Ava woke up from the dream she gets up, and saw her pajama nanosuit lights having some sort of brightness indicating it has been doing its job, she cannot recall what she remember but she can feel herself a little better while still bordering on uncertainty and so she begins to ready herself for a university as she is about to make her way
she went downstairs, ate her food, brush her teeth and start suiting up for an expedition around school well only for this semester, these fading days of school - as she finishes suiting up she looks at her brother Max and kissed his forehead while carrying him from his crib and his toys as she puts it down. "Who's my adorable little brother muah muah, who's a good little boy", Ava plays with Max before putting him down
Max said with gleeful eyes waving his hand, "See ya Ava, enjoy… school." while smiling at her leaving his room where he uses the toy to showcase holographic projection of certain cartoons, and due to his lack of cybernetics nature he had access to knowledge from the Virtual Stimulated Learning system and had understanding of things even language although limited by cognitive development
And so Ava now approaches the door that leads to the exit of her house
where she equips her shoes and starts moving out, she makes her way into school, another day of boring school. Right? Same old architecture and same old entrance with security guard checking every student with an air lock like door to the building - she came with a renewed understanding of what causes Yaren to be suspicious of her, the misunderstanding that was seeded when Yaren and her were in Ava's house unbeknownst to her
And so it begins, Ava went to school and started learning things from many of her teachers, listening as she can so she can gain technical sophistry before her dropping out of a semester - still Ava is curious though, how can she reconcile her relationship with Yaren? It's a question that boggles the mind, one that has her thinking a lot she doesn't really know if Yaren likes her now or not either way it's not worth worrying about it but instead to just relax and focus Yaren can come later.
And so Ava continued paying attention, she bought Compiler designs, Laser technologies, Wireless components, and electronic spare parts things she needed to do to physicalize her project. Ava listened to Sir Walden, Raphael Garcia, Dr Baldwin and other teachers especially that Artificial intelligence program for computer science topics. Ava continued studying and listening and for some short time falling asleep albeit temporarily as books scattered around the table she was in, as she could get herself back up with awareness of what's happening.
Ava continues listening to the lecture, before being dismissed from the class, she looks for Yaren and here we go again, Yaren has managed to make friends with other people, and other than that a boyfriend from another class or so she assumed, Yaren has become rather popular she was quite dwarfing Ava but she wasn't really popular to begin with just somewhat nice to look at. Ava walk near Yaren in the hallway ask with a disillusion face, 'You seem to be enjoying yourself'
Yaren was chatting up with her friends where she heard an echo of someone whom she knew looked back and said, "Oh hey Ava, it's been a while. How are you?"
Ava continued on nodding her head curious about Yaren's improvements, "Quite the upstart aren't you? You manage to join a circle" Yaren laughed, "Of course dear, these are my new friends. Whom I met, btw you should meet my boyfriend Mike" Yaren pulls out her hand and signals Mike to come so she can introduce her. A fair skinned but rather young looking male with Black hair and downturned eyes, his chin projection was in fact prominent, his jawline is just about right but not too sharp in contrast to Henry who was stunning Mike was instead normal but somewhat appealing and affable compared to the casanova rich kid.
Mike welcomed her without any ostentation, 'Hi, Ava. We've known each other for some but barely do we meet'
Ava looked at mike and said 'Likewise champ, I am aware you have been dating Yaren correct?' Mike smiled with a resounding word, 'yes' Ava then replied, 'I see' Ava's eyes started darting around slowly and asked this time without intellectual detachment, 'How… did you and yaren meet anyway?'
Mike scratches his chin and said "I think it was when he was new to the friend group or something, she was cute of sorts but I respected her we started talking and then one and then decided to ask her cause why not"
Ava said "interesting.. I don't know what to say to that but it's interesting", Ava's head looked at the other friends and then went back to Yaren, "Sooooo. Yaren, I don't know what to say but you made somewhat significant progress"
Yaren said, "Yeah, pretty much but I am just getting started" Ava looks at her friend having nothing to say, the friend group start whispering to each other still making weird rumors about her, of her rebellion when she entered the school with a collar. Rumors of her transgressing juvenile laws like curfew and stuff. And so one guy emerged from gossiping. He looked like an individual with black hair with brown skin with almond eyes and said, "You are Ava right? One of the prettiest women… Uhm I mean one of the capable students out there right?"
