All Chapters of Vermilion: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

As he went downstairs, with the meal in his hand, he saw Ligaya sitting by the dining table while drinking something. He argued with his thoughts at first but decided to just do it, to just approach her. For a moment they were silent, but then Ligaya began to speak. "I found out the value of everything I had thrown away. Don't worry, I will pay you-" "Stop it...I am not angry about the food. I am angry about the idea of disrespect that you showed me. Touching my belongings without my permission is an invasion of privacy. And wasting food is also grave sin. But of course, I know how...uninformed you are about some things in this world. So, let's just forget about what happened." He meant it. Though he couldn't deny his annoyance, which was still obvious on his face. "I wasn't aware." V now moved. He noticed the weight of the meal that he's carrying, thus he moved toward the table, placed those on it, sat down, and began to talk agai

Mia was surprised when Ligaya showed up at their classroom's doorway after her class. She was used to have some visitors before, like Benjie and the squad, but they're annoying. Ligaya was a different case. She liked her honesty and peculiarity, and she actually thanked Nichole for being the catalyst of their friendship. "Wow, I did not recognize you at once, you've changed your clothes, huh?" she smiled as they greeted each other. "Yeah, they said I have to fit in," she responded nonchalantly. "You look. . .better. I didn't know you like men's wear. And. . .you're still wearing your head scarf. Woah." "Just don't mind the scarf. It will be seen with me for the rest of my life. And these clothes are not mine. It's V's," she said without even a trace of hesitation or guilt. She seemed oblivious of Mia's little jealousy. "Why did he let yo--" "Don't misinterpret it. Don't accuse me, either. He just sold these to m

Inside Sinatra University were numerous buildings of assorted shapes and sizes. Few of them were the university's very own dormitories. There were four dormitories all in all. Two Kinetic (big) dorms, one for boys and one for girls; then two Potential (small) dorms, one for boys and one for girls as well. Kinetic Dormitories were designed for everyone from all walks of life who wanted to experience the Sinatra life more than ever, or those who were not originally from that city, while the Potential Dormitories were designed for scholarship recipients and such. Mia was one of them. The dorm she's living in was called the Tuberose Potential Dormitory. It was situated near the university's scholarship building and across the Nursing Department, thus making it a perfect place for her. Aside from its ideal distance to her department, it was also an ideal place for every student to even develop camaraderie since it's smaller than the usual dormitory size, as well as more homey

After eating and buying some school stuff for Ligaya, V and her finally decided to go home. While driving, a sudden thought came into V's mind."Oh shit," V cursed under his breath. There was slight hint of annoyance in his face."What's wrong?" She asked. Although, unlike her question, it seemed like she did not care at all as to what was wrong."We forgot to buy something.""No, we didn't." "We did. We didn't buy your....you know." "You mean those small pieces of cloth that are used to support the bosom and the gentalia?" "Well, yeah. And I shouldn't be discussing this thing with you, for Pete's sake, you idiot!" "Don't worry, I asked the lady earlier if they have some of those while you were away and they gave me some of it. I didn't know it comes with different designs. And they really look thin and uncomfortable to use." "What do you mean? Oh, just forget about it. Don't answer my question."&nbs

V followed Ligaya to the living room. Although he didn't want to apologize, he just felt a little guilty after somehow mocking a situation that seemed personal to Ligaya."Hey, I was just kidding. Are you mad? Where are you going?" He asked simultaneously."Writing an excuse letter. We still need to take the test." Ligaya answered casually."Oh? Why the hell?"This time, she did not answer but continued writing nonetheless."Let me do it." V offered"Why?""Why not?. . . Fine! Just so you know,  they don't accept hand-written ones." V said matter-of-factly. Ligaya paused, contemplating, and then finally gave in."Fine." She just said and stood up.She went upstairs and V went upstairs as well, but none of them talked along their way. As they went inside each of their rooms, V felt uneasy.Why the hell would