Gabriel's
"That's all for today, Everyone. Class dismissed." Our professor said and we all uttered thanks in unison before he left. I heaved a deep sigh before stretching my arms same with Mike. Our block mates started to get out of the classroom one by one but I prefer to let them go ahead of us.
It's our lunch break already. I looked at Maze on the other side and saw that he's looking at his phone intently with a frown. I can also see that it's ringing but it seems like he doesn't want to answer it.
"Maze! Gab!" The three of us looked at the guy who called us and saw Top with the other three members of Thoughts at Midnight. I can't pretty much remember their names as I wasn't really focusing on them last night.
I don't know but I felt something weird when Top called our names. It sounded cute. Suitable. My eyes widened when I realized what I was actually thinking.
'Suitable? What the fuck?'
I looked at Maze and he's giving Top his usual reaction. What else could it be aside from the straight face that he'd been showing to everyone around him.
"Mike! What are you waiting for? We're having lunch together!" Top shouted.
"Yeah, yeah! I thought you only cared about Maze and Gab that's why I'm not moving. Tsk." Mike retorted and I heard Top's laugh. I looked at Maze again just in time that he had put his things inside his bag while still looking at his ringing phone.
'Is he really planning not to answer it?'
It was then he looked at me causing me to freeze as I stare at his cold dark orbs. It's as if I'm caught in a trance and everything around us started to blur as I feel my heart beating fast. If he didn't raised the one side of his lips to mock me, I am quite sure that I won't be able to snap out of it soon. He stood up while I avoided his gaze and cleared my throat. I looked at Mike and was quite surprised when I saw that he's looking at me.
"You look like you're about to palpitate, Gabriel. Are you okay?" He asked me and I frowned at him just to pretend that I have no clue about what he's talking about. Cause to be honest, I really don't know the answer.
I don't know why my heart starts to beat abnormally the moment I caught a glimpse of Maze's cold dark orbs. It's as if, I've seen something from his depths but I can't really fathom what it is.
"Gab! Mike! It's not the time to chitchat! I'm hungry!" We looked at Top once again and saw that Maze is already outside and is talking to their band's drummer.
"Coming!" I shouted nonchalantly as Mike and I put our things inside our bag before walking towards the exit where Top, Maze and his band mates were waiting for us. Or maybe not.
The moment, we reached the group, Maze started waving his goodbye to his friends and Tong.
"Aow, you're not joining us?" Before I could even think, my sinful mouth had already uttered my curiosity. Maze gave me a blank stare while his friends, Mike and Top are looking at me quizzically cause this is so not me.
'Stupid, Solzeek.'
I silently cursed myself as I avoided our friends' gaze.
"Tsk." I looked at Maze and he's now smirking at me as if showing me how stupid I am to ask him. I can feel my face heating up as I realized how I sounded so eager to eat with him.
"H-he just needs to talk to someone. But he'll probably join us once he's done." Top was the one to save me from the awkward situation and I looked at him with thankful eyes. He then grinned at me as if he's telling me that it's not for free causing me to wrinkle my nose as I scratch my nape.
"Have you seen the three idiots?" Mike asked Top pertaining to Kevin, Marvin and Barry who are studying at the faculty of Sports Science.
"They're actually waiting for us at the cafeteria." The band's guitarist was the one who answered Mike. Mike looked at him and smiled. It was then we all remembered that we haven't greeted each other properly and we all offered a wai and laughed.
"I've never seen you before. I thought you're studying in a different university." Says Mike while looking at the band's drummer. And by the looks of it, I can clearly see that my best pal here has a thing about the cool guy. But the drummer remained looking at Maze's direction causing me to do the same only to see that Maze had already gone unbeknownst to the other guys.
"Well, Mark, Cole and I are studying at the faculty of Music. And we're not the same as Gab, Top, Adan or Maze who's good looking enough to gain their reputations." The bassist jokingly said and they all laughed. But I find it not funny upon hearing Adan's name. It feels like he's saying that Adan is on the same level as us but I refused to accept that.
Adan is obviously a low class playboy hitting on the girls that had gone either my hands, or Top's. And I'm somehow thankful that Maze had rejected his low key flirting last night.
And as for Maze, he's obviously the type of guy who doesn't know how to flirt with girls. I bet he had no girlfriend since birth. But there's no doubt that he's good looking and oozing with sex appeal. I hope, by the end of the year, maybe I or Top could influence him and he'll finally learn how to use his charms. He should get laid before graduating college.
'And why the hell am I so concerned about his sex life?! He obviously sees me as his enemy for I don't the reason why.'
"You can really talk about that while eating, Guys. I'm already starving." Top whined as he walked ahead of us and we all laughed at him as we followed his steps on the way to the cafeteria. Upon arriving, we saw a massive crowd of students lurking around the cafeteria and it's pretty obvious that there's no space left for us. We all looked around and searched for Mawin, Boat and Kenji but there's no trace of them at all.
