I am not a pageant guy!

"Where did you get this?" Anurak grunted. His eyes suddenly darkened with anger.

"Calm down. It's not a big deal."

"Not a big deal? What if Sophea sees it?"

"Who is Sophea?" Sud asked curiously.

"His girlfriend. He said she was a witch." New sniggered, clearly enjoying Anurak's misery.

"I didn't say that!"

"Is Sophea also here?" Sud asked.

"No. She is at Surindra Rajabbaht."

Sud physically relaxed. "Then, you have nothing to worry about."

"What do you mean?"

"The video is on the school's LGBT community's private website. As you can see…," he pointed to the screen of the phone. "There is no download option. This means that the video was taken and posted by one of the admins of the group. It also cannot be shared. Unless your girlfriend has a friend in this school that can show her this video, she will never get to know about it."

"But why will they do this?" Anurak asked after some silence. "Can I get them to take it down?"

New shook his head in the negative.

"Ain't you bothered about it?" Anurak snapped at New. New's nonchalant attitude towards the video was pissing him off.

"Why should I be bothered? I am being shipped with someone this cute, and you expect me to be bothered? No way." New teased Anurak mercilessly. He even leaned sideways, trying to tickle Anurak's cheeks but got his hand slapped off.

"Just leave it be," Sud said with a wary look.

"Why? This video is slandering me."

"Remember what we spoke about this morning?" New raised his eyebrows at Anurak. "The leaders of the community are part of the good-for-nothing rich kids you hate so much. It's better to just leave them alone. Right now, some of them will be looking for a way to get back at you. Don't give them the chance."

"Plus, the queer community will not disturb you. The most they will do is send someone to follow you around so that they can keep updating your interactions. It's just like a reality TV show. If you want to get rid of them, then don't do things that will give them content." Sud concluded.

"That explains why we felt someone was following us around since morning." New nodded in realization.

"People were following you?"

"We were not sure. We just felt their presence. But now I guess it might be those from the community."

Sud nodded in agreement.

"I can't believe this." Anurak groaned.

He was exasperated. Less than 48 hours in his dream school and everything that could go wrong had gone wrong. He was so done with Sunny-Uni right now. He placed his head on the table dejectedly and started thinking of what to do next.

"So, what was it you wanted to talk about?" Sud finally broke the silence.

Anurak looked around and saw that some people were still watching them. "Not here." He shook his head.

"Your room, then. I am yet to see it anyway." Sud replied.

Anurak nodded and they all stood up. Anurak had no intention of taking the cake box with him, but Sud took it and made him carry it. "Pæw will be offended if you waste her gift. Your girlfriend might be a witch, but Pæw is the mother of all witches. You better be careful around her." He warned with a wary and knowing smile.

Anurak shuddered inwardly.

Seems this school is filled with monsters. What have I gotten myself into? He asked himself.

From that day on, Anurak and New discovered that people were following them, but were never able to tell who was who. It wasn't long before Anurak got used to it, though…

Meanwhile, as they were talking and eating, New's phone beeped and he brought it out. That was when he discovered that he had missed a series of text messages from Faith.

[Hello, how was your day?]

[I am so tired. How about you?]

[Can we see tonight? You were so good last night]

[New, Let's go drinking, Okay.]

He first didn't remember who Faith was and when he did, he immediately deleted all the messages and locked the number from messaging him.

When they got to Anurak's hostel, Anurak entered his room, leaving Sud and New in the sitting room.

Sud went straight to the fridge and helped himself to the bottle of champagne New bought for Anurak the previous night.

New stylishly glanced at the man, wondering whether this would piss Anurak off or not. Feeling a little improper because there was a third person whom he didn't know, New decided to give them space to talk. He sent Anurak a message that he would be in his room, then left.

Sud dumped himself on the sofa with a sachet of potato snacks he saw in the fridge. He turned on the TV and made himself at home before Anurak, who had entered his room to use the restroom, came out.

"So, what happened this morning?" Sud asked after Anurak sat down and started eating from the snacks.

"Last night, I got involved in an issue that was none of my business and this morning, I had a confrontation with a guy called P'Payu…

Anurak explained everything that had happened to him and the things New had warned him about.

Sud was aghast. He couldn't believe that a single person could experience Sunny-Uni to its fullest in less than 36 hours. The one he found most upsetting was the sexual harassment.

