Chapter 31 - 31: Protecting Her Little Brother

Kevin climbed onto his bed and slowly smoothed out the sheets with his hands. He shook his head and said, "I didn't know that."

"You…" the yellow-haired boy laughed, "Which class are you in?"

"Class seventeen."

"Oh, class seventeen…" He was interested, "That's Boss Green's class. Do you know Boss Green? Is she scary?"

"No. She is very kind." Kevin didn't bother to raise his head.

The other three were surprised. Someone thought Sophia Green was tender? What the hell!

The boy who came in with the yellow-haired boy hadn't spoken yet. He wore a pair of glasses, which he reached for as he said, "Actually, our dorm isn't as bad as everyone thinks. If you obey us and work hard, you can live here. But from now on, you have to wash all our socks. Do you have any feelings about that?"

Kevin looked up at the boy with glasses and shook his head, "No. I don't like washing socks."

The boy suddenly laughed, "Do you really want to know why our three former roommates moved out?"

Kevin shook his head again, "No. I don't like to intrude on other people's lives."

The glasses boy laughed, "Good. You have balls. Tell me your name. Since you're in this dorm, we should probably know your name before you run away as well."

"My name is Kevin Green." He jumped off the bed.

The room was suddenly still and strangely quiet.

"What did you say?" The glasses boy couldn't believe it.

"Kevin Green. K-E-V-I-N-G-R-E-E-N. I am in class seventeen."

The glasses boy had broken out in a cold sweat. They were sharing a dorm with Kevin Green.

Kevin Green, who had just returned to school and whose name was everywhere, is Sophia Green's only brother?

He immediately forced a smile, "Oh, why didn't you say so earlier? I was just joking before… haha, we're all very friendly. Hey, brother, do you have any socks you need washing? I can do that for you... I'm really good at getting them clean!"

The fat boy who had just asked Kevin Green to get hot water jumped out of bed and smiled, "Me too, I was just kidding, brother. I didn't really expect you to go get the water. Oh, you're so funny. Let us do these things for you in the future. Have you eaten lunch? Shall I buy you some food?"

Kevin Green was puzzled, "I'm not your brother, and I've already eaten."

The yellow-haired boy smiled at him ingratiatingly, "Brother, you must be exhausted making the bed. We'll do that for you."

Were they kidding?

The boy with glasses hurriedly went to pick up the broom lent against the wall behind the door. It was dusty and clearly hadn't been used in weeks. He began sweeping the floor and laughed, "We're never usually this messy. I can't believe you two haven't cleaned up the dirt already. Do you want to upset my brother?"

"Ah… Yeah. Sorry, Kevin. And my socks are too stinky, sorry, I'll wash them right now."

"Whose leftover noodles are these? They've gone all moldy! We need to chuck them away."

And suddenly all three of them started cleaning, in earnest.

Kevin didn't know what to say. He unpacked his bag, put his things away, and got on his bed to have a rest. At this time of year, with the long summer days, afternoon classes were later. He liked to take a nap at lunch, so he would have more energy for the rest of the day. None of the boys dared to make any noise, and they too crept into bed. They stared there, silent, until Kevin, having had a good rest, got out of bed.

"I'm going to class now. See you later." Kevin said, leaving the room.

The three boys looked at each other; they all looked worried.

"Do you think Kevin will complain to Sophia?"

"I heard that she's very protective. Someone once picked on one of her sisters and beat them up so bad they ended up in the hospital!"

"Yeah. I heard that, too. She's so strong no one can defeat her! Apparently, she's totally unreasonable, and it's no use begging for mercy from her."

"Someone in our class said that Sophia just beats people up with no reason, it's super horrible!"

"What should we do? Do we have to transfer?"

"Well, let's see. Kevin seemed pretty cool. Maybe he won't ask Sophia to beat us up."

Before class in the afternoon, Sophia asked Kevin, " How does it feel to be living in school? Are your roommates bullying you?"

"No. They're nice, a little odd but nice."

"Well, if someone bullies you, just tell me!"

"I will."

Kevin still found it hard to believe that they hadn't known each other for longer. He felt so used to her manner, and it felt natural to do as she asked.

Was it just because her name was the same as his sister? Or was it her eyes… always full of concern?

Although Kevin had said everything was fine, Sophia was still not at ease. She asked one of the boys in her class to help point out Kevin's three roommates after school. She wanted to have a friendly word with them.

"My brother Kevin lives in your dorm. I hope you'll help me look after him. He doesn't always find it easy to get along with other people. If he does anything wrong, please don't mind. This is the first time he's lived at school, and so it may take him a little while to get used to things. If you can help him, that would be brilliant. Thank you!"

The three boys of dorm 509 nodded. "Yeah, don't worry, boss. We will treat him like family!" said the bleached blond boy.

"You all seem great. I'm happy he has roommates like you. I'm relieved!"

She left satisfied but leaving the three boys in a mess.

"Did she come specifically just to threaten us?"

"Looks like it."

"So, should we consider transferring?"

"Do we have to? I don't want to leave here…"

"It must be so cool to be Boss' little brother… I wish we were so lucky."

Sophia hadn't realized the effect her words had had on those three boys. She still hadn't fully accepted her 'gang boss' image.. She still saw herself as quiet Professor Green.