Chapter 31: Garber's POV

GARBER’S POV

I felt desperate for a confrontation I couldn’t get on school campus.

I was a playboy, the school jock, brilliant amongst many others, but something I wasn’t ready to have other people see was my violent side.

At least not with everything going on.

What I needed the most was to get home and confront Rolly. After all, there was no need to pretend we didn’t know each other.

But at the same time, I still had six periods to go and four classes with Luis, who was now starting to get attention. Attention from the girls who were just noticing his good looks.

He had ditched his glasses for a pair of contacts that made the beautiful blue of his eyes shine every time he blinked.

We needed to talk. To at least finish off from where we left off last time, and I didn’t see any more perfect time to do that without getting interrupted by that clown than during lunch break.

Because of my anticipation, having put away my pride, I sat through the next three classes, waiting for lunch break.

The sound of the bell and the noise of chairs being dragged did nothing to distract my gaze trained on him.

As he stood up, looking helpless while trying to talk to Chen.

The dejected look on his face when Chen walked out. This is my perfect chance! was what I thought until the reality of my popularity blocked my view of him.

People asking to sign my cast and all that annoying childish bullshit. So the next time I set my eyes on him again, we were both in the cafeteria—him sitting somewhere randomly in the center and me at the far back with the other jocks from the sports team.

My plate of chips was right in front of me, but my eyes didn’t once look at them even as I brought the food to my mouth.

“Yo man, what are you looking at? Did you find another girl?”

“Nothing!” I quickly changed the direction of my gaze and looked back at the barely eaten plate of chips and salad in front of me.

“Right, looks like the rumors are right, and you’ve really locked in with the blonde,” my acting captain and nonstop talkative said.

“What blonde?” I asked, a frown blooming on my face.

“The one who held your dick as a trophy. She’s been going around saying you guys are a couple.”

“What?” I pushed my plate forward and glared even harder. I had no idea I was in a relationship.

“Oh, here she comes,” he said and turned in the direction of the main entrance.

“Wait, she goes to our school?” My eyes widened in more shock as I turned to look at the girl. All I remembered about her from that morning was her blonde wigs, and even though it was pink in color now, I could still recognize her, thanks to her.

GARBER’S POV

I felt desperate for a confrontation I couldn’t get on school campus.

I was a playboy, the school jock, brilliant amongst many others, but something I wasn’t ready to have other people see was my violent side.

At least not with everything going on.

What I needed the most was to get home and confront Rolly. After all, there was no need to pretend we didn’t know each other.

But at the same time, I still had six periods to go and four classes with Luis, who was now starting to get attention. Attention from the girls who were just noticing his good looks.

He had ditched his glasses for a pair of contacts that made the beautiful blue of his eyes shine every time he blinked.

We needed to talk. To at least finish off from where we left off last time, and I didn’t see any more perfect time to do that without getting interrupted by that clown than during lunch break.

Because of my anticipation, having put away my pride, I sat through the next three classes, waiting for lunch break.

The sound of the bell and the noise of chairs being dragged did nothing to distract my gaze trained on him.

As he stood up, looking helpless while trying to talk to Chen.

The dejected look on his face when Chen walked out. This is my perfect chance! was what I thought until the reality of my popularity blocked my view of him.

People asking to sign my cast and all that annoying childish bullshit. So the next time I set my eyes on him again, we were both in the cafeteria—him sitting somewhere randomly in the center and me at the far back with the other jocks from the sports team.

My plate of chips was right in front of me, but my eyes didn’t once look at them even as I brought the food to my mouth.

“Yo man, what are you looking at? Did you find another girl?”

“Nothing!” I quickly changed the direction of my gaze and looked back at the barely eaten plate of chips and salad in front of me.

“Right, looks like the rumors are right, and you’ve really locked in with the blonde,” my acting captain and nonstop talkative said.

“What blonde?” I asked, a frown blooming on my face.

“The one who held your dick as a trophy. She’s been going around saying you guys are a couple.”

“What?” I pushed my plate forward and glared even harder. I had no idea I was in a relationship.

“Oh, here she comes,” he said and turned in the direction of the main entrance.

“Wait, she goes to our school?” My eyes widened in more shock as I turned to look at the girl. All I remembered about her from that morning was her blonde wigs, and even though it was pink in color now, I could still recognize her, thanks to her.