Chapter 12: You never Pretend.

Chapter 12: You never Pretend. 

When I wake up the next day, I get up so early because today is midterm exam day. I finished studying last night, but I have some curiosity about other subjects. 

When I went out to my room, U heard some news about Congressman Suarez. 

"Just In, Congressman Suarez has announced that he is going to run for the election. As a senator, the Congressman of Batangas claims that he is running with the partnership of 'Associate Party'." The anchor said. 

I sighed when I heard the news about him. The memory of him and Rage flashbacks to me. I shook my head after that and was ready to leave. 

I am going to commute this day, since maaga pa naman. I put my earphones on and listen to music. 

Playing~Hold me down~Kris Wu

I bang my head a little due to the music I've been listening to. Until a motorcycle stopped in front of me. I knew it, it's Kevin. 

"Good morning, Ganda!" He smiled at me. I still feel a little bit awkward after what happened between us, but I think I should get back to what we are. Parang ganun kasi ang ginagawa niya ngayon. 

"Good morning," I smiled back. 

"Sabay na tayo, since may exam naman ngayon ei. Para hindi ka rin malate!" He said, I don't know what I should say back to him. But I think it's better this way. 

He handed me his other helmet and he put it on my head. I look at him and wait for him until he finishes. 

"Like what you said, let's go back to normal, and get to know more about us." I was speechless after I heard him say that. 

"But-"

"Allow me, Ganda," he said, trying to convince me. I was about to say that he will stop liking me soon, but he stopped me. 

I just go with the flow to him. Since I don't have any plans to fall in love with anyone. 

We reached the university that fast, cause it's so early in the morning. I loosen his helmet and give back to him. I was about to go to the library so I can still study before the exam starts. But I figured out that Kevin is following me. I turn around to see him. 

"Sorry, Ganda. Hehe!" He shyly said. 

"Bakit ba?" I asked him. 

"Samahan lang sana kita." He smiled at me. He's face makes me smile, like what should I do to him? At least he makes me feel better, a little though. 

We both went to the library, he said he's going to study too because it's exam day nga! 

I was just silently reading when I heard a wait snore? I look at Kevin and he is the one who is snoring. 

"He's sleeping, wow!" I put my jacket around his back so he didn't feel cold. I thought he was really going to study, like he said but now he's sleeping shucks. I shook my head and returned to reading. 

When the exam is about to start, I wake him up. 

Ang galing, bungad pala ang exam ni Mr. No, shuta nakaka imbyerna. Buti na lang talaga sinipag akong aralin ang subject niya. While I was walking in the hallway to go to my exams,I received a call from Ali and Jen. 

"Goodluck to us. Break a leg!" Jen chatted on our GC, just the three of us. 

"Kawawa naman yung leg, pero good luck sa atin. Pag hindi niyo na alam ang sagot, hotdog na lang lagay niyo :)" Ali chatted too. I was about to reply when Rage sent a message to me on my messenger. 

"Good luck Miss, pag bumagsak ka lagot ka sa akin! Your marks on the exam is the payment of your tutoring session with me. If you have the lowest marks, then you have to pay cash. Got that!" Paladesisyon talaga to, sa buhay. I smiled after reading his chats, he always like that tinanggap ko na nga yun ei. 

That was his first message after he had a fight with his Dad, which is I'm there too. 

Pumasok na ako sa subject ni Mr. No, doon ko siya nakita na nakaupo na sa desk niya sa may likuran ng upuan ko. He looked at me when our eyes met, he smiled at me. He always used to smile at me everytime we saw each other. Nasasanay na ako sa maaliwalas niyang ngiti. 

The exam started and I managed to answer everything I know in my knowledge. Though I am always confused by the negative and positive signs, now I make it right. I hope so. The exam lasted for only one hour, and I have to go to another exam. 

Before I leave this room, I look at the back of my side and see if Rage is still there. But he already left. 

All I do today is take an exam, nothing else. 

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Three days after the bloody days, which are examination days. Jen invited us to clubbing dahil tapos na daw ang kalbaryo sa pag take ng exam. I thought we were going to celebrate in her unit but it's a club this time. 

Ali and I just arrived on time, we are here at the club where Jen sent us. I just wear a simple dress and my favorite sling bag. 

"There you are my sisters!" Jen approaches us, and she's already drunk. Ang aga niya talaga tamaan ng amats, wala lang alas dyis ha. 

"Aga ng amats natin a." Ali jokes to her. 

"I was already here around 3pm." My eyes widened in shock, when I heard her. Seryoso siya? 

