Sinclair Secrets

Chapter 13: The Sinclair Grandson

I went to school the next day, not feeling well. Nung dumating ako, lahat sila pinagtitinginan ako.

But I don't care.

Alam ko sirang-sira na ang reputasyon ko sa school na'to. Dati tingin nila sa akin slutty social climber lang na kaibigan ng Cassanovas. Ngayon? Nag-level up na ako. With Zed in the picture, I'm suddenly the famous slut climbing Twin-towers. If you even know what I mean. Everyone's suddenly interested about my life. The spotlight's on me. Lahat ng galaw ko, sinusubaybayan. Bawat makitang mali, pinipintasan. Hiyang-hiya ako sa kalinisan nila! Pero sabi ko nga wala akong pakialam. They're nobodies

I walked straight up to my locker and ignored a bunch of girls obviously talking nasty about me. I took my books for the morning classes.

I'm not really fond of school stuffs, if it weren't for my promise to mom that I would graduate high school with flying colors, I would likely be in the library right now, reading novels. I love Dan Brown. So what?!

It's quiet hard to be part of the Super Ace Section, to think that I ranked bottom last year didn't make me feel any better.

I'm not stupid. Just ----LAZY. Yeah. Just lazy. Not that I'm proud of it. I sighed and headed up to the staircase. It's safer for me than the elevators.

"Hey! Arielle!"

I paused midway through the classroom doorway and looked sideways. Zed's running on the hallway towards me with his sparkling smile.

I frowned when he draped his heavy arm around my shoulders and messed my hair too.

"Heey!! Stooop it!"

"Yeeeeeeeee..." I heard my classmates teased.

"Sooo sweet!"

"Ang guwapo ni ZED!!!"

"Sila na ba??"

I yanked his arm off and glared at him. Gusto niya nga talaga ako mabugbog ng mga fans niya eh!

The jerk just laughed at me!

"Jeez! You aw'right now?"

I blinked. Ba't ba ganyan mukha niya? Nag-aalala? Why?

"I'm fine." I said.

He held his face close to me with his eyes narrowed.

Problema niya ba?

Then he smiled his mega-watt smile. "Don't mind them," he whispered, piched my nose and walked to his seat, whistling.

Nahapo ko tuloy ilong ko. Masakit yun ah! Nagtuloy na lang ako sa upuan ko.

And. Dang! Patty was literally glaring at me. She had her arms crossed and her eyebrow rose at me.

Steven and Hozzai had glints in their eyes too.

"What?" I asked bemused.

"You gotta say something more than that Bessy." Patty warned.

I rolled my eyes. "It was nothing."

"Uh-huh?" Steven chanted bobbing his head with an annoying look.

"Really."

I turned to Vaughn and found him slouching in his chair with his eyes closed and his earphones on.

I put my arm on the back of my chair, rested my chin on it, and looked at him.

Hindi ko alam pero he's really strange. Kahapon nung yakap-yakap niya ako... Hindi ko alam. Gut feeling ba tawag dun? I really felt something strange.