Faithfully

"Francine Carrel Asuncion, Mateo! Oh wow, it's good, bebs!" Mia said excitedly which made me wince.

"It's not funny, Miriam." I said annoyed.

"Oh wow bebs, don't be like that, if you're mad at someone calling me by my real name? We're just me, bebs, don't kill me." he said while eating the apple he had cut earlier.

"Ah. I don't know!" I said annoyed while ruffling my hair.

"What's bothering you? Tito just introduced Mr. Handsome Mateo to you and he said he hopes that in the future you can be together." he said and I frowned at this Handsome Mateo and Rio is even more handsome than that.

"Not helping babies." I said so he hugged me.

"I'm sorry, let it go, just go with the flow." it's a promise.

"Just go with the flow? Hello. I have a jowa Ateng!" I said annoyed. My annoyance increased even more because he still hasn't responded to me since yesterday.

"Ah, really? You have a girlfriend? I don't seem to have been informed." especially teasing.

I gave him a hard time and took my phone and there was nothing.

I called him but he doesn't really answer, where is he?

K I N A U K A S A N ✨

After our class, I immediately went to Rio's classroom and I smiled when I saw him.

"Rio." I called and he turned to me and seemed even surprised.

I immediately approached him but I noticed the woman sitting at Rio's table myself so one of my eyebrows arched.

"Oh, is she your...uhm...what is it again? Oh girlfriend." it says that there is more sarcastic in 'Girlfriend'

"I have to go, bye, Ri!" he said and still winked, I was about to speak but Rio stopped me immediately.

"Hey, Babe, stop." it said.

"Who is she?" I asked seriously while looking straight at it.

"Whoah. Why do I feel like I am interrogating right now. Look, babe." he said and I seemed to realize.

"I'm sorry. You're not texting or replying to me, I just miss you." I promised and he sighed.

"I'm sorry, I'm just really busy...alright uhm...bye.." he said in a hurry so I frowned and followed him with a look after saying that and he left and disappeared in front of me like a bubble.

Wow! As in... I was stunned.

"So. Is he your boyfriend?" I turned to the speaker.

There was one man left in the classroom, his back was turned while he was sitting in front and his two feet were actually resting on his table.

"Do I know you?" I wondered.

He turned to me.

"Well, maybe." he answered then stood up and faced me and my eyes immediately widened.

"And you?! Are you always following me, huh?" I'm annoyed here.

"Are you a noob?" I laughed at this question and my lips parted.

"What kind of noob are you? Excuse me!"

"You're excused, young lady." he said and my nostrils widened immediately but I won't hit him, he's not even worth it, duh. I was about to turn away when he spoke.

"Wait. My parents want to meet you---"

"I don't care! I don't want to meet your parents---what did you? Your what? PARENTS? Well, I don't even know who your parents are, so now you're going to tell me that you're going to kiss me- --"

"Tss. What I am thinking? Marrying a noob girl, it's such a waste of time."

"Hey you! You've been calling me a noob a lot!" I said annoyed then followed him because he left after saying that, oh isn't it, bad manners.

"Arrghh!" I screamed in annoyance especially when it got away, why is it so fast?

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I've already left the campus and I'll probably ride a tricycle, whatever.

I'm not young enough to be picked up and dropped off by my parents like my other school mates.

"Hey, noob girl!"

I immediately looked at the speaker.

"What? Aren't you going to stop me?"

"You know, I don't even want to do this so don't act." he said and I can't figure out what my face looks like now because of the pain I'm feeling.

"Okay, fine. I won't call you a noob anymore---"

"And really! My name is beautiful F---"

"Francine Carrel Mateo." it said, frowning my forehead.

"What are you Mateo?! No way!" I promised and left him, let him take care of his life no.

C O N T I N U E D OF C H A P T E R 1

I'll just walk. It's really good that Mr. That's Mateo, he's a fool, doesn't he know that someone like me who is kind, modest, slender and especially beautiful already has a boyfriend and that's Rio Cruz I said to myself as I singled it out on my finger

I was thinking of Mr. Mateo is arrogant until I get home.

"Carrel, come sit down." my Grandma Maureen called.

"What's that, Grandma?" I asked as I approached and waved.

"You don't love the man your father introduced you to?" It said that I tasted it, how about because I heard pure Tagalog, that's exactly how my Grandma spoke. Oh it's cool even if I'm already infected, jusme.