It was then Mike's phone rang.
"Aow, it's Kevin." He said before taking the call. "Where are you guys? At the noodle house outside the University? Oh c'mon, we had noodles last week. Can't you choose another place? Tsk. Okay, fine. I'll order some extra meat since you're going to pay. Yeah, we'll be there in a while. Wait for us." We all looked at him as he talked to Kevin over the phone. "They said that they moved out since the cafeteria is too crowded. They're waiting for us at Jeed's Noodle House outside the university." We all nodded with what he said.
"Then, let's go--"
"You guys can go ahead." We looked at the drummer when he said that.
"Why?" Top asked.
"I'll wait for Maze here. I'm sure he'll be done talking in any minute." He answered and Top nodded.
"Let's go." The bassist said before looking at Mark and he nodded at us.
"We'll wait for the both of you there." The guitarist said and even if I felt kind of hesitant to leave him alone just to wait for Maze, I had no choice since we're not that close and it would be ridiculous for me to say that I can stay with him while he wait for Maze.
Cause no matter what I say, they'd still accuse me for wanting to wait for Maze and that's not gonna happen. I'm not planning to embarrass myself for the second time just because of Maze. I haven't figured out what type of revenge I should pull to get even with him and yet, it seems like he's about to win again today without doing anything.
And as we walked towards the University's gate, Mike was able to get along with the guitarist and the bassist and they are now casually talking and laughing with each other while Top went beside me. He then, poked my side so I looked at him while frowning.
"What?" I asked him and he grinned at me while raising both of his redundantly. "What's with that ridiculous face, Top?" I asked him and he chuckled before wrapping his arms around my shoulders and patting it.
"I noticed that you can't seem to hold yourself when it comes to Maze, eh." He teasingly said so I glared at him before moving away and he chuckled again.
"What the heck are you talking about, Top?" I snapped at him and he shook his head before smiling at me knowingly.
"C'mon, Gabriel. We both know that you're the type of guy who can be patient and understanding for it is required in the program that we're taking. But it's really obvious that you're easily annoyed and pissed when it comes to Maze." I avoided his gaze cause he's right. I'm usually patient when it comes to dealing with other people, well of course, my friends are the exceptions cause I can easily express what I feel when it comes to them, be it annoyance or some sort, I can easily vent it out on them. But never to the ones that I've just met. Maze was actually the first one to have pissed me off and made me snap at him amidst of the fact that we just met. It's as if he had a big effect on me. He easily affects me and I don't know the reason why.
"See? I was right." He said and I remain silent. He then sighed so I looked at him and he's smiling at me. "And I would like to apologize on his behalf, Dude. He's really kind of elusive when it comes to our type. He's also like that when we first met but I later found out the reason why so I decided to keep him as a friend." I frowned at what he said.
Just what the fuck did he mean with words 'our type' and Maze's reason for being like that? I seriously don't get his point and it makes me so damn curious about the guy we're talking about. Which is Maze. And even if I tried to disregard the things that Top said, I involuntarily formed a question in my mind.
'Who are you really, Maze?'
"I also have one favor to ask, Gab." I looked at Top and he looks so serious so I waited for what he's about to say.
"What is it?"
"Will you please be patient with Maze and promise me not to do anything that could hurt him?" I was totally caught off guard with what he said. I looked at him intently and he really looked like he mean it. He looked like a concerned brother and this was actually the first time that I saw him like this.
And this was all because of Maze.
I mindlessly nodded at him and he smiled before messing my hair.
"You're the best, Gab!" He said while smiling and I can't help but to groan in annoyance because my hair is completely messed up. I was still fixing my hair when we arrived at the noodle house and saw the three idiots waiting for us inside.
"Aow, there they are." Mike said. We're about to come in when the guitarist said something that made us look from what we came from.
"Mark and Maze is also here but..."
I can't help but to frown when I saw an uninvited acquaintance talking to Maze while they are walking towards us.
'Why the fuck is he with Adan?'
