Chapter 03

After I arrived in the classroom, Ruby and our other friends Lisa, Rosalynne, and Jesa were standing next to each other. They were looking at something on Ruby's cellphone, causing my brows to furrow in confusion.

"Hey," I said while tapping the desk in the middle of them as I sat next to Lisa. "What's up?"

"B*tch! You're up!" Jesa said and pointed at me. "Why didn't you tell us you had a boyfriend, huh?"

I blinked. "Huh?" 

A boyfriend? Did that guy made us official already? But I thought we'll talk about it first?

"And what's even more shocking, he is popular!" Rosalynne squeaked. I swear, I saw her eyes twinkle."It's JD!"

My eyebrows furrowed. "JD?"

"JD of B1ue Sky? Duh?" Lisa said in a matter-of-fact tone. I still don't know who that is?

"Here. Read this article," Ruby said and handed me her iPhone. I took it and read the article she was referring to.

I gasped in surprise when I saw a picture when that guy shamelessly kissed me this morning. And from the angle taken, it even looked like I was holding him and kissing back! Oh my god. What the heck is this?!

The article says;

“B1ue Sky's JD has a GIRLFRIEND!?

Jensen Dayne or commonly known from his stage name, JD, a Filipino idol and member of the famous group B1ue Sky, was spotted in a secluded area this morning with a girl from ATIN State University. As seen in the photo, he's kissing her. Is this his girlfriend? Definitely his girlfriend!”

"Oh... My... God," I gasped inaudiby while slowly putting down Ruby's cellphone. "This is not happening."

"It already is, bestie," the four of them responded synchronically.

His name is JD and he's a member of a famous boy group that I didn't even know exists. And I just agreed to date him! What the hell is happening?! Was it a bad decision or not?

I hope this won't get worse?!

During class, I couldn't focus at all. My mind went to that article and I had a debate with myself about my decision in accepting his offer. I was even scolded by our teacher when she called me and I didn't respond. 

I Just came home from school. I'm already dressed in my usual home clothes. I was sitting on my bed and kept staring at the gift certificate I was holding in my left hand, while in my right hand was my cellphone where the details about the that B1ue Sky group or whatever were displayed.

They are really famous. All of them has visuals but one of them stood out more, and he's that guy.

Jensen Dayne or JD. That's the name of the blasphemer who kissed me yesterday. He asked me to date him, and it was a dumb move accepting his damn offer! I just regretted it now, because he looks like he only brings trouble!

I groaned and pulled my hair in so much frustration. I was blinded by the amount of bribe he was offering that I wasn't able to think about the possibilities of being in a relationship with someone as famous as him! I know we'll only pretend, but it's the same thing!

Maybe I should ditch him and give his certificate back? I'm sure nothing will happen to me, right? But then, the article Ruby showed me this morning flashed into my mind, and I just slumped my back on the bed and closed my eyes. 

I sighed.

If we both start dating, many people will know about my existence. I won't be just Jillian, but “JD's girlfriend, Jillian.” 

I groaned and covered my face with my palms, and screamed. “Gosh! How can I undo this? I don't want to anymore!”

I quickly turned to the door of my room when it suddenly opened. I blinked in shock when I saw my mother peeking in there.

"Jill? Don't you want me to wash your clothes?" she asked in a soft tone.

My eyebrows met. "Huh?"

"I was going to knock on the door and ask you if you want me to wash your clothes. You said you don't want to? Why?"

I immediately shook my head. "Ah... Nothing, Ma. I'm just talking to myself. But don't worry, Ma. I'll wash my clothes tomorrow since it's Saturday."

She nodded. "Okay. Get down for dinner later, okay? We'll be having your favorite this time."

When Mama closed the door, I sat up on my bed, and heaved out an exhausted sigh. I picked up my phone and exited the article I was reading. Seeing JD's face makes my blood boil for some reason. From now on, his whole existence pisses me off.

I opened my F******k account instead. And while I was sharing posts that I can relate to, a message suddenly popped in my notifications. I checked the message and my eyebrows met while reading the message that was from a user named Jensen Dayne Sto. Tomas. I'm guessing this is him, but I might be wrong. Famous celebrities often have a lot of poser accounts.

“Hey. Come outside. Wear something warm. Convenience store. Now.” That was what he sent to me, just a few seconds ago. 

I blinked at how demanding his message sounded. What?

Before I replied, I checked his timeline. I blinked when I saw that more than a thousand people followed him and liked all of his posts. He also has photos posted where he is with other members of B1ue Sky.

So... This is not a poser account. It's really him.

I went back to his message and typed a reply.

“Never. And how did you know my F* account? Did you stalk me?” Then I tapped the send button.

