Ryan’s POV
One of my bucket lists says I will be a good student during my first day as college.
It was a failure.
I couldn’t focus on the lesson because of the shoes I am wearing.
“Pffft…” I heard my seatmate laughed while looking at my shoes. “Miss. You got the wrong size,” he said out of disrespect.
I am not in the mood to explain what the hell happened to me so I just smiled at him then simply covered my face out of embarrassment.
But if I I am embarrassed for wearing huge shoes, then what that person who probably walked barefoot around the campus?
This morning, I accidentally threw my shoe at the top of the tree. Slyvester suggested that I should use his shoes instead and go to my first class. He did not give me the chance to refute.
‘That annoyingly gentleman. Tssk.’
I fetched a sigh. Ever since we met, from the day he saved me from drowning and now, I felt like I am always in debt.
‘I wondered what happened. Did he get my shoe back?’
“Sorry, prof. I’m late.”
I was snapped out by the man who interrupted our professor’s lesson. Loud buzz echoed around, and majority came from girls who were all red.
‘Maybe the guy is hands…’
My beam evaporated as soon as I saw Chaylen. My expectation dropped very low.
He’s handsome, I know. But in my eyes, he is just a pervert man who doesn’t deserve my attention.
Chaylen sat beside the pretty woman with short skirt. He smiled at her and mouthed, “Hi.”
‘Wow. He’s really expert in flirting.’
Anyway, let’s ignore him.
I set my eyes back to the professor and did my best to listen. After minutes of listening and taking down some notes, I accidentally saw Chaylen leaning his head on the table while sleeping.
“Okay. That’s all for today. Don’t forget to submit your essay about this tomorrow. Class dismiss,” the professor announced then left the classroom.
Students stood up one after another. Some took the chance to introduce themselves to their prospective new friend, while other just walked out the room with their books on their hands. I also stood up and then put my things inside my bag.
About Chaylen, yeah, he is still sleeping.
I was about to put the crumpled papers I had my scribbles in, but I changed my mind. I looked at these and at the sleeping Chaylen.
‘Maybe, this is my time to revenge.’
I aimed the clueless Chaylen with the crumpled paper in my hand. Next…
“Shoot~”
I threw it right into his face. It was a perfect shot!
“Hmmmm,” Soju groaned. Quickly, I dashed out of the room. I even had a hard time running because of Slyvester’s shoes. But yeah, I peacefully escaped.
‘Gosh! That was refreshing!’
Class ended successfully. It was hard to adjust in my new life as college student. Yet, I could say that it’s pretty fun.
New teacher, new lessons, new classrooms, new cafeteria: I enjoyed everything. But I did not enjoy walking back to the boarding house using these giant shoes. It was as if I am riding on two boats!
“I don’t have the rights to complains,” I said to myself. “Just think of Slyvester who walked barefoot just to help me.”
Speaking of him, he won’t come home barefoot, right?
Maybe he can borrow from his friends. I don’t have his number so I could not contact him. And we’re not also friends in any social media accounts. The campus is so big. Even if I did walk around the business management department, our paths never crossed.
Meters away from the boarding house, I saw Chaylen. There was a sudden adrenaline rush that made my body move on its own. In a flash, I just found myself hiding behind the trash bin.
‘This is because I am guilty for the thing I did to Chaylen a moment ago. Argh!’
But that is just one of the reasons. Chaylen is talking with a woman outside the boarding house. I only consider the possibility that she might be his girlfriend.
‘What will his girlfriend think if she finds out that a girl is living with Chaylen under the same roof?’
Automatically, I groped my hair in fear that I might lose it if things go out of hand.
I peeked at him and to the girl in front of him.
‘Oh? The woman, although she’s pretty, she seems a little bit older than him.’
Don’t tell me…!
“Is she his sugar mommy?” I whispered. I covered my mouth after gasping hysterically.
Knowing how bastard Chaylen is, I could not blame myself for thinking like this. However, what’s wrong will always be wrong.
While I was in deep thoughts, it was then I heard their conversation. Thus, I slightly leaned my ear closer, as if that would make a change.
“Next time, don’t ever bother coming here. I don’t need you,” Chaylen said as he looked at the lady with somehow scary gaze.
The next scene made me gasped that I covered my mouth for the second time. The woman slapped him so hard! It was too loud, I bet it’s really painful.
Now I felt deeply sorry for putting a prank on Chaylen before.
“How could you say that to your mom?” she said to him. She turned around and walked, and I hid even more behind the bin.
’Mom? Then that means the pretty woman is Chaylen’s mother. No doubt why he is good looking and…’
“What are you doing there?”
I froze.
Slowly, I lifted my head and realized why it suddenly look darker than before. Chaylen is standing near as he glared at my way.
I was… caught.