The pizza boy

"Oh no! What a mess!" 

Thea quickly opened the car door and got off to see what had happened. A boy with a uniform that belongs to 'Pizza hut' stood up from the ground as soon as she got close to him. Thea looked at him up and down to check whether he had any wounds.

The boy felt uncomfortable when he saw her keep staring at him like some kind of a pervert. 'This pizza boy isn't good looking as Aaron.' Thea's eyes widened when she realized that she was comparing this boy with Aaron.

The pizza boy was even more taller than Aaron. He wasn't an average-looking guy. In fact, he was handsome. However, he wasn't as attractive as Aaron. But still... his green sparkling eyes momentarily hypnotized her as they were filled with spirit like he wanted to conquer the whole world. It was her first time seeing a person with such confidence that showed through his eyes.

"Are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?" She asked, showing her concern.

The boy gulped.

'Of course, I feel uncomfortable but it's because of the look you are giving me.'

He wanted to say that but he kept his silence. Suddenly, a group of five people arrived in front of her Rolls-Royce. They were carrying their weapons and they obviously looked like thugs. In fact, they were thugs! Thea's eyes narrowed dangerously when she saw these people.

"Who are you?" She asked coldly.

A bald man with a knife sized her up before saying, "Rich young lady, we have to talk a business with this lad. You'd better stay away from this matter."

Thea sneered.

"How much?" She asked, pretending to be a rich spoiled brat. The thugs were delighted when they heard her.

The bald man happily said, "Two thousand five hundred dollars will do."

Others gasped when they heard him.

'Boss, isn't it... a bit too much?'

The pizza boy subconsciously grabbed Thea's wrist and shook his head.

"No, don't." He muttered.

Thea shook his hand and pulled some cash out of her purse.

"From now on, you guys should stay away from him. Or else, don't blame me for being rude later." She stated throwing the money at them.

They nodded their heads vigorously like a bunch of rats before vanishing with money. The pizza boy stared at Thea.

"Why did you do that? You don't even know me..."

Thea cut him off. "Should I not help you just because I don't know who you are? What about the humanities then?"

Pizza boy scoffed when he heard her. "Humanities! Do they still exist?" Thea nodded confidently and pointed at herself.

"Can't you see a living evidence here?"

Pizza boy chuckled at her narcissistic behaviour.

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Greg found out that his friend was in a very bad mood the entire day.

Finally, he couldn't stop himself from asking, "What happened bro? You look gloomy." Aaron didn't answer his question. Instead, he said, "Let's go to the bar."

Greg's eyes brightened in delightment. Aaron was a study freak. He rarely joined his friends to go to such places. So Greg didn't want this golden opportunity to slip away that easily.

"Sure." He claimed happily.

"But which bar?"

Aaron thought for a moment before saying, "Blissful Heaven."

Greg nodded his head. Blissful Heaven belonged to the Anderson family. Therefore, going there was safe and comfortable for them plus, Aaron being one of the owners, solved their problem by spending their money.

"Can I ask Timmy to come along?"

Timothy was Greg's cousin and at the same age as them however, he didn't go to Hillwood college. Thus, they only met outside like this.

"Mmm..."

Just like that, they met later in the evening at the VIP room of Blissful Heaven. Aaron poured himself a beer glass and started sipping in an elegant manner.

Greg clicked his tongue and said, "Bro, now you should tell us what's going on, ok?"

Timothy was surprised.

"What happened?" He asked, looking interested. Greg shook his head.

"I don't know exactly. But a GIRL, disguised herself as a BOY, was able to snatch away his character from a silly drama. After that, until now...he's been like this! Gloomy, sad and icy." 

Timothy sneered. He brushed his red, curly hair saying, "It's not like he never acted like that." Greg pressed his lips.

"But this time, it's different dude! Can't you see that?"

Aaron slammed the beer glass on the black wood table, interrupting their conversation. "Idiots, I'm not gloomy or sad. I'm just confused. I can't understand what's going on with me. I feel like I like her but at the same time, it's not that I like her but someone inside my mind forces me to get close to her. It's confusing me..." Aaron stopped his speech to take a breath.

The duo who were talking like parrots before: "...."

Greg raised his eyebrows.

"What? You mean... you like Thea? The 'Thea thing' that used to chase after you not so long ago?"

Aaron shot him a cold gaze.

"Don't disrespect her." He warned.

Greg quickly waved his hands.

"No, no. From now on, I'll never mock her. I'll just try to get close to her."

Aaron's face darkened when he heard that. "What did you say?"

His voice sounded like frozen ice cubes. Greg wanted to slap himself for babbling nonsense.

"I...I mean...As she's gonna be my sis-in-law in the future, I should befriend with her, shouldn't I?" He uttered, stammering slightly. Aaron scoffed. "Who said she's gonna be your future sister-in-law?" 

Timothy narrowed his eyes unhappily while secretly clutching his glass.

"What about Sofia then? How could you cheat on her like that?" He asked, looking extremely irritated.