛むんだ" Noah said
(Yeah and to cope with it I started smoking, that's why Agent 44 stopped me from smoking because he said I can't smoke unless the person i'm going undercover as smokes, so now I bite my lips)
"そうですね,必要に応じて喫煙することは許されていますが,私の質問は,あなたのお母さんはどうでしたかということです,あなたのお父さんが去ったとき,お母さんはそれをどう受け止めましたか?" Miss President said
(Well you are allowed to smoke if you need to, but my question is what about your mother how did she take it when your father left?)
"彼が去った後,私は母を手伝うようになりましたが,母が薬物を摂取していることに気づき,私が高校生になった後,母は過剰摂取で亡くなりました." Noah said
(after he left I started to help out my mom more but I noticed she was taking drugs, and after I had gotten to high school my mother died from overdosing)
"そして,なぜ彼は去ったと思いますか?" Miss President said
(And why do you think he left?)
"私は両親にパンセクシュアルであることをカミングアウトしたばかりで,父はそれを良く受け止めなかったと思います.母と父はそれについて口論していて,母は私をサポートしてくれましたが,父はそうではなかったのです" Noah said
(I had just came out to my parents as pansexual and I guess my dad didn't take it well as that is what my mom and dad were arguing about, my mom supported me, my dad didn't)
"くそー,ノア,私を抱きしめてください,あなたはそれに値するでしょう,あなたが子供の頃に経験したすべてのたわごとのせいで" Miss President said
(Damn Noah give me a hug you deserve it, for all the shit you went through as a kid)
"ありがとうミス大統領" Noah said
(Thanks Miss President)
"どういたしまして,いつでもお話しできることがあれば何でもお話しください." Miss President said
(Your welcome, and just tell me if you want to talk to me about anything I always available to talk)
"さて,今私が話さなければならないことはこれだけです.だから,私と話したいなら,私はジムにいると少年たちに伝えてください" Noah said
(Ok well that's all I have to talk about for right now so tell the boys that i'm in the gym if they want to talk to me)
"わかりました,また会いましょうノア" Miss President said
(Ok, see you later Noah)
"さようなら,ミス・プレジデント" Noah said
(Bye Miss President)
"さよなら" Miss President said
(Bye)
*Five minutes later*
"Noah what the hell did you say to Miss President? Agent 44 said
"I told her about my past, why do you ask?" Noah asked
"Nevermind that but I am going to be getting info from you and Hunter about if you have siblings" Agent 44 said
"Ok well I have two sisters one older, one younger" Noah said
"Ok what are their names?" Agent 44 asked
"Their names are Naomi Ahmya Jackson my younger sister, and Hana Raku Jackson, my older sister" Noah said
"Ok well I'm going to go ask Hunter" Agent 44 said
"Ok" Noah said
*Agent 44 walks into the gym*
"Hunter!, get down from the pull up bars I need to ask you some questions!"
"Ok" Hunter said
"Ok Hunter I'm trying to get info from you and Noah on if you have any siblings, I've already asked him, so now it's time to ask you" Agent 44 said
"Ok I have a stepbrother, his name is Andy Amphai, and he lives with my mom and her new boyfriend" Hunter said
"Oh did you mom get abused by your father?" Agent 44 asked
*Gasps* "yes, she is Thai and he is white so he thought he could abuse her and me because she is Thai, and I'm half Thai" Hunter said
"Yeah that happened to my mom when I was younger too, but is your stepbrother ok?"
"Yeah my mom got with a Thai guy, so Andy is fully Asian, and my bastard father, got killed in jail because the prisoners hate guys that abuse women" Hunter said
"I'm glad he's dead, so he can't harm you or your mother" Agent 44 said
"Yeah but bro I got to go finish my set so come back here when dinner's ready" Hunter said
"Ok" Agent 44 said
"Hey Mongkut how do you want to celebrate Hunter's birthday" Miss President said
"We should make it special because he's told me what he's gone through and he's had a hard life, his father abused him and his mother" Agent 44 said
"Well let's ask Noah since he's seen Hunter more than we have" Miss President said
"Ok, he's in his room I'll go get him" Agent 44 said
"Ok so Noah Hunter's birthday is today but me and Miss President don't know what what to get him"
"Well Miss President what did you get Agent 44 when he turned 28?"
