Chapter 85
Captain's Confidences
The sister-in-law isn't shy when Truong Xuan deliberately makes up a subtle line in a song... meant to make the woman blush. She also takes off her high heels to chase the most "uneducated" guy in the prankster association.
- You must be crazy to tease your sister-in-law. Stop, are you stopping, let me slap your shameless face?
They all laugh as they watch the chase across the room, the prankster guy running while grinning and teasing his sister-in-law and calling for his brother to help:
- Big brother is blessed by his 18 generations of ancestors to have such a first-rate, incomparable wife... oh... save me, captain... captain... save... me…
The captain bursts into laughter:
- Dead your father. You're so stupid that you'll die, why are you still asking for help... cage!
The wife points at her husband's face with her high heel:
- Hey, who allowed you to say bad things?
She waves her high heels and chases after the prankster guy, shouting:
- The guy, I told you to stop and let me beat you, but you didn't listen. If I catch you, I'll do a free surgery to turn your single eyelid into a double eyelid!
The laughter continues, the younger brother runs around the room and jokes:
- I'm not the fastest on the team, but if you want to catch me, you'll have to attach a motor to your ass for a chance... otherwise, you'll definitely be chasing me until the Martian New Year...
She yells at the damn guy, and he laughs out loud:
- Oh my god, sweating all over, bathing tonight takes less water…
She props herself up on the pillow with both hands, panting, and no longer has the strength to sacrifice him alive. He narrows his eyes to show "pity" and pours water for his sister-in-law to drink:
- Sister-in-law drinks the water to cool her mouth, and then curses me again!
The sister-in-law laughs, drinks the glass of water, and lies on the floor with her limbs stretched out. Her graceless posture makes her husband frown and cough to remind her. The wife laughs and teases her husband:
- A bunch of humorous brothers have made up their minds, but you are the only one who hasn't said anything. What "qualification" do you have to criticize me for being graceless?
The husband's face twists because of his wife's half-joking and half-serious words, and he smacks his lips:
- The wife and the children do not save face for the husband. Affection in heart, show for whom to watch?
The wife turns her sorrowful gaze... to Hoang Kim:
- You men are really strange, you don't hesitate to live and die for each other, but refuse to express your emotions in front of others. Even if you are separated by life and death, you still bury the pain more than any tragedy... just because... you are afraid of being criticized for being sentimental and weak like women and girls! Until you are separated from your relatives forever, those who pat their chests and call themselves real men still show great tenacity, but in fact, deep down they are dying and drowning in silent tears!
She puts her hand on her forehead, her soulless eyes unconsciously drowned in the golden sunshine that is covered by dark clouds:
- Be strong, and revive the spirit of the living? It sounds reasonable, but humans are not cold-blooded animals. Animals have feelings, dogs cry and mourn for their owners, not to mention humans. So, if you can't bear it anymore, just cry. Who dares to criticize weakness, that person is not equal to an animal. If you want to curse fate, just scream and curse, why suppress your emotions and then regret not being able to vent your feelings now!
People laugh, people are sad. People are quiet, each has his own feelings, and none of them can joke around... words blocked in bitter tears... blaming the cruel fate. For a long time, that kind of worry is like a stone weighing heavily on the mind.
Now the sister-in-law smashes that stone directly into the subconscious of every unyielding man. She pours all her hidden feelings into every word that shatters their silence, cracking open their guarded hearts... to see... how much longer these resilient men can hold on to their tough facades.
- Brothers, I'm... scared... I'm so scared... Hoang Kim's life will end in a wheelchair. I'm afraid... he has to endure the pain of torturing his family every day. Everyone still has to swallow the tears in their hearts and force a smile to revive the spirit of their loved ones. I'm... scared... I'm scared... my younger brother will never wake up again.
She doesn't want to stop the crying that contains pain... suppressing the iron spirit and making every real man... collapse in fear instead of pain... imprisoned... psychologically in the mourning air. They will still fearfully dread that future prospect. They will still be anxious about the life of the son of the wind god ending in a wheelchair.
Knocking everyone down means the tragedy of a national hero turning into a vegetable. But there are no longer any hot heads; the whole team is silent, facing their own thoughts... shame... before the sobbing cries:
- If the tragedy comes true, I am afraid that I can't always keep my chaotic mind strong, and my spirit will collapse. At that time... I am afraid to accept the fact, maybe I won't dare to meet Hoang Kim... because... I am afraid of seeing the tragic ending... living every day but only hoping that I can die to be freed from... the curse of fate…
The entire team has never been more confused and embarrassed than now, but they still look the man they condemned in the face... which means... facing their own shame.
