The Prominent 8

CHAPTER 18

CHAPTER 18

The Prominent 8

Albert stood at the center between Carla and Diana.

"Albert, who is she?" Carla asked suspiciously.

"She's my friend." Albert replied instantly.

She drew nearer and stood up at Albert's side. Pinagmasdan niya nga mabuti si Diana.

"And who might you be?" she asked.

"Diana Feschia."

"Nice to meet you, Diana Feschia. I'm Carla Valdez, Albert's fiancé." she said and smiled dominantly.

"Stop it--"

"Oh! You have a fiancé, Albert?" Diana asked surprisingly.

"Stop it, Carla!" he rebuked Carla for saying that.

"What's wrong Albert? I thought she's your fiancé?" Diana confusedly asked.

Albert didn't replied and he grabbed Carla's hand and take her with him away from Diana. He take her to the roof top.

Albert push her against the wall and put his hands above her head.

"Don't do that again!" he cautioned her.

"Are you going to kiss me?" she asked and gave him the dominance smile again.

"Why am I supposed to kiss you?" he said and look her in the eyes.

"Am doing this so you won't run away!" he added.

"By the way, who's that girl? You like her?" she asked.

"Yes, I like her. That's why I told you not to do that in front of her." he said.

"I don't care. What's important is that you're my fiancé now." she said and kiss him right away and walked away.

Albert clench his fist again

He came down from the roof top with his eyebrows furrowed. Jonathan, Mark, Paul, Hera, Kian, Diana, and Lowanne were waiting downstairs for Albert.

"What's wrong, Albert?" Kian asked.

"Are you angry?" Hera asked.

"Why am I not supposed to be angry?" he yelled at them.

"Albert!" Lowanne stood at his front.

"Relax, everything's gonna be okay. Me, your friends are here now." Lowanne placated him.

"Okay, just breathe."

Albert started to smile. Lowanne's a comforter of his too.

"This is no time to be angry. We'll have a reunion, right?" Jonathan gushed.

"Yes come'on! Let's go!" Paul grabbed Albert's hand.

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All of the students at the cafeteria are turning there heads on the 8.

The most famous students at Laedon University were walking together! They are all friends now.

Albert at the center of them was walking with his head held high. Lowanne was tying her curly hair up. Diana was smiling politely. Hera was walking with her head down. Paul was reading his book while walking. Mark was putting his headset on, while Kian was just so charming.

"They are all friends now?"

"I'll think they'll make a group."

"They're prominent!"

The students were talking about them.

"Okay, why are they all watching us?" Paul whispered at Albert.

"I don't know." he replied at napatingin siya sa mga kasama niya.

"We're all good, we're all good. But why?"

Mark accidentally slipped. They all stopped, a moment of silence at the cafeteria. Awkward..

"Okay, stand up Mark." Albert lend his hand right away for Mark. And he looked at the crowd and smiled embarrassingly.

"There's a banana peel! I slipped because of the banana peel!" Mark exclaimed.

"That's embarrassing, right?" Lowanne said.

"Oh, yes.." Diana murmured.

HERA'S POV

This is the first time I ate at the cafeteria with a friend. I'm not used to this. I looked at them one by one while they were laughing, giggling and chuckling. I felt relieved, it's nice to have a friend. I hope I'll always get along with them, and not being rude to them.

"Hey, I wanna ask something." Mark said.

"Yeah, what's that?" Albert asked.

"What's family to you?" he asked and we went quiet.

"Family?" Jonathan asked.

"Family, living under the same roof." Kian said and he laughed sarcastically at his own joke.

"What an answer Kian! Brilliant!" Albert exclaimed and guffawed.

"Oh my, my abdoment hurts!" he added.

"Well, that's a joke right?" I asked.

"Don't kill the joy, Hera." Lowanne said and chuckled.

"Kian, you love your family?" I asked Kian. And they all went quiet again.

"I love you more." he said right away and they all went thrilled. Paul yelled.

"Really? Oh my! We have a couple here now!" Albert exclaimed and tapped Kian's back.

"Kiera! Kiera!" Paul yelled, ginaya rin nila. They were teasing us.

"Stop it!" I yelled and slam the table. They stopped.

"Okay, sorry." Paul apologized.

"It's true, Hera." Kian reassured.

They were yelling again until I can't her them anymore because something came into my mind. I remember that day..

[Hera 1st year high school]

I was at the CR. I put on my make up. I always bring my liptint with me. I want to make myself pretty because I like someone that time. When I got out from the cr, a group of girls are outside.

"Puro paganda lang nalaman ng babaeng to." she whispered to her friend but I heard it.

"Oo nga, grabe yung liptint."

"Hey girl." lumapit ang isang babae sakin.

"Nakakadiri ka, palaging nagpapaganda!" she said with a sneer.

"Alam mo girl, di ka naman gaganda kung palagi kang nag liliptint diyan." ani ng isa at inirapan niya ako.

"Parang hinampas na nga yung cheeks niya dahil napakapula!" ani ng isa and they all laughed.

"Girl, huwag masyadong maglagay ng liptint ah." the girl on my front said and they went away.

My heart clenched. I go back to the comfort room. I cried there. I looked at the mirror and erased my make up.

"Yes, they are right. You're not pretty at all!" I said to myself and I take my scissor from my bag and cut my hair.

"It's disgusting to look like a girl, right?" I gasped.

"So let's be boyish."