"Well he had just started working full time five months ago so I didn't get him anything I got him a watch so he could use it on missions but now he uses to piss me off" Miss President said
"Well Hunter doesn't really like anything, but he does like things that help him focus, and i've heard him say that he needs a new phone, since the last one he got was when he started working as a bartender"
"Well one thing we can let him do is go back to working as a bartender since the guys from B.R.A.D.I.O like drinking" Miss President said
"Ok then why did you ask me for help, Agent 44 interrupted me reading a Manga" Noah said
"Well Noah you could also go back to working as a waiter but it's going to be at the same restaurant Hunter is working at" Agent 44 said
"Ok well Hunt!"
"Yes Noah?" Hunter asked
"We can go back to working but I got to work at the same restaurant you work at" Noah said
"Really Miss President I can?" Hunter asked
"Yes but you have to wear this watch so we can hear and see if people say anything about B.R.A.D.I.O" Miss President said
"Ok" Hunter said
"Oh and Noah here's is a necklace it functions the same way as Hunter's watch" Agent 44 said
"Ok thanks Agent 44" Noah said
"Ok Noah I'll drive you just stay quiet don't talk to me, only talk to me when we're working"
*Ten minutes later*
"Ok now Noah the employer only speaks Thai if you don't he won't understand what you are saying" Hunter said
"สวัสดี ฉันต้องการสมัครงานบาร์เทนเดอร์"
(Hello, I want to apply for a bartending job.)
"และฉันต้องการสมัครงานเซิร์ฟเวอร์"
(And I want to apply for a server job.)
"โอเค พวกคุณมาทันเวลาพอดี แต่คุณตัวสูง ผมสีดำ และดูคุ้นเคยดี คุณเคยทำงานที่นี่มาก่อนหรือไม่?" The employer asked
(Okay, you guys arrived just in time, but you're tall, have black hair, and look familiar. Have you worked here before?)
"ใช่ ฉันชื่อฮันเตอร์, และนี่คือโนอาห์" Hunter said
(Yes, my name is Hunter, and this is Noah.)
"โอเค ฮันเตอร์ คุณถูกจ้างแล้ว เพราะคุณเคยทำงานที่นี่ แต่โนอาห์ เพราะคุณจะเป็นพนักงานเสิร์ฟ ฉันต้องดูว่าคุณทำงานได้ดีแค่ไหนเมื่อสถานที่เต็ม พรุ่งนี้คุณทั้งสองจะเข้ามา และฉันต้องการดูว่าโนอาห์แสดงอย่างไรภายใต้ความกดดัน" the employer said
(Okay, Hunter, you're hired. Because you used to work here, but Noah, because you will be a waiter. I need to see how well you do when the place is full. Tomorrow you two will come in. And I want to see how Noah performs under pressure.)
"โอเค แล้วเจอกันพรุ่งนี้" Noah said
(Ok see you tomorrow then)
"ลาก่อน" the employer said
(bye)
"Well Hunter let's go back home" Noah said
"Ok"
*At the agency*
"Surprise!" Miss President and Agent 44 yelled
"Oh shit yeah it's my birthday" Hunter said
"Well Hunter blow out the candles and make a wish" Miss President said
"Well what'd you wish for Hunt" Noah asked
"I-I *Coughs* wished for Noah to not hate me" Hunter said
"Hunt when have I ever said I hated you?" Noah asked
"Um we've been enemies since high school, and you hated me in college since the one year I was there for senior year we were roommates" Hunter said
"Hunt I hated the girls you brought to the dorm, since the school wouldn't let gay guys bring their boyfriends into their room but let straight guys bring their girlfriends, I was jealous" Noah said
"Oh so that was the reason" Hunter said
"Yes and I was never your enemy, I just acted like your enemy, even though I cared for you"
*Noah snaps his fingers*
"Hello earth to Hunter" Noah said
"Huh? Sorry what did you say" Hunter asked
"I said what did you wish for" Noah said
"Oh I wished for a better life" Hunter said
"Ok well you guys should go to bed you both need to go to work so, I'll take you both back to your houses." Agent 44 said
"That's way far from here what if you need us?" Noah asked
"I'll call you, Hunter can drive so he'll get you." Agent 44 said
"Ok see you tomorrow Miss President" Noah said
"Yeah see you later Agent 44." Hunter said
"Bye boys" Agent 44 said