Flickers

Chapter 38

I don't like it, don't like it, don't like it
But I end up lying

- What I'm doing slow, IU

Would I be seen as shameless if I wanted to tell him that I wanted to hold hands with him?

It was my first ever relationship, one that only my closest friends know, and I feel myself worrying about every little thing down to the perfume that I should apply to the more worrisome matter of how we could prolong our relationship without getting discovered by my family.

"Don't frown or else it'll stay after the evil wind blows on you" he pointed his finger into my frowning forehead and say. "Oh~ our angel's forehead is so big and shiny" he even teased me making me hit his palm before glaring at him.

It was one of the reasons for my fights with my older brothers, them teasing me about my wide big forehead and it just lit the anger that I tried hard to suppress.

"Ange, hey, I'm sorry okay?" He started running after seeing me walk away from him.

"Move away!" He steps in front of me and blocks my way, his arms spread wide.

"No! Until you forgive me, so forgive me okay? I won't tease you about it any longer, hm? You can hit me back"

He even took my hand and made me hit him in his head which I did, I even clutch tightly his hair which leads me to hear him hissing in pain.

"You hit me now so you forgive me right?" Foolishly grinning at me as he kept repeating those words. I just harrumphed before walking away but not before looking back and barking for him to come with me.

I guess it's my hormones making a mess of my head, with just a slight teasing from him I grew furious. But how could he even tease me like that! I'm his girlfriend and the fact that my insecurity has become a target for his teasing doesn't sit well with me at all but I just kept it in. I don't want to be seen as unreasonable anyway.

(AN: Joking in front of your friends and sometimes commenting on your weight and your features were seen as just playful banter between friends but it does hurt though. Besides Filipinos made it hard to resist since you'll be seen as a killjoy if you even get offended by it)

I don't want to show him my bad, ugly side nor would I want him to comment on it. I want to always be pretty, to be perfect at every section even though I know it doesn't work that way. It's just that when you like someone, you wouldn't want to show them your ugly side and wanted to remain perfect in front of them.

"Oh~ Eric just because you have a girlfriend already you're ignoring us!" One of his friends hooks his hand on his neck, almost choking him in the process.

"Hey, let lover boy go, look at his girlfriend" I grew a little bit uncomfortable at their eyes on me and just gave a weak smile.

"I'll be going now, go have fun with your friends" I whispered to him after he was released by his friend's hook.

"Are you sure? I still want to be with you"

"I'm sure!" I hissed and pushed him to his friend before leaving for class, even though our teacher was gone since she was sick.

His friends were already yelling for him to join them to play games, after all, it's almost been a week since our relationship started and he hasn't been with his friends.

I continued doing our science activity, Meryl was sitting in another class to be specific in her boyfriend's room where the teacher was coincidentally out for sick leave as well.

This is truly hard, to balance your time between school, friends, and now with your lover. I could even barely make time for my friends and it was only due to them sometimes going to my home and when we're at school but now, adding a lover to the equation seems to complicate things.

But I'm alright with it, I knew I would have adjusted and there would be times I'll be focusing on one side but it doesn't matter since I knew they wouldn't give up on me.

***
Chapter 38 is up!

Have a great day everyone and stays safe!

Make sure to VOTE. COMMENT. SHARE.

Thank you!