Maze'sI don't understand the look on their faces especially Gab's when we finally settled down on our table. Their faces is unusually sour as if they had lost their appetite the moment they saw the person that I came along with. I was talking to one of my subordinates over the phone when the guy suddenly approached me and introduced himself as the same guy who bought some drinks for me last night, which I obviously ignored. I tried to get away from him by blabbering some excuses using my band mates. But it turns out that he's their junior and he said he wants to bond with us today.And of course, I'm not dense. I know his agenda and it's kind of irritating me but I don't have a choice. As much as I want to get rid of him, I can't risk my band mates' relationship with him. There's a possibility that he'll vent it out to them if ever I made a wrong move.Such a great way to start welcome me in my first day here, right? Ts
Gabriel's"Okay, Guys. Make yourself at home!" Top exclaimed jokingly as we all settled on our seats. They all laughed except me as I was too busy looking around. My eyes lingered around the bar, trying to cope up with the wild lights surrounding the place as it started to become crowded."We have just arrive but the predator is already looking for a prey." Mike blurted out, clearly pertaining to me as soon as he noticed that I can't stop looking around and I winced. Of course my friends teased me for being a natural sex predator that I am but little did they know that the one I'm looking for was actually more deserving to be called a predator rather than a prey.Who else could it be aside from the coldblooded Maze?I hadn't seen him on our afternoon class, and even his friends doesn't know his whereabouts when Mike asked Top. It's just his first day yet he already had the spunk to ditch clas
Gabriel'sAs I went back to the dorm, a little tipsy, I stumbled upon the stairs but immediately stood up, afraid that someone might see me like this. I even had a hard time opening the door because I can't put the key inside, but I was able to open it eventually. Again, I stumbled upon entering the room so I had to crawl towards my bed.Think I had gone too far tonight that I've pushed myself beyond my alcohol tolerance. It's because of what Mike said. He reminded me of my Dad, making me want to brushed off the thought of him by drinking too much. I really hate it when someone had triggered my memory about that person.He was supposed to be long forgotten.But I also understand that Mike is unaware about my issues with my Dad so I don't have a choice but to just keep it to myself. I removed my shoes using my feet and then fished my phone in my pocket to check what time is it.It's already 1:00 am i
Gabriel'sIf it wasn't because of my alarm, I'm damn sure that I'll be sleeping all day. I groaned as I reached for it on my bedside table and turned it off. I stared at the ceiling as I feel my head aching. Probably because of hangover.'I should remind myself not to drink too much next time. Geez.'I looked around my room and frowned as I saw a can of Sprite and 3 oranges on my mini dining table. I hurriedly got up from my bed and looked around totally disoriented because of this fucking hang over.Nothing's changed. Everything is on their right places except for the clothes that I wore last night--'Wait, what?!'I looked at my whole under my blanket and saw that my clothes were changed!'What the fuck is happening?!'I walked towards the dining table and plucked the sticky note that is attached on the can."These can
Gabriel's"What's with that murderous look of yours, Gab? You look like someone who would kill any time." Mike said as I sat down beside him but instead of answering him, I sighed before taking the oranges from my bag. "Aow, oranges. Can I have some?" He tried reaching for my oranges but good thing I'm quick enough to move it away from him."Mine." I said as I glared at him and he had no choice but to back off while puckering. He even scratched his head as he look at me."You should really remind yourself not to drink too much. Aside from being grumpy, you're also being stingy because of your hangover. Sharing is caring, you know?" He said, as if trying to guilt trip me but to no avail.'Caring, my ass. You didn't even bother to take me home last night and now you're talking about caring? Tsa!'I just glared at him before peeling the orange in front of him and he watched me.&nb
Gabriel'sEveryone was kind of dumbstruck while looking at the professor who keeps on clapping while looking at Maze. He then smiled before facing the projection and used the remote to show another slide.The slide contains the patient's diagnosis chart. The whole class fell in silence as we all focused on the encircled phrase at the lower part of the slide which proves that Maze's diagnosis is correct.The patient really has schizoaffective disorder.Mike and I looked at each other and I can see that he, same as me, didn't expect that Maze was quite a big brain. And a conceited one! I looked at Mac and his expressions clearly show defeats. He also looks upset but couldn't do anything cause it's obvious that he lost and that picking on Maze is not a good idea at all.'Well, who would've thought that this arrogant vocalist is smart?'I looked at Maze and he's just s
Gabriel'sMaze's looks shows how he regrets participating the questcussion this morning. It's obvious that he doesn't want to work with me. I can feel it. But I totally don't understand why."Where's Mike?" Top asked as he drives towards the dorm. Well, he volunteered to drop us at my dorm so that Maze won't have to walk anymore. And as for Mac, he has his own car but Maze didn't want to go with him so he's just following us from behind. Mike went home already with the other three."He already went home with the three idiots." I answered. Maze is sitting at the backseat while I'm on the passenger's seat. "By the way, I haven't seen the other members of TAM today. Where are they?" I asked Top while looking at the rearview mirror where I can see Maze looking outside the window as if he's oblivious about his surrounding. Top looked at me before focusing on the road again and he chuckled."They have an activ
Gabriel's"Here's your drink." I said as I handed Mac a glass of orange juice. We've already set up a mini study table in the middle of my room. The books and my laptop is now prepared and we're only waiting for Maze to arrive."What's taking him so long?" Mac asked after drinking almost half of the juice and I shrugged cause I don't know either. "Do you know where his room is?" He asked and all I gave him a 'seriously' look before putting both of my hands on my side."I just found out that we live in the same building and floor and now you expect me to know where his room is? Seriously, Mac?" I said and he winced because he realized how stupid his question was.It was then we heard a knock on the door so we both looked at each other."That must be him." He said and I nodded before walking towards the door and opening it. I looked at him with wide eyes, mouth agape as I scan his wh