1 Jackpot On The First Try
"Holy crap.. did she really believed all that?" a guy snickered at his phone screen. "I thought this girl was smart enough to know that i was lying." he leaned forward on his couch and laughed heartily, his eyes twinkling with mirth.
"Who is it this time?.." another guy asked across the room.
"You know the girl who always has her nose in books? The fucking nerd." the first said, grinning widely. "Well, apparently she's convinced that i like her and that i want to study with her later."
"Well, you should study for the midterms." the second one said sagely, sipping from his coffee mug.
"That's besides the point. I don't even understand why she wants me to study with her, i get it i flirted with her online but that's fucking annoying." the first complained, shaking his head in frustration. "Why would she think that I'd like a plain girl such as her."
"Man.. so what are you going to do now?" the second questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"What? Did you expect me to actually go for it?" the first retorted, smirking smugly. "I'm gonna leave this to Johnathan."
"What?"
"I told her my name was Johnathan, so she'd think Johnathan was the one asking her out."
The two guys shared a look before bursting into laughter, slapping the other's arm.
"You fucker, Johnathan is going to be pissed." the second said after a bit, wiping tears of mirth from his eyes.
"He's a good guy, so i think he'll handle it well." the first shrugged off their concern, taking another sip from his coffee mug.
Johnathan Howard is a sophomore in college somewhere in New York. He has silver hair , dark brown eyes, and is extremely tall. Other than that, he has shark bites piercings on his lips, and a big tattoo covering half of his right arm. His parents are successful businessman, and his older sister is a famous attorney. People say that he's a good person but everyone backs away when they knew that he's friends with the jerks in school. —probably why people thinks he's one of them already, a jerk.
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"Look, isn't that Johnathan?" a girl asks, pointing at him as they walk by. "He's such a hottie, don't you think we should go talk to him?"
The other two girls glance over at him.
"He looked so different from the last time i saw him. Y'know, we had group assignments together with two other students.." a blonde girl said, smiling.
"I don't know 'bout y'all, but I'm loving his new look." a brunette girl giggles, nudging her friend.
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"Johnathan~!" the girls sing song as he gets his backpack. He ignores them, zipping up his backpack tightly and shoving his phone back inside of it.
"Yeah?" he asks coolly.
The three girls smile coyly at him.
"Johnathan, do you still remember me? We had group assignments together last semester." the blonde girl says coyly. The other two girls nod encouragingly.
"Yeah, you're Mikayla." Johnathan says simply.
"So, you remembered me all this time-" Mikayla starts happily, but Johnathan cuts her off with;
"Your keychain has someone's name on it and i just thought it was yours."
Her face falls instantly. She tries to recover quickly. "Oh yeah, haha. It's mine.." she mutters.
Johnathan turns away, picking up his pace. "Anyway, have a nice day."
"..He brushed you off just like that.." one of the girl awkwardly laugh.
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After class finishes, Johnathan packs his things into his bag, then grabs his phone from where it had been resting on top of his desk. He sighs as he opens it up to read his texts. There's several texts from his friend group.
Rick: hey johnathan where r u????
Johnathan: why do you wanna know
Johnathan: i don't have class until 2nd period
Rick: well..
Rick: something happened and i kinda need your help with it.
Johnathan: what is it this time
Dan: imma tell ya, he did something stupid LMAO
Rick: don't worry, it's just a small problem.
Rick: come back to the dorm, I'll explain to u then.
Johnathan let out a sigh of defeat as he typed his reply.
Johnathan: k..fine
He stands up, slinging his backpack onto one shoulder, then pulls his phone out again. As he exits his class, he notice a girl with glasses standing at the corner of the door as if she's looking for someone. Somehow, Johnathan feels like she's waiting for him. —well, her eyes are looking at him afterall.
"Are you looking for someone?" Johnathan calls out casually.
The girl visibly jumps. She shakes her head rapidly. "No, sorry, i was just checking out the class area." she replies, stepping aside.
Johnathan shrugs. As he makes his way towards the entrance, he stopped in front of the girl. The girl has been watching him the whole time and now looks at him with curiosity.
Johnathan bend down slightly to her. "Hey." he tilts his head up questioningly. "Do I know you?"
"I.. Uh.." the girl stammers. "We haven't met before.. But i know you're Johnathan.." she nervously fiddles with the hem of her orange sweater.
There is a pause as they stare at each other,
