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If I Could Turn back the hands of time...[Alyssa's debut with JR!]
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PART 2

Myria grunted as Somchai backed away from her. He was locked up in the dungeon where the rats lurked back and forth. Myria's hands were holding the metal bars as Somchai sat in the corner with his legs curled up and his head down. "Somchai, you helped me when i couldn't walk and now i must help you when you can't see." Myria said sadly. "Will you please listent to me? I know you didn't do it!" Somchai looked up at her.
"How can you stand by me? You don't even know me." he said, in his broken english. "How can you stand by me when it seemed as if i already confessed it all to you by giving the man a 4 month retirement and by confessing to you i had done something so wrong to someone i should be so faithful and loyal to? How can you stand there and tell me that you'll be my eyes? How do you know i didn't steal the money?" Myria was silent as she stared into the darkness. "Just leave me alone." Myria shook her head and ran up the stony steps.
***
Mos arrived in Bangkok, Thailand safely. All the people on the flight smiled as they stepped onto land. He was mad nothing had happened, but he was also relieved. it all seemed like a mystery. how could she and the rest of the people on the flight just disappear into thin air? It was all so strange. Mos took out his cell phone and dialed his mother's number. After a couple of rings the answer machine picked up. "Hey mom. I just wanted to tell you i made it safely to Thailand. no worries, ok? I'll call you guys later then. bye."
***
JR rushed into the palace garden, searching for his sister. "Ann!" he yelled. Everyone in the garden stared at him as he made way to his sister's side. Ann dropped the flowers she had picked and looked up at him. "Num is here." JR informed. Ann sighed as she stood up.
"Why today?" Ann asked annoyed as she walked towards the palace. When she reached the palace door she spotted her father laughing with num and his associates. "Swatdee ka." Ann greeted as she walked into the room. They all turned around and bowed. Num walked over to her. He took her hand and kissed it. "Sabaai-dii reu?" [Are you well?]
"Sabaai-dii." [I'm fine.] Num replied. "Khun Cheu arai?" [what is your name?]
"Di-chan cheu Ann." [My name is Ann.] She answered.
"Phom cheu Num." [My name is Num.] he replied with a smile, still holding her hand.
"Yin-dii thii dai ruujak." [Pleased to meet you.] Ann said, gently pulling her hand away. "Chawp thii nii mai?" [do you like it here?]
"Chawp thii nii maak." [i/we like it here very much.] Num replied. King Mongkut laughed as Num turned back to them.
"Pai!" [go] King Mongkut yelled. Ann nodded as Num followed her outside.
"Khun phuut phaasaa angkrit dai mai?" [can you speak english?] Num asked. Ann nodded. He smiled. "Phom phuut phaasaa thai dai mai maak." [i don't speak very much thai.]
"Oh, it's ok. I'm use to English." Ann said.
"You see, it's because i travel so much and i barely speak Thai. I didn't think you'd know French." Num replied. "Or Spanish." Ann stopped and stared at him.
"Tres bien." [very well.] Ann replied in French.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you spoke French." Num answered, smiling.
"I'm also highly educated in foreign languages." Ann explained as they continued walking. "My father is the King of Siam and i must know how to associate with others."
"Alright, miss. So you're saying that i am only the son of a nobleman and that i am nothing compared to a princess." Ann sighed.
"I didn't say that Mr. Num! All i said was...oh never mind! Don't under estimate me just because i am a lady."
"So you do have a mouth to argue back?" Ann grunted as quickly walked away from him. "You're only polite in front of your father, miss?!" Num laughed.
***
Somchai sat on the small wooden stage, as they called it. He was in chains, hundreds of village people were staring at him as they drums started beating. Myria was staring out her window as she saw everyone rushing to the palace gates. "What's going on?!" Myria yelled as she ran into the corridor. Running through the hall she bumped into Ann.
"Myria! He's being executed!" Ann yelled, out of breath. A feeling of fright rushed through Myria as she continued running downstairs and out the palace gates.