The answer is that the smile is no longer sad... but... filled with joy, when all thoughts are directed to the miserable person who has been living with his heart, but... now... he can't feel their mood of piling up worries.
A test of faith, hope, and... the human heart... that succeeds beyond expectation. The giver of that happy ending is sobbing on her husband's shoulder. Determination forces a stubborn group of men to reveal their feelings.
The person with the steel spirit does not show her indomitable spirit in the face of pain, nor does she show her resilience in the face of her life partner. The woman quietly nestles in her husband's lap... letting... her partner encourage and comfort her.
Noble but not arrogant. Weak but not maudlin. Talented and beautiful, virtuous... – Those ancient female standards make him smile faintly – Because all of them basically cannot compare to this woman who values emotion, righteousness... and... profoundness.
No wonder even though she is younger than most track and field athletes, the whole team still respectfully calls her sister-in-law.
No wonder... this world gave birth to... Sam!
Maybe the guy who is crazy about his sister-in-law also wants... the older brother... to have... a life partner who regards emotion and righteousness as the only things that exist!
He laughs out loud, not because he thinks about the guy who is crazy about his sister-in-law... but... because she secretly puts her index finger on her thumb, blinks her tearful eyes, and responds to the leisurely smile causing the heart to relax... expressing... the deep gratitude of the Gentleman Kingdom.
He solemnly places his hand on his left breast... thanking... sister-in-law... again. She lets out a little excited sound of surprise... which makes him smile happily again.
"Maybe... another crazy guy has been born... in this world!"
The sister-in-law closes her eyes and smiles... he... scratches the hair on the back of his head in confusion. The husband frowns and raises his nose to look at his wife's strange expression:
- What's this? Just a moment ago, you were crying as if you wanted to strangle everyone's hearts. Now you're glowing so bright you don't even need watering? What the hell?
The one who tests everyone's hearts stifles a chuckle, watching the sister-in-law switch on the mode... calmly... as if nothing had ever happened. Seeing his wife staring, the brother's face twists because he feels something is wrong, but for a moment he doesn't know what he has done wrong.
The prankster association giggles. A group of bad guys wink at each other, one grabs the hands and pinches the ribs of another to prevent him from blurting out.
The brother finds that they understand what the sister-in-law means, but they do not signal him to get out of the predicament, and instead tease him.
He is trapped in a difficult situation by the trolls, and his wife is still glaring at him... indicating that he is threatened: "Do you like the roof to collapse?", he happily realizes his fatal mistake, but he is still bold, slightly opens his mouth and smiles cunningly, deliberately and hesitantly humming:
- Um... if... the nightmare comes true... then I... ah... um?
The wife doesn't need to know that her husband is pretending; her face immediately radiates a cold air, causing every man to tremble with a creepy feeling... like... walking alone in the quiet night... no figure... and... no sound.
Everyone is familiar with the default rule "if the sister-in-law is serious, don't be stupid and fiddle with it repeatedly". If you deliberately cross the line, no one knows what terrible things the sister-in-law will do. However, the husband still wants to try and see exactly how his wife will punish him:
- Well... I will... let go...
He deliberately stutters, her face is distorted like an iceberg breaking into pieces, and the cold air immediately falls on his trembling mind:
- If you dare to give up on him, I will abandon you!
The words are not a joke, nor are they empty threats. Every time he smiles playfully in the air currents that chill the bone marrow. Now it feels like the coldness penetrates into the heart, as if it wants to freeze the love between husband and wife, if he dares to betray the brotherhood.
The husband is not surprised. That affection has been deep for a long time. He still looks deeply into his wife's eyes, and her shooting star eyes still turn into comets, whenever she is angry and sulks.
Every glare that has scanned his mind has contained a thought... fleeting and then has disappeared... but as a husband and a brother, he has never allowed "it" to occupy his mind for even a second.
He does not hide from his wife who is surprised by her husband's strange behavior... immediately... she lowers her eyebrows to the point where her eyes are half-closed and blinks, then tilts her head in a way that is difficult to understand and asks:
- Hey, now you dare to distract me by challenging me to know what you are thinking, would you like to sleep on the couch tonight?
He lowers his head and chuckles. The sound of self-mockery lets his thoughts go astray. He must find the way back to the constant... amidst... the changing mind that is deranged and infatuated... before it becomes an obsession that destroys everything.
The best way is to let go of worries and live happily with his own personality... and with the dignity of those who regard family as their only existence.
