CHAPTER 11

Nicole didn't utter any words while staring at Arien. We called her and she gasped.

"I'm sorry, Arien. I was so amazed at your beauty. I didn't expect to see you like this, beautiful!" Nicole finally says a word.

Cassy was laughing hard! "Right, who would have thought that behind her disguise, there's a beauty hiding within it!" Cassy stated.

"So, what is the reason you're hiding it?" Nicole asked. Then we told Nicole the reason behind it and the accident happened when we were in our second year of high school. Then Nicole was very surprised by the story she heard.

Nicole complimented us on our work after we completed the project. "Arien, you are really a genius. "How did you come up with this idea? It's no surprise that they accepted you at the LA Empire." Cassy was smirking when she heard Nicole praising her best friend.

Afterwards, we sent Nicole to her house, since it was very late at night already. After we dropped her, we left immediately. Lawrence, on the other hand, was waiting outside Nicole's gate.

"Nicole, I called you several times. Why didn't you answer it? What have you been doing in these late hours?" Lawrence was roaring at Nicole.

"Sorry Lawrence, I'm with Arien and Cassy on the project." Before Lawrence spoke the following words, Nicole interrupted him. "I'm tired now and I want to rest. Let's talk about this tomorrow." Lawrence clicked her tongue. "Tsk!"

The next morning, in the cafeteria, Nicole, Cassy, and I were having lunch. We heard a commotion inside the cafeteria. Cassy and I were wondering what the commotion was about. And Nicole said, "Maybe the hunks were gathering. Don't mind them. It's a very popular topic at university."

"Who are the hunks you are talking about, Nicole?" Cassy asked with excitement in her eyes.

"Who else do you think? They are Zion, Dave, Jake, and Lawrence! They are popular here or anywhere. That's why, when I became Lawrence's girlfriend, all the girls here didn't like me." Nicole informed us.

"It's better to avoid Zion, and others, not to cause any problems." I suggested it.

"Who do you want to avoid, Grotesque?" It's a voice from behind my back. And I looked at who was talking behind me! I spitted my food when I saw it was Zion, and asked him, "Grotesque?" I could hear students laughing and murmuring in the cafeteria.

"Haha! Yes, you look surprised. Do you like it, GROTESQUE?"

"You will be sorry if you say Arien is a grotesque, Zion." Nicole advised Zion. Dave was stunned and looked at Cassy. Dave was wondering why Nicole said those words. Cassy whispered to Dave that Nicole already knew about Arien's disguise.

"What did you imply? You're handsome and I'm a grotesque?" I asked Zion. "Feel free to call me that if it makes your heart happy, but please stop bothering me with your nonsense!" I added. After saying those words, I stood up and walked away.

Zion, stunned by my words.

"See what you did, Zion? I don't know why you're treating Arien like that. It's fine to make a joke, but there are a lot of people here." Dave angered, and left them to follow Arien.

I was walking around the university when my feet led me to a location I was unfamiliar with. "Where is this place? I didn't know there was a place like this at my university. It's quiet in here. This place can calm your anger. I can hear the rustle of the leaves in the trees. And the pleasant view of the lake. Starting today, this is my hiding place, so I can't meet Zion during my break time. I whispered to myself. I laid down in the meadow with a fall of flowers and grass until I fell asleep.

Dave was searching for me everywhere, but he didn't find me. The class has just started, and I am still asleep. At the same time,

"Zion, let's go! The class already started." Jake informed Zion.

"I'm not feeling like going to class right now." Zion responded.

"Because of Arien and Dave's words? But it's your fault that they got angry at you." Jake hinted at it.

"Whatever happens, I'm going to relax at the lake first." Zion stated.

"Wait! Who is so bold to come here to my secret place?" Zion said.

"Zion, lower your voice. "I believe she was sleeping." Jake said, and they stepped closer to see who was the one sleeping in the meadow.

"Hee~, while Dave is searching for her, she's here sleeping like a pig!" Zion smirked and told Jake to go back to his class.

"What are you planning again, Zion? "Would you please leave her alone?" Jake grabbed Zion because he was terrified of what Zion was planning to do to me.

"It's OK, I will do nothing for her. Just leave!" Jake was persuaded to go to class by Zion. Jake leaves until he makes sure that Zion won't do anything to me.

"She's not afraid of sleeping here alone." Zion only keeps an eye on me while I'm sleeping. When I move my hand over my head while sleeping, it lifts my shirt up. It terrified Zion to see what he saw. He took off his jacket to cover my body and he mumbled, "This girl is crazy. What if there's a pervert? You let your guard down and slept like a pig. What if I'm not here? Tsk!" He glared at me constantly and mumbled again. "What did Dave see in you and was crazy about you?" Zion was trying to remove my eyeglasses, but someone was coming.

"Zion!" Someone called him. Zion stood up to go to the person who had called him, Jake.

"Jessica was looking for you, and she said she needed to talk to you about something important!" Zion asked Jake to keep an eye on me before he went to Jessica. Jake nodded and took a seat next to me.

Jake watched me sleeping, and he noticed something in my head. He gently touches it to see what it is. Jake was surprised by what he discovered and whispered, "It's a wig? Why?" Jake checked every part of my face and mumbled, "Her thick eyebrows were fake. She puts thick powder to cover her face? But why? Jake kept checking on me, and he gasped when I suddenly woke up.