ELEVEN

There was one time when my classmates made me a laughingstock. I know that my name is commonly unique but what I don't get is that, when they started to ask my parents together with my sibling’s name, I didn't realize I felt a bit embarrassed. Yeah right, don't even start guessing their names. "Hey Ven!" I saw my best friend's disastrous face coming towards me. I know she has pride, but how could she make me the center of attention? What now? "Omygad! Are you for real? You are very pretty, but you smelled like s**t even from afar! Right. This is our weakness; judging people and her case was to judge me. "Don't provoke me, JC! You know I am poor!" I saw how her eyes rolled up and stopped me from walking. "Really, ELEVEN?! You were always poor, but you should at least afford to buy a decent perfume?! Ugh!" It's crazy. I understand her, but I am a very thrifty kind of human being. Aside from waking up early, I always make sure to save money for my supposed bus fee by driving my ducati instead of walking from Mountain Vegas to my school, and it's a refreshing feeling! That's how I incorporated such a stinky smell after my long journey. Lol "That's a bit hardcore start b***h!" "You again?! hays! What a disgusting life she has!" "She always smelled like trash. Oh my gosh! I cannot!" "I heard, she is a princess!" "HA?! HAHAHAHHA MAYBE A PRINCESS OF PEASANT!" Gosh! I am now becoming their attraction at this university. Although I am like this: unpleasant weary clothes, a ragged backpack, a highlighted hair color that my family also hated, and actually it happened upon a power trip last year with my only friend; 'JC'. I am aware that I have an annoying smile, a not so dark complexion, but I have a secret and that is about my magic mirror! "JC, hmm... do you think it's okay for me to meet my long-time boyfriend?" I mean, yes, it's just an online relationship, but it's already three years now! We never got the chance to see each other in person! "Hey! What do you think?!" I saw my friend's pity eyes lurking inside my soul. Lol! Is she now trying to see me as a weirdo? "Eleven, my dear! You should break up with that creepy guy! Imagine you lasted 3 years just facing a software app?!" "HEY! He is not a creep! he loves me, okay?!" "Yea. How I wish he would not be the reason you will be dragged into your super lowest state! I mean, he should understand that h-" I motioned for her to stop talking for now because my dear boyfriend is calling me. "Hi Babe! How are you? "I'm good. But poor!" "Ah sweety, you always made my day!" "Made your day?! By what means?! For always being poor?!" "Nah, hey! I’m just kidding! Are you free today?" "Well yeah, sure later!" "Right, I will now have to see you later babe!" Shit. I got nervous and super excited finally! We will meet now after three f*****g years! I can't help but to shout and jump my euphoric self! "Hey Ven! Stop that!" "Oh my gawd! We will see each other later can't you believe that?!" "Yeah, finally have you both decided to meet and really later?" "Well, he sent me the address, and it's a rich restaurant!" "Omygahhh! Eleven! Every restaurant here in this town has been very rich even before!" "Whatever! I am really excited to argue!" I am looking out the side window inside our room and not listening to our professor like you know, I'm not the only one. I even saw my classmates pretending to understand what our prof was saying. Lol. It’s getting nearer, I am silently stomping my feet and then, finally, the only word that makes sense today is: “Class dismissed!” I hurriedly went to the parking lot only to find out that my big bike was missing. Yes, I am a peasant b***h, but I have this motor of mine as my mode of transportation, and I am the only one who has it here at our university, which is why I think the reason they f*****g snatch it here! Aaaaa, why the hell did this happen to me? Why now?! “Eleven! Eleven! Hey!!!” I was too busy thinking about where to get my big bike when someone called me. “Lucas, it's you, right? what is it?” “YES!” He was catching his breath while making eye contact with me. “Are you okay, like, what’s the deal?” “Ha! Ven f****d! I know someone who's got your big bike here! I tried to catch him, but I lost track of him." “Do you have a picture or any information that can help?” “He said that you are her girlfriend and the big bike's key. Well, basically, he said that you are the one who gave it to him, but I don’t trust his face. That is why I ran really fast, but I’m sorry I failed to get him!” I spaced out a bit. Did someone just scam me?! But wait. Right, I have my keys in my bag, but I remembered sending a small gift box to my boyfriend, the duplicate key of my motorbike. But then again, I thought he just wanted to have a copy of it as a memento of my source for my daily life cycle? But really what did he