That night, Nessa had pounced on Adrian and hit him as if he were a child before Mom could come to his rescue.
Unfortunately for her, her brother might have been the one who caused the event leading to the fight but she was the one who bore the brunt of the punishment.
Well, that was last week.
Right now, she was in her mom's car driving them to their new school. As usual, Adrian was on his phone, recording a live video, and informing his fans of his new learning environment.
"As you all know, this beautiful woman beside me is my mother" Adrian easily encircled and squeezed his mom's shoulder tenderly since he was in the front seat of the car. Jenny waved at the camera but swiftly fixed her eyes back to the road.
Thank God, Nessa was relieved by that reasonable action. She wasn't ready to die yet.
"Over there is my little unfaithful bro, Rex" he focused the camera on the little boy who had an indifferent expression, he didn't wave at all.
"He's quite moody sometimes" He whispered to his phone before moving over to his sister.
"And last but not the least, that female living organism over there is my one and only sister, Nessa" he turned the phone her way.
"Mind your language, young man" came Jenny's warning.
Nessa in question snorted and looked away without a second thought. Damn him.
"Yeah, I know, she too can be sulky," He said to his screen flooded with love emojis.
Nessa rolled her eyes exasperatedly, this was going to be a long day. She couldn't wait to get out of the car once they reached the school grounds.
Without waiting for Adrian who was taking time in saying goodbye to his "cherished" fans, she climbed out of the car and waved goodbye to her mom who still had to take Rex to his new school since this one didn't cater to primary pupils.
Nessa headed to the administration office where she handled the rest of her paperwork, took her guide, schedule, and everything else she needed.
The school was a three-story which stretched across several hectares of land and she was going through the corridor with her eyes glued to her schedule after confirming there was no one coming her way.
But she was wrong.
Wham!
So distracted was Nessa that she abruptly bumped into a wall. The girl wasn't a klutz, she had been seeing with her peripheral vision which told her the way had been clear seconds ago, how could she have knocked into the wall, or had the wall learned to move?
The force of the unexpected collision made her unstable that she tripped, almost falling to the ground had the wall not caught her at the waist.
Wait a minute, this wasn't a wall but a living organism, an insanely handsome multicellular organism that stole her breath away - And yep, Cliché meeting confirmed.
She was dazed by the pair of hypnotizing hazel eyes that bore into hers with a blazing intensity that she lost the ability to form speech.
Conceivably, she wasn't the only one stunned because the handsome dude didn't speak either, they kept staring at each other for God knows how many hours - which was actually seconds in reality.
It was like in those exaggerated romance dramas where the male and female lead find each other and can't take their eyes off. Love at first sight, was it? But Nessa could swear that there was just this weird attraction between them.
"Are you blind or what?" A harsh comment from the handsome dude roused her from her reverie.
She shook her head, jerking the useless imagination out of her mind as she steadied herself on her feet after he let go of her waist
"I'm sorry-..." She was more apologetic when she saw him crouch to pick up his crushed black aviator glasses that she must have stepped on out of ignorance.
"I'm so sorry" she continuously apologized.
"So useless, what can your pathetic apology do?" He asked, casting his glare at Nessa that made her mouth twitch and wish for the emergence of an ejector seat.
But seriously, this dude was becoming rude. Yes, it was her fault his glasses were broken but definitely not her fault that they bumped into each other: she was going her way, he should have been more observant or taken the other way, there was enough space for more than two people here.
"Hey! You've gotten an apology, you don't have to be downright rude" Nessa spoke upon his character.
"What?"
"You heard me right," she retorted with confidence without backing down even when he straightened his back, hovering over her. Nessa was quite tall, so he didn't look like a giant to her, just a head taller or so.
It seems their squabble attracted a busy body audience in the passageway who had their phone out, recording this remarkable scene.
"I can't believe this," Rude handsome dude threw his head back and laughed," I almost fell for that"
Nessa blinked. Alright, she was getting confused here, what was this asshole talking about?
He suddenly grabbed her hand, quite tight- if she would add.
"Let's get down to business, shall we? Who sent you- no wait, are you in love with me?"
Nessa was shocked, "What?!"
"I was right, girls can't get enough of me," He said and as a matter, raked his hand through his hair in a seductive manner that probably made thousands of girls worship his feet but not her!
She asked in disbelief, "You can't be serious"
Nessa had seen a lot of narcissistic assholes with her brother being number one of them all, but this guy was taking it to a whole new level.
"Just admit it, honey. I know you like me," He drawled with this sexy accent that sent shivers down her spine.
Alright, maybe, he did have this power over her however, that was just because of his good looks; good-looking guys were the bane of her life.
Nessa had contemplated just leaving this crazy fellow but his arrogance stirred something inside her, firing her up. She took a step closer to him and jabbed him on the chest with her finger.
"Listen here, you arrogant narcissistic multicellular organism who thinks the whole world revolves around him...!"
The passageway once bustling with hushed whispers, giggles, and exciting discussions from the excited spectators quieted down instantly with shocked gasps.
"Just because you're endowed with irresistible good looks doesn't mean everyone's obsessed with you"
She stepped closer again, this time with a threatening air, "The next time you bother me again, I will crush your little brother down there to a paste, understood?"
Nessa let her eyes glide down to his crotch level to prove her threat while fighting the blush that spread to her neck.
"That would be such an honor" the handsome fella who was supposed to be scared off, replied suggestively.
Exasperated, Nessa flung his grip off her and strode away.
"Nice ass you got there!" He shouted after her, eliciting instantaneous laughter from the audience.
"Bastard!"