Unlucky fate

Chapter 4

Ethans POV.

This morning I arrived a few minutes before the class started. I met up with Marcus at the lockers, and soon Alex showed up too.

Alex was like me a little rough around the edges, I think that he kind of looks up to me or something. Anyway, Alex began hanging out with Marcus, the twins and I at our first year at campus, he has not stopped since.

“Got laid yesterday?” I ask him

I know instantly from his facial expression that I was spot on with my comment

“Nice one brother” Marcus cuts in and they bump their fists together.

“Save something for the rest of us” I tease

Alex got a girlfriend Julie, which is not attending the same campus as we do, but they like each other, luckily for me, I have a better shot at getting ‘my’ girl.

The twins notice us at my locker and come by.

“Did you know that Ian took home another blonde after the club?!” André chuckles.

“It was a night to remember” Ian adds

The bell rings, interrupting our conversation, and we break up going I every direction.

The first class is a management class which is shared with the finance students, they also require the management skills. I usually sit in the front, but when I notice the blond-haired girl sitting in the middle section of the class, I choose to sit behind her.

Throughout the class her attention is at the teacher, while she is actively participating in the class discussion. I just watch her. I take my phone up and hide it behind the screen of my computer and texts the group chat that the guys and I share.

“Guess what” I hit send

“What” André is quick to reply

“The blond girl from yesterday is in my management class right now!”

“Talked to her yet?” Marcus answers

“No not yet”

“Then do it” Alex responds

I lock my phone looking at her again. The bell rings and the class are over, before I can pack my things, she is gone.

The next class is not a shared class, so she is not here. I text the guys asking if she is in a class with one of them, but she is not. I try to focus on the rest of the class, but it proves to be hard. A girl like her should not be with everyone, she is perfect for what I need her for.

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At lunch, the guys and I usually sit at ‘our’ table by the windows in the dining hall. It has a view to the outside area where only a few sits, and then it is far away from the trash cans.

While eating, I notice Emma and the new blonde girl standing in line to buy something to eat. I tell the boys and we all suddenly have our eyes at her.

“She is hot” Alex whispers from across the table.

“He hasn’t been able to take his eyes away since the club” Marcus chuckles

The rest of the guys starts looking amused between me and her.

With their food in hand, they walk towards us.

Both talking.

The blonde walks directly past me not giving me a glance with Emma following.

When Emma passes, she sends me a stern look of disapproval.

When they sit down, I manage to get eye contact with the blonde one, but Emma whispers something in her ear which make her break it.

I turn back to the boys.

“I want to know her name, and everything else!” I practically whisper yells at them.

They all nod their heads in unison knowing Ethan’s needs.

The truth is, us boys didn’t just hang out because we liked each other’s company, we needed each other because we were the only ones with the need.

I wanted, no I needed to talk to her without Emma being nearby.

Mia POV.

This morning was terrifying, but I made it this far. I was at campus early getting a study plan and a map of the location. Looking at the map I noticed that the campus even had its own Supermarket. Perfect, I have not had the chance to buy some groceries yet, since I just went out and bought take away last night.

I would definitely visit that on my way home.

In the first class I felt comfortable, I did not know anyone, but managed to participate in the class. The professor afterwards gave me an assignment to do, since he needed to know my abilities in this class because of the transfer. I accepted and headed at a counseling office where I had a meeting, again as a result of being the new student. They needed to say that I always could talk to them, people often have a difficult time transferring this late into the education.

At lunch I met up with Emma, we got our food at sat outside in the sun enjoying our meal. At some point I looked around and noticed that a guy on the other side of the windows was looking directly at me. We held the contact for a bit, but I broke it once Emma said:

“He is bad news, he sleeps with the whole school, I wouldn’t go there”

I agreed, and we finished our lunch.

The last two classes went by fast. I was really liking the good job the professors did. They seemed dedicated to their work. I had economics and business investment classes.

Once they were done, I went out in the hallway with alle the other students, to find my assigned locker. To my relief the locker was a little away from the main hall, so it wasn’t as crowded. I put in the combination and filled in the books I wouldn’t be needing when I got home.

I went outside the building and took out my map again. I needed to find the store. While inspecting the map I suddenly felt a presence. I looked up and saw the guy from lunch break.

“Hi” the mysterious guys started

“Hi?” I said, it came out more like a question

“What are you looking for” he said while gesturing to the map in my hands

“Uhm nothing, I gotta go now, bye Mr.?”

I tried staying away after the warning Emma gave me. He even looked like bad news. With his medium length brown hair, dark eyes, short stubble and his need to be the center of attention.

“Ethan, call me Ethan, and what just happened? Did you just dismiss me?”

“I’m Sorry Ethan, but I really gotta go now”

“Hey hold on!” He said while taken a hold of my wrist

“What are you doing? Let me go” I said trying to wriggle my hand free from his hold, but he didn’t budge.

“Just let me know your name then I will let you go”

I sighed

“The name is Mia, please let me go now”

“Mia” he said, slowly releasing my wrist, “You have a nice day now”

He then walked of.