Short Mix: Who's Terrano? (Chapter 04)
He was coursing his third year, one the best students on his class, top of the dean’s list every semester. He was also and active member of the Campus Fraternity, editor of the school's paper, and, according to a few underground sites he also, supposedly, belonged to the Secret Society.
All that information made Stella felt literally and plainly ‘stupid’.
If she wouldn’t had wasted her first year at college hiding on a room, if she had just adventured outside and socialized more, she might had meet Johnny or at least heard about him before …. Before Tank … before needing to involve him, someone she was really starting to care about and certainly didn’t deserve to be used and lied to. The thought of it also made feel deeply dishonest, whatever if she had initially intended to be or not.
Regardless still Stella’s need to know was a bigger priority. She hadn’t prepare all her life, travel far and work hard for months, to stop now, just because of a … ‘man she had recently meet at the dorm’ … didn’t matter how much this man’s stare made her blush, or how his voice made her legs tremble or that his presence seamed to fill a whole room.
And so she was decided not make her first year’s mistake again and started her search beyond books or written theories, using the latest clues she had gathered. The Greek House was one of them, probably the one with the easiest access to… if she could only gather the courage to knock on the door….
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Stella stood in front of the fraternity household for a while, but the loud music, noises and laugher that could be heard from inside made her kept her distance. It sounded as if a party was undergoing, which didn’t seam as an appropriate time to come in uninvited, thought I could also mean 'J.Smith' would probably be present and she didn’t wish to loose such a close chance.
Unexpectedly, before she could take a decision, one of the members came outside and greeted her cordially.
- Hi there, I’m Guy Wrightley, nice to meet you ... are you looking for someone..??
- Yes, I mean ... - She answered nervously - No, Thank you … I was .. just .. passing by ….
- Well, the doors of Oresha-Hoh-Var are always open to friendly students and beautiful woman as yourself, if you wish to .. pass in … - he said casually, but quickly turned his attention to another two students who were coming over - hey, Fran! What took you guys so long …eh?? …
- Well… ehmm … - A fancy looking man said stammering as the one by his side giggled softly - we .. ehm .. were .. ehhmmm …
- OK I get it! Don’t need details .. EhhMM ?? - Guy laughed out loud and talked to the third man -.. nice to see ya again too, Samuel … keeping the man busy lately ehhemm???
Samuel .... as the three men laughed, the name made Stella suddenly realize why he looked so familiar. He was one of her dorm mates, one of the 14 other student that had shared a roof with her for over a year and she still barely knew. Again she feel stupid, always following the idea that all her answers were only to be found in science and knowledge, but blind to anything else around her and constantly missing important clues because of it. Not only she had seen him hanging out with Tybal more than once, but now she was also remembering reading his name on the list of the Greek house members she had checked previously.
And she had totally missed it…
Stella shook her head lightly and walked inside the house decided not to loose any more opportunities.
Even if 'J.Smith' wasn’t present on the house at the moment she could still met at least someone who knew about him, but there he was and even more surprisingly, he was with another of Stella’s dormies, a boy called Skylar with whom she had spoken more than once without really paying any attention to his words and now he stand in front of her, clearly as one of 'J.Smith' friend’s for the casual way they talked to each other.
- Mr. Smith …. ?? - She approached cautiously, still insecure on how to start a conversation
- Hey, hi! - He smiled -aren’t you Tank’s Friend from the other night??
- Yes, Sir .. I .. I’m Stella … Terrano… I...
- Oh .. Hi … look … ehm .. - he interrupted - I apologize if I was rude, it wasn’t personal... I mean... with you... you know
- It’s ok … sir .. I … - She tried to continue
- What is it?? - he looked at her slightly intrigued - Can I help you …
- Yes … - She finally said looking straight into his green eyes - In matter of fact I almost sure you do can help me….
- Johnny … - A blond woman came from behind looking at her not is the friendliest way - Can we go now??
- Give me a sec, hun - Johnny answered barely looking back to the woman who seamed to be his fiancé for the engagement rings they both wore
- It’s getting late, John! - She insisted angrily
- Well, Mrs Terrano, sorry I must leave, but any thing you need I’m at your service and on the guide, just call … - he said smiling, and added jokingly as he walked out -… my dad always reminded us to be kind with our own kind … after all you never know, you could be talking with a long lost relative … or even a sibling …. You know how it is when you’re green…
The comment the blond man made so lightly left her trembling with even more questions on pressing on her mind … who was his father? Why did he talk about relatives and siblings?? How was it actually when you were green??
…. honestly She did not know …..
-Continue soon-
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A/N: the pictures here are not so good, but unfortunately I can't re-shot, because in my game Johnny and Ophelia are already out of college and never really have much in plan while I was still playing them on campus.
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