You Had Me At Hello (Juan Karlos Fan Fiction)

Chapter 5

As we got out of the venue, my mom suddenly breaks the ice. "What are you so happy about? I know you saw JK, but it seems like there's something more." I just smiled at mom. We were walking towards our car in the covered parking area. I opened the door to the passenger seat next to the driver's seat, my mom got in the car too.

"Mag-kwento ka na nga. Lahat." My mom told me as she started the car. She wore her seat belt and I did too. I'm just 14, what if my mom gets mad at me for getting a hug from JK? Well, it's just a hug, right? Nothing more, nothing less. My mom is the type that's over protective, but if she sees it as a good influence, she'll probably allow.

"Well, long story short, I got picked for a duet with JK, then we held hands, then after the performance he hugged me. Then, when he was crying I handed him my handkerchief, he said "Thanks, Ivene", meaning he remembered me." I said catching my breath. Geez, explaining the same story all over again to different people is tiring. My mom's face was blank. 

"Oh? That's all? Ano ba yan, akala ko naman kayo na, umasa ako." My mom said. What the heck?! Seriously, mom? I thought she was gonna yell at me or something, and the fact that she approves of me and JK? My mom is probably not herself right now.

"Whatever you say, mom." I said and grabbed my phone from my pocket, checking Instagram. While I was scrolling down, I saw JK post a picture of us performing,  we were holding hands in that picture. I was surprised when I read the caption.

"karloslabajo I gotta see you again, so I'll be making moves." He quoted a line from Darren's song, "Making Moves" in his album, called "Darren". I wanted to play along, so I commented on his post. I'll probably embarrass myself since my username is "IveneLabajo". 

"IveneLabajo You assured me that. Your music takes away my pain, by the way. :)" I commented casually. What am I even getting myself into? I waited a few minutes to see if I would get a reply, constantly refreshing my Instagram and checking the notifications tab.

After a solid 5 minutes, I heard my phone buzz. It was an Instagram notification. I gasped and hesitated to open it, what if..? Gah! I need to find out, I opened to my notifications and it said "You have one new follower.." Please be Juan Karlos! "- darrenespanto1 followed you". 

I face palmed myself. Umasa ako. I thought it was gonna be him. I decided to place my phone back inside my pocket. JK's words keep on ringing my ears, ugh! Erase! I shook my head and tried to forget about it. I'm just a fan, anyway, why would he wanna be in contact with a fan? I should keep dreaming. I could feel my eyes slowly closing, dozing off into a nap.

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"Ivene, wake up! We're home already." I slowly opened my eyes to see my mom shaking my shoulder. I rubbed my eyes and checked the time on my phone. 9:48 pm, Well that was a long drive. I remember leaving the venue around 6 or 7-ish.. I can't recall the exact time. I nodded at my mom then removed my seat belt, hopping out of the car. 

I stretched my arms then opened the house door. With that, I went upstairs and went to my room. Laying down on my bed, I took out my phone and saw another notification from Instagram. When I opened it to check. It read "karloslabajo followed you". I ignored it then continued to check my other notifications, until realization hit me. WHAT?!  I rubbed my eyes again and re-checked my notifications.

"karloslabajo followed you".

Oh. My. Gosh. This can't be real, or could it? After a few seconds, I received a message on my IG, it was from Juan Karlos. Can this day get any better? I think I already said that a while ago. Oh well. I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming already. It's real. No dream, no joke. Pure reality.

I opened the message and read it, I just replied casually. At least he won't see my fangirling, nor can he hear it. We talked for a while, he was a very talkative and funny guy. I'm actually talking to JK. It seems like my fantasies about him are coming true, it's just not making sense yet.

So, the whole conversation was just him saying hi, talking about how much fun we had, then we exchanged numbers. I placed his contact name as "JK mylabs", he won't see it anyway, heh. I wonder what he placed my contact name as. My phone rang suddenly.

"JK mylabs is calling. Answer or Decline?" I almost yelled! From kilig, of course. I took a deep breath then hit answer. At first, the line was silent. Not until I heard a husky voice from my phone. "Ivene?" he whispered, with a hint of hesitation in his voice.

"Karlos?" I answered him, he suddenly laughed. What's up with this guy. "What's with that?" I asked him

"Nothing. I'm just glad to hear your voice again." He said. I'm blushing again. "Kinikilig ka na naman, hirap maging pogi, hayyys." I heard him say again.

"I can feel the air from here, Karlos." I laughed, "Anyways, what made you call?" I asked him. Gah, his voice. I swear. 

"Are you free tomorrow?" JK questioned. Is he asking me out? Chill, Ivene. "Because I need someone to accompany me to the mall, sooo.." He trailed off.

"Ah, I'd love to, Karlos. But I have school, it's a Monday tomorrow." I said. I really wanna go with him though. 

"Aw, such a sad life. How about on Saturday though?" He said with excitement in his voice. Cute. 

"Sure.  What time and where? I live kinda far way so.." I said to him. Sana hindi malayo, well, not as far as Teatrino Promenade. I live in Laguna, not Manila.

"Depends, where do you live?" JK asked. I think I can trust him, I'm not telling him my exact address anyway.

"Laguna." I told him, he was silent, like he was expecting me to say something more. "San Pedro, Laguna." I said again. 

"Perfect! I have a relative that lives in Alabang. How about Alabang Town Center?" JK asks me. Yes! I felt happy. At least it's somewhere I could go to.

"Sounds great. Lunch perhaps?" I answered. This is like a date. Well, not technically a date, but sort of, or a friendly date- Gah! I can't tell.

"Sure. My treat, since I'm the one who invited you." I was about to complain but JK cut me off, "That is final." he said.

"Fine, I won't argue." I gave up. Okay lang, wala naman akong pera e. Tag-hirap ako ngayon. Lahat ng ipon ko napunta sa bayad ng ticket sa concert ni Juan Karlos. 

"Alright then, that's settled. Good night, Vene." He told me. Vene? Another nickname? I found it cute though. Kahit ano namang gawin ni JK cute e, kaasar. 

"Good night, Karlos." I said as I dropped the call. I smiled to myself like an idiot. Being the idiot I am, I kissed my phone screen.  Today was fun, and really eventful. I met JK, and now we're going to have lunch next week, also add that D sees me as his best friend. Yesterday I was just a fan, today I became a friend, what would I be the next time?

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Hey guys! How'd you like this chapter? I tried to make this eventful. Again, we're still a bit far from the thrilling parts of the story but we're getting there! And by the way, I based some things here from my real life. Rip me, wahaha. See you in the next chappie! -Ica

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