Ava having no idea what to say, "I am pretty yeah but I don't think it's much of a celebrity type, hopefully you don't have any weird ideas about me to be honest" Jacob said "Ah, don't worry I don't have any weird ideas about you, since you don't never talk much" Ava said "I am the shy type" Jacob say "Shy, you say.. Never knew that until now I thought you were the super reserved type"
Ava appeared amused and said "Me, reserved. Just not super reserved but thanks" Ava said "Either way what do you people plan to do?" Jacob with his slit eyes said, "I don't know just talk chill with others I guess" Ava said "Seems about right though, do we have anything in common though?" Jacob looks at her and said "You tell me"
Ava feeling somewhat unsure but wanting a resolve, "I wish we can continue talking, but it seems like we may not have anything in common." Ava said "Though I am interested in listening, so I will just sit here" Jacob said "Okay I will just speak with my friends, you do whatever you want" and so Jacob returned to his place with his clique while Ava began to sit near them and listen
Jacob continued talking around with his friends sometime they would do brief gossips and then talk about the trivial things however the more they talk, Jacob and his Clique continued their conversation - the more they talk though the more they are concerned about Ava but they didn't explicitly say it they just become more silently the more they talk while Ava listens doing really nothing, probably because having someone with them who is not engaging with them in conversation is awkward. Yaren was part of the clique of course being familiar with Ava says nothing but feels Ava is being disingenuous of her and also her psychology applications books.
Yaren looks at Ava and asks, "Are you going to say anything else at all?" Ava then looks at her and answered, 'I am not sure if I should say anything at all'
Yaren's voice launched forward with disdain, "Seriously? This is why you have no friends, you don't talk to others" Yaren's face etched with disappointment. Ava looked at her and apologized, "Sorry… I just don't have anything in common with them. But it will be nice to listen if that's okay" Yaren looked at her and said "Well, you can always introduce a topic" one of the friends said 'Yeah, you can do that Ava right?"
Ava then tries to think something mainstream, "What is the best computer right now? I want recommendations" ava says with a naive smile and with her hand pointing up
The friend group looked at each other where one head stood up and asked the crowd, 'Has anyone heard from AzreTech their APU performance is pretty sick can even do well in single core performance and the integrated GPU can let you play games any games just might not best for VR but good if you are in budget'
The other asserted, 'The best computer might be from Azretech'
another said 'Really. I want that computer, but I am in a tight budget just an APU is good enough for me to play games not VR and Hologram simulations'
'Meh lame' another person from the group with black hair and round brown eyes with tan skin came
This person with black hair with slit eyes said, "Oh okay rich kid. It's not like everyone has a super good processor and whose parents own dozens of quantum computing units for who knows who. Lucky for you"
Jacob then stopped the both of them, "Cut it out before things escalated" from which Jacob had grabbed the two peoples shoulders where the two relented and excused themselves from this topic. One of the two then looked at Ava, where the guy's mouth moved, 'Why do you ask? Are you gonna buy a computer or something?'
Yaren interjected, "or maybe she is planning on getting a new computer that is way more powerful than hers." The two boys who were close to arguing looked at each other and then shrugged. They simply did not mean to get angry they conceded to talk about another subject that is extremely trivialized
They looked at each other and start sitting down where they talk about some general stuff and chit chat leaving Ava alone in a cloud of emptiness, there was simply nothing else for her to talk about with Ava, Yaren watched Ava for a bit and said nothing as this was to be expected - was it awkward for Ava to tag along? The answer was no idea but it's a sole reminder that not everyone means to get along, which is why acquaintances exists
Just be fine with everyone that's all. Or does it? Will this paint Ava's perspective forever? Not so fast, just not so fast.
Ava continued to watch Jacob and his friends talk to each other. Ava makes no move Jacob and his friend alongside Yaren and Mike continue to banter and talk about trivialized stuff, on and on. It bores Ava, she was wasting her time but she doesn't know how to act. She listened but it was filled with gossip and boring conversation. Someone must have a good knowledge of this stuff to engage with them but it's like a big boring lore behind them. Could this be the folly of cliques?
Ava then asks "What kind of people do you engage in conversation with like this?"
