12

                                    

                                          
I was witnessing the most sickeningly sweet scene I have ever seen. How was I not throwing up with the sugary overdoes is still beyond me. Sitting awkwardly on an overly ornate couch, watching Lee and Charlie practically draped over each other, making cooing sounds in mushy voices while I waited for the blasted soup to finish cooking. My rather important interrogation being very annoyingly interrupted by the two trying to shove their tongues down each other's throats. 
                          
"Ummm.... can we get back to topic please?"
                          
Atleast Lee had the decency to blush as he playfully swatted away Charlie's roaming hands. While that jackass had pretty much shamelessly felt the man up right in front me, trying to kick me out every few minutes. 
                          
He must be dreaming if he thinks I am going to leave this goddam couch without the answers I so badly need no matter how awkward I feel watching them make out.
                          
"Uh, sorry, so where were we? Oh yeah, Charlie and I met about 5 years ago..."
                          
"How about we skip a tad bit ahead till Kong is actually in the picture."
                          
"But you need to know the whole background to understand the context."
                          
"Do I really?"
                          
"Ofcourse you do. How else will you understand what we had to go through to get together and how much Kong helped us."
                          
"Oh! I guess...."
                          
"5 years ago I saw the most perfect being on Earth. A literal angel walking on this planet. My heart instantly fluttering as I watched Lee nervously walk around..."
                          
I think this is Charlie's new strategy to get back at me. Kill me with utter boredom. I have heard his sonnets of undying love for Lee close to 10 times now which were almost always interrupted with some ooohs and aaahs and then a little more make out and then the story started all over again. You know the one thing that hasn't featured even once in the 20 minute long mush fest? Kong!
                          
"Alright, alright I get it already. You saw each other, sparks started flying, Cupid did his shooting, you both turned into horny teenagers, and years later you are boring my brains out. What does any of this have to do with Kong?"
                          
"Well you see just a few months before we met Charlie had signed a 10 year contract with his agency."
                          
"Yeah, I know. They keep trying to get me to join them too."
                          
"They... ummm sort of don't approve of me and Charlie."
                          
"What? Why?"
                          
"Cause I'm still a small time make up artist. And being associated with me doesn't help improve his image. So they kind of made us break up. And pretty much got me black listed from getting hired within the industry."
                          
"That's bloody rubbish. I have never even heard of something so ridiculous."
                          
"That's cause your agent is Kong. And he wouldn't dream of ever making you do something you didn't want to. Well, except break up with Krystal. Dude that chick was crazy."
                          
Ok, probably for once I would have to agree with Charlie, both about Krystal being nuts as well as Kong never forcing me into anything without me wanting it too. On a side note, is it weird that even after I know Charlie is with Lee I still get annoyed listening to him praise Kong.
                          
"So how come you started working on this movie?"
                          
"Kong hired me. He essentially ignored every one who told him not to and gave me a job."
                          
"And then when I started hanging around the studio trying to catch a glimpse of Lee, Kong figured out what was going on between us."
                          
"Ah, so you were there for Lee, that makes so much sense now."
                          
"Of course I was. Why else would I come around to see your ugly face everyday?"
                          
I rolled my eyes at him before turning my attention to Lee again. Sparring with Charlie was a never ending roller coaster and right now I had bigger treasures to uncover.
                          
"So Kong hired you and figured out your secret. But then why all the fake dating?"
                          
"I may be a nobody but you are a super star. And as your manager Kong has quite a few strings he can pull. He threatened to pull you out from any movie they were involved in if they interfered with us again. They tried to fight him too but as a compromise we agreed that Charlie fake dating Kong gave us cover without being scrutinized. Honestly, I thought you already knew all of this."
                          
"No... I... I had no... idea..."
                          
The three of us fell silent as we contemplated the last few words. Why would Kong go through such lengths without telling me anything. I mean forget the fact that we were best buds and practically share the smallest aspects of our lives, he was making threats using my career. It's not like I wouldn't have supported his decision or helped Lee and Charlie, but I don't think it's too much of a stretch for Kong to have at least asked me before doing that. Frankly I wasn't even mad at him, I'm just so surprised. It's so out of character for him.
                          
"Its obvious isn't it, he knows how much having me around riles you up. And he is clearly trying to extract a reaction from you. I think, no matter what he claims, he still isn't over you."
                          
"Woah, woah, woah, what? Who isn't over whom now?"
                          
"Kong isn't over you. I thought I was speaking English."
                          
"Where did you come up with that crap?"
                          
"Are you telling me you seriously didn't know? Babe, how do I have the all brawn no brain reputation when this bozo is walking around too? It's so not fair."
                          
Lee patted his cheek affectionately while I still had my jaw touching the floor, staring at them completely flabbergasted.
                          
"It's really common knowledge Arthit. Infact at first all of us really thought you guys might end up together. But then you started dating a bunch of actresses. Thankfully,  you guys found a way to work out things between you. Although after he confessed to you it really shouldn't come to you as a shock right?"
                          
Confessed? What!?
                          
I pounced up on my feet as I began pacing up and down the room furiously, my hands wildly clutching at my hair. My mind completely reeling at all this information these two were dumping on me from nowhere.
                          
"Are you two writing some romance fiction novel or something? None of this is true. Kong and I are friend. Best friends, but only friends. There is no feelings or any of that rubbish involved." Liar.
                          
Lee and Charlie fell silent at my outburst, exchanging perplexed looks before Lee softly spoke to me again.
                          
"Kong told us he confessed to you about 4 years ago but you rejected him so he moved on. Is that not what happened?"
                          
"Of course not. 4 years ago he..."
                          
Oh!
                          
Oh shit!


                          
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