The wife blinks her eyelids, and her extremely round eyes open as wide as possible to approach the brain-hack appearance... and disappear without a trace, replaced by an attitude of itchy eyes wanting to be beaten. The husband, whose worries are piled up, laughs:
- Dear wife, please do not force your husband to sleep on the street, I have to thank the divines for your favor. Who dares to challenge the roof?
As he speaks, he gently presses his wife's cheeks and wipes away her tears. A gentle smile that has never appeared since the day they returned home together. His wife does not yet understand that this sentence implies that no matter what the future holds for each of them, the husband and big brother still fully cherishes and absolutely trusts her.
- I was the first person to know Hoang Kim. I have also been the first person to get help from my younger brother, so your husband has been able to create such a career as today. Without Hoang Kim, there would have been no Tom Pham. But that emotion and righteousness... - He watches her for a long time, leaving a trace of the gentle and virtuous wife image in the deepest part of his subconscious - Is not as deep as your emotion and righteousness with him. I don't want to be an animal!
The younger brothers do not tease him. They all smile and admire the couple's love, secretly feeling lucky for Hoang Kim. Whether at the top of fame or slowly dying, emotion and righteousness still do not abandon the brother. For the first time, everyone feels that the life they are living is not so bad, but the big brother ruins the mood:
- Hehe, your husband also wants that if anything happens to me, I will entrust all my precious things to Hoang Kim to protect and take care of! Unfortunately, this wish may... never come true!
He doesn't directly say everything, including property, inheritance, and...
But everyone understands that the meaning behind the blank is... family. Tom Pham has no father, no mother, no relatives, and his family only has three people.
From the past to the present, no one has ever seen the captain more serious than he is now. Suddenly there is thunder outside; God seems to be shocked by the crazy intention. The wife does not hear the sound that shocks everyone.
All are shocked to the point of silence, every feeling is silent, only the eyes react violently, staring at the person who just came up with the idea. No, maybe a long time ago, he had an idea someone could understand, but no one could sympathize with.
He knows better than anyone, but he still decides to say it, even in front of the team, so his wife, who has never been shy, is embarrassed and her pink cheeks burn. She is no longer fluent, stumbling over one sentence after another:
- You... you... like... to sleep... on the street... tonight, huh?
This is unacceptable. For a wife who shares the same bed with him, who is loving and passionate, who has harmonious emotions and sex, this is so paranoid that she would not even dream of it. The husband is calm, as if it is a natural thing in the future. He sighs and watches his wife:
- Life is unpredictable; Hoang Kim fell from the peak of fame to the bottom of the abyss of despair. I am afraid that one day I will suffer the same fate…
The wife glares and gently pats her husband's cheek:
- You suddenly changed your mind like this, are you crazy?
- A year ago, for some reason, I suddenly had a bad premonition, which was like a ghost that tormented me day and night. I even thought I was just being sentimental. But since the Hoang Kim accident, every time I sleep, I have had a single dream, and the chaotic space of that fuzzy world has kept repeating. I have hidden this from you and have secretly gone to see psychological doctors, spiritualists, even psychologists. They have all said that this is a prophetic dream, and that the strange "thing" in the dream might be a sign.
His voice trembles with every word... hesitation, fear, as if he sees a ghost.
- I'm scared, my wife! - He panics and hugs his wife tightly - I'm scared of the feeling that I'm dying slowly every day. I'm scared of losing you! I'm afraid you'll live alone. I'm so scared. What if the nightmare will come true? If Hoang Kim and I will suffer the same fate in the future, I can't imagine how you will fight against this cruel world?
No longer serenely accepting fate if the vision is really... not... absurd. This time, the one who wets his tears on the shoulders of his loved ones is the breadwinner of the family. The captain has never been so fragile and weak to the point of being pathetic.
He hugs his wife tightly and refuses to let go. The tighter his arms are, the more he trembles. The captain is really in a state of mental fear.
Truong Xuan pats the captain's shoulders a few times; Tom Pham lets go of his wife and turns to the direction his younger brother points. With wet, crying eyes, he vaguely sees the figures of his teammates lined up in a row.
This man has his arm around the other man's shoulders; one guy pretends to sob and mourn for the captain, while another guy jokes and teases. This image is similar to the whole team showing a determined battle spirit and a determination to win before each of the most demanding games and big battles in the world. The towering figures block the sunlight that is burning those who dare to oppose the sky.
The iron will and iron spirit are enough to show that as long as they unite, they can overcome all difficulties and defeat fate.
