Bab 57: Go Play with the Thugs!
The sound of water pouring in the shower room could be heard even the living room.
Imee sat on the couch in a daze.
After a few minutes or so, the door from the shower room clacked and Imee's eyes rolled at lightspeed.
'You don't mean he's coming out with only a towel wrapping under him?!', but she scoffed inwardly, 'He's very thin right now, it would be pretty disappointing to see him topless.', yet her eyes never moved away.
After the clack of lock, the door creaked as it opened slowly and subtle steam came out along with it.
Renir walked out with wet hair.
Imee was sadly disappointed as she saw him.
Seemed like Renir brought clothes in the shower and dressed there instead of coming out topless. He wouldn't dare be naked with only a towel around his body even if Imee was his real girlfriend.
Renir saw Imee's lifeless eyes and asked, "What?"
He wore a light pitch t-shirt with camo shorts for under him. It was simple and breathable.
She slowly shook her head in clarity, 'What am I expecting...', she thought and dazed off again.
Renir thought Imee was getting bored but she just wouldn't tell him so he hurried up and packed his things.
He inwardly mocked at himself, 'I should've done this before I went to the shower.'
But his clothes and belongings were so few, it did not take him even five minutes to be packed and ready with a considerable size bag on his back.
It was originally his uncle's, a travel backpack, but Renir didn't bother being conscious about it. It was not stealing, it was the least thing his uncle could give him for all the job he took, he thought.
Imee looked at him and thought not bad, "Let's go.", she coldly said.
"Is there really something wrong?", Renir couldn't understand this girl's behavior.
"None", she blurted as she exited to wait for him.
Renir sighed and let it go once again. They are going to part ways now anyway.
Before he was about to go, he noticed a hat hanging at the back of the door.
'Convenient', he shrugged his shoulder as he took it, treating it as the last goodbye gift for himself from his uncle and aunt, 'Even I myself have to get my thanks from you, huh?', he really did all the job.
Since he liked and was comfortable with the shoes, he wore it while he kept his sandals inside his bag.
"Done", Renir swiped his forehead with a towel.
"You look like you're going to hitchhike.", Imee found her spirits back.
"Well, maybe I will get there."
"Huh?", Imee didn't like the sound of it as she raised a brow, "What do you mean by that?"
"I don't have a house to live in so I'm thinking about finding a job and if I can't, I'll have to move out of town and search along the way. I have money now but it is not enough to pay you yet or rent another apartment, especially a hotel.", Renir then had an idea, "You know, bus fare is way cheaper and I'll get to move. I'll travel in the night to sleep under a roof while finding a job in the day. Sounds good, right? Ah, don't worry, I will not forget this debt so thank you for all the things you've given me."
"Eh?", Imee's heart sunk, "Won't you attend school? It's a community school, you don't pay anything unless you buy food and school materials.", she desperately reasoned.
"But I wouldn't still have no place to sleep."
"I have an apartment!", Imee blurted out as streak of red covered her cheeks, "And it's dangerous out at night. You are out in a coma so you don't know but thugs and criminals are increasing here in the municipality of Pentoran. There are so many of them that people are scared to come out even if it's daylight."
"Eh?", Renir was shocked at first but thought about it and thick-facedly asked, "Would your parents let me in your apartment?", he considered it, right now, he is powerless.
However, Imee still pressed, "I have my OWN apartment."
Renir's eyes widened but shortly replied with furrowed brows, "Are you really willing to let a man your age you just spoke of yesterday into your apartment? I am really grateful for your help but I have to turn you down."
"But I already met you long ago, right?", Imee's tone weakened.
"You may consider me your childhood friend but that was six years ago.", Renir was being adamant. Even if Imee had trust in him, he doesn't have that in himself. He saw the wrong in Imee's judgment so it was his turn to scold her since she had done so much for him, "Would you let our classmates back in 5th grade in your apartment too?"
Imee's face became cold but she couldn't think of an argument anymore. Renir was practically right but she knew he was wrong, she just couldn't say the reason out loud.
