All Chapters of More Than What Meets the Eye: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

  Away from the entrance and at the farthest corner of the cafeteria, Care and Eli settled in. They sat across each other on the table not that it matters since the little number of students around have a world of their own. The wall clock behind cashier counters suspended on 9:00 a.m. sharp implied an idle time for the business. Even so, an unspoken agreement seemed to forge between them: the careless physical contact must not happen again. She sneaked glances at him who chewed on his veggie and rice without pauses. Either he must really be starving or just speeding up to attend class, she concluded. A hand clutched her heart to the extent of being unable to feign ignorance. She stood up before he noticed the change of emotion her eyes conveyed. "Ara..." his voice trailed off as the realization hit him.

People often quote that time ticks faster whenever a person is happy. Her ride with Eli falls under the category though she won't ever verbally admit. Even so, her frowning face was sufficient proof. Her frown became defined when they drove past the colossal steel gates of Aurum University. He headed to the west where he must have planned to drop her because she noticed a lady in black standing at the 11th lamppost. She recognized her at first glance! It was Aster, beyond the shadow of doubt. Now, she wondered when he texted her friend during the whole ride.  Was she really that absorbed to the moment?!  SHAME! She got off before he hit the breaks. Thus he caught her wrist which earned him a death glare. In spite of her aggressive struggle to break

  Dialing Care's number for the nth time to no avail, Aster heaved a problematic sigh. An idea lurks in mind yet it was something she normally won't dare doing, trespassing. She gave in at the last minute because it was admittedly her best chance to talk to Care. The perks of being overly familiar to the Aragon estate is finally put to use as she slipped through the wall located at the edge of their boundary. A small hole lies in a certain wall covered by bushes on the outside while an old oak tree inside which housed a treehouse. She hurried to the backdoor of the mansion. Since she knew where to go from indoors, she reached her room nice and smooth. She was hanging around the balcony when she heard aggressive growls reverberating somewhere on the porch. Based on what she remembered, Care’s mom owned a pack of dogs that ironically stayed at the

  Karma did hit the last second before Mandy claimed victory. She was a thumb away from witnessing the high and mighty Caress Aragon yield or much better, kneel and beg for mercy. How fast tables turned, really! "Excuse me for a while, Mayor. Deputies from the Anti-bullying Division arrived just now on the Admininstration Office." Ms. Sanz declared. Don't leave, she wanted to beg the old hag. However, the door was closed the next second.  Arnaldo fixed his attention on his phone ignoring her sneaking glances and presence altogether. The veins protruded on his forehead as he contacted his secretary, lawyer and anyone relevant to cover the disaster waiting to ruin his political career. 

  How did time slip so swiftly? "It's 21st Century, people must freely love who the heck they wanna love! Also, 30-days deadline to beat? What do you think I am in, a tv dating show?!" she protested, slamming her balled fist on the table. Gallus guised in nerdy student outfit just grinned which provoked her to toss the crumpled paper at her disposal. Defying the laws of gravity, the paper was suspended mid-air before it hit his face then fell on the ground. "Show off." She snorted. Inasmuch as she was in awe with his little trick, her frustration felt greater. All kinds of hands there are, she held them: calloused, scrawny, velvety, even clammy! She should have found her so-called Fated by now which, frankly speaking, she doubts the authenticity