A day later at the cafeteria, Jackie and Omen were filling their plates from the counter. A lot of students were present there too serving themselves dishes, while some were already at their respective tables eating. Giggling and chatting filled the air with different voices. As they were done filling their dishes, they made their way to an empty dinning set, there they sat. Jackie with no time wasted, jumped into his meal. He was extremely hungry to a certain point that all his focus was on his food unaware of Omen's gaze on him.
"Dude I doubt you have eaten in a couple of days now" Said Omen with a concerned look.
"What!?" Jackie asked wearing a confused look.
"Never mind" Omen cut of and went to back eating.
"Can I ask you a question?" Omen asked shifting his gaze back to him.
"What is that?"
"Can you help me with a project? It's really complicated, you know"
"To you" Jackie remarked taking a bite from his food. Sensing a stare from Omen, he drew a smile with a hint of taunt.
"Not what you think Man, besides you live alone but me... Man pity me, I live with troublesome parents and a little arrogant sister. As you can see, I does most of the work in the house".
"That's an excuse" Came Jackie's voice.
Few seconds of silence had passed before Omen's voice slicing through "Okay let's make a bargain, how much will I pay you?"
"10,000 dollar" Said Jackie as he continued with his meal.
"What!?" Omen yelped, his shrilled voice drew the attentions of the people around to them. Jackie glanced around, sighting the piercing gazes on them, a wave of nervousness washed over him. Yes, he was a nervous person unlike Omen and he couldn't help that.
"Hey, will you please lower your voice?" Whispered Jackie, enough for Omen to hear.
"Why? 10,000 dollar is a crazy amount to pay. It would've been far better if you had suggested 100,000… I think that would do better" Said Omen with a hint of sarcasm.
Jackie gave him a glare and went back eating. Not quite long, Omen leaned forward, Jackie stared at him expecting to hear more gibberish from him.
"She's here" Said Omen.
"Who?" He asked.
"That beauty goddess, we last talked about" Said Omen with an admiring gaze fixed behind Jackie. Hearing that Jackie turned around with curiosity, wondering who it was that had stolen his friend's attention and behold his eyes fell a girl, his hand's clenched subconsciously as he held in an emotion he couldn't really classify, though the girl was his crush. She turned out to be his first crush the first time he set his eyes on her and of course no guy would fail to crush on such epitome of beauty not to mention resisting the urge of glancing at her twice.
He'd been dying to talk to her but he knew it wouldn't happen, it wouldn't be possible perhaps not in this life, as he was nothing but a nobody, a bulling bag of the campus, a dowdy nerd always seen with glasses on his face, not in any way compared to the rich high class pals perching around her like flies.
Ever since he came to notice her, he'd not seen her alone without a guy flocking around her and it gave him pain to the stomach for an uncertain reason and he wouldn't blame any of those guys as the girl's beauty was irresistible. She'd an erotic figure, wavy red hair that made her a unique kind. Her full heart shaped lips and her hazel brown eyes, Oh god, he wasn't quite a woman fan but he was a fan of this one.
He wasn't in the same class with the guys she mingled with and with her demeanor and code of dressing, he could tell she was indescribable rich but that was his least concern.
"Hey, snap out of it" Omen's voice sliced through the air distorting his world. Jackie returned his gaze to his food. "I said it, you're crushing on her" Said Omen with a grin plastered on his face "That's obvious though, but rare of you. Can't imagine a Nerd crushing on a girl instead of books. I doubt the books in the library aren't jealous right now as I speak"
Jackie gave Omen a glare which increased the sardonic grin on his face. It seemed like he was in to taunt him again.
"Not what you think" He defended and immediately took a sip of water.
"No man, I have caught you several times staring at her"
Jackie glanced at him "When? Can't remember" Came his voice in denial.
"C'mon Man, why are you trying to deny it now, what's bad about that any ways? Who wouldn't crush on such an elegant lady" Omen ranted. Jackie gave him a dagger glare, already getting sick of Omen's garrulousness but he didn't doubt that he was right, the girl was elegant.
He glanced at her once again, this time she was heading to an empty table adjacent to theirs, with two other girls that seemed to be her friends, conversing with smiles playing on their lips. A smile subconsciously displayed on his lips, at least he liked the fact that there wasn't a guy around her this time and that alone somehow gave him a sort of relief.
As he was about to shift his gaze back to his business, two guys walked to them, one he could somehow identify, sat beside the girl while the other one stood beside him like a guard. The sight alone made him feel uneasy as his eyes were darting at them in anxiousness. Why was he having such feelings, he didn't even know the girl, not even her name and the most cruel irony was that she didn't even know he existed at the first place with the thought, his eyes fell on Omen, who was busy staring at him with a raised brow.