Jay's pov
The classes went by fast
I didn't even realized when the break came
But I was not having an appetite
Bcz my