Chapter 23: The first time I call you by your name
Out of the blue
Chapter 23:
The first time I call you by your name
Note: This is the chapter book cover for chapter 23.
Special Note: This chapter is quite long but I hope all readers will read it carefully because this chapter is very important and might help the readers to understand the storyline of arc 4 of this book.
[P.O.V] Third Alcantara
One year ago, on the 13th day of July, when I first met Joseph here at the university.
The first day I saw Joseph, I knew to myself that I liked him and I always saw him eating alone in the university cafeteria, I don't know why but when I stare into his eyes, I can see his sadness behind his quiet personality.
Even though I was secretly in love with him, I have no courage to approach him to express my feelings for him in the past days, weeks, months, and even a year.
But this year, the world between us suddenly become closer, I suddenly became grateful when I found out that Joseph and I were in the same class but as usual, Joseph was always quiet and alone but even, he had an introverted personality, he's an approachable person if someone approached him to say something, Joseph immediately give them a smile, the smiles he shows to the rest of us are the opposite of how he really feels, a fake smile hides a million tears in his heart.
but everything was changed when I joined the student inspector and become the chief inspector... While I was patrolling with my fellow student inspector at the late-night here in the university, my colleague and I heard something strange noise inside of the student affairs office.
"What the heck! What does that sound?" (My fellow student inspector startled and spokes as they felt goosebumps because of the strange noise they heard from the student affairs office.)
Because of the strange noise we heard, I voluntarily went to the university guidance office to check the surroundings but when I entered inside at the student affairs office., I was surprised because of what I saw, there's someone who secretly sneaks at the student affairs office at this late-night and that person is Joseph.
"What are you doing here?" (I stuttering asked Joseph as I was startled when I saw him.)
At that moment, Joseph was startled and speechless staring at me as his hands slightly shaking because of the nervousness.
"Sir! Are you okay? Who are you talking to? Do you need help?" (One of my colleagues startling asks me as they slowly approach me.)
"No, No! Stop! I'm totally fine, this is just a cat so no need to be worried." (I told my colleague student inspector as I used my hand to stop them approach me.)
"Oh... I see but if there's something strange out there just contact us okay." (One of my colleagues told me with a smile.)
After my colleagues left the area, my attention was back on Joseph so I thought to ask him but I suddenly change my mind when I saw him speechless scared at me because I caught him secretly sneaking inside the student affairs office. that's why, instead of arresting him and interrogate him, I told him to leave the student affairs office and go home immediately before my fellow student inspector and security officer caught him.
At that time, Joseph suddenly stood up and said "Thanks for not arresting me and reporting to your colleagues."
After Joseph said those words to me, his phone suddenly rang and as Joseph looked at his phone, I could see in his eyes he was a bit worried about something so I thought of asking him, what's going on but before I ask him, he suddenly stood up and said:
"I need to leave." (Joseph told me as he looks into his phone.)
After Joseph says those words to me, he immediately went out to the student affairs office.
Ten hours passed, as the sunlight penetrates our classroom windows, I saw Joseph take a nap on his wooden chair while his head lay on the wooden desk in our classroom.
At that moment, I wanted to approach and talk to him about last night but it seems that he got tired of sneaking into the student affairs office. so I prefer to stare at him with a smile on my face.
To be honest, I am happy with what I felt for Joseph, even though he's the second person I loved, I chose to love him secretly but even though, I love him in silence, I am still hoping that I could confess my feelings for him before we went to college.
Six hours passed when our class was over and I notice that Joseph hurried out of our classroom to go home but as I look at him hurried went out of our classroom unexpectedly, it suddenly rained, and as I look at the raindrops falling from the Altostratus clouds from the window in our classroom, I suddenly remembered the first rejection I experienced during the raindrops falling into the sky.
Way back when I was in 8th grade in my old university same weather as now... I decided to confess my feeling to the first person I fell in love with but that person rejected me left me in the middle of the rain.
That's why, I'm scared to confess my feelings to someone and I felt sorry for myself because I don't have the courageous personality to confess my feelings to Joseph.