“Yo, calm down, Miss Famous.” I could feel his sarcasm even if he isn't in front of me personally. Another message from him popped. “I got your deets from one of your friends. I think it was Ruby. You should be glad, because a lot of people are dying to recieve even a single like from me, but I messaged you first.”

I rolled my eyes and quickly typed my reply. “Glad? Only your mom would be glad.”

“Are you mad now, babe? Want me to come over to your house to comfort you?” And he added a smirking emoji at the end of the text!

I blinked at his message. Is this guy serious right now? Okay, I need to calm down. 

“Just come here already. Let's talk about our deal. We'll have agreements and other whatnots for our deal. Come to this place.” 

He sent a picture. But I frowned when I saw it was only his face that occupied the whole frame, and I couldn't even recognize the the place he's in!

“Stop joking around, JD, or I will never show up.”

If he didn't even gave me this one hundred thousand worth of books, I wouldn't even consider seeing his face.

“Haha. Calm down, babe. Here.”

He sent another photo. This time, it's a clearer photo of where he is. He took a photo of the name of the store itself from the inside of the store. Seriously? He doesn't know the Seven-Eleven convenience store? Does he really need to take a picture so I can know the name of the store? 

“Come now. Hurry. I don't have much free time left. Wear something warm. It's kinda cold here inside, and also outside since it's already evening.”

I just sent a simple uppercase letter ‘K’ as a reply to him before I went offline.

I logged out and left the bed to look for 'something warm' in my cabinet. I only wore my pink sweater and my denim shorts. I tied my hair into a messy bun and went back to my bed to pick up my phone and check my messages again. He's active three minutes ago. I sighed and turned off my phone, put it inside the pockets of my sweater, and jogged down the stairs.

"Jillian? Where are you going?" Mama asked as I passed by her in the kitchen.

"Uhm... I'm just going to meet a friend at the convenience store, Ma."

She nodded. "Ah, okay. But come back before dinner, okay?"

"Of course, Ma. Bye-bye!"

I immediately ran out of the house. While walking to the convenience store, I always check my phone. I still have half an hour before dinner. That'll be enough for me to talk to JD.

When I entered the 7-11, I immediately looked at the man in white jacket sitting at the one sitter table at the corner of the store. He's wearing a white cap under the hoodie, and a black face mask. He was also wearing dark fitted jeans and white shoes. He sighed as he leaned his back on the chair. No one would ever notice that he is JD of B1ue Sky because he's wrapped from head to toe.

I let out a sigh before walking over to him and sitting across from him. He immediately looked up at me.

"You look like you have cancer," I said immediately as I sat across him.

He looked down at my clothes. But his eyebrows met when he saw the shorts I was wearing.

"I said, wear something warm. Why shorts? Those are too short. Your thighs and legs will be cold," he said like he's a father scolding his daughter.

I frowned. "Why do you care? I'll wear whatever I want, mister! And you even look like you have cancer, did I care about your clothes?"

"I don't want people to recognize me," he said in a low voice. "You know that everyone already know about us. I'm having a hard time riding a jeep, or even commuting without a disguise."

"I'm here for the deal, not for your idol life." I rolled my eyes. "Start discussing our deal now, Mr. JD."

He chuckled. "Okay, okay. Patience, babe."

"Shut up," I snorted.

He chuckled. "Yeah, yeah." He sat up straight. "First, I want to say sorry because I dragged you into this problem. I just really need to do that so they won't see me and flock to me."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." I raised an eyebrow. "Continue, please."

"So, about the deal." He leaned forward and propped up both elbows for support. He clasped both his hands. "Everyone believes that you're my girlfriend now. If I deny those allegations, there are chances that some of our fans would harass you and call you names. But if I tell them that you're actually my girlfriend, there are chances that fans will support us and would defend us.”

"Yeah? And how sure are you that your plan will work?" I folded my arms and leaned back on my seat. "How sure are you that none of them would invade my privacy if we pretend we're in a relationship?”

His eyebrows met. "Trust me, Jill," he said even though he was confused by what I said. "This will work. You just have to cooperate with me when we're in public. Because when we're in public, eyes are everywhere."

"Uh-huh? And do you have an organizer, or a planner, or something for this plan? Let me see.”

"Of course there is," He said with a smile. "I already planned everything before I asked you. We will have dates first, of course. Our dates would be twice a week. So all in all, we will have sixteen dates. Sixteen fake dates. Do you get it?"

I nodded. "Okay. Is that all? Then I'll go home now." I stood up and was about to leave when he spoke again.

"And one more thing."

I turned around to face him. "What?"

He smirked. "For two months, let's call each other 'babe' as part of the deal."

I smiled mockingly. "Okay, babe." I winked at him before I left the store and went home.