I was just the secretary of our classroom. My grades we're average and I blended in with the others. But what made me stand out was my love for music. I loved my voice as it danced with the music I adored. I could play instruments and with my voice, it's all complete. I liked it that way. Just me and my music together, but nothing ever stays. With a snap of my fingers, the music suddenly died down in me. The melodic rhymes and tunes faded into silence, I walked that path to madness. Only finding myself in pieces at my hardest times. My life filled of music was gone. I changed completely into this person I no longer recognized. I lost the music inside me. When I thought I had lost the only thing I loved, he came. I didn't know he could save me from my despair. From the sadness of not knowing my own melody anymore.

Sunshine. That was me, it has always been me. The sunshine of everyone around me and also, the fragile one. I can break easily, but my friends are there if it ever breaks. Happiness was a disease, it contaminated my whole heart with the memories and love everyone gave me. But I never thought my almost so perfect life would end soon. The sun that bathed me with happiness all my life had suddenly turned into something else. It was a pit of darkness. The sadness crept into my life ever so slowly to the point that I couldn't bear it anymore. It hurt, I suffered. I didn't know where to go. Will I see and feel the light and warmth of the sun ever again?

Since I can remember, I was always soft-hearted. I help others unconscious of what consequences I could get. But I never received concern from anyone, I was known to be strong and independent. What they don't see is that, I was in a toxic place. I never got the treatment of how I treated others. I was silently suffering, from the loud voices that seemed unfamiliar to me. Like I was slowly dying, from all the words they talked about me. I was losing self-confidence, but I never hesitated to be affectionate and fond of others. Even to strangers. Amidst my tiring life, I met the person who could understand my wounds. The person who never doubted to show me the affection and love that I deserved. The feeling of being adored, protected, and seen. He gave them all, he had it all. And then I knew, he would be the one.

I have everything that I could ever wish for. The looks, brains, talents, you name it. I was always at the top of my class since I entered highschool and also, the golden child. I prioritized my studies before anything else─I've never thought of myself failing at the only thing I'm really good at. Academics. Everything was normal, not until a transferee student entered my class. Not long after he transferred, he replaced me as the top of our class. He shined brighter than me and for once, I finally felt like I'm being challenged. He eventually became my rival when it came to academics. We we're constantly knocking heads and we always compete for the top spot. We hated each other. But, is it just me or I'm the only one who thinks this is more than just rivalry?