Chapter 1. The Girl in Black

"A DAY IS REALLY well spent in bookstores than in a boring class." Lidth Nair told himself as he was scanning the shelf looking for his favourite manga.

Today, he came to the nearest and one of the most popular bookstore in their school to buy those. He got no time from the previous days since he was too preoccupied by reviewing from their midterm exams.

"I really deserve some break after that hell week." He uttered once more with a smile in his face.

"Look at him, he's so handsome."

"Yeah I know. He's from Southville, look at his uniform. It suits him really well right. He looks so fresh and he seems smells so fragrant."

He never mind those girls from other university who has been stalking him and it seems they are really amazed by his presence.

Well, Lidth was really used to that kind of scenario that even at his dreams he was chased by tons of girls.

"Where are you now? Here? Nope? Where is it? "he said while scanning the shelf.

"There? Ummm, still no? Aish ? Where are you now? Here---tsk, tsk, tsk! I hate this store, it keeps me nauseous. How in hell they don't display premium manga here?" Lidth was getting pissed that time since he can't find his favourite manga.

"Where is it?"

"The shelf won't point that to you, and the book won't answer where is it." Someone's voice suddenly uttered from the opposite side of the shelf.

When he looked at the spaces in between of the books he saw a girl wearing black jacket leaning on the shelf and covering her face with an encyclopaedia.

'Encyclopaedia? Really?'

"Why do you care? And seriously, reading encyclopaedia here huh? Don't you have that at home?" Lidth expressed but the girl remained on her position. "Do you really come here to read encyclopaedia, silly."

"Why do you care?" the girl replied and closed the book then walked away.

"What the---? Where does that girl get some guts to talk back to me huh?" Lidth told himself.

"Young girls are getting weirder today huh? And maybe she does not see my face that's why she just talks to me nastily just like that! Poor girl, she's so sad with her life. Aish!"

But just never mind that girl and just continued looking for his manga. "

"Excuse me miss, do you have the new manga bundle that was released two days ago? I have been searching anywhere but I can't find it." Lidth asks the saleslady.

"Ah—ye- yes Sir." The woman answered. She seems startled by Lidth Nair Estrada's presence.

Even the other customers, especially the girls were giggling and whispering.

"Would you like the discounted bundle Sir? Im sorry it is not available----"

"Do you think, I can't afford the premium bundle?" Lidth stopped the saleslady. "I can buy ten premium bundles now if I want to."

Lidth is a very popular college student of the top and most expensive school in Manila, the Southville International Academy.

He is also a basketball varsity and a model of the top clothing and perfume brands in town. He was chased by so many girls and they idolize him so much.

That is why this kind of situation is not strange for him.

He also came from a very powerful and influential family. They came from the clan of the best lawyers including both his parents and his Grandfather who was a previous prosecutor and now the mayor of their city.

To follow the path of his family's profession, he is currently at his third year of pre law course.

However, due to his nature of being naughty, he was skipping classes just to look for some books that he loves to read.

"Can I have it now Miss?" Lidth ask the saleslady again who was sparkling her eyes towards him.

"Ah yes sure !This way handsome—ah I mean sir. I'll assist you to see our premium book bundles." The woman replied with full enthusiasm and a big smile on her face.

"Okay." Lidth replied with no interest at all and started to feel irritated about the saleslady's presence.

Lidth's phone rang and he immediately picked the call.

"Yes Aki?" it was his Japanese childhood best friend and classmate Akihiro.

" Yo boy, where were you?"

"Somewhere."

"Over the rainbow?"

"Tsh, silly. What do you want?"

"You are surely at the bookstore and finding some anime books and manga that's why you left your 3 PM class". Aki replied. "Am I right?" he added.

"If you're just going to nag me about that, I'll better drop this call." Lidth surely knew that his friend will be tripping him again.

"Woah ! Take it easy hot headed fat-ass. You must go back to school now."

"I'm so sick listening to Prof. Silva's boring Art class, be back after he finishes his lecture. So you just call to tell me to go back to classes? Are you dumb? Even you'll say he'll drop me, I won't get scared either." Lidth replied proudly.

"You know I don't call you for such freaking reasons boy." Aki replied.

Lidth's attention was diverted when he saw that girl with black jacket standing beside the tall shelves and trying to get some books. When she looks at the portion of that bookstore, it was the Almanac and World History section.

"What a weird girl, encyclopaedias and almanacs" Lidth suddenly uttered without remembering that there was Aki on the phone.

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing?"

"Are you hallucinating?"

"Get straight to the point now Aki."

"I called you for some important reasons boy." Aki said over the phone.

"Then what is it?" Lidth felt strange by that. Aki does not speak seriously often times, or even most of the time he's not serious at all.

"I just called to tell you that your Grandpa, Don Lucio Estrada is here, he is having his visit at our school. I'm not so sure he'll love to see you out of the class!"

"What the fuck?!Are you sure about that?!"

"Of course, and I'm sure he'll be here in a minute."

"What the---"

Aki then ended the call leaving Lidth still in a bit shock. His Grandfather was really into sharp eyes in everything that he does.

Lidth needs to be excellent in everything and should not disappoint him knowing that he holds a high political position in their place.

"That asshole's calls are always giving me trouble." Lidth began to panic thinking on how he could go back inside the school as soon as possible.

"Miss, I'll get going now." he asks over the counter.

"Where's the book?"

"I'm really sorry sir. It is not available in this branch sir, but don't worry it is already on the way from the main branch----?"

"Okay, okay, okay! I can'stay any longer. Just deliver them at the guard house of the SIA, here's my payment, keep the change!"

"Sir what's your name?"

"Lidth!"

He went out that bookstore and while running to his car he bumped someone and that person fell on the floor.

"Sorry!" Lidth just said and continued running without even looking back. He gets inside his car and hurriedly started it.

While he was taking his car out of the parking area of the bookstore, there was a hard object that hits his car and when he looks at his wind shield a can of soda fell.

"What the hell?" Lidth then saw the girl who wears black jacket standing just a meter away from his car.

She crossed her arms and then waved her hand.After that she turned her back and walked away.

"She's so unbelievable!" Lidth is now bursting in irritation but he got no time for this now!

"I shall see you next time, Black Widow!"