Rude Boy

Magkababata sila. Magkatabi ang bahay. Magkasabay umuwi. Magkasabay lumaki. Dati, siya ang taga-sundo. Siya ang taga-protekta. Siya ang unang sumusugod pag may nang-aasar. Until one day... bigla na lang siyang naging cold 🤧 Hindi na namamansin. Hindi na tumitingin. Parang hindi siya kilala. At siya? Natuto ring tumigil. Natutong hindi umasa. Natutong hindi maghintay. Years passed. She walked into campus like she owned it. Hindi na yung batang tahimik. Hindi na yung laging naka-ponytail. She came back different. Confident. Mas maganda. Mas alam ang worth niya. Curves in the right places. Eyes sharper. Lips that don’t beg for attention.. pero ang daming gustong humalik. And suddenly? Ang daming gustong manligaw. Pero isa-isa silang nawawala. Yung varsity captain? Biglang natanggal. Yung dean’s lister? Biglang na-flag for cheating. Yung transferee na makulit? Biglang nag-withdraw. Coincidence? No. "Stay away from her." Isang sentence lang. Isang tingin lang niya. That’s all it takes. He doesn’t date. He doesn’t confess. He doesn’t court. He eliminates. He rules the town. But when it comes to her? He doesn’t play fair. He manipulates. He intimidates. He ruins opportunities. All while pretending he doesn’t care. The rude boy of the town. Feared by everyone. Controlled by no one. Except for the one girl who finally decided na hindi na siya matatakot. And this time? She won’t run. She’ll fight. And if he wants a war? She’ll give him one.