Den's POV
Days gets better after Aly and I watched Avengers End Game... or so I thought?
"Why are you here?" I asked Aly.
Nandito kasi ako ngayon sa Dean's Office. He said he needs to talk to me, we were about to start our conversation when Aly, A and Marj was dragged here. Siyempre, lumapit agad ako kay Aly. I examined his face, he has cuts on his left brow and left cheekbone.
"Did they punch you again?" I asked.
Aly didn't speak. He just removed my hand that's holding his chin.
"Chairman Valdez already found out what happened." Mr. Perez said, our Anatomy Prof.
"You shouldn't have told him. You should've let me handle this." Aly coldly said.
Minutes passed, the door swung open. Revealing a man that looks like in his early 50's. Everyone greeted him and called him Chairman Valdez. He glanced at Aly for a second then talks to our Dean.
"Dennise, ipapatawag nalang ulit kita." Dean Morales said.
I excused myself before going out of the Dean's Office, but me being a nosy bitch, I eavesdrop. I leaned on the door.
"So, how are we going to settle things?" I bet that's Chairman Valdez.
"Chairman, these two guys wants to apologize for what they did to your son." Mr. Perez said.
"Sorry won't heal my son's face. Mr. Morales, what are we supposed to do?" The Chairman asked.
"We should follow the school rules. We will expel the two of them." Our Dean said.
"I see. We should do that." The Chairman once again said.
"Stop it. Just don't do anything. Chairman, I'm asking you." I heard Aly said.
"Is that what you really want?"
"Yes. I'm sure the Dean will make sure that this won't happen again." Aly answered his Dad.
The room quiets down. Siguro lalabas na sila. Lumakad ako palayo sa office. Ayokong mahuli nila ako. Naglakad ako papunta sa rooftop. Naupo ako sa sulok at tumingala sa langit. Come to think of it, Aly's father seems to be influential in our University. But, I should've seen the look on Marj and A's face. I bet it's priceless. I've known the two of them since we were young. Marj is afraid of his father, what if na expel nga sila? Maybe his father might kill him. Si A? He's an achiever, he doesn't want his Dad to be disappointed with him.
"What was that?" A man asked.
"I told you, do not interfere with my personal matters." Another man shouted.
Tinignan ko kung sino yon. It's Aly and his dad. I got shocked when his Dad slapped him.
"You should've let me deal with them. After all, I am still your father."
"You're my father, then act like one! You can't go here intimidating others because of the power that you have. People here gets swayed by your money, but please, give me some respect! Stop hurting my pride!"
"Pride won't bring you anywhere lalo na't wala ka namang ipagmamalaki, Aly! You still have a long way to go! I've always taught you and Maddie that money makes the world go round. If you keep being incompetent, I might consider Maddie to inherit everything. You should enjoy and be comfortable leeching off in our company." Then his Dad turned his back on him.
"Now I'm slowly understanding why Mom decided to leave you. You know what I think? I don't need your money. I can live on my own, I can earn on my own." Aly said that made his Dad stop on his tracks.
Then another slap landed on Aly's face before he left. Aly was standing. So, I decided to walk towards him and give him a warm hug even if I'm not sure if he'll like it.
"You heard everything? You should stop befriending me, you'll get into trouble and how many times did I tell you to stop touching me." He said.
"Just this once, let this slide." I hug him even tighter.
I heard him sigh in defeat but I can feel that his body really hates it. Why? Because every time he breathes, it's shaky. As if touching him really disgusts him.
"Why are you like this? Dapat masaya ka na niyayakap kita." I joked to lighten up his mood.
"I-I can't. You're making me scared." He whispered.
"Scared of what?" I asked.
I broke the hug and stood straight in front of him.
"Don't be so nosy." He said before leaving me.
I rolled my eyes and followed him. I'm still trying my best to get to know him.
