Okay. So sino ng nakapunta ng UST? Kung wala kayong idea kung anong itsura nun… ieexplain ko. sa UST kasi… yung AMV building/Carpark… yung first 2 floors nun yung kainan… mostly fast food chains and such, parang sa mall… iba’t-ibang, stalls? pero dahil nga fanfiction ito… may karapatan akong imodify ang places sa storya ko =))))) anyways… ang point ko is… yung ‘part’ na kainan na yun… gagawin kong foodcourt. So imagine niyo na lang na somewhere in UST May tipong foodcourt… yung tulad nung sa ek… Hope you get the picture…
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Kim: AAAAAAAHHHH!!!
Napatigil si Lexi… naglalakad-lakad sila nina Kris, Josh at Bea… out for lunch. Narinig nila si Kim… At nakita nilang kamot siya ng kamot… andami na din iyang rushes…
Josh: Oooh… so effective nga ang itching powder na yun… pwede ng i-promote sa iba…
Kris: you did that?
Medyo natatawa si Kris… Kilala ni Kris si Josh… pero si Josh kasi yung tipong unpredictable… full of surprises… Tipong andami niyang pwedeng gawin sa buhay.
Lexi: Pero pano mo nagawa yun? ni hindi mo nga siya ka-college eh.—
Josh: Lex… hindi naman sa lahat ng pagkakataon kailangan alam mo ang mga bagay-bagay… Pano? Para saan ba at naging Prank Master ako?
Lexi: Uhmm—
Josh: Lex… rhetorical question yun. hindi mo na kailangan sagutin.
Bea: She deserves it… pagkatapos ka niyang itulak…
Tumingin si Lexi kay Josh…
Lexi: You did that… for me?
Napangiti si Josh… lumapit kay Lexi at inakbayan ito.
Josh: Lex… sa tingin mo ba hahayaan ko na lang siya pagkatapos ng ginawa niya sayo? akala ko pa naman kilala mo na ko… ouch…
Bea: Ang drama mo lang Josh! Ibig niya lang sabihin… pamilya tayo diba?
Bea at Josh talaga…
May konsensya naman si Lexi… Alam niyang DAPAT niyang pagalitan ang dalwa… okay. Tatlo na kasi tumatawa pa din si Kris hanggang ngayon, dahil MALI ang ginawa nila… Pero nakakatouch lang na ginawa nila yun dahil sinaktan ni Kim si Lexi… TRUE FRIENDS…
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Things in UST weren’t good. Naging meeting place yun ng Big 4… Pranks were all over the place… sabihin na nating… may PRANK WAR… At sabihin na nating nahati sa dalwang Grupo…
TEAM DERRICK. Medyo konti lang ang suporters niya sa UST… dahil nga sa nangyaring confrontation… alam ng halos lahat sa UST na walang kasalanan si Lexi… Tipong fans lang ni Derrick yung makukuha niyang suporta sa Thomasians… ARCHERS. Dahil nga linked siya kay Kylie, kinakampihan sila nito… EAGLES. Mostly… pero hindi lahat…
TEAM LEXI. Mostly Thomasians… ISKOLAR NG BAYAN… syempre… sa ‘braniac’ side sila kakampi… at konting konti lang sa ATENEO…
Kung supporters lang din naman… medyo lamang si Derrick… KASO… ang MASTER OF ALL PRANKS… bestfriend lang naman ni Lexi… Kaya wala pang prank ang naging successful kay lexi…
On the other hand… Luge si Derrick…
Boy: GIRLS! Andito na si dreamboy Derrick… baka swertehin kayo at bigla niya kayong hilahin para halikan!
Derrick:Come on… I didn’t force myself on her! She seemed to enjoyed it!
GIRLS: THAT’s WHAT RAPISTS SAY!
Okay… above all… pride pa din ni Derrick ang mahalaga… so to teach him a lesson… sa favorite spot nilang tatlo sa food court… Narealize na lang niya na hindi siya makatayo on his seat… Tinulungan na siya nina Elmo at Jake pero hindi pa din siya maitayo. At the same moment may nagtext sa kanyang unknown number…
You should watch your back from now on...Today was only the beginning...
He gulped nervously and closed his eyes.
Derrick… ano namang naisip mo at sila pa ang napili mong kalabanin?
Elmo: Pare… superglue yan…
Jake: good to know na familiar ka… so pano alsin?
Elmo: Pwedeng maghintay tayo ng two hours dito… Isa yan sa mga super matibay na glue dito sa Pilipinas…
Derrick: May klase pa tayoooo!
Jake: So there’s only one way to do it…
Elmo: Play it cool, dude… i-cover ka naming… may shorts ka naman siguro? Ipapahiram ko muna sayo yung jacket ko…--
Play it cool?! Tatakbo ako sa UST ng walang pants?! Ayos ka lang?! wait… if you want to play this game… bring it on!
