"You've gotta be kidding me," Maine said.
"You don't want this right?"
"Yeah, but to pretend Richard's my boyfriend?! Hell no! You know my reason why I'm dating him. I don't want him to get the wrong idea."
"He already got the wrong idea," J chuckled. "Sagarin mo nalang."
Maine started thinking.
What if J's plan works?
No, he will get the wrong idea.
But what If I tell him to pretend? Maybe that'll clear things.
"I'll do it," Maine said.
"I'll tell him to pretend to be my boyfriend," Maine said.
"Pretend lang?" J asked.
"J...not now, please? One at a time."
"Okay," J said and shut her mouth.
I hope you move on from her, Maine, J thought.
***
Richard
8:49pm
Maine?! HI!
8:50pm
Can you do me a favor?
8:51pm
Sure! Anything you want.
8:51pm
Can you pretend to be my boyfriend for a day?
8:52pm
WHAT
8:52pm
Ba't di nalang natin totohanin?😏
8:52pm
Chard...we've talked about this.
8:53pm
I'm just kidding😬 why do you want be to pretend to be your boyfriend?
8:53pm
Because my dad's planning to put me in another arranged marriage meeting.
8:54pm
HA?!
8:54pm
I'LL DO IT
8:54pm
WHEN?
8:55pm
Friday night, 7pm. I'll meet you at the bar.
8:56pm
***
"Is that a good idea?" Dee said when he saw Maine's text message.
"Fake lang ngayon, pero we're dating. Malay mo..maging totoo," Richard giggled.
"Takte pre wag ka ngang ganyan! Katakot," Dee pushed Richard playfully.
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Drum Beats
Fiksyen PeminatMaine is a bisexual drummer who likes to play around. RJ is a med student who's a virgin at eveything.
