A week went by and two weeks since I joined. Harper, being an arrogant asshole avoided me after that night. I was quite happy he chose to stay away from me though not acknowledging my existence was a bit more dramatic but I didn't mind.

"This lady seriously have some problem like 'cork up my asshole' problem", Wolfe grunted next to me. The algorithms class dragged longer and Wolfe developed an ardent dislike for the subject. The professor even had the audacity to take 10 minutes of lunch for her boring lecture.

Juggling between two jobs, Dad and Marie, assignments were a pain in the ass. I was still trying to find the perfect balance but there were situations where the equilibrium was thrown out of window. Like Kade called me at 4 to look after Marie, apologetically and the other night I overslept.

I submitted the assignment to Mrs. Bryce a.k.a Rude prick. 

We three walked out of the classroom when a girl approached Wren. Wolfe and I rolled our eyes and parted ways with Wren to give him some privacy and walked towards the cafeteria.

"I lost count", Wolfe said.

"What count?"

"Number of girls Wren rejected", I responded with slap to the back of his head.

"Don't be a jerk", I commented irritated by his choice of words regarding feelings of others.

After Wren gained lot of attention for being smart and handsome, especially girls, Wolfe made it a habit to take count of the girls Wren rejected. He had a girl friend in high school but parted ways before college and both eventually moved on, atleast on the girl's side. 

Yeah, I stalked her.

The person in discussion waltzed through the doors and straight to our table.

"So?", Wolfe dragged and Wren only shrugged.

"Crush", came the reply.

I've had my self made doubts. I've never seen Wren with any girls though he claimed to have had a girl friend before. He even acts like there was no girls around him and paid little attention to them even when some pushed a plastic stuffed boobs in his face. Maybe I was wrong but the question always lingered.

"Are you gay?", my eyes widened in shock as did theirs. I never intended to voice it, thinking it would make him uncomfortable if he was still in the discovering stage.

The pregnant pause followed my question. Wren had a blank face and Wolfe's jaw hit the table. 

"I'm sorry", I squirmed in my seat.

"No I am not gay", Wren's amused voice answered

"I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I'll love you regardless"

Wolfe started with a snicker, then bubbled for his mouth, slowly increasing in volume and hysteria. Wren just watched him silently, not commenting as he laughed his ass off. I sighed and ran my hand down my face.

"You should've seen your face and yours", his pointed finger turned to me and Wren and he burst laughing again.

"I have a girl I like", Wren's confession wiped the smile off our faces. He was looking at my eyes with a smile and continued, "That's why. I am waiting for my shot"

I was disappointed in me. I should've known if my friend like someone and the fact that he was single for four years must tell something right? Why didn't I ask him earlier? Of course, I did, once but he just shook his head.

Wolfe snapped his finger in my face to pull me back from myriad of thoughts. 

Wren stopped his words after the little bomb. He just wouldn't give any details. Name, height, place , nothing.

Wait. Waiting for his shot? Maybe she's in a relationship

***

"I would die for this cake", Marie moaned as she took a bite of her chocolate cake. Cake always made the day and Marie needed it more. 

Today, when I came here after college, Kade's father was in there. I couldn't catch the full conversation but stayed outside the door long enough to knew his purpose for arrival.

He didn't come to visit his wife, that bastard asked her for money. Apparently, Kade wouldn't give his money to him thus failing the duty of a son so he swallowed his pride and came to reimburse himself. His words not mine. I never really wanted to break someone's nose like his. The entitled way he spoke enticed me to cut his tongue and shove it up his ass.

He even had the audacity to smile at me when he left.

 Marie was quiet sometime before she broke down and asked me to keep  his father's arrival from Kade. I complied.

"So we don't  know about Wren's secret crush?"

I nodded.

"You two are with him all the time?"

I nodded

"Is it possible the girl can be neighborhood or a childhood friend"

I shrugged.

"Do you think Kade likes someone?", Marie put forth the question. She and her gossip nature. 

"I don't know if Kade likes her but I would say he is getting somewhere"

I mean he blushed  fervently but that didn't qualify as like. I wouldn't assume anything until he admits that I knew he would. As far as Windy, that girl was living in a dreaming world, leaping forward for love, ready to jump any minute. Kade just had to be that guy to catch her.

I said my good bye to Marie and walked down the corridor. 

I caught familiar black head as I walked along the parking. I walked towards the person maintaining my focus on him. As if sensing my eyes on me, he turned around from his car.

I stood frozen when his green eyes were red rimmed. He stared at me with a blank face. My eyes slowly drifted from his eyes to his bandaged right hand and back to his eyes. 

My heart was boxing against my ribs. Did he hurt himself? I felt a pang of something looking at his form. 

His eyes perfectly pictured his emotions, the one I haven't seen before. Misery.

Maybe he wasn't what he portrayed himself to be. The arrogant rich bastard felt miserable. 

As I took a step towards him, he got inside his car and drove off without a single glance.

Short chapter guys.

Do you guys feel like 'not enough' all the time or is it just me? Like when you do a work and is afraid of being judged by them and taking things very personally and keep thinking about it all the time