LMSC (Like My Status, Chat)

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A SPECIAL NARRATIVE CHAPTER
in Cassidy's Point of View

14 FEB, 3:31 PM

Bullshit.

Gustong-gusto ko nang umuwi.

Ganitong oras kasi ay free time na ng karamihan kaya marami nang naglalandian kahit saan. While me? I still have to endure one more fucking hour in the campus for my last subject.

Sobrang ramdam ng mga tao ang Valentines spirit sa Westbridge, and every couple's sweetness is like a big slap on my face saying 'bitch, no one loves you'.

Tangina lang.

And I still have to take a long walk before I get to arrive at the classroom which means na marami pa akong makikitang bulaklak, balloons, stuff toys, couple shirts, and chocolates together with their owners.

Ang mas masaklap pa, mag-isa lang ako dahil iba ang schedule ko kumpara sa mga kaibigan ko. By now, sigurado akong kinakain na ni Gianna ang mukha ng ka-date niya while Desiree's... I don't know.

Suddenly, I felt my phone's vibration inside my pocket.

A message? Really?

Joshua Gordon

14 FEB, 3:39 PM

Joshua:

Hi Cass. May date ka? If wala, do you want to eat dinner with me later?

Cassidy:

I'm tired. Sorry.

And that's it. I just don't want any encounter with an old fling o kahit sino man iyan na gustong makipag-date or hangout with me in this moment.

If it's not clear with y'all, then let me put it simpler: I don't want any romance.

Nagpatuloy lang ako sa paglalakad hanggang sa sobrang lapit ko na sa pupuntahan kong building. I just had to take one more turn when I automatically stopped on my tracks upon seeing a very familiar figure with his back facing me.

Putangina.

Ilang beses akong nanalangin sa isip ko na sana hindi si Rex Villareal iyon. I seriously didn't want to have an encounter with him or at least see him!

Nakatalikod pa rin siya and I still have a tiny bit of hope that the guy wasn't him. But when I saw the girl he's with, alam kong siya na iyon at wala nang iba.

Rex Isandro Villareal being seen together with Christy Sy holding a huge red box of chocolates isn't such a rare sight. It wasn't unexpected at all.

"See, Gianna? Womanizers are womanizers," I slowly whispered. Gustong-gusto kong ipakita kay Gianna ang nakikita ko ngayon para maitama siya sa mga sinabi niya kagabi.

Really? Rex could've changed if I gave him a chance? That's plain bullshit.

Lumiko ako kahit pa alam kong mas magiging malayo pa ang lalakarin ko. In this exact moment, nawala na sa utak ko ang urgency na kailangan kong pumasok sa last class ko in the fastest way possible dahil late na 'ko.