Rebound

Chapter 1

This was unexpected. Alessandro Giovanni Valderrama, confessed to me.
I stared at his face. The most popular boy at school confessed to me! But..why? What did he see in me? Beauty? A coca cola body? 'Cause I don't have those. I'm literally the opposite of him. He's beautiful and I'm not. He's popular and I'm not. People love him, but people don't love me. I mean, who can blame them? I'm a nerd for fk sake! I'm an ugly duckling. A trash. Of all girls in this school..why me?

"Hey! Are you listening to me? I said I like you!"

Nagising ang diwa ko sa sigaw nya. "H-ha?"

"Tss. Stupid girl" He rolled his eyes. Bakla ba 'to? Psh. Daig pa ang babae eh. Meron yata sya ngayon.

"So..since I like you..will you be my girlfriend?"

Lumaki ulit ang mga mata ko at napakurap. That question again. If I did answer him..nothing bad's going to happen anyway. Like they say, It's not bad to try something new. It's okay to make mistakes in life 'cause those mistakes are lessons. For once, I'll be brave, I'll have courage. Even if I fail..even if this is a mistake. So I said..

"Yes"

Ngumisi sya at hinila ako sa parking lot kung nasan ang isang lalaki at isang babaeng magkahawak ang kamay at nag-uusap.

Nagtataka akong tumingin sakanya. But he look serious and cold as he looked at them.

"Sophia and Joseph, meet my girlfriend, Rave Gabrielle Alvarez" He said while smirking at them.

The girl looked shocked as she looked at Alessandro. You know what, I'll just call him Gio for short. "O-oh! Nice to meet you, Rave!" Is it just me or she's smiling at me like I'm some food she's saving for later to munch? 'Cause her smile is hella creepy. More like evil actually.

"Calláte" I murmured.

Translation: 'Shut up'

"What?" She looked at me confused. "Nothing" I looked down at my feet as if I was trying to avoid her evil glare.

"Congrats bro! Finally, man!" sabi ni Joseph. Kaibigan siguro ni Gio. Nag bro-fist sila. Mukhang galit si Gio. Ang sama ng tingin nya kay Joseph eh. Bakit kaya?
:(

"I know. I really love my girlfriend. I'm happy with my life now" Inakbayan nya ako.

Nakasimangot akong tumingin sakanya at inalis ang kamay nyang nakaakbay. Ang bigat kaya! Tsk! Ngunit nagulat ako sa susunod na nangyari. Hinila nya ako palapit sakanya at hinalikan sa harap nila habang tinitignan si Sophia.

Mas lalong lumaki ang mata ng babae at halos umusok na ang ilong sa galit. She walked away. Sumunod naman si Joseph sakanya.

"What was that?! Huh?! You just stole my first fking kiss!" Sigaw ko. I kept pushing him out of anger. Ugh! I didn't sign up for this! I mean..technically I did, but I didn't expect this!

Ngumisi sya. "You're lucky you got kissed by me. You should be thankful"

UGHHHH!

Umalis na ako sa school. Nagpara ako ng jeep at umuwi na sa bahay.

What an unusual day! :<

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The next day

"Hey! Gab!" humabol siya sa'kin.

"Ano nanaman ba Gio?! At anong Gab?! Ha?!" Fk him! Galit parin ako sakanya. That first kiss belonged to the guy I will marry! My first and last kiss.

He pouted. "You used my second name as a nickname, so I'll use yours too"

I rolled my eyes and continued walking to my classroom habang dala ang mga libro sa kamay ko.

"H-hey.." Hinawakan nya ang kamay ko.

Nailang ako kaya inagaw ko ang kamay ko sakanya.

"Galit ka pa ba dahil sa ginawa ko kahapon?" I stayed silent and didn't speak a single word.

Pinagtitinginan na kami.

Psh. Pangpalipas ng oras lang 'yan ni Gio.

Ew! Look at her thick glasses. She's so kadirdir. Ugh!

She look like a witch! She's so bruha!

I rolled my eyes at them. Iniwan ko na si Gio 'dun at pumasok na sa classroom. Ngunit ang susunod na nangyari ay hindi ko inaasahan. A cold thick liquid poured onto my head. It smelled like glue mixed with milk. Nagulat ako ng may nagtapon sa'kin ng basura. I used my left hand as a shield to protect my eyes.

"Kadiri ka! Ang baho mo! That's where you belong and that's what you are! You're nothing but an ugly piece of sht. You're trash! Ang landi mo! Paano mo inakit si Gio, ha?! Did you give your virginity to him? You whore!" sigaw sa'kin ni Sophia.

May tumulong luha sa mata ko. I kept shooking my head. Gusto kong sabihin na mali siya. But words can't escape my mouth at this moment. I faked a smile. Napakurap ako sa glue na nasa mata ko. I closed my eyes to prevent the glue from getting in.

Don't cry..don't cry. Stop crying! You're used to this. You're supposed to be brave. You're such a loser, Rave. You're such a wimp!

No matter how hard I try to look brave..no matter how I try to look okay..deep inside, I'm crying. Deep inside..I just feel like dying and get this over with.

I ran to the halls while my eyes are closed. I stretched my arms and hands infront of me to guide me.

When I felt the bathroom doorknob I went in and washed my face.

Tinignan ko yung sarili ko sa salamin. I tried to hold my face with my right hand.
"Ang pangit pangit mo. You don't deserve to be happy. I faked a smile again and kept telling that to myself.

Sinuot ko yung P.E Uniform ko at umalis na sa bathroom.

Nakayuko ako habang naglalakad. I covered my face with my hair.

Nabigla ako ng may nabangga ako.

"No quise hacerlo. Lo siento!" Ugh! Why did I say that in Spanish?

Translation: 'I didn't mean to. I'm sorry!'

He chuckled. "Está bien"

Napatingin ako sakanya. "Y-you can speak Spanish?"

Tumango siya.

"F-fluent ka?"

Tumango siya.

"I'm Alejandro Rafael Castillo, but you can call me Raf. How 'bout you?"

I hid my face. "I-I'm Rave Gabrielle Alvarez"

He stretched his hand out to me as if he wanted us to shake hands.

Tinanggap ko 'yun.

"Hey, it's okay. You don't have to be ashamed of your face. You're beautiful, Rave. Trust me" He curled the strands of my hair to my ears and hugged me. Now my face is exposed. Nagulat ako.

He smiled at me and I smiled back but awkwardly.

"I'm sorry..C-can you g-give me your number, Rave?" Nakayuko nyang sabi. Nahiya pa. Tsk. Napapangiti ako sakanya.

"Sure!"

We exchanged numbers and said goodbye to each other.

Pinagbubulungan kami. Seriously?! Wherever I go there's always people who judge, listen and make fun of me.

Grrrrr....RAWR!