"ARE you okay?" I slipped from leaning against the tree when someone suddenly spoke next to me.
"What are you doing here?!" I ask with a hint of irritation on my voice, and yeah, it's Clein.
"Just asking!" he looks like he’s bored. But I don’t care, if it weren't for him, it wouldn't have happened to me!
"Alright, but could you please not stick close to me?! Someone might see us and your fans club will hit me up again!" I said while glaring at him. But instead of leaving, he approached me and touched my arm, where Sophie's nail mark is visibly seen.
"F*ck! I knew it, you're not okay!" I looked at him, frowning. Cause it was as if he was annoyed with himself. What kind of drama is with this man?
"Then what about it?" I hissed. What is his problem? We are not close for him, to interfere.
"Just shut up, okay?! Stay still, I have a band-aid here," and I watch him taking something out of his pocket. Band-aid?
But we were both surprised because instead of a band-aid, what he got ... is a ... CONDOM! It’s a f*cking condom! Ahh, my virgin eyes! I immediately covered my face when I felt it heating up.
He fake cleared his throat before speaking again, "E-ehem, give me your arms," I peeked first to see if it’s still there. I removed my hand from my face and looked at him. And his face was also a bit red. Hah! Pervert!
I hesitated to reach out my arm to him. He carefully fitted it with a band-aid.
"Pervert!" I muttered under my breath and I heard him hissed. I thought he’s going to leave after he put on the band-aid. But he took a sit beside me. What could he have eaten and he is like this to me, now? Maybe he might be feeling guilty for what his diehard fan, Sophie, did to me.
"What the! Didn’t you hear what I said before? " he looked at me bored and pointed at the tree I was leaning against. So I moved my body away from the tree and look to where he was pointing. I saw 'Clein's Place' carved into it, and I was embarrassed because of it.
"W-what about it? There are many trees here for you to lean on, I came here first! I'm sure your fans will hit with me again," just why I’m sounded irritated?
"I don't care," he nonchalantly replied.
When I was about to talk back to him, a man came in front of us. Both of us stood up, and Clein suddenly pulled me towards his back. And I saw how the man smile when he saw Clein’s gesture.
"I see, so, she's the one?" the man asked while smiling at Clein. What is he talking about?
"Shut up, X," Clein's annoying response to the man. B-but did I heard it right?! Ex? Is Clein gay? And this man is his ex?
"Oh, she doesn't know? Hmm, she's pretty huh? Just a piece of advice, Clein, better watch her out," the man smiled at me and even managed to wink at me.
"Bye, Clein’s girl!" the man bid goodbye and walked away. I’m Clein’s what? But that’s not what caught my attention. I gaped while looking at Clein.
"What the? Clein... Y-you’re a gay?!" I said with a tone of disbelief, while Clein can't also believe I said that. It’s written on his face.
"Just how the hell did you think that I'm gay? You want me to prove it to you and so that I can finally use my condom?" he said seriously. I immediately kicked him because I knew what he meant. He’s really a pervert!
"You’re a pervert and now a gay? Hah! You called the man EX! So he’s your ex," I am still pushing it and I saw him shaking his head.
"You're unbelievable! You, silly girl, that's his name, X! Just one letter, and remember this, panty girl, don't get near him. He's dangerous!" I glared at him because he sounded like he owned me. While in the first place, he’s not even my friend!
I have no time for this pervert. Might as well go back to the classroom. But before I could leave, I looked at him first.
"Whatever! And can you please don't call me, panty girl?! Yours is even worse, PANTY STEALER!" I loudly said before I turned my back on him and decided to go back to the classroom.
"WHY are you all following me?!" I've been annoyed with these three since earlier! Caleb, Khalil, and Zach who have been following me.
"Following? Nah! We're just reading here!" Zach answered me, pretending to be reading. Which in fact, he’s holding the book upside down.
"Reading?! Really, huh? Your hard work amazes me that even though you’re in the cab, you’re still reading!" I'm currently on my way home now, Nica didn’t go to Academy today so I just rode a cab. But these annoying three men, who are struggling to bend down because they were so tall that they could barely fit in the back of this cab.
