Chapter 2: Chapter 2 (meeting again)
Angel Loraine happily got out of her brother's car, they were already inside the school where she was going to college, this was her first day here. she was just a freshman, and she was thankful that her parents had taken her from her grandparents to Mindoro, from elementary to high school because she was sent to school there. After all, that was what her grandparents wanted, even though she didn't want to leave they are because of their old age, but she is also eager to always be with her parents, especially her dear older brother who is still her idol in basketball... it's always because in his video call it can be seen and talked to, and watched to play it ...
'Is this your school? .. wow! .. the size, and the size of the buildings, I can't get lost here? .. she still smiled and was happy and asked her older brother...
Her older brother took her on her shoulders and led her along the pathway of the campus and to take her to her classroom...
'Don't worry my little Angel, I'm here I will guide you, text me every time you need and I will be there .. he pinched her cheeks in a bit...
'Thank you brother, that's why I love you so much, .. you never leave me alone ..
'Hays, it's nothing, for what else did you become a sister of mine ..' I'm your handsome hero and bodyguard too,...
'Why bodyguard? .. you can't have that girlfriend if you always follow me...
'Little sis! .. did you forget that your brother's heart is reserved for a girl? .. and I don't care about the cute girls here in the school...
'Whaat? .. are you serious brother? .. I thought you were just joking about what you said to me before? ..
'When am I joking with my dear sister? .. he laughed and said, .. and let's hurry, maybe you're weak, it's still your first day ..
'Yeah right? .. I love you brother!...
'And I love you too little Angel,...
Jero arrived early on his first day in his third year of college in the Business Management course. This is the course he took based on his father's business that his grandfather left here, his aunt and cousin Mark are in America, And his sister is in her first year of high school, .. she had a brother for a long time .. his parents' friends from then until now are still strong, and they are also children followed the association of parents, they are the eldest children together in a school from elementary to high school, Yes only high school because when they went to college they had their own decision, their only princess Airah Nichole was chosen to go to college in Manila and their three other friends, Art Windel, Mart Roy, and Ian Nile, are still in grade twelve.
Lance, on the other hand, is in his last year of college, this is their captain ball in basketball, he is also with Airah's brother who is also in his third year, they took different courses, because it is in engineering,... This is his likeness in the organization formed by their parents ... even though he is not the eldest, he is also with them because he is the oldest of their second children and siblings...
He blew air before enthusiastically going to his classroom, .. many women greeted him, with his good looks there is no denying that many of Eva's children admire and blow air for him to notice, .. as well as Lance and Miro, women are also chasing apart from the handsome who are still smart,... But none of those who approach him to get his attention don't criticize him, It's seems like they were all born friends who are already sealed to them that they should be one only women will be given attention and value .. he was stopped by the thought of Lance's youngest sister! .. how is it now, when will he be able to see her again? .. and he even smiled at the thought that it was like a goddess when she grew up, .. and he was there, .. and he suddenly felt sad to think that he only knew her full name, .. because since her grandparents took her to Mindoro he has no news about her and is sewing he also asked Lance about her ... he was very obvious if he always asked this... Not because there was no news that he didn't know, there was no news that he meant, he didn't see it anymore, .. even though social media is trendy, he can't preview it on Facebook or any apps, he doesn't even open his accounts...
He took another deep breath before continuing to walk, one day and at the right time he and his little Loraine will also meet, that's what he planted in his heart and mind ...
Angel is going to the gym to meet his older brother, she texted him to take her to the library, she's only been with the freshmen for a month but now she's only going there because she's going to borrow a book for her report to do, and she's interested in she only makes projects and reports for her subjects at home .. she also doesn't like going out, she just goes out of the house or wanders around when her friends who are his aunts' children and his uncle's who are friends of his parents .. almost it's just women and she's almost two years older than them, .. so she only joins the group bonding once, however she doesn't show boredom when they're together, and she can't feel that because she's so happy they are really together, .. but she is really just a home body, like her mommy .. and their youngest twins Nikko and Nikka are also always at home so she can bond somehow .. very close some siblings, all the love and attention of their parents are equal, .. even though she was far away then the siblings always called her, especially his older brother Lance that this is what she says to everyone, Yes, she was open up to her parents but before it reached them she told her older brother first ...
