Chapter 6
Merliah's Point of view..
I woke up before the buzzer of my alarm berserks. I am just excited to attend my class today because I had to see that snob dean of mine. Time to shine again, let's piss him off today. I came prepared in his class today, just in case he tried to humiliate me for not knowing the answer to his recitation.
'Who would enter a war without weapons and arms, that would be a suicide.' I have to maintain my noble image, that is why I have to prove to him how brilliant I am.
Looking in the body-sized mirror, I could not deny the beauty within me. I am really attractive even though I have no talent in makeup, just using baby powder and light lip tint made me stand out among the rest.
"I am this beautiful, so why is that bastard rejecting me?" I utter as if the reflection would answer me, then I sulked while brushing my hair.
Dean had hurt my pride, he insulted my near aphrodite beauty and that’s what makes him interesting. Sooner or later, he’ll be mine. I can’t wait to break up with the dean once he falls in love with me. I have no intention of going steady with him, besides once I have proved my worth to my parents, I will enter politics. It wouldn't hurt if I would spare my remaining youth in college playing cat and mouse with Dean. Maximillan. I'm sure he wouldn't fall for me because he knew the repercussions of having an affair with his student.
I left early, leaving Maurice, thus I was alone in the van when the driver escorted me to University. My messeng*r vibrated, when I checked it, the same name as usual... It's Arvin again.
This guy and I rarely meet in university since we are attending a varying college, our schedule won't let us meet, we are always busy. Sometimes they; Arvin and Lore barge into our house for a sleepover. The four of us are good childhood friends, hence our old habits didn't die with our age. By the way, Arvin and Maurice are in the same class, both attending a business course.
"Oh, what do you need ugly beast?"
"Wow! Who are you calling ugly? I am one of the girl's most admired boys here."
"Those are only low-class chicks. Just get to the business. I am sure you have urgent favor to ask," I replied.
“Yeah, It's you," says Arvin on the other line.
“Me? What do you want me to do?”
“You really know me well, huh. Anyway, I am already inside the university, though my class is in the afternoon. I will come to you, muah!" Then, he turned off the phone. That jerk knew that I was about to shout over the phone.
'Tss! What the hell is in his favor this time?'
Last time, I had to pretend to be his girlfriend to intimidate his flings to back out. Arvin has been a womanizer for two years and it's all my fault, feeling guilty thus I can't say no to his favor. He is not fooling around with Elysian because his target is those girls who are not well off, easy prey for a rich boy with a cunning sweet face.
Arvin Ryle F. Elysian is the sole successor of Elysian dream university. His family and mine are good business partners and treated like a family. Arvin's mom is my mother's bestfriend, the same goes with my Lore's.
When I reached my classroom, the first thing I did was to find my target, no other than our professor for today... hmmmp~~ my excitement went downhill.
I waited outside the room, I just wasn't in the mood to enter the room. I occupied an empty bench which is designed for visitors to wait outside the room.
I placed my hands below my jaw, and suddenly someone pricked my waist. "Gosh! Bitch!" I turned my head around, then I saw his annoying face. I want to massacre Arvin's handsome face. He is grinning from ear to ear, did he smoke insect repellant?
"Your mind is too occupied," says Arvin as he sat beside me.
"I am thinking of a way to murder you without getting my hand dirty," I replied. Well, the truth is I am upset because Dean is still not here.
“You man whore, Arvin Ryle Elysian, what is your favor all about? You should be thankful that Lore is still not here, you know how her mouth runs wild easily."
“Hmmpp, I told you not to call me with my whole name, if you do so, you should add the word handsome before my name."
“Tss! Just spill the tea already. Our snob Dean might come any moment from now."
“Old lady 'Iyang', relax. Your wrinkles are smiling right now."
This imbecile is testing my patience. He knew I hated my country bumpkin nickname 'Iyang', yet he dared call me that old fashioned nickname.
“F*ck you, bestfriend,” I replied. We were too comfortable that cursing is just part of our conversation. I crossed my arms and flicked my eyebrows. "I don't want to hear your favor," I added.
"Sorry. Promise I won't call you IYANG again."
“Bitch you just did it again." I rolled my eyes.
“I am sincerely asking for forgiveness, my beautiful best friend. I need your help pretty please.” He looked at me with mesmerizing puppy eyes.
Tss! If he thinks he can bribe me with his charming puppy-like vibes, then I'm guilty. “I swear I hate you. You are taking my kindness for granted."
