MIRACLE (✔️)

03: Strange feelings

Chapter 3

-Miracle Astor-

"So you're a sophomore."

I was hurrying out to the front gate to meet with my brother, Hendrix, since he's going to take me and Corbin to buy a new suit and dress as what Damion most probably instructed. But on my way I just have to bump into the new guy, Gabriel Di Luca, again.

He's just everywhere I go these past few days it seems. I almost want to think that he's been stalking me. But he doesn't look like the stalker type though. So maybe he's just friendly? Wait, no, no one here is ever friendly with me, especially not with my brother's football buddies which he now belongs to. So he's probably just messing with me. Yes, that has to be it.

But even so, I still need to keep my distance with Gabriel because when my brother finds out, he's going to make his life here in school a living hell too. He's friends and teammates with my brother, I can't ruin that, I can't ruin his life when it's just starting to get good here in his new school.

"And you're a senior." I replied.

"Sorry, I have to go, my brothers are probably waiting for me." I'm a hundred percent sure they're going to leave me behind if I take any longer. Hendrix already did that once.

I ignored what Gabriel has to say and hurried walking towards the front gate, but once again as my luck would have it, Quinton Peters, one of my brother's best friends, purposely bumped into my shoulder.

I winced and looked up at him in fear. "I'm sorry." But this only increased his amusement.

"Always such a clutz you are, little bitch. You're lucky you're not a sore sight to the eyes, that pretty face of yours seems like your one and only used to your family. So fucking watch your back!" He exclaimed and suddenly pushed me.

I let out a yelp, but before I could hit the ground someone caught me just in time. My eyes widened in surprise as I looked at who it was. Gabriel.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" He angrily yelled and approached Quinton as soon as he helped steady me back to my feet.

"Gabriel, no, stop please." I pleaded and tried to grab his arm, but he ignored me and retracted his arm back as he stood to face Quinton.

Oh, no. This is exactly what I was scared of.

Gabriel shouldn't really have gotten himself involved. Quinton will no doubt tell this to my brother.

"How dare you talk to me that way! I suggest you learn your place here in this school, you don't know who I am, newbie." Quinton hissed, he looked really surprised and offended that a newbie like Gabriel could easily talk to him like that.

"I know exactly what kind of asshole you are to know enough." Gabriel began.

By now most students stopped what they were doing and watched the scene that was unfolding. They didn't care about me getting bullied and harassed by one of the popular soccer players because it already became a common thing to happen in this school, but a fight between the two soccer players is definitely uncommon for them.

"You think you're some sort of hotshot in this school just because you're friends with the popular captain and you can easily bully defenseless little girls? You're the one who doesn't know who I am and what I'm capable of doing, Peters, so you're the one who better watch your back!" He exclaimed, seemingly able to tower intimidation over Quinton even though both of them are just almost the same height.

"Is that a threat?" Quinton hissed.

"No." Gabriel snickers, taking a step towards Quinton until they are face to face and patting the top of his head. "That's a fucking promise. After all, I am Alessandro Di Luca's son, you would do well to remember that."