Chapter 3

“Hey!”

Mae almost jumped in shock. She felt like a thief who got caught by the owner. She dropped the book that she worked hard to get because of that shameless Kent. He really did not want to give the book even though she got there first. He was just too annoying.

She quickly pinched her cousin. Vanessa suddenly shouted near her ear. Somehow, Vanessa always caught her whenever she was doing something silly.

“Who are you looking at over there?” Vanessa asked curiously. “You look crazy,” her cousin added while also peeking downstairs from their building.

Mae was not looking at anyone. She was only making sure that the idiot Kent was not downstairs. Since this morning, she noticed that he seemed to be watching her. It was like he was waiting for her to come down from the building.

I’m not imagining things. I’m sure he’s really watching all my movements, she convinced herself. Because it was impossible for him to suddenly appear in the library if he was not following her, right?

Yeah right, Mae! You really think too highly of yourself.

“I’m not looking at anyone! And who would I even look at?”

She returned to her seat and sat down. Her cousin was really too dramatic. Vanessa noticed every little thing she did. She saw Vanessa still looking downstairs from the building.

Surely, she would not stop unless Mae admitted something.

Mae placed the borrowed book inside her bag. Better safe than sorry because Kent might steal it again. It was the last copy left in their library, so Kent tried hard to grab it from her earlier. As if that idiot really studied. Maybe he even wanted to ruin her future.

“Who are you looking at downstairs? You have a crush on someone from the Filipino major, don’t you?” Vanessa asked again. She really would not stop.

Mae rolled her eyes. Her? Having a crush? Her hair would turn white first before she ever had a crush. Impossible! She would rather spend her time reading books than waste attention on crushes.

“Me?” She even pointed at herself. “Me? Having a crush?”

“Stop pretending. You can’t fool me! I do the same thing whenever Gian, My Love, is around. I really get butterflies,” Vanessa added while hitting her arm. “It feels like there are stars and butterflies around me whenever I see Gian.”

“Then good for you.” Mae rolled her eyes again. “So, how are things with Sir Gian?” she asked her cousin, who was still blushing.

Vanessa smiled and looked forward. Right on time, Sir Gian entered their classroom. He was their instructor for English Enhancement Program Two. He was also the instructor who gave Mae a grade of 1.50.

“Hi Sir, good morning.”

Mae held her forehead. Sir Gian’s suffering in the hands of her cousin was about to start again. This was the real bad luck.

Looks like someone is even unluckier than me.

She quietly whispered “good luck” for Sir Gian, who would once again struggle to bring her cousin back to her senses.

Mae gasped when someone suddenly pulled her inside the comfort room. The bold person quickly covered her mouth so she could not make any noise.

She struggled hard to escape from the tight grip, but the person only held her waist tighter while the other hand stayed over her mouth.

She really could not understand what was happening to her lately. First, Kent kept following her around, and now it felt like someone was trying to kidnap her.

She needed to do something. She could not let herself get kidnapped.

She grabbed the man’s hand and bit his fingers hard. Her teeth pressed deeply against his skin, making the man groan in pain because of her bite.

“F*ck!”

Mae’s eyes widened in shock. Just from the voice alone, she already knew who it was. She quickly turned toward him, and her guess was right.

Kent again.

“Are you crazy?” he complained. Mae winced when she saw his fingers turning red with bite marks.

“Now I’m the crazy one? You’re the one who almost scared me to death.” She stepped away from him. Who knew what he might do to her? She did not know Kent that well yet. Maybe he was secretly crazy and might even assault her.

“Stay right there!”

She was about to run, but Kent quickly grabbed her and blocked her way. He immediately locked the comfort room door, making her heartbeat race even faster.

Mae looked around the entire comfort room. Maybe it should not be called a comfort room because she definitely did not feel comfortable. Her chest felt like wild horses were running inside it, and the small room suddenly felt tighter.

She could not read Kent’s thoughts or understand what he wanted to do. She also could not understand why he locked her inside the comfort room with him.

Oh God, I don’t want to go home no longer a virgin.

“Next time, baby. Don’t bite me if you don’t want me to bite you back.”

That was the only thing she understood before Kent pressed his lips against hers. She could clearly feel how soft his lips were against her red lips. He moved gently, almost inviting her to answer and follow his kisses.

She should resist. She should move her lips away from his. She should scream. But why was she responding to Kent’s kisses? Why did she open her lips to accept them? Why did it feel good? Why was she feeling this way?

She kissed him back and matched every kiss he gave her.

It felt like her arms had their own mind because they wrapped around Kent’s neck to deepen their kiss. But maybe what she was doing was wrong.

“That’s wild, baby. But I guess, you need practice,” he whispered, making her cheeks turn red.

Damn, what is happening?