novelxo Chapter 9
It's late but Alex is still troubled by the memory of what happened today. She is now lying on her bed with her feet raised to her headboard. She is staring at the wall but it's as if she could see the scenes that took place earlier in CPRU. That moment when she first met Richard. His beautiful smile that adorned his handsome face. The way he talked to her, down to earth yet confident and sure. And then, she saw him again in Phil Lit. The Man in Blue. She again immersed herself into an alluring and pleasurable acquaintance until the end of the subject. Until they decided to take a walk and chat for more. Until Bryan came, and then, her sister. Until she found out who he is.
Alex sat up. Feeling frustrated, she went out of the bed and transferred to her study table. She opened her 13-inch Mackbook Pro. She opened Twitter, thinking of distracting herself by reading the tweets of the accounts she follows. Her friends' tweets popped up right away.
Steffi Basilio@steffiebasilio I love #CollegeLife! So many cute boys! #FirstDayOfSchool
Alex smiled. Her other friends replied to the Tweet.
Samantha5399@sam_roque Slow down @steffibasilio. You can't have a BF yet, right? #FirstDayOfSchool #CollegeLife
Steffi Basilio@steffiebasilio I'm allowed to have a BF. I'm 16 already. #FirstDayOfSchool #CollegeLife
BellaCullen@issay_18 @steffiebasilio Your mom said you can only have a BF when you're 35. LOL! #FirstDayOfSchool #CollegeLife
Steffi Basilio@steffiebasilio Hey @issay_18, why is your name bella cullen? :D #FirstDayOfSchool #CollegeLife
BellaCullen@issay_18 @steffibasilio @sam_roque I have a classmate. He looks like Edward Cullen and he makes me feel like I'm Bella. Ayiiiiii! #FirstDayOfSchool
BellaCullen@issay_18 @steffibasilio @sam_roque We have the same name anyway. #First DayOfSchool #CollegeLife
Samantha5399@sam_roque @steffibasilio @issay_18 @AlexCutie5499 seems like MIA. Why is she not joining us? #FirstDayOfSchool #CollegeLife
Steffi Basilio@steffiebasilio @issay_18 @sam_roque @AlexCutie5499 maybe because her HT are not trending yet. Lol! #FirstDayOfSchool #CollegeLife
'Really, huh?' Alex smiled. She decided to join her friends and tell them what happened. But because no one should know she met and talked with Richard Quinto, she started a private conversation with her friends through direct messages. AlexaMartinez: Hi Girls!
Steffi Basilio: Hey Alex! Long time no tweet!
AlexaMartinez: Yes. How is #FirstDayOfSchool? Steffi Basilio: Super nice! [
Samantha5399: Alex!!!
BellaCullen: We miss you. Huhuhu!
Steffi Basilio: I miss you too, Bella Swan. [
Samantha5399: What's in the School of Arts and Humanities? You're the only one who's not with us. Lol!
All three of them are in the Business School. Alex was the only one separated from them.
AlexaMartinez: Yeah... I was so alone, you know... ] It's a good thing I met someone earlier.
Steffi Basilio: OMG! Was it a cuttie pie guy?
AlexaMartinez: Yes, super.
Steffi Basilio: Ayiiii! Go Girl! Don't ever let him go. Allure him so that he will be obsessed with your charm.
BellaCullen: Lol! I know the feeling, Alex.
AlexaMartinez: But there is a problem.
Steffi Basilio: He's taken? Oh no!
Samantha5399: So much for the excitement.
AlexaMartinez: I don't know if he already has a GF. But even if he's available, we still can't.
BellaCullen: Why? Don't tell me he's gay?
Steffi Basilio: Oh, this is really a crisis for us Girls! We need to do something!
AlexaMartinez: Lol! He's not gay. Don't be OA. Hahaha...
Samantha5399: So, what's the problem, Girl?
AlexaMartinez: He's a Quinto.
BellaCullen: Huwaaattt?
Steffi Basilio: Oh no! That can't be.
Samantha5399: Out of all the guys you could like, why do you have to fall for a Quinto?
AlexaMartinez: I know. It's so pitiful. [
Samantha5399: Do your parents know?
AlexaMartinez: No, just Ate Angel.
BellaCullen: Oops! I think you're in danger.
AlexaMartinez: I don't think so. I'm sure Ate will not tell our parents about it.
BellaCullen: I hope that's true. Your sister is like a guidance councilor. Very strict to the rules.
Steffi Basilio: More like a member of the military.
AlexaMartinez: Ate is not like that. She's nice. Promise [
Samantha5399: So what are you planning to do now? You are not allowed to talk to the Quintos, right?
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AlexaMartinez: Yes but I don't know, Sam. I can't seem to avoid him. It seems like I'm drawn to him.
Steffi Basilio: Oh my gosh! That could only mean one thing.
BellaCullen: He's your crush.
Steffi Basilio: That's right.
BellaCullen: You're on a very difficult situation, Girl.
Steffi Basilio: That's right.
BellaCullen: Double send, steff?
Steffi Basilio: That's right. I
BellaCullen: You're crazy!
Samantha5399: Maybe you're just mistaken? He's just nice and you're drawn to his good manners. That's just it.
Steffi Basilio: And he might not be that cute. Just look for another guy.
BellaCullen: What is his name?
AlexaMartinez: Richard Quinto.
BellaCullen: Searching Richard Quinto on FB...
AlexaMartinez: Hey! He might think I'm stalking him!
BellaCullen: Relax. He doesn't know you know me.
Steffi Basilio: Go, Isabella! Show him to us so we can see if he's worth Alex' trouble.
000000000000: You talk as if you're Alex' grandmothers.
0000000 0000000: Of course, Alex is our friend. We must know if the guy is worth the stress he's causing her.
0000000 00000000: Have you seen it? Send the pic.
☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐: OMG!!!! Is this him?
Issay sent Richard Quinto's photo on their private DM.
0000000000000: That's him.
☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐: OMG Alex! Go with it!
00000000000000: Issay is being aggressive again.
00000000000: Because this Richard Quinto is worth all the aggressiveness!
000000000000: Girls, he's a Quinto. You know the history of Alex's family in the Quintos.
00000000000000: What is your history again, Alex?
☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐: Oh yeah. Why are your parents so angry with each other? To think that Richard is also nice to you, right?
0000000000000: You're right, Issay. Actually, I don't know, too. Mom told us nothing. My sister and I also do not want to ask them questions. 00000000000: It's a pity. Richard is so cute.
0000000 0000000: But what if he's really your soul mate?
000000000000: Steff, be logical. They can't.
0000000 0000000: Sam, be romantic at least this time. In this world, sometimes it is not just the brain that we need to follow. There is also the heart.
000000000000: But their families are enemies, remember? It would be difficult for them.
0000000 0000000: But there's a saying, remember? Love is a many splendored thing.
00000000000: What has that got to do with Alex' situation? Lol!
00000000 0000000: Lol!
0000000000000: Lol! Thanks Girls. Somehow, I felt relieved.
00000000000: You're always welcome, Girl!
0000000 0000000: Yeah...
000000000000: But we're just here to support you, Alex. To give you advice. In the end, it is up to you to decide.
☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐: Samantha is right, Alex. And whatever your decision is, we are just here to support you.
00000000000: That's true.
00000000000000: Thanks Girls.
000000000000: But Richard Quinto is really cute!
Alex smiled. Somehow she felt better after talking to her friends. Although she is still a bit stressed by what happened today, somehow she is also happy because of friends.