"Hindi ako papayag!"
I slammed the papers on the dining table, my chest rising and falling, barely containing the panic bubbling in my veins. My mom didn't even flinch. Calm lang siya-like she didn't just drop the biggest bomb of my life.
"I'm twenty," I snapped. "Fourth year na ako! One sem away from freedom tapos ipapakasal n'yo ako?!"
She folded her hands. "Hindi ito basta kasal, Ellara. This is about responsibility. Our family owes the Navarros more than you know."
Oh, I know them. Too well.
Skyler Navarro. The bane of my existence. The boy who breathes competition. The boy who once looked me dead in the eye during a debate and said, "Try harder, Cruz. You're almost good."
And now? My fiancé?
"Mom, this is insane," I whispered. "You can't just decide who I marry."
"Honey," she sighed, standing up. "You'll thank us one day."
No, I won't.
Because how do you marry someone you've hated since the 9th grade?
How do you live with a guy who stole your top spot in three consecutive terms?
How do you share a future with someone you swore you'd never even befriend?
I stormed out of the house, phone in hand. I needed air. Or maybe just to scream.
But the second I opened the gate, I froze.
Because right there, leaning casually against a sleek black car, was Skyler Navarro.
In a hoodie. Hands in pockets. Smirk in place.
"Sup, wifey."
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