May binulong si Derrick kay Jake… nung una ayaw ni Jake… pero wala na din siyang nagawa dahil sa awa sa kaibigan… pumunta si Jake sa may maintenance crew at tinuro si Derrick, kumaway naman si Derrick at nagsmile… parang bata lang… tas tumango ang crew… bumalik si Jake kina derrick at binulungan din si Elmo…
Elmo: hay… in a count of three.
Jake: 1
Elmo: 2
3! At binuhat nila ang upuan ni Derrick, siyempre kasama siya… at kumaway kaway naman si Derrick.. parang nagparade lang at kumaway kaway siya sa mga fans niya… He knows what he’s doing…
Nang nasa may building na nila siya… pinahiram siya ng karton ng guard… inalis ang pants at tumakbo sa CR… kahit an inis na inis siya… nginingitian niya pa din ang mga girls… Pagkalabas sa Cr…
Jake: Now that was something…
Elmo: Ayos lang yan. kesa naman buhusan ka ng tubig habang nagsi-CR ka… diba jake?
Kahapon… ganun ang nagyari kina Elmo at Jake… habang umiihi sila sa cubicle… biglang may nagbuhos ng tubig sa kanila… tubig na may kasamang food color…
Tinuro ni Yassi ang trio… They turn to look and Derrick felt his blood boil with a familiar anger. There, standing with her head slightly on the other direction, the one responsible for all his and his friends suffering, the one and only Lexi Fernandez. Napansin sila ni bea… Josh got her attention. Lexi slowly turned his way and their eyes met.
Hindi pa sila naguusap mula nung ‘confrontation’. Hindi man lang siya naintimidate sa cold glare ni Derrick.
Of course she wasn't scared… Hindi lang siya matalino academic-wise, highly logical din… siyempre she could take care of herself without any help. OKAY DERRICK… NOT THE PERFECT TIMING PARA PURIHIN ANG KAAWAY MO!
Yassi: Are you happy, Lexi?
Lexi smiled and tilted her head.
CUTE… no, stop Derrick, she’s the devil incarnated, she can’t be cute!
Lexi: About what?
Derrick: About WHAT?!
Tumingin sa kanya si Lexi… Unti-unti namang lumakad papunta kay Lexi si Derrick… Haharangan bale siya ni Kris pero pinigilan siya ni Lexi…
I know he won’t hurt me… OKAY LEX? CONFIDENT KA PANG SAFE KA PAG ANJAN SIYA?
Derrick: How about the fact that I almost lost my pants! Grabe ka din ah, YOU’RE SO INTO ME! Pati sina Elmo at Jake nadamay wala naman silang ginagawa! Are those enough reasons for you to be happy? Did we get humiliate enough for your standards? Did we suffered enough for you to grant us with your forgiveness oh faultless, Ruler of the Universe?
Nakatayo na siya ngayon sa harap ni Lexi… at wow… ni hindi man lang nagbago ang facial expression sa mini speech ni Derrick.
She really has pretty eyes.. WHAT?! SHUT IT!
Lexi: Why should I be happy, Derrick? Fyi, hindi ako sadista… at kung mag oblation run ka man sa UST, wala akong pakielam… Atsaka… ngayon ko lang nalaman—
Yassi: Yeah right! Ikaw may kasalanan nito eh! Kung hind ikaw, bakit walang nangyari sayo?
Josh: Sino may sabing walang nangyari sa kanya?!
Bea: Just because we don't broadcast by bitching around and start pointing fingers doesn't mean na walang nangyari
Kris: Lagi naming chinecheck upuan niya bago siya umupo… and guess what… laging kulang ng screw! Pag nakain siya… kailangan naming bantayan kung may ‘kunyaring aksidenteng magaganap’ para matapunan siya ng pagkain!
Julie A: So just because we know how to take care of our own doesn't mean that these things don't happen.
Medyo nagkakagulo na… lahat nag-iingay…
Derrickl: This is your fault, you know...
He was looking at her with an unreadable expression on his handsome face.Tiningnan lang siya ni Lexi… truly her eyes can speak…
Go on…
Derrick: If you had forgiven me everything would have been fine
Natawa si Lexi… at napatigil halos lahat para pakinggan silang dalwa…
Lexi: Derrick… as I said forgiveness is earned. And you don't make a good job at earning it. At pwede ba… tigilan NIYO na ang mga accusations niyo sakin sa mga bagay na wala naman akong kinalaman?
Lalapit sana si Derrick sa kanya pero hinarangan na talaga siya nina Josh at Kris
Josh: What do you want?
Derrick: Few minutes with Lexi would be nice…
Josh: Lex… do you want to talk to him?
Kris: At all?
Lexi: May klase pa ko…
Nakatingin na si lexi kay derrick ngayon…
Lexi: And to be completely honest... If I didn't speak with Derrick at all... it really wouldn't bother me...
Bakit ba ko nasasaktan sa mga sinasabi niya? Diba dapat galit lang nararamdaman ko? Kaaway mo siya Derrick!
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Ayaw niyang magpaapekto kay Derrick… kaya pag may nangyayaring di inaasahan sa kanilang dalwa… sa lugar na maganda ang ambiance siya pumupunta… sa paradise niya… library! Ta-da!
