Dream Guy

76th

AN: Triss' new hair ayiyiyi

-Vallerie's POV-

"How long until your class ends?" I asked YZ. "An hour and 30 minutes from now, ahh I wanna see you na" reklamo niya. I chuckled, "I'll wait for you then, pinaiwan mo sakin yung kotse ko eh" he chuckled on the other line.

"Sure sure, where are you planning to wait for me?" He asked. "I'll go to McDo. Do you want anything?" I asked. "Nuggets, large fries, and large coke float please" "Mmkay. Buh bye"

"I love youuu!"

I laughed and ended the call. Nah, I'm not going to reply to that.

I left the gate, greeting the security guard who also once told me na parang blooming ako. And he commented the same thing again. He even commented my hair color saying that it's very pretty.

I saw a black car parked sa tapat ng gate and chuckled, thinking ganyan dati ang sumusundo sakin. Oh well, that won't be happening anymore. As I avoided the car, nagulat nalang ako when suddenly the window went down, revealing the woman that honestly, I've been desperately avoiding.

·Later·

"So, you dyed your hair" she commented. I nodded, complaining in my mind, that instead of ending up in McDo and enjoying an iced coffee float, I ended up in a fancy, expensive, cafe with the mother of the man who's been tailing me like a damn dog.

"Last time I personally saw you it was black. Then I saw in pictures and from Carrie's reports you straightened your hair and got it dyed gray, but here you are, with curly lilac hair"

I nodded, trying hard not to feel weird. She's been controlling YZ, and she's being given reports about me from Carrie. Talk about stalker. Didn't know ganun ako ka-amazing para i-stalk pa.

"My son had his whole future planned. He had a wonderful fiance waiting for him to graduate, and that soon to be fiance broke off the whole thing blabbering about loving herself. He has a whole career planned for him, he just needs to graduate from one of the most reputable universities in the Philippines yet here he is, moving to a school that I'm honestly doubting. All this because of one girl, you"

"Tell me, Vallerie de Vera. What do you think are you doing to my son?"

I looked into her eyes, gathering all the courage I could get. "I've been setting him free, Mrs. Zamien"

She raised an eyebrow, "What?"

"You've got him wrapped in your fingers Mrs. Zamien. You controlled him. You got him a fiance to marry and a career that I'm sure he doesn't really want. Mrs. Zamien, do you even know what he actually wants to be?"

"I gave him a future that he needs, child"

"A future that he doesn't want! Your son is capable of making his own decisions for his own future. He does not need anyone, not even you, or me, to make his decisions for him"

"I was guiding him!"

"I hate to break it to you, but you weren't. Instead of guiding him, you controlled him. Mrs. Zamien your son wants to be a doctor. A psychiatrist, to be exact. He moved to College of Nursing in our school. Think of it, would you rather control your son and give him the life he doesn't want, marrying a woman he doesn't love, having a job he doesn't like? Or would you rather let him make his own decisions like a real mother, having a life marrying his beloved and a job he loves?"

I breathed heavily, tired of this argument. I won't to be surprised if Mrs. Zamien hates me even more after that. I won't be surprised if she decides to slap me or throw her hot tea at me. I won't be surprised if she decides to get me killed and take her son with him, controlling his life more.

But I am surprised now that a smile slowly crept on her face.

"I thought you'd be like one of those cowards who can't take care of my son. I thought Carrie would be the only one perfect to marry him. But I was wrong. You, Miss de Vera, are. I made it my life time goal to search for the one perfect for him to marry. But he found her before I even could. And as much as I hate to admit it, I mistreated her. That someone is you, Vallerie de Vera"

(AN: I recommend playing Way Back Home by Shaun, just because)

Right after that my phone rang and I checked to see who it was, not surprised to see the man we've been talking about.

"But I know you were severely hurt because of what you thought was my son's fault, but was actually because of my and Carrie's doing. May I ask, what's your relationship now with my son?"

I kept silent. All the courage I needed for answering the mother of the man I love all began to slowly fade away.

Ano nga ba ang relationship namin ni YZ?

"I'll give you something that'll make answering my question easier. I know you're not in a romantic relationship yet, just that he's courting you. So, I'll give you two choices. If you answer that call, it means you love him. If you don't do it, then you don't"

My phone kept ringing. I felt very nervous, and I swear I felt like I could make a whole pool from my sweat.

Do I?

Do I love him?

Do I love the man that made lots of efforts for me?

Do I love the man who felt romantic excitement for me even though we literally just met?

Do I love the man who made surprises for me?

Do I love the man who gave me lots of kisses?

The man who hugged me?

The man who brought me to a yacht?

The man who introduced me to his dead father?

Flashes of YZ came.

Hi Vallerie. I'm Yildeen, secretary of FSC (Freshmen Student Council) from Javez University. You're the secretary of your student council, correct?

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"Vie?" Biglang sabi nung lalaki na may kasamang babae na nakita ko din kanina.

"How do you know me?" I said with my eyebrows crossed. "It's me, Yildeen Zamien"

Oh. Well. May itsura pala siya.

Umamin ka, gwapo siya.

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"I'm really sorry, but please don't do what she says" sabi niya.

"Uhm..why?" I asked.

"Kasi ngayon nalang ulit ako nakaramdam ng kilig eh"

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"Will you be my girlfriend, Vallerie De Vera?"

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"No baby. Please know na I'll do everything, anything, for you"

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"I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. Saranghae. Je t'aime. Wǒ ài nǐ. Mahal kita. Watashi wa, anata o aishiteimasu. Te amo. Ya lyublyu tebya"

···

All the "baby"s, "babe"s, "by"s came in my mind. All the "bibe"s I called him, I remembered them too.

I took my phone and pressed green.

"Hey baby? Ba't di ka agad sumagod? I was worried. Sabi nung guard someone picked you up daw na babae. Don't tell me you're with mom? Are you okay?"

I smiled. I looked at the woman across me, who's also smiling. "I'm okay, YZ. And yes I'm with your mom. Papunta na kami diyan"

I could hear him breathe like he didn't for a long time. "Okay, come here soon, I miss you. I love you"

"Hey YZ?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you too"

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AN: WTF TAPOS NA 'TO?!?!?! DID I ACTUALLY JUST HAVE A FINISHED STORY?! GSIXSNXJSNBX