Faithfully

"Francine Carrel Asuncion, Mateo! Oh wow, it's good, bebs!" Mia said excitedly which made me wince.

"It's not funny, Miriam." I said annoyed.

"Oh wow bebs, don't be like that, if you're mad at someone calling me by my real name? We're just me, bebs, don't kill me." he said while eating the apple he had cut earlier.

"Ah. I don't know!" I said annoyed while ruffling my hair.

"What's bothering you? Tito just introduced Mr. Handsome Mateo to you and he said he hopes that in the future you can be together." he said and I frowned at this Handsome Mateo and Rio is even more handsome than that.

"Not helping babies." I said so he hugged me.

"I'm sorry, let it go, just go with the flow." it's a promise.

"Just go with the flow? Hello. I have a jowa Ateng!" I said annoyed. My annoyance increased even more because he still hasn't responded to me since yesterday.

"Ah, really? You have a girlfriend? I don't seem to have been informed." especially teasing.

I gave him a hard time and took my phone and there was nothing.

I called him but he doesn't really answer, where is he?

K I N A U K A S A N ✨

After our class, I immediately went to Rio's classroom and I smiled when I saw him.

"Rio." I called and he turned to me and seemed even surprised.

I immediately approached him but I noticed the woman sitting at Rio's table myself so one of my eyebrows arched.

"Oh, is she your...uhm...what is it again? Oh girlfriend." it says that there is more sarcastic in 'Girlfriend'

"I have to go, bye, Ri!" he said and still winked, I was about to speak but Rio stopped me immediately.

"Hey, Babe, stop." it said.

"Who is she?" I asked seriously while looking straight at it.

"Whoah. Why do I feel like I am interrogating right now. Look, babe." he said and I seemed to realize.

"I'm sorry. You're not texting or replying to me, I just miss you." I promised and he sighed.

"I'm sorry, I'm just really busy...alright uhm...bye.." he said in a hurry so I frowned and followed him with a look after saying that and he left and disappeared in front of me like a bubble.

Wow! As in... I was stunned.

"So. Is he your boyfriend?" I turned to the speaker.

There was one man left in the classroom, his back was turned while he was sitting in front and his two feet were actually resting on his table.

"Do I know you?" I wondered.

He turned to me.

"Well, maybe." he answered then stood up and faced me and my eyes immediately widened.

"And you?! Are you always following me, huh?" I'm annoyed here.

"Are you a noob?" I laughed at this question and my lips parted.

"What kind of noob are you? Excuse me!"

"You're excused, young lady." he said and my nostrils widened immediately but I won't hit him, he's not even worth it, duh. I was about to turn away when he spoke.

"Wait. My parents want to meet you---"

"I don't care! I don't want to meet your parents---what did you? Your what? PARENTS? Well, I don't even know who your parents are, so now you're going to tell me that you're going to kiss me- --"

"Tss. What I am thinking? Marrying a noob girl, it's such a waste of time."

"Hey you! You've been calling me a noob a lot!" I said annoyed then followed him because he left after saying that, oh isn't it, bad manners.

"Arrghh!" I screamed in annoyance especially when it got away, why is it so fast?

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I've already left the campus and I'll probably ride a tricycle, whatever.

I'm not young enough to be picked up and dropped off by my parents like my other school mates.

"Hey, noob girl!"

I immediately looked at the speaker.

"What? Aren't you going to stop me?"

"You know, I don't even want to do this so don't act." he said and I can't figure out what my face looks like now because of the pain I'm feeling.

"Okay, fine. I won't call you a noob anymore---"

"And really! My name is beautiful F---"

"Francine Carrel Mateo." it said, frowning my forehead.

"What are you Mateo?! No way!" I promised and left him, let him take care of his life no.

C O N T I N U E D OF C H A P T E R 1

I'll just walk. It's really good that Mr. That's Mateo, he's a fool, doesn't he know that someone like me who is kind, modest, slender and especially beautiful already has a boyfriend and that's Rio Cruz I said to myself as I singled it out on my finger

I was thinking of Mr. Mateo is arrogant until I get home.