"Hey Grandma, first of all I'm too young to get married, secondly I have a...boyfriend." I promise that it took its breath away.

"Your current boyfriend is the reason you don't like the young man Trevon, what's wrong with that gentleman and you're rejecting Trevon like that, huh? Go ahead and give me the characteristics of the man you're talking about and that I understand?" Lola said that I kept quiet, what should I say? We've been dating for two years, but I don't even know anything about him, I haven't even met his parents.

"What makes you quiet, my grandson? Hey, okay, I won't force you for Trevon, but think carefully because I can assure you right now that Trevon is a good gentleman." he said and stood up.

I just lay down on the sofa where Grandma and I were talking earlier. I winced, good sir, Grandma, you're going to sell my name to the man you love and to the arrogant one.

I stood up and was about to go up to my room when someone texted me, I smiled because it might be Rio, but my smile immediately lost its width when I saw that unknown number, but I still read it.

'𝑅𝑖𝑜'𝑠 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑, 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡? 𝑃𝑖𝑐𝑘 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤, ℎ𝑒'𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑟, 𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑝𝑎-𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑

"

After I read that, I immediately rushed out and looked for a Cab or Taxi. Gosh, he's always like this, I tried to call the phone but it's out of coverage.

It took a while before I got to the Bar that the texter was talking about.

I try to call the number but it's out of coverage too.

I was about to go inside but the bouncers blocked me.

"No children here."

"Child? Excuse me ho, ha, I'm only in uniform but I'm eighteen and I'm just looking for someone." I promise.

"Even though you're still not allowed to enter and then why are you saying you're 18? You look like 16." he said and his companion laughed, which is why I was blown away.

"Hey, noob, what are you doing here?" asked a man and I immediately turned and Mr. That's arrogant.

"As for you, is it really up to this point, you, I can tell from you, you're a stalker!" I shouted and Kuyang Bouncer laughed.

"Sir Trevon, do you know that girl, she's been trying to get in for a while, she's pretending to be eighteen." it said.

Really! Wait, wait. Sir Trevon?! Wow.

"Yes I know her, and she's telling the truth, actually she's my fiancee." it said that my facial expression was different.

"What are you talking about?" I promise weakly.

"Sorry." sorry for that right away.

"You, we're not done!" I said and went inside and immediately looked for Rio but he wasn't there, actually it was almost full inside so it was impossible for me to find him right away, I had to drag this entire bar to find him.

"Noob."

I won't be surprised anymore and I'll just cry, he's only calling me Mayabang.

"If you're here because of your boyfriend he's outside." he said and I immediately looked at him.

"Thank you." I promised and went out and looked for it right away but I couldn't find it, I think that monkey just pranked me.

"Rio." I call and maybe I can be heard.

"Rio.."

"Rio-----"

I was stunned and speechless at what I saw. Rio is having sex in public, they are sitting behind the trunk of the car while the woman is sitting next to him.

I just held my mouth and couldn't speak, I just realized I was crying.

"F-Francine?!!" he shouted in shock and they immediately covered their clothes, and am I right, the woman grinned at me as if she was happy to see them.

I immediately turned around and walked away from him even though I heard him calling.

I just walked until I saw Mr. Arrogantly leaning against the car while smoking.

I just looked at him while crying and I couldn't even take a step anymore and it seemed like I was really weak.

When we both heard someone calling my name, I opened the car door so I got in and only saw Rio looking for me.

I took the handkerchief handed to me by Mr. Arrogant.

"Thank you..." I said while crying and wanted to give it back to him but he refused and started the car.

F R A N C I N E

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We have been stranded in traffic for a long time even at seven o'clock at night.

"You can drop me there." I said pointing to the corner.

"It's okay. Your parents might be angry with me, especially since I'm the last person with you." it said and I frowned.

"I want to go down." I said and immediately unfastened the seatbelt and looked at him and I saw his sigh and opened the car door.

I immediately said thank you and got down and started walking. It's also quite close to us so it's okay, I want to emote and breathe fresh air because I feel like I'm going to be attacked by what I saw earlier.

I felt like someone was following me and I wasn't wrong because when I turned around I immediately saw Mr. Arrogantly following me while wearing his jacket.

I laughed softly and sighed in relief. "What are you doing?" I will ask.

"Don't mind me, just walk." he said seriously and without appetite but I took a deep breath and waited for him to come near me and when he was in front of me we started walking together.