Jacob looked at her and said "That seems like a question we all can't answer. But if I were to guess, I actually don't know we just have similar interests and we just try to vibe"
The other person with cavalier clarity, "Yeah, yeah we just chill and stuff and make jokes' Ava said 'Ahhhh, I see. So you like 'chilling' with other people to speak?"
Jacob looked at Mike, "Yeah, we could only vibe but you don't even speak to others - you are kinda weird aren't you?"
Jacob looked at Mike and said, "What do you think of her, does she do well in our dynamic?" Mike replied, 'I think she does alright, but I don't think she's the social type. She may be an actual weirdo, I think Yaren knows about her. Not gonna lie though she is nice to look at which gives me good impression, the only hassling part is her reserved-ness"
Ava listened, "Aww thanks, but I am not a celebrity. I am just a geeky girl' Jacob became curious about her, 'Geeky girl huh. I am betting you are like a girl who spends time in the internet"
Ava slapped her own face as she felt quite embarrassed that she said nothing, Ava then departs - she didn't want to say anything at all at the very least she just left and walk away, the people watch her leave and ask if she just thinks of them as inferior, in reality that wasn't really what she intended she left because she felt embarrassed.
Another person said, "Jacob, you should be glad she knows your name.' Jacob said 'Well, looks like my id is pretty known here I wear all the around or maybe she knows me because of my popularity'"
Yaren replied with forced indifference, with her blonde hair "Oh don't worry about her she just wants to be alone for a bit. I did give her the chance to talk. It didn't go well" Mike said, "Indeed it was a bit awkward. But let's be honest some of us were curious about her" Yaren slapped his back, "Curious? what do you mean curious?" In a burst of jealousy Mike lets out a little laugh, "Oh come on. It's just that I always get the impression that she is unapproachable whenever she is in class"
Jacob with his widened mouth asked, "Hah, you thought of her different from other people? I mean she is definitely different but to think she was socially awkward felt off. Come on Yaren tell us about your friend here, we are all dying to know"
Jacob whispered to Yaren's ears and asked the following "I know she had a collar on her neck for days. Did she actually did curfew"
Yaren disclosed, "no…. She attempted to sneaked into a private corporation that's all" Jacob then tested his notions, "Ah, I see so she wasn't going out to get laid with someone"
Jacob asked with his face all confused, "Why though?" Yaren unable to give a satisfying answer "I don't know either, but I think she wants to find his dad or something"
The other person with slit eyes with dark hair showed interest, "Dammm quite interesting though" Yaren said, 'Mhm, just things you need to know about Ava, and you are correct she is different. Sometimes I feel jealous of her because she has internal issues but I don't know how to help with that. I know some secrets but I am not likely to tell'
Other people listened some even dismiss her and thought she was sentimental there is no doubt though Ava is quite the interesting one, some even wondered what's like to be like her but they said nothing as they rather be shallow than to engage with something that will challenge their ego and placate them as talking about trivial things allows them to pass out on time and to garner a sense of responsibility and perked up interest
deep down they all didn't want to touch Ava's abilities and beauty despite some of the boys being once overwhelmed by it - like seeing a princess in her reserved nature one of them gossip about her being with some boy that she won't talk to anyone because of it.
Ava walked away from the meeting she was feeling embarrassed she has no idea how to talk to them and she was worried that she made a terrible act towards her friend's group, meanwhile on the other side people simply don't want to think of Ava
it's not like they can't handle someone like her, it's simply the cognitive dissonance they have towards her and how much they assume that she thinks of them being beneath her which wasn't even true.
