Bright's POV

"Bright! Gumising kana dyan! Umaga na!" My eyes slowly open but immediately shut as the light from the sun directly hit my face.

Slowly sitting up I look around.

"Saturday naman po ngayon ah." I said, my lola looked at me.

"Apo, kahit na. Kumain kana sa baba. May pansit doon." She said and I slowly nod. I get down from my bed and went out my room before going straight to the dining.

As I'm eating, I noticed my younger cousins running around. A small smile crept on my lips as they started giggling.

"Kuya, what's that?" Lila ask, I put down my phone before lifting her and putting her on my lap.

"Pansit, you want? Kumain kana ba?" I ask, she slowly nod but lean closer to my plate.

I chuckled before feeding her. My smile grew wider as I find her cute chewing her food.

"Down na kuya." She said and I nod before putting her back down.

I continue eating as I scroll through my social media.

After I ate I took a bath and stayed at my room for the whole morning, playing and just laying down. I have no things to do, I finished my school works last night. And there's no upcoming exams so I'm free the whole weekend.

My brows furrowed as a notification popped on my screen as I scroll through my social media feed.

From Luke-Luke:
Bro, whatcha doing?

I slightly chuckled before sitting down on my bed as I type a reply.

To Luke-Luke:
Laying down, playing games, nothing.

I sigh after I hit send. I lean on my headboard and put my phone on my stomach when it suddenly vibrates, startling me a bit.

From Luke-Luke:
Good, good, just don't be so stressed about it, okay? Just relax, I know you love her but don't do stupid things in life, I'm warning you Bright.

I burst into laughter before leaning forward as I type another reply for this guy.

"I'm not gonna do anything stupid, Luke." I mumbled.

To Luke-Luke:
Hahhaha I won't, just a little stressed and down, but I won't do anything stupid.

From Luke-Luke:
Good, you know what I mean when I say 'something stupid' and I don't want losing a friend and ka-duo sa paglalaro ng ML and LOL.

I faint smile formed on my lips. He really appreciate me, and I'm thankful to have him as my best friend. At least he's always there when I'm down and heartbroken, just like now.

To Luke-Luke:
I just, is it really for the best that I broke up with her? 2 years bro, it's our second chance, we broke up in 9th grade, then got back at 10th, now we broke up again. Wtf man.

From Luke-Luke-
Hey, ssshh~, I think it is. See, you had more time for us, remember those time that you two would argue because she wants you to go with her sa wedding booth and wants you two to get married but like.. just in a booth.

From Luke-Luke:
But you were playing with us so she marched out of the classroom. Or when we were about to eat lunch together with the other guys. But she wants you to go with her and her female friends.

From Luke-Luke:
I think it's good, but I don't know for you. Have you realized you become free again? From her? Cause dang bro, lagi ka nalang nakasunod sa kaniya. Going with her flow but when you want to do your thing, you two would end up arguing. Is being a boyfriend really means becoming a slave?

I sigh as I read Luke's long ass messages. Dang that's long, but he have a point though. I've been following Ianna all this time like a lost puppy. Trailing behind her and her friends. I barely hang out with my friends cause it's always her I'm with.

To Luke-Luke:
Yeah bro, you have a point. Thanks, but I still can't help but to feel sad about it.

From Luke-Luke:
It's called nanghihinayang, Bri. Nanghihinayang ka sa 2 taon na pinagsamahan niyo. But, those two years, you were being suffocated by her. That's why I always advice you to tell her that. Grade 11 pa bro.

I sigh, "He's right," I mumbled before taking a deep breath and started typing.

To Luke-Luke:
Yeah, and now that I open it up to her last week. Wala na kami.

From Luke-Luke:
It's okay bro, you have us. Our whole ML squad. Don't think about it.

I smiled before about to type a reply when I hear lola shout from downstairs that lunch is ready.

To Luke-Luke:
Thanks man, btw, gtg, imma eat lunch.
Bye.

From Luke-Luke:
Bye you broken-hearted man.

I shake my head as I chuckle before going down.

Eating is something I'm not really fan off. I don't know why but I would always loose appetite when we are eating. Specially now that me and Ianna broke up. But they still didn't know. My family, cause they know that me and Ianna are together since 10th grade, they didn't know that we really started our in 8th.

