The Playboy and the F*ckboy [BL] Season 1

30: Manipulator

It might really take a keen eyes to see that Aeiou was manipulating the people around him. To be specific, if Mariah spread the news that he and Zed kissed, which Aeiou admitted himself, and even if Zed back it up, Mariah would be gaslighted by the one and only Angeline. With Angeline's rough mouth, who wouldn't believe her? Angeline was able to deter Heather's speculation, she surely would be able to deter everyone else.

Additionally, Mariah would look like she was spreading fake news to destroy Zed, and that wouldn't end well based on Aeiou's experience in this school.

"Well, between you and Zed, you're more likely to manipulate the truth, y'know? I'm just checking," Angeline sighed.

"Fuck off. I'm not a manipulator." Maybe I am, but just a little.

***
When Aeiou went back to their room, Zed was sitting on his seat with a cold expression. Aeiou walked towards there and up until he walked pat Zed and sat, Zed didn't bat an eye to him. He's ignoring me? Tsk. Okay. Then, I'm not going to talk to him too.

It was then that Aeiou realized for the first time, he wasn't the type to approach first. He didn't abandon me, right? If he abandoned me then he should be away back to his  original strand but he's here in front of me now. Maybe he'll cool down and talk to me again soon. He better talk to me first because I am not talking to him until he do so.

Classes came to an end that day and yesterday came, they didn't talk. A week came by, and Mariah entered their room cursing at Aeiou for lying that he and Zed kissed. Aeiou denied he said anything to Mariah about kissing Zed, and said how she was desperate to destroy his image to everyone that she includes Zed to it now. Consequently, someone pulled Mariah's hair out of the room. When Aeiou looked who it was, it was Sarah slapping Mariah on the face. Mariah ont he other hand pushed Sarah's silver necklace to the back, choking her. Aeiou crossed his arms and laughed, watching the bitch fight he manipulated silently.

But even after that, when Aeiou looked back at Zed's seat, Zed was staring at the window. Aeiou bit his gum. Okay, then don't talk to me! Pssh!

Months passed, Zed didn't even bat an eye at Aeiou. Aeiou and Zed never talked again since then. But even if Aeiou wasn't talking to Zed and he showed nonchalance towards it, he'd feel more than anxious every time he came first to school and there was still no Zed in front of him. He'd sit and wait. Stare at the empty seat. Scratch his head and bit his gums. Everyday, he'd wait for a tall guy with big biceps and diamond like skin to enter the room and sit in front of him like a stone - cold and unmoving. If not, Aeiou would go crazy. The word scared was not enough to describe how he'd feel if Zed did abandon him for real. He might just get sent to the mental hospital if that happen.

Thankfully though, Zed never missed a day of school but only to sit, plaster his face on the table, and sleep. But even this small thing, was enough for Aeiou to calm himself. 

***

With his hand stretched out all the way on his single-sized be, Aeiou have this unsettling feeling of his bed getting bigger.

Was I getting thin?

Aeiou looked down on his stomach and saw six pack abs and lean chest. No... I wasn't.

Consequently, he shifted his glance to his side, only to see two piles of papers nicely compiled on top of his desk.

Aeiou sat up and dragged his feet towards those papers. Did I pile this last night? He was not sure if he's the one who piled it last night, or was he so tired that he forgot that he was the one who did it.