Soon at night, Ava is then seen drinking wine in a bar, right now she is just wearing a blouse (At least she's not wearing any gorgeous black gown clothes). It is at the very night where she start drinking her wine in a glass, she sipped it as the music around it plays the music was soothing it was regale but at the same time it's very casual - Ava continues to sip her wine as a way to relax she wasn't talking to anyone except herself
On occasion she would ask the bartender for more wine before she gets drunk while her arms are on the table and her hands are on her cheeks are in place
She was wearing the blouse that was a part of her uniform and a really medium length skirt she just got from her mother's closet
Ava continues to sip wine in a glass, she manage to fool the bartender for a bit until the bartender looks at Ava with a rather skeptical mood, "You know for someone who's 22 years old and doing a master degree, you do look young" Ava head looks at him and winks at him with a teasing smile, "You would say that to my mother too right?" while her arms are atop the table. Bartender softly smashes as a reaction and screamed at her, "This is ridiculous I am calling the security"
The Bartender called the security where two men emerged with suits and dragged Ava in her drunken self as she drags her while the patrons glanced - she was then thrown outside the building it's still unknown though on how she manage to bypass the security wearing a blouse she may have merely ask the bartender to which he gave her a drink, but the persistence of Ava's request for a drink while wearing a school blouse became of a suspicion, he thought of her as a college student the blouse on her looked good it's professionalism and rather allure of it is enough to trick others into thinking she was a corporate employee worker
Ava makes an effort to stand up from the floor she was on where she finally begins to stand, the bottles she drank made her inebriated she started to walk like a drunkard, as the rain started to fall down on her, the rain drop culminates as Ava's dress became wet she was already feeling cold, she then begins to have a runny nose.
The rain culminates as she walks. It's also exacerbated from the time when she was trying to socialize with yaren's social group only to leave as she feels like a freak amongst them. As she continues to walk the raindrop that has accumulated over her body started to feel cold her body had tried to hemorrhaged a lot of calories from her body another problem was the lack of oxygen due to her consumption of alcohol where she previously claimed that she can handle it
she might have drunk at least four to six wines, so why does she care about socializing all of the sudden and people's thoughts of her because Ava time in college is fading out, in retrospect after this semester of her school she would be found in a private corporation away from her house. From the deal she has with her mother to make amends and not be monitored or maybe she wants a new beginning
Moving forward, Ava continues to walk, her oxygen is getting more suffocated and the rain continues to wet the clothes. At the climax of this she started to feel as if she was having hypothermia, alongside the dearth of oxygen. The vision became blurry the more she walked, the more she feels that she is about to collapse the building around of course the high skyscraper towers
It was hopeless she is going to die soon, she had hoped for a divine intervention or a lucky event where a nearby hospital or altruistic people to help her out but she couldn't, so she lost all hope as her conscious is about fade and her life's rhythm moved to be more erratic, as all are lost
The cybernetics in her neurology sends a distress signal, alerting the nearby authorities to her location for immediate help. Ava vision was blurry for a while, suddenly her technical interface appeared in her vision
It reads, "Immediate Medical Assistance paramount, Distress signal sent" soon her vision became even more blurry as the raindrop showers her head and body, making her college uniform even soaked in water she fell on the ground, her eyes are about to close as the lack of hydration starts to choke her while her arms are on the floor it was the first time she felt weakened - How irresponsible of her.
For a while nothing happened, the rain continued to roar - the raindrops kept hitting her body as her body collapses until a hover car somewhat of a limousine looking appeared, a man with a neat hair with an umbrella came out he looks at Ava with cold calculation and objectifying eyes he appears to be wearing an casual attire
The driver also came out came out of the limousine and carried Ava's body in the limousine, she was dehydrated the limousine that brought her in it had the best filtration and a very plush chairs it was relaxing Ava continued resting on her comfort chair while her school blouse is soaked she was slowly recovering.
Before Ava almond eyes woke up her deep-green almond eyes begin to unravel, it looked around, it even looked down and saw her soaked blouse and was shocked and express the following with exasperation, "I expected to be in a hospital where am I anyway" he saw a man sitting there he is the douchebag he knows in college.
Ava closely looked at him, her almond eyes turned somewhat a little vindictive, "I assume that you're the one that saved me yes?" The young man looked at her and said, "Why of course, how could I owe the pleasure." Ava then wandered about his name, "Hmmm, your name perhaps? I don't have the right to have an insolent behavior"
Henry smiled with his elbow on his lap holding his head, "Oh please. You already know me I barely appear in the classes you attend yet here I am I am sure you have known me by many names, 'Gentleman' is one of them"
Ava went on to show sarcasm, "Ahh yes of course the word 'Gentleman' suits your premature attempt at trying to woo me over yes?" The young man smiles and laughs. He got himself a nice champagne and continued to laugh before lashing out at her, 'You should at least be grateful that I have saved you, now you owe me something in response to the gratitude I have given you. While you were drunk with rain pouring out on you I have been collecting some luxurious champagnes prior"
The man who Ava known as Henry begins to smile, where his voice take the form of a honey, "Here's the deal, I give you some free but moderate access to wine and some other things you in turn be my confidant or my partner" Ava crossed her arms while sitting having felt rather disgusted, "I hate your flirting, what happened to the other girls you have pursued? Did they run out of vivacity or what?"
