BivianneI took a deep breath before starting to answer. Today is our midterm examinations. I need to do well. Now I have to show mom that I will once again get the first spot in our entire batch. All those sleepless nights will finally pay off.In the middle of answering, I felt something dripped out of my nose. When I wiped it, I saw that my nose was bleeding. I quickly grabbed a napkin inside my bag. Our teacher noticed that so he immediately looked up at me. But I didn't listen to her. I need to finish the test on time. I only have a few minutes left."It's okay, Bivianne," said ma'am Teresa. "I will give you time later to finish the test. Stop your nose bleeding first."I followed him. It didn't take long and it stopped, so I continued. Even though I was dizzy, I still didn't take my eyes off my paper. I just closed my eyes slowly when I finished the last equation. My head throbbed more.“Time's up! Pass your papers forward.”Two more to go and we're done for this day. We had an
BivianneI took a deep breath and blew a cool breeze. Oxem took me to a large farm that they said belonged to their family. I think it's one of his cousins."Kise's family owns this farm," Oxem began. "The Ramos family, my father's side, is not really a wealthy clan. In fact, grandma and grandpa's lifestyle is below average. Grandpa is the only one who has a job so that is enough for their daily food. They're a family with thirteen kids, after all."I stared at him as he looked at the vast field. It was as if he saw his grandfather and grandmother there with their children.I listened as he told the story. We sat on the grass that he just covered with a big blanket."Tell me more about your family," I said. "I still want to meet you. I want to know you more.”Our eyes met and he smiled. "Nothing worth telling, actually. As you can see, I grew up with my cousins so we are very close to each other. I also grew up with both of my parents.” His smile disappeared as he bowed. "I don't kn
BivianneThe smile on my lips immediately disappeared when I saw mom in the living room. He was drinking wine while reading something on his tablet. Probably about work. He never runs out of work."Where have you been?" he asked without even looking up from the tablet.I approached him while bowing. "My friend's house.""Yeshua's?" Right. She knows I'm friends with Yeshua. He is my only friend. Not until I met her cousins, though."Yeah. With her cousins."His eyebrows arched. Still not taking his eyes off the tablet. "Her cousins?""I met them when we had an activity about a farm. Yeshua's cousin owns a farm. He introduced me and my groupmates.""I remember that. Take a seat." He pointed to the empty sofa in front of him. "So, how was your grade there?"As soon as I sat down, Cassady immediately put a snack in front of me. "We received a perfect grade.""Good. And your midterms, how was it?""I answered everything. I think I'll get a good grade again this time.""You think?" I swallo
BivianneI heaved a long deep sigh before listening to our teacher. We haven't finished the lesson yet but I still have to listen because I might miss an important announcement. The finals are near. We will definitely have more requirements for the upcoming graduation.But no matter what I do, I can't really focus. I still can't hear what Sir Ohn is saying. The only thing on my mind was what Oxem said earlier before we parted in the hallway.He's bothered by my presence, too. Like me, his heart beats faster every time we touch each other. Just his mere presence gives me butterflies. And to know that he is the same made my brain and heart even more confused.It's not one of my plans to like a guy in high school. All I want is to finish my education. I can probably find someone to like when I'm working. But now, I don't know anymore.I think I just know that I like Oxem. I really like him."Are you ready?" Yeshua asked immediately after entering our room. Even before I was able to arran
Bivianne"Bivianne Cordova," Sir Ohn called my name.I slowly stood up to get my report card. Instead of looking at my grade, I immediately hid it until I got back to my seat.My heart was pounding. I was breathing fast because I was so nervous. I feel like I'm going to throw up everything I ate this morning. I know I answered everything on the day of the exam itself, but it's different now that I have the grades.It's Saturday. We went to school to get our grades. We can take it any time today but my classmates decided to take it in the morning.Oxem's grade will be taken today, that's why we decided to eat lunch outside with his cousins. Yeshua will also be with us today, so I don't think there will be any problem, especially if mom finds out.As expected, Oxem was waiting for me outside the room after us. I quickly came to him and grabbed his arm."Have you been here for a while?" I will ask.“A little.” We started walking to the parking lot where his cousins were waiting.“You s
BivianneWhat I hated about people was when they did something bad, but they wouldn't do anything to correct them. Or at least, apologize.It's not that difficult to get what I want from Yeshua. We're best friends. She should know me by now. I can get angry but I don't know how to hold grudges especially with people I value.But I'm not one to take this lightly. After all, his future depends on it. No take-backs. It cannot be changed.But after thinking about it, I realized that he only did that for me. Which is, I still don't really agree to this day no matter what explanation he makes.My mom's anger will be temporary. He will hurt me if I don't become valedictorian but that will be gone too. She'll just probably be stricter afterwards. But it won't affect my future. I just have to work harder for my dreams.I just sighed. Knowing Yeshua, she's probably sulking right now. He must be feeling what I said again. She likes that. He doesn't care what others say, but it's a different stor
BivianneOxem and I's relationship became a secret. At least from mom and the people who can tell her. We became careful around our teachers as well, especially since almost all of them are acquaintances of mom.Apart from his cousins, only our classmates know. It's not like they really care about what's happening with our lives. And I know they have no intention of telling mom, unless they know her personally.Anyway, our situation is not that difficult especially since Mang Kiko is our accomplice. He promised me not to tell mom about our relationship. But in exchange for that, we need to go out with Yeshua. Because somehow, he doesn't want to lie to mom. He needs to tell her half the truth.Yeshua agreed to such a set up especially whenever Oxem and I wanted to eat outside. But that's not why we're okay. We haven't talked about what happened yet. Whenever the three of us are together, we only talk to Oxem.I feel bad for Oxem. I know he wants to congratulate us both but he can't do
BivianneI sighed as I stared at Oxem's photos with his cousins at the beach. Like I said, it looks like he's really enjoying it there for me. Little by little he sends pictures.Even the food they eat is brought by him. Suddenly my stomach churned especially when I saw different seafoods. I was hungry for mussels and crabs.Wish you were here.My heart softened after reading the message from Oxem. I also wish I'm with him. I look forward to all our adventures. It's a beach vacation I want to do with him.You know that you sounded cliche, right?I know. Sometimes I'm just surprised by how cliche and old fashioned I am.I smiled. Don't worry. I still love you even though you're old fashioned.He didn't reply right away so I went back to writing lessons. Maybe they were still having fun there so I thought he would be able to answer later.You realized that you just confessed to me again, right? And really in the text?I frowned. You already know that. Why are you still surprised?I di