= Luna POV =
The next day, I opened my eyes and saw I had missed the morning lecture. The sun was bright that Monday morning, and the electronic clock on my side table blinked "11:00 AM" in neon red lights. I groaned and pushed back the sheets, swinging my legs over the edge of the bed, and pulled myself up and out of the covers.
I might have missed the morning lecture, but I couldn't miss the afternoon one. Despite how stupid I had behaved, I couldn't afford to bring down my perfect attendance score. If not, I might end up with demerit points, which would fuel Uncle and Aunty's disdain for me and jeopardize my chances of getting a scholarship.
I know that Luka was forking the bill, but if I could achieve a scholarship on my own, that would relieve some of the burden Luka was carrying and maybe even boost my confidence as a student.
I showered, dressed, and packed my bag. Checking my schedule, I saw that I had accounts and finance at 2 p.m., and group study at 4 p.m. with Anna, Judy, and Rachel was scheduled into the free period.
I groaned and threw the schedule onto the table. Everything was collapsing in on itself. I was hoping to get one day to process everything before I saw Rachel. However, here we were, literally hours away from a confrontation, and I hadn't even gotten my thoughts together before admitting that I not only slept around behind her back but with one of her family members. Talk about betrayal.
I called a cab and called Luka while waiting for the cab to arrive at my dorm lobby.
"Hi, Luna! Wow, I got a call from my favorite Nephew. How can Uncle Luka help?" Luka answered after two rings.
"Ok, so. I accidentally pissed off a girl….who do you do to make things up with girls? I'm sorry, It's such a weird question, but it's important cause the girl is…Rachel Lovewin," I explained hurriedly.
"You pissed off your fiancée? How? You two just met! How did you have time between now and Friday to piss her odd?" Luka asked, confused.
"I err… I got into a fight with one of her cousins at a rave I went to last night. He errs…he said I have to watch where I'm going and how I behave, now that I'm part of the Lovewin family," I explained, trying to involve bringing in the part where I essentially had a sexual encounter with him.
"Oh. Shit, that's bad. Um…ok, get something expensive. I'll transfer you some money. No, never mind. What do you know? I'll buy the gift and bring it over after your class. We can go over to the Lovewins and –"
"I'm meeting her for a group activity at 4 pm, " I cut in.
"Aha! Okay, I'll meet you at 3:30 PM. Come to my office. We'll go over how to apologize and what to say, and I'll pass you the gift. Luna, we are trudging in hot water here. Mother and father cannot find out about this. We need to nip this in the bud!" Luka said nervously.
"I know, I know, that you for your help," I said as my cab pulled up, " I gotta go; my cab is here."
"No problem. I have to go to class as well. My office is at 3:30 PM. Don't be late," Luka said and hung up.
As we got into the cab and headed on the highway, I started to really appreciate having a relative like Luka on my side. Maybe if Luka could meet Ryan and have an open discussion, he could help calm things down and prevent them from escalating any further. I'd have to ask Rachel to arrange a meeting with him if she was open to me talking to him again.
However, secretly, I was also hoping to see Ryan again. I could feel my heart racing, thinking of that wry smile and those sparkling blue eyes. I bit my lip. No, Luka didn't have to be there; it could just be me…and Ryan…."Sorting things out,"… I thought to myself dreamily.