The wife does not fully understand her husband's thoughts and intentions. Now, this is not as important as the resurrection spirit.
The wife holds her husband tenderly in her heart, her hand on his back which is covered with sweat from the radiating fear, pats his left back lovingly.
The familiar sound from his heart calls him to turn his scarlet eyes with tears towards... the slender wife... who looks directly at the God who is venting his anger. She still stands proudly in front of the lord of all things, fire burning in her eyes... as if she wants to... burn the supreme.
A moment of weakness... embellishes... two images of indomitable will.
Teammates are determined to become the pillars that support the sky.
Brothers sacrifice, relatives decide to go against the will of heaven to protect the family.
The captain rests his head on his wife's heart. His comrade smiles softly because his efforts to suppress his admiration are forcing him to reveal... the feeling. The whole team "pushes" the task of encouraging the sentimental brother to the person who speaks the best in the team:
- Rule the world or fall into the abyss, or even if heaven and earth collapse…
Truong Xuan winks, letting the "roof" of the captain's house speak:
- You and Hoang Kim are not alone!
The one who tests everyone's hearts watches silently from beginning to end. There is no word of encouragement. No word of comfort. He doesn't want to be a superfluous person... in... a story filled with all kinds of emotions.
That emotion can ease the pain and bring a smile to Thanh Hang's lips. The united offspring and harmonious brothers are infinite joy to a mother who has suffered a family tragedy.
Every smile now is a hope that after the rain, the sun will shine again in the future. The whole team put their hands on their left chests to respond to the mother's applause; her congratulations signify that the brotherhood and the righteousness of husband and wife will last forever.
The couple wipe each other's tears. The wife gently pinches her husband's nose; he laughs at her threatening behavior:
- If you are still as weak as a woman, die with me!
The husband's fearful expression makes the whole group laugh. A cheerful sound pops up in unison when they hear the humorous tone:
- If brother dares, he will have to go after the chicken alone immediately. Don't joke with sister-in-law!
The guy who mimics the sister-in-law's threat pushes the door into the room and grins at her. She smiles slightly and watches him lean on his hips, looking bored as the mischievous group... likes to show that they are serious young people.
- Are you not tired enough now? Are the "fathers" still playing the game of testing each other's hearts?
The captain pats his forehead and says:
- A gentleman does not do sneaky things, but you eavesdropped from beginning to end!
The dirty guy pouts and says:
- Damn, the fathers are so affectionate. Should I jump in and sing a song to ruin the mood?
Everyone is laughing so hard that their shoulders shake. Truong Xuan jokes:
- Oh, from the past until now, this guy has never known what the rules are. Now he's so fucking polite; are you even a tiger-leopard-fox-mink anymore? Ah, speaking of singing, I remember that last night he was busy dancing happily with that girl. This morning she forced him to bend his back to take her to school, and now he has dragged his ass back here. He is the guy who forgets his friends for beauty...
The whole team chuckles as they hear the "simp guy" say in a "don't mess with me" voice:
- Hey, the rose you touch has thorns, be careful!
Truong Xuan bursts out laughing at that aggressive attitude of protecting the rose at all times and in all places, regardless of space and time, regardless of turning himself into an 'unreasonable' guy who forces others to follow his will—a typical example is that day...
On the night of December 5th, Rose happily held a bag of materials she had just bought at the night market. She skipped excitedly down the street. In the distance, a motorcyclist appeared, carrying someone holding a long mirror. The image of someone in the distance reflected in the mirror made Rose freeze for a moment; she smiled softly with delight and cheerfully continued walking.
Past the third house, the street suddenly echoed with the loud shouting and roaring engines of a group of street racers. They roared past thunderously; one or two even lunged onto the sidewalk. Rose dodged in fear, tripped over a stone, and fell to the ground. Her bag slipped out and flew into a dark area, deep into the abyss. Rose frantically scrambled to find it.
Flickering, dim lights swept across the faces of the pimps and thugs who were lounging around aimlessly. Starving to death and bored as a dog, they suddenly saw a 'stray cow'—so delicious it made their mouths water—absentmindedly walking into a danger zone. The whole pack laughed lewdly and swarmed her to tease and harass:
"He he… this babe is top-tier..."
