LOVE, AKI.

CHAPTER 1

Be my (fake) girlfriend

[SHAN'S POV]

"SHAN BAKLAAAAAA!!!!" umalingawngaw sa tenga ko ang boses ni Elyse, matalik kong kaibigan. My kasundo sa lahat at karamay ko sa mga ka-emohan ko sa buhay. Elyse has always been with me since elementary kami. She became my support system in terms of kalandian.

"Pwede bang huwag ka sumigaw? Ang sakit sa tenga!" reklamo ko.

"Bakla, totoo ba? You and Vinci are dating? OMG! OMAYLECIOUS! GRABEBABOLS!" Sigaw niya without paying attention sa sinabi ko.

"Bakit hindi ko alam?" dagdag niyang tanong.

Tiningnan ko siya ng masama, "Misunderstanding lang 'yan. Huwag kang maniwala sa fake news! Kung totoong nag-dadate kami, malamang una kang makakaalam." paliwanag ko sa kanya. But I can't convince her that easily. I know her pretty well. May sarili syang paniniwala na kahit mali ang pinaniniwalaan niya- tama parin ito para sa kanya.

"Alam kong hindi ka naniniwala sa akin at... problema mo na yun! Basta alam ko, hindi ko boyfriend ang siraulong yun!" sabi ko sabay alis sa harapan niya.

"Kung hindi totoo, bakit kumakalat?" she asked with so much determination.

Oo nga, ba't kumakalat?

Wait... anong oo nga. NO! I disagree!

"Because he's the one spreading it! Did you see me messing around with that asshole ba? Of course not. I wouldn't do something like that, especially not with a person I barely know. Did you ever catch us together? I doubt it, because you're the one I'm always with. You know that."
Huminga ako ng malalim, trying to calm the storm of emotions inside me.

"If that's not enough proof for you para paniwalaan ako, then I really don't know what else to say. I can't keep defending myself against something so ridiculous. If you still choose to believe those lies, then it's on you."

With that, I turned on my heel and walked out of the classroom, feeling a mix of anger and disappointment. I could hear the whispers following me, but I didn't care anymore. I just needed some space to collect my thoughts and figure out how to handle the situation. Narinig ko pang tinatawag ni Elyse ang pangalan ko pero hindi ko sya pinakinggan at nag tuloy-tuloy lang ako sa paglalakad.

"Sya ba yun? Yung bagong girlfriend ni Vinci?"

"Sya ipinalit ni Vinci kay Lorren?"

"Hindi naman sila bagay ni Vinci mas bagay parin si Vinci at Lorren"

"Sya yung Akisha Peralta?"

"Kawawa naman si Lorren pinagpalit sa pangit"

SINONG PANGIT?

Since I was young, I never imagined I'd become popular like this. Seriously... I can hear my name echoing in the hallways I pass through, and it's not making me happy!

They're mocking me, comparing me to that Merry Christmas girl I don't even know, they're saying na mas bagay si Lorren and that asshole which is hurting my ego 'cause what do you mean? Pangit ako? I'm ugly that I'm not bagay to be Vinci's girlalo? Oh fuck them I dont care!

Hindi naman ako nagagalit sa mga bulungan nila kasi alam kung hindi yun totoo lalo na yung tinawag nila akong pangit.

Bruh, napapangitan sila sa akin pero ang mga mukha nila parang napaso sa kumukulong mantika? Charizz nanglait ba naman.

"Oops! Eyes on your way, baby."

My whole body nearly shook at what I heard.

Nakakakilabot letche!