Yeah, I am a brave person, and other students are scared of me because of my rudeness and unpleasant personality as the chief student inspector of this university but confessing my feelings to Joseph? (Chuckles) that's the only thing, I can't handle or... maybe I am scared of being rejected because the worst feeling in this world is being rejected by the person we love but despite all, I'm still a teenager and I am still hoping that I could confess my feelings towards him but for now, I chose to love him secretly.
And at this moment, while the rain goes on and after I arrange all my things into my backpack, I decided to go home and while I was walking in the hallway of the university, I coincidentally saw Joseph waiting for the rain to stop at the exit hallway.
At that moment, Joseph suddenly takes off his university uniform polo to cover his head from the raindrops but when I saw Joseph try to use his uniform polo to cover his head from the rain, I quickly took my umbrella from my backpack and quickly approach Joseph and offer him to share my umbrella.
"Hey, you want to share an umbrella with me?" (I ask Joseph as I show him my umbrella in my hand while my face starts to turn red.)
"Are you sure?" (Joseph stuttering asks me as his university uniform polo covers his hair.)
"Yeah." (I told Joseph with a smile but deep inside my heart start to beat fast.)
After a few seconds, as Joseph and I were quietly walking under the umbrella as the rain continued to fall and while we were both holding onto the umbrella, I thought of asking for his phone number but before I could ask for his phone number, suddenly someone called Joseph's name from behind.
"Hey, Joseph, We need to talk!" (the guy wearing a black hoodie.)
At that time, Joseph didn't respond to the guy wearing black hoddie who called him but unexpectedly that mysterious guy wearing a black hoodie suddenly approached and pulled Joseph's left arms to forcibly go with him but when I saw that guy forcibly pulled Joseph's arm to go with him, I quickly confront that guy to scold him.
"Hey, Dude! Who the hell are you and what's your problem!?" (I angrily ask the mysterious guy wearing a black hoodie as I grab Joseph's hand.)
"I'm his older brother so back off, Stupid four-eyes!" (Joseph's older brother fiercely told me as he pulls Joseph's left arm away from me.)
At that time, after I heard what Joseph's older brother told me, my holds on Joseph's left hand become loose, and after I let go of Joseph's hand, I could do nothing but look at Joseph forcibly walk away from me while I get wet in the rain.
Since that incident, I noticed that his older brother always and forcibly picked up Joseph outside the university at that moment, as I watching Joseph forcibly picked up with his older brother, I couldn't help but secretly get upset and feel sorry for him every time I saw Joseph being treated by his older brother like an animal so I thought of befriending Joseph so that I know how I could protect him against his older brother.
Every lunch break in our university, I bravely approach Joseph to invite him to eat lunch with me at the university cafeteria and every time I invite him, Joseph smiles at me.
Yes, he's cute, his smile makes falling in love with him over and over again but I hate those smiles of him because I could see in his eyes that he pretending to be a happy person at me to forget what I saw last time with his older brother but now, this isn't about that love I felt for Joseph... I just want to know him better, I want to be close with him, I really want him always by my side and called me by my name, everything he needs me.
At this moment, while Joseph and I were eating our lunch together in the university cafeteria, I thought of asking him about the last night that I saw him sneaking inside at the student affairs office.
"Reminds me, What are doing at the student affairs office in other night?" (I stuttering asked Joseph as I feel uncomfortable with him while my face blushing because of the nervousness I felt.)
"My older brother former student from this university and he wanted to get his old university ID that's why, he ordered me to get his old university ID inside the student affairs office." (Joseph told me as he eating his lunch with a serious face.)
"Why does your older brother want to get his old university ID at the student affairs office?" (I asked Joseph.)
At that moment as I asked Joseph, he didn't answer my question, and instead of answer my question, he just staring at the bluish VIP table of Benjie in the university cafeteria.
After five hours...
After our class, while my colleagues and I were working as the student inspector in the university, One of my colleagues that I assigned at outside of the northern gate of our university hurried to tell me that something is going on outside of the university and as the chief student inspector, I hurried up went outside of the university to check the area and when my colleagues and I went outside of the university, many students were surrounded and watched the chaos outside our university that's why, Its suddenly hard for us to check what's going on but as I try to find out what is really going on, I suddenly heard Joseph's voice and when I heard Joseph's voice, I suddenly had a bad feeling so I hurriedly followed Joseph's voice and when I got where Joseph's voice was coming from... I saw him being forcibly picked up by his older brother to go with him but at that moment, Joseph didn't want to go with his older brother for an unknown reason but in an unexpected scenario, I saw in my two eyes that Joseph's older brother suddenly beat his younger brother (Joseph) until It lays on the ground and that time when I saw that... I angrily ran to Joseph's older brother to punch him in the face.
