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The several glasses of champagne made Eleanora forget the fact that Samuel along with Christian and Nadia were crashing the party, even though Lu was quick to remind her

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The several glasses of champagne made Eleanora forget the fact that Samuel along with Christian and Nadia were crashing the party, even though Lu was quick to remind her. If it was any other day, she would have probably steered clear of them; now, the brunette didn't pay them any mind, going even that far as to dance alongside Samuel and Christian. Being intoxicated made her completely forget of their background, and for a second it even seemed to her as if the trio belonged next to her and her friends.

Ander puking on Lu made everyone stop dancing, giving a clear indication to Eleanora that perhaps she too should stop drinking - following Ander's lead was not how she wanted to end the night. Besides, there was that hot upper class student she had to find; knowing her she would have been extremely mad at herself if she didn't end the night at least with his phone number, and possibly, plans for an upcoming date.

Her friends were quick to scatter, making Eleanora roll her eyes. Within minutes everyone had taken off, leaving the girl alone with the parents and some random people Eleanora knew nothing about. She raised her eyebrow when she saw the trio along with Marina's father posing for photos; for a second her brown eyes met Samuel's - even Eleanora in her position could understand the boy felt extremely awkward. It was understandable of course - after all, the eldest Nunier had been directly connected to the construction of San Esteban, the school Samuel had attended prior to Las Encinas. Knowing Marina, she would have most certainly told the boy about it.

Feeling generous, Eleanora was about to interfere the photo op before her hand was grabbed and the girl was forced to twirl before landing into the arms of the same boy she was in search of. Her lips formed an angelic smile, one that matched his; the boy was only inches away from kissing her if it wasn't for her parents who disturbed the intimate moment the two teenagers were about to have. Eleanora instantly pulled away, rolling her eyes at the sly smile on her mother's face and the angry glare her father was sending to the boy.

"Come on Eleanora, we're leaving." Emmanuel Azarola commanded, his eyes never leaving the boy. Ivanna's arm on his hand made him relax, although if looks could kill, the boy would have already died twice.

"Uh, I'll see you at school." The teenager left quickly, sending Eleanora a wink from over his shoulder before disappearing. The girl mentally cursed her parents - especially her father - for showing up at the most eventful time of the evening.

"Did you have to do that?" Eleanora angrily questioned, grabbing her coat from her father and walking off without bothering to wait for the couple. The girl was about to reach outside when she suddenly stopped, shocked at seeing the person in front of her, one that she never thought she'd see again, especially at Guzmán's house.

Not too far from her stood Nano and Guzmán - from the proximity between the two boys it was evident a fight would break out anytime soon, unless someone interfered right away.

Eleanora walked closer to her friend, throwing a look to Nano, who - by all accounts - seemed surprised to see her there. Luckily for her Polo stepped in to help the brunette calm Guzmán down while everyone else simply stared at the whole ordeal with disdain, her mother being one of the many guilty parties.

"You don't deserve my brother!" Nano yelled angrily, pulling himself free of the hands stopping him from hurting Guzmán. "You can all shove your money up your asses!" He continued, motioning to all the people in the room before walking off, forcing Samuel to go along with him.

Eleanora quickly walked after him, not paying any attention to the curious glances of her friends and the angry words of Guzmán that were now directed towards her. When she caught up to him she grabbed his arm, forcing him to turn around. Samuel observed the scene with curiosity, walking off in anger especially after Nano commanded him to.

"Why the fuck didn't you tell me you were Samuel's brother?" Eleanora questioned angrily, her eyes solemnly focused on Nano. He pulled his arm away, his eyes glaring into hers - she could clearly see anger in them, and to her surprise he seemed even disappointed in her.

"I didn't have any time to talk about my brother when you were ripping my shirt off." Eleanora quickly shushed the boy, glancing around in order to make sure no one was listening to their conversation.

"Doesn't matter. Just stay the hell away from Samu or I will tell everyone that you slept with a lowlife like me. Your friends probably wouldn't be very happy about that, or your parents." With that he walked off, leaving the girl seething with anger.

No one threatened Eleanora Azarola and got away with it. No one, especially someone like Nano.

***

Eleanora let out a groan after Martin's declaration that their next assignment was a project concerning social media profiles. The girl was nursing a headache that had no indication of leaving; most of her day was spent dreaming of her bed. Luckily for her, no one questioned her about last night and she could easily spend the day with her thoughts.

To her surprise, Lu wanted to work together with her, making Eleanora instantly question her best friend of the reason. Lu always worked together with Guzmán, but now to her surprise the boy was working alongside Nadia of all people. It wasn't difficult to understand that Lu had forced him to do so; she was more than eager to inform Eleanora of the deal she and Guzmán had formed in order to humiliate Nadia. Eleanora had to admit that it seemed a little too cruel even for her taste, yet knowing Lu there was no way the girl would change her mind.

"El? Are you even listening to me?" Lu questioned next to the girl, Carla's eyes burning with curiosity as the two girls stared at the brunette. Eleanora nodded in reply, making the two girls satisfied enough to continue on with their conversation.

To Eleanora's surprise it turned out Carla was screwing Christian - with Polo's blessing to make the matters worse. It was now obvious to the brunette why Carla had been so interested in Christian in the first place. Lu was quick to judge the blonde, Eleanora quickly jumping to her defense even though the last thing she wanted was to get in the middle of her two friends.

"Come on Lu, it's not that bad." Eleanora said, drawing the attention of Lu who raised her eyebrow. She seemed to take offense of the fact that her best friend was not on her side; grabbing her bag and storming off without saying anything to the duo. Eleanora rolled her eyes, an action mimicked by Carla who sent a smile to her direction.

"Thanks, you know how Lu gets." She explained, linking her arm with Eleanora's as the two of them started walking towards another class they were about to have in the following minutes. "What's up with you and Samuel's brother? Whatever his name was." Eleanora was about to deny her relation to Nano, stopping when Carla added: "I saw you and him talking at Marina's party."

Eleanora let out a sigh; the girl really didn't want to tell anyone that she had slept with Nano, yet now it would have been pointless to deny it. Carla obviously knew something was up, and the girl would not let it go until Eleanora told her about it.

"We slept together." She blurted out; the blonde didn't seem that moved at her declaration. Perhaps she was waiting for something worse than a random hookup.

"But it was before I knew who he was." Eleanora added just as the bell rang, giving the two girls two minutes to enter the classroom as to not be late. Stopping Carla from entering, Eleanora leaned closer to the girl with a pleading look in her eyes.

"I'd really appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone about it, especially Lu." Carla replied with a nod, her lips breaking into a small smile.

"Your secret's safe with me."

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