Chapter 3

Zyan revealed his intentions about courting Jessie tot he whole campus, the news spread like wildfire as A lot of people were shocked, happy for them and some were, mad. Jessie's been labeled the lazy nerd and now Zyan's courting her? Some found it unacceptable as to why someone like Zyan would waste his time on Jessie when he can look for someone else, someone more deserving.

It was truly unexpected as Jessie and Ariaj were on their way to their next class when all of the students passing them were whispering. The two knows that they were talking about Jessie and Zyan but they chose to ignore them as they made their way to their next class. Jessie told herself that she needs more time as everything happened all of a sudden.

This morning she was just a normal girl with a normal life, but because of that Key of a bastard, her peaceful life went sideways as she's being courted by the Schools hottie, which is known for his offensive way of rejecting girls who confesses to him. He's known as the School's Elsa given his cold demeanor in front of girls and boys alike.

For Zyan, a stranger is a stranger and nothing would change that, but an unexpected object made him curious and interested to one particular girl whom he never met before despite being in the same college for 4 years. Jessie took Zyan's interest that made him do things that he never would've done even for his closest friends.

As the Day ended, Zyan made his way to Jessie's room to fetch her and go home together. on the other side, Jessie was staring into space as their Prof. dismissed the class five minutes ago. A lot of students both passing by and her classmates were looking at her, all wondering why would Zyan like her despite her reputation as the School's nerd

As Ariaj looks around them, she got pissed off of their stares at her friend as she stood up, making a loud noise, and knocking her chair backwards in the process, taking their attention and so is Jessie's. Ariaj folded her arms as she looks at the group of girls around them, rolling her eyes as they looks at her. Ariaj cleared her throat, telling them to leave but they did not budge. It made Ariaj's blood boil as she was about to confront the girl, but someone burst into their room, startling them as someone unexpected came inside

"Baby!" yelled Brian as he entered the room with Zyan behind him, shaking his head as his Friend Brian was on it again. the girls gasped at the Call sign as they couldn't believe what they were hearing, first the Schools' nerd and now the Schools' Party goer?

"I told you to give me your number, you don't look beautiful when you're angry" said Brian as he proceeded to approach Ariaj and back hugged her, making the girls gasp at yet another one unexpected turn of events

"I told you many times, to stop annoying me. And I'm not your Baby and I will never will be" said Ariaj as she took Brian's' hands out of her waist and slightly pushed him away. Ariaj kept a straight, poker face but deep inside, she was hyperventilating as she couldn't believe what was happening.

They've only met each other at parties but they didn't really talked to each other. But now that Ariaj's friend Jessie is being courted by Zyan, she felt like they were destined or something. But under those lovely, captivating eyes hides a dark intention that can ruin ones life. A plan that the gang is cooking

"Stop it Brian, you're creeping out my Girlfriends friend" said Zyan as he went besides Jessie as he looked at her with such gentle eyes, making Jessie lost in his eyes once again

"How's your class?" asked Zyan as Jessie's face soon became red due to their close proximity, Jessie tries to stop her heart from beating loudly but she have seemed to fail as Zyan chuckles at the action

"You should calm your heart, what would I do if that stopped beating because of me?" said Zyan that made Brain and Ariaj scoff at his cheesiness while Jessie found it amusing that the college's most feared guy is talking to her and being this cheesy, which couldn't have happened in her wildest dreams

"I never knew you were this cheesy" said Jessie as Zyan smiled at her, in which made Jessie close her eyes, hide her face with her palms and placed her head on the table as her face was once again going to burst due to embarrassment. If Zyan wouldn't stop his teasing he really would be the end of her

"Do you have assignments or something I could help you with?" asked Zyan as Jessie finally revealed her red face that made Zyan chuckle a bit.

"No, I-I, wait" said Jessie as she remembered something that made her glare at Zyan. Zyan on the other hand was clueless as to why Jessie's glaring at him.

"I just remembered about something! and You could really help me with that" said Jessie as Zyan's not liking the tone of her voice as it made his heart pound at an alarming rate. But behind those scared look on his eyes, deep inside someone's telling him, 'She's beautiful'

Jessie's glare disappeared as her face became pale all of a sudden. Her heart started to beat like crazy and she's starting to shake. Zyan was pulled out of his trance as he saw what was happening to Jessie. He began to panic as he looks at her friend Ariaj for help but she just stared at him with bored eyes and a judging look

"Aren't you going to help?" asked Zyan as he panicked and held Jessie's shoulder but that only made her bolt in shock as she felt Zyans' hands on her

"You really don't know why she's like that?" asked Brian who also has the smug look on his face with his arms folded in front of his chest, wearing the same judgmental look like Ariaj

"W-What do you mean?" asked Zyan as he began to feel nervous, maybe he made a mistake that can ruin his plans but,

"You told her she's beautiful you dimwit, What do you expect?" said Brian as Ariaj looks at him, not believing that someone could call Mr. Elsa that without leaving unscathed

"What? I said that out loud?" asked the shocked Zyan as the astounded Jessie slowly nodded at his question, still processing what she had just heard. In her entire life, nobody has told her she's beautiful given that she doesn't care about her appearance and with her thick glasses on the way, she never imagined someone calling her beautiful and yet someone's courting her, not to mention he's the most wanted man in the whole university

"You know, you really need to attend schooling about courting. You're hopeless man" said Brian as he looks to his side in which Ariaj is nodding in agreement as they looks at him, still with the judging gaze

Zyan looked at Jessie as she finally regained her consciousness and abruptly stood up. She looked at Zyan who smiled sheepishly and pointed at her belongings, She had a small pout on her face that made her look even more cuter that maybe, made Zyan's heart beat for her a bit. But upon seeing this, Brian told himself that he needs to have a long talk with Zyan about their Bet.

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"Can you do this?" asked the rest of the gang as they look at Jessie from afar

"Come on, you know me. I can handle anything" said Zyan looks at the locker keys dangling on his fingers as they smirked at each other, making another bet out of another innocent woman

"It's on Mr. Elsa" said Brian as the other two nodded in agreement

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