The Ghost!

During their lecture, Anurak could feel the hostility oozing out of some of his classmates seated close to him. Knowing he had offended everyone in the class, he simply ignored them all. But the moment the lecturer left the class, he and New were instantly surrounded.

Three bulky-looking guys wearing fierce looks stared down at him.

"What you said before, say it again." The leader of this group dared Anurak.

"Hey!" New, who wasn't expecting it, quickly dropped his bag. He grabbed Anurak and stood in front of him.

"Let it go." He said in an authoritative voice.

"What makes you think you can protect him?" The guy snarled in a derisive tone. He then tried to push New on the chest.

Just as he reached out, New spontaneously, hit the right hand on the wrist and grabbed the left one. The guy felt pain but had no time to react as he felt himself being forced forward on the right hand. He was trying to figure out what was happening when he felt something crushing his groin. It was so painful and his first instinct was to grab it, so it wouldn't explode from the pain. As he was doing that, New wrapped his arm around the guy's midriff, grabbed him tightly, lifted him, and threw him, head-first, — on the desk behind him.

The guy crashed with his face hitting the bench since his hands were holding onto his crutch.

On impact, the guy screamed and rolled to the floor, where he coiled up into a fetal position. There was pain everywhere and he didn't know where to hold.

There was a split second of quiet, then an uproar. Everything happened so fast and everyone, including Anurak, was caught unaware.

"How dare you?"

One of the beaten guy's friends yelled at New.

Even though he looked fierce and angry, he didn't move from where he was. If his friend couldn't beat New, then he himself wasn't New's opponent. So why would he set himself up for a beating?

"I should be asking you that question. Who the hell do you think you are to show off in front of me?" New snarled back at him.

The beaten guy and everyone in the class were shocked by New's courage. This was Sunny-Uni after all. If New doesn't have enough backing, would he be able to say this? They didn't think so. Therefore, the next question in their hearts was; Who is this guy? What family is he from?

They didn't have to wonder for long. After addressing that guy, New looked sternly at the people recording the incident and glared at them ferociously.

"If what happened today gets uploaded online, I don't care who your parents are, I will make them pay for your stupidity!" He then turned to Anurak with a very soft voice that made King subconsciously frown and clench the textbook in his hand, "Are you alright?"

Anurak was so shocked that all he could do was nod his head like an Agama lizard. New grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the class.

"Who is he?" One of the students muttered.

"I heard that cute boy call him 'New'. The guy sitting beside New offered.

"New …,"

The girl who asked the question brought out a list from her bag and started going through it. Everyone knew that list since they all had one. It was a name list of everyone in their class. So they all waited to see what she would find out.

"Shia!" She suddenly exclaimed. "He is that crazy boy! New Suwan!"

"What?"

"That is New Suwan!"

"That boy that hacked …"

Someone grabbed the mouth of this person and clammed it shut.

"Why did you do that?" The person whose mouth was grabbed turned to his friend in anger.

"Do you want to die? Why are you saying that in public?"

"But, it's the truth, right?"

"Do you have proof? If he sues you for slander, can you defend yourself?" His friend asked him earnestly.

"Even the government couldn't find evidence." Someone else chirped in.

The guy, who was exposing New, shivered when he heard that. This time around, he personally covered his mouth with both hands and quietly left the class. His friend shook his head and followed him.

Everyone talking was either from a big family or close to someone from a big family. In this circle, New wasn't a nobody. He was feared for his notorious hacking skills, and it was just better not to offend him and his family.

Meanwhile, those not in their circle were completely lost. They just kept darting their heads from one commenter to the next, trying to decode what they were saying.

If Anurak had been here, he would have been shocked that his new friend was this infamous. Even New would be shocked that people were this wary of him. He didn't even know he was well-known among the elites. He thought he was low-key.

King was still in class when all this was happening. He stayed in his seat, agitated because of the loud noises and fighting.

When the fight started, Payu wanted to deal with it because of the way it was affecting King, but he had stopped him. After the shouting had stopped, King listened to what everyone was saying and then stood up. He was slightly shivering and sweat was gathering on his forehead, but he wasn't so obvious. If one wasn't looking out for the signs, they wouldn't notice that anything was wrong with him.

"Move!"

Payu snapped at a boy who was busy chatting away with his friend. Not knowing that he was blocking King's path.

That was when they all realized that he was still in class. It suddenly dawned on them that they had two powerful students in their class alone. One was from the 5th family, while the other was a notorious hacker even the government couldn't handle.

