Chapter 5
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"Kuya!" she shouted trying to stop him.
Arthur's forehead creased when he saw someone is sticking to the man they called.
"What are you doing, Porchia? You can go first." He answered. Her hug went tight.
"No, let's go. Please."
"I am sorry about my sister. She is in hurry, we are actually getting late. What is it?" he asked and hold his sister's arm on his waist.
"Is that your sister? Then, why is she hiding?" Arthur can't stop himself to wonder. Her voice is familiar.
"Maybe she is shy, Art. By the way, I am like." He hands his hand over him and they shake hands.
"Can't I see your sister's face? I am curious, she seems familiar to me." Arthur said while his finger is in his chin. He clenched his jaw and slowly walking towards them.
Porchia closed her eyes while hearing his steps. She pulled his brother's waist away from him.
"Art, respect. We are just asking here. Anyway, we are looking for a woman. She is tall, pointed nose, slim, and her uniform is like your sister," he stated describing her, "She probably studying here."
"This university is so big, there is a lot of tall and slim women," he answered and laugh.
"Kuya, let's go." She whispered. Arthur is observing her and she is trying to hide her face.
"Yeah, he is right, Luke. Can I ask for a favor?" Arthur asked.
"If you want to see my sister's face, I can't. I don't know why she is acting like this but we really need to go."
Porchia's face is sweating, she can finally breathe freely when her brother started to walk away. Her grip loosens up.
Arthur's eyes narrowed and his brows furrowed when he saw her shoes. She can still remember her black with ribbon on the top.
"H---hey! It's you!" he shouted and run towards them.
Porchia's grip takes off her brother's waist. She looked behind her and eventually run when she saw Arthur is on her back.
"Ahhhh..." She yelled and run as fast as she could. Patrick followed her. Because he is an athlete, he ran fast.
"Go back here, woman!" he shouted again while gritting his teeth. Luke is following her, he doesn't have an idea that the woman is her.
"Arthur, wait!"
"Ahhh...I didn't bring your coat, I am sorry!" she said while catching her breath. Her sweats are all over her face.
Patrick pulled her hands to run fast, "Do you know them?" he asked while looking at their back. They are almost at the gate of the school and they can not enter there.
"No, I don't. I run because the man is after me," she answered and lie. When they got inside the gate, they hold their knees while panting.
"Hey! Come back here, woman! I will kill you!" he darted on her while pointing at her. The guard is pushing him.
They are like a survivor from a scary man. She should give back his coat and wallet, but how? He is angry and gonna kill her. She can not meet a man who will cut her precious life.
"Porchia, are you okay? You are trembling." She didn't know that Patrick is shaking her shoulder.
She gets back to her senses and nods, "Yes, I am okay, Kuya. I think we need to attend our classes or mom will cut my neck also."
Patrick messes her hair before pulling her to walk.
"Should I send his thing in his home? I didn't touch or see what inside his wallet, maybe he has a personal information there." She said in her mind.
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Arthur slammed the car's door with a force, "That's is why her voice is so familiar! You did not believe in me. She is hiding because she knows us!" he shouted and accidentally press the horn button, and it whistles.
"Well, how will I know?" he asked. He faces him, "But, how did you know that that woman is her?" her brows shut above the car's ceiling. He is wondering why he never knew that Arthur is looking at the woman and he even remembers her.
"I remember her black shoes with ribbon on the top, I saw it when I looked down on my shoes when she spilled the coffee," he answered and rolled his eyes. He sighs deeply and leans on his car seats.
"Not so you, man. She looks so scared earlier, maybe that is the reason why she didn't approach us." Luke concluded and looks at his wristwatch.
Arthur's forehead furrowed and remembers what he just said earlier. "I will kill that woman!"
He facepalms and shook his head, "Damn it. We will wait for her here, their car is beside us."
"Seriously? Don't you have work? Because I have. There are new applications there to validate." He disagreed as his eyes narrow into him. Arthur is just relaxed looking at the car beside them, "Arthur, man!"
"Am I that scaring?" he asked in his mind.
Someone shakes his body and gets back to his senses. He looked at Luke with a blank face, "What?"
"Arggghhh..." Luke pulled his hair down while groaning, "What is up to you? I will just leave you here, is that okay?"
Arthur just nodded and gestures his hand to go away. Luke can't believe that he is doing it. The truth is Arthur can go to his bank and get money if he wishes to and it gave him goosebumps.
"O--okay, I'll go. Just beep me when you need something."
"'Kay!" he said.
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"He will kill me," he whispered while his Prof is writing on the whiteboard. She is writing but her hands are trembling and sweat slowly comes out from her head. She gazes on the air condition but it's open.
Someone touched his back and she startled, "No, I am sorry!" she shouted while closing her and covering her face.
She heard laughs all over the room and she unhurriedly opens her eyes.
"Did I startle you? I am sorry, I will just ask you for an extra pen," he said while scrubbing his head. She roamed her eyes and saw that her classmates are trying to stop themselves to laugh. She made a fake smile and nods.
"No, I am sorry. I was just occupied by something, here..." She deeply sighed to calm herself and gave the pen she is using.
"What about yours?"
"It's okay, Brand. I have extra inside."
After the class, her brother fetches her from her room. They walked together in the corridor crowded by the students.
Her day went bad and she is silently praying that they will stop chasing her.
"Why are you closing your eyes?" Patrick asked and laughs. He wrapped his arms around her back, "Are you sleepy again? I told you to stop watching K-drama." He pushed her forehead using his finger.
"Aw! Kuya! I am not watching anymore, I have to focus on my intern," she said and pouted her lips.
When got into the parking lot her heart started to beat fast. Her eyes widened when she saw the man named Arthur leaning on the hood of their car. His clean and presentable tux become opened without necktie and long sleeves buttons opened until his broad sexy chest.
"He's still here? Is he waiting for us?" he asked curiously.
"Kuya, I think we need to go back inside. I forgot my books," she said and nibbles her lip.
"You said you don't have homework, you don't have to bring that always."
Her steps become slow like she can't move it, "Kuya," she is trying to take off his hands but her brother is stronger than her.
"Hey, are waiting for us?"
He stands straight and looks at Porchia, "I am waiting for her." He pointed to her. After he said that he pulled Porchia from him. He pushes her until he opened his car door and locks her inside.
Patrick's jaw dropped when he saw the man went to his driver's seat after taking his sister and drive it away.
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