"Ah! Whatever!", she turned around, sulking, "If you don't want to, then don't! Go play with the thugs!", she then walked away, stomping with her shoes, "And don't pay your debts, I don't care anymore!", she shouted without turning around.
Imee was leaving Renir in a tantrum but Renir couldn't think of what he could say if he did catch up to her.
After a moment of thought, Renir's heart raced as he felt he had chosen the wrong decision.
"Or maybe she really likes me and wanted to help me? But what is it there to like about me? It is so far-fetched!", he was frustrated.
But Renir, at the moment, couldn't do anything about it. If he was ready to pay the debt, he will apologize to her.
'However, how long will it take? Months? Years?', Renir's worries heightened, 'What if she already has man if I'm too late?'
In truth, Renir absolutely like Imee. She's adorable and has a quirky personality which he felt relaxed in. He felt so close to her and not even a day had passed!
She was his first true friend even back then and she was the one who cared for him without expecting anything back.
What Renir likes about Imee was her kind-nature. She stayed with him even knowing how weak he was. Even she herself retold him about how he was being bullied and why almost everyone hated him, but she said she don't hate him.
How could he not fell in love?
Renir was planning to take a chance with her in the near future since now, he knew he had no chance. No money, no house, even his reputation was the worst!
What can he give Imee? He would just embarrass both himself and Imee if he asked her out and to be his girlfriend for real.
While Renir was sighing and rethinking about his decisions, Imee was sitting in front of a snack shop, eating ice cream in the hope to cool her head.
She too was rethinking her decision, 'If I just said it, maybe he would've agreed?'
Earlier, she had something to counter Renir's last argument but it was stuck in her throat.
That counter was along the line, "I would only do that to you!", but just thinking about saying it made her face red.
Before she entered the snack shop, she called her dad to pick her up so she was waiting there not for a while.
Imee was on the verge of tears but tries to forget about it. If any of her classmates saw her crying in public, her reputation of the student council president would be shaken.
'Image is very important in controlling your subjects', she clarified herself and barely made herself calm.
However, as she was just about to think this couldn't get any worse, she saw a group of people of the same age as her.
They were a group of beautiful girls with curvaceous bodies, wearing slightly revealing clothes, while for the boys, they were not ugly yet not good-looking either. The only thing you could praise about them is their proper decorum and huge bodies filled with obvious muscles.
But the couple in front of them was where the spotlight was.
A girl was wearing skimpy shorts and dress enough to attract any men that passed by. Her make-up was light but it was perfect since she didn't need too much them anyway. She was the most pretty in the girls of the group while having the happiest smile.
On her side was a man with a face you could only see in model magazines. His arm wrapped around the girl as if he owned her. He had an outfit that particularly revealed his muscles and his nicely toned six-packed abs.
His confident loud laughs gave away the impression that he is the leader of the group.
Imee doesn't care about the other muscle-headed men and the sluts. What she was worried about was their leader since he was one of the four nutcases she spoke of to Renir.
One of the four "superstudents" in Pentoran Community Senior High School, Harvie Tanro a.k.a The Alpha.
Harvie was excellent in both academics and sports. He was also one of the most charismatic of the four superstudents.
What gave him the title of The Alpha was his extremely sociable personality; the power to create and lead a group however he wanted to. In contrast to Imee's leadership, he had numerous packs in his asset. The school nurtures the special ones like him and don't care about the others.
But the one thing most special about him is his skills in martial arts. Gaining a considerable amount of support and fans as he won tournaments one after another. It was said he wasn't just a genius but also has the effort to improve his skills, making him a candidate for international tournaments in either karate or taekwondo...
'Renir...', Imee's sadness bit back when she just recalled their lunch earlier.
Unluckily for Imee, Harvie spotted her.
Oh, and there was one more thing about Harvie: He's head over heels to Imee!
When the girl beside Harvie also noticed Imee, her happy smile became the ugliest frown.
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