Our Fated Encounter [Completed]

Chapter 25

As we entered the room, all eyes were on us as if they saw something beautiful.

"There they are!", one exclaimed pointing at our direction

"Are they pointing at us?", I asked this man beside me

"So, there we have the perfect date of the night, may we please ask you to come up on stage with us.", a girl said whom I believed is the emcee and a part of the student body

When she said that, a spotlight was then on us

"Shall we?", he asked me with a smile and we both held hands walking towards the platform

"Let's all give them a round of applause," she told the audiences, "May we ask you to remove your mask to reveal to all the beauty hidden behind those.", the emcee told us once more

I looked at John hesitating on whether or not I should remove it. Natatakot akong mahusgahan kapag matanggal ko na 'tong mask sa mukha ko.

"Reveal!" "Reveal!" "Reveal!", everyone then started chanting

"Don't worry I'm here, I'll always be right here beside you, I promise that.", he whispered on my ear that sent me shivers once more then he gently squeezed my hand and gave me a smile of assurance.

He removed his mask first, then faced me waiting for my turn

"Well, we have our very own John Kyle Alvarez.", then I heard a lot of cheers from the crowd and some girls squealing, "And now let us reveal who this lovely lady who became the date of our John Alvarez." she added

My hands were shaking trying to reach the end of the mask, then John spoke up

"Now let me introduce to you my angel," he said "Stella Angel Gonzales" he exclaimed as soon as he removed it.

"Woah! What a pleasant surprise we have for tonight.", the emcee said

Iba't ibang reaksyon naman ang nakita ko sa mga tao.

"Woah! Is it really Stella? the nerd, right?"

"She looks so different, I like it!"

"She's pretty after all."

I heard a lot appreciating the way I looked tonight that made me feel relieved. I guess I was afraid for no reason, I just needed to go with the flow, take risks and enjoy it. But then one entered the scene,

"Excuse me everyone but," someone said out of the blue, "Who said a nerd like her could be the rightful date of an Alvarez?", she asked everyone, trying to embarrass me

Natahimik naman ang lahat sa biglaang ingay na dala ni Monika, nahiya naman ako sa kakaibang atensyon na ibinibigay niya sa'kin.

John then grabbed the mic from the emcee and spoke up for me,

"So sino sa tingin mo ang nararapat na date ko? Ikaw? You aren't even worthy of my time. Di ko kayang ibaba ang standards ko para piliin ang isang tulad mo na bigla biglang gagawa ng eksena para lang makapanira ng ibang tao.", he told her kaya napuno ng tensyon ang aming paligid

"Why do you keep defending her? Don't tell me you like her? No way!", she exclaimed once more agad naman siyang nilapitan ng mga kaibigan ni John para pigilan siyang sumugod sa'min

"Ano naman kung gusto ko siya o hindi? It's none of your business so stay out of it. I'm done with this scene your making, the fake news your spreading, and you insulting her, please stop this because you're only embarrassing yourself." ,yan ang huling sinabi ni John tsaka binalik ang mic tapos hinawakan niya muli ang kamay ko to make sure I was fine at natahimik na rin si Monika siguro dahil sa hiya at lumabas muna siya.