"Answer me honestly. Why are you three following me?! You three started following me inside the Academy. If the janitress hadn't pulled you out earlier, you three could’ve entered the female's comfort room!" I crossed my arms below my chest and glared at them. We just got off the cab and we are now here in front of our house. And as usual, our neighbors are looking for something to gossip about again.
"Ah eh... Hmm," Caleb stammered, couldn’t even finish his sentence.
"Ahm, N-Nica, told us that we’re gonna go with you today! Yes, that's right!" Khalil replied. I looked at them intently but they couldn't even look at me. I shook my head and was about to enter the house when they talk to me again.
"Ahm, Andy, can I have some water?" I raised an eyebrow at them.
"Our house is small, we don't have an air-conditioned house, even an electric fan. And for rich people like you, you might sweat like crazy right away," I told them.
"You're being too much, Andy, we're not like that. It’s fine, just give us a drink," I was taken aback because I think I said too many hurtful words. I just nodded at them and let them enter our humble house.
They immediately roam their eyes as soon as they entered. And my forehead furrowed as they opened the lock of our house which was just a nail stuck in the nail that was bent. That’s the only security lock this house has. And to all the houses here in our street.
"Isn't it too easy to open the house if this thing is the only lock on your door?" Zach asked while frowning.e
"And also, here," I heard Caleb shouted in the kitchen that also had the door to the yard.
"I thought you were going to drink water? But why are acting like you all are as if part of an investigation team?! Or maybe you all are just annoying me?" I irritatedly said to them.
"Hurry up and have a drink, because I’m going to the plaza," I shouted from the bedroom as I get dressed.
"What are you going to do there?" Caleb asked as soon as I came out of my room after dressing up.
"As you all know, I'm not rich like all of you, so I have to help my mother with our small business so we can survive. Oh, alright, I'll be out first, just lock the doors if you guys are going out too,” I said, annoyed by them. They don't have anything to take in our house so I don’t care if they stay there for how long.
"Wait, Andy!" I heard Zach shouted. I was about to look at him when someone suddenly pulled me and put a piece of cloth on my nose that made me smell something. And after that, everything went black.
CLEIN'S POV“WHAT?! You’re kidding, right ?!" I stood up violently when I heard what Zach said from the other line."We were about to leave when suddenly a car pulled up and pulled Andy over!" F*ck, f*ck! This is what I'm saying! Why did I even do that?!Flashback"I will be signing off as the master of the most powerful of all Gangster Clans. And this means that I will be searching for one brave and mighty one who will take my place."We are now in the Battle Underground, a private underground place where various Gangster Clans fight against each other. And now, the master of the Shizuki Clan is about to step down. And that means that a lot of gangsters will do everything to have that position."Place for place and life for life. In one Clan, there will be a QUEEN that you must protec
CLEIN’s POVI LOOKED at Zach and the others, and like me, their eyes are full of questions and I knew that we had the same thing going on in our minds right now. 'SHOULD WE TELL HER?'I, can't either know what to do. She’s special to us. Ever since that event happened, everything turned upside down. We went back to our senses when we heard as if someone had fallen."Andy!" the four of us shouted. I was the first to approach her, so I immediately picked her up in my arms."You three, take care of that bastard there. You'd better kill him!" I gave orders to them and I immediately got out of the headquarters.And as I walked away, all I heard was X's agonizing shout from the hideout. That serves him right. I immediately got in my car and drove to the hospital nearby, owned by my Mother. As I drive, I couldn’t help but look at Andy’s face. She i
CLEIN’s POV"WHAT are you going to do now, Clein?" Caleb asked me, worried. He knows my situation — I mean, we do."I'll take care of it. Just don't tell her that we're one of the people she hates. I don't want to lose her again," I told them."It's been seven years. We still had fun then, with her. But just because of what happened, she was traumatized and lost herself including her memory," said Khalil."I hope she still remembers us deep within her," Zach said."But when she finds out that we're a gangster. I don't know what to do." I hope she doesn't get to the point where she hates me for all her life.I took my phone when it suddenly vibrated. I immediately got excited when I saw who was calling me."Ahm, Andy?" I refrain my voice to sound cheerful.'H-hello, Clein, sorry to disturb you. I just wanted to thank you; I know you paid our hospital bills. And as a thank yo
