Belle (COMPLETE)

CHAPTER II: Mystery Girl

I looked at you and it seems like my eyes and heart were now glued to you…

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Year 2003.

I started my junior year of college at the university near Jojo’s high school. Isabel told me that her student teaching experience would only last there for four months and then she could apply as an English teacher on that same school or she could try at my university.

During the first month at my new university, I already made a lot of “friends” or should I say, I’m back to my frisky lifestyle. My dad bought a separate condominium unit for me and my brother Logan, this independence made my lifestyle easier.

This afternoon, I went to a place called “Papa Bert’s Bar”. I was waiting for Isabel to finish teaching her last class while Jojo said he couldn’t join us because he had so much school activities.

After an hour of drinking with a sexy babe, I saw Isabel in her hot teacher uniform. I saw some guys and some girls looking at her and checking her out immorally. She just raised her eyebrows on them and searched for me. I smirked, I’m so lucky to have a best friend as gorgeous as her!

I said goodbye to the sexy babe named, Jameya. She slipped a napkin with her mobile number before I waved at Isa when she didn’t easily spot me.

“Hello there, kiddo!”, Isa said as she ruffled my hair.

I annoyingly pouted at her, “I told you, Isa! I am not a kid anymore!”

She chuckled, “Oh yeah! I forgot that you levelled up from being a child into a child-lover!”

“What?! I’m not a child-lover!”

“That girl you’re flirting with is one of my students. Therefore, you targeted a child!”, Isa laughed to annoy me more.

“Whoa! They’re the same age as me! Ugh! Let’s change the topic! How’s your first month at Jojo’s school?”

“I’m so happy that I am finally teaching! You know how much dedication I give for my students every day! I wanted to share them the things I know!”, she squealed.

“I’m happy for you sis! You’re living both of our dreams! How I wish I had a chance to teach too!”, I said, and I can’t help but to tear up a little.

“Actually, you are teaching the students too. The girls you were with every night learned a lot from you!”, Isa said just to lighten up my mood.

“b***h! You’re so right! I’m a good mentor!”, I slapped her shoulder and called a waiter to order some drinks for us.

Isabel ordered a neat whiskey and she laughed when I ordered a dirty martini, “Gosh, kiddo! Even your drinks are dirty!”

“You should order a martini too, Isa! Did you know that when you put more olive juice in your martini, the dirtier it will be.”, I licked my lips seductively and raised my eyebrows up and down suggestively at her.

“Yuck! Such a perv!”, she flicked her finger at my lips.

“Ouch!”

“Ha-ha. Stop being a pervert and I will stop hurting you! So, what’s the news with your parents?”

I sighed, “Dad said they’ll visit me on my graduation day which is two more years to go! Why can’t they be normal parents for once? I wanted them to treat me and my brothers like their beloved children and not just some business investment! I really hate them, but I still can’t disagree with them. I don’t want them to disown me when I disobeyed them.”

Isa side-hugged me when she noticed that I’m teary again. Then she pinched my cheeks to make me smile again.

“You know kiddo, you need to visit my school! There are so many cute girls that suits your taste!”

“Yes. I’ll be visiting you as soon as I finished my girls hot list at my university.”

We continued drinking and talking and my attention was diverted to a gorgeous drunk girl at the corner. I was amused by the way she was talking to someone on her phone.

I heard her slurring her words, “… I am so drunk, and I never felt so free! Free…. Free like a bird! Let’s have a drink sometimes! Alcohol tastes so good! Papa Bert’s Bar down the road. Country roads take me home to the place I belong…”

I laughed more when she half-sung her words, “…now you were holding a knife. Knife cuts like a knife how will I ever heal? I'm so deeply wounded… knife cuts like a knife you cut away the heart of my life… Because I love you, Mi. And I will always love you… You will always take my heart…”

After that, she dozed off. Her head was now on the table but still holding her phone.

She’s so cute! And so drunk! I saw that some shady guys are planning to sit beside her. Looking at her state, she’ll be in trouble. Those guys will take advantage of her situation if I won’t interfere.

I excused myself from Isa and then I sat beside the mystery girl. I looked at the guys from head to toe and they backed off, scratching their heads. This is the first time I cared about what will happen to a stranger. And worst, I pretended like a protective girlfriend!

I looked at the girl again. Why did she let herself get drunk like this? I felt something inside my heart that I can’t explain. I don’t want to leave her like this. I stood up and was about to call Isa, so we could help this gorgeous girl, but some girls already beat me to it. I think they are friends because the nerd one is scolding my girl as they helped her walked out of the bar.

As they walked away, I have this feeling that I want to know more every little thing about that girl. I felt this instant connection with this mystery girl. I shook my head. Maybe I’m just tipsy. I went back to Isa and ordered more drinks for us.

After a while, two girls walked towards us and flirted with me. They are twins! I smirked, this will be fun!