"What's your problem, Dude! Why are you doing this to your younger brother? If you had a conflict with your younger brother, you can talk to him without physical abuse!" (I angrily yell and asked Joseph's older brother.)
"Physical abuse? (Chuckles) You don't know what's going on between me and my younger brother so back off and reminds me, this is none of your business, Stupid four-eyes!" (Joseph's older brother fiercely told me.)
After Joseph's older brother says those words, he walking towards Joseph to forcibly go with him but before he approaches Joseph, I quickly block his path to stop him get Joseph.
"Don't ever hurt your younger brother in front of my eyes or else, I am the one you can fight against." (I fiercely threatened Joseph's older brother as I angrily pull his t-shirt.)
After I say those words to Joseph's older brother, my colleagues suddenly approach me to help me to block and protect Joseph against him.
At that time, When Joseph's older brother saw my colleagues try to protect me and Joseph at all cost, he suddenly smirks at me and said: "Okay, let's take a break today but remember this, this isn't the last time we see each other, Mr. Student inspector, I shall return to get the justice I deserve!"
After Joseph's older brother says those creepy words, he suddenly walks away and leaves his younger brother lay down on the ground.
After Joseph's older brother left his Joseph in peace, I quiklcy immediately call my colleagues to clear the area around us and tell the student who was watching the incident to leave the area, and at that same time, I approach Joseph to give him a hand to stood up from the ground.
"Are you okay?" (I asked Joseph as I gave him a hand to help him to stand up.)
"Thanks for the help." (Joseph told me as he holds my hand and avoids my eyes.)
At that time, after Joseph got up from the ground, he slowly walks away from me as if nothing happens and at that moment, as Joseph walk away from me, I can see his left leg had little blood at that time, I suddenly felt sorry for him so I thought of inviting him to my condo unit.
"Joseph, Do you want to sleep over in my condo unit?" (I stuttering and bravely asked Joseph as he slowly walks away from me.)
That's the first time I call Joseph by his name.
Because of my question, Joseph suddenly stopped walking, and at that moment, when he stopped walking and I quickly approach him and pull my handkerchief into my pocket to rid the blood from his leg and after I used the handkerchief as a gauze bandage, I told him to ride my back.
I decide to approach him and when I got close to him, I suddenly nailed down in front of him and pull my handkerchief into my pocket to rid the blood from his leg and after I used his handkerchief as a gauze bandage, I thought to invites him to ride my back because I don't want to infect the wound on his knee but he said.
"I can walk by myself." (Joseph stuttering told me as his face suddenly turn red.)
At that moment, I didn't listen to him so I forced him to carry him behind my back towards my condo unit, and as I was carrying him behind me, there were people on the road who suddenly stared at us but I didn't care what others will think of me.
This guy who I carried now is one of the important people in my life and I'll do anything just to protect him from the other people who had bad intentions towards him because right now, I don't care what other people think of me, I enjoy my life with my own rules.
Later on, Joseph and I finally arrived at my condo unit and when we step inside my condo unit, I decided to treat my wound on the leg and face made by his stupid older brother and after I treated his wound using my personal medicine kit, he went to my sofa herein my living room to take a nap, but as he preparing himself to sleep, I thought to ask him about why his older brother wanted to get his older brother's confiscated University ID at the student affairs office.
At that time Joseph began to spoke to me: "My older brother wanted revenge on Benjamin de Guzman, he decided to send me to the university where Benjamin was, my older brother ordered me to destroy and take revenge on Benjamin for him but I was afraid of Benjamin, no matter what I think of Benjamin, I can't beat him so my older brother thought of getting his university ID to get into our university."
"But why does your older brother's University ID is in the student affairs office? because If I'm not mistaken, all the university ID are in the student affairs office are all confiscate by the university department because of forbidden the rules of our university." (I asked Joseph.)