He knew something would happen sooner or later because, to be candid, Anurak was too pretty for a boy. With top-notch fashion sense and dreamy eyes that draw you in, there was no way his swag wouldn't put him in trouble.

If not that Anurak was Eshin's cousin and was directly placed in his care, Sud himself wasn't sure he would have been able to stay away. That he was in a relationship doesn't mean he couldn't eat out every once in a while.

At Sunny-Uni, weaker students use sex as a means to an end. For this reason, there were hardly any reports of sexual harassment. Even if you don't ask for it, these boys and girls will bring their bodies to you to use as you see fit. Because of this, what Anurak saw as sexual harassment wasn't seen as such in this school. If Anurak knew how things were done around here and was interested, he would have ended up with a rich boyfriend who would make him a boy toy and be responsible for his expenses for as long as they were together.

For instance, Sud's full name is Sud Channarong. He is the son of a multi-millionaire. Even though he is from a rich home, his family cannot be compared to even the Suwans, not to talk of the Dæd-Cads who are billionaires. Yet, many people sought his favor.

Presently, apart from the unacceptable relationship with his gay partner, he has three sex toys. Two are girls, while one is a boy.

They all came to him willingly. It was either their parents who needed a job or a contract or they were in trouble while working at the company. As for Sud, he is in love with a man he couldn't marry, while his father has already arranged a bride for him. His marriage will also be a business deal.

His situation is similar to almost, if not all, the rich kids in the school. This was why he found it hard to believe that there was someone in this school who would resort to sexual harassment to get anyone into their bed.

Therefore, while he understood Anurak's situation, he couldn't sympathize with it and wasn't sure of how to explain it without sounding insensitive.

"What were you even doing at the faculty of Arts?" He asked.

"I went there to take some pictures for Sophea."

"Oh." Sud rolled his eyes. "Since it happened around that place then, whoever that boy is, he must be from that faculty. I heard it's full of crazy people anyway. So stay away from there. Furthermore, if you happen to ever run into the boy again, make sure to take a picture and show it to me."

"Okay, Phi."

"As for P'payu, since your friend already handled it, there should be no problem from his end. King hardly targets students. Just apologize as New said and everything will be fine." He continued. "There is a very good wine in my room that will do the trick."

"Okay, Phi, I will come pick it up later."

After some silence, Sud said, "I will advise you not to be too dependent on New. I don't know him, but his brother Smooth is very okay. But, things can change at any time. Unless you are sure of his personality as a friend, don't lose your guard, else you will be burnt."

"I understand, Phi."

"If you need anything. Anything at all, come to me. Your cousin is my life and death brother. So you are my brother too. Okay."

"Chai, Phi"

"Ah, that reminds me. You may get targeted by King's fans. So watch your back." Sud suddenly said after watching TV for several minutes.

"Fans? King has fans?" Anurak was dumbfounded. "Is he an Artist?"

"Your pretty face makes one forget that you are just a country bumpkin." Sud chuckled.

"Phiii" Anurak protested by throwing the small pillow in his hand at Sud who caught it and added it to the pile already under his head. Anurak didn't understand why Sud would suddenly change the subject and tease him like that. It felt awkward.

"There are students who worship the very ground King walks on. If they hear that you disrespected him, they will come after you."

Instantly, Anurak remembered their confrontation was in front of the whole class.

"I didn't disrespect him. The only person I offended was P'Payu." He shrugged with relief.

"It's the same thing." Sud chuckled.

"What? How? Why?"

"P'Payu is King's right-hand man. Meaning that anything he does is an order from King. So when you disrespected him …"

"Shia!"

Anurak collapsed his back into the sofa, dejectedly. King's cold gaze flashed through his mind, and Anurak shivered inwardly.

"What do you think they will do to me?" He asked with trepidation after some time.

"We will have to find out."

"This is so fucked up." Anurak groaned.

"Welcome to Bangkok." Sud chuckled.

Just as Sud promised, he got someone to send a bottle of premium red wine to Anurak's room. When Anurak went online to find out the price of the wine, he discovered that it was in the thousands and even a limited edition.

Anurak was tempted to return it but after speaking to Eshin about it, he kept the wine and cooked his best dish, the coconut galangal chicken soup locally known as 'Tom Kha Gai.'

Eshin had told him that Sud liked the soup too, so he decided to use it to express his gratitude.

This was a decision he will come to regret.