"Bri, pupunta kami ng lolo mo sa palengke mamaya. May ipapabili ka ba?" Lola ask, I slowly lift my head up before shaking my head.

"Wala naman po," I replied and lola nod.

"Sige, bantayan mo nalang mga pinsan mo." She said and I nod. When we finished eating I wash the dishes as lola and lolo go out.

As I finished and walk pass by the living room I saw Lila and her siblings watching TV.

"Are you guys just staying here? Or gusto niyo sumama sa kwarto ko?" I asked the two.

Lila turn her head at my direction.

"Can we play there kuya?" She ask, I smiled and slowly nod.

"Of course, lets go?" I asked and the two nodded before Lali turn of the tv as Lila follow me immediately.

"Okay you two, you can play but don't hurt yourselves okay?" I told the twins. Lila and Lali are 5 years old twins and for 5 years olds, they are somehow pretty smart.

Weekend passed and it's another school week, I'm putting on my socks as my phone beeped. My brows furrowed and pick it up.

From Xaviana Feliz:
Good morning!

My brows furrowed as I read her name once again. Seems like, a new one. Probably Sam's friend or schoolmate. Sila naman ang madalas mag-add ng friends niyan sa group chat.

To The Simps:
Morning😊

I sigh as I hit send and crouch down to put on my shoes. After I finished preparing I stand up and pick up my bag. I went downstairs and saw my little cousins on their cute uniforms.

"Kuya Bright! Look! I look pretty po!" Lila happily said. I smiled and nod before taking the last 4 more steps of the stairs.

"Me too kuya Bright? Do I look pretty din po ba?" Lali shyly said. I smiled at her before crouching down on her level.

"Of course Lali, you and your sister are both pretty." I said as I caressed her head. I stand up and look at lola.

"Una na po ako lola, lolo. Ihahatid naman po dila ng tatay nila." I said and lola nods.

"May baon kana apo?" Lola ask, I smiled at her and nod.

"Yes po lola, I still have. Sige na po, una na ako." I said before exiting our house.

"Yow, Bright! How's life man!" As I enter the classroom Luke immediately snatched me by my neck.

"What the, I'm fine." I said while he drag me to our friends.

"How's single life again?" Marc immediately received a slightly punch from Noah.

"Stop it Marc. Sensitive na topic pa 'yon kay Bright. Right Bright?" Noah ask. I slightly chuckle before removing Luke's arm around my neck.

"Not much, I don't really.. stress so much about it." I said before putting down my bag.

I hear Luke scoff, "Hindi daw, you really sound sad while we were playing yesterday, you barely even speak." He said and I slightly chuckled.

"Sira, ganon talaga ako." I said.

"Bro, si Ianna oh." My head immediately snap by the door as Marc pointed there. I watch as Ianna enter the classroom going directly to her female friends. And then immediately comforting her.

"Her eyes look so puffy." I heard Noah said. And I can tell it's true. Ianna is still even wiping her tears and I can tell how affected she is.

"It's about you two breaking up right?" Marc ask.

"Siyempre, saan pa ba?" Noah replied.

I feel my heart being squeezed as I saw how her friends hug her as she started crying again. Is she that affected? Well I'm affected too, but I didn't cried that much.

"Bright, 'wag mo sabihin na makikipagbikan ka ulit? Bro, we're still young. What if you two aren't really for each other? Or.. why don't you try finding someone else." Luke said. I slowly look at him before taking a deep breath.

"I don't know, maybe.. maybe I'll let time pass and less see what happen." I said.

Like what I said, I let the whole school week pass without having any conversation with Ianna. We barely even go 3 meters close to each other. In any form, her friends would always drag her to the other direction when we are about to go closer to each other accidentally.

Or my friends would always push me away from her. Luke said they just want to help us two to forget and move on. But how are we going to move on when we would see each other everyday inside the classroom and the school.

I don't think I'll be able to move on.

"Bright," my head snap at my right as another grade twelve female student called me.

"Yes?" I ask, she smiled at me before walking towards my direction.

"Uh.. are you free tonight?" She ask and my brows furrowed.

