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Seventh🌹

I immediately saw his silver tesla as I stepped outside the campus premises.

Yes, I already know it's his from first sight. How could I not? My memories in that thing are still so vivid. Damn.

I still wonder how he's so complacent in driving that thing around here. Teslas are not commonly found in the country, that's why units are directly shipped from the US. If I were given a model, I'd probably just put it for display rather than driving it around, getting higher chances of a car theft.

I knocked on the window so he could open the door from the inside. 

Tesla handles still confuse me. I remember Vaughn laughing his ass off when I couldn't open the door to his tesla.

"I'm irresistible, aren't I not?" Pambungad nito sa'kin.

"Shut up." I rolled my eyes at him and got in. I don't even know why I'm here. 

I keep on telling myself that I should stay away from him, but I just end up eating my words and turn out as a hypocrite. Why on earth does this guy have a pull on me?

I saw him trying to hide a smile kaya sinapak ko siya.

"Aray! Bakit?" Inosenteng tanong nito.

"Smile again and I'll get out." 

Ngumuso siya, "Ang brutal naman nito." Pinahahurot na niya ang sasakyan at nanatili lamang ang mga mata ko sa bintana. 

"So, nasaan ba si Seth? Sabi niya nasa labas na siya kung nasaan kayo nung tinawagan niya ako." I looked and him and confirmed that he really doesn't know. Hindi niya ba alam na may closeness si Abby at 'yung kaibigan niya?

"Don't know. When I said no, he just left." I'm in no position to tell him about things I don't know of. It's Abby's choice to tell her brother when she's ready. If there really is something to tell.

"You said no?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong niya. Lumingon pa siya sa'kin na nanlalaki ang mga mata.

"Eyes on the road, idiot." I pushed his head to make him face front again.

"You said no to him, but then you're here with me." A smile crept on his face so I hit him on the back of his head this time.

"What was that for." Pasalamat siya at umaandar ang sasakyan kaya hindi ako makababa.

"It's not what you think, asshole." I just felt like it was the right thing to do, seeing Abby's face that time.

"Okay, sure." He's too full of himself. I rolled my eyes and looked back at the window eyeing the buildings and passing cars.

I felt my phone vibrate so I checked and saw a message from Aileen.

Aileen:

Tinanggap ng teachers ang rason mo, pero hindi ko alam kung ano ang sasabihin namin kay kuya Santi kapag dumating 'yun na wala ka.

Ite-text ko nalang si kuya Santi para hindi na niya ako sunduin mamaya. Wala pa naman sina Mom ka—wait!

"I gotta be home by six." I told him. I almost forgot that my cousins ​​are arriving tonight, with my parent's along with them.

"Sure, we got five hours then." He cheekily raised his brows up and down while smirking. There he is again with his perverted antics.

"I'm serious, Arch." Once my Mom gets home without me there she's gonna go ballistic, and we don't want that to happen.

"Don't worry little island, I'll get you home safe and sound." He winked and finally focused on the road.

"Where are you taking me anyway?" Hindi niya pa sinabi kung saan niya ako dadalhin. Before, we were just in this car doing things I can't get off of my head, but know I think we're actually heading somewhere.