How to Date the Gangster

Chapter 8

Pyra Salazar

"Pyra, stay away from the twins. They're trouble"

I fixed my hair in front of the mirror while remembering Liam's words that night. He seemed serious and worried at the same time, and I didn't even bother to ask why.

Knowing Liam, he wouldn't answer me even if I asked. He keeps too many secrets behind his cheery personality.

And it really isn't necessary to tell me to stay away. As if I want to cross paths with those two again; One of them is a playboy and the other one makes me do things never in my life I had thought of doing.

Based on their looks, they are fraternal twins. They do have the resemblance but they don't really look exactly alike. There's something about them that I can't seem to figure out, and I'm okay with not knowing what that is.

Just like what Liam said, they're trouble.

Today is Tuesday and I do have classes to attend to. Madami na din akong klase today dahil may klase na sa mga electives ko. I looked at my schedule and I have a class on Rizal and Archery this morning. Sa wakas, God knows how I missed holding bow and arrows.

I took my car keys on the side table and head towards the door. As I walked down the stairs, my eyes fixated on the interior of my house. I realized how huge my house really is for someone living alone.

It's packed with fancy things yet it felt so empty.

Would it be less empty if they were here?

If they were still alive?

I scoffed as I realized how pathetic I sound. They are gone, I have been living with that fact for 17 years. Yet, there are times that my mind goes through the "What ifs"

I disregard the feeling of loneliness that surged my heart as I reminded myself that I wanted this, I choose this life that revolves around the darkness. I kept reminding myself that there's a reason why I barricaded myself from the world. And that it was worth it.

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I arrived at the campus grounds at exactly 10 in the morning, my class in Rizal will start at 10:30 AM. I still got 30 minutes of spare time, bakit ba kasi lagi akong early bird? I blame the light traffic, akala ko kasi matagal yung byahe.

"Now, where should I go?" I whispered as I walked around the campus. It's actually refreshing to walk around here since there are many big trees. Malamig din due to the morning breeze. Konti pa lang din yung mga sasakyan at jeepneys kaya peaceful talaga.

I just kept walking, admiring the view of the campus along with it's nice ambiance. If I had known that this University would be like this, matagal na kong nag transfer. I'll accept this University with open arms kahit na pugad ng playboys.