"Uh.. why? It's Friday night so yes." I said and she smirked.

"I mean.. not personally but, are you up for some harem later?" She said and that's when I get it.

"Sure, what time? Do you want me to start it?" I asked. I saw how she bite her lower lip and how she brushes her hair.

"9pm, you start it." She said before walking away.

I just bitterly smirked before looking front and started walking.

At 9pm I get on my bed and searched her account. She's my batch mate but not her classmate. I've saw her before and I know her attitude. She's not the best girl to be a girlfriend. I heard she already had 7 boyfriend just in 6 years.

I started the conversation. And I just say she's already ready to it. Her words and so called performance isn't affecting me at all. Not even waking my thing. So I just go with the flow and send her dirty talks that's she probably like.

In that session, we did 3 rounds, but like a said. I was having the blank face the whole night. I'm used to this kind of things. I don't even get why they want this. It started at 10th grade when one of my female friends dared me to seduce her through chat. And that's when it started, girls coming up to me and asking for one or two.

The next morning is like my usual weekend is. But except in the morning I did some math works. But after lunch I am all free. Except I'm having an argument with my friend Layca on our group chat.

To The Simp:
You're probably annoyed by me that time. Cause I am annoying.

From simp 👁👄👁:
No, I'm not annoyed to you. It's you who distance yourself until you just leave.

From Samira the biggest simp👁👄👁:
Yeah, I think too. Hindi naman annoying si Bright ah.

To The Sino:
Sam you haven't seen or meet me in person. And if you do, I'm sure you're going to be annoyed.

I sigh as I lean on my bed looking directly to the plain grey painted wall. When my phone vibrates and I immediately pick it up.

From Xaviana Feliz:
I think Bright is not annoying.

From Samira the biggest simp👁👄👁:
See! Even Xavi isn't annoyed by you. So what are you talking about?

I sigh as I type a reply. Xavi? Ah yes, the one Sam told me about. The dancer girl that is her school mate. The one I told Sam that I want to talk to but I haven't talked to the Xavi girl, tho we are friends in Facebook. Wonder why she haven't message me yet.

To The Simps:
She doesn't know me yet, we haven't even talked. She just said that.

It's right, how come can she already say that I'm not annoying when I'm probably am. Even Ianna is probably annoyed by me during the days we are still together. Maybe she's just holding herself back from scolding me for being clingy to her.

That's why I don't as well understand why she gets mad at me when I just want to be with my friends sometimes. I'm always clingy to her, isn't that what she wants. But if I just want to be with my friends for just 30 minutes she's already there walking towards our direction.

From simp👁👄👁:
What are you even talking about? You're not annoying nga!

I read Layca's message, I sigh.

To The Simps:
I am.

From simp👁👄👁:
Bright, stop, you're not annoying. I didn't distance myself to you. You did, and you left without saying the reason.

Layca and I were classmates in 6th grade. I like her those time. But she only see me as her best friend -!: she had a crush on this guy that happens to be my friend as well.

She just kept on talking about him so I told the guy about it. And in the end, they became together. I'm so stupid to do that thing for her. What if I just confessed my feelings for her that time?

Gladly we had to move Rizal and leave that place we used to leave before. So I leave those memories there. And my feelings for her is still here. But I met Ianna in 7th grade, got close to her at 8th and we.. committed to a young relationship, and now.. its fucked up.

To The Simps:
I had to, it's family matter.

From simp👁👄👁:
Oh-

From simp👁👄👁:
Sorry..

It is really, we were having family matters that time that's why we moved.

To The Simps:
Nah it's fine, and I also agreed on leaving so I won't annoy you anymore.

To The Simps:
I'm a trash.

I wasn't expecting anyone to reply to that. When suddenly this Xavi girl sent a picture that made me chuckle.

From Xaviana Feliz:
If you're going to call yourself trash. That's you.

From Samira the biggest simp👁👄👁:
Xavi, I-

From simp👁👄👁:
That's my schoolmate!

My mouth formed a small onas she sent a trash bag printed with a designer logo.

To The Simps :
Oh, wow. I didn't expect that.

