MY PRETEND BOYFRIEND

Chapter 11

SOPHIA LAUREL:

Guys! I have good news!

YVONNE SERIOSA: You want to say that David agreed to help you, right?

SOPHIA LAUREL:

How did you know?

YVONNE SERIOSA:

Just guessing. Is that true?

KATH SAMONTE:

You could win the lottery.

YVONNE SERIOSA:

How did you get him to agree? Was your body involved?

What position did you get? Top or bottom? Haha!

SOPHIA LAUREL:

You are really dirty minded.

KATH SAMONTE:

You want to celebrate? Your freedom will be back soon.

SOPHIA LAUREL: Celebrate, my ass. There's class tomorrow. Can we have coffee instead?

YVONNE SERIOSA:

Do you know I don't drink coffee now?

SOPHIA LAUREL:

Really? Looking after your health?

YVONNE SERIOSA:

No, I moved to Alcohol.

SOPHIA LAUREL:

The f**k?

KATH SAMONTE: So what do you want us to do?

SOPHIA LAUREL:

Tell Green that Sarawat and I are dating. It's up to you on how you say it.

KATH SAMONTE:

Gotta bring our lying game on.

SOPHIA LAUREL:

Shh...

YVONNE SERIOSA:

Leave it to us. We will prepare a plan.

SOPHIA LAUREL:

Thank you, Girl! Mwa all.

Sophia closes their messenger group 'Uncontrollably Pretty’ and smiles happily alone on the edge of her bed. Here it is. The mission to exterminate Adrian is forming as the project has finally been approved by the important man, Mr. David Horan. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang iniisip ni David nang pumayag siya nang ganun kadali, nang sobra't nag-ooppose pa siya dati. Him agreeing to help her doesn't do any harm. When they walk somewhere together, no one's going to think that they are together. Both of them are tall without any compatibility. Look at their physical appearances, everyone will think that they're just friends. Well, except Adrian, the horny handsome who's succeeded because she is now pretending to date David, just as he wishes. If he wants to get his heart broken, then come on in. She will strike back with David's perfect handsomeness.

She shuts down the laptop in front of her before turning to go change her clothes. Lalabas siya maya-maya para maghanap ng makakain at kunin ang phone ni Gago na nasa repair shop. Miss na niya ang kinumpiska na phone ni David, kaya't pinadala niya ang phone niya sa isang random repair shop para ayusin ito. But the moment she showed the phone to the repairman... "I can't fix it," the repair guy informed her while handing her the remains of the device.

"Bakit mo sinabi na maayos mo ito noon?"

"Sinubukan ko. May isang paraan lang, kailangan itong ipadala sa service center ng kumpanya para ayusin. Pero malamang ay magagastos ka ng sampung libo para sa bago, kasi ito ay wala nang magagawa."

"Kaya't wala talagang paraan para ayusin ito?"

"Kinuha ko na ang sim card, dalhin mo na ito kasama ang phone."

Pinagloloko ba siya ng lalaking ito?

"Pasensya na talaga..."

“Mayroon akong alok. May iPhone ako na mabibili mo ng halagang 50K.”

"Huh? Really?"

"Oo. Kasama na ang libreng case."

The agreement is not long, and Sophia agreed immediately. But when she opened the box... 50K worth phone... Her heart...

It is an iPhone 11. She’s been fooled. Why does he gotta get her all excited for this?! She drives hopelessly back to her apartment. She puts the sim card from the old phone and puts it in the new one. Not so long after, a bunch of messages appear continuously. As well as a bunch of incoming calls that keep ringing and not leaving her any moment to even breathe.

What the hell?

She opened the message without hesitation, hoping that all of David’s secrets would be revealed. But it was useless because it was only full of missed call notifications from different numbers.

Damn! David is really hot. This is the reason why he would not give her his number.

Kriiing~

Oh no, the iPhone is now ringing again. This time, she decided to test her luck for once by answering the call without a care in the world.

"Hello.”

[Hello, is this David?]

"Uh..."

[Buti naman. I am glad you finally answered my call. I really like you. I secretly buy snacks for you all the time. I heard from my friend that you don't have a girlfriend so ...]

Without letting the other person finish the sentence, she quickly interrupts.

"Sorry, but I'm not David."

[Ehh? This is David's number, right?]

"Yes. This is his number."

[Then who are you?]

