The Playboy's Obsession

6

I didn't imagine that a simple photo shoot with Ms. Natasha would make me famous. It bloomed soon quickly after the Direc posted the video, and Natasha also posted us together. Many people were attempting to obtain information on me. The Frana Team was formed. I wasn't expecting it, but I received a f*******: page asking me to like their fan page about Franco and Natasha in just one day.

In just one day, my picture were all over the TV and commercial ads

And Kiara shared the video and photo that I sent her, and the message was already making its way around the Philippines. I had no idea I might be the most sought-after person in town. I dislike the media and being in the spotlight, but this way I could be self-sufficient and support my Uncle. He never ask me to help him but as part of his family, I wanted to help him the way he shape me to become the better version of myself. He sacrifice his carefree life because of me. I just wanted him to be free the way I was.

I never imagined I'd be able to see Lavin. As West informed me, he had left. And right now, I'd say he's not getting any better. As I entering our room with a smirk and the book on his hand. I can say his illness worsened.

Crazy!

I whispered.

His not here because of this immersion. His here because I am here. I can see it on his eyes, the way he stares, the way he smirk. I know it. He is just only man who got rejected and still coming back without remorse.

He's smirking as he looks around at my classmates. I noticed how his gaze shifted away from mine. As a result, our classmates traced their gazes, which they located and directed to me. As is usual, I averted my gaze. Kiara and West didn't even flinch, perhaps because they thought it was normal. They never found out, and I'm not sure if West believes his other best friend.

According to what I've heard, the grade 12 students will begin their immersion early. Those who took the stem stand would visit any business associated with their course; the humss would go offices and schools, the ABM would visit offices, and the TVL would visit any hotels or catering services.

That fall to their career chosen.

I saw him sit in the table.

“Good Morning. I am Lavin Bayno, your student teacher.”

Rather than wondering why he was there, everyone was amused by him.  The room filled with scream, shout and giggles and they even took out their phone to take a picture with him.Our room is the only and the loudest room right now. I heard Kiara, clap her hands. I looked at her weirdly.

My gazed went to West who's now smirking to the student teacher of us, and even Kiara also curious.

"Since this our first meeting, we will not do anything today is free day. You can free to ask me and I'm not biased person even I have my pals, here. You knew, West man."

Even while he was referring to west, his gaze was drawn to me. I was simply staring at nothing. The class applauded as West rose to his feet and bowed. Every table had three rows of sitting, so I and Kaira were in the middle, and West was on the left side. I'm pleased I wasn't raised to be a talker, and no one will notice if I don't speak because they already know I don't.

I attempted to remove my phone from my pocket and respond to Natasha's messages.

"I apologize for not responding sooner. I'm at school, and this is my only free time, so I have the opportunity to respond to you.”

I send the message and turn to face Lavin. He was also staring at me intently, and also stared my phone .He looked away when our classmates started to ask some question.

“I didn’t know that you can be our immersion teacher because both of your parents own a business. Everyone thought you’ll spend the rest of your immersion to your parents business “You didn't send them a letter for your immersion, did you, Lavin?

Because of that question I stared at him.

Yes, maybe he has a conflict with his parents? He locked his gaze on me, and everyone seemed to see and sense it, so I bowed and pretended to be texting. Kiara even mumbled something to West, which I overheard.

"Wait, what was that?"

All West did was shrug his shoulders.

“Love is not a fool, it is purely natural feelings, and only the people are fools. They tend to chase the love that will burn them, the love that is unknown for others but for them it was so familiar. The love you never dream but you end up dreaming.”

He mysteriously replied as if his giving a simple riddles to my classmates. I continue pretend that I was texting. Natasha didn’t respond yet, maybe she is also studying like me.

“You say love and behind this….are you implying that you are here because of love? Instead of working and immerse in your own business to your parents, you decided to sail to the unknown and dangerous boat?”

Ryle asked and everyone is now even more hype because of the topic, because of the word love. I even heard a noise of a dragging chair, I feel like they moved forward to gather around Lavin. Meanwhile, West and Kiara was not listening to our student teacher.

When he said that people are fool, he was one of them.

“Someone special once told me that love takes time to grow deep because it takes time to bond, make memories together, and mold each other. Because you already know my reputation, that special someone claimed he doesn't believe me."

When I heard him say that, I came to a halt. I was the one who said it when I rejected him in the library, and I had no idea he would remember it and carry it with him.

