NEXT MORNING ≈OCTAVIA’S PLACE**
Mariana entered the house and Octavia screamed
“Mariana!!” She rushed to hug her tightly
“Where were you last night?!! I was worried to death,your phone was switched off,I was just,gosh Mariana!”
“I’m sorry for making you worried,but it’s a long story Octavia” Mariana muttered and Octavia broke the hug
“Tell me what happened” She said
Mariana explained everything to her and she gasped
“f-__-k, I actually guessed you were with Leonard,fine I was worried but I was also trying to believe that you were fine,gosh I’m so happy for you bestie!” Octavia hugged Mariana again
“We should get ready,,our class starts by 9” Mariana muttered,finding her way to the room
Octavia exhaled In total relief and also went to get dressed.
Minutes later,they left the house together.
They arrived in school and all eyes fell on Mariana
? I heard she’s dating Leonard
? Is that really true??
? She’s Leonardo Briggs girlfriend??
“How do I tell them I’m not his girlfriend?? Just how!!” Mariana said out loudly and Octavia chuckled
“You’re his fiancee,more than a girlfriend,I get you” Octavia said and Mariana shot her a glare
“Besties!!” They stopped when they heard Charlotte’s voice and they both turned back
“Whoa!!!!” They both screamed to see Charlotte looking like a segzy girl
“What,do I look bad?” She asked nervously
“You look hot like f-__-k!” Mariana said and Charlotte blushed
“Thank you” She muttered
“Don’t tell me this is for Ricardo” Octavia whispers
“Shut up” Charlotte snapped and they laughed
“Class starts in five minutes” Mariana suddenly said and they began walking faster till they entered the lecture hall.
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LEONARD’S MANSION**
Leonard was just coming downstairs when suddenly Mrs Briggs came into the house
“Mom?” Leonard called,looking surprised
“Where’s Mariana?” Mrs Briggs asked
“Why are you asking?” Leonard asked
“I have the right to ask for my daughter in-law son” Mrs Briggs said
“She left” Leonard muttered
“What?! Don’t tell me you chased her out son!” Mrs Briggs shouted
“No I didn’t,she left” Leonard replied
“Of course you drove her out with your behavior,come on son,what is wrong with you?? Huh?? I thought you two are getting along already so what happened?”
Leonard sighed
“We just had a little misunderstanding mom,you don’t have to make a big deal out of it,she will be back I promise” Leonard said
“Make sure of that,please”
Leonard nodded
“Yeah sure,don’t worry mom” he muttered
“Going out?” Mrs Briggs asked
“School” Leonard replied
“Then I’m leaving too” Mrs Briggs said and they went out together
Leonard watched as her driver drove her out of the compound before he also entered his own car,he stopped the guards from going with him. He checked the time as he drove,he already missed the first class and the second class is In few minutes also,a part of him want to see Mariana so badly but knowing that she might ignore him made him sad also.
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DIAMONDS UNIVERSITY**
Mariana and the girls walked toward the general lecture hall,Tessa and her crew walked past them quietly and they exchanged glances
“Okay that’s weird” Alexa spoke up
“Really weird,it’s weird for them not to say a word to us at least” Octavia said
“Maybe something happened to them” Charlotte chuckled
“Hey girls” They heard Jeremy’s voice and they turned back to see Jeremy and Louis
“Oh Jeremy” Octavia waved
“Wow,Charlotte??!!!” Louis called looking surprised
“Hey,don’t fall don’t fall I’m not available” Charlotte rolled her eyes
“Whoa!!” Jeremy and Louis touched their chests and Mariana chuckled
“She just told you the fact,my girl is not available” Mariana said
“Seriously” Louis laughed
Jeremy and Alexa’s eyes met and she looked away with an eye roll
Jeremy sighed
They walked to the general hall together
“So we are starting the MMPL today,can’t wait to see Leonard in the hall” Octavia gushed and Mariana rolled her eyes
Immediately they entered the hall,a hand grabbed Mariana and she turned to find Nico
“Nico” She called and he tap his side
Mariana smiled and sat down beside him while others went their way too,Jeremy fortunately got a seat right beside Alexa,just the opportunity he was searching for.