ANDY’s POV "AHH, I miss you, Andy! I'm really sorry, I suddenly disappeared and here I found out that you had an accident! Clein would really be dead meat to me for not watching over you!" Nica just came home from Paris. And here we are now, in front of the school and as we are about to enter, I saw Clein’s group who’s as if they are looking for someone. I suddenly became nervous. He must not see me! I still remember my embarrassment yesterday. Damn this mouth with no red traffic light! I quickly pulled Nica to the side where we go along with many students who were coming in so that he couldn’t see me. Nica was surprised at what I was doing but was not curious enough to ask me. I heaved a sigh of relief when I thought we were far away from them when I suddenly felt someone holding my shoulder from behind. "And where do you think you're going?" he asked me with a serious tone. And I don’t have to look back to know who he is, because I already k
ANDY’s POV I WOKE up feeling something caressing my face. I opened my eyes and saw Clein's worried face looking at me, so I woke up immediately. "What happened? Are you in pain?" Clein asked immediately, worried. Zach and Nica also approached me. "Earlier, my head suddenly hurt, then I saw images flashing on my brain. Four boys, people with different weapons, blood flowing... Then I... I'm the one to blame... I,” I couldn't help but cry as the images finally shone on me and I remembered that it was as if a water had submerged due to the rain and its stopping at the same time as the sunrise which illuminated the water again through its rays. "Do you remember... Do you remember us, Ady?" Ady... The four men... Don’t tell me... "Zacky, Lebby, Khally, and Mr. Clein?!" Instead of being happy because I already remember them, their faces frowned because of what I called them. "Okay, we're happy that you remember us as your childhood friends.
ANDY’s POV I NO longer know what is true. Did he just f*cking played me?! Clein turned his back on me, while Sophie turns around and when she saw me looking at them, she smiled at me—A triumphant smile. I could not accept what was happening so I did not realize that I am already walking towards their place. And suddenly, the tension here in the cafeteria increased. I stopped walking at his side. But he didn’t even bother to look at me, instead, he just holds Sophie’s hand as if it’s a sign for me that I’m not dreaming. "C-clein... What is this? You’re just making me annoyed, right? Tell me!" I said, trembling. He didn’t answer me, as if he didn’t feel or see my presence. I held him by the shoulder, but... I think that was a wrong move. Because right out of his lips, there came words I never thought he could say to me. "Don't f*cking touch me. We're done, Andy, just leave. I don't want to see your face again. From the
CLEIN's POV F*CK, this is what I'm scared of! That she would be suspicious of what was going on around her. "Clein, answer me, please. I'm so confused. I don't know what's right and what's wrong, so I know where I’m standing at the moment. Tell me the truth, Clein, "Andy said calmly but I could feel the pain in her voice. Is it time to tell her? No, not now. "It's not the right time, Andy. Just go back to the classroom, so Nica doesn't look for you." I saw that she was already in tears. It took me a lot of strength to stop the urge of telling her the truth just to stop those tears, but I know that it’ll hurt her more if I tell her the truth now. F*ck, I'm making my love cry! Just a little more time, Andy. Please, I hope you can trust me. ANDY’s POV I CAN'T understand Clein. It's not the right time? So, there are really things happening that I don'
ANDY’s POV UNTIL now, the lingering stares and gossips of the students around me have not subsided. They look at me as if I am a worthless thing that doesn’t deserve to breathe the same air as them. If in the food chain, they are the producer, while I am just clinging to them which is just a consumer dependent. "Just leave them alone, Andy. We're better than those," I just smiled at Nica at what she said. "If I can't control myself, I don’t know if I will not do anything to get back at them," I said. Nica looked at me with wide eyes. "Andy? Is that you? Wow! Finally, you’re having thoughts of fighting back!" I just shook my head at how she reacted. "Uh oh, it looks like you now can teach to your first ‘student’, Andy," Nica said, pertaining to Sophie who is approaching me with her four henchmen. I raised an eyebrow at her as she glared at me. I don't want to be weak anymore, I don't want someone to mock