They all watched King leave, both in awe and fear.

"If you know what is good for you, you will leave that boy alone." A girl said to the boy who was beaten by New.

The guy was still on the floor, and if not for that girl's words, his friend wouldn't even remember to go help him. That was how shocked they all were.

The friends helped the guy to stand up, dusted his uniform, and then left the class in shame. What was more painful was that they knew they were never getting their revenge.

There was a general course lecture after the one they just had. Therefore, when New dragged Anurak out of the class, that was where he headed.

They made their way to that class in silence as New was still looking angry and Anurak didn't know what to say. News threat was still fresh in his ears.

Who is this guy? He kept thinking.

"Anurak!" Someone suddenly yelled his name.

New and Anurak turned at the same time, and they saw a beautiful girl with a toothy smile as she ran over to them excitedly.

"Hi.' Anurak wasn't sure of how she knew his name. New gave him a curious look, but Anurak shook his head in confusion.

"Don't tell me you have forgotten me so soon. I am Hellen!"

"I am sorry, but I…"

"Yesterday at the bursar's office. I even added you on Line. No wonder you have not accepted my friend request." Hellen pouted with a sad face.

"Shai! Hellen from Civil?" Anurak's eyes brightened in recognition.

"Yes."

"I am so sorry. I will add you now."

He brought out his phone, saw that she really left a friend request, and instantly accepted it.

"Now we are friends on 'Line'."

"Good." Hellen smiled then gave New a pointed look. "Your friend?"

"Aah, yes. Now, this is Hellen. I met her yesterday at the bursar's office. She is in Civil."

"Hello." Hellen stretched out her hand for a shake, and New instantly grabbed it.

"New," he hit his chest with his free hand. "My name is New."

"Nice meeting you, New."

"Same here Hellen."

"Where do you guys want to sit?" Hellen looked around excitedly.

"Anywhere will do."

Just then, a group of girls entered the class and Hellen spotted them.

"Oh, my roommate and her friends are here."

Hellen waved at the girls, then followed Anurak and New to a seat somewhere in the middle of the lecture hall.

One of the girls; Dao, couldn't keep her eyes off Anurak. "He is so pretty." She told her friends.

"You like him?" Her friend; Achara, who was Hellen's roommate, asked her.

"Yes. I like him very much."

"I will ask Hellen to introduce us."

"What if she likes him too?"

"Hellen?" Achara rolled her eyes. "She is gay."

"Oh." DAO was surprised. "She didn't look like it."

Achara frowned at DAO and took another look at Hellen who was now seated beside Anurak and chatting away.

"Do gays have a special look?"

"Chai. And my gaydar is very sharp. That's why I am surprised."

"Funny." Achara batted her eyes in annoyance.

"How did you know she is gay? She told you herself?" DAO asked. No matter how she looked at Hellen, she wasn't looking gay at all.

"Come closer. It's a secret." Achara dragged DAO closer and whispered in her ear. Dao's eyes grew wide with shock. She glared at Achara.

"Lies!"

"Why will I lie?"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Let's find where to sit first. I will give you the gist." Achara smacked her lips mischievously.

"You guys are roommates, right?" Nan, another of their friends, asked Achara. "What if she makes a move on you in the room?"

"Why will she do that?"

"Well, I heard they can be intrusive and rude," Nan said worriedly.

Achara and DAO gave each other a knowing look. DAO giggled and walked towards a set of seats that could take all of them. They were four.

"Are you homophobic?" Achara asked in a stern voice.

She has a strong presence and even from a distance one can easily guess that she is the leader of this group of girls.

Nan felt uneasy under her stare and quickly turned her eyes away in embarrassment. " Nooo. I am not. I am just saying what I heard." She mumbled. She then quickly went to join DAO.

Achara gave her a stink eye, then followed her to sit down.

"I don't know where you hear these stupid things, but Hellen is not like that."

"If you say so. Just be careful."

"Whatever." Achara snorted before turning back to DAO. "DAO, I will speak with Hellen after class, Okay."

"Thank you." DAO smiled knowingly before taking out her books. She then looked up and noticed that the fourth member of their group, Dana, was busy pressing her phone. DAO shook her head in resignation and called out to her.

"Dana?"

Dana looked up. Her gaze was lost for a couple of minutes. When she saw that her friends were already seated, she scanned the room and then took the last seat.