The only other things he knew was that she was very close to her grandfather and her parents were in politics. This resulted in her growing up in a rather lavish environment.
He also knew that while she and her family were locals, after the final examination, all of them moved to Mayberry.
Though Gerald was excellent in his studies, he was never good enough for Maia. She would only talk to him as the captain whenever they were representing the school in a competition. Outside that, they weren’t close at all.
Gerald on the other hand, had a very good impression of her since she was both hardworking and capable. To top it off, she was also very pretty and she had good tastes too.
In short, she was a goddess to his past self.
Many guys had tried to befriend her but she would only befriend those who had their own ‘specialties’. Such ‘specialties’ included either being rich or having a powerful family with a great background.
Normal people would never get the chance to even get close to her. This caused the past Gerald to be satisfied to just be able to momentarily talk with her.
Gerald hadn’t forgotten that feeling, so he was rather nervous now that she was in front of him again.
“It’s been pretty long, hasn’t it? I heard you went to police school. Are you still practicing?” asked Gerald.
Maia simply nodded and continued looking at him for a while before saying, “So, why are you at this bar? Shouldn’t you be working?”
Though she was the one who had initiated the conversation, she wasn’t really paying attention to him. Her eyes were clearly looking elsewhere.
“I haven’t found a job yet. Also, what are you looking at?” asked Gerald as he turned to look where her eyes were gazing at.
“Don’t look. I see, so you have time to talk to me then!” commanded Maia in a strict tone, just like she used to back in high school.
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