"It's like being sleepy and finding a mat; I was craving a girl and here you come to please me… he he…"
"Come play with us, we'll 'serve' you from head to crotch… he he…"
Rose screamed frantically and cursed loudly in a rage:
"Go home and play with every single female breed in your house, you sons of bitches…"
The pussy-starved crowd laughed loudly:
"Hế hế, the more shrewish and bitter you are, the more I like it…"
"He he… you're exactly my type, honey… let me give you a kiss…"
She swung her hand and slapped his face hard. The pimp flew into a rage and shouted to the whole gang:
"Take her back to the lair, rape her to death…"
The whole pack stroked their beards and felt their chins, laughing lewdly as they watched their prey's face turn pale. Their smugness turned into surprise as her tightly pursed, trembling lips curled into a contemptuous, mocking smile:
"Try touching me and see, you bird-brained idiots…"
They cackled:
"This bitch has gone fucking crazy from fear…"
"Let's gang rape her to cure her madness…"
Rose suddenly widened her eyes to the limit until they went stiff. The whole pack knitted their brows in confusion as she stood motionless, staring intently as if there were a ghost behind them. Feeling uneasy, the pimps whipped around and immediately mocked the slender figure:
"Who is this random nobody…"
"Get lost before my eyes…"
That person clicked his tongue, scratched his hair, and sighed as he heard the mischievous girl giggle. The dismissive attitude made them fly into a rage, and the one standing closest tried to shove the opponent. The slender man grabbed the wrist, twisted it sharply to the left, and as he shrieked in pain, he was kicked against the wall.
The infuriated pimps attacked all at once, but the other man lunged into the center, punching them back and kicking each one away. The whole gang flew dozens of meters like kites with severed strings, falling straight to the ground.
They scrambled up, intending to continue the fight, but recognized the opponent's identity; every single one of them stared in shock at the man's arm, tattooed with a majestic Lac bird spreading its wings, burning with a roaring fire inside a red flag. They trembled violently and uttered in horror:
"Red Flag Hall – Truong Xuan"
"Touching those monsters means certain death, run!"
They panicked and fled for their lives. Rose smiled brightly at her savior:
"Thanks, Truong Xuan!"
The lithe guy Truong Xuan clicked his tongue:
"Going to the market late at night, you really know how to 'torture' others."
Rose giggled, then suddenly started running everywhere to search, asking Truong Xuan for help. She was frantic, worried about losing it, which made him ask curiously. While rummaging through everything around her, she answered:
"The materials in the bag are very rare; the night market won't have more for another week, and time is pressing, I can't wait…"
The voice cut off, then she cheered joyfully, pouncing on the bag lying among the trash. Rose hurriedly opened the bag to check, clutching her chest and sighing in relief that the materials
were still intact. She burst into tears, tenderly hugging it to her heart without fearing the foul smell clinging to the item.
"I went through the trouble of protecting you, and you spent your energy buying things to cook late-night snacks?"
Rose burst out laughing at the funny question. Truong Xuan frowned and asked:
"If it's not food, then what on earth is it, and how important is it that you have to stress yourself out like this?"
Rose burst out laughing again at his exaggerated tone; she shook her head slightly with a smile:
"I want to give Sam a surprise, so this secret cannot be revealed yet."
Truong Xuan sighed at the incomprehensible preferences of girls. He urged her onto the motorcycle and drove the rose back to the dormitory…
***
He could not find the answer to that mysterious item that day, but only now does the answer arrive... when... Sam takes off the red baseball cap and lightly brushes his hand over the jet-black words: "Watch your soul, the hat will be the first thing I check when I return," written inside the keepsake. Sam remains silent, but everyone notices his warm, grateful gaze... at the rose... who risked her life to protect the inseparable object.
Truong Xuan links the events with the way the couple has cherished their treasure. He smiles faintly, realizing that those materials were likely for creating a cleaning agent. He had heard that there was a type of cleaner that removed odors and washed away stains, yet still preserved memorial inscriptions on clothes and personal items.
Perhaps this cleaner could not be bought, so Rose had to go to the market to buy the materials to create it. Truong Xuan nods in praise:
- You really struck gold, eighty generations of ancestors must have accumulated merit for you to successfully conquer a rose who is beautiful in both person and character!
Sam curls his lip and glares:
- Stop talking nonsense, she is a human being, not some mindless species to be "conquered" or whatever.
Truong Xuan shakes his head, showing a face of utter disappointment:
- The boy who is foolish over girls is now even more of the girl's god than his older brother, no wonder he completely forgot the meeting appointment today! - He lets out a long sigh - I wanted to know if his older brother's future remains this bleak, would he turn into a monster that can't be stopped? But it seems asking would be redundant…
Truong Xuan is not joking at all; he is truly serious. The entire team stops laughing, waiting solemnly. The younger brother who is closest to his older brother turns in another direction. Everyone thinks the guy who puts family above all else is avoiding the invisible pressure… whoever breaks their word is less than a dog.