From Xaviana Feliz:
Stop calling yourself trash, but if you ever did. Always think that you're a Louis Vuitton trash bag, Chanel or Gucci!

I chuckled as I find her message cute. I don't know why even I don't even know her nor have talked to her. I feel like I'm hearing a voice of a toddler, cute.

I sigh, okay, I don't know her she might be annoyed by now with me saying I'm annoying. She might get

mad.
To The Simps
Okay fine, I give up.

From Samira the biggest simp👁👄👁:
Si Xavi lang pala makakapag patigil sa'yo.

From simp👁👄👁:
Finally you stopped.

To The Simps:
But what's with @Xaviana Feliz Alvarez cheering me up?

Cause, that's odd. She don't know me yet, and to my 18 years of living, no one comforted me without knowing me personally. I mean I get it if she's just being nice. But, isn't it kinda.. weird to just cheer up a person that you barely know?

From Xaviana Feliz:
It's nothing..

"No ma'am, it's not just nothing, I need answers." I mumbled before typing a reply and hitting send.

To Xaviana Feliz:
No it's not just nothing.

From Xavian Feliz:
It's really nothing, forget about it.

My brows furrowed as I shake my head. I leave the group chat and search for her account, and boom,

"Xavian Feliz Alvarez, what a nice name." I mumbled before typing my first message for her.

To Xaviana Feliz:
Oii
I still cant forget about it, im sorry- ;--;

I waited for few minutes before I saw the three dots.

From Xaviana Feliz:
But you should.

To Xaviana Feliz :
I cant ;-;

From Xaviana Feliz :
This is wrong🤦‍♀️

My brows furrowed and my nose scrunch up a little bit.

"What's wrong? Talking to me? Does she have a boyfriend? Am I being annoying again?" I ask myself before asking her what's wrong.

To Xaviana Feliz:
What is it that's wrong?

From Xaviana Feliz:
This whole chatting thing
Someone will get mad

"Who the fuck will get mad?" I confusedly asked. When suddenly I remember that Sam sometimes tease me and Layca. She's probably thinking of Layca.

To Xaviana Feliz:
Who?
Layca?

From Xaviana Feliz:
Yeah, you got that right.

To Xaviana Feliz :
Let me inform her
She's okay with it

I didn't really ask Layca. Cause why would I? There's nothing wrong if I talk to Xavi, right? And why is she even scared about Layca finding out? Layca and me are nothing.

From Xaviana Feliz :
No no no
She'll get madddd

I chuckled a little as I once again find her message cute. Why does she make her words longer?

To Xaviana Feliz:
....
Fine

"It's okay Xavi, I didn't told her." I baby talked. Why do I eel like she's still some kind of .. still a baby? Just reading her messages, sounds like she sounds like a baby.

I realized she haven't replied yet. I slightly pout as I think of something to talk about. Or maybe just to make her message me.

To Xaviana Feliz:
I'm sorry but I ask her, she said it's fine.

From Xaviana Feliz :
She's okay with it?
Are you sure?

I smiled before typing a reply. She's really stressed about that? Guess she's that's type of girl that is afraid of trouble. It's fine, I know how to control myself. If she will be this cute, okay, I'll be a soft one to her.

To Xaviana Feliz:
She said so

I type another reply saying that I made sure that Layca is okay with it just to make her less nervous. I smiled before putting down my phone on my stomach. I put my arm on my forehead and close my eyes and wait for her reply. But two minutes and still none, weird. But the phone suddenly vibrates making me jolt up from my bed.

From Xaviana Feliz:
I'm sorry I wasn't able to reply,blame the internet connection

I saw her reply, I noticed that my other message was sent late but it's fine. Then I decide to joke around.

To Xaviana Feliz:
I tried to make sure

You replied to Xaviana' message:
Damn you, internet!!!

From Xaviana Feliz:
Hahahhaha
You sure?
I don't want her to get mad.

A small smile formed on my lips as she sent me her message. At least she laughed at it.

To Xaviana Feliz:
Wait, why would she get mad anyway?

From Xaviana Feliz:
Because you two are a thing?

My brows furrowed, what?

To Xaviana Feliz:
We're not •_•

I slightly chuckled, "Looks like I just found a new friend."

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