Aurora and Linda were having lunch in the college canteen. They were enrolled in one of the prestigious and well-known medical colleges, which was very expensive, but because of their scholarship, they got in. Aurora worked so hard to get here, and Linda had only passed because she used the same notes that Aurora used for her reviews, and when she didn't understand something, Aurora was there to teach her.
Every college and every year level has its own heartthrob, but nobody could compare to Niall because he wasn't only handsome, and rich, but belonged to one of the very prominent political families in the country and he had a very aloof, devil may care attitude that people envied.
His name was usually mentioned every time illegal things were happening on campus, may it be drugs, alcohol, and partying. He was also well known for being a womanizer. College professors and even the administration turned a blind eye when he was involved, so he passed all his subjects whether he attended them or not because his family donated huge amounts of money every year, for the school funds, and for new buildings.
Niall was very confident that he would never get caught because his father covered all of his evil deeds. He had a different girl hanging on his arm every day, they changed just as often as he changed his shirt. He slept with them, used them, and discarded them like tissue paper. He had no regard for their feelings.
But for the past few months, he had his eye on Aurora. It challenged him that he could never impress her, no matter what he did. He never had this difficulty before, and it was getting to him.
He had never seen her with the opposite sex, so he was certain she has never been touched before. It thrilled him that he would be the first one to taste such divine beauty.
She was supposed to be just another hot body to warm him during the night, but her indifference was fueling his need. He could have anybody else, but she was like a siren calling out to him. And he was craving more and more of her attention.
"Hey, Aurora!" Niall had noticed her from afar, so he walked to their table to talk to her.
Aurora did not bother to greet him, much less look at him, but Linda straightened her clothes and fixed her hair, she wanted to make a good impression. She got excited and nervous at the same time, he was, after all, the most popular and most handsome guy in college.
"Hi Niall," Linda said sweetly, "Do you want to join us?" she invited, hoping he would say yes. She has a tiny crush on him, and it would make her day if he joined them.
She blushed every time she saw him around campus, and always prayed he would notice her. It seemed that her prayers were being answered today.
"I already had my lunch ….," Niall noticed Linda's face fell when he answered, yet Aurora kept on eating, totally unaffected by the conversation happening in front of her. She had no time for this right now. All she wanted to do today was finish her school work and go back home.
"...But don't worry, I will still accompany you, two beautiful girls," Niall trailed on, and Linda's face lit up again. She pulled back the chair next to her so he could sit, but he pretended not to notice and immediately sat next to Aurora.
She would not kid that she was a little disappointed that he chose to sit next to Aurora but consoled herself that at least Niall was sitting with them.
Aurora frowned when Niall tried to sit closer to her. She was bothered that Linda invited him to have lunch at their table. He didn't have a good reputation and did not want to be associated with him.
"So… I was thinking, maybe we should hang out sometime? Yeah?" Niall asked in a flirtatious tone.
"No! Yes!" Aurora and Linda answered simultaneously, which made Niall raise his eyebrow.
"We can go….," Linda trailed off when she noticed Aurora's stern look.
"No, we can't! Exams are coming up, and we are a little busy," Aurora spoke.
Linda was usually very timid and listened to Aurora most of the time, but this was not one of those times she wanted to, she frowned and lowered her eyes.
"Oh no problem then, carry on. Nice to see you ladies," Niall got up.
"Why are you leaving so quickly?" There was panic in Linda's voice.
"Well senorita, my friends are waiting for me," he replied in a deep voice which made Linda blush. He called her a sweet endearment, and she giggled. Aurora just rolled her eyes. Niall chuckled at Linda's cute red cheeks.
He knows that it will take time for Aurora to warm up to him, and he was willing to wait for her. Even though she seemed unaffected by his charm he knew that Linda was a different matter. He had been observing her since he walked towards their table and noticed that she primped herself up for him. He made her nervous, which meant she probably liked him, and he would use her to get closer to Aurora.
Linda will be more than happy to help him, and he was sure about that. With an evil smirk, he wore his sunglasses and sauntered away, an evil plan already forming in his head.
Aurora continued eating, but Linda whined and said, "Aurora, why did you refuse his invitation? We can study some other time."
Aurora let out a sigh and spoke, "Linda, you've heard all the bad rumors about Niall.
He is not a good person, and associating with him will only bring us problems. He plays with women and their feelings, so you have to avoid him as much as possible."
"We should never judge someone just because of what people say about them. He invited us so nicely, which means he probably just wanted to get to know us better. We don't know him, so why not give him the benefit of the doubt. People are probably just jealous of him," Linda was grasping at straws trying to change Aurora's opinion about him.
"That's enough, just eat your lunch, we have a class in ten minutes," Aurora thought Linda was too kind-hearted and could not see through people's intents.
But who knew Linda's heart was as black as coal, and by the time Aurora realizes how devious really is, it would be too late to do anything.
Linda clutched her clothes tightly and cursed Aurora in her mind. "Why do I have to sit here and be like her? All she wants to do is study. I should be out there having fun with them. He might even like me, then I can finally go on a date, have a boyfriend, and stop hanging out with this boring girl," she scowled.
Aurora never mingled with boys, and since they were always together, Linda was deprived of male attention as well. She wanted to experience a lot of things now that they are in college and did not want to spend all her time reading all those books that always made her sleepy.
She was pissed because Niall, the hottest guy in school, just offered them an opportunity to be popular and be with the "IT" crowd, but Aurora ruined everything.
"She didn't even ask me if I wanted to study with her, she just assumed that I was as boring as she was," Linda was still frowning.
Then she smiled when thinking the next time she walked around campus, she would make sure that Aurora was nowhere near, so she could invite Niall out herself. But what she didn't know was that she didn't need to go to any trouble because Niall himself will come looking for her.