The short guy makes everyone look up… and… fear the one whose temper is hotter than fire as he silently turns toward the person who deserves care more than anyone, while everyone else has been indifferent to the old mother dozing off by her son's bedside.
His heart, always worrying for his kin, makes those who love to… "show off"… bow their heads in shame, enough to replace ten thousand words. But the one who must seek vengeance still growls each word like a demon howling from hell:
- If my older brother's life comes to an end, the sky of the Prehistoric kingdom will be stained red… the color of blood!
No one yet understands the pain that the family fanatic must endure. Now they feel the resentment engraving deep hatred into the form of a monster. A form that is definitely not human, radiating an overwhelming aura that consumes the space.
The entire track and field team has long been proud not of their talent, but of their spirit as the immortal image of the national team… yet… now… that proud image shakes violently. The whole team freezes, cold sweat drenching their backs as they sense… an illusion… from deep within his body emerges a giant silhouette of a god of resentment… roaring with every burst of fury.
Everyone has a vague sense... that it is not simply about a broken home; that pain also hides a secret, deeply buried and locked away in the darkest corners of his soul.
Perhaps it is a world-shaking secret that those involved cannot yet share, or perhaps they are just being overly sensitive and suspicious. In any case, outsiders must avoid prying rudely, and now is especially not the time to investigate.
Right now, the most important things are Hoang Kim's condition and his mother's health. She has endured too much pain; her children should not disturb her unstable mental state.
The whole team then teases and jokes with one another… aiming… to dissipate that terrifying illusion. After chatting back and forth for a while, they turn back to the one who tests everyone's hearts:
- Almost forgot you set this up, but it seems you haven't revealed your true feelings to your older brother yet?
The one who tests everyone's hearts chuckles at their joking, but their tone and attitude are not joking at all. The whole team is as solemn as if they are discussing great matters of state. He rubs his hair, scratches his neck, then places both hands behind his head:
- Well… tsk… how should I put it?
Everyone urges him to speak quickly and stop stalling. He laughs heartily, his eyes squinting as he hears the short guy expose him:
- Oh man, he is looking all flustered and shy like that and you guys still don't get it, your brains load slow splatter bullets!
Everyone turns to the short man. The one who exposed him shrugs as if it is as clear as day:
- In the ancient Orient, there was a custom that when parents or masters passed away, the sons had to mourn for three years. During that time, they would live at the gravesite to guard and clean it.
The short man asserts as firm as a nail:
- I stake my honor on the guarantee that if his older brother cannot defeat the Grim Reaper, he will "remain chaste" his whole life by the grave, and in the end, that place will become the Hill of Two Pine Graves!
The whole gang doesn't curse the crazy guy for jinxing it; instead, they burst out laughing so hard the chairs shake. The short guy waves a cheerful goodbye, and everyone asks in surprise where he's going when he just got back. He adjusts his clothes until they are neat and tidy, then excitedly skips out of the room:
- School finished early today, the lioness demands to go out!
The bunch of trolls immediately teases him, criticizing him for being such a simp or so Infatuated. The guy who is drunk on love laughs out loud:
- Oh-ho, is FA club envys of your daddy?[1]
The short man laughs hysterically and bolts to avoid the objects flying at him from all directions:
- Get lost, you jerk!
- You better not show your face back here for the rest of the day!
- Damn, he runs fast splatter cage!
The sounds of delighted laughter echo throughout the hallway; the short man runs to the parking lot, hops on his motorcycle, and speeds straight toward the school.
Note
In fact, FA is the abbreviation for the English phrase "Forever Alone." Here, "Forever" means "for eternity," and "Alone" means "solitary." Interpreted literally, "Forever Alone" refers to being "single for life" or "eternally lonely."
However, we do not interpret it so rigidly here. In slang, FA or Forever Alone refers to currently being single, having no lover, or having just broken up. Perhaps they are not unloved, but are waiting for the right person to appear.
To elevate their "status," the FA Association frequently uses phrases such as "long live FA," "FA is happiness," "long live singlehood," "FA is multipurpose," or even sets up altars to pray for rain (referring to praying for rain on holidays like Valentine's Day so couples cannot go on dates). These are common memes used by the FA Association.
When they view their situation optimistically, they believe there is nothing sad about being FA, as they are free to do exactly what they love.