Strongest

086 | chillin'

Bjorn is currently at the balcony, nursing a bottle of beer. He is staring out the sea with a calm aura and humming to a familiar tune. He is basking in the peacefulness, though there are distant chatters from the beach and the waves crashing on the shore.

It was broken when his disgrunteled brother came in and slammed the door behind him. Bjorn turned to look at his direction and arched an eyebrow.

"Looks like you're about to break someone's neck...who's the lucky guy?" He asked the newcomer.

Jaron just rolled his eyes at him and grabbed a bottle of his own. "Nothing. Just some *PITA" he said as he slumped beside him.

"Oh, you mean your senior?" Bjorn elaborated with a snicker.

Jaron playfully stuck his tongue out at his brother. "How'd you know?"

"He's been tailing you like a lost puppy since we got here. Even his own sister gave up on him" Bjorn answered.

"Enough about him. He's just really getting in my nerves and I can't wait until this event is over" Jaron grunted.

"You're in the same faculty, he's your senior and you still have that damned SOTUS thing...soooo you'll still see him almost daily" Bjorn teased his already annoyed sibling.

Jaron ended up hitting him. "Argggh...sometimes I forgot how annoying you can be"

Before Bjorn could have a comeback, there was a knock on the door. He was about to go and get it but Jaron grabbed his wrist with his free hand.

"If it's him, I'm not here and you haven't heard from me either" Jaron hissed.

Bjorn smiled, amused at his brother. He gave him a nod as a sign of agreement and went to the door. He opened it slightly and popped his head out.

"Oi Beej" Bahiyyah greeted him.

She was standing in front of their door and was waiting for the door to be opened. Before Bjorn could speak, he saw Pree approach them.

"Hey Pree" he greeted. "What's up with you two?"

"Oi Bjorn, can we like get in your room before he finds us" Pree said while catching her breath as she keeps on looking at the hallway and back.

Bjorn and Jaron's room is situated at the end of the hallway while Bahiyyah and Pree's is at the middle. Bjorn scrunched his brows and looked at the direction she's focusing at. He opened the door and let them in.

"Who are you running from?" Bjorn asked as he scratched his nape while kicking the door close and making sure it's locked.

"Oh that annoying brother of mine" Pree harrumphed as she slouched beside Jaron in the balcony.

"You too?" Jaron asked as he gave her a bottle of beer.

Pree gave Jaron a stinky eye. "Well, he's been pestering me since he can't find you"

Bjorn snickered while Bahiyyah and Jaron burst put laughing. Pree gave an annoyed huff as she took a gulp of her beer.

"Is it okay for you to drink? We wouldn't want to be in trouble with your brother if ever" Bjorn said as he and Bahiyyah walked towards them.

"I'm allowed to drink, just not too much. There were several parties held at home because of business and all of us just have to learn how to get a grip of our alcohol" Pree said as she stood up and leaned on the balcony.

"Hmmm...yeah, those parties suck" Bjorn agreed as he recalled those parties he and Jaron attended.

"It's like every potential heir is being paraded and paired off...like a commodity to be bought" Bahiyyah added.

"I was never a fan of it, never will be" Pree said with a chuckle. "Only benefit is the alcohol and getting the chance to sneak out from time to time" she added.

"Oho!" Jaron jumped in his seat excitedly. "Some kind of a rebel. Makes me wonder what happens in the parties you attend to. Ours isn't that bad since we usually group together"

"Ha! At least you've got your friends with you. I'm stuck with my siblings for those. P'Annie usually just sits in one spot and makes sure she's unnoticeable while P'Rich likes to flirt around the girls" Pree ranted. "I like to mingle but knowing the real reason behind those parties just kind of ticks me"

Bjorn sighs. "Welcome to our life. We're just glad our parents aren't the pushy type"

"Enough about that" Bahiyyah said as she looked at them with a smile. "What are you guys going to do for the talent showcase?"

Bjorn and Jaron groaned at the same time.

Pree arched an eyebrow out of curiousity.

"These boys hate publicity and anything that has to do with a crowd" Bahiyyah explained to the unasked question.

"Well, we've got seven faculties and I've heard what the others would do" Pree shared.

"Let's see" Jaron thought out loud. "We've got Beej and Bea for Medicine. Me and Eve for Engineering. You and what was his name for Arts & Music. Then there's Education, Law, Commerce and then Hospitality & Tourism"

Pree laughed freely. "Silly, he's name is Ren. He's fun to be with if you get to know him"

"Nah" Jaron declined as he took a gulp of his drink. "I'm good with the circle I have. It's draining to remember all those names"

Bjorn and Bahiyyah laughed out loud.

"Oh my, he's introvertness is back" Bjorn teased his brother.

"Speaking of, it was a good thing P'Forth and Beej came back into his and P'Beam's lives else this guy here would've become a total bookworm and a recluse" Bahiyyah added fuel to the fire.

Jaron just scowled at them and started making faces. Bjorn leaned across to ruffle his annoyed brother's hair.

"Wow! I love how close you are to each other" Pree said as she observed them.

"I thought you and P'Rich are close?" Bahiyyah commented.

"Not as close as you three" Pree answered with a chuckle.

The three just hummed in response and drank from their bottles.

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A/N: Just a filler chapter...sorry it took a while...I'm in a mood to just read around 😶😶😶

*PITA: pain in the a*s