Chapter 17: Chapter 17

Rhino suddenly came in front of Calista and Ezlyn. They were in their own world talking with each other. Suddenly, they both looked up and saw that Rhino was in front of them. Seeing him, both Calista and Ezlyn were shocked. He lowered his head a bit to see what was in the packet. But he failed.

Seeing Rhino, Ezlyn said happily, "Good morning. How are you?"

Rhino looked at Calista instead of Ezlyn and answered her question saying, "I'm fine. How are you?"

Ezlyn said with a smile, "We are fine too."

Rhino looked at Ezlyn once then at Calista and uttered, "Don't you have class? What are you two doing here?"

Ezlyn responded, "We just reached here. We'll go to class right away."

Rhino asked Ezlyn hesitantly, clearing his throat, "By the way, what did you just give her?"

Ezlyn looked at the packet and answered him, saying, "Oh, that! That's a packet of mango pickles. Calista likes it very much. So I sometimes bring it for her."

Rhino looked at Calista in surprise. She was so happy to have a little pickle.

He smiled and thought, "This girl is really a child."

Rhino then said, "Okay. Now go to class. Don't waste your time here."

Both Calista and Ezlyn nodded in agreement.

Rhino looked at Calista and said to her, "You should come to the same spot on time after the class. Listen, I don't like being late. So be on time."

Saying that, Rhino left. Calista and Ezlyn also went to class.

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Calista and Ezlyn came out after class. Calista went out and hesitated.

"What will I do now? He asked me to go there after the class." Calista murmured but Ezlyn heard her.

Ezlyn frowned looking at Calista. Calista was so nervous.

Ezlyn uttered, "What are you thinking so much? Thinking about what to do now? Should you go or not?"

"I'm afraid to go in front of him."

Ezlyn assured her, "Hey my friend, there's nothing to fear. He is not a tiger or a bear that will eat you. Don't think so much. I'm going with you too. So, have courage and face the situation."

Saying that the two went to that place as yesterday and saw that Harold and Edith were still standing.

Harold looked at Ezlyn and uttered with a smile on his lips, "Hi cutie."

Ezlyn smiled back and said, "Hello."

Edith looked at Calista and said to Calista, "How are you Calista?"

Calista said slowly, "Yeah good."

Edith understood that Calista was nervous.

So he said to her, softly, "Go to him then. Rhino is there."

Calista nodded her head and stepped forward.

Rhino was sitting on the bench as yesterday and was thinking.

"What kind of time has come! Where the models, daughters of ministers wait for me, I'm sitting here waiting for a girl like her! It's really funny. I don't know what happened to me."

Rhino's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of someone's footsteps. Looking up, he saw that Calista was standing with her head down.

Rhino commanded, "Sit."

At first Calista hesitated. Taking some seconds, she sat down. As soon as Calista sat down, the scent of the sweet belly flower again came to Rhino's nose. Rhino closed his eyes and began to feel the scent. The smell is crazy, intoxicating. Rhino was getting drunk with this smell. After a while, Rhino opened his eyes and looked at Calista. The girl was sitting with her head down.

Rhino said, "Why do you always keep your head so low? Doesn't your neck hurt? If you do it like this, you will eventually become hunched."

Hearing such strange words, Calista raised her head and looked at Rhino and said, "What!"

This is what Rhino wanted. That's why he said these things so that Calista lifted her face up and he could see her face well. As Rhino looked at Calista, he felt something in his heart. The girl's face is dry and pale. Both of her eyes looked swollen. There were thousands of sadness on her face.

"Well, is there any trouble in the girl's life? Who can hurt such an innocent girl so much?" Rhino thought.

Rhino wanted to know about Calista very much. But he couldn't suddenly ask about someone's personal matters like this. She looked like she hadn't eaten anything since morning.

Thinking about this, Rhino immediately took out his cell phone and called Harold and asked him to bring some food. Rhino hung up the phone and looked at Calista again. Calista wasn't looking up. Her head was down. She couldn't stand in front of Rhino's gaze. She looked up a bit and saw that Rhino was looking at her so she lowered her head again.

Rhino asked to normalize the situation, "Relax there is nothing to be afraid of. I won't eat you. Now we have to meet everyday so we need to be a bit comfortable. And for that we need to speak up. We can be friends if you want."

Calista looked at Rhino with surprise and exclaimed, "Friends!"

Rhino uttered, nodding his head, "Yes, friends. If we become friends, then neither of us will have any trouble. What do you say?"

Calista said with a sigh, "Okay. I will try."

Rhino said happily at Calista's words, "Okay then. I know your name. And you may have heard my name. I am Rhino Wyatt."

Harold came in between their words. There was a food packet in his hand.

He looked at Rhino and said, "Rhino, here's your food. And since when did you start eating these junk foods? You don't eat these."

Rhino swallowed and uttered, "I didn't eat before but that doesn’t mean I won't. I will eat now. Is there any problem?"

Harold looked at Rhino with some doubt.

Rhino said to Harold, "Harold, you can go now."

Harold came from there with a crooked smile. Rhino took out a chicken sandwich from the packet.

Calista tilted her head and looked down and thought, " Will this man sit down to eat now! I am also hungry. I haven't eaten since last night. My head is spinning too. Maybe my sugar lowered."

Calista looked at the chicken sandwich for once and shook her head a little.

She thought to herself, "Calista, don't covet on someone else's food. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Calista turned her head and looked the other way.

Rhino passed a sandwich towards Calista and said, "Eat it."

Surprised by Rhino's words, Calista looked once at Rhino and then at the sandwich in his hand.

" Did he bring these for me? No, it is not good to take food from someone like this." Calista said to herself thinking these things in her mind.

Calista looked once at Rhino and then uttered, "No, I'm not hungry. You eat."

Rhino understood that Calista was feeling hesitant.

So he said in a serious tone, "I didn't ask you. I told you to eat. So eat. Actually I am very hungry. And I don't like to eat alone. So you will eat with me. We are going to be friends now. So we can not eat together, right?"

Rhino looked at Calista for an answer. But Calista doesn't know what to say now. Should she accept the food or not!