"My older brother told me that Benjamin de Guzman and his father insulted and expelled him from this university because of the issue of stealing the examination answer key that happened four years ago." (Joseph told me as he laying on the sofa.)
"But my older brother told me that Benjamin was the one who stole the examination's answer key and because of his father's connection in our university, the one who got expelled was my older brother, after the week of being expelled, my older brother wants to talk to Benjamin so he waited for Benjamin to come out of the university but unfortunately, Benjamin's father saw my older brother sneaking outside of the university just like a weird psychopath that's why, Benjie's father ordered his personal bodyguard to send my older brother to a mental hospital to protect his son against my older brother." (Joseph told me as he laying on the sofa.)
"But after two years of imprisonment in the place he didn't deserve, my older brother has been released from the mental hospital and after he been released, he ordered me to study his former university to observed Benjamin's actions, and after a year of being an eye of Benjamin's actions, my older brother ordered me to get his confiscated university ID at the student affairs office so he could able to get inside our university and at that time, I know his plan is why he wants to steal his old university ID and I want to help my older brother to get revenge to Benjamin de Guzman but I'm so hopeless and useless because I am nobody because I don't have the courage to confront and fight with Benjamin." (Joseph told me as he laying on the sofa.)
"And the time when you caught me breaking into the student affairs office, I told my older brother that I couldn't get his university ID and I can no longer do what he has commanded me because I had already caught the student inspector but my older brother doesn't believe me and he starts scolding and beating me over and over again because of my useless personality but to be honest, even we were just half brothers and I am the only knows that he and I weren't literally full-blood brothers." (Joseph told me as he laying on the sofa.)
"But I still choose to follow his command to me because that's the only way I can think of to help him.... that's the only way I can give to him as his younger brother but life isn't always rosy for us because the worst feeling in this world is knowing that I did my best to gain something but my best still wasn't good enough." (Joseph told me as he laying on the sofa.)
After Joseph said the quote about life, he suddenly took a pillow on the sofa to cover his face and when he covered his face with the pillow, he started crying as he feels sorry for his older brother.
At that moment, I could do nothing but watch him crying but it doesn't mean that Joseph cried because he's weak
Crying doesn't mean that a person is weak but it means that person has a heart, crying is the only way our eyes speaks when our mouth can't explain how broken our heart is.... but now, the only thing I knew I could do with him was just stayed by his side but as I sat on the floor near the sofa and stayed by his side, I suddenly remembered Joseph's older brother's main goal from our university.
After days passed, I keep myself busy as the chief student inspector but even though I keep myself busy with my duties and responsibilities here at the university, Joseph is still in my mind and my heart is extremely worried about him that's why, I decided to do what I plan to protect him and the only way I can think to protect him was to finish his unfinished business inside the student affairs office and that unfinished business was to steal his older brother's old university ID at the student affairs office.
I'm not doing this stupidity because I want to help that stupid jerk (Benjie's older brother)... This is the only way I can think of to protect Joseph against him and after I secretly took Joseph's older brother old university ID in the student's affairs office, I waited for Joseph's older brother outside the university to give his freaking old university ID on his face and as I waiting for him outside of the university, I suddenly look at his old university ID.
"Jameson Sebastian."
That was Joseph's older brother's name but as far back as I can remember, Joseph used to call his older brother's name by nickname "James"
As I waited for Joseph's older brother outside the university, I coincidentally saw him taking his cigarette 150 feet away from me but before he lights his cigarette, I approached him to talk to him "Do you want to get your old university ID so that you can easily go inside our university?"
At that time, when James saw his ID on my hand, he suddenly smirks at me.
"Wait, did my cute little brother tell you about my old ID?" (James Sebastian asked me as he smirks.)
"Yeah but Joseph knows nothing about our transaction now but if you want to get your university ID to me, you've to promise me that you'll not hurt your brother anymore with your dirty hands." (I told James Sebastian.)
After I spoke those words to James, he suddenly laughs at me.
"Wait for a second... Do you like my brother?" (James Sebastian asked me.)
"I don't need to answer your nonsense question but your younger brother is so important person to me, so if you want to get your ID, you have to follow my favor that you'll not hurt Joseph anymore." (I told James with my serious face.)
