Pretty Much
Chapter Thirty-four
What she said send shivers down my spine. Parang biglang nagising ang kaninang inaantok kong diwa.
Is this some kind of prank she's trying to pull? Ganti niya ba 'to kasi hindi ko siya ipinakilala kay JC?
'Di ko alam kung ba't ako kinabahan kahit na alam kong ang imposible ng sinasabi niya. He couldn't be the guy that Jade's fangirling to. Besides, she often do this to me kasi nga wala raw akong kaalam alam sa mundo. Muntikan pa nga ako maniwala na dati na may naka-invent na ng flying cars.
Unfortunately, she's at it again.
"Okay, kunwari naniniwala ako," sarkastiko kong saad. "Good night, sweet dr—"
"I'm not kidding, Ari! Siya talaga 'yung nasa The Seaside. The guy who's courting you is freaking famous!"
Napalunok ako. "H-Hindi 'yan totoo, Jade. Siguro kahawig niya la—"
"So his name isn't Joshua Chavez?"
No.
It can't be...This can't be true.
Baka nagkataon lang na pareho sila ng pangalan. Baka nagkataon lang na...
"Hello? April, nandiyan ka pa?" she asked, trying to break my crestfallen state.
"A-Ah Can I—Can I call you back?"
Pinatay ko na ang call bago pa siya makasagot. I can't talk when I'm this baffled. And when I'm like this, I'm more agitated than I used to. Hindi ako matatahimik buong gabi habang nakahiga lang dito. Agad akong bumangon at binuksan ang ilaw.
I need to find answers...I have to prove that she's wrong.
My hands were sweating as I try to sign up a twitter account. As expected, the algorithm of it adds to the confusion I'm feeling. Sumakit ang ulo ko kasi ang daming pasikot sikot pero nag-tiyaga ako hanggang sa napunta ako sa trending list.
I selected the hashtag that has his name on it. Surprisingly, ang daming tweets na lumabas. Bunch of opinions and reactions overwhelmed me.
The half of it were swooned over his golden voice...and the half of it was well, about me. Though kahit hindi naman masyadong halata ang mukha ko do'n dahil medyo madilim, they still wondered why am I with him. Hindi rin nakatulong na halos pareho pa kami ng suot.
No one knew my name but their words pierced through me. Never in my life I have experienced this kind of hate speech.
I know I shouldn't be affected by empty threats and unreasonable insults but I suddenly didn't have the ability to stop myself from scrolling down and reading everything. At least mayroong mga nag-d-defend sa'kin kahit papaano.
BINABASA MO ANG
Pretty Much (PS #1)
Teen Fiction"I like you but this is pretty much...This is just too much." ~~~ April Velasco is a typical college student who is trying to strive through school and through life, in general. To make the ends meet, she is a librarian at night. She doesn't entirel...