“You are kind?”
“Am I not? Okay, bye. I need to go inside, just ask Lore to replace me."
“You must have been kidding me. Maurice will nag the hell out of me," says Arvin. He tried to zip his mouth, but too late, he already sprinkled the tea.
“If you are asking for a fake girlfriend to intimidate your fling again, Lore can pull it off."
“Nope, it's not like that. I badly need your help.”
“Eh? Why don't you start explaining things to me so I could weigh if I'll do it or decline it."
“There's a girl... I mean my girlfriend had a bedridden older brother, but their parents are working, she was entrusted to take care of him. I want to date her but she won't come unless someone could replace her for a brief moment. Don't let Lore hear of this thing, I am sure she'll reveal it to Maurice, then your twin brother will scold me for letting you do that part."
“Basically, you are asking me to be his nanny for three freaking hours? You want me to do that because you want to flirt?"
"I'm doing a charity here. I want to make her happy before breaking up with her on the same day."
I can't help but toss my palm on my forehead. “I really hate you, but fine. Remember the time limit."
I did not expect him to embrace me, hello we are in the hallway next to my classroom. He pinched my nose and even pinch my cheeks too before kissing both sides.
"Oh my god! Why are you flirting in public?!" It was Lore's sarcastic remark. She has a loudmouth, but that wasn't what called my attention, it was the dean's gaze to me from a short distance.
Our eyes met, but it didn't last long since my gaze was averted when my crazy male friend embraced me again. "Love yoouuuu, Liah. Thank you," says Arvin with quite a scandalous intensity. My crazy male friend had not been satisfied with his damn loud voice, he even hit me with a flying kiss.
'Crazy'
Lore dragged me inside, then before I knew it, our dean was standing now behind us, wow what a pair of long legs he got.
We sat formally and behaved well as he placed his stuff on the teacher's desk. I can feel a dark aura, and his face is literally telling me that he is pissed off by seeing me first thing in the morning. Well, it's our fate. I am sure he does not want to see me.
“I believe, the university manual attached that excessive public display of affection is prohibited. What you did a while ago is excessive. If you want to date, better do it in private. University is a place to learn academe not flirting. You guys had disturbed the other classes.”
This is all my darn friend's fault. Fine, he got me there. He used that fuss to scold me, it is obvious that he is pertaining to me.
Flirting my ass, psh.
I stood up to apologize.
"Pfttt, someone got scolded by her crush," says Lore as soon as I sat back.
I glared at her after nudging her elbow, she is teasing me again. Crush? that bitter corn?
Never mind, he is starting the lecture, let's study first. As usual, we had a recitation but this time miraculously he didn't call me. All he did was glare at me, I bet he wanted to wrap the lectures as fast as he could, so he could leave right away.
“I will discuss the Essential powers of the state first. The constitution preserves and controls these powers vested to the state leaders. First, police power is the power of promoting public welfare by restraining and regulating the exercise of liberty and use of the property. We also have the power of eminent Domain and escheat or the power of Expropriation, which holds the right of the government to buy land with just compensation for public purposes or use. Lastly, the power taxation or the power of the state to impose burdens and charge for appropriate functions.”
So, he really would not even want to meet my eye? Little did he know that his cold treatment had pricked my crazy side. I simply smiled at him sweetly, then boom! His face is still Pokerface, but deep inside he could have murdered with those sharp eyes.
We had an exam after the lecture as usual. I was the only pioneer who finished a 50 item identification exam within 20 minutes. I stood up and placed my exam sheet on his desk, then I winked at him. Since I'm facing the dean, then it means I am blocking the view. No one knew what crazy stuff I did to the Dean. I turned my back on him and took my first step away from his desk, but he stopped me.
“Ms. President, come here.”
Here I am, standing on the spot, blocking the view again. Besides my blockmates are busy answering the exam, they would not pay much attention to the dean and me.
'Are you trying to piss me off?' says Dean as if he is whispering through the thin air.
“No, sir.”
“Will you please behave yourself?” says the Dean.
His face is effin resounding with seriousness. Someone will probably get frightened upon seeing his intimidating facial expression, but that does not apply to me because I am the great Merliah Faunteen.
“Sir, you know that I would not behave unless you cooperate with me.”
“Cooperate?”
“You don't have a choice. You’ll be mine tehee~~” I didn't wait for his response. I already turned my back and sat back, pretending that nothing had happened.