'Brother! ... where are you? .. in Angel's mind when she can't find her brother inside the gym, .. she just presses on her cellphone to see if there is a reply to his texts for her brother .. she stand up, and she turned her back on the court and typed a message for her older brother again ...
'Stop! someone sent this letter, for you, .. his teammate Justine said breathlessly,...
'Who did it come from? he asked with a frown and didn't even pay attention to the letter, because his eyes were inside the court, because he noticed that a man and two women were talking and seemed to do something unpleasant by pointing at a woman as well. who was outside the court with her back turned busy texting the target of them ... he didn't know why he suddenly felt weird as if his blood was heating up with three people who were doing something wrong, and as if someone had pushed him to protect the woman they target...
'Oh shit !!! he was shocked when he saw the man form to kick the ball hard at his feet! he hit the ball hard behind her, ..
'Whoaaa! .. bro ... who are you? and what are you trying to do to me? ... she was shocked and suddenly slapped the young man who suddenly hugged her, even though she thought it was her older brother, .. the young man turned a blind eye and slapped his cheek that she slapped. She could not imagine that she was guilty of what she did because she saw a ball roll at their feet but it was too late when she realized it, a hand that was still holding her arm she squeezed and did not give the opportunity to speak the young man, she ran out of the gym, he didn't even pick up his cellphone that fell earlier when she was surprised that someone suddenly hugged her...
Jero rubbed the cheek that was hit by the slap of the soft palm of a girl he saved from the monster ball, .. 'Oh! .. the ball wasn't the monster if it wasn't the one who made it, he went to court and continued -continued to walk closer to the three monsters, which made the reason why he was slapped by a beautiful woman...
'You, you, you, ... he pointed at the three monsters... What's wrong with that woman and did you get beaten up? .. he asked with just stunned faces, and he knew the two women, Christy who liked Lance and Rica who he doesn't know if she likes him or his friend Miro...
'A ... are y..you okay Jero? .. Rica stuttered and asked her that it was obviously pale...
'Why did you break the ball that was supposed to hit that beautiful woman, .. Christy said calmly...
'Do you think I look okay? .. I was hit by the force of the ball in the back and I was slapped, .. do you think I can pass it? .. to the dean explain...
'Please Jero .... I'm just stuck with these two... confusedly pleading with him .. which obviously forced the poor young man to follow the orders of these two women.
'Go away, and don't drive these two right, he pushed the young man who was ordered by the two witches.
'And you, give me a valid reason so that I don't report to the dean what you did .. he said in front of the two women...
'Because! that girl is flirting Lance that Christy's love.
'Whoooaaaaaat? !!! at that time he seemed to be feeling really weird .. his chest throbbed loudly at what he heard, even though Rica didn't say it directly but he seemed to have a hunch that he knew the girl who was the target of them .. he frowned to face Christy and pointed it out, .. 'And the more you do, the more Lance will ignore you, and I think he'll hate you even more...
Cristy shut her mouth ... 'Do you know that Lance really loves that woman? .. his eyes even narrowed when he said that because I'm sure he's feeling it.
'Why? .. do you know that woman? .. Christy asked her patiently, even though she turned pale with shame she still had the urge to persevere...
He was about to speak when Justine touched him and let her go, .. so he just took a deep breath,...
'Don't ever repeat what you did if you don't want Miro and I to hit you even if you are women .. he even threatened before leaving the two, ..
He doesn't feel like playing anymore, he will look for the girl, or the right thing to call him is little Loraine .. he accepted the cellphone that Justine handed him and pocketed it ....
