Ignoring the stares and calls from Damon and Nicole i hurriedly went to the chancellor's office.
I arrived at the lonely hallway with just a black door fixated at the end. Silence, cold and dark were the perfect adjectives to describe my new surrounding.
My soft erratic breathing could be heard in the silent hallway as all bad thoughts clouded my head. Taking in a deep breath i fisted my knuckles and knocked on the door.
There was faint voice from the other end and i figured out that he asked me to come in.
I was engulfed by the gray interior and coolness of his office. The sweet intoxicating fragrance of his cologne drifted its scent into my nose.
His back was faced to me and i couldn't help but take in how broad it is. "G-good afternoon sir" I couldn't believe my voice would be softer than a wet foam
He turned to face me and I was absolutely struck by the beauty of the man. There's no doubt that he is the creator of his son. They share the same deep blue eyes that always hold intensity and no other emotion I can decipher.
His hands were positioned in his pocket, his stance was powerful and rigid which portrayed his built body.
"Ms Garcia" he called in an authorative voice that had goosebump crawling on my skin.
I gulped nervously with my head low cause the look on his face was too Intense for me to keep staring at him.
"Please have a seat" he permitted and i let my ass kiss the cool leather. He sat on his chair and crossed his legs while staring at me.
"I got a report about you ms Garcia" the words were enough to have fear run in my blood. At this point in my life I'm not sure about my position in Nora's house, getting expelled or having my scholarship withdrawn will be a big loss for me
"What is it sir?"
"You skipped your classes today, why's that?" What in my Prada shoes is this? I'm certainly not the first person to skip classes and i won't be the last either.
This is my very first time skipping classes and I'm sent to the chancellor's office whereas we have other people that skip classes for a week sometimes the entire semester and they go scott free then so was i being treated differently.
I'm pretty sure i am invisible to the other students and obviously they'll be too busy minding their business to notice i wasn't in class not even my teachers know me so they wouldn't guess I wasn't there. So--- remembering there was somebody as Leon in this school, I felt my heart flare in anger and i clenched my fingers in my thighs to control my anger.
"--- are you lost?" I totally forgot about my presence in the chancellor's office.
"I'm really sorry sir, i-i didn't mean to miss my classes i-i felt a little bit sick so i decided to take a rest" he didn't say a word for a while, he stared at me with his calculative gaze.
"Why didn't you visit the school's clinic?"
"I believed i will get well soon" he clasped his fingers together and rested his elbows on the desk.
"I know you must be surprised why and how i got this information?" I looked up from thighs with curiosity ready to hear the reason.
"I guess your boyfriend or-- I don't know who he is to you, he came in to make a report and considering the fact that you're Nora Garcia daughter, I really do not want her to make a fuss and destroy the peaceful atmosphere of the university besides she called and she said was on her way to Madrid" my heart fell at the information and my eyes widened.
"She mentioned taking you out of the school too". N-no no that can't happen. I don't want to leave Westview.
"But s-- "You don't have to worry, you won't be going anywhere cause i wouldn't let her. Westview has a defined procedure before one is transferred or pulled away, if my son, nephew and niece could stick by the procedure I definitely won't allow anyone be an exception".
I inwardly sighed in relief and thanked him with a smile. "She also can't get to you, why's that?" I looked at my fingers and released a sigh before replying him
"I blocked her" the silence and look on his face gave out his curiosity at my reason but like others he covered it up probably realizing it wasn't his business.
"Can I ask you a favor sir?" He nodded without taking his calculative gaze off my face. "If she comes can you make her not to see me cause I really don't want to see her" a ghosted smile rather smirk tugged at the corner of his lips.
"How do you want me to do that darling?" I played with my fingers thinking about it. There is no excuse that can keep her from not wanting to see me. If they tell her I'm in class she will be ready to wait the entire day or have them pull me away so she could talk to me.
"I-i really don't know that sir, all I know is I do not want to talk to her" I mumbled out. A calm chuckle rolled out from his throat and I snapped my head to stare at him in surprise and for the first time since I got here he had a calm look on.
"You know want I think Andrea?" I said nothing letting my eyes and silence answer his question.
"No matter how angry we are at our parents we should always remember that no matter how much they annoy us and their decisions doesn't make us happy we should always know that they love us and they have our best interest at heart" his statement was applicable to my real parents not the supposed perfectionist who adopted me.
"Do you believe in perfection sir?" He looked at me with interest and slouched on his chair with crossed legs while twirling slowly on it.
"No I don't. I strongly believe no one can be perfect but it doesn't mean we can't work towards being perfect. I have never come across a perfect person in my entire forty five years of living and I don't think I'll ever" for some reasons his statement made me smile.