"Well, I can do what you asked for me but how can I make sure you can give my ID to me?" (James Sebastian asked me as he smirks at me.)
"I am a man of my words." (I told James with my serious face.)
Note: I am a man of my words means who keeps promises and can be trusted.
At that moment, James suddenly gives me a smirk again and said: "Okay, Good... I'll agree to your favor so give me my university ID now."
After James agreed to my condition, I threw his university ID towards him but before I could leave him peacefully with his university ID, I decided to give him a warning if he would break our agreement.
"If I found out that you break our agreement... I'll make sure that I'll destroy you... even you're unbreakable because you're Joseph's older brother, I'll find a way to destroy you so mark my words." (I told James Sebastian as I look at him fiercely.)
After I talked to Joseph's older brother, I decided to go back inside of the university but as I walking in the hallway towards the administration building, I suddenly saw Joseph talking to someone, a girl with curly hair and that girl is well-known in our university and her name was Irene Amores, the girl who crazily in love with Benjie.
[Joseph and Irene conversation in the middle of the hallway]
"I already have an idea for us to defeat Benjamin but now, I want you to know that I need your help to carry out my evil plan so please help me to fulfill my evil plan against Benjamin to give justice for you and to my older brother." (Joseph told Irene.)
After Joseph says those words to Irene... Irene suddenly chuckles at him.
"But are you sure that we can defeat Benjie with your plan? because we all know Benjie from head to toe, he's unbreakable and powerful." (Irene asks Joseph as she gives Joseph a slight smirk smile.)
"Well... to be honest, I'm not too sure that we can beat Benjamin with the plan I can think of, but... I need you to join my journey to get revenge on Benjamin and if we work together as one, everything is possible... We can beat that freaking monster with my plan." (Joseph told Irene.)
"Okay, I'll help you with your plan but to be honest, we can't beat the most dangerous person in our university (Benjie) if it's just the two of us." (Irene honestly told Joseph.)
After Irene says those words to Joseph. Joseph becomes upset and speechless in front of Irene but...
"Maybe, the both of you want me to join your team?" (I suddenly asked Joseph and Irene as I walking towards them with a smirk.)
At that time, when I spoke to them, Joseph was suddenly surprised by what I said.
"Really? You want to join us to punish Benjamin?" (Joseph asks me with a smile on his face.)
"Yeah, because I am your friend and I am always here for you to support you." (I told Joseph as I smirk at him.)
"Sorry to say this but you are one of the student inspectors but not just an ordinary student inspector but you are the chief student inspector of this university and what Joseph and I do may be against the rules in our university... so I'll ask you again... Do you still want to join us to takedown Benjie?" (Irene spoke to me with her serious face.)
After I heard what Irene said to me, I suddenly smirk at him and said: "We all know that Benjie is a sinner... he has many sins committed by other students who studying here and we know that Benjie is a big threat here at our university and as a chief students inspector of this university, I will not let anyone get hurt here because of him and as a students inspector, our duty is to keep our university in peace that's why, there's nothing wrong if we disobey some policy here at the university for the sake for the students who study here because all of us deserve justice and peace so please let me join to your team to takedown Benjie." (I spoke as I smirk at them.)
After that unexpected conversation between Joseph, Irene, and me. The three of us became friends and our main goal is to expel Benjie here at the university using his boyfriend's student petition.
As time passed, Joseph and Irene became my close friends and during those times, I learned to accept the fact that Joseph and I were just friends.
Well, I chose to stay by his side as a friend because the friendship we have now is the only way I can show how he's important to me but, still, I can't deny that my heart still hoping that one day Joseph and I became more than a friend but for now, I would rather stay by his side as his friend who can call when he needs me and the past few days, Joseph wants to give justice for his older brother so I thought of helping him to fulfill his desire so he thought of imitating the first student petition letter made by Kaito Almasen but before we can file a petition against Benjie, we need the 50% approval of the students so that we can get Benjie out of the university so I thought of asking my fellow student inspectors help me create an army of students that would wholeheartedly help us get Benjie out of this university and named that army, the masked group knowns as the"Vengeance armies"
And to continue what we started, Irene advice me to use Kaito Almasen to take Benjie away from the university for the meantime to fulfill our plan and the only one I know can fulfill that plan was my friend named "Jiro Canlas" he's the cheerleading president of the senior high school department who also secretly in love with Kaito Almasen.
