Josh Rain MontezI woke up with a heavy head, evident from my weak groans and moans while keeping my eyes closed and massaging my head. After a few moments, I slowly opened my eyes. The white ceiling greeted me as I glanced around. I wasn't familiar with this place.Where am I?As much as I wanted to hurry and get up, I couldn't due to the intense pain and heaviness in my head. I closed my eyes again, trying to familiarize myself with the place. Where am I?I closed my eyes again, the sudden throbbing in my head causing discomfort, along with a few memories of what happened last night.“Hi, handsome. Are you alone? Do you want me to join you tonight?”“No, thanks.”“Are you sure you don't want to? You know, I can really make you happy and horny now.”“Shit!” I cursed vehemently as memories of what happened at the bar last night came flooding back into my mind.I lowered my gaze to myself to check, and I breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that I was still fully clothed. It m
Josh Rain MontezI quickly sped up my car as soon as I got in. With one hand, I hurriedly grabbed my cellphone to call Yannie, but I received a call from Ramil first, and I had no choice but to answer it."Hello—""Thank goodness we finally reached you," the voice on the other end quickly interrupted me. "Damn it, Bro! What the hell are you thinking? Why did you do that?""What?" I asked irritably, trying to make sense of Ramil's abrupt statements."We don't know what's going on between you and Yannie, but I don't think what you're doing is right." I could sense the anger in Ramil's voice, and knowing him, he wouldn't be this serious if the reason wasn't important."Ramil—""Is that Josh? Where is he?" I paused as I heard Byron asking Ramil about me, and then soon enough, Byron was speaking to me. "Hello? Josh? Where are you?""I’m on my way to see Yannie.""What? Now, of all times, Bro? Do you really think she'd want to see you after what you did?" I took a deep breath. Byron
Yannie Ace Ruiz"Dear!" I quickly turned to my mom when she entered our room, looking happy and excited."What is it, mom?" She sat beside me with a broad smile on her face."I have good news for you. Look!" She showed me my cellphone, which amazed and delighted me. I quickly put my finger to my lips. "Your dad gave it back. I don't think he's angry anymore," mom added."Thank you, mom!" I happily said, taking my cellphone from her and giving her a tight hug. "What did Dad say?" I asked after separating from her."I talked to him, dear. He was just really worried about you, that's why he got angry like that. Just don't do it again, okay? Always ask permission from me and your Dad.""Yes, mom. Sorry again. I won't do it again." Because I won't easily trust others, especially those I've just met. Bam was a big lesson for me, someone I considered a friend.Our conversation was interrupted when Yuri knocked and entered the room. "Ate! There's someone outside looking for you.""Huh?
Yannie Ace Ruiz"Guys, did you know that Bam reportedly dropped out? That's what Kristy told me earlier," Veron said."Well, it's about time she dropped out. Her intention wasn't to study anyway," Jenny remarked."You know, until now, I still can't believe Bam was behind all of that. Like, really? She fooled all of us into thinking she was a nice and innocent girl?" Ivory exclaimed, followed by a sip of her milk tea."Well, from the start, I already felt she wasn't quite right. It felt like there was something off about her. But, my gosh! I never expected her to be that crazy!" Jenny added. We were currently sitting on a bench at school, passing the time during our vacant class."She's really insane! She's scary. Imagine, because she was obsessed with Josh Rain, she did all of that? She went to great lengths!" Veron said."I'm sorry, guys. I know it's partly my fault, too. I trusted her too much," I said."Don't blame yourself, Yannie. It's not your fault for being too kind and
Yannie Ace Ruiz"Let your child go. She's of the right age now.""I know she's of the right age. But not all of her decisions will be good for her. What if that guy ends up hurting her?""Don't judge that boy so quickly. He seems like a good person. You saw how respectfully he came to ask for our permission. He faced us properly.""But don't we barely know him?""Well, how can we get to know him better if you won't allow him to court our daughter? And if every time he's here, you chase him away? He's asking for permission to court our daughter to prove himself to us, to show that he's worthy of our trust."I bit my lower lip while watching my parents argue in front of me."Hon, didn't you see? Just by looking at that boy, he seems to come from a good and decent family," dad said to mom, which made my mom sigh."Is that it? So you don't like that boy because of that? Because he looks like he's from a good family?""I just don't want our daughter to get hurt.""Hon, by doing th
Yannie Ace RuizI quickly moved away from Josh when I heard him call out to the woman in her mid-40s who suddenly entered Josh's house. She was elegantly dressed, adding to her already authoritative aura."G-Good day," I stuttered as I greeted her, standing up. Josh also stood beside me, still staring in surprise at the woman he called his mother."What are you doing here?" Josh asked the woman with a furrowed brow.A small smirk played on the woman's lips. "What kind of question is that? I’m here because, of course, this is my house."Josh swallowed hard. "I mean… why are you here? Why is it sudden?""It is not sudden, Son. Your Daddy and I have been trying to reach you several times, but we couldn't contact you. I didn't expect to find you here, and..." Josh's mom shifted her gaze to me, scanning me from head to toe. "With someone else."My heart raced with anxiety as I felt a wave of unease wash over me from the way Josh's mom looked at me."Who are you, dear? What are you d
Josh Rain Montez"Mommy, what is this?" I asked with a furrowed brow, quickly standing up from my seat to stop her from leaving.Earlier, all I could do was accompany them during dinner while Arriane was there. I didn't touch my food, but I couldn't refuse Lola's invitation to sit at the dining table with them even though I felt extremely irritated because I couldn't understand why the person I never wanted to see again was here now.After they finished eating, Lola invited Arriane to the living room to watch a movie, leaving Mommy and me alone in the dining area."What?" Mommy innocently asked, looking at me.I took a deep breath, trying to suppress the frustration I was feeling. "You know what happened between Arriane and me, don't you? We broke up a long time ago. She's not my girlfriend anymore, Mommy—""Then who?" Mommy cut me off. "That girl earlier? Are you for real, Son?""Yes, Mom. It's Yannie. She's my girlfriend," I replied directly, and Mommy observed me for a moment
Josh Rain Montez“Where have you been?”I was immediately startled when I heard my Mom's voice from behind. I took a deep breath before slowly turning to face her. She was sitting on the sofa, her arms crossed, and I hadn't noticed her right away when I came home.I didn't respond to her questions right away, instead, I remained silent, looking at her. She stood up and approached me."Where did you sleep last night? Why did you just come home now?" she asked in succession.Because of that, I couldn't help but smirk a little. I couldn't believe her questions because it was the first time she had asked me like that."What's wrong? Why are you asking me that now?""What?" She furrowed her brow.I took another deep breath. "I'm sorry. This is just new for me. It's the first time you've asked me these kinds of questions." She was taken aback by my answer. And then I spoke again. "I need to get ready. I still have to go to my internship.""You don't need to go there anymore," she sa