"Sis, hindi ka naman excited lumaklak ng alak no?" Ali tapped her shoulder. 

"Ano na ba ang mga nainom mo?" I asked her. 

"Well, lately I drink tequila but I don't like the taste. Then I finished the bottles of margarita and the bar pink." Halos masuka ako sa mga nabanggit niyang alak. 

"Hoy, papatayin mo ba sarili mo?" Ali asked her but now it's serious. 

"Matagal na akong patay! Whoo~" she left us while waving her glass of alcohol. Ali and I looked at each other, we always knew that Jen is a party animal but we never heard her story. 

We followed Jen but because it is an open place, we can't see her right now. 

Ali and I sat on the other sofa, we both silent after seeing Jen like that. I know we are just new to one another but we still care for each other. It's just so heartbreaking seeing her like that. 

"Okay lang kaya yung, baklang yun?" Ali asked and drank the shot of black label. 

"Hindi ko alam, hindi naman siya nagkukwento ei." I said. I sighed, that is the reason why it's hard to get to know about people. You don't know what they are struggling for, before you enter their life, and it's hard to ask them because you don't want to hurt their hidden feelings regarding their issues in life. 

Ali and I choose to have fun, while we monitor Jen. 

"I didn't know you liked this kind of place." I jumped off to my seat when I heard a man beside me. 

"Siraulo ka ba!" I shout at Rage. He laughed at me when he saw my reaction. Muntik ko pa maibuga ang soju. 

"Soju, na naman ei bagsak ka nga jan. Huwag na lang yan ang inumin mo. Mag gatas ka." I sighed in disbelief after hearing him. Ano ako one year old? 

"What do you think of me? Child?" I told him. He just shrugged and literally ordered a milk. At bakit may milk na offer sa club? 

"Gago ka ba?" I whispered to him. 

"Oo bakit?" Duh, did he just admit that to me? 

He went to a smoking area and I just followed him there. Leaving his milk he ordered for me. 

"Have you finished your milk kid?" He jokingly said, and lighting up his cigarette I didn't know he knew how to smoke. 

"Tseh! So, you smoke ha?" I asked. He ejected out from the mouth the smoke of his cigarette. 

"Yeah, but not everyday!" He said. Looking at my dress! 

"You have a good taste when it comes to simplicity." He said, it's that a compliment? 

"You want coffee, para mawala amats mo sa Soju." He said, suddenly. 

"Amats ka jan, hindi pa nga ako nangangalhati ano." Depensa ko naman. He's just making fun of me. 

But here I am sitting in his car to find a good coffee shop. We we're just silent the whole time, I don't know if I opened the topic last time about his Dad. Ayoko namang manghimasok. 

He stopped his car, in front of a coffee shop of course. Bumaba ako sa kotse niya, nung bumaba rin siya. Pumasok kami sa loob, it's already 9 o'clock, but still this coffee shop has a lot of customers. Maybe their service and food is good too. 

We sat at the table that was good for two, our direction was near the glass window. 

The ambiance of the coffee shop feels so warm. Plus the fact that they have a good taste of music playing all over the shop. 

Rage is the one who ordered for me. I am not a fan of coffee, I only like it's milk tea. 

"Here! Pampawala ng amats." He told me. 

"Tseh. Sabi ng hindi nga ako lasing." I was about to scream at him, but thank God. I didn't do it because there's a lot of people here and I don't want to make a scene. Wait, it's a public place so there's a big chance that a lot of people will notice him. Rage the superstar as of this new generation. 

"Wait, why are we here? A lot of people will notice who you are." I whispered trying to sound so quiet so people didn't hear us. 

"No need, madalas ako dito kaya hindi na big deal sa may ari kung sino ang kasama ko pati na rin sa mga tao. A lot of celebrities used to go here, if they wanted some private place." He explained it to me. I nod just listening to him. He ordered iced coffee for me. Like I said, I am not a coffee fan, so I don't know what he's drinking right now. 

"How are you?" I asked out of the blue, actually after he announced that I am his girlfriend I am expecting some attacks from his fan. But when I went home that night, the article about me was already deleted. 

"Looking fine as always!" He answered me. 

"Where? I don't see the 'fine' youre saying!" I said, looking at him. 

"Well, that's why I am an actor. I know how to pretend everything!" He said. 

"That's not what I see. Just never mind." I said awkwardly. 

"That's what I like about you. You never pretend!" He said. But one thing is for sure. I am in denial. Or maybe just maybe I already have feelings for this man.