“Hmm? What is it, Mr. Winters?”Mr. Winters tugged at Gerald’s sleeve and sat him down.“Of course, it’s something good! When you called earlier today, I told you about it, but I figured it’s better to tell you in person. It’s not the wisest to talk about it with my sons around.”“Ohh, please go ahead then, Mr. Winters!”“I used to work in the mines and befriended this guy. After all these years of moving around, when I went to town some time ago, I just happened to run into him, and we chatted for a bit, you know, to catch up. He told me that his granddaughter is almost the same age as you, around the same age group as you and Francis!”“She graduated from college a year earlier than you, and now her family seems anxious to find her a boyfriend. Her family is well-off and rich, so there aren't any particular criteria needed. I just thought of introducing her to you, as the family has two daughters, and she’s the eldest!” Mr. Winters explained excitedly. “So, I wanted to discuss
The both of them then hung up the phone.Gerald felt a slight pang of guilt. He felt sorry for Mila.But on second thought, he knew that this was not for real. They were just going to meet each other for a while, and that was not a big deal. On the other hand, in the room. Michelle hung up the phone and began removing her makeup. Her younger sister, Xabrina was eavesdropping on their conversation while lying on the bed. She then chuckled. “Sister, so you’re going to meet each other tomorrow. By the way, what’s his name? Do you know him?” “He’s Gerald Crawford. He studied in First Middle School before. Hmm… but why do I feel that his name is so strangely familiar? Seems like I’ve heard it somewhere before.” Michelle said as she continued removing her makeup. Both sisters had quite a charm to themselves.Xabrina scoffed and laughed, “Geez, how much dumber can you get? Sister, he’s one year younger than you, and he studied in First Middle School. You can simply just get som
The next day arrived. It was the day of the blind date, which was arranged by Mr. Winters. Although Gerald did not know what to expect of the outcome, he still took the effort to do some preparations since he had given his promise to Mr. Winters. He decided to head to Domino’s earlier.But something happened unexpectedly. He spotted a girl sitting alone and drinking coke. There were chicken wings and French fries on her table. At that moment, she was swinging her fair legs, and it seemed like she was waiting for someone. ‘Could it be her?’ Gerald thought to himself.The girl then put down her fries. She was munching while typing on the phone. Just at that moment, Gerald received a text message too. It was from Michelle. “Are you here yet?”Again, Gerald thought to himself: ‘As expected, it is that girl.’On first impressions, she was quite pretty.So Gerald went ahead and slid into the seat opposite her.“What… are you doing?” That girl was clearly shocked. She lo
Gerald realized after a while that her intention of the meet up wasn’t for the blind date.Besides, Gerald himself was unwilling to attend the blind date too. So he decided to tease her, thinking that he might be able to get it over and done with. “What are you pretending here? If you really have a house there, why don’t you go and stay there?” Xabrina sneered. “I do own a house there. It’s just that I don’t have the luxury of time to go and stay. Besides, it’s on top of the mountain. I can’t get used to it if I stay there alone. That’s a place for my future wife and me!” Gerald smiled and replied.“Oh, gosh! It’s on top of the mountain. Are you guarding the forest for anybody? Did they buy you a small house there?” Xabrina chuckled cynically, her voice dripping with contempt.“Then do you own a car? Let me tell you if I go to work in Mayberry, I won’t ride any car which costs less than forty-five thousand dollars.” She continued haughtily. “I have a car too, but I park
“It’s just a coincidence that we decided to come here for our meals too. Bree, who is this?” Suddenly, one of the men looked at Gerald and asked. “Oh! He’s my friend. No worries, if you’re busy, just go ahead and get your meals first!” Hearing that they had addressed her with her actual name, she grew too nervous. They were not just any strangers but her classmates from her middle school. Besides, they were currently studying at the same university. It was beyond her expectations that she would have bumped into them today since she was quite afraid of a situation like that might happen. “C’mon, don’t be like this, Bree. Hurry up and introduce him to us. What kind of a friend is this? Besides, he ordered so much delicious food for you. We must know who he is!”They pleaded excitedly. “Bree? Isn’t your name Michelle?” Gerald asked in confusion. “Michelle? That’s Bree’s elder sister. Eh? What’s happening? Wait, you don’t know Xabrina? Then what are you doing here?” They
As they were mocking Gerald, they suddenly stopped talking. They then looked outside in shock. Two Yamaha motorcycles were parked at the restaurant. There were three men and a woman who got down from the motorcycles. It seemed like they were going to have their meals in Domino’s too.“D*mn! Xabrina, look! It’s that b*tch, Lily!” “F*ck! When we were studying in middle school, you had a bad relationship with her. And what a coincidence that the both of you even went to the same university after. You even beat her up a while back. What are you going to do if she sees you later?” “Oh, god. That tall dude is her boyfriend, and he’s a thug. He has quite the influence around here. Bree, hurry up and hide from her!” Their state of arrogance immediately changed to anxiousness. Xabrina sneered. “Why should I hide from her? I don’t have to be afraid of her. I don’t think that she’ll dare to do anything to me!” At that moment, Xabrina did not have the time to bother about Gerald a
“My elder brother is Yale Lockwood, and he studied at First Middle School before. What’s wrong? Are you afraid? Hah. If you are, hurry up and get lost from my sight. Or you’re all dead meat when he has returned!”Franklin stretched his neck and replied, his voice booming with dominance.“Well, go f*ck yourself!” Gerald’s eyes became bloodshot. He then raised his leg and threw a powerful kick right at Franklin’s stomach. He immediately fell to the floor at the blow, wailing in pain. Although Gerald might seem frail on the outside, he was actually quite strong. Back then, he used to be quite a good fighter when he fought the others with Xeno. Xeno got into more fights than him. Gerald only fought once for Xeno’s sake. Basically, both his arms and legs were really quite strong. When he heard that Franklin’s brother was Yale, he became instantly infuriated. Besides, Gerald was not afraid of anything now. He then picked up a tool, stormed over toward the other two, and smash
“I really got a wrong impression of you today. I looked into you before coming here today. You seemed to be always bullied back when you were in middle school. Besides, when I first met you, I felt as though you were the type of person who was honest but just ignorant and gullible. Did you know that?“But it never occurred to me, the extent of your strength when you get triggered. The three of them didn’t even have the chance to counterattack. You don’t even know how fierce you were just now. You were so manly!”Xabrina used her leg to nudge Gerald gingerly. It was true. Xabrina indeed saw Gerald in a different light now. She even felt slightly touched too. Generally, girls liked masculine men, especially those who exuded that to protect their girls. Gerald indeed had just that vibe. “Nah, you don’t know anything. I’m not usually like this.” Gerald said, shaking his head. “I know that. I can see that too!”Xabrina pursed her lips slightly. “That’s enough. If you’re okay