20- "Drooling over your beauty!"
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"There's a hot college man hanging around our building! A very attractive man!"
The girls in the corridor, especially those who were my classmates and friends, were going crazy. They were yelling and banging on doors and windows in an effort to catch a peek of a good-looking college student.
"Oh yeah! He's really handsome! Oh my heart!”
"I wanna know his name!"
"From which department in college he comes from and what year is he now? Ahhh!"
The students in the neighboring classrooms were absolutely going crazy attempting to get a good look at that one student.
Just shrugging my shoulders, I went on with filling out the assignments provided to us by our teacher. The latter claims that she has urgent business at hand, which is why she handed out worksheets instead of speaking to us.
In my opinion, there are more pressing matters to attend to than to follow the herd in swooning over a hot college guy.
"Oh my gosh! He's coming nearby! I'm doomed!"
"Oh my! Am I beautiful now?" Super consciously asked by one of the girls then she took a look on the small mirror of the pressed power she was holding.
"Yeah! Me too! I don't know if I look well at this moment!"
"Ahhh!" Girls kept on screaming to get the attention of the college guy who seemed to be already and approaching near them.
Out of simple curiosity, I turned to look at the man, and my jaw dropped as I realized who he was.
So that's why the ladies are drooling! The college guy standing before them right now is remarkably fine.
Zack?
My voice almost amounted to a whisper as I said, "Zack..."
As per usual, he was staring at me with his typical intensity and depth of gaze, and he didn't appear to be paying attention to any of the other girls who were trying to catch his attention.
After staring at me for a few seconds, he smirked and went over to the side where two girls were standing. He gripped one of their waists with his left hand and kissed the cheek of the female on his right.
And that produced a buzz on the entire floor, particularly among those two girls who suddenly thought themselves the luckiest people on the planet for having been touched and kissed by Zack Lamont. When the two girls left, the other girls began to react emotionally and even wanted to cry out of envy since they wanted to have the same experience with him.
"Oh my! Do that to me too, please!"
"To me, as well! I beg you!"
"Count me in! Please, please!"
"I'm willing to give up my pants for a kiss from you!"
The last female who talked very vocally vulgarly almost made me clear my throat, but the other girls just laughed it off like it was the funniest thing they'd heard all day. While Zack merely smiled at the obscene woman. Well, that was just gross.
I could feel his piercing look roving over me before he turned his back and grasped another girl's waist on either side. I also witnessed the playful chuckling of one of the girls after he had murmured something seductive into her ear.
With a deep sigh, I merely let out my breath. It was the same old ache, striking at my heart for some unknown reason.
I suddenly recalled the first day of school and how my classmates had abandoned me in their building when I got lost.
As soon as we stepped outside of their building that day, Zack pushed me aggressively.
He questioned accusingly, "What are you doing here at the building of College of Engineering?"
"Zack, I didn't come here by myself, and I certainly didn't set out to do so. I was with my classmates a while back. It was only that they left me, and I couldn't find my way back to them."
I tried to explain, but he cut me off with more charges that had no basis in reality. "Liar! Really, little girl, you think I'd take your word for it? I should have seen it coming, I suppose. So, you want to flirt with Vandyke, right?"
When he made that statement, I shook my head quickly to dismiss his assertion. "Zack, no. Please believe me—"
"Not just with Vandyke, but with any man who'd come across you since you know just how to use your beauty to entice men!" He never stopped berating me.
Repeatedly, I shook my head, almost unable to believe that he was accusing me of something I had never done and don't ever foresee doing in my life. "Zack-"
"Why choose the building of engineering, huh?" h e asked harshly and sneered maliciously. "Are you going after some engineering students?"
Shook my head for the nth time! "No. You're wrong. I have not and will never do the thing you are accusing me of!"
"Leave, Irryn. Do not reenter this building under any circumstances. Your innocent-looking, man-attracting mask isn't welcome here. I'd rather not have to watch my colleagues ogling over your charm. The thought of that makes me queasy."
Right after that moment, I didn't dare to go college buildings again especially the Engineering Department! I constantly decline my friends' invitations to hang out at any college building apart from the Engineering building. I've been there and done that to learn my lesson!
I remembered being in the school cafeteria with my fellow students on a particularly hectic day. During our break, we worked on an assignment for one of our minor subjects. What we did next was draw the houses of our dreams.
"Amazing, Irryn! Please draw me something like that too!"
"Me too, Irryn! Can you draw for me? Pretty, please!"
When I finished mine, a classmate glanced at it and was so impressed that he made a commotion about how wonderful I was in drawing that drove most of my classmates to asking for my help and wanting me to draw for them as well.
"I wish I could draw for all of you, but I'm not a magician and I'm only human. If you could be patient, I'd like it if I could get to the first people who asked for help first."
Truth was, I also wanted say no to them but I didn't exactly know how without making them feel offended.
"Wow! You have already finished mine? You're really amazing, Irryn! You're not just plainly beautiful, you're also gifted and amazingly artistic!" Joyfully said by one of my classmates who looked at the paper with my drawing that was already good to go.
He even gently pinched my cheek. "You tell me, what do you want as reward? Tell me anything that you want and I'll buy it for you. Anything. Come on, don't be shy. I'm going to treat you today!"
I was feeling shy and overwhelmed when I shook my head. "Uhm, no need to do that. I'm all fine–-"
"Please, Irryn. Let me treat you. I really wanna return the favor—"
"Excuse me, guys. Princess Irryn, here's your food!" said by one of my classmates who I also made an assignment for and just like the others, feeling thankful to me.
He had a tray of food and juice he ordered just exclusively for me to enjoy.
"Luke, you shouldn't have bothered yourself like this. As I've said, I just enjoy drawing so, no need to treat me for a food!" I smoothly said.
He didn't listen to me and still, he carefully served the food on my table.
"Damn you, Luke! That should be me doing that!" one of my classmates cussed him.
He simply laughed at the latter and then turned to me, chuckling. "As I've already said, Irryn, just give me this one favor. Just doing small things for you would mean a lot to me, and I'd like to repay the kindness. Allow me to do this and start eating the food I bought especially for you."
After a long sigh, I nodded in agreement with his insistence. What could I possibly do? I have a full plate in front of me!
"Amazing!" A deep voice thundered across the canteen, and as everyone, including myself, stared at the owner, I almost gasped.
My stepbrother started clapping at us sarcastically. "So you're taking the next step and trying to use your artistic skills to lure men, huh?"
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