Henry shouted at her that went from a low tremble to a high tremble, "Why do you hold the impression that I am some womanizer of sorts, I am way more than that. You know I am in the same course as you because my parents forced me to be there I am more of a business type not an nerdy type, until I saw you being reserved, not talking to other people, just you know being you your usual self - everyone thought you were socially reserved but I see you more than being socially reserved or a geek"
Ava looked at him with puppy but relieved eyes, "You do?" Henry nodded his head with his mouth moving, "Of course, but at the same time of course I had a girlfriend so I did take an interest in you for a bit but decided to focus on other things" Henry said while his arm is now laying on the top side of the plush chair henry then arc his head down with pensive look, "Unfortunately like any other girlfriends we broke up and she went to another school. They say I am a womanizer but only because I get the prettiest women well on my side, they easily get jealous that I have something they don't. Schoolmates always fuming on their sides but who cares they're losers they don't even have initiative around girls like I do" Henry smiles becomes salient the more he talks
"So, think of me as a complex person that needs help. I often use girls as a therapy - as for my parents they're a little distant way too busy but hey they give me money"
Ava immediately recognized this man is different at the same time her attraction towards him grew she can also relate to henry being perceived different due to their strengths and abilities and attitude yet at the same time there is a schism between him and her but only on the virtuous ideation, she knows any relationship with Henry would be transactional but at the same time her carnal sense says that someone like henry could provide a temporal escape maybe who knows Ava can get to help fix Henry as well at the same time she might need a provider or a male friend he can count on
Ava is confused she saw henry often times before in school being with girls or sort and his family is also quite affluent evidenced by the limousine, at the same time Henry's confession of his insecurities got the best of her she's stuck between both sides and she doesn't what's the more acceptable notion regarding him anymore
Ava felt sorry, "I am sorry to hear about your situation, Henry." Ava's eyes almost closed as she feels bad for Henry she doesn't even know anymore her empathy for him was high she looks at henry then asks with hope,"If I became your confidant I would help you change right?" with pouty almond eyes as it becomes downward the more she looked at him
Henry came with a sultry but crafted speech, "Definitely… I am sorry for the awkward impression I gave towards you" Ava smiles and reassured him, "No need to mention it handsome"
Ava smiles Henry laughed he continue to watch Ava in her soaked blouse his gaze was steady yet it gives an eye of detachment towards it, he was simply giving the impression to Ava that he was seeing her entirely not just her face but her body
Henry then remark, "You know, I could teach you how to dress well. During my history of girls I usually spoil them with designer brands and stuff, or if you don't like to stand out too much I have clothes that just have the right spot for feminine yet soft at the same times, I could may as well be your fashion guidance and provider if that's okay with you"
Henry then soften his touch on the pad beside him of where he is sitting at in his limousine sliding it seductively with a voice that is very slow, "That is if you become my confidant in spite of the romantic trysts I have with other girls especially you, and also free wine as well" henry continues to slide his finger through his side chair cushion
Henry look pensive while still wanting to maintain casualness, "At the end of the day, the point of having a playboy is to have fun, life in this world is short why waste on meaningless byzantine thoughts when you can learn to enjoy with me, I could also share you the fun I have with other friends of mine but you refused and denied yourself that privilege" then henry puts on a shrug face and posture saying "I guess that's just on me for being too preposterous but its a serious offer Ava, wanna be my confidant" Henry lets out his hand waiting for Ava to interact with it.
Ava became tentative and answered, "I don't know… Henry, it feels like a big world you have prepared for me big stuff like designer brands, freedom, everything but, but…. There are things that I intrinsically care about other than stuff I also value my dignity but at the same time" Ava appears to be shaken up she looks at Henry eyes once again sees him as vulnerable, she doubts that Ava could improve Henry's life but at the same time she is after all vying for new experiences when wisdom is not in hands nor hammered down since childhood and you let the tabula rasa learn from her surroundings this is what would happen.
