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Shift was in shock when he saw his father outside the bar where he is in, in a moment his father just disappeared in the crowd. Shift pay the bill and went to his car to get home as fast as he could.

After thirty minutes, Shift already at home and he saw his father standing at the doorways. With fear in his heart, he approached his father that seems so angry on what he saw a while ago. "Going home????" Mr. Villegas speaks to Shift. "I'm sorry, Dad!" Shift answered and look down. "I'm sorry? I'm sorry? Why did you lie to me, Shift? Why?" Mr. Villegas was now shouting at Shift. Dr. Shiela heard it and quickly ran towards the two. She went straight to his son. "What's the problem, Christian?" asked by Dr. Shiela. "Problem? Why not asked your son, what happen!" Mr. Villegas speaks rudely toward Dr. Shiela. "What happen, Shift?" Dr. Shiela was now lifting up the face of his son. Shift just shed a tears. "Why not tell your Mom the fucking thing you did? Liar." Mr. Villegas was still in angry mood towards his son. "Christian please stop it. " Dr. Shiela look at her husband. "What happened son?" Dr. Shiela was now worried to Shift. "Mom. I'm sorry." Shift hugged his mother. "What's happening?" Dr. Shiela seems so puzzled about everything. "Tell your mom, that you told me you are on your way home but I saw you in the bar." Mr. Villegas could not hold it anymore. "Son is that true?" Dr. Shiela asked. "Yes Mom, I'm sorry I lie to dad." Shift continue to cry. "See what did your son did? So irresponsible man, What if someone who knows him see him in that bar and report it to it to his school? His credibility will be affected." Mr. Villegas shouted. Shift look at his dad. "Yes Dad, I am irresponsible, are you happy?" Shift speak with hatred in his heart. "Son, stop it." Dr. Shiela holds the hand of her son. Mr. Villegas look at him. "Yes you are, Shift. You only do what you want to do without thinking." Mr. Villegas point his finger to Shift. "Oh really Dad? If I am not mistaken this life I was living right now, is the life you want me to be and not my choice."Shift raising now his voice. Mr. Villegas punch his son and Shift fell on the floor Dr. Villegas ran towards his son. "Because that what you need. You need to live that life for you to be fitted in this world. Being the best in not enough. You should be on top." Mr. Villegas left the two and went to their room. Dr. Shiela hugged her son and they both cried.

The next morning, Cherry call your Kuya Control we should eat together. "No worry Ma, I already here." Control walking straight to the kitchen fixing his hair. "How's your sleep?" Mrs. Vasquez asked to his son. "It's okay Ma, I just sleep late because I need to review for the upcoming Super Quiz Bowl next month." Control sat on the chair. "Son, don't over-study you should take  a rest sometimes. We are not forcing you to dig deep on your study." Mr. Vasquez reminded his son. "It's okay Pa, I can handle it." and the family start eating. 

After the breakfast, Cherry speak up. "Pa, Ma can I auditioned to our school dance troupe? I want to join there." Cherry asked permission to her parents. "It is okay Cherry, you know that I and your papa always supporting what was our children wants to do but always remember to keep safe." Mrs. Vasquez answered. "Okay Stop the drama, I don't have delivery today. I will give you a drive towards your schools." Mr. Vasquez called the attention of his family. The family Vasquez happily hop in the car.

"Ma! where's my key?" Shift asked his mother. "Shift from now on you are not allowed to use your car. I asked Andoy to become your personal driver starting now." Mr. Villegas answered. "But Dad?" Shift asked in shock. "Take it or leave it? You will be having a personal driver or you will take a public transportation?"Mr. Villegas replied. "Kuya Andoy, lets go. I want to be in the school right now." Shift called the attention of his driver. "Okay Sir." Andoy replied. "Andoy make sure you be here before 5pm." Mr. Villegas reminded Andoy' "But Dad." Shift stop at the door. "Your class is just up to 4:00 pm so better be here before 5. No more bargaining." Mr Villegas replied. Shift went to the car and left to school. Dr. Shiela speak up. "I think you are over harassing the privacy of our son, Christian." Dr. Shiela tell to her husband. " That is what he deserved." Mr. Villegas replied. "Yes Christian what he did is wrong, but punishing him this too hard is a NO NO." Dr. Shiela replied. "Lets not talk about. I am getting late. Would you ride with me or drive on your own?" Mr. Villegas get his key. "I will drive on my own." Dr. Shiela walks out toward her car. Mr. Villegas follows him.

