[TQS] Girl Trouble

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4: Rejection

"I will never accept," He briefly paused and eyed the girl in front of him, from head-to-toe, "annoying girls."

I gasped involuntarily when the girl gave Yves a slap, a big slap. I remained rooted on the ground, dumbfounded of what I just witnessed. Hindi ko alam kung magagalit ba ako o matuwa - magagalit dahil sinampal niya nang malakas si Yves at matuwa dahil Yves rejected her.

Luhaan na umalis sa harap ni Yves ang babae. I looked over to study her just in case I would encounter her by chance in the future. I'm going to give her a piece of my mind. She shouldn't have slapped Yves. I get that she was rejected and all, but she was rejected quietly and privately. I have been rejected countless of times - both confession and friendship proposal, both publicly and privately, yet I have not attempted to raise my hands at him. At the end of the day, hindi naman si Yves ang may kasalanan.

But, I do agree that he could've rejected her considerately. I mean, she must have been such a weakhearted individual.

Pagkatapos ng ilang segundo na panatili niya just after the girl left, he began to walk. He placed his hands in his side pockets and raised his head. His eyes met mine.

"Yves!" I cheerfully beamed.

His eyes remained bored, "You want to confess too?" He spoke. I knew that he was being sarcastic.

My heart skipped at beat, "Bakit, tatanggapin mo na?"

He kept that frown on his face. I sighed. Yves has always been this way towards me. Cold and uninterested. Never has he showed a smile while with me. I never knew why. I would always wonder if it was because of me, but I will never understand. How could it have been me? He never gave me the chance.

"Stop wasting my time, Dasalla," His deep voice sent shivers down my spine, "You know my answer."

I heard echoes of footsteps approaching our way. I tried to ignore it at first but when I saw how Yves turned his attention in that direction, it made me turn as well. Oh, April. What a surprise.

"There you are Yves! We've got to-" She momentarily paused midway through her sentence when she saw me, "-go."

"I'm sorry, I- I didn't know you were with Breyar," She stuttered.

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms. She better apologise. Hanggang dito ba naman?

Solong-solo na nga niya si Yves during break, lunch at pati vacancy time nila, pati ba naman ngayong patungong sports hall? Hindi naman siya field athlete ah? What business does she have here?

"It doesn't matter, she has no business with me," Yves said referring to me as April was about to leave. He what he said to stop her from walking further.

I helplessly looked, following their dismissing figure and leaned against the wall. I would always ask myself of the things April has that I don't. I personally think I'm prettier, more intelligent, more skilled and in general, way better than her. Statistically, I'm above her in terms of grades, wealth and achievements. So, why was I never good enough for Yves?

I have always wondered if this was fate or destiny working to help Yves and April get together. It would always scare me because who am I to go against destiny.

Thinking about it, I can still recall how Yves going to the same school as I was, was the most exciting news ever. Then came the student assembly for freshmen students and I found out April transferred here for her college course. The two obviously became friends within a snap. And here I thought they were never gonna recognise each other.