"You don't think Nora is perfect?" He scoffed and shook his head. "I said I haven't seen any perfect person doesn't mean I haven't seen one who is close to perfection and your mother doesn't fall under that category". I wish this was said to her face.
"If you don't mind me asking sir, what were the most important values you thought your kids?" He raised a brow probably surprised by my choice of question and I hope he doesn't find it disrespectful.
"I don't mean to be-- "It's okay, I'll answer that because I believe you have a reason for asking all these?" His intense gaze was back again.
"My wife and i made sure we inculcated good values in the lives of our children. Children are a gift and a pride of their parents so we made sure our children knew how much we love them and what they mean to us. We taught our son how to be respectful towards the opposite gender, when a woman says no it means no.
When he was growing up we discovered he had difficulties controlling his anger so we had to work on that. We didn't need any counselor nor therapist we believe we could handle him with our love and support. We thought them how to be generous, kind, respectful, hardworking and not judgmental.
There is no doubt that their parents are wealthy, most kids from rich homes tend to be brats so we made sure not to spoil them so much. We never missed an opportunity to scold them when they did wrong although Rosita tends not to speak to us for some minutes. I am her father and sharing the same personality, likes and dislikes with her mother it is easy to break her and get her smiling and giggling again". I almost busted into tears cause I remembered my parents again after hearing all he said.
There were alot of similarity between his family and the family I lost.
"So you never pushed your children to be perfect?" He clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"I taught them to accept their flaws and made them know that not all attitude will be accepted in the society and that's why we made sure respect was one of the core values we taught them; respecting people's opinions, wishes, desires and privacy. I knew my children weren't perfect and I didn't force them to be".
I couldn't stay any longer cause the desperation of wanting my parents to be here hit so hard so I had to excuse myself.
"T-thank you for your time, if you don't mind I'll go now" he nodded and I didn't hesitate to leave.
The moment I got out I let my emotions splutter around. Hoping he wouldn't come out of his office anytime soon I stayed in his hallway for a while crying to myself. After pulling myself together I wiped my eyes with a handkerchief I had in my bag and left.
"Andy" I wasn't expecting them to still be waiting outside the block for me but they did. Damon and Nicole attacked me with unending questions but i couldn't answer any of them as I wasn't in the right state of mind.
I walked away with my head down as the tears started its work on my cheeks. I was so lost in my head while walking with my face down I didn't realize when I bumped into someone. And hell he has some really nice taste in designer sneakers.
"I'm sorry" I mumbled and shifted to the side to continue my journey but he stopped me by holding my wrist. I wasn't in the right state for this so I looked up to find the junior of the person I had just finished talking to.
He had a frown set on his face and I couldn't help but find how hot he looked with the emotion. "Who made you cry Angel?" His voice was deadly calm and he sounded so possessive and angry?
"I-it's nothing Romero" I heard him take in a sharp breath and his jaw clench so bad that i fear he will break them.
His grip on my wrist tightened and soon I was pulled into his hard chest, the action having me gasp in surprise.
"That wasn't the question tesoro, who made you cry and so help me I don't find out myself" the tone in his voice held a warning and I found myself laughing leaving him shocked which I don't blame him for cause if i were the one I will probably doubt the person's sanity.
"You are a strange person Romero, we haven't known each other for long and you're acting like a possessive boyfriend" somehow I found the storm in my heart die a bit cause of the mysterious guy who i bumped into. I felt a warm liquid in my panty at the sight of his undeniable sexy smirk.
"I thought last night made you my girlfriend" he held my waist and pulled me into his body. The sudden jolt in my body made me realize that we were in the school hallway.
Our breath mingled together and our eyes got entangled with each other. I realized our position and decided to pull away but his hold was strong.
"Romero a night of communication doesn't make me your girlfriend and you my boyfriend, we aren't even friends" he dramatically gasped and held his chest with his other hand.
"That hurts diamante, C'mon i have somewhere that will make you feel better" he whispered in my ears causing the hair at my neck to stand.
Are all these feelings I have when I'm around him normal or weird?
I should have distrusted him but remembering the conversation I had with his father I couldn't help but want to get to know him.
Romero was different from what I imagined him to be after seeing him yet I still can't decipher his emotions and thoughts. I expected him to be a snobby, arrogant and cold guy like your cliche bad boy but he is different.
"Romero is a chameleon, he changes his attitude towards a person depends on your level of importance to him, so he can be cold and rude to who he hates, he can be really playful and nice too, it depends"
Nicole's words knocked into my head and I can't deny how true they are. Does that mean he doesn't hate me? And last night he told me he was fascinated by me. Maybe--- i shrugged the thoughts building up in my head and looked at him to find his intense stare on my face.
"Don't worry I won't kidnap you or kill you" I knew he wouldn't do any of those so I slipped my palm into his soft one and let him lead the way.