"Let me get through!" Myria yelled as she struggled to get through the people who crowded around the stage. None of them understood what she had said, but they moved out of the way. Myria rushed to the front, bumping into so many people. Somchai was covered with dirt and there were 3 swordsmen around him.
"Yut!" [stop!] Myria yelled as she climbed onto the stage. Somchai looked up at her.
"go away!" somchai shouted at Myria. She ignored him as the 3 swordsmen walked towards her.
"Yut!" someone yelled from the crowd. They all stared at the crowd as Prince
Chulalongkorn climbed on. "Yut! bai si!" [stop! go away!] he yelled to the 3 swordsmen. The swordsmen got down on their knees and released their swords. "Pai!" [go!] Myria stared at the Prince, falling to her knees. He walked over to Somchai and untied him as he fell to the floor. Everyone in the crowd stared, waiting for his next move. He helped pick Somchai up. "Pai!" Myria stood up and walked over to somchai as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. They treaded down the stage and limping along until they got in the palace gates.
***
James stared as Myria fed Somchai. "They found the missing money last night. I don't understand why they made Somchai go up there this morning." James questioned.
"Who took the money?" Myria asked curiously.
"They wouldn't say. I overheard a conversation saying that Prince Jr took the money and was going to give it to some people outside of palace walls. I think it was the girl he likes, to help her and her family." James explained. They both were in silence as Ann walked in.
"Somchai." Ann said as she walked over to his side. "My faith was with you all along. I pray you'll get better soon."
"The maw [doctor] said that he'll recover soon." James explained. Ann nodded.
"Myria, can i speak with you?" Ann asked. Myria nodded.
"James, will you please feed-" Myria started.
"I'm full." Somchai interrupted.
"Fine." Myria said as she walked outside with Ann. Ann forced a smile as they sat down.
"Prince Chulalongkorn was very kind."
"Do you know who took the money?" Myria asked. Ann shook her head.
"I'm sorry. All i know is that some servant stole the money." Ann replied.
"Are you and JR close?" Myria asked. Ann nodded.
"Why are you asking me all this?"
"I just want to know the truth of who put somchai through hell?!" Myria shouted as she stood up. Ann looked up at her, confused.
"Are you and somchai in love?" ann asked. Myria stopped and stared at her, strangely.
"No." Myria said under her breath. "No! We're just..."
"friends?"
"Yes!" Myria answered. "I don't love somchai."
"alright. i guess i will never really understand the friendship between a man and woman. the only other boy i have been friends with is my brother. somchai and i are not even friends now. so i don't understand your feelings for him." ann explained. myria sat back down.
"ann, a while ago you told me that somchai had to watch his love get buried." myria said. ann nodded sadly. "please tell me about that."
"ok, you're his friend. you should know." ann started. "well it all started when he went to the market this one day with james. he met this girl by the name of dao. they were really in love and it was romantic love too. their dream was to be married one day, but unfortunatly dao got sick and she returned to the stars on a fateful day."
"how come somchai never speaks of her?" myria asked, forgetting all about her many questions about JR.
"he doesn't want to show his hurt. you know what? her sister still comes and visits james once in a while. they're good friends." ann explained. myria nodded. "her name is piyada. i believe."
"all this time i thought somchai was some guy who never cried a tear and who stood strong all his life." myria said. ann shook her head.
"he's been through a lot." ann replied. staring up at the sun she stood up. "i must go. it's almost time to go to the temple."
"how can you tell?" myria asked, standing up.
"the sun's placement." ann explained as she started walking away. "talk to you some other time myria. take care of somchai." myria nodded and stared back at james and somchai's house. he was so mysterious. somchai, that is. myria sighed as she walked back into the house.
***
mos placed his fingers on the statue that stood in front of him. it was the old ruins of the old temple. "where are you, myria?" he whispered. An old man accidently pushed mos.
"sia jai khaw thoht." [i'm sorry, i apoligize.] he said.
"Khun phuut phaasaa angkrit dai mai?" [can you speak english?] mos asked.