There are some basis to universal truths or moral virtues one has to be culminated with, either she can have dignity and be a better nerdy female or she can sacrifice her dignity and be Henry's confidant whilst having freedom in luxury and stuff, at the end of the days she is a nerd/geek inside a beautiful female vessel who doesn't know how to interact with people it wasn't until henry with eyes darting to the down left and up right, "Speaking of which I heard you like computers, my parent's business also deal with technology I can offer you some leverage and some components that others won't have so if you don't want to be my confidant your lose"
Ava was sold. She grabbed Henry's hand and said "Okay, we have a deal I will be your confidant screw the pretenses and the playboy allegations just make sure to give me the parts and the things I want! And I am yours" Ava shaken his hands while smiling she doesn't even care that her clothes are soaked she was so enamoured with Henry's offer she can't refuse which would also mean having her dignity in stake
Ava shakes Henry's hand before falling on the cushion chair the cushion is plumb it carries her body as inertia doesn't even exist it's not like a concrete floor she closes her eyes as she grabs the top of her soaked blouse as she's so sweaty Ava ask, "Do you have any heater or something would appreciate one" Henry in the chair, "Hmm I don't know but let me find it for you" Henry tries to find a heater or something that can heat her up but before he can do that he takes a camera takes a picture with his high fidelity camera and then he gets a heater he prepared where he brings it to Ava for her to use it on herself offhandedly
Ava instinctually grab it she immediately intuits it's controls and use press some buttons on it drying herself up the device uses strong microwave like electromagnetic to provide kinetic energy that doesn't result to a strong ionized atom which helps Ava to feel warm Ava said "Ahh, that's better from the rain and dehydration she had" soon enough Henry handed her a simple glass of water for her to drink and Ava accepted the drink and drank it to her pleasure she felt even more better.
Ava then also waves her flowy hair from her back as she grabs the heater and directs it to the back of her hair and warmed it like a hair dryer, "You really do want me do you?" her eyes open and eyelids that shines emerald but is actually dark green focus on Henry's face with focus
Henry's eyes widens and starts to speak with confidence and clarity, "Well you are my confidant and you agreed to it, I have everything I need prepared" where Ava compares, "You are like a richer version of me and I hate that" Ava cringed but smiled anyway at him, where "It's hard for me to tell if I am following along. Well I should be home by now we should meet again lover boy"
Ava stood up and went to the limousine door to find herself near her house. She looked at her back while she was near the door, "Thanks for your courtesy, I will make sure to carry my deal. And just to make sure you don't overboard I will be making the rules don't worry the rules is just to ensure the both of us don't go too far I trust you don't break them"
Henry smiled as he lets his hand point to the door, "Off you go precious confidant" Henry closes the door of his limousine and Ava left, and so Ava walked to her house she opened the door she felt a little better as she manage to secure some deals she untaken the shoes and return them to the contains as she walked upstairs to change to her pajama suit (Yes the same pajama suit) she rested brush her teeth and decontaminate herself and looked up from the mirror and said "That was anticlimactic. Thank the heavens I didn't collapse on the floor and died"
Ava fell down on the bed, meanwhile Henry is in the seat of his limousine he looked at the pictures he took of Ava's helpless form and then he brags in the group chat about how he managed to bag a baddie that has a reputation of being 'untouchable' or 'reserved' in the school he is in spiking jealousy amongst his pals
(Santiago) : Seriously bro no way this guy got this baddie bagged, this is nuts
(Jacob): Uhm I am not sure if she is really interested in you, Henry how did you end up meeting her anyway?
(Henry): I saw an distress call she was sickly had to pick her up
(Jacob): Huh, how did you pick up this distress call
(Henry): The limousine had integrated advanced signal processing features, besides I took my chances anyway. It was a business car of sorts
(Jacob): Well is Ava alright though?
(Henry): Yeah she's alright we've talked for a while
(Henry): *Shows a high fidelity picture of her in a soaked blouse*
(Jacob): Lmao, is that how you pick up a girl mate?
