After that, P’In and I sat on the bench on the side of the river nearby.

The clay pot was just perfectly warm, not too hot. So I placed it on my lap.

I was eating. And P’In was sitting beside and watching the riverboat passing by.

“Next time, will go another place,” P’In told me.

“Oh. Really? but if you aren’t convenient, that’s all right!” I would love to go though, but I knew he was very busy.

“Redo, compensate today.”

Now I understand. He said that because of his fans today, this treating meal didn’t go so well.

“Okay krub, P’In” I said yes.

I actually didn’t worry about that. I was already happy enough to eat with P’In. But I would love to go with him again. It would be so nice. So I didn’t refuse.

And now I wanted to talk to him again.

“P’In, can I have your phone number, please?” I asked.

P’In stayed calm for a moment.

I observed his reaction. Then just realised. As a rule, UNISTAR members were forbidden to share their private phone number to anyone. So I hurriedly continued.

“I’m sorry, I forgot. Not exchanging numbers is okay. Still. Is it alright to have your Facebook or anything for contact? Just in case I may discuss a study with you.”

BOSS had said that the buddy-code senior would lend us some textbooks, or some lecture's note-takings. So freshmen didn’t have to buy a new one and even saved time for taking notes in the class.

“Can I ask first?” He said.

“Huh? ask me?” I had no idea what he would ask.

P’In took his cell phone from his pocket — MW Skyline, the newest model. He dialled out.

I was puzzled until the call was picked up, P’In spoke through the phone.

“Yes. I have a buddy-code brother.” He said, emotionless.

And I was looking at him calling someone, so confusing.

“Archawin Deshsakul.”

I flinched as I heard my full name. Did P’In know my name? Really? How? I was a bit excited.

“Yes, the first-year.”

P’In just spoke for a minute and hung up. Then he turned to me.

“What’s your number?” He asked.

“Huh?” I was amazed.

It would be weird if I wasn’t amazed. Really. As the famous Unistar Moon just asked me for a cell number! This feeling was…

“Do you want my phone number?” I pointed at myself, hesitantly.

“Yes.” He confirmed. “Forgot mine.”

“Huh?” I must scrutinise his answer in my head in order to understand.

Ah! He forgot his phone number, right?, so he asked my number to call by his phone, then he would see his own number on my cell phone.

“Alright, my phone number is 089-xxx-xxxx.”

He pressed my number and dialled. My cell phone was ringing later on, so I showed it to him.

He just nodded.

“Save.”

“Huh?” I was confused, again.

“Oh you mean I could save your cell number, right?”

“Yes. If there’s anything, just call.”

He meant if I had anything, just call him? I was a bit surprised.

Wait…Did he just give me his private cell number?

But I heard that his agency was very strict about this.

“Does the agency allow you to share your private number?

“Already asked.” He said.

“Oh…” I gasped, a while, then understood.

So…Why he just called a moment ago, he was asking his manager permission to share his cell number.

I almost couldn’t believe it. I was so delighted as if my tears would come out. I didn’t know how to express my feeling now.

Since I was born, I have been forgotten, I have never got attention. My existence was being unnoticed.

Despite that, P’In was the first person who didn’t forget me, and also cared about me. Even the seniors in his year still didn’t have his number. So I must be special — even as a buddy-code family though.

Right now, I would like to shout out to the whole world.

P’In was the best buddy-code senior ever!

“By the way, you remember my name, right?” I was curious.

“Yes.” He nodded.

“Oh, since when?”

I asked, just wondering. Supposing P’In always noticed me, he might know that I was in his buddy-code family from the start.

And when my impression of P’In was growing, vividly.

“Just remembered…today.”

His reply almost made me choke on suki.

Very well...what I just shouted in my head — P’In was the best buddy-code senior ever —

Could I unsay that?

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