"yes." he replied with a smile. "are you visiting here from canada?"
"no. the states." mos replied.
"i'm here from canada." he said. "business or pleasure?"
"Business, and yourself?"
"business. i've come with a team of experts to study the mysteries of this ancient temple." he explained.
"What do you know?" mos asked, curiously.
"well, i know a...what should i call it? ahh...i'll say legend. i know a legend. that's about it. i know so much on these ruins, but i know nothing without proof."
"what's the legend?"
"well, it's about a women coming to sleep in this ruin one night and the next she was transported to a town. when the temple was brand new." he explained.
"how do you know if she just made it up? what if she had ran away a couple of days and then came back and made up the whole story?" mos questioned.
"son, it's those kind of questions that i must prove." the man chuckled. "what's a young lad like you doing here on business?"
"i came to find my girlfriend." mos answered.
"sounds more like pleasure." he laughed.
"no, she's disappered."
"oh i see. how?"
"well a plane crash-"
"then why are you coming here? only business you need here is to pray."
"her body was never found. none of the bodies." mos explained. the man thought for a moment.
"stay here, i'll be back with some cameras. say we spend the night here and see if this legend is true." the man suggested. mos nodded.
***
somchai and myria sat on the green grass that bordered the pond. myria stared into the water, looking at their reflection. "what're you looking at?" somchai asked, looking up from the book he was reading. myria forced a smile and splashed the water.
"nothing. i'm just bored." myria answered. for two weeks she had held back not talking to him about dao. and for the first time she was starting to realize she was falling for him. she fell even more everytime she looked into his mesmerizing brown eyes. "somchai...have you ever fell in love before?" she asked shyly, hoping he'd give her the truth.
"what a silly question!" he chuckled. "you're asking me, a servant if i have ever fell in love. that's crazy!" myria sighed.
"even a poor servant is entitled to some happiness." she replied. somchai looked up at her, placing his book down.
"ah. don't tell me about happiness. i've been a servant all my life. i haven't seen happiness at all. when i had some it was taken away."
"why do you always have to argue with me? with all these facts! why can't you just answer the question. yes or no."
"obviously no. and if you want to ask me a questions, don't ask me silly ones. ask me some that are actually realistic." somchai replied.
"so you're telling me you've never been in love and never will be?"
"there you go again...silly questions!"
"answer me!"
"no. i will never fall in love. happy now?" she was silent as he picked up his book and started reading again. after minutes of thinking myria grabbed his book and tucked it under her arm. "what do you want?!"
"i'm bored. will you just talk to me?"
"fine. give me back my book." myria shook her head.
"after you talk to me." myria said. somchai grunted.
"Alright. go ahead. talk."
"ummm...somchai...what happened to your parents?" she asked curiously.
"see...another silly question."
"why is it silly? is it silly because you can't bring yourself to talk about it? or is it just too heartbreaking?" myria shouted. somchai stared at her.
"fine. you really want to know?" myria nodded. "i don't know who my parents are. i was found at the footsteps of this old couple who worked for the king at that time. they were james' parents. so they raised james and i." somchai explained. "now give me back my book." she shook her head.
"no. one more. truthful answer now." myria said. "promise?" somchai nodded. myria quieted and studied him before she had the guts to ask. "who's dao?" the words just came out of her mouth. somchai was frozen. he just stared at her. he seemed angry at her by this time.
"Who told you?" he said.
"what?"
"Who told you!" this time he shouted. myria was in silence. "you don't even know me. i don't know you. i was just a servant to you, to help you get aquainted with thailand! why are you trying to go around and dig up my past? what does it mean to you?!" he yelled angrily. myria sat their in silence looking down at the greenish of the grass. she was too afarid to look at him. "you know what?!" he continued, standing up. "i want you to stay out of my life from now on. you're nothing to me. just stay away from me." somchai yelled before walking off...........

TO BE CONTINUED ....

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' If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time ' Part 2		Story by : Jay-Lynn Deque