Astonished, Jero stopped running out of the gym, hoping to catch up with the woman he had been waiting for 16 years to see again, .. he had a strong feeling that it was Angel Loraine, .. because earlier he was staring into her eyes he could see her the beautiful mother aunt Lyn, .. she tried to remember where or to whom it was inherited,. Rica's mention of Lance made it clear to him, .. she didn't know anything that her female friend noticed or paid attention to, she only knew one thing, but his younger brother, he even remembered when he grabbed him and teased him because he thought he had insulted Loraine .. and that scene was repeated, it was different because the one he hugged slapped him .. he laughed softly ...
He wasn't wrong to think that Loraine was so beautiful when she grew up, .. even though her slap was painful before but he couldn't get angry with it, he even felt her soft hand more than his sore cheek, .. he even managed to stare this ... even though it's angry but its beauty is still not tarnished, ..
He turned around to look for the girl, but she was no longer around, he sat on the bench there .. he dug in his pocket and took out the cellphone that Justine had handed him earlier ..
He turned on the battery, he was even surprised to see the girl's wallpaper, her three siblings smiled when he noticed the girl who was different, the picture was just taken on a videocall .. he was sad for the girl, .. it's been a long time it's not with parents and siblings ... he tried to swipe, 'no password?' in his mind, .. there is nothing to hide, he answered his own question ..
Brother, where are you? I've been looking for you for a while ....
That's what the girl typed earlier before he hugged her, .. He interfered with her other messages, because she thought that she might want to go and take her older brother with her .. he even remembered that the girl had just been to that school. .
After he tampered with Loraine's cellphone, he got up and went to the girl where he could find it, ..
Angel was still gasping for breath even though she was already sitting at the table inside the library, .. because she couldn't understand her heartbeat as if it was ripping, .. the ribcage of her chest would be destroyed by the force of the nervousness, and also because of the guilt she felt earlier, she went to the library alone, she just asked questions to the students who passed by earlier .. she still didn't bother to pick up her fallen cellphone for fear of the man retaliating by slapping him she was here, .. 'Sorry! .. I was really surprised, .. she whispered as if the person she slapped in front of her was there, ..' because it was too late for me to realize that you just saved me from the monster ... She sat up straight as someone remembered,...
'Wait! .. it looks like it happened ah! .. she was talking in the front seat without anyone sitting ..' My older brother's story when I was in high school, he said I had two more heroes besides him .. Micheal Lorence !!! ?? aaaaand ... Jen ..... Jenrick Robbie !!!!! she loudly mentioned the names of his heroes,...
'Yes! It's me!!!
'Aayyy !! Frog !!! ... she stood up when someone suddenly answered in front of her, .. he was smiling...
'Yes! It's me!! the owner of the name you just mentioned...
The girl covered her mouth with her two hands, .. even though she was standing she still looked up, why not? her eyes were only up to his chest, and if she didn't look up she couldn't see his face, .. maybe when he sat down they would wait, and it was as if he had read her mind because he sat in the empty seat opposite her...
Jero laughed as he looked at the girl whose face was red and didn't seem to want to speak because she covered her mouth with both hands .. he sat across from her so that they could be equal...
'Stop blushing little Loraine, you are so pretty doing that reaction .. he complimented the girl, who can't really deny her beauty, he's already jealous to think that he has many rivals here ...
'Pardon? .. the girl repeated what she said...
'Pardon what? .. the young man asked...
'You call me...
'Ah! little Loraine!...
'How did you know that I'm the owner of that name? .. he still doubted his question to the young man.
'No one calls you little Loraine only me right? .. and am I not Jenrick Robbie that you mentioned out loud recently? .. he laughed and said again...
The girl turned around on the table and approached the young man's seat, and he stood up to greet the girl. If the girl forgot that they were in the library, she would scream with joy, .. she had been waiting for this to happen for a long time since her older brother told her about her two other heroes, she was eager to see them, .. nothing who cares about those who watch them, she will hug him, at least retaliate because she slapped him earlier unintentionally... The young man responded with a hug to her surprise because he also hugged her tightly, as if something was coming...
'Sorry lately! .. I was just surprised so I slapped you, .. she said softly, it took him a long time to hear his voice, .. the tenderness of the former, .. but he just let it go, I'm not sure I'll give it meaning...