"Carrel, come sit down." my Grandma Maureen called.

"What's that, Grandma?" I asked as I approached and waved.

"You don't love the man your father introduced you to?" It said that I tasted it, how about because I heard pure Tagalog, that's exactly how my Grandma spoke. Oh it's cool even if I'm already infected, jusme.

"Hey Grandma, first of all I'm too young to get married, secondly I have a...boyfriend." I promise that it took its breath away.

"Your current boyfriend is the reason you don't like the young man Trevon, what's wrong with that gentleman and you're rejecting Trevon like that, huh? Go ahead and give me the characteristics of the man you're talking about and that I understand?" Lola said that I kept quiet, what should I say? We've been dating for two years, but I don't even know anything about him, I haven't even met his parents.

"What makes you quiet, my grandson? Hey, okay, I won't force you for Trevon, but think carefully because I can assure you right now that Trevon is a good gentleman." he said and stood up.

I just lay down on the sofa where Grandma and I were talking earlier. I winced, good sir, Grandma, you're going to sell my name to the man you love and to the arrogant one.

I stood up and was about to go up to my room when someone texted me, I smiled because it might be Rio, but my smile immediately lost its width when I saw that unknown number, but I still read it.

'𝑅𝑖𝑜'𝑠 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑, 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡? 𝑃𝑖𝑐𝑘 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤, ℎ𝑒'𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑟, 𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑝𝑎-𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑

"

After I read that, I immediately rushed out and looked for a Cab or Taxi. Gosh, he's always like this, I tried to call the phone but it's out of coverage.

It took a while before I got to the Bar that the texter was talking about.

I try to call the number but it's out of coverage too.

I was about to go inside but the bouncers blocked me.

"No children here."

"Child? Excuse me ho, ha, I'm only in uniform but I'm eighteen and I'm just looking for someone." I promise.

"Even though you're still not allowed to enter and then why are you saying you're 18? You look like 16." he said and his companion laughed, which is why I was blown away.

"Hey, noob, what are you doing here?" asked a man and I immediately turned and Mr. That's arrogant.

"As for you, is it really up to this point, you, I can tell from you, you're a stalker!" I shouted and Kuyang Bouncer laughed.

"Sir Trevon, do you know that girl, she's been trying to get in for a while, she's pretending to be eighteen." it said.

Really! Wait, wait. Sir Trevon?! Wow.

"Yes I know her, and she's telling the truth, actually she's my fiancee." it said that my facial expression was different.

"What are you talking about?" I promise weakly.

"Sorry." sorry for that right away.

"You, we're not done!" I said and went inside and immediately looked for Rio but he wasn't there, actually it was almost full inside so it was impossible for me to find him right away, I had to drag this entire bar to find him.

"Noob."

I won't be surprised anymore and I'll just cry, he's only calling me Mayabang.

"If you're here because of your boyfriend he's outside." he said and I immediately looked at him.

"Thank you." I promised and went out and looked for it right away but I couldn't find it, I think that monkey just pranked me.

"Rio." I call and maybe I can be heard.

"Rio.."

"Rio-----"

I was stunned and speechless at what I saw. Rio is having sex in public, they are sitting behind the trunk of the car while the woman is sitting next to him.

I just held my mouth and couldn't speak, I just realized I was crying.

"F-Francine?!!" he shouted in shock and they immediately covered their clothes, and am I right, the woman grinned at me as if she was happy to see them.

I immediately turned around and walked away from him even though I heard him calling.

I just walked until I saw Mr. Arrogantly leaning against the car while smoking.

I just looked at him while crying and I couldn't even take a step anymore and it seemed like I was really weak.

When we both heard someone calling my name, I opened the car door so I got in and only saw Rio looking for me.

I took the handkerchief handed to me by Mr. Arrogant.

"Thank you..." I said while crying and wanted to give it back to him but he refused and started the car.