"Wait, where's your car?" I wondered and looked at what we had passed earlier.

"I parked it at the convenience store first." he said and I nodded.

"What is your name?" I asked because Mr. I call him really arrogant in my brain, Papa and Grandma told me that but I really forget.

"Trevon." He said it sparingly so I nodded and looked at him so I also looked at him but he just laughed at me.

"Your babbling is for the broken hearted." he said so I tasted it and immediately became serious.

"Don't talk to me, I feel like walking in silence." I promise that it laughed softly like my shunga-shunga.

"You know, you're wasting your time to me..." I said.

"I didn't know that you have a split personality, Miss Asuncion." he said and I immediately made a face.

"Why did you accompany me this far, it's so much pressure to you, but thanks anyway." I said and shook my head.

I noticed our house so I confronted him and he stopped.

"You can go now, I won't cry again and I'm safe here too." I promised and he raised an eyebrow at me.

"I don't care if you cry a lot, Miss Asuncion." It's a promise that I just worked hard for.

"Whatever." I said and left him.

"Shall we meet again tomorrow?" he asked, making me stop and slowly face him.

"W-What?"

"Shall I come to you? It's up to you." he said and I gasped.

"Are you okay? Why...why are you like this suddenly?" I said that I looked blank and he grimaced and didn't say a word.

"Ah. Do you feel sorry for me because of what my boyfriend did?" I said but he just looked at me.

"What does it matter to me if you cry or cry because of what your boyfriend did." He said it seriously so I laughed softly and then nodded.

"Do you have a mood disorder or something?" I asked that he didn't even bother to answer.

I have already said goodbye and maybe Mr.'s mood will be different. Arrogant.

"Bye." I said goodbye and then went in, but before I went in I checked it for its cleaning and took a deep breath before going in.

I was lying down looking at my cell phone ringing because of Rio's calls.

Now he's calling all the time, meanwhile I used to be the one who had to worry, so by the way, he's just fooling me. I just turned off my phone because I can hear myself and I also want to think.

I will not cry for him. I was right to cry earlier when I saw him having sex with someone else.

THE TOMORROW even though I feel like I'm out of my mind because I'm heartbroken, I'm already looking forward to the entrance, I won't waste a day complaining because of shameless Rio.

I was walking in when I met Rio's woman yesterday and I remembered that she was the same woman I saw talking to Rio in their classroom and I only remembered because of the shock and darkness last night but what's the point ko, they are together with no manners.

I saw his silly smile at me but I ignored it and passed him.

"Poor woman." he said that I stopped and immediately faced him and I saw him crossing his arms with a smile on his lips.

"Who is more pitiful and embarrassing than us? Flirting guy and having a s'x with him in public place, really Miss?" I said and now I was the one smiling at him especially when his facial expression changed, he looked like he was suddenly overcome with shame in his body because many people heard what I said.

"How dare you..."

"How dare you too, you stupid slut!" I said and he got angrier and was about to scold me when someone stopped him and I was surprised to see that it was Rio.

"Rio tell your ex girlfriend!" he said annoyed and Rio looked at him evilly.

"Ex-girlfriend? She's not my Ex!"

"And who told you?" I asked here and he turned to me.

"It's a babe, chinee." it's caressing and I don't feel thrill but disgust especially when it touches my hand.

"Don't touch me!" I said and it seemed to turn into a gentle cat crouching in front of me.

"Babe, believe me, it was only once and I will never do it again.."

"I don't care if you've done that a thousand times or cheated just once and you cheated on me too and now you have the courage to apologize, what kind of blessing you have." I promise that he will leave me forever.

"No matter what you say, I will not give up on you, I love you---"

"Francine." We turned to the person who spoke and I was surprised to see that it was Trevon.

"Aren't you coming in?" he said so seriously that I was speechless but he came to me and grabbed my hand and pulled me.

"Hey who are you!" Rio shouted that we stopped and I looked at the serious Trevon especially when he looked at Rio with a smile.

He was about to approach Rio and because of my panicex I stopped him and said 'don't hurt him or we might be the principal.

Look at me. "Then shall I get rid of him like this?" said 'huh?' just me.

"Honey." it said that I gaped.

"H-Honey??!" I was surprised again.

"Who is Francine? Your boyfriend?!" Rio asked angrily.

I was speechless because of the shock.

"Honey huh? Hey Francine, who is this jerk?!" he said and Trevon suddenly hugged him, the other students who were watching us screamed in shock and I wouldn't be surprised if one of our Professors would come at this moment.

