Chapter - 2 - Pleasing scenery..
He got his own bed. The teacher asked him to go to the dorm first while his father was registering his trainee status because he wanted him to get a good place before others came.
Wine walked out of the male dormitory. His father is waiting for him at the gate. Behind him, he can see the name of the college…white words on the green background..
Whiterock Education College
WEC in short…
Does he want to become a teacher? He doesn't know..
It didn't matter anyway. What matters is can he resist his parent's will?
No…
He came here because of his parents. Wine's maternal and paternal families are filled with teachers and nurses.
They called it an iron rice bowl. Wine didn't dare to resist his parents. Asian parents are not a joke when they are angry.
Surviving the 70s and 80s, Wine's parents and four great aunts are tough bones to chew. The 90s baby Wine didn't even dare to go west when his mother pointed to the east.
The point is…Wine's mother was the boss in the family.
"Baby, we have to go to the market. Daddy got the list from the teacher. The gate will close at 6 p.m. We are short of time.."
His father pulled him on the motorcycle. In the 2000s, having a motorcycle was a show of wealth.
Whiterock is a coastal town. The market is built near the beach. There are sands everywhere as the road inside the market was not paved.
"Let's see. Plastic bucket, thermos cup, lunch box, flash light, plastic water ladle, spoon and fork.. checked …soap?…Your elder sister put them in your luggage. Slipper, alarm clock, steel plate? For what?..candles?"
His father pulled him along the shopping spree. He thought he needed to buy a lot of stuff but only a bucket full and it's done.
They returned from the market with a full load. His father sent him to the dormitory. After all the fuss, it's already 4 p.m.
The teacher said the rest of the necessities could be bought from the college. His father left unwillingly after sending him to the dormitory and gave him the allowance for two months, seventy thousands.
Actually,his allowance is thirty thousand per month. His mother arranged everything from home. The extra ten thousand is an old father's love for his son.
Wine owns three items in the dorm hall, the bed, a small table and locker, and.. no chair. Sit on the bed and be done with it. He opened the luggage and arranged the necessities in his locker.
Shower gel, shampoo, facial cleanser, toner, moisturizer and sunscreen…his sister's love is too heavy. The mother and daughter treated him like a doll and often played dress-up games on him.
He also wants to live like a man too. It's just, his fashion sense didn't allow him to be free and casual.
According to his mother's investigation, he would need side dishes. His mother packed two jars of fried dishes for him. One jar was small dried shrimp fried with chillies and another jar was fried meat sauce with chillies.
The alarm clock, flash light, thermos cup and steel plate are put on the table. The lunch box, toothpaste and toothbrush were put inside the locker with the bottles and jars.
After taking out what he needed, he put the luggage under the bed. There were four people in the room including him.
"I thought the bed in the dorm would be bunk beds."
Bored, Wine started the conversation with Htin Lin.
"Isn't it better? If all the beds are bunk beds, they won't last a semester… The male trainees are too rough. Take a look at the beds and tables around you."
Wine looked around the hall following Htin Lin's pointing finger.
Good guys…some table legs are missing, some bed legs are substituted with a bunch of bricks and some locker doors are tied with wires.
"Go take a bath, junior. The dinner time is 4:30 p.m. If you are late, you will be hungry through the night. The dorm head will come tonight to distribute the timetables."
Wine nodded and took off the clothes. He didn't mind others flashing him with their flesh but he mind letting others see his body.
He wrapped himself with a big towel and stride towards the well. There was a small bucket tied with a long rope beside the well.
"Understood. We have to pull the water ourselves from the well.."
Wine looked at his soft palm and looked down at the well. It's not too deep, a little over one meter.
"So…this is the use of a plastic bucket and a water ladle.."
He turned back and walked into the dorm to retrieve the necessities. Put the shower gel, facial cleanser and plastic water ladle inside the bucket, he thought…
Four halls in one dorm, eight people in one room…there were four dorms. Add it up, 128 male trainees….
There are two wells for 128 people. Bath time won't look like a war ?
It's 4:15 p.m. Having no time to dawdle, he rushes out to take a bath. Someone whistled at him when he peeled off the wrapped towel but he didn't care…
Used to it…
After a bath, Wine put the shower gel bottle and facial cleanser into the ladle.
He filled the bucket with water to take back for later use. He rushed back to the dorm carrying the bucket in one hand and a ladle in another.
Thankfully,the bucket he bought came with the lid. He praised the insight of his old father.
There was only ever reading Anawar in the room when he came back. He didn't know where the other six guys went.
Wine wiped the water droplets on his body and put the towel on the rack beside the locker. His white body contrasted extreme with the rough environment.
He was, no doubt, small. But his small body was full of muscles built by him with sweats, expecting to look manly.
The white skin pairing with a good proportions of muscles…. creating a visually appealing and balanced appearance for him.
Just a glance at the vestlines on his small waist, Anawar couldn't look away for a while. He heard his name was Wine. He didn't care about him. But now, he doesn't want others to see this pleasing scenery…Thankfully,there were only two of them in the hall…