Jero couldn't explain the great joy he felt when the girl hugged him voluntarily, So he didn't hesitate to respond with a tighter hug, he wanted to convey and make her feel that he misses her so much.
'It's okay! .. the ball hitting my back hurts even more than your slap .. he laughed in response...
Angel didn't want to get out of the young man's arms but he was forced to let go because someone was ruining the moment they had with her hero...
'Brother?! .. she was shocked to meet the person who ruined her beautiful moment...
'Yeeees !!! his older brother's naughty answer...
'Don't be angry with Robbie, I was the first to hug him .. she also tenderly told her older brother that it might hurt his friend...
'I know little sis, I see, it's like you really want to sleep on Jero's chest when you hug him, you didn't even notice or hear me sneeze .. and you're in the library maybe you forgot .. it's the top on her forehead ..
Her older brother is different now, he's not very protective of her when it comes to their friends .. unlike when they were little, based on the story of her mommy, her older brother was very jealous then, he was fighting with the boys who make friends with her, .. their mother said he didn't even want to agree that he would live in Mindoro because he couldn't be watched by her... She was stopped in her tracks when he noticed another companion of her older brother, who was carrying books and put them on over the table and face her...
'Hello !. little Angel ... he greeetings with a smile..
'You must ??? ... MiLo? ..
'Yes! .. he nodded at the same time still smiling ..
The girl also hugged MiLo but only for a moment...
Jero was about to react when Loraine hugged Milo but he restrained himself so that her older brother might notice that he was jealous, this was also one of the things he wondered about how he felt, why does he feel like this every time someone touches or approaches Loraine? .. he was happy when the girl immediately let go of the hug from his friend, .. and he knew that these two only felt what he was doing, .. so it's better not to do it now...
'Captain, do we have practice later? .. Jero asked when they left the library,...
'I have something to do bro., so tomorrow? .. he answered and even thought he was wondering he wanted to ask what it would do, he doubted just to warn the two women who had done to his sister earlier in the gym, .. because he texted him what happened to the girl using Loraine's cellphone earlier before he first went to the girl's library...
'Just relax, man, .. that only a woman .. he patted Lance's shoulder,...
He just nodded and was about to leave but he faced them again,...
'Little Angel, stay with them okay? .. wait for me at the gate, he said to the girl and then looked at him, and nodded, he understood this, he also nodded him in response to what he wanted to convey, .. they are like that friends, they understand that even at first glance .. it seems like their parents inherited that habit .. because even when they play basketball, at a glance they know they will do the same thing .. so when they are in the middle of the court, they don't talk, except when they have someone else inside...
He was surprised when someone pulled his hand, he was dumbfounded for a while, .. maybe the girl noticed ..
'Come on Rob, Milo is already there oh .. he secretly smiled when he heard her calling him, ..
'Rob,! .. he whispered in his mind .. it's nice to hear, and only Loraine called him that, all his acquaintances call him Jero, .. is he special to this girl? like how special her is to him? .. he asked himself .. 'Both of you are in love with each other' his mind answered, ..
Jero's grip on Loraine's hand tightened so she looked up at the young man, .. she was surprised by the reaction on his face, it seemed like he was thinking very deeply but there was joy in his eyes ... she looked at their clasped hands, she smiled secretly, .. she feels she is special in Jero's heart, and she knows that the young man has stayed in her heart for a long time because when they met earlier in the gym she felt differently, .. the heat is different every time they were touching, it was as if someone woke up in her heart who had been sleeping there for a long time .. she just let the young man's grip on her hand tighten, she wasn't hurt at all .. It's just tightened the grip of her hand which made her feel like never it will not release her no matter what happens...
Loraine's mind was interrupted when her cellphone rang, and how happy she was when she saw the caller, 'Speaking of a handsome devil that she had in mind just now ,, this is the call, .. and she suddenly frowned, if how did her number get there and its number is already registered here on her cellphone, .. and add the ringtone that her favorite song was put on, .. when Niecy called earlier it didn't sound like that, .. before the sound she already answered it ....
