Steven "Yo, Steven! How is your social media life?" Marco asked, walking towards me. "I heard you added everyone yesterday. What happened? Is it your second phase of making friends?" he added. I knew he would say this first thing in the morning. I should not have gone to school this early in the morning. It is one of the biggest mistakes I made earlier in the morning. "Steven? Come on, speak up. You were not born to stay silent. Explain while our classmates are still not here." he added. "She made me." I told him the truth. His mouth quickly turned into a grin. "No wonder," he said. "When I saw your friend request last night, my jaw dropped, and I thought, what the hell was wrong with you? I even hesitated about whether I should accept it because it might not be you. But based on your photo, I can tell it is you." he added. "Huh?" I said, confused. "How did you know that it was me?" I asked. He snorted. "Based on your characteristics, I can tell it. You rarely use your phone, an
Steven We followed the professor and headed to where we could get tables and chairs. I think this is their storehouse. "I brought some rags here. Wipe the chair so that it does not get on your uniform." The professor said and handed us the small rags. As the professor said, we wiped the chair, and after that, we started bringing the chair to the room. "Oh, that is Sunny's boyfriend? Right?" One of our classmates said something that made my head turn in the direction where he was looking. "That goddamn jerk is having fun while talking to other girls?" Marco commented. "How dare he?" He asked. "Why? Is he hurting our Sunny?" Philip asked. "That damn assy. I will throw this chair at him right now." He added and changed his way towards where the jerk was. "Hey! Hey! Calm down." I told him and quickly followed him to get him back on the right track. "Wait. This is not the right time to do that. Calm down. We have a professor here. Do not cause trouble for her." I told him. "Does tha
Steven "Just wait for me at the gate. I still have something to say to them." I explained. "Do not look at me as if I am going to do something bad to them. I won't." I assured her. "I am not Mavin and especially not Shiela." I added. She nodded hastily. "Okay. You promised me. I will go now." She responded, looking at her now ex-boyfriend before going out. I looked at Jerk sharply. "Remember this day. Hide for a while. The class will hunt you down. I thought you received the message well a while ago, but I was wrong. If I see you with another woman, in addition to her..." I told him, referring to the woman he is with today. "You will regret it. I will be the one who is after you after that. Stop playing with people's hearts. Please do not wait until one of them gets back to you. They are not your toys. They have feelings like you." I added. "Fear me. I just do not punch people. I bite. I can tear your limbs and make you suffer until you regret what you did. These are not empty word
Sunny "Let's go out." He said as he stood up from his bed. "Huh?" I asked him again. "Go out?" I added, confused by his sudden change of behavior. He nodded. "I will be there in 10. Change your clothes. Take a bath or what, I will fetch you. Take your time." He replied. "Do you get what I mean now?" I bobbed my head in response. "I get it now." I replied. "Okay, bye." He responded and ended the call just like that. What the hell is wrong with him? Can't he even say bye properly or let me say something before ending the call? Why is he even asking me to go out? He is really weird. I quickly took a bath and prepared myself. I went out of my room and found my mom. "Mom?" I called and knocked on her door. "Yes? Come in." My mom yelled from inside her room. "It is open." She added. I opened the door and peered inside. "Oh, you are going out?" Mom asked. I nodded. "Yes, Mom. Steven called me a while ago and said, we will go out suddenly." I replied. Mom smiled. "That's good. You ne
Sunny "Where are we going next?" I asked him. He shrugged his shoulders. "How about you? Is there a place you want to go?" He asked. "I am up for everything. As long as it is not bad." He added. "Knowing you are pretty weird―" I hit his arm. "Why does it feel like I am a psycho or what?" I complained. "You know what... I do not know if it is just because you are brainy or what, but whenever you say something like that, I feel like I am really like that," I told him. "So stop yourself from insulting me because I am rethinking whether I am or am starting not to believe myself anymore." I added. He smiled after hearing me. Instead of saying sorry to calm me down, he is making me piss more than ever. Is it just me, or does everybody experience this too? When I know someone brainy, it seems like he is very untouchable. Whatever he says may be good or bad. I will definitely think that I am like that, or am I just stupid? Or maybe because he is kind of strict and sometimes I find him sca
Sunny "You went out yesterday alone?" Shiela inquired as she entered our room. She was actually running and immediately went to me. "Why did you not invite me at all?" She asked again. "If you texted or chatted with me yesterday, I will be with you in just a few minutes. I was so bored in our house! All I did was watch movies or dramas. I should have opened my social media early so I would not miss you." She added. Can I tell her I went out with Steven yesterday? If I ask myself, I can say to her that I went out with Steven, but we are talking about Steven here. He is private. He does not even share anything on his social media. I should respect that. Aside from saying thank you properly and personally, it is the least I can do to thank him. Aside from Shiela, he is the one who helped and comforted me. "We can just go out next time," I replied. "I also thought that you had a practice for cheer dance." I added, trying to change the topic as much as possible. "We did not have practi
