PART 35

Both of them got out of the infirmary with embarrassment but still didn't let go of each other.

Leo took Sofia to the cafeteria and sat her down.

" What do you want to eat?"

" Anything." Sofia said mindlessly.

" They don't sell anything." Leo said trying to joke to make her mood light.

" Yeah.. very funny. Bring the same what you will eat." Sofia said reluctantly.

" What is wrong with her? She is not in her usual self today. Did something happen?" Leo thought but didn't ask anything. He went to get food.

Sofia was still feeling low. But someone came to make her day even worse.

" Hey bitch! I can see you are successful in your plan." A girl said.

Sofia looked at her and recognized her. She was the one who poured water on Aurora.

"What do you want?" Sofia asked aversely.

"You are showing yourself now. You have even seduced Leo who is really hard to impress."

Sofia sighed in annoyance. " So you want to learn my seducing tactics? Why though? Your ones aren't working?" Sofia asked calmly.

" Well I just want to know what you offer to them that they become this much desperate for you? Your body?" The girl again said smirking.

Sofia was not way more annoyed. But she didn't feel like arguing as she was sad. So she kept quite.

" What? You will not disclose your secret? By the way where is that nerd? Has she gone to seduce man outside the university? Or she is in the bed with any of the student of here? Offering her body to get attention?"

Sofia have had enough. She was about to say something but that girl again made her stop. That girl saw Leo coming towards the table with food. So she fastly said, "You guys are too cheap. I can't even imagine that much cheapness." saying that she went to her table. She was about to sit down on her chair. But someone pushed the chair aside and she fell down on her butt.

" Ahh...shit.. Who the fuck has the audacity to push the chair aside?" She shouted and looked up only to find Charlie looking at her unwillingly.

" Sorry. Didn't acknowledge your presence just like no one acknowledge what you think about them." Charlie said looking at her. Sofia chuckled at that. Leo came and stood beside Charlie.

" What happened buddy?" He asked to Charlie.

" She was insulting Sofia." Charlie said and took the food from Leos hand and sat on the opposite side of Sofia.

The girl stood up and Leo went near her. " Listen, better shut that trash mouth of yours or I'll smash your shit filled head on the table if you dare to speak ill about her one more time." Leo said and pushed her aside. The girl didn't say anything and just kept looking down. Leo sat beside Sofia.

Sofia felt warm inside her heart. This is the first time except Aurora and Antonia someone had stood up for her. Someone had taken care of her. Her all the grudge against Leo was starting to vanish. She kept looking at him and thought, " Since when did he start to care for me?"

Leo looked at her and asked, " Why are you staring? I know I'm handsome but my handsomeness will not fill up your stomach. Eat your lunch."

Sofia came out of her trance and grumbled, " Who said you are handsome? Don't they have eyes?"

Charlie chuckled hearing that. " You were with her? I was looking for you everywhere." Charlie said.

" Yeah. She sprained her leg. So I took her to the infirmary."

" Since when you have become this much gentle Leo?" Charlie asked pretending to be shocked.

" Right? I'm surprised too.!" Sofia said.

" This is why no one should help ungrateful brats like you." Leo said looking at Sofia.

" Yah you cat faced person! Why do you keep calling me that?" Sofia said.

" Okay okay enough. don't fight. Why are you alone though? Where is Aurora?" Charlie asked.

Sofia got quite. How would she reply that?

" Yeah. I haven't seen her from yesterday. Where is she?" Leo said.

" She didn't come yesterday?" Charlie asked.

" No she was absent in the classes I joined."

Charlie was now concerned for her. Where was she? She didn't come to University from his apartment? Where did she go then? Charlie noticed something odd. The records didn't hold much information about Aurora. She was with him the whole day and not a single person called her to know where is she. Didn't she have a family? Or they didn't care about her?

" Sofia, why are you not saying anything? Where is she?" Charlie asked being impatient.

" Why are you being impatient? She is busy."

" In what?" Charlie asked.

" I don't think you guys are that much close that I'll tell you about her personal matter?"

Charlie became silent. Sofia was right. He didn't ask further.

" Are you upset because of her absence?" Leo asked Sofia.

" Who said I'm upset?"

" I can see that. Why are you upset?"

" Why are suddenly caring for me? Is it because Aurora threatened you last time?"

" It's not that. Don't tell me if you are not okay with it. It has nothing to do with your friend. I'm sorry for that day if I hurt you."

Charlie kept looking at Leo. Was he seeing it real? Leo Ricci was asking forgiveness from a girl? He was being this much soft for a girl? Behaving like a gentleman? Oh! How he wish Harry and Lucas were here to witness this miracle.

" It's okay. You have helped me today. So I'm forgiving you. Where is Lucas and Harry?"

" Lucas is sick and Harry is with him." Leo replied.

" You guys continue. I should go and check up on Lucas. I don't have any classes later." Charlie said.

" Well, I have one. But I'll not join it. I'll go home now." Sofia said.

" Shall we give you a ride to home?" Leo asked.

" No. My car is here and bodyguard too. Thanks for today. I was bored. You two have made my day."

" You are welcome." Charlie said.

" Go home safely. Okay?" Leo said.

Sofia nodded and went towards her car with a smile on her face. She was feeling happy now. The reason was Leo.