Under the City Lights (It Girl Series #1)

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"Ryan please make sure that the budgets are set for next week. Vienna are the decorations ready? Marielle did you contact the referee's for each game?" sunod sunod na tanong ko sa mga kasamahan ko sa student council.

The sports festival is next week and I need to make sure na okay na ang lahat bago ang sports festival. I do not want to fail as the student council president.

"Miss president" I looked back immediately when I heard a familiar voice

I smiled when I saw him and I walked fast towards him and gave him a hug

"It has been a while, Miss president" he smirked, I rolled my eyes with what he did

"Yeah right,Stevenson Samaniego" he immediately pinched my cheek kaya hinampas ko ang balikat niya para bitawan niya ang mukha ko. He's my 2nd cousin. Sa side ni mommy kaya makulit, ewan ko ba bakit halos lahat ng family members sa side ni mom makukulit. Super seryoso naman sa side ni dad, well except lola and aunt sapphire.

We were done with the meeting kaya nag aya ako ng lunch, we went to the cafeteria at nag hanap ng mauupuan. We eventually found one, well, binigay sa amin to be exact.

"Until now ba, uso pa din ang It Girl na yan?" natatawang saad ni Steven. I was about to answer nang biglang matahimik ang loob ng cafeteria, I then saw my bestfriends, Steph and Alexis.

"Yep, mukhang uso pa din" humalkhak na itong katabi ko kaya inirapan ko nalang. Hindi namin alam, nuong freshman palang kaming tatlo nagulat nalang kami na may nag upload ng pictures namin sa website ng school at binansagan kaming 'It Girls' ng DLSU.

For us it was just a joke of course, hindi naman namin sineryoso iyon. But not the people around us. Kaya marami din siguro yung may ayaw sa amin na mga babae. Muntik na kaya ako matalo sa elections dahil dun.

"Steven? Hi! Kamusta ka?" agad na bati ni Stephanie ng makaupos siya sa table namin.

"Kahit kailan talaga wala kang respeto. Mas matanda pa din kaya ako kesa sa inyo" well it is true. He graduated last year. Ewan ko ba bakit bumalik ito dito.

"Hey sol!" steven smirked when he saw alexis' frowned. Ayaw na ayaw niya kasi sa first name niya.

"Pwede ba stevenson" it was my cousin's turn to frown

We were busy eating nang biglang umingay ang loob ng caf. Agad din na tumili si Stephanie kaya nasabunot siya ng di oras si Alexis. Si Alexis kasi ang nag babalance sa aming tatlo. Stephanie is a loud mouth, happy go lucky kind of girl. Pwede na gawing kandidata for Miss U kasi halos lahat ata ng tao kilala niya at kilala siya.

I'm the quiet and serious type. Ayaw ko kasing sirain ang image ng family ko. Both my parents are great cardio thoracic surgeon. Oo, ako 'yung may attitude sa aming tatlo. Alexis is the shy type. But she goes along with us. Siya ang nagtatayo na nanay namin ni Stephanie. Especially when we go to clubs.

"Hey, Fio. Kilala mo yang si Jolo?" Steph nudged me kaya agad ako napatingin sa kanya

"No" I frowned

"Really? Then, why is he looking at you?" ngumuso pa siya sa kabilang table kaya tinignan ko, and yes that ball freak is looking at me. I rolled my eyes at binalik ang tingin ko sa table.

I saw how his teammates teased him. I hear Alexis chuckles but she eventually stopped ng tinignan ko siya ng masama.

"That's Jolo Bustamante hindi ba?" tanong ni steven and stephanie nodded

"He's a playboy" steven frowned and he looked at me

"Don't look at me like that. Hindi ko siya type. Playboy's aren't my thing"

"But may reason naman bakit siya playboy" stephanie added. I was about to put on may airpods nang biglang kinuga ni Alexis 'yun at tinago sa bag niya. She urged me to listen. Ugh! Why are we talking about that guy anyway?! Gusto ko sumigaw. I'm getting frustrated dahil sa topic na to.

I know steven would think na may gusto ako sa Jolo na 'yun since Stephanie is digging deeper in to the topic. Steven is very protective of me. Wala kasi akong kapatid, and so does he kaya ako ang tinuturing niyang kapatid. 

"Well, rumors had it na his fiance died. Kaya ayaw na niyang mag seryoso" they kept on talking pero hindi na ako nakinig, I opened my planner and pinag aralan ko nalang ang flow ng program for next week.

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Ryan and I went to the gym to check the place and para mailagay na din ang ibang designs sa stock room sa likod ng gym.

"It looks like the archers are still practicing, miss pres"

The coach noticed us and he went to us, I asked if it is okay for the student council to stay since bukas na ang opening ng sports festival and we really need to decorate the gym, and I promised na hindi kami gagawa ng makakasira sa practice nila. The coach agreed so Ryan and I went to the stage. Darating din naman maya maya ang ibang members ng council.

I saw some girls waiting sa bleachers, must be their fans or something. Ryan told me to sit down at siya nalang daw ang susukat ng measurement ng stage. I sat down sa bleachers and opened my planner.

It was their break time at nakita ko siyang lumapit sa babae at kinuha nito ang tubig. I rolled my eyes. Ang lalandi. His eyes met mine and he smirked at me. I frowned at him.

"Miss pres, marielle and the others are here" I stood up and instructed them on what to do.

Tumulong na din ako sa pag lalagay ng design. The hook was too high for me kaya medyo nahirapan ako sa pag lagay. Someone grabbed the design at naihook niya ka agad.

Tumalikod ako para makita kung sino 'yun and I saw Jolo standing behind me. Ngayon ko lang na notice, I look really short pag magkatabi kami.

"Can I help?" he smiled

"No,it's okay" tanggi ko, kakatapos lang nila mag practice and I'm sure as hell na pagod siya

"Come on. Let the team help. Matatagalan kayo pag kayo kayo lang" he insisted, I looked at my watch and it is almost 10pm. Mukhang pagod na din ang mga kasama ko.

"Okay"

His teammates helped kaya mabilis na namin natapos ang pag dedesign sa buong gym. "Thank you so much,boys. Mabilis namin na tapos dahil sa tulong ninyo" I smiled at them, mukhang nanibago, they were stunned. I chuckled

Aalis na kami when Jolo called me "Hey! Sabay na tayong umalis" I wanted to ignore him pero they helped us and I owe him for that "Sure"

He grabbed his bag and sumabay na siya sa akin pag labas ng gym "Do you have your car with you or may susundo sayo?" I looked at him confusingly, which made him laugh "Curios lang, miss pres"

"I have my car with me" I answered. Nagulat ako ng bigla niya akong pinatigil sa pag lalakad.

"Wait a second"

He knelled in front of me, he dropped his bag and he fixed my shoe lace. I'm thankful kasi madilim, he won't be able to see how red my face is right now. He fucking fixed my shoe lace!

"Done" he stood up and began walking again as if like nothing happened

"You could have just told me. I could have tied it by my self"

He stopped and he faced me, his eyes were piercing into my soul

"Why don't you let your guard down? Just because you're the student council president, doesn't mean hindi ka na pwedeng alagaan ng iba" and he continued walking hanggang sa makapasok na siya sa sasakyan niya and he drove fast

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