Chapter 18: "The trio"
A roaring stomach grumbled and all eyes turned to Leo for two seconds before they all started laughing. He turned to the wall clock and noticed it was already past noon. He then realised he hadn't taken anything since morning.
"Let's go have lunch then," Ivan answered, putting on his shoes. Leo, who was already dressed in a crisp white shirt and dark trousers, didn't need to change and just put on his black shoes. He shoved his phone on the table into his back pocket and they exited the room as he locked the door.
They took the elevator beside them and left the building, heading straight to the canteen. Eyes were on them as they passed by. They heard praises from the people watching them. Ivan, as carefree as always, gave his perfect smile as they passed by, unlike the two rock-faced ones. They stood side by side. Gael was standing in between them, Leo at the left and Ivan at the right.
They heard a voice screech "GILL". Gael and the others wondered what the heck that was. They had been hearing that name for some time now and thought they were growing gills. They didn't bother to confront them. Hence, the name became popular and people started calling them that when they passed by.
They kept their identity hidden, hoping to weed out fake people who only smiled at them for favors. But unfortunately, whether authentic or not, they were still popular on campus. Hence, they inherited the name "GILL".
The canteen came into sight, and Leo sighed, remembering his father's stern face. They were a few meters away from the canteen and were about to go in when the coach standing afar signalled Gael and Ivan to come. They excused themselves from him before leaving him in front of the canteen. They were probably talking about football. He sighed, feeling uninterested in it again.
"I will probably watch kdrama rather than play football," he thought as he watched them converse seriously.
The commotion in the canteen caught his eyes, and he headed there.....