On the campus of Teladia University, Alba was walking around the sports field. The new school year had already started and it was dinner time, so there were not many students on the field. Alba looked at Miguel’s tall back and couldn’t help but bring a slight smile to her lips.
He had gone to the store to buy water and Alba had borrowed his phone to call Micaela. Miguel had invited her to dinner together and she had nodded.
Even though she had no feelings for him now, she could try to go out with him to distract her feelings for Carlos. After all, this Miguel had secret affection for her when she was in college, so Alba felt that maybe they could become attracted to each other after spending some time together.
Carlos had already told her that her presence, her looks and her facial blindness were a nuisance to him and Micaela, and had even warned her to stay away from Micaela. However, leaving Micaela was something Alba could never afford.
Micaela’s anxious voice came from the other end of the phone:
-My God. Alba, how can you be so confused, do you still remember who came to pick you up the day we went to fill out the application?
Alba was a bit puzzled and asked in turn:
-I didn’t come back with you?
-No! You went with Ernesto! -And he punched that Miguel!
“Ernesto?”
Without knowing why, Alba felt a bitter sensation when she heard the name.
-Alba, Ernesto is looking for you everywhere. Listen to me, go find a flashy place and wait there. I ask Ernesto to come and get you right now. That Miguel is not a nice guy and he’s intentionally approaching you.
Alba froze at his words and asked:
-Miguel approaches me on purpose?
-Yes, Alba, you have forgotten Ernesto again. The truth is that you and he love each other and live together! That Miguel was sent by Ernesto’s father to approach you in order to separate you from Ernesto.
Alba frowned and scratched her head, very confused.
Now, her mind was in chaos. Obviously, she had no impression about Ernesto, but his name left her feeling sad.
The first thing she thought was that she herself should be with such Ernesto in order to forget Carlos and surprisingly she fell in love with him. However, she forgot him…
Alba felt even more frustrated at the thought that she herself would forget whoever she liked at any moment and that only Carlos, who was an unreachable presence for her, was always on her mind.
Micaela indicated to him in an anxious voice:
-Go right now to the portal of Teladia University and wait there quietly, okay? I’m going to call Ernesto and he’ll come and get you soon, do you hear me?
Alba nodded dazedly.
After hanging up, Alba stared at the screensaver on her cell phone, which was a picture of her, taken when she was on her way from the excursion with Micaela. On that short trip, she had entered the creek with Micaela, playing very happily in the waters, and the photographer had captured this beautiful scene by chance.
In the photo, she was standing in the crystal clear waters of the creek, smiling sweetly, and the splashing water droplets created a gorgeous color against the sunlight.
Alba was a little moved.
“Miguel must like me quite a bit. Otherwise, why does he use my picture as a screensaver on his cell phone? I must have really liked him back then, otherwise I wouldn’t have forgotten his face. Alas, he should be very distressed to know that I suffered from face blindness and forgot it…”
Suddenly, Ernesto’s name came up again in her mind.
“Mica says that I and such Ernesto are very much in love, but why don’t I remember anything about this man?”
Just as Alba was immersed in her thoughts, a ringtone was heard that sounded quite familiar. She unconsciously turned around and saw a tall, handsome man walking towards her, who was dressed in a white shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and radiated elegance.
The man held the cell phone in his hand, his deep-set eyes fixed on her. Backlit by the glow of the sunset, he looked extremely handsome, as if he were a prince from children’s fairy tales.
Alba pressed the cell phone firmly in her hand and suddenly felt that she herself was a “shameless slut”, who loved Carlos, but wanted to go out with Miguel, and at this moment, she was attracted to this handsome man in front of her.
-Micaela, don’t worry. I’ve found her.
“My God, his voice is very attractive, too. Wait! Did he mention Micaela?”
Ernesto hung up the phone and strided over to Alba with the intention of taking her in his arms, but unexpectedly, she reflexively avoided him, pulled his hand hard and knocked him to the ground.
Instantly, surprised shouts broke out among the pedestrians.
-My God, is that weak girl that strong?!
-How unbelievable!
-How beautiful she is!
-What a pity I didn’t film that magnificent scene!
Ernesto suddenly felt the world turned upside down, he fell down lying on the floor and looked helplessly at the woman, who had knocked him down on the floor numerous times.
“I love her so much, but this ingrate always forgets about me, and now she even beats me in public? I have to teach her a good lesson today!”
Alba reacted and was a little embarrassed.
“Have I behaved too violently?”
But still, she bent down and said with an expression of teaching him a lesson:
-It’s not my fault. It was you who appeared malicious, that’s why…
Ernesto reached out and pulled her arm forcefully. As a result, Alba fell into his arms. Thereupon, Ernesto turned around, pinned Alba underneath and then sealed her well-painted reds fiercely before she could resist.
The surrounding students were stunned, and pulled out their phones to take pictures.
-It’s so romantic!
-The two of them are so handsome! Are they the protagonists of a romantic drama?
-Oh, what public affection they are showing.
At this moment, Miguel approached from the store with two bottles of mineral water in his hand, wearing a faint smile on his lips.
Today he had gone to Brillantella to try his luck, and unexpectedly ran into Alba. When he saw her, she was not in a very good mood, staggering along the sidewalk and holding her cell phone as if she was about to make a call, but the phone slipped from her hand. And he rushed out of the car to help her.
Unconsciously, he asked her about her boyfriend and she told him she didn’t have one.
He was quite surprised and happy to hear this!
He knew she would forget about Ernesto, but he didn’t expect such a moment to come so soon.
Now was the best time for him to approach Alba!
After sitting with Alba on a nearby park bench and seeing that she was fine, Miguel confessed his love to her. And although she didn’t say yes, she didn’t say no either, so he proposed to her to go to Teladia University for a walk. To her surprise, Alba accepted, which made Miguel very happy. During the walk, the talk was quite pleasant, therefore, Miguel felt he had a chance to be her boyfriend.
“Huh? Where’s Alba?”
Miguel looked around, but did not see Alba’s figure.
“Didn’t she say she would wait for me here? Where did she go? Why are there so many students gathered there? Did Alba faint?”
With that in mind, Miguel pushed his way through the crowd, panicked. However, he felt his breath catch when he saw the image before him.
He saw Alba being pinned to the ground and kissed by a man.