SunnyFriday came, and they stopped our class today during the lesson. Our professor who was teaching a while ago said they would have their emergency meeting. I think it is also because of what has been happening in our surroundings lately.We are done copying the lesson on the board and are just waiting for our professor to return. "Do you think they will tell us to stay home for now?" I asked Shiela.Shiela nodded to my statement and said, "It can be. We can also have online classes if needed." she replied.If that happens, it won't be fun anymore, but if it is all about our safety, we must respect and follow that. "Okay, class," Ma'am. Froilan said when she came back. "We have just finished our meeting, and the principal advised us to reduce our school time. From now on, instead of two hours of class, it will be one and a half minutes. One a half-minute class would be just one hour." She explained.Reducing our school time is very advantageous for us. We couldn’t help but feel happ
SunnySunday came, and we were here in the Rendezcah's residence. Mavin called Grandma to ask if we could clean the house because he had invited some of his employees to their home in the afternoon. Grandma and I went to their house early in the morning. We also headed to the nearest market to buy ingredients for them to eat later."Boo!""Ahh! Mavin!" I yelled at him and hit him. Luckily, he was able to avoid me. "You almost killed me." I added, clutching my heart and tap it to calm down.I felt like my heart had just gone out of its cage. Mavin will kill me."Sorry," he said, laughing. "Do you drink coffee too much? Tone it down. Look at you." He added, trying to blame me.This time, I managed to kick his foot. "Do not ruin my day first thing in the morning, Mavin," I told him and returned to wiping the plates with a clean cloth. "What do you need? If you are just here to bother me, then go out. I would not hesitate to kick you again." I warned him.Mavin raised his arms. "I am annou
Sunny "Sunny, how's your class today?" Shiela asked when we met in the corridor. "Have you finished your class?" She added. I nodded. "I just finished my class today. How were your students?" I asked her back. Her smiley face turned into a sour one. "I am dying with Mrs. Fuentabilla's students. They were all noisy and naughty. They would not let me teach my lesson without getting into trouble!" She shared her experience. "If I were not trained well, my arms would fly to hit them all, but I stopped myself from doing so. I still want to be a licensed teacher soon." We are now doing on-the-job training. We will graduate soon, and we are teaching high school students at our university. "This is just training. Soon we will have our students. We must face them daily, so this is a wonderful opportunity. We will learn and be able to take some tips that we can use in the future." I told him as I patted her hands. "You are right. This won't stop me from being a teacher soon." She replied.
Sunny"But where are you guys living now if you are not staying here anymore?" I suddenly asked. "I thought you went back to the place where you live. I do not know the way there or how I will get there." I added."Would you mind telling me the address to your house?" I asked him again.He laughed and tapped my head. "There is no need to ask for the address." He replied.I pouted. "Why? You can tell me, so if this happens again, I will know where to go and what to do. " I defended myself."As I said, you do not have to know our address. If everything is good already, I will bring you to our house next time. We can't go there for now because of what's happening here." He replied."You know what? I am stressed these days. After what happened that day, I could not shake the memory of your face. You were confused and scared at the same time. A lot of things came into my mind. I was so scared. My mind went blank for a few minutes. I have been thinking about the what ifs." He shared, looking
Sunny "I will go now. You better go home with your friend, okay?" I told Shiela. "And where are you going alone?" She asked back, stopping me from walking. It's been two weeks since that day happened. I smiled at her and said, "I guess it's time for me to talk to him and run to his arms." I replied. Shiela let go of me with a shocked face. She was covering her mouth out of shock. "I am okay now. I think I can go and talk to him about us." I added. A while ago, Shiela would not let me go. But now, she is the one who is pushing me out of our room. "Good luck, girl! You can do this! Oh my gosh! I am so happy for you!" Shiela said excitedly. It's time to get him back. "Good luck, Sunny!" Marco yelled. "Get his ass back! Tell him we miss him already!" He added. "Tell him we need his brain here, and we will have our finals this semester. He needs to catch up!" Our president also commented. I was not able to hear them all because they were talking together. It's been weeks since he sta
