Seven Heartbeats

Chapter 2

*At School*

Raine's POV

"Ilang bagyo ang tinahak mo bago maka-punta dito?Pfft~"

What a nice friend I have. Instead of asking me what my problem is, she asked me that touching question. Thank you, Mandy. Thank you. Note the sarcasm.

"Is that how you greet your bestfriend??" I asked her.

"Di nga. Seryoso na. Anong nangyari sayo kahapon? Bigla kang nawala tapos makikita kita ngayon ng ganyan ang itsura mo?"

Sino bang gaganahan na mag-ayos kung gusto mo nang magpalamon sa lupa sa sobrang hiya?!

If you're curious on what I look like. Just imagine going to school without taking a bath, brushing your teeth, combing your hair and other routines that will help you look presentable. That's how miserable I look like. I also barely slept last night. Di ako makatulog. As in. Then now I look like a panda. I have bags under my eyes.

I'm glad that she haven't seen the video yet. I don't know what I'll do if ever they found out about it.

"Sorry talaga~ Ano kasi eh.... Ahm..." Think of an alibi, Raine, Think....My mind's panicing like sh*t...

"What?" Mandy asked me.

Aha!

"I had a sudden headache..."

"Bakit di mo ko sinabihan?" She asked me annoyed

"I thought that I'll have an internal bleeding once I saw your face--- Just kidding! I just don't want you to worry.." I was about to crack a joke but she stared at me blankly.

"What did I miss?" I turned and saw Xhandre smiling behind me.

"Finally, you came. What took you so long?" I asked him. I tried to change the subject.

Xhandre and Mandy knew each other because of me. I knew Xhandre since my mom and her mom were bestfriends, while I knew Mandy when I was six. Which means that I first met Xhandre than Mandy.

"Don't change the topic, Raine. Alam kong may iba pang dahilan. What is it?----" Mandy was cut of by one of our classmates.

She said something I don't want my friends to hear.

"Raine, you're #1 Trending on YouTube!!!"

"Huuuh~?!/What?!" Xhandre and Mandy yelled in unison.

T^T - me

"Annison Jane Aphrodite, you've got a lot of explaining to do..." Xhandre told me.

*Gulp*
Kill me now. Please.

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~Flashback~

I'm currently here in the boutique's dress section and I could say that the designs are really unique.
I'm having a hard time choosing what I could buy.

Buying clothes is one of the things I take seriously.

I was still searching for a dress and I promise you, if you're concious about fashion, it will take hours before you finish finding something you like...

While I'm looking for a dress...
Something unexpected happened...

My heart skipped a beat...and started to beat again...but this time, slowly...

1st...2nd...3rd...

Everything around me slowed down...

4th...5th...