do now? s**t. Btw, where’s my phone? Okay.. I got it from my bag and received a message from my boyfriend that made me burst into anger! “That guy! Lucas, I’m sorry, but yes, he is my boyfriend, but then thank you for making an effort in trying to get my big bike back.” “Ah, boyfriend! Sorry I didn’t know Ven! Oh no! You are always welcome! Btw, I have to go, and I need to do a night cram. You take care! Just reach out to your boyfriend now!” Lucas and I were former friends. But we drifted apart when he got close to Mira, the rich girl from South Burnham. Well, that b***h also hates me. I think that was why he doesn’t want to be involved with me. All the girls here at our university don't like me either! to the point where I end up being abandoned. I don't know or recall when, what or how it happened. But I know now that many people hate me hahah. Maybe because I am too pretty and they are so ugly! lol! I texted JC that I was on my way to the restaurant at MacCsacious. A newly rich redeveloped restaurant not far from our university that I just decided to walk to because my very great boyfriend snatched my big bike. It didn’t last. My boredom. I saw my Ducati being parked, so I am feeling a bit gloomy. From the side of the juniors building, my boyfriend was laughing with his friends, I think? I am not sure now. He really knows a lot of people. I thought he would never gaze in my direction when he made a sign saying that I needed to wait for him. I waited for at least 10 minutes before he happily got my Ducati and drove it towards me. “Hey! I missed you! So you just look the same even here in person, ha!” “Oh, really! Well, how do I look?” “You look fashionable and very beautiful!” I want to counter what he said, but he encouraged me to have our lunch now. He said that he reserved a seat for us and he didn’t disappoint me. But after a minute that we already settled ourselves I initiated the talk. “ahm.., Ry!” I saw him stop cutting the meat on his plate. I want to clarify things before anything else and these thoughts in my mind need resolution. “Rylo, why did you decide to meet up with me?” "Oh, come on now, Ven! Of course, that is because I really want to see you!" “Really? You didn’t even care to call me before you snatched away my big bike! And what? You miss me?! How did you even find out where I was studying and the part where you saw my motorbike, huh?! What now?! You f*****g miss me by going to your friends first?!” I know, I burst out too much right now. But can’t you blame me? I always ask him to meet me every year, and it’s not even that far from where he lives. “Are you cooking something outside this meetup?! You have to say something Ry! Don’t just stare at me!” I can’t do this anymore. He was just there, quietly staring at his food, and I’m trying to think unbelievably about whatever's happening. I took a look at the people eating in this extravagant restaurant until my eyes got locked with the guy not too far from our seat. He was intently looking in our direction and no. He was looking at me with that bad boy aura. I felt that something was wrong. It’s not new to me the face of this guy who gives me dagger stares. I should be scared by— “Are you even listening?!” My eyes went back to this guy who seemed a bit suspicious. He was a bit hot and had a normal body figure and his face was not even alluring. Well, he just has a common face and when I say common, an ordinary one. "I know this is sudden, Ven, but I want you to meet me again later. I want to invite you to our house and guess what? I will now introduce you to my family!" I saw how his eyes' mystery glistened enough for me to feel his excitement. Right, I don’t even recall if he already answered my questions a while ago. He really moved too fast. I wanted to answer him, but my eyes landed on the person who was standing up and walked straight in my direction. I stiffened and didn't know what to do. I smelled his strong scent when he just passed by me. “Ha!" I didn’t know that I was stopping my breath when we locked eyes again. “Hey are you okay?” Rylo handed me the water and what are we talking about again? This sucks. I felt that all this time, I am spacing out. “Ah Ry, can we go home already?” “But,” “I will go with you for dinner later. It was nice meeting you for real!” He stared at my face for a second and smiled at me. I thought he would notice my awkwardness and luckily he didn’t. I let him drive my big bike to his condo and when we got there, he gave me my keys that yeah, right, a copy of mine, which was a sigh of relief. “Thank you for the ride. See you later, babe!” I just smiled at him. He was actually trying to give me a kiss, but I just hugged him. “Later Ry! See you!” He just gave me a hopeful look and bid goodbye. I started my engine and gave him my last look. Something is off. I just know it.