"That special someone wants a deeper and stronger connection, and I'm here to prove it. It sounds strange, and it sounds wrong, but I've never seen it as an issue." As I already stated, humans are fools, and I am one of them."

He added and everyone is now even more amazed to him because of his thoughts. Everyone knows him as a Lavin whose care-free enough and wouldn’t have sense in talks.

“Are you also implying that, that your special someone is here in our class?!”

Someone exclaimed and they were now busy guessing who it was.

“Go back to your seat. You’ve crossed already the line. I wanted to make that someone comfortable before I will tell you who it was.”

“Then, we still have room in your heart. Lavin?”

Another woman exclaimed, blushing somewhat at what she had said.

“My heart is not here. It’s already in the hands of that someone. I only have his hand to accept me.”

He chuckled and whispered something strangely.

When they put their chair together. Kiara had been staring at me for far too long, so I returned the stare.

"Is that you, the particular someone he keeps mentioning?"

I literally opened my lips to say something, but nothing came out. How come he could read the feelings of others but not West's?

Because of her clear inquiry, I couldn't even move and my palm was sweating.

“S-stop being so delusional. He is a notorious playboy. I am a man. What’s you problem?”

“He keep staring at you”

I chuckled and messed up her hair as she said.

"Silly, he has eyes, and he recognizes us as his bestfriend's bestfriend."

She shrugged her shoulders, oblivious to what she had just spoken. She resumed her normal schedule. I'm not going to raise my gaze to our student teacher because he'll just capture it and lock it like a crazy.

Our school is a free gender. There are a lot of students who’s showing their true colors and even proud to their partner. I have no against with that, but for me I think it was also impossible for me, and to me. My Uncle even cautioned me against following in his footsteps.

A slim man drew his notice, and he drew mine attention as well. I was also staring at him.

“Yes?”

“Is it possible to love a man and a man? I mean you said that love is a purely natural feelings.”

I stared at him also because that is also my question. Can a playboy love a man? And whoever hears him, I bet he will become a laughingstock.

The slim man who asked, which is Ted. He seems scared to his own question.

“We cared someone not just because she is a she, and he is a he. We act based on what we feel. If you keep in questioning and asking for other’s opinion and approval, then you won’t be happy. You live your life chasing for approvals and question that you will never experience the chance to feel it. You will never be contented and satisfied if you keep on asking. Therefore, you will never know the answer and feeling because you didn’t embrace it. “

As I watch him today, he become more mature. I didn’t forget his epi-fail account, he hacked West account just to have a video chat with me and I never know it and he was already busted because of West.

Everyone keep on talking about their topic. I received a new messages from Natasha.

"I'm sorry for the late replies; my teacher is in the middle of a discussion, so I barely touch my phone, and that irritates me."

"Yeah, you didn't like the film?" I'm also a member of the female cast."

A well-known filmmaker from a different channel offers me a role in a film, but I decline since I am not interested in acting and prefer to focus on modeling.

"I'm not a big movie enthusiast." I'm focusing more on modeling, with less hassle and less talk."

I replied.

The room has become deafeningly quiet. So I put my phone down and glanced up. I noticed they were all staring at me, and they're all giggling and grinning now. I pushed my lips into a narrow line as I noticed Lavin staring at me dangerously and intently.

"As I previously stated, you are not permitted to use your phone when I am around."

He said like he was mad because I was not listening to him or maybe because…he was j-jealous?

“You said that it is our free time?”

 I asked back confused.

“Even so, I am still here then who are you texting anyway?”

I put my phone in my pocket and turn it off. Everyone is looking at us now. He's keeping an eye on how I hide my phone. He's staring at my phone intently, as if he can read it with his eyes.

Crazy.

He took a step closer to me, and now everyone is watching at us as if we were the main characters in a movie.

“I said stop using your phone when I am around.”

He was irritated by something else now, he said. If he has a short temper, he will not be a good teacher.

“I already did, what’s your problem?!”

I said a little mad now.

He closed his eyes and murmured a curse. Everyone is a having their conclusion already. We haven’t yet begin but everyone is now having their conclusion. He opened his eyes and I stared at him angrily. He said he won’t be biased and looked at him right now. When he realize his mistake. He closed his eyes again to calm himself.

I stared to the door where he left. His crazy, his jealously and short-temperedness will push me to the cliff. He is so easy to read, damn him.

“You are all dismissed. See you at lunch”

He said and leave quickly.