There are four reasons why Terban fell into a foul mood.
First, he sat on Slyvester’s face. Second, Slyvester snatched his coffee. Third, he ate his breakfast while sitting beside Vincent. And fourth,Kyle was so talkative during breakfast. Despite feeling so awful, there is one thing that made him feel good.
Terban placed his elbow on the table and put his chin at the back of his hands. He watched Ryan laughing so hard while listening to Kyle’s story.
‘This is the first time Ryan and I have breakfast together,’ Terban thought.
Ryan was so cute when they were young kids. Well, she still as cute as ever. It just that Terban naturally hate women so he did not appreciate her cuteness the first time they met again. One more thing, Terban has a trust issue. So in the end, he ended up dropping curses and bad words to everyone around him.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Ryan asked Terban when she caught him staring at her.
Kyle and Vincent looked at Terban.
Terban slowly avoided their gazes and made an excuse.
“I wasn’t looking at you. Just thinking.”
He’s not sure if they bought his lie. But since no one opposed his answer, he fetched a sigh of relief.
“But hey, we are happy that you finally come and join us for breakfast,” Kyle said to Terban.
Terban just shrugged his shoulder and murmured, “Well,” then changed his gaze again.
“Why did you suddenly think of eating with cockroaches?” Vincent asked.
A long time ago, Terban said that he doesn’t want to eat together with annoying cockroaches, which he’s referring to the people in the boarding house. Thus, Vincent thought that if he bring this out again, it will annoy Terban.
However, Mr. Negative didn’t get angry. He looked at Ryan with a serious gaze, which confused the lady.
“Are you looking at Ryan? Or you are just thinking… again?” Vincent inquired upon noticing Terban’s odd stare to Ryan.
“Damn. I told you I’m just thinking,” Terban murmured, then changed his gaze again for the third time.
At the third time, Terban looked afar and did think so hard.
‘When will I say to her that I am her childhood friend? Sh*t. If only that naked accident didn’t happen, then I should have said her the truth a way earlier. For now, I need to make our relationship good before I tell her the truth. Right.’
“Ryan, do you want to eat in a wedding reception for free?” asked Vincent that snapped Terban out of his deep thoughts. “I will sing in a wedding ceremony. They gave me extra invitation.”
Curious if Ryan will accept Vincent’s invitation, Terban looked at her.
“Why are you asking Ryan to come?” Kyle complained. “You can also ask me too.”
“They’ll think you’re my boyfriend,” Vincent defended.
Kyle threw another offense, “Then if you’ll be with a girl, they’ll think she’s your girlfriend.”
“R-Right, Vincent. Even if I want a free food, it’s not good to be misunderstood,” Ryan answered.
Subconsciously, a proud smile escaped from Terban lips, as if silently saying: That’s my girl!
’At least there’s a bit of intelligence left in her brain. It is so obvious that this jerk is interested to Ryan. Tss,’ Terban thought.
“Ryan, it is wrong for me to wish for us to get close. I felt so hurt by your rejection,” Vincent said in sad tone.
Vincent is sad?
Vincent is sad?!
Only fools would believe his acting! Terban knew that too.
“Really? Sorry, Vincent,” Ryan apologized. “Then okay. I’ll come with you. It’s such a waste to ignore free food. When is that anyway?” she added wit cheerful voice.
Terban gaped in shock. He glared the dumb Ryan and Vincent who’s grinning in secret.
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Just like before, Kyle and Ryan decided to go to school together.
“Ryan, hop in!” he offered, positioning his bicycle.
“Hey Kyle~ I clearly remembered when you said that I am heavy,” Ryan teased.
“I was only joking before,” he defended.
“Tss. Jokes are half lies and half true. I’m okay though. I prepare walking.” She leaned closer to him and whispered, “I gained weight, that’s why. My old pants don’t fit anymore.”
“Pfft…!”
Kyle burst out of laughing, but at the same time, felt a bit gloomy. If a woman said this kind of topic to a man, that means she doesn’t see him as a guy.
‘She’s too comfortable with me, and I hate it,’ Kyle worried.
Even so, he doesn’t want to ruin his friendship with Ryan. About to say go in walking together on the way to school, a motorcycle parked beside them.
When the rider took off his helmet, he looked at Ryan and offered, “Come with me.”
Kyle stared at Vincent, who asked Ryan to hop on his motorbike for the second time.
“Thank you, Vincent. But Kyle and I will wa…”
Ryan couldn’t finish her answer because another vehicle parked in front of Vincent’s motorbike.
The car window opened, and everyone saw Terban.
“Ryan, hop in. I’ll tell you something.”
Kyle was so shocked, he couldn’t close his opened mouth.
‘This time, Terban is offering Ryan for a ride?! Is this a parallel world?’
“It’s me who asked her first,” Vincent reminded Terban before giving him an evil sneer.
“It’s not about who came first,” Terban rebuked. “Didn’t I say that Ryan and I will discuss an important things? So get lost. Shoo~”
One corner of Vincent’s mouth soared up high. He hopped down from his motorbike and held Ryan’s hand. When Terban saw that, he also went out of his car and grabbed Ryan’s other hand.
Kyle, on the other side, is silently observing the odd situation.
Standing between the two tall men, Ryan alternately looked at Vincent, at her right, and at Terban, at her left.
“Why are you so full of yourself? You are so annoying,” Vincent said, gritting his teeth.
“Do you think I have fun being with you too?” Terban rebuked, tightening his around Ryan’s wrist. “Let go of her,” he warned.
Terban has a gaze of someone who’s ready to go in a full fight, just to get what he wants. But Vincent also has the same eyes.
“Then, Ryan shall decide,” Vincent suggested. He let go of Ryan’s hand and uttered, “Ryan, you choose. Who will you go with? Me or that bastard?”
Terban also let go of her hand and waited for her answer.
Breathing for a while, Ryan finally spoke.
“If you want to fight like children, then you two don’t need to use me. You heard that? Let me out of this sh*t!”
“...”
“...”
“Geez. You two are so childish.”
She shook her head then walked away.
“Kyle, let’s go!” she offered, as she jolted without looking back.
Before following her, Kyle glanced at the two men who still sending laser through their eyes.
‘What’s wrong with them?’ Kyle wondered.