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Alden Richards. simple lang naman siya… yes. Simple… mayaman—anak ng business tycoon, matalino—atenista eh, gwapo—pambansang dimples ng Pilipinas yan!, UAAP superstar, ano pa banag mahihiling mo? Pero unlike Derrick… hindi niya enjoy ang mga babaeng sumusnod sa kanya… kaya sa library lang siya pumupunta madalas pag andun siya sa UST. Madalas siya sa UST kasi sabi ng ‘coach’ nila, mas mabuting alam niya ang pasikot sikot sa UST kasi baka may connection dun ang mga challenges…
The library. He was the only one there most of the times. Except her. She was always there, reading or doing her homework. Not even once had she came to ask for his autograph or try to flirt with him. The opposite actually, she seemed to get angry with him when she notice him there and always glare at him when his fan girls interrupt her studies. This amused him. She was quite different from the other girls who spend their time following him around like lost puppies. She always sat at the same table.
There was something about her that attracted him. He never felt this way before. She was beautiful, he concluded. The natural kind. Her skin… completely clear and milky white. She definitely had curves if you looked closer. Her eyes always seem to carry within their depths a warmness and such sincere kindness that he didn't know was possible. And her lips...he found himself drawn to them. Yun siguro yun… Para kasing laging nakangiti… tipong nagpaparelax kay Alden… at kahit kanino siguro na mangitian niya…
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And he finally got the nerve to talk to her. Hooray! And here he was standing by her and she didn't even notice him.
ANG BANGO NIYA! Shut it! Talk to her!
Lexi: Uhmmm… can I help you?
She talked to me! She actually talked to me! Okay… Alden just relax, take a deep breath and answer her...
Lexi: Uhmm… okay ka lang?
She's going to think I'm an idiot! JUST OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND SPEAK TO HER!
Lexi: hindi ka taga-UST diba… may problema ka ba? Para kasing uncomfortable ka eh…
She's an angel! She cares…
Alden: Uhmmm… I’m fine… thank you… I was just wondering… Ehem… if you would like some company?
Hell just froze over. Isang Alden Richards to Lex… Ultimate crush ng bayan… kinakausap ka!
Lexi: Of course!
She was unlike any other girl he had ever met, she was truly beautiful, genuinely kind hearted and extremely smart. And for that he will make her his. He wouldn't press her for anything. He could wait as much as she wanted if she accept him.
Smiling and feeling elated he sat down next to her and they just...talked.
Masyado silang preoccupied para mapansing may nakatingin pala sa kanila…
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Derrick was having a bad day! (What a surprise!)
1. Food court scene(pants)
2. Meeting with the excellency (Lexi)
3. Deal with paranoid Yassi (siya na lang kasi hindi nabibiktime… malamang matindi kanya, sinampal ba naman si Lexi)
4. RESEARCH PAPER!
Binigay nan g prof nila yung exact books for reference… ang kailangan niya na lang gawin… pumunta sa library para icheck yung libro… at nagkataon naman na hindi lang libro ang nakita niya dun… andun SIYA…
Pero ibang side NIYA ang nakita niya…
Ang ganda niya pag ngumingiti siya… WHAT?!
At nakita niya din si Alden Richards… magkalaban sila sa UAAP… at mejo rivals talaga sila… Unti-unti siyang pumunta samay bookshelf para pakinggan ang conversation nila… He wasn't eavesdropping, surely not, he just listened on them to make sure Lexi was OK. After all, schoolmate niya si Lexi… kailangan niyang makasiguradong walang gagawing masama sa kanya ang OUTSIDER na yun… At muka namang nag-eenjoy siya… tumatawa pa nga eh
Ansarap pakinggan ng tawa niya… DERRICK! TAMA NA PWEDE?! Ang ganda kasi niya… MAS MAGANDA PA SI KYLIE SA KANYA!!!—
Nakita na lang niya na lumalapit na si Alden kay Lexi at may binubulong sa kanya… Feeling ni Derrick na dapat niyang suntukan yung ungas na yun… pero parang nanlamig siya nung nakita niyang relax na relax si Lexi sa kanya…
Umalis na si Derrick sa library…
Ano bang problema ni LEXI?! Whenever she’s with me, her guard is always up… pero pagdating sa ungas na yun… na siguro naman ngayon niya lang din nakilala, parang… parang…--
Nag-ring ang phone niya…
Derrick: HELLO?!
Kylie: …derrick?! uhmm… busy ka ba? Sorry kung naabala—
Derrick: ah. Kylie… ikaw pala… sorry… bakit napatawag ka?
Kylie: uhm… tuloy pa ba tayo bukas?
Derrick: oo… I miss you…
Kylie: hehe… sige… see you na lang bukas! Bye!
Tama… si kylie ang isipin mo… nililigawan mo siya diba? Tama… maganda si kylie… ang cute din ng boses niya… tama…
Sinubukan ni Derrick na i-imagine si Kylie… Pero ang babaeng nakangiti sa library ang nakikita niya…
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Lalalalalalala... Wohooo..
You say that i'm messing with your head, boy!