"This must be the sicko you were talking about." Trevon said and I tried to stop him because I didn't know how this Trevon could get mad.

"Leave him to me...Go inside.." he said seriously and I didn't know if I would follow that or not.

"Trev...."

"Who are you?" Rio asked here.

"I'm his Fiance.---"

"Hey Francine, are you living with someone?!" he told me and Trevon laughed at him..

"Is that what you mean, yes, we were living together." it said.

Rio grinned. "I lied to you and having a s'x with someone and you that you lived with a guy...that's make us even." He said it was insulting so I was going to slap him but Trevon had already done it.

"Your face is so hard it doesn't look like you can take that one punch..." and it was about to hurt him again but I pulled it away.

And it's good that he listened to me and because we were late for our first subject, I pulled him to the garden.

"What do you think your doing, huh?" I asked and took the hand that was injured by Rio's piercing.

"Don't tell me you're going to get that man back, Francine." he said and I took a deep breath and looked at him

"You're the one who's being discredited because of what you're saying! Fiance? Really? in front of many students and you said we're dating and what if the Principal finds out, huh?"

"She's my Auntie. So probably she knows about us." he said and I blinked.

"So you're telling me now that your Auntie is the Principal here?" I asked and he just nodded and took the handkerchief from my hand and I frowned.

I used to do a lot of silly things and the Principal and I always met.

"Hey Francine, what are you doing?" I was surprised by the person who spoke and it was Mia and we caught up with me blowing on her wound.

"What's the rumor I heard?" he asked as if it didn't matter even though Trevon was by our side.

"You're living with a guy? Huh? Why didn't you talk about that, oh you, isn't that you?" he said and I closed my eyes tightly.

"Hey, it's not what you think." I said and immediately said goodbye to Trevon and pulled Mia.

Jusme, mornings are full of hanash in my life.

We didn't even get to the classroom when one of my Art classmates approached me.

"Why?" I will ask.

"Principal Santos is calling you." he said and I immediately gasped.

I would like to go with Mia because I am afraid but even she is also afraid of being exposed to fire by Principal Santos.

"Go girl, you can do it!" he said and I immediately scared him so he ran away from me.

I took a deep breath before knocking and when I heard 'Come in' I slowly turned the lock.

When I entered, I bent down to bow but I stayed in front of the door.

"Why aren't you going here, Miss Asuncion?" It's a serious and scary question and I didn't answer and just came closer, I told you Francine you should have come earlier, you're prolonging this process, jusme.

"Are you Francine, right?" he asked and I frowned because he knew me well but he really asked but I still nodded and answered.

"Yes p---"

"My niece's fiancee." This promise made my eyes widen.

"No Principal Santos." I answered and he raised an eyebrow at me.

"Boyfriend?" it asked again.

"Not either." I answered without looking.

"Well, if you are not my niece's fiance nor girlfriend then why are you living together, Miss Asuncion?" he asked again and I closed my eyes tightly.

"No, no Ma'am, that's not true, he's lying---"

"No I'm not!" the person who just entered suddenly said that whoever it is, I will make a life promise, but it's Trevon.

"Auntie, why are you torturing my future husband?" he said, making my eyes widen and my mouth open.

"Lucas, I'm not. I'm just asking him because for sure all our Professor here is watching your scandalous with her ex!" it promises.

"Uhm...Principal Santos no, we don't have scandal?" I promise I'm still hugging myself.

I turned to Trevon when he spoke. "Tsk tsk. You're really such a noob, Francine." he said and frowned because I heard that he was a noob, jusme.

He stood up because he suddenly sat on the Principal's desk, he was so bad that if we could just sit on Maam's desk, we would faint from fear when we saw him.

"Let's go, noob." he said and pulled me and he waved at the Principal to sign that he was saying goodbye, that's all.

"Just wait, I'm just saying bye---"

" 'Nevermind!" he said and pulled me out.

"Where are we going?" I asked when he suddenly pulled me out, just to judge me for taking cutting classes. I just know, I'm going to fall.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked grumblingly but I didn't do anything and got in when he opened the door for me, Trevon's silence was so hypnotizing.

"Where are we going?" I keep asking but it's no use.

"One, when you don't answer---"

"One more word from you, I will kiss you." he said so I immediately covered my lips and bit it softly.