Sunny"Sunny, let's have our dinner. Go outside now." I heard my sister calling out for me. I slowly got up from my bed and went out of my room. "Goodness! Look at you. You look like a zombie," she added when she saw me. "Let's go."Fei guided me, and we went together to the kitchen. We had our dinner quietly. Very unusual. It's the first time we've had a dinner like this. No one dared to say anything nor dared to strike up any conversation. We have been like this for days, and I know I am the reason.That day.I woke up, and I was already in my room. I do not know, but my tears fell like a river that does not know how to stop. It's like I could not stop them even if I wanted to. They did not question me at all. They let me cry and cry until I fell asleep. At first, Fei asked me worriedly if Steven had hurt me since I was crying nonstop, but I could tell them that he did not."Eat, Sunny." Grandma reminded. "Do you want me to feed you?" she asked.I shook my head and smiled. "No need,
Steven"Steven... how... what... was happening?""Sunny!""Mavin! Steven!" I heard my dad call us. "We have sieged the enemies already." Dad added."Prile is around, Dad. Have you seen or caught him too?" Mavin asked.Dad shook his head. "He left his troops. He was nowhere to be found within the perimeter," he answered and looked at Sunny, who was unconscious. "How is she? Is she hurt?" He asked."No, Dad. We managed to guard her better." I replied."Good. I will let the others check the house first. Are you okay? Does she know about our secret now?" Dad asked calmly.I nodded slowly. "Yes, Dad. She saw me." I replied."What are your plans now?""I want to send her home first. After that, I want to stay away from her. I do not think she is safe with me, and I am scared she does not want to be with me anymore." I answered."You will be fine. Do not worry. Let's send her home for now. Let's do what you want," Dad said, tapping my shoulders. "Mavin, get your car ready. Let's send Sunny ho
Sunny "It has been said that it is not made by normal people. Many people are saying that a monster or a psychopath could do it. Our authorities are conducting their investigation into this crime happening in our country." "Oh! That's Mavin and Uncle." I said when I saw Mavin and his father behind the talking reporter on television. They were talking to the police and a few men wearing black shirts. "I guess their work is really that dangerous. They are in charge of this case. I hope they are always safe." Grandma commented. "It was also the first time I saw them working. Usually, they just hold their laptop or tablet when I am at their house. I did not know that it was that serious." I shared. "Mavin does not share much about his line of work. He said when he is at home, he does not want to talk about it and wants to have a normal day, so I do not ask about it." I added. As I always say, Mavin and his father are always smiling and know how to follow what is trending today. Seeing
Steven"Do not worry about me. I will send you a photo if we have finished our practice already. My friend will send me off, I swear." Shiela told Sunny, trying to reassure her about her safety.Shiela shot a glance at me. Her face was telling me to help her. "We can just talk to her friend and ask them a favor. If you are that worried." I told Sunny.Shiela sighed. "I did not mean this kind of help, Steven. Argh, you two are making me frustrated," she replied. "I know I should be happy because you are worried about me, but it feels like you guys are my parents." She added."We just want to make sure that you will be safe." Sunny replied.Shiela nodded, defeated. "Okay, okay. Come with me to the gymnasium." She said.We quietly followed her to the gymnasium. We can hear loud noises from the outside. Shiela opened the door and left it open for us to enter. Her teammates turned to us and quickly waved their hands at the sight of Shiela."Efren, come here!" Shiela yelled and called for th
Sunny "Mavin!" They greeted each other excitedly and ran towards Mavin. Mavin was surprised at first. I even saw him blink thrice. He was trying to confirm if they were really real. Well, I was staring at them stupidly a while ago too. They are too pretty and handsome for me. I feel like I have been starstruck by seeing them up close. If they were my idols and I saw them face to face, I would faint instantly! "How are you guys? It's good to see you!" Mavin greeted them back. I headed to the kitchen and quickly told Grandma what was happening in the living room. "Grandma, they have a visitor today. Do you think we need to cook another dish for the visitors?" I told her. Grandma looked confused, "Visitor? Why did they not tell me about it? I should have cooked more." Grandma said. "I do not think they know about that either. Steven and Mavin were surprised by their sudden visit here. Don't worry. I will prepare what they can eat. You can just cook more rice for them. I will do the
Sunny "Are you really sure that you are fine now?" Steven asked for the nth time. "You do not feel dizzy at all or not?" He asked again. I just want to avoid him. He has been asking me these since a while ago. "Sunny, answer me. I am asking you here." He added. I stopped sweeping the floor and turned to him. Our eyes locked the moment I faced him, and he was not budging. I sighed. "Steven." I called out to him. "Yes? Would you like to answer my questions now?" He answered and fired a question right after. I pointed at my head and slid it down. "As you can see, I am walking fine and am able to do everything now. I would not be here if I were still not okay." I told him. "I also told you that I was fine before we started cleaning, and here you are asking me repeatedly." I added. "So you are complaining about it?" He asked back, or rather, I would say he sassed back. "I am worried. Can't I be one?" He asked this time. "You can be worried, Steven. There is no one stopping you, but