(Henry): Well, I had to show proof and also it serves as a testament to my swagger that others men can't have
(Alex): I wonder what you and her talked about, so much for this hero rescue silliness
(Henry): Oh nothing much just the two of us flirting 😏 you're just mad that I get girls you don't
(Alex): Damn bet she's just another of those girls you smooched up, another boring ugly woman
(Alex): Also can you not brag about this publicly, it will just be annoying
(Jacob): I am also friend with a friend of her, she actually has no idea how popular she is I mean she treats being pretty as a simple compliment
(Henry): Yeah, I had a little talk with her that made her agreed to my request - I couldn't really care less about her being some lonely women or whatever image she has on school, she's pretty and I want her
(Santiago): Damm typical Henry, rich guy, cool cars, bad boy type as well, Imagine being henry
(Henry): Shhhhhhh, quit it.
(Jacob): Why is it so easy for you to find shallow woman easily
(Henry): Who's shallow, they are shallow for me that's why
(Jacob): Psshhh, as if that's your worldview towards females
(Jacob): Just don't get over yourself, you arrogant prick. Don't be a crybaby if she ends up hacking your account
(Henry): My family BUILDS the security she'd try to break peasants
(Santiago): Nah, it's just regular Henry stuff let him to his devices
(Alex): Psst, here we go again about the 'libido' in the end she's just another normal whore for you to pick up
(Henry): Hahahahahaha 'Libido' what nonsense are you saying man? You're just mad
(Henry): big W for me, big L for virgin Alex, Who knows I might actually see her in a bikini swimsuit ahahahahahahaha, life can dream - oh wait it's only for you Alex
(Santiago): You got this man, you're the goat of all of us
(Alex): Whatever, I had enough of your clown flexing over nothing
(Alex): Shares a meme of henry smug face with distorted smile with the caption 'When I get girls'
(Jacob): LMAO
(Jacob): I am gonna go share this with my other friends, this is too funny 😂
(Alex): Guy acts like he is some main protagonist of a lame manga just because he makes one girl smile, I ain't having this anymore
(Alex): Oh no look at me, there is a girl who is about drown I am gonna save you princess, and then I am going to brag about it like some white knight muahahah
(Henry): Seethe more, bozo. No memes saving you from being single, Alex—with that micro-chin and skeleton frame, you're built like a malnourished NPC.
(Henry): *Shows GIF of a scrawny man screaming at the computer shaking his head off and then smashing the keyboard
(Henry): Alex be like
(Henry): *Shows a picture with very big steroid man with a cheap photoshopped johnny bravo hair with a reference to himself
(Henry): Me
(Alex): Unbelievable
And so Henry closes his phone as he tells the driver and the men beside him to play music and the music plays. Henry said, "That wasn't as hard as I thought" Henry said to himself while looking at himself he relaxed himself his ego was already and his nonchalant voyage had come to an end. It was clear he was tired, his handsome face (Well I certainly don't know if it appeals to you) but definitely someone with hunter eyes with a shaven beard someone who definitely spends time making himself look good he was wearing a suit but not super expensive just enough to make himself look distinguished
And so Ava continues to sleep peacefully she was sleeping there was no disturbance that was annoying her she was thankful to what happened to her, she had no choice but to obey the guy's order despite how much of an arse he is to her initially and also the promise of security and freedom just by being with him is tight.
But there was something she hasn't been taking in account she hasn't taken into account that she will be leaving school to get work in a private research facility and to undergo training it appears to have complicated things also why does Ava care about socializing all of the sudden maybe she perceives a merit in it that other people like her hasn't noticed.
Not everyone has some god-tier like natural social wit with everyone. It's naturally recursive as Sir Walden pronounces, "If you have interests with others you may be able to connect with them, if not no. You may screw up but over time it becomes natural" that aphorism gives off Sun tzu vibes or eastern vibes? (This discursive rambling, I must excuse myself I yearn for this book to be fiction not to be my commentary)
Ava is in her nap time she is still trying to evaluate some truths and she was unsure about Henry she could just go there and take off her clothes and make out with him on the spot but instead she held her ground, trying to make sure she doesn't slip up and ruin her own dignity all of the sudden. She finds herself flirting with him subconsciously.
Maybe she was drunk. All she knows is that she can't help herself when a man he knows is charming. She is also aware that what she did was a cliche but can she really blame herself? No, she couldn't her mind was trying to rationalize it but she was proud of her efforts not to fall into his temptation except of course being his confidant for some benefits
Ava was thinking this in her head while trying to nap. This is from her alpha waves being more salient, it was really intense of what she went through. And there were too many factors to count for when making proper decisions today was just an unlucky day