“Severo Laris, twenty-five years old, The Holy City, blood type A, Scorpio…”
Susanna reads the information she has found on the school’s forums and announcements, as well as from various “spies”.
“Shit … Paulita, you’re in love with a Scorpio man! Scorpio men are literally every girl’s nemesis!”
Paula Rouco hasn’t studied much about astrological signs in general and has only heard that guys of this sign can be quite hotheaded and difficult.
The Scorpio man has an ice-cold expression and a strong mysterious charm. He likes to sit alone in a corner, watching and analyzing you with eyes that see through everything. He is cold on the outside but sensual and twisted on the inside. A pretty hard man to get.”
Paula Rouco took a sip of soy milk and almost spit it out, “That’s very accurate, Susana, you’re a magician!”.
“Paulita, don’t say that your sister is discouraging you, the heart of this kind of man is a stone, you can’t necessarily warm it even if you hit your head. Besides, Scorpio men in relationships are really prone to hurt themselves out of possessiveness, this Severo really isn’t right for you, it’s Angelo who is more suitable for you.”
Paula Rouco looked at her blankly, “Analyzing Severo Laris, why are you circling Angelo again? Angelo and I grew up together with our asses in the air, and I have nothing but brotherly love for him. Besides, Angelo likes big blondes, Madonna is his kind of sex goddess, he doesn’t like me.”
Susanna shook her head, not agreeing with her in the least, and sighed, “Hey, how many people are like Angelo, who spend the day dangling in front of their beloved with the excuse of being a good buddy, just waiting for him to notice them more, our poor Angelo, whom you’ve already strangled in the cradle before he’s even started his crazy chase mode. ”
“You have to cut the crap.”
Paula Rouco took the information from Severo Laris and leafed through it. It was all irregularly obtained, but there was a lot of gossip.
“Susana you’re amazing, you even found out what kind of food Severo Laris likes, you’ve researched every family in town!”.
Susana wiped her nose with her thumb and said proudly, “That’s right, don’t you see who I am, sis, if I want to know, is there anything I don’t know?”
“You come to school, you don’t study, you stand up to all the little brothers!”
Susana spits, “Look you don’t do your job, you chase that Severo Laris!”.
Paula Rouco shook the information in her hand, “I’ll take it, good girl, thank you, and someday I’ll buy you a latte with half a cup of picante!”.
Susana held out her hand, “A pearl latte to get rid of me, five hundred!”.
Paula Rouco slapped him full in the face, “Precious!”.
“Little man!”
…
Although Severo Laris is a junior and doesn’t come to school much, the head of the department and the faculty director often ask him to go to lectures because he is too good at his studies.
Susana is a finance student, and in just half a month after enrolling in school, she has already taken on several juniors, so she is especially knowledgeable.
That day, Severo Laris gave a lecture in the staircase classroom and a large part of the finance students attended, especially the girls, who were extraordinarily well represented.
The large classroom was filled to capacity.
Paula Rouco had just squeezed in with Susana when she was stepped on, her foot hurt, and she instinctively recoiled when a large hand grabbed her back.
“Careful.”
At the sound of that familiar voice, Paula Rouco turned to look up and saw the handsome, indifferent face of Severo Laris.
The man’s face was clearly indifferent, but the contrast with his hand on her waist was inexplicably forbidding. Paula Rouco’s face grew hot.
Susana, who was carrying her on her arm, threw a wink at Severo Laris: “Severo, Paulita and I skipped class to come to your lecture.”
Paula Rouco froze and unconsciously went to cover Susana’s mouth.
But Susana’s words had been heard by Severo Laris.
Severo Laris’ gaze lowered to look at the young woman in front of him and he said with a parting glance, “I didn’t think an English major would be interested in a finance class.”
Ahem.
Paula Rouco: “… I’m here to accompany Susana.”
The explanation that there is no silver lining here becomes increasingly obscure.
Soon they were pushed by the crowd.
Paula Rouco and Susana managed to grab two seats.
Susana blurted out, “Damn it, why are there so many female students? These women are not usually active in class, but they are so flamboyant in a boring finance class like Severo’s!”
The two did not get a seat in the front row, but sat in the third row from the back. The entire grand staircase classroom was full, and some people did not have seats and were evicted by the janitor.
The open class began shortly thereafter.
Paula Rouco was puzzled by this very specialized finance class.
All you could hear was Severo Laris talking on stage about technical terms, what with data modeling and decision making, international trade theory, analytics, digital currencies.
Although Susana is also studying finance, she hasn’t been exposed to anything since she enrolled in school, and she wants to sleep.
As far as I could tell, only a third of the students in the classroom were listening or even taking notes, while the rest, with their cell phones, were taking pictures of Severo Laris at the lectern.
Paula Rouco rested her chin on her hands and looked at the serious and professional Severo Laris on stage and could not help but be impressed.
A man like Severo Laris, with his work, his self-control and his seriousness, and with that stunning skin, it is natural that many girls are charmed by him.
Men who are serious are really the most attractive.
As a child, she spent her time in her father’s study, where she would sit and play while he worked hard, and thought then that when she grew up, she would find a man as charming and responsible as he was.
The open class, an hour and a half long, passed quickly.
As they left the class, Susana and Paula Rouco tried to go to Severo Laris, but he was already surrounded by girls asking questions and filling the stairwell.
There was a lot of commotion before the janitor pulled them all out.
Susana and Paula Rouco were about to approach Severo Laris when he came out of the step classroom, but in the crowd, a silhouette was already walking toward Severo Laris.
“Severo, that was a great open lecture earlier.”
Severo Laris nods slightly.
Paula Rouco stood at a distance, wondering what they were talking about, only to see the tall girl smile slightly and reach out to take Severo Laris’ arm, the two weren’t too close, but they looked very familiar and presumably had known each other for some time.
“Who is that man?”
Susana warned, “Paulita, it seems that the greatest love rival has emerged in the way of your relationship.”
Paula Rouco frowned, “Who the hell is he, and doesn’t Severo Laris have a girlfriend?”
“Severo Laris is not a real girlfriend, but this woman, with Severo Laris, must be at the point where friendship over love is not yet reached.”
Susana made a symbolic gesture with both hands.
Paula Rouco: “She speaks in human terms.”
“It’s that there is a romance between a man and a woman, and no one has broken the ice. The girl, Engracia, is the daughter of the dean of our school, and Engracia is with Severo Laris, who is a good catch.”
Susana rubbed her chin and commented objectively.
Paula Rouco glared at her and growled, “According to you, these two have known each other for a long time, and since they haven’t become sweethearts after knowing each other for so long, I don’t see it happening in the future.”
Susana knew she was jealous and put her arm around Paula Rouco’s shoulders and touched her white face. “This Engracia is pretty, but she’s nowhere near my Paula, I think she’s cannon fodder. There’s no way she can measure up to Severo Laris. ”
Paula Rouco’s small, white face relaxed a little.
But she had only known him for a few days, and although she liked Severo Laris, she didn’t think she was jealous.
But why, seeing Engracia take Severo Laris’ arm, the way Severo Laris didn’t refuse and even adapted to it, stung her a little.