It's a long story but I know that Jiro had feelings for Kaito Almasen that's why, I ordered him to do the important task to take Benjie away from the university using Kaito but at first, Jiro denied my request but Irene told him inviting Kaito in the clean -up drive activity was a good opportunity to confess his feelings to Kaito and, later on, Jiro agreed our plan to take Kaito at that clean-up drive activity so that Benjie will follow Kaito in the clean-up drive activity.
After Jiro successfully take Benjie out of the university, Joseph and our team had a chance to strengthen our plan against Benjie using the new student petition, and luckily because of hard-working, Joseph got 85% of students approval from the students who want Benjie to be expelled from the university.
After Joseph got higher approval from the students who study here, he immediately files the student petition at the student council office to become an official petition but while Joseph fills up the registration form of the student petition against Benjie, I was suddenly confused why he gives the main complainant of the new student petition to our friend Irene.
so I thought to asks him.
"Wait, why did you give to Irene the authority of the student petition we made?... instead of you owning the student petition against Benjie, Why did you write on the registration form of the student petition that Irene is the main complainant of this student petition?" (I ask Joseph as he fills up the registration form of the student petition here in the student council office.)
As I asking Joseph, he suddenly smirks at me and said:
"You really want to know, why did I make her the main complainant of the student petition for Benjie?" (Joseph asked me as he gives me a smirk.)
"Yeah." (I ask Joseph as I still confued what he decides to give the authority of student petition to our friend Irene.)
After I respond Joseph's question, he suddenly stood up and slowy appraoch my left ear to whisper his answer to my question to him.
"Because I secrelty in love with Irene." (Joseph whisper me as he gives me a sweet smile on his lips and face.)
After hearing those words from Joseph's mouth, I suddenly drop of my phone on the floor because of what I had heard from Joseph.
"Really?" (I asked Joseph in my low voice as my chest ache because of what I found out about Joseph's feelings towards Irene.)
"Yeah." (Joseph told me with a smile on his face as he still near in my left ear whisper to me how much he loves Irene.)
After I confirmed from Joseph that he liked Irene so much, I slowly backed away from him while suddenly my tears flowed.
"Hey, Third, What's the matter? Why are you in tears?" (Joseph quickly asks me.)
At that moment, as Joseph was questioning me, I suddenly walked out of the student council office with a blank mind.
"Hey, Third! Where are you going?" (Joseph quickly asks me as he startled when he saw me immediately went out to the student council office.)
As I run away from Joseph, I don't know why I ran away from him, I'm confused why I feel weak and jealous between him and Irene. I felt something weird in my chest, a black empty hole of coolness pain that giving me a strange feeling of grieves.
It's hard to explain but I just want to get away from this world and be alone so I thought of going to the rooftop to escape reality and while I running with tears in my heart, unexpectedly, when I arrive at the university rooftop, I saw Irene standing and staring at the sky and when she heard and saw me crying, she immediately startled at me and slowly approaches to ask me.
"What's the matter, Third? Why are you crying?" (Irene asks me as she genuinely concerned about me.)
At that moment, I told Irene that I secretly inlove with Joseph but Joseph told me that he liked someone else but I didn't tell Irene that she was the one Joseph liked.
After I told Irene about my situation, she hugged me tightly and that's the first time someone hug me to comfort me so I hug him back to rid the sadness I felt but suddenly, while Irene and I were hugging each other, the door of the rooftop suddenly open and at that time, the person who open the door was Joseph and when he enters the rooftop, he saw that Irene and I were hugging each other.
At that moment, Joseph was suddenly startled and speechless of what he saw on the rooftop, and because of what he saw on the rooftop, he suddenly gives me a fiercely look, and after he gives me that look, he quickly descended to the rooftop with anger on his face.
"Wait, Joseph! Let me explain." (I quickly chase Joseph downstairs.)
After that day, Joseph didn't talk to me anymore, I tried to explain to him but every time we met at the campus, he quickly avoided me.
To be continued.... </3
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