This man is really stupid, doesn't he know that I still have to finish the Art that Prof Martin is asking me to do, but here I am now going with my fiance.

I looked at my nails and bit them but it suddenly pulled them away and gave me a bad look. What's wrong with this man, I just winced and looked out the window of his car.

"Where are we going?" 🎶 I sing while blowing on the glass.

C O N T I N U E D OF C H A P T E R 3

We stopped at a park and I don't know where it is but it was beautiful with many trees and flowers. Flowers?!!

So many flowers!

I ran into Trevon and I felt like crying because of what I thought earlier....

"You! I really hate you! Why didn't you say it was a cemetery." I said and he laughed.

"Why what on your mind?"

"We're in the park." I said with a frown and I heard his tss.

"What's more, You nickname really suits you." he said and I looked at him with a frown.

"N . O . O . B !" He said this in a whisper but I still understood. Bwisiiiit!

I just looked at him as he took the flower from his car and put it in front of the tree and suddenly he smiled and touched the tree so I stared at him.

"Hi Mom, how are you? This is Francine, your future noob daughter in law." he said and I looked at him badly and hit him softly, it's okay.

Oh wait. Mom? So, it turns out that her mommy is dead, I immediately looked at her and she was smiling but her eyes seemed sad.

I took a deep breath, it turns out we are the same without Mommy but the only difference is that my Mommy is still alive but she went with another guy and started a family and I don't consider her as my mom now.

I took a seat next to the tree where his mommy is buried.

"Don't seat beside her, the ambiance is getting ugly." he said and I scolded him.

After a million thousand of silenced by him, he looked at me. "What?" he asked immediately because I had been staring at him for a while now.

"Why are you so rude and arrogant?" I asked but he just winced and suddenly yawned.

"Sleepy yarn!" I said with a laugh and stood up.

"Let's go home and you can sleep." I promise that it will be teased even at 14:00 in the afternoon.

"I can't sleep." he said and I frowned and soon I laughed.

"Is that possible?" I said.

"I have insomnia, so I really can't sleep, maybe 1 hour or three hours at the most." It's talking about it and I'm the one who got it.

"And why Mr. Mateo?" I will ask.

"I don't know, maybe it's because I'm alone at home." he said while bowing.

"Then let's live together!" I said jokingly but I was surprised when he looked at me as if he was suddenly happy.

"Yeah, sure." this is the answer.

"Huh?" I promised while blinking.

We stopped at a park and I don't know where it is but it was beautiful with many trees and flowers. Flowers?!!

So many flowers!

I ran into Trevon and I felt like crying because of what I thought earlier....

"You! I really hate you! Why didn't you say it was a cemetery." I said and he laughed.

"Why what on your mind?"

"We're in the park." I said with a frown and I heard his tss.

"What's more, You nickname really suits you." he said and I looked at him with a frown.

"N . O . O . B !" He said this in a whisper but I still understood. Bwisiiiit!

I just looked at him as he took the flower from his car and put it in front of the tree and suddenly he smiled and touched the tree so I stared at him.

"Hi Mom, how are you? This is Francine, your future noob daughter in law." he said and I looked at him badly and hit him softly, it's okay.

Oh wait. Mom? So, it turns out that her mommy is dead, I immediately looked at her and she was smiling but her eyes seemed sad.

I took a deep breath, it turns out we are the same without Mommy but the only difference is that my Mommy is still alive but she went with another guy and started a family and I don't consider her as my mom now.

I took a seat next to the tree where his mommy is buried.

"Don't seat beside her, the ambiance is getting ugly." he said and I scolded him.

After a million thousand of silenced by him, he looked at me. "What?" he asked immediately because I had been staring at him for a while now.

"Why are you so rude and arrogant?" I asked but he just winced and suddenly yawned.

"Sleepy yarn!" I said with a laugh and stood up.

"Let's go home and you can sleep." I promise that it will be teased even at 14:00 in the afternoon.

"I can't sleep." he said and I frowned and soon I laughed.

"Is that possible?" I said.

"I have insomnia, so I really can't sleep, maybe 1 hour or three hours at the most." It's talking about it and I'm the one who got it.

"And why Mr. Mateo?" I will ask.

"I don't know, maybe it's because I'm alone at home." he said while bowing.

"Then let's live together!" I said jokingly but I was surprised when he looked at me as if he was suddenly happy.

"Yeah, sure." this is the answer.

"Huh?" I promised while blinking.