CHAPTER 5: An old pal

I'm still in the dean's office, sitting on the couch with Nathaniel beside me.

"Clark, sit down." Dean said with a voice full of authority.

Clark walk towards me and sit right beside me, Nathaniel's at my left side and he's at the right side.

"Does this two knows that you're in a shit, Ronaldo?" I raised an eyebrow at Ronaldo.

Clark's face seems confused and Nathaniel is still serious as ever.

"Ofcourse," Ronaldo answered.

"So they know the shit that's going on about me?" I asked and he nods.

"Well, it ain't that fantastic," I said as sarcasm laced in my voice.

This is just a part of the game, I won't loose to some random strangers who's following and spying on me in secrecy.

"Look, Rain, I'm worried for you, if you need my he—" I cut him off.

"And that's exactly why I'm here, Ronaldo because you're the freaking best person I know that can help me," I said.

Clark's attention where on the ceiling, he looks like a lost puppy, while Nathaniel just keeps scrolling on his phone.

"You can count on me, Rain, If—"

"Did I just heard Rain!? Rain!? As in Rain the wanted person!? His or her bounty is freaking huge!" Clark exclaimed.

Nathaniel stopped scrolling on his phone and he looks at his uncle.

"Dude, haven't you heard about Rain?" I leaned back on the couch.

Clark looks at me like I'm some kind of insane women.

"Of course I did, I heard some rumor that Rain is a girl," He proudly said.

Ronaldo looks at me with a mischievous smirk on his face, this old man is gonna get it later. Or maybe not because his old, I don't want to broke his bones now do I?

"Well, you're not wrong, boy with pineapple haircut," I said and I smirked at him.

Clark looks at me with a disapproving look and I smiled at him.

"Any way, Ronaldo, I hope I can count on you for keeping them safe?" I look at Ronaldo.

"Yes of course, Rain," Ronaldo said and Clark's eyes widened like it was about to pop out from their sockets, he kinda look like a tarsier.

"W-what? S-she's R-Rain?" Clark stuttered as he went pale.

I look at Ronaldo who just laughed at his nephew.

"You bet she is," A familiar voice suddenly said, I look at the door and saw a familiar person leaning on the wall.

I couldn't help but smile widely, I stand up from the couch and run towards him.

"Woah, slow down kid," He chuckles.

"I'm eighteen now, Jerome," I said as I slapped his arm real hard.

"Hey! That hurts!" He cried like a little kid who's lollipop got stolen.

"Jerome, what are you doing here?" Ronaldo asked and I walk back to the couch.

"I've been looking everywhere for Rain, so I figured she'd be here," Jerome casually answered.

I sit back on the couch and look at Clark.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked.

I couldn't help but laughed. "Like what?"

"Like you want to kill me," He said.

Am I really that sort of a person? Do I look like a killing machine? 'Cause I swear when I look in the mirror all I see is a girl who's covered with cuteness.

"Silly you, I just wanna be friends," I said and he raised an eyebrow at me.

"Friends?" He asked unsurely.

"You're not deaf are you?" I asked.

"Ofcourse I'm not! It's just I don't understand why would you want to be friends with me," He explained.

"It's a free country, and there's no against us being friends," I casually said and I swear his eyes were tearing up.

"Hey, are you about to cry? I swear if you cry I'll kill you," I said and his eyes widened.

"Woah, go easy on that poor boy Rain," Jerome joked.

I look at Nathaniel who just keeps scrolling on his phone, talk about a gadget addict.

"Shut up Jerome," Clark grumbles.

"Yeah, shut up Jerome," I mimicked his voice and his words.

"Jerome, sit down, the two of you, Clark and Nathaniel, leave us, we need to talk about something important," Ronaldo said and the two boys just nod their heads and walks out.

Jerome sits beside me and Ronaldo is still sitting on his swivel chair.

"Let's discuss the matter, Rain," Jerome said.

"Look, the matter is, I don't get why their after me, what did I do?" I asked and they look at me with a questioning look.

I smile sheepishly at them and scratch the back of my head. " Right, I may have done some lots of stuffs in the past, but past is past, this ain't a history class where you can easily bring back what happened."

Jerome sighed deeply and Ronaldo shook his head.

"It is not just you that they're after, Rain, they're also after us," Jerome said.

What? It's not just me? Well that's just great, a whole lot of work.

"How can you be so sure that they're also after you guys?" I asked.

"The other day while we were just playing cards, something just exploded inside the house, and turns out it was a bomb, Rain," Jerome seriously said.

Well that's just messed up, what am I supposed to do? Go to where the enemies is and say; 'hey it's me Rain the hottie'.

"How many people were killed?" I asked.

Jerome sighed. " Hopefully there's none,"

"That's great!" I beamed.

"Let's be serious here, Rain, it's you who they want, they want the one who ruined many, they want the one who can destroy an entire army with her signature sweet smile, let's face it Rain, you're the target," Ronaldo said with a serious expression.

I can't help but sighed, they want me yet they have to go through my connections? Talk about some weaklings and cowards.

I look at Ronaldo with dead eyes. "If it's me they want, then tell them to chase me, and tell them to avoid being killed, by me."