"His friend." she answered, then the person hung up the phone. She could only heave a sigh of relief. Shortly after the call, she got a notification from f*******:. She immediately knew that disaster would come soon.

Secret Group #DavidContent

NICOLE SANTOS:

‘I called David earlier and someone answered. I do not know who she is. She said that they were just friends, but I don't believe her.’ This is followed by a series of comments from other people.

'A girl? If so, maybe it's his friend.'

'Probably one of the members of the 'White Lion' group.'

'I always try to call him, always inactive. I don't know why. But I will now try again.'

After the situation was cleared, everyone began to disperse. Nagsimula nang umalis ang lahat ng tao. Nakaupo si Sophia, nagpapakawala ng malalim na buntong-hininga dahil mas nakakatakot ang mga fans ni David kaysa sa Real Housewives of Atlanta. But... it won't be peaceful for long because the past part of the high-frequency wave has a high destructive force.

Immediately after the previous texts are posted, incoming calls from the strong iPhone 11 suddenly ring without pause for even a second. And it goes on like that... for the whole night.

As Sophia is free from the afternoon classes for two hours straight, her gang prepares to go on a mission to ban Adrian by thinking of dialogues to fill his head with. They're pretty sure that the giant boy is going to appear to greet them like every day after their afternoon classes.

"Are you sure he will come today, Yvonne?"

"Maybe soon. How much longer, Kath?"

"Countdown together. 5... 4... 3... 2... 1!"

"Sophiaaa~" f**k! So accurate.

As soon as the countdown was over, Adrian’s haunting voice sounded like he had been hiding somewhere before.

"What do you want?" Sophia said firmly, watching Adrian slowly enter the seat next to her in a very brave way.

"You already know but still keep on asking. I am a loyal person. Buying something means having forever. I will not stop being interested in you."

"I'm sick of you,"

"Soon, it will turn to love."

"Why don't you like someone else?"

"I'm a one-girl kind of girl. I hit on one person at a time. Do them one at a time."

"I think you will have to go hit on someone else," the heavenly voice arrives. It's Yvonne, the social media celebrity.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. I'm just saying it casually."

"I'll leave now. I'll go to the central building. See you later, guys!" Sophia said while standing at full height.

Sophia was laughing inside habang naghihintay siya, imagining kung paano niya ibabaon si Horan, na mukhang lasing na aso. Anong hinihintay niya? Nasa kamay na niya ang puting bandila.

"Ano'ng gagawin mo sa central building? Makikipagkita ka ba sa someone?" tanong ni Kath, casually.

"Parang gusto ko lang mag-toilet."

"Di ba't pwede ka naman dito lang? Sabihin mo na lang na makikita mo siya."

"Ano ba'ng pinag-uusapan niyo? Mamaya na lang."

"Sama na ako." Horan biglang hinila siya papunta.

"Huwag, masisira lang ang happiness nila. Dito ka lang," sabi ni Kath bago siya nagbigay ng signal kay Sophia para maglakad palayo nang cool.

Grabe, pwede ba mas hindi obvious? Parang may acid sa mata sa kakablink.

"Sino ang makikita mo, Sophia?"

"Come on! May mga bagay na mas mabuting hindi nalalaman."

Parang may secret ba siya ngayon?

"Chase ka ba ng chase?"

"Talaga, mag-toilet lang ako ngayon." Sinabi niya ito ng seryoso, pero parang may halong fake. Gamitin mo lang ang cool girl method na ito ni Sophia at mag-survive ka sa kahit anong situation. Kahit si Horan ready na maulol para sundan siya, pero luckily, naharang siya nina Kath at Yvonne.

Nilayo niya ang sarili hindi lang dahil sa plano. Gusto niyang makita si David. Kailangan niyang ibalik ang iPhone niya kasi narealize niyang malapit nang matapos ang klase niya sa English. Mabilis na naglakad papuntang building.

Pero nung dumating siya… isang puting papel na lang ang nakita niyang nakasabit sa pinto ng classroom, may maayos na sulat:

"Stop hanging all types of snacks and drinks in front of the class."

Sobrang badass ng professor. Siguro may influensya yung mga asawa niya. Hahaha, finally, may nakakatawa na. Naupo siya sa harap ng pinto, at hindi nagtagal, bumukas ang puting pinto, lumabas ang mga estudyante na parang mga bees na umaalis sa hive nila. Sinubukan niyang maghanap, at nakita niyang nagkakalakuhan sina David at mga kaibigan niya.

