His Elusive Antidote

s holding at the person beside me. We arrived early today, with thirty minutes to spare before ou

about Zander,” she replied, still b

, smiling to herself. “Just remember w

kly went back to whatever was buzzing on her phone.

the only fool in your re

er! Get a boyfriend

s first. What will I tell my parents if I get a boyfriend so early? We’

to enjoy it. “Why? What’s

a babe, you’re so old-fashioned. In our generation, it’s normal

ed along. She’s reall

, as she was busy texting h

nd stopped reading that pointless conversation. But somehow, I felt envious of her. I’m sure I’m 100% human, but I rarely feel that kind of attraction. I can still remember that my first crush was when

ay, I forgot to tell you, s

u w

ery approachable aura, Elyy, it’s so lovable. And he’s a gentleman, and his voice

ng. She’s only seventeen, and she’s already conclude

risk your safety just for a guy whose true colors you don’t even know,” I said to her, as I alwa

when we met, we met at the mall, near our place,” she defended herself, shaking h

uble with what you’re doing, Adri, so if you reall

alute!” she said happily, saluting me.

se. “Come on, he’s nice, I’m sure you’ll get along. He also likes music; he plays a couple of instruments, and y

e playboys, I hate everyone who plays with people’s feelings. Who would wan

busy tapping away on her cellphone screen. And because of my quick wit, I immediately looked up, b

eace sign, so I got even more a

endly, you’re just lazy to talk,” she said, words with sugarcoating but w

ued what you wanted,” I said before leaving. I’m mad right now; I ha

ogizing to me since earlier, but I’m cool. My anger or ann

od now?” I ask

for our project? It’s due next we

e are any mistakes in what I did, maybe I o

re so many changes. I’m still getting used to it, which is difficult, but we’re still j

they knew, if only they experienced having their brains squeezed and filled with different theories, so

Is this baby really necessary? It’s stressful, they’re annoying, makes me want to slap them t

o to my group, I felt my phone vibra

known nu

number: You’re

ead. Who is this guy? So I imme

re you?”

a response from t

er: Huh? Where are

kled. “Wh

Okay, sorry. Zander Jaxon

familiar voice echoed in my mind, “Babess! I gave your numb

eeling disheartened, just by the way he

that hurts, huh? Fling? C

a little lesson. He doesn

ual understanding, even though I’m not and I will not want to see you. You’re

tmate, just another flirt. I felt my phone vibrate again in my bag

la

art early. I don’t want to cram, and I’ve been sleepless for two weeks already because of our projects that are due soon, one down since we su

e suddenly asked, which made me paus

d of asking me t

ike you, who has no time for a love

ke me in the world. Entering a relationship isn’t like breathing to live or eating to survive; i

she was listening or j

s since you were a kid?” Does she rea

’s a no-strings-attached relationship. From the start, we both know, unlike playboys or playgirls around, they play with feelings,” I e

playgirls? Do you have an issue

I was traveling back a couple of years ago

eople ruined my b

hy don’t I

the tears I had been hol

ed suicide t