As I sat down and waited for the exam to start alongside everyone else in the room, I couldn't help but sneak glances at her. Which eventually had me caught.
Our eyes met and I couldn't help but let out a wry smile.
However, the person sitting next to her turned and noticed me and he had a nasty scowl on his face.
Sigh.
I turned away and made it look like I was focused on my exam.
What is this stuff? Man, it feels like I haven't seen this in ages and I have absolutely no idea how to answer any of this. Not that it matters.
But since I didn't have much to do I gave the exam a shot anyway and answered whatever I could remember, which wasn't much.
It wasn't long before the exam time ended and I stood up and walked away from the exam room.
But before I got to the door I realized that that dickhead stood up and was about to start following me.
Man, this is going to be annoying.
Just as I was in the hallway, I heard from behind me.
"Lucas! You piece of shit, wait!" he said.
Everyone in the hall parted ways as they waited for the 'confrontation.'
"Why the fuck were you ogling my girl like that before? You got something you wanna say."
"Just drop it, I don't want any trouble," I said and was preparing to leave.
"Like hell you are!" he said and came stomping his way toward me like some sort of enraged gorilla.
Everyone around us was 'happily' spectating what was about to go down, I mean it was exam times and they all want some entertainment.
"Joe! Stop! Don't cause any trouble!" she said.
And behind him, I saw her, with a very worried look on her face. She looked worried, for him, and that slightly pissed me off. I really need to calm these raging teenage hormones.
Right next to her were Will and Jenifer. Once will saw Joe coming toward me, he tried to rush over to help, but a couple of Joe's friends stopped him.
"Let me go you, dimwits!" Will said. "I'll fuck you up!" he shouted again.
Sadly, with his shorter posture and the massive size of Joe's friends compared to him, his threat wasn't that much to worry about.
"Just let him have it, it's good to see someone getting his teeth knocked out," Jennifer said and Will heard that. Which didn't really translate all too well in his head.
'Good that's one way to show how toxic and venomous that chick can be.'
Once Joe was too close for comfort to me, he stared down, as if he was about to squash a bug.
"The fuck you want with my girl, you fucker." He said as his hand grabbed me by the scruff of the neck.
Now, I have two options, try and defuse this situation, apologize, or beat the living shit out of him.
The first will be less troublesome, I won't have to worry about anything but some pride, and then I'll leave in all peacefulness.
The second option is, to beat the living hell out of his ass. But that will be very problematic and will make my situation of trying to befriend 'her' even more annoying after beating up her boyfriend.
Tough call, tough call.
"Are you fucking deaf!" Joe said and sent a punch toward my face.
As I was still processing which option to choose, my body, well more like my mind, trained in decades of facing deadly trials by day and night, of its own volition took matters into its own hand. In one move I pulled myself back easily dodging the blow and then with a small push forward, I had the big oaf stumble back on his ass.
It was definitely not painful to him, but it must have hurt his pride big time.
'Ah shit, guess option one is out of the window.'
He stood up as fast as he could as if to make it that it had never happened.
Then like a wounded bull, he charged me with hands opened up as if he was about to grab me in a bear hug.
'Aaaaand there goes your nose,' I mumbled as I had my knee and his face go on a speed date.
The contact was crunchy, to say the least as he fell down screaming as blood started to drip from his broken nose like a fountain.
Everyone around me was too shocked to speak.
"DAYUM!" shouted Will, "GAWD DAYUM!" he added as he finally got away from the group that was holding him.
"The fuck man, I knew it, you went and learned some Bruce lee shit when you were away didn't you!" Will said.
"Joe!" she spoke, and with pain and worry in her voice, enough of it that I felt even worse about what I had just done.
'Shit.'
"Why did you have to hit him that hard!" she said as she got up to my face.
I was about to argue, but decided not to, I turned and decided to leave.
"The fuck you think you're going!" one of Joe's friends said as he blocked me from leaving.
"I've got no time to waste with you, piss off," I said.