"Ano'ng ginagawa mo dito?" tanong ni David nang makita siya.

"Nag-hintay lang ako. Palitan na tayo ng phones."

"Nah, mauuna na kami. Kita tayo sa Cat's Cafe."

Sabi ng isa niyang kaibigan bago siya iniwan ni David.

"Umm. Susunod ako, okay lang ba yung phone ko?" Tanong niya habang naglalakad sila sa hallway.

"Hindi pa maayos. Ito na lang ang natira." Inabot ni Sophia ang phone na may sira at bad functions.

"..." Si David tahimik lang, hindi sumasagot. Parang kinabahan si Sophia.

"B...pero kung mag-transfer yung mom ko ng pera sa akin..."

"Nevermind." Inabot niya ang phone mula kay Sophia at nilagay sa pocket niya. Pagkatapos, may inilabas siyang isa pang phone.

"Narito yung phone mo."

"My baby!" Hindi mapigilan ni Sophia ang tuwa nang makuha ang phone niya.

"Excited ka pala, ha?"

"Oo nga, eh. Anong gusto mong gawin ko? Wala akong pera ngayon. Wala akong pambiling snacks. Parang may sakit na puso ko..."

"Sabi ko, nevermind."

"So, anong ginagamit mo?"

"Bumili ako ng bago."

"Huh?!" Si Sophia, parang nabigla. Puta, may bago pala siyang phone na latest model!

"Nagpalit ka na ng number?" Tanong ni Sophia.

"Oo, nung nangyari yung phone incident. Di mo na kailangang mag-alala." Mukhang cautious talaga siya.

"So, di mo na ibibigay yung number mo?"

"Don't be extra," sabi niya habang pina-roll ang mata.

"By the way, may kwento ako tungkol sa guy na sinabi ko sayo, si Horan. Sinabihan ko yung friends ko na..." Hindi pa siya natatapos magsalita, umalis na si David nang hindi siya tinitingnan. Sinundan siya ni Sophia na may malalim na hinga. Wait, nasaan na siya? Bigla na lang nawala!

Damn! Tao ba siya o multo? Parang may ghost powers. Paulit-ulit siya dumadaan at nawawala, iniwan si Sophia na tumayo nang walang ginagawa sa hagdang-hagdang bahagi ng building. Nang matapos ang limang minuto, nakita niyang muling lumabas si David at tinapik siya sa balikat na may wala lang ekspresyon.

"Ang bilis mo maglakad."

"Ikaw kasi ang bagal. Tumahimik ka na. May pupuntahan pa akong friends ko." Sabi niya habang pinapalagay sa mga kamay ni Sophia ang mga snacks na bitbit niya.

"Ano 'to?"

"Snacks."

"Alam ko. Pero ba't di mo kinakain?"

"May nagbigay, pero di ko gusto."

"Fans mo ba yun? Grabe, ang bait nila."

"Umm."

"Then... pwede ko ba lahat kunin?" Tanong ni Sophia nang medyo nahihiya.

"Sayo na lahat 'yan. Kita tayo mamaya sa music club."

"Okay." Tumango siya at dahan-dahang nawala ang tall figure ni David sa harapan niya. Biglang lumabas ang isa niyang kaibigan.

"Si Sophia ba yung pangalan mo? Saan si David? Nandiyan ba siya?"

"Umm. Pumunta siya doon." Tinuro ni Sophia ang direksyon.

"Salamat. Grabe, yung fans ni David, sunod-sunod nagbibigay ng snacks." Ipinakita ng kaibigan ni David ang mga plastic bags na puno ng snacks, mga pangalan ni David nakalagay sa mga ito.

"Eh? Paano 'tong mga to? Hindi ba galing din 'to sa mga fans niya?" Tanong ni Sophia habang hawak ang mga snacks.

"Hindi. Nakita ko siya kanina binibili 'yan sa harap ng gate. Anong sinasabi mo?"

"Oh."

"Aalis na kami. Paalam!"

Nakatayo lang si Sophia, kinakamot ang ulo. So, sarili niyang snacks pala yun. Alam niyang may mga snacks siya mula sa mga fans pero bakit pa kailangan niyang bilhin gamit ang sariling pera?

Ang weird pala talaga ni David. Sige na, 'wag ko na lang isipin at maglakad na lang ako nang cool.