Chapter 1| The Playboy

"I hate you!"

*Slap!

"Ooooow." (the crowd)

My head turned to the left-right after this bitch slap my handsome face. I immediately touch my jaw and looks at my friends Josh, Arthur, Abegail and Jessica who were smiling and chuckling except for Max who was just serious watching the scene. 

I felt my cheek heat up by the force of her slap but instead of enduring the pain, I smirked and looked at them. The three women were crying while this one young lady in front of me was looking at me furiously. She's the one who slapped me a while ago.

I stand up straight and stared at her from head to toe. Who is this — ow! She's the cheerleader of the University's basketball team, right? I don't know her name but not bad. I grinned. 

I look again to the other girls. They are crying so bad.

Why are they crying? I hooked them up at the same time. That's it. That's all. Is that a big deal?

It's their fault. I didn't force myself on them from the start. As far as I know, they approached me, offering themselves then they fell in love? It's not my fault anymore. I just give them the happiness that they wanted. If they want my body, go. But, except from falling in love. 

I approached her direction closer and brought my lips close to her ear which she gasped in shock and move one step backwards. I could feel her breath became unstable due to what I had done.

She's still affected in my presence even though she's angry, right? I chuckled. My grin grew even bigger on my face because of that thought. 

I slowly touched her hair down to her shoulder until it stops in her butt. 

"Hate me, I don't care bitch."

I whispered then squeeze it. I immediately left in front of her and walk away. Leaving her dumbfounded and unable to move for a second because of what I have done.

"Aaaaaarg! I hate you, Alexander! You fucking asshole! Go to hell playboy!" she shouted at the top of her lungs before I could even get out of the cafeteria.

"I don't mind!" I shouted back while smiling even though I knew she would never heard it. I clung my bag on my right shoulder.

The group followed me.

"What the fuck, dude?! Four girls in one day! No! Wrong! Four girls in half a day! You are supreme! Please teach me, master!" Josh jokingly said with a laughed. Arthur suddenly appeared on the other side and stared at my reddened cheek.

"Dude, Cassandra's hand looks powerful. It's much stronger than the previous ones you hit, huh. Is she good in bed?" he asked and laughed right after asking it.

"Hmm... Maybe. If you wanted to know what she tastes like? Go and do it to her." I laughed in response and shook my head left and right while smirking. 

I looked in Max's direction. He was staring at me, blankly. I don't know what's running in his mind so I shrugged it off and focused myself on walking. I'm getting used to him for being quiet. He always reading a book and having a headset plugged into his ear like right now. Nothing new about him.

I was startled when Jessica's suddenly appeared next to me while rubbing softly my left arm. She pushes Josh away by my side so she could occupy his space.

"Does it still hurt?" she asked. Concern was evident on her face. I know she's worried and I knew she likes me a lot but I can't reciprocate her feelings. She's been making me feel that for a long time but I don't give a fuck. 

If we are friends, just be friends.

"I'm fine, Jessica." I just said and keep focus on walking.

"Are we going to bar, troops?" Josh started. The group roared in happiness as we walked down the hallway. 

Almost all the students are looking at us. They are giving us away and no one dares to block our path. They all knew who we are. We're a celebrity here. We are the bully group. No one dares to beat us.

"Hi, Alexander!"

"Hi boys!"

Girls calling and flirting with us.

All that I can do as well as Arthur and Josh are giving them a wink in exchange while Max has no emotion drew in his face. He's just looking straight at our path.

Woah! The boring of Max. Anyway, I'll teach him how to flirt sometimes. 

The girls got even crazier about what we did.

We smile widely at their reactions we see. We are no longer struggling. They are openly offering themselves to us. Can't blame them, we're too handsome and gorgeous to look at.

As well as the other boys watching Abby and Jessica. Appreciating the beauty of the two that our group expected they got a slap and punch from the two amazonas. 

"You know Alexander, you should stop toying girls." Abegail suddenly yelled as we approached the car.

I frowned and immediately looked in her direction. Arthur and Josh chuckled at what they've heard.

"I didn't do anything wrong. I just gave in to what they wanted. I reminded them from the start and they knew my reputation. They're just insist on it. "

Abegail nodded boringly in front of me and raised an eyebrow at my answer.

"What do you think on why they're approaching you?" she asks out of the sudden and crosses her arms. I scratched my neck while looking at her grumpy face. 

"To scratch their itch away or... Maybe... they are hoping that they can able to change me? Huh! Hell no!" I said mockingly and laughed. I waved my hand to dismiss the topic and opened the car door for them. Jessica got inside the car. Before Abegail in short Abby get inside, she looked at me straight in the eyes.

"You don't force them but you knew what would happen in the end. Meaning, you are responsible too for what happens to you and them. I'm not saying this to educate your dickhead. I'm saying this because I'm a girl too, Alexander." she finished as the two monkeys, Josh and Arthur laughing at me and at the same time they said "burn " in unison.

I raise my middle finger at the two as a response. Damn monkeys!

I turn my gaze to Abby again. I raised both of my hands as if giving up the conversation. 

"Whatever, mom." I teased and emphasized the last word which she absentmindedly rolled her eyes in annoyance and reluctantly just got inside the car. I smirked. 

"Come on boys! You drive the car, Josh." I throw my car key in his direction which he caught immediately.

"Alexander!"

I was about to enter inside the car when stops by someone calling my name. I look behind me.