“Are you still angry with me? You totally snubbed my texts” He said and Alexa looked at him
“You should have just tried harder” She scoffed
“You clearly misunderstood the whole thing Alexa,you really think I have a thing for her? H*ll no” Jeremy groaned
“Why am I even bothered? I’m not your girlfriend” Alexa muttered
“But you were really cute being jealous” Jeremy smirked and Alexa hit him
“Who said I was jealous?! I wasn’t!” She snapped and all eyes fell on her,she immediately looked away and Jeremy chuckled
“You made me worried” he said
“Really?” Alexa smiled and Jeremy nodded
Ricardo came into the hall with Winter and Dior and the students started murmuring
? Ricardo keep looking hotter everyday,f-__-k
? Dior!!!
A male voice screamed and Dior waved with a flushed face
? Gosh,Winter is so pretty
? Ricardo I love you!
The three sat down together right in front of Charlotte and Octavia
Charlotte touched her hair nervously and Octavia cleared her throat
“f-__-k you” Charlotte mouthed and Octavia chuckled but she stopped when Royce sat down beside her but his eyes were on Nico and Mariana who were both lost in their conversations.
Octavia rolled her eyes and turned back to Charlotte
“Can you call Leonard?” Winter asked Ricardo and he looked up
“Why me and not you?” He asked
“I will call him” Dior muttered but almost immediately Leonard appeared with Angelo and loud screams filled the hall
Mariana looked up immediately and their eyes met,he almost joined her but then he saw Nico and found somewhere else to sit,the girl he sat with almost lost her breath even though he doesn’t seem to take a single glance at her.
Two professors came into the hall at the same time,Miss Lisa and Mr Ben and the class started immediately
MINUTES LATER,
“So everyone,we are going to have two teams and each team should have at most twenty students. The first team will join the Music and Media lecture class and the second team,Performance and Literature lecture class” Mr Ben said
“You will be given twenty four hours to make your final decision” Miss Lisa said
“Which class are you taking?” A guy asked from the back and some students laughed
“Oh…I will be in the MM class” Miss Lisa smiled
“I’m joining that class” Louis said beside Jeremy and Jeremy scoffed
“So you’re joining just because of Miss Lisa? Oh come on,even without her,Music and Media is definitely the right choice” Alexa said
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Mariana packed her stuffs the moment their class came to an end,
“How about Lunch together? It’s our last class right?” Nico asked beside her and she faced him
“The cafeteria?” She asked
“No,somewhere else” Nico replied
Mariana could feel Leonard’s gaze on her
‘He doesn’t want me anyway’ she thought
“Fine,let’s go” She said and Nico let out a smile
He held her hand and they both left the lecture hall.
Leonard’s eyes followed them immediately,
“Leo!” Dior’s voice snapped him out of his thought and he turned
“You look quiet,are you okay?” She asked
“Yeah I’m fine” He muttered and walked out of the hall leaving Dior standing.
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Nico and Mariana passed through the hall way,suddenly Mariana’s phone fell from her hand and Nico immediately helped her with it
“Oh,thank you Nico” Mariana muttered
“Are you sick?? You look somehow” Nico said with a worried look on his face
“No,I’m fine Nico. Thanks for worrying about me,you’re really an amazing friend” Mariana said and Nico looked at her
“Am I really just a friend to you?” He asked
“Huh?” Mariana sound surprised
“You only see me as your friend” Nico muttered
“Are we not friends??” Mariana asked
“What if I want more than just friends??”
Mariana looked at him without saying a word
“I love you Mariana,isn’t it obvious enough? I’m head over heels for you,I’m in love with you” Nico said and held her hand
Mariana swallowed,looking into his soft eyes while he gave her the pleading looks
“I want you to be mine,please” He added
TBC