First Installment for the MAYHEM series
"Innocence was never meant to be addictive."
Addiction has been a part of Kyson Montenegro's nature, and women, in particular have always been his favorite obsession. Being the lead singer in a band has its pe...
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Na-late ako sa klase ko ngayon, pero mabuti na lang at wala ako masyado na-miss sa lesson. Sa pangalawang klase ko na Principles of Macroeconimics, nanood kami ng lecture tungkol sa fiscal policy. Muntik na akong makatulog dahil doon.
Nang ma-dismiss kami ng professor namin, agad kong kinuha ang bag ko at isinukbit yun sa balikat ko. Pagkatapos ay tinungo ko kung nasaan ang pintuan.
"Ikaw si Felicity, di ba?"
I paused. Someone had said my name. I hadn't spoken to anyone in any of my classes. I turned around to see that the owner of the voice was a striking redhead with breathtaking green eyes. Her hair was long, but she had it pulled over her shoulder in a low ponytail. The Bon Jovi T-shirt she was wearing looked like it was vintage.
"Um, ako nga," I replied.
Her smile was one of those that shouldn't be attractive because it was so big, but somehow it fit her and made her even more of a head-turner. Two guys had actually just walked by and looked her way. She seemed oblivious, though.
She held out her hand for me to shake. "I'm Kennedy Hardy. Tatiana and Jeydon are really good friends of mine. And Emily is my sister-in-law. I saw you at Millie's party, but I had just walked inside when you were defending Kyson and then leaving."
I shook her hand and felt a small little bubble of excitement that someone knew me. Had I made enough connections in town that people were starting to actually know who I was? The idea that I was fitting in for the first time in my life was thrilling.
"It's nice to meet you, Kennedy. Sorry, I didn't get to meet you at the party. I wasn't, uh, well, I was learning. Friendship with Kyson is a learn-as-you-go thing," I explained.
Saglit niya akong tinitigan ng may ngiti sa labi. "I can only imagine," she replied.
The urge to defend him rose up in me again, and I had to shove it down. She was agreeing with me, not attacking him.
"Maglu-lunch ka na?" she asked. "I normally head home right after class because I hate leaving my brother, Kael with a babysitter too long, but today, Emily is with him so I have a little time."
We walked out together, and I glanced down at my phone. "I have to be at work in twenty minutes. It's a ten-minute drive, so I can't today. I would like to sometime, though," I told her. She reminded me of Tatiana. There was no judgment in her eyes, and she wasn't sizing me up. She just accepted me and wanted to get to know me.