"Problem?" I opened it when he finally could get close to me.

"Where are you going? And them?" He motioned his hands to my colleagues inside my car.

"You still have a class, don't you? If you're going to cut classes together with your friends, you'll be dead with Tita—"

I cut him off by harshly grabbed the collar of his uniform. 

"I wouldn't be dead if you didn't tell Mommy, would you?" I said and look at him emphatically. Damn! Why are we studying in the same school? He often ruined my plans.

My cousin smirked at me which annoyed me. I know what his smirk means. 

"I'm not afraid of you, cousin. All right! Do what do you want to do. I won't get tired of reporting all of that to Tita anyway." he said then chuckled. 

I was dumbfounded for a second as if what I heard exploded like a bomb in my ears. After I collected myself again, I looked straight at him furiously.

"Bleh!" he added and ran away in front of me.

"Mi-Miggy!!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs but he never look back at me again. Fuck! In billions of people across the globe, why Miggy is my cousin?!

Damn it! 

I just combed my short hair out of excessive frustration.

Arg! My Mommy! 

"Dude? Aren't you coming?" Josh asked while playing my car key on his right hand.

I got back to my senses and turns my head in his direction then shifted again to the place where my good cousin had run away. I was torn between I'm going to follow Miggy or going to the party in a bar. 

After contemplating things, I choose the first plan. 

"I'm in." I finally answered and got inside the car.

"Alright!" Josh exclaimed happily before driving the car towards the bar.

I just looked outside of the car window.

I sigh.

When I came home later, I am dead to my Mommy. Arg! But, I'm not a kid anymore! No matter what happens, let it be!

*  *  *  *

"Where have you been?"

I startled when the lights of the whole house suddenly turned on and I was stops climbing upstairs right after I heard my Mom's voice.

I shut my eyes tightly and slowly face her direction.

Dang! 

"Where have you been?" she repeated. Her voice was calm but you'll feel the authority on it.

I gulp and look at my wristwatch. It's already three in the morning. 

I sigh and keep my hands inside of my pant's pocket before looking at her.

"At the bar, Mommy," I answered. I instantly lowered my gaze after I saw how her eyes shut tightly and massage her temple. Mommy is getting angry. I know a matter of a second, she'll transform into Hulk. Geez. 

"Miggy told me earlier that you cut classes again. How could you do that to me? To yourself?" she sermon. I was speechless, scratching my head and just looking left, right and anywhere. Just to avoid her gaze. 

"Why don't you put as a role model your cousin, son? Go bonding with him. Always go with him. He's smart student, not taking alcohols and cigarettes, not a headache of his famil— "

With what I currently hearing, I couldn't control myself anymore.

"Mommy! Please! Don't compare me to your stupid nephew—"

"Watch your mouth kid! The person you're cursing is your cousin!" she yelled. 

"But Mommy—"

"Stop! You're an ache in my head, Alexander. Besides of cutting your classes, another complaint reached my office. My biggest investor Garry, his daughter named Cassandra. Why did you toy— " She cut her lines in the air. In frustration, she combed her long hair with her fingers. I could see in her face that she was holding back the emotion in front of me.

Cassandra... Who is Cassandr— Oh! I see. The one who slapped me earlier at the university. What a squeal. 

"You're giving me a hard time Alexander. If you learned that attitude from your friends, leave them—"

"No!" I cut her off immediately to what she was supposed to say. My friends shouldn't be involved in this.

"I choose to be like this, Mommy. They have nothing to do with it. "

"If you can't change Alexander, I'll arrange you a marriage with my best friend's daughter just to make you stop from your bad doings." she threatens. I exaggeratedly sigh and scratch my head in a short-tempered manner. 

"Here we are again, Mommy. I don't want to. I don't want to get married yet and I don't even know who she was. You've been insisting that to me for almost a year, Mommy. Please... Just drop off that plan."

"Why don't you acknowledge first—"

"No."

"Alexander!" she raised her voice telling me to shut up.

"I can't see anything to discipline your behaviour. Last month, I hired different services just to correct your practices, attitude and behaviour but no to avail. You became even worst because you toying girls. Even Doctor Haile gave in to your stubbornness. My god! You should respect girls. Remember, your Mommy is a woman." Mommy's long sermon. I can see her face slowly turning to pinkish-red because of the rage she's feeling right now.

I sighed.

"I will take care of the marriage as soon as possible just to end you from your bad habits and toying girls, Alexander."

My eyes widened in horror at what I've heard. Mommy was about to turn her back to me when suddenly I spoke.

"If you do that, I'll run away. I will leave this house. I will live on my own." I dare. I could see Mommy stops her from what I've said. She looks at me in disbelief. She looks in my eye intently. Wondering if I'm serious about what I've said lately. 

I stand still and didn't bother to blink just to send her that I am dead serious about what I've said.

It wasn't long before Mommy shifted her gaze upstairs. She just shook her head from left to right before she climbed upstairs. Leaving the conversation dead in the living room.

I leaned against the wall and crosses my arms while recalling everything we had talked about.

"Huh! Miggy is always the best. Why am I being compared to that monkey? Every person is unique." I rant even though Mommy is no longer in front of me.

Remember, your Mommy is a woman.

My Mom's voice echoed in my head.

I frustratedly combed my short hair and tiredly climb upstairs heading to my bedroom.