CHAPTER 5

📖 Chapter 5: The Patient Who Wasn't Sick

The first thing Phuwin learned after taking Pond to the pharmacy was this:

Pond Naravit was incredibly healthy.

Suspiciously healthy.

Annoyingly healthy.

The pharmacist looked at Pond.

Then looked at Phuwin.

Then looked at Pond again.

"What injury?"

Pond immediately pointed at his arm.

"This one."

The pharmacist touched it.

Nothing.

He touched Pond's shoulder.

Nothing.

He touched his leg.

Nothing.

Silence.

Pond began sweating.

Phuwin folded his arms.

The pharmacist looked confused.

"Young man..."

"Yes?"

"Are you sure you're injured?"

Pond looked at Phuwin.

Then at the pharmacist.

Then back at Phuwin.

"Emotionally."

Silence.

The pharmacist blinked.

Phuwin blinked.

Even William, standing outside the pharmacy window, nearly fell over laughing.

The pharmacist sighed.

"Please leave."

Outside The Pharmacy

The moment they stepped out—

Pond noticed something.

Nothing bad had happened for almost thirty minutes.

Thirty whole minutes.

No accidents.

No falling.

No disasters.

No random suffering.

His eyes sparkled.

The theory was real.

Phuwin truly was his Lucky Charm.

Meanwhile...

Phuwin was staring at him.

The way scientists stared at dangerous bacteria.

"You weren't injured."

Pond coughed.

"Amazing observation."

"Why did you pretend?"

Pond froze.

Thinking.

Thinking hard.

Thinking very hard.

Then—

"I panicked."

Phuwin:

"..."

"About what?"

"The bicycle."

"The bicycle never touched you."

"Exactly."

Silence.

Phuwin suddenly understood.

This idiot had no explanation.

None whatsoever.

The Curse Strikes Again

Eventually they separated.

Phuwin had class.

Pond returned to his own faculty.

The moment Phuwin disappeared around a corner—

Pond walked straight into a lamp post.

BANG.

Students gasped.

Pond grabbed his forehead.

"HE LEFT FOR TEN SECONDS!"

William laughed so hard he couldn't breathe.

"THE CURSE IS BACK!"

Pond pointed dramatically.

"Find him."

"No."

"Find him."

"No."

"William."

"No."

"William."

"No."

"Best friend."

William sighed.

"Fine."

Operation: Stay Near Phuwin

By now...

The entire university had noticed something.

Pond kept appearing wherever Phuwin was.

Library.

Cafeteria.

Courtyard.

Coffee shop.

Study hall.

Even outside the medical building.

Everywhere.

At first students thought it was coincidence.

Then they stopped believing in coincidence.

Campus Tea Page:

Day 1: Coincidence.

Day 2: Interesting.

Day 3: They're definitely flirting.

Comments exploded.

#PondPhuwin

#MedicalPrince

#CampusChaos

#JustDateAlready

One girl posted:

If Pond isn't in love then explain why he keeps spawning next to Phuwin.

The post received hundreds of likes.

The Library Incident

That afternoon...

Phuwin sat in the library studying.

Peaceful.

Quiet.

Normal.

Until—

A chair scraped loudly.

Phuwin looked up.

Pond sat directly across from him.

Smiling.

Phuwin closed his book.

"No."

Pond blinked.

"What?"

"No."

"What does that mean?"

"It means no."

Pond looked genuinely confused.

"You haven't even heard my question."

"I don't need to."

Est suddenly appeared.

Sat beside Phuwin.

Looked at Pond.

Then looked at William behind him.

Then sighed.

"Why are both of you here?"

William answered honestly.

"Because Pond refuses to survive alone."

"Understandable."

Everyone turned toward Est.

Est looked annoyed.

"I mean his survival rate appears low."

William immediately laughed.

Pond looked offended.

Singing Competition Practice

The competition was only a week away.

Teams had started practicing.

Unfortunately...

Pond's luck remained terrible.

During rehearsal—

The microphone died.

Only his microphone.

The speaker malfunctioned.

Only his speaker.

The music track crashed.

Only during his performance.

Pond looked ready to cry.

"This isn't normal."

William patted his shoulder.

"It absolutely is."

Then...

A familiar voice appeared behind them.

"Pond."

Both turned.

Phuwin.

Standing there.

Holding a file.

Probably passing through.

The moment he arrived—

The microphone suddenly worked.

The speaker turned on.

The music restarted.

Perfectly.

Silence.

Pond slowly looked at William.

William slowly looked at Pond.

Pond pointed.

"YOU SAW THAT."

William pointed back.

"I SAW THAT."

The theory upgraded from science...

To religion.

William's New Hobby

Meanwhile...

William had developed a dangerous hobby.

Annoying Est.

Every day.

Without fail.

Today was no different.

Est exited class.

Immediately finding William waiting outside.

"Hello."

"No."

"I didn't even say anything."

"Yet."

William grinned.

"Do you think about me?"

"No."

"That answer came too fast."

"Because it was easy."

William placed a hand over his heart.

"You're hurting my feelings."

"You'll recover."

William laughed.

Est kept walking.

William followed.

Est walked faster.

William followed faster.

Students watched.

One whispered:

They're like an old married couple.

Neither of them heard it.

Fortunately.

The Confrontation

That evening...

Phuwin finally had enough.

He found Pond sitting outside the medical building.

Again.

Eating snacks.

Again.

Waiting for him.

Again.

Phuwin stood in front of him.

Pond looked up.

Smiled immediately.

Big mistake.

Because Phuwin looked serious.

Very serious.

"Why are you following me?"

Pond froze.

William froze.

Even nearby students froze.

The question had finally arrived.

Phuwin folded his arms.

Waiting.

Pond's brain began working at maximum speed.

Searching for answers.

Good answers.

Reasonable answers.

Logical answers.

Unfortunately...

He was Pond.

So he answered:

"...For luck."

Silence.

Absolute silence.

William covered his face.

Phuwin stared.

Students nearby gasped.

Pond immediately realized what he said.

And somehow made it worse.

"I MEAN GOOD LUCK."

Silence became even louder.

Phuwin looked at him.

Then slowly asked:

"...What exactly is wrong with you?"

Pond had no answer.

And for the first time...

Phuwin genuinely wanted one.

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