'Heelllo ?? !!! .. he made her voice drowsy as if she just woke up, ..
'Did you wake up little Loraine? ..
'Kindly change of what you called me? .. I'm not little now, I'm growing up .. she strictly said, she doesn't want he called her little, because she is big now, not little anymore.
'Oooohh !! ... sorry! but you are my little Loraine ..
'I said stop it .. she said annoyed .. if you don't want to change that, I won't talk to you anymore .. she threatened him, she heard he laugh .. "what funny? .. go ahead bye! .. she would have cut off the call but he speak...
'Baby!!! ..?
Loraine laughed, 'It was changed but it was made more baby ..' .. she said with a laugh ..
'I can't think of anyone else to call you! .. he also laughed when he said that ..
'Call me whatever you want Rob, as long as you don't put a little or baby .. but it's okay Loraine, .. you're the only one who calls me by my name ..
'Really? .. happy answer on the other line, ..
'Yes really .. !! it's just you .. she answered .. and she won't move if her psycho isn't right with what Jero is suggesting for her, and even in her older brother's stories about him, she can already feel his strange affection ,. .
'Ahm Loraine, do you have anything to do tomorrow? ...
'Aaahm! .. she thought for a moment, .. there's nothing here in the house, well! I make a report .. why did you ask? ..
'Didn't your older brother invite you to watch our game tomorrow? ..
'Oh really?! .. do you have a game tomorrow? Why ny brother didn't tell me. He knows it's fun for me to watch him play basketball in person, .. I won't fool him tomorrow, let's just see, .. she said contributing and even poked her snout ...
'Maybe your older brother just forgot to tell you, I know your older brother Loraine, you can't stand it then .. do you know who your older brother went to before? .. Jero changed the subject, and he knew Loraine that it meant to divert to another topic ..
'Eh who?. !! she just asked, ..
'Christy! ..
'Who is that Christy? .. just mentioning her name she knew that the person he was talking to felt her irritation, because she heard he take a deep breath.
'He's the one who made you almost catch the ball that if I hadn't arrived on time earlier, ..
She suddenly remembered what happened inside the gym, and when she slapped Jero, ..
'Ooohh .. I'm sorry again for slapping you earlier, .. she bit her lip to apologize again ..
'Ssshh ... it's okay for you to apologize .. it's nothing, I understand your reaction. I'm also thankful because it wasn't your older brother who saw me hugging you suddenly, .. because if he was? .. maybe I won't just get a slap .. he laughed ..
She also laughed, .. 'why did that woman do that to me? she still asked even though she already knew the answer ..
'She's jealous, because it has little Angel flirting to the man she really like. laughing in a low tone when he said.
"Oh? really? she think that to me?
'Yes, and that's also where my suspicion grew that you were the woman who flirted with the man Christy wanted, ..
'Eeeeewwhhh .. really flirty huh? ... eversince I haven't flirted with a man in my life, .. I'm a sure woman, it's just you! he would have added to what he said, ..
'I know! I know Loraine .. aunt Lyn and uncle Nick raised you very well .... and also your siblings ..
'Yes! ,, I agree! .. and they are not just mommy and daddy but also aunt Jen and uncle Robert and the rest of our aunts and uncles ....
'Yeah, !! oh! .. go to sleep ... goodnight Loraine .... see you tomorrow, are you like your older brother huh? ..
'Yeah! .. go ahead goodnight too, Of course, I won't miss watching you play .. and she turned off the call, ..
Trembling, she dropped her back on her soft bed, she reached for the big teddy bear that she always slept next to and hugged it, .. And she was excited for tomorrow, .. she would finish the report she would make early to be with him tomorrow in the afternoon and she can finally watch his idol basketball player in person, and it's not just her older brother she wants to watch now, but also Milo and especially my cute Robbie ... it's the first time he'll be able to watch it play so even he's not sleepy yet he's trying to fall asleep right away....
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