"Hey what happened to your face?" Venice asked Andrei while they were walking towards the classroom. "Bump at the wall" Justine replied with a bit of sarcasm. "Really Justine as early as this?" Andrei stops and look to his friend who is walking at their back. "Stop Stop." Venice ran between them. "Wait I will just go to the CR." Justine move to a different way. "I will go to canteen first." Andrei uttered. "Haaaahhhh!!!! Why I need to be with this weird people." Venice speaks irritably. "You Control where will you go?" Control point out their classroom, walk and did not speak at all. Venice scratches her head and catch up with Control.

While in the CR, Justine heard someone step in and lock the main door. " Who is that?" Justine asked with a bit of fear in his mind. No one replied. Justine sneak out at the cubicle door but he sees no one. His heart beat fast and his breathing became deep, sweat falling from his head and with little bravery he went out the cubicle and he heard. "HEY!!!!" someone shouted at his back. "Fucking dog!!!!!!!!" Justine shouted at the top of his lungs and even he was scared he slowly turn where the voice came from and with ease he saw Andrei. "The fuck are you doing here?" Justine was now in relieved. "You almost killed me." Justine continues. "I wish I am" Andrei replied with no emotion. "Let me go to real reason why I follow you." Andrei moves closer to Justine but Justine walked backward until he reached the wall. "Don't move anymore. You don't have the space to do it." Andrei uttered. Andrei kicked the wall that made Justine locked between the door and Andrei's body. "Why did you lie to my mother?" Andrei asked. "You have all the time to tell her the truth and make her embarrassed with me? Why did you do it?" Andrei continues. "Uhmmmm!!!!!!" Justine can't found a word to say. "Speak!!!!" Andrei shouted to Justine's face. Justine became scared once because maybe he and Andrei were always fighting but this is the only time he saw Andrei's face that was so angry that he wants to eat someone. "Ahh, maybe were fighting everyday. We did not agreed always in almost everything." Justine now found a word. "But we are friends, so I must protect you and I know that your parents will be mad at you if they found you getting involve in fight." Justine continue. "So do you think I will buy your stupid answer?" Andrei replied. "Tell me what is your hidden agenda, I know that your following me yesterday and you're not just passing by." Andrei moves his face an inch closer to Justine's face. Justine pushed him. "Are you insane? Why do I need to follow you?" Justine face the mirror. "Justine I saw everything, I saw you intentionally following me. I saw you at the reflections of all the cars passing by the street." Andrei moved closer to where Justine are. "I did not just called your attention so I can be sure if you following me for real." Andrei continued. "And I prove that my guess was correct when you help me during fight with Alexis' group." He added. "AhHHH! you're correct I followed yesterday because I felt something not okay will happen."Justine faced Andrei. "And I am correct, if I am not there you probably in the hospital right now." Justine added. "But why did you do that? Do I need to know something?" Andrei moved closer to Justine. Justine pushed Andrei again. "Because you're my friend, that's it" Justine left Andrei in the CR. "Justine I know you like me, and I will win over you." Andrei whispered and went back to the classroom.

"Oh Pards, where is your car? Why are walking from the gate and not from the parking area?" Daniel asked Shift. "My dad grounded me use to used my car and what worst was I need to go home before 5pm." Shift replied to Daniel. "Oh Poor Shift, I think you made a big mistake that made your dad mad at you." Samuel uttered. "Is there a time that his dad did not mad a him?" Daniel stop and think. Samuel also stops and think. "Ohhhh!!! None hahahahhaha" Samuel laugh out loud. Shift grab his notebook and tap to Samuel's head. "Aww!!!" Samuel uttered. "Why so paper thin, Samuel? That's too soft for you." Shift speaking to his friend who was over acting right now. "And if I am not mistaken I am your friend, right? But why I can't see any support from you?" Shift asked his friends. "Oh!!! What's the real event why he punish you?" Daniel asked. Shift about to answer when he heard someone calling his name.

"SHIFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT" - Angel.

"Oh before I almost forgot your girlfriend looking at you about an hour ago." Samuel speak out. "Go with her, I know you missed her so much and I think she will be the one to make you stressed out." Daniel pushed Shift toward Angel. Shift walked heavily toward Angel because it still clear in his mind what he saw yesterday. He did not even made a ten step when Angel approach him and hugged him. 

"I miss you myloves." - Angel.

Shift looks at far and did not even make a move.

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