I noticed his shoulder twitching, he was about to punch me, but before he could even do anything.
"What the hell is going on here!" someone said.
It was a teacher, and once he saw Joe on the floor. "Bloody hell, who did this to you!" he said.
Imagine his reaction when he realized that the uni's best football player got done in by someone half his size.
"You and you!" the teacher said to Joe's friends, "Get him to the infirmary!" "And you Mr, Newman Lucas! I'll have a few words with you about violence in the sanctity of university!"
"I don't have time for this shit," I answered and left. Leaving the teacher boiling in rage.
Shit was about to go down soon, and I only came here to see her. But I doubt that was a good idea now.
"Wait Joe," Will said.
"Will, if you go with him, you can forget about coming to the party," Jenifer said.
Will looked at me, then looked at her and said, "Bros over hoes, bitch," he said and left her looking at him staggered and shocked.
"Dude that was some awesome shit, you'll probably get a suspension, but that do be damn cool!" Will said.
"You gave up free pussy for me man, that's what I call a good friend."
"Hah, it's a shame, but I ain't no simp," Will said.
I smiled as I walked out of the hall.
"Will, today I'll show you something, something that you'll probably be spooked about, but it will be worth it," I said.
I walked alongside Will until we reached the exit of the university.
"Now what?" Will said.
"How about we meet up at my house, say 23:00h. I'll show you something nice." I said.
"Right…" Will said while he sounded slightly skeptical. "What are you going to do now?" he asked.
"Oh, no, I'm gonna save a life."
"Huh?"
"You'll understand later, go now, we'll meet up later."
I then called a cab over and told him, "Take me to Dunkin Hospital."
It took us a thirty-minute drive before I arrived at one of the largest private hospitals in the region. It was owned by a great man, someone who helped stabilize the entirety of humanity the last time. Before he was taken out by one of his rivals.
However, right now he should still be in a coma. And I can cheat my way into making him owe me. Because I'll need his help. Desperately.
Once I arrived at the hospital, I walked in and was asked about the purpose of my visit.
"I'm a distant relative, I'm here to check up on Mr. Dilbert Jonson."
The woman in the reception hall frowned at me and asked me for my identity.
This is not going to work, so I decided to leave. Once I'm revealed as a person not related to Dilbert, I'll be kicked out.
She made a call after I gave her my identity and said, "Sorry, Mr. Dilbert isn't accepting any visitation today."
Which was a subtle way to say, piss off.
"It's okay. I'll come over later." I said and I backed off. There was no way I can force my way into a private institution like this without getting my teeth knocked in.
Once I was outside, I started to feel the urgency. Also, I realized that without an actual way to save the man no one will believe my words. I need the treatment in hand before I can actually be taken in consideration.
Annoyed by my own lack of planning, I decided to leave the area but had to stop when I noticed a very expensive-looking car stop by.
A young woman, probably the same age as me dropped off, she wore large shades and had a very expensive-looking coat covering her.
And in one of her hands, there was a flower bouquet.
She was visiting someone.
After taking a second look, I smiled.
'Bingo.'
I approached the woman but was immediately stopped by a couple of bodyguards.
"Where are you going?" one of them asked.
The woman took note of what was happening, and once our eyes met I said, "Vivian, I know a way to wake your dad." I said.
She frowned and ignored me.
While the other guys pushed me away from her, "Another damn leech, get the fuck off!" one of the guards said.
"In another couple of weeks, he'll enter into cardiac arrest and constant seizures, by that time, if you don't find me, he won't make it!" which was a partial lie. Of course, he will survive, but they don't know that, however, the cardiac arrest and seizures part is true.
I was then shoved off the institution's grounds.
Good, that went better than expected. Though I know my words now fell on deaf ears, soon, they'll become haunting words that will plague her and there will be no one else to go for help but me.
It's underhanded, dirty, and very shameless, but at the same time, this is the only way for me to grow my strength fast enough.
Once I was outside the hospital grounds, I called another taxi to drive me back home. I still need to do a couple of other things first.