The Rival Equation

For some people, success is a dream. For her, it's an obligation.

Aurelia Jane Atienza always had that mindset. Para kay Aurelia, isang responsibilidad ang maging magaling. Her school years always went well-consistent valedictorian at palaging nasa section 1. She had always put her grade above anyone else to the point that she only had a few friends. Entering Senior High School, she thought the world would continue to favor her.

And it always did, not until she met her classmate and new rival-Raphael Dean Alvarez. He had always been academically gifted, and what Aurelia hated the most? Raphael did it effortlessly. She had always been the best, but now, the title she worked so hard for could be stolen by someone who barely tried.

But who knew that this hatred could turn into something more? What started as a competition slowly became something neither of them could explain. Sometimes, you fall in love with the most unexpected person.