Chapter 4
Bryan de Vera's first class starts at ten o'clock, but he went to school early to meet up with the university's basketball coach. He finally thought of accepting his offer for him to join the team.
He's in first year college when he transferred to CPRU. He came from Manila where they used to reside. His parents moved to Tarlac four years ago, when his grandfather was diagnosed with liver cancer. Since he was still in high school that time, he remained in Manila where he was born and raised. But after his high school graduation, his mother insisted that he lives with them in Tarlac.
He was also a member of their basketball team back in high school, and their coach in Manila happened to be a friend of the coach of the CPRU basketball team. So his ex-coach recommended him when he moved in Tarlac. But since he is new in CPRU, he decided not to join the team. Also, he used to think that he might not like it in Tarlac so he might still return to Manila.
He eventually liked living in Tarlac, especially since his cousin and best friend Richard also moved in Moonville. So now, he decided to join the basketball team that he missed for two years. He's meeting up with the coach to finalize his recruitment.
Before meeting up Coach Rico, he decided to go to Business School first to put his things in his locker. He even met Paolo Alemanya who's about to go to the parking lot. He is his classmate is some of his management classes.
He was about to turn to a corner when a girl walked towards him. She seems to be in a hurry that she also couldn't avoid him. And so, both wasn't able to dodge that they collided with each other.
The woman shrieked upon the collision. She could have fallen, but Bryan was able to hold her. The girl held onto his shoulder, and that's when he recognized who she is.
It's Angelica Martinez, his classmate in all his subjects, which is quite unusual because CPRU does not follow the block section format. Out of all the people that he could bump into, it was Angel Martinez, the Terror Chick from Moonville.
"A-Are you okay?" he managed to ask.
'Y-Yes." She slowly let go of him. 'Thanks."
Angel looked at him awkwardly. It was very unusual for her to be like that, because to him she is always so sure of her actions. She never even once lost her balance. She always has this grace and poise and elegance. That is why he felt weird seeing her like that.
He's not used to see her looked embarrassed, that is why he's enjoying the moment right now. She can't even look straight to him. And so he was able to properly see how she looks. She's simple but chic as always. She can carry any style effortlessly. And she's sexy without even trying.
'Ooops!' He thinks he had crossed the line there. He looked away, accidentally glancing at Angel's stiletto heels.
"You should not wear high heels if you don't know how to use them."
And with that, the Terror Chick was back.
"Bryan de Vera." She glared at him.
He smiled. "Angelica Martinez." This is the Angel that he's used to, fierce and tough.
Angel just ignored him and walked away. Bryan noticed that she seems to be having difficulty walking.
'She might have sprained her ankle."
He was about to proceed to his destination when he noticed a paper on the ground. It doesn't look like trash and it seems like an important document, especially because the paper used was the Business School stationery. He picked it up and read it.
It was Paolo Alemanya's resignation letter. He finally figured out why Angel was in a hurry. She was trying to catch up with Paolo, and he seems to be the reason why she did not catch him. Or, maybe it was because of the stiletto heels.
He read the letter again. An idea suddenly struck him. He smiled handsomely then continued on his way to CPRU's Business School.