But frankly speaking, she did like how Nolan is speaking informally to her, nevertheless, she didn't like it whenever he called her dumb and dense. She entered with her merit into HIGH Academy, so how is it that she is dumb? She is clearly intelligent and she can easily prove it. Period.
However, she wasn't in the mood to argue with him today, leaving him off the hook easily. Today is the first day of her socialization in the Academy. She is least bit interested in ruining that.
Nolan took the glass of water that was nearest to him, feeling his throat dry all of a sudden, chugging down the whole glass at once, he continued his talk, " So, seeing you here, doing fine and clearly in one piece, I think I can surely assume that you successfully ditched those old groggies chasing your back right? " He asked her, to which she simply replied "I believe your aren't that dense to not realize that".
'Yeah. Take that, you proud senior. How does it feel, huh?' Roselia internally thought. Nolan didnt have any negative reaction, but he just brushed off the statement with a laugh. Roselia was disappointed by the reaction, but chose to ignore it.
After that, both Nolan and Roselia stayed silent as if nothing happened, however, someone had an atstonished reaction here. She and Roselia spoke about alot and filled information about each other, however, Roselia didn't once mention about getting chased. If it's for not Nolan, she is sure, Roselia must have kept her in dark all the while, unless she poked Roselia herself about the information.
Islinda didn't understand totally, but she could understand that Roselia got chased. And, she was in danger.
'By whom? Why did she got chased? What is happening around her? Is she hiding in HIGH Academy? If yes, then there's no wonder in it, cause there are many people who use this academy as a hideout, since outsiders are strictly not allowed inside and thanks to their high security, it's even more hard for unauthorised people to leave the academy alive during night. Oh~ I sense some tea. Gotta make them spill it.'
Her thoughts train halted listening to Nolan's voice.
" Hmm~" He hummed in. He propped his chin in the palm of his right hand on the table, and continued, " So, who are they? You know, what if helping you may create me problems in future, so it is only justifiable, that I get to know and have a grasp on everything and the situation. It would be against my morals, if I helped a bad person. You understand what I mean right? " He winked to her playfully while his words demanded her to explain herself, thought they sounded soft.
It's not that he is regretting his decision to help her, if not for that accidental meeting, then he wouldn't have found her here. More than that, he needed a topic to continue his talk with her and to spend time with her, so he had no option, but to use her bad situation to his advantage.
He isn't dumb, he already got the knowledge over whole situation back then when he helped, and he could say Roselia isn't much interested in speaking about the topic back then, but he can't help it, so he continued to pester about the topic, which she wanted to avoid at all stake.
His heart wanted to stay with her more. His first love.
Roselia didn't make any movements for few moments, as she fretted inside, wondering whether she should tell him or not. They weren't even close, and him demanding her made it even more hard for her to respond.
Gathering her thoughts, she thought it's fine to disclose little information of herself, " They are my parents (but not anymore). Weren't you very clever? How come you don't even understand what happened? And I never asked you to help me. It was all on your own accord, even without your help, I would have escaped from their grasp ( because it's the only way for me to get out of that hell hole of house), " She threw back the same arrogance, with which he spoke to her a while ago. Not mistake her, she is masking her real weak self with an arrogant facade.
When he first met her, it was all chaos and he got hella confused. She was getting chased by her adoptive parents, and he was also, on run from elders back then. So when he first met her, he didn't knew why she got chased by her own parents. However, he got someone to investigate on Roselia later and found out the whole truth.
When he knew how they treated her all these years, he really wanted to make them meet their death in worst way possible by using his 'special' skills, but nonetheless, this isn't his place to act and they provided her a shelter to this day and raised her safely, well if he ignores how much they abused her and mentally tortured her.
" Yeah, you were right. This intelligent senior of yours sure would have understood that if any of you guys have any facial resemblance, but, those elders and you got any features even when I examine closely, " He spoke, while his scrutinizing gaze landed on her, his face moved closer to her, to get a good look.
Roselia immediately backed away, she could feel many eyes piercing through her body like lazers. She could tell without turning around, that those girls are getting jelly. Not minding them, she continued, " You will only resemble if they are your birth parents. I'm adopted by them. Now, I think it would be good if we stop indulging more into my private affairs. I think this is enough. How about you talk about yourself? I am on all ears. We have to stay even, right?" She clearly explained him and suggestively adviced him, while wryly laughed out, and effortlessly shifted out of the topic.
" Desperate to know about me? "