Second Life

Chapter 2

-NET POV-

It was a wrap after a long tiring day of conducting the orientation for the new intakes, and the students started to exit the auditorium for having their lunch.

As I was monitoring the students to make sure all of them leave the auditorium, I see my friend Zee, Max and Tutor rushing to pack their belongings as they look like to head somewhere.

For sure they rushed to the campus cafeteria to accompany their loved ones.

Yes, these three loved bird's boyfriend's studying at the same campus as ours and they are freshers. I saw them attending the orientation just now.

Gosh, these three guys may look like grown adult men outside, but when it comes to their boyfriends they are literal babies.

"Net." I looked at the source of the voice.

"We are going to the cafe-

"I know you going to the cafeteria to accompany your boyfriends. Just go I can handle Zee." I said while rolling my eyes cause I know this will come.

"My man, this is why I love you so much," Zee said as about to give me a hug.

"Stop hugging me and better go or else your men will get angry."

"Shit yeah man, then we go first. I'll book a place for you later."

"Yeah yeah," I said while shaking my head and looking at my best friends as they are totally different personalities, thinking people in love really hit differently.

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After a few minutes passed, I notice the auditorium become silent indicating that all students already left.

I did a quick inspection before leaving and locked the auditorium.

"Ring Ring Ring"

My phone started to ring as I was heading to the cafeteria.

I quickly take my phone from my pocket as I was expecting someone's call since today early morning.

As soon as seeing Cherry's name I beamed and quickly attend the call.

"Hey babe, where are you now," Cherry asked.

"The orientation just ended baby, heading to the cafeteria to have lunch with my friends. Where are you?"

"My class just ended and I'm going home now."

"I see. Had your lunch ready?"

"Not yet babe, going to. Anyway, don't forget our dinner date. It's today."

"I never forget it babe, be ready and I will come to pick you up."

"Sure babe. Love you Net. Oh yeah, I forget to tell you something."

"What is it, babe?"

"Don't forget to wear the shirt I bought for you."

"Jeez babe, I thought you want to tell me something serious. Okay, I won't forget babe. Love you, babe. Bye." With that, I ended the call.

Now I feel much better after listening to her voice after a long day. Cherry, is my long girlfriend. We have been dating for almost 4 years and we have been in a relationship since we started our higher studies. I love her so much and I'm lucky to get an understanding girlfriend at the same time.

This will be my first relationship and the same goes for her so we are still in the learning pace to know each other as well as understand our relationship.

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As soon as I get inside to cafeteria, I can see a bunch of students group murmuring as giving their attention to a specific area.

I wondered why as soon as I looked at the area that gaining attention from the whole cafeteria. I saw my friends sitting with their boyfriends having lunch together. I just shook my head as I was already immune to all the attention that we gaining on campus. I don't like to say that we're popular seniors on this campus, but students here really like to make things exaggerated.

As I was approaching the table, Max already noticed me and patted the chair beside him that was already booked for me.

"Aww, P'Net why so late? We literally waiting for you to eat together." Nunew said while munching the food that feeds by his boyfriend Zee.

"What should I do New when my friends all abandon me for their boyfriends? I have to handle it all by myself," I said while turning the page of the menu book.

"So harsh P'Net you teasing our boyfriends." Nat said while trying to give me a little punch on my shoulder but it was stopped as soon as his "possessive boyfriend"prevent him from touching me.

"Aww, P'Max why are you always doing this to me."

"I don't like seeing you touching others Nat."

I just laughed looking at their childish argument that always happened when they were together.

"Where Tutor and Yim?" I asked as I noticed there was no indication of Tutor and Yim's voices.

"They went to buy lunch. Seems Yim doesn't like the menu here. So Tutor brings him to buy McDonald's."

"Here comes another spoiled couple," I sighed while still flipping through the menu book as I struggled to choose what to eat for lunch.

Then when I heard an unfamiliar name mentioned by New as well as the unfamiliar voice. As I raised my head, seeing a male figure with light skin sitting in front of me.

"Hey James, your food is already here," Nunew said.

"Oh really! Sorry for the late, the toilet was really occupied."

As I was looking at him to know who is this person.

"P" Net this is James, our classmate. He is also a new joiner like us." Nat said pointing to the person who sit in front of me.

"And James this is P'Net, our senior."

He greeted me with a fixed warm smile.

"Hello P'Net," He said bowing his head as showing respect.

I just nodded my head and gave a return smile as he continued to have his lunch.

He must be really thinking I'm a creep as I was taking a glance at him every time he laughed Man, I should not think like this but how can a man look so pretty? I monologued to myself inside my mind while eating my lunch.

I can see he is an introvert as he just listens to what we talked about but yet not say anything. There was a time we casually made eye contact and every time our eyes meet he just gave a smile and return his gaze to others.

Something about his eyes.

Even though he smiles, his eyes totally show different emotions from the emotions he shows by his facial expression.

His eyes look empty.

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