Babysitting the Campus Jerk (On Semi-Hiatus)

BCJ 32 • dream

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The silence in the car was deafening but Kao could clearly hear his own heartbeat. He was outraged, not because his design was not used but because Pete was not honest about it. 

He poured his heart into it, even including the design that he would have wanted for his own school. It was his way of somehow realizing his dream, knowing that the chances of it just becoming a dream was greater than it being actually true. 

And Pete's betrayal just somehow crushed his dreams into pieces. 

He leaned back on his seat and looked out the window. It was already dark and he did not even have the slightest idea as to where Pete was taking him.

He tried stealing glances at Pete whose eyes were on the road, not even sparing him one. His forehead was creased as if he was in a deep thought. 

"Where are we going?" he finally broke the silence. He wanted to say that he was hungry but the serious look on Pete's face was enough for him to change the question.

Pete just glanced at him. 

Kao did not say anything for the rest of the ride. If Pete wanted silence, then he would give him what he wanted.  

He just suffered in silence as his stomach was already having its own battle.

The car then came to a stop. Pete didn't say anything and just went out of the car. 

Kao rolled his eyes. He didn't know why Pete was giving him the attitude when it was supposed to be him doing so. 

He lazily unbuckled his seatbelt and was about to open the door but Pete already did.

"What the hell are we doing here, Pete? And can you drop the attitude? I am the one who's supposed to be mad here," he hissed at Pete and pushed him out of the way.

The place was dim but he could see some large piles of dirt on the sides. It was as if someone did some digging. 

He nervously swallowed his saliva before slowly turning his head towards the man behind him.

"Wh-what are we doing here?" he asked, his voice shaking as he watched as Pete grabbed his phone and called someone. 

He would not even think of burying me here, right? he nervously thought to himself.

"Open the lights now," Pete said over the phone.

His eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Pete.

The place was then flooded with lights, blinding him for a moment. 

When his eyes finally adjusted, he immediately clutched his chest and looked at Pete who was now already standing beside him. 

"Wh-what's this, Pete?" he nervously asked, his voice shaking from all the emotions that were running in him. 

Pete didn't say a thing and just held his hand. Kao gave him a questioning look.

"I know it's your dream to have your own school. Here it is, Kao."

Kao's breath hitched as he looked at the buildings patterned after his own designs right in front of them. 

"It's still 80% done. This will probably be completed at the end of the month. Don't worry, I'll have more workers to finish this as soon as possible."

He could not even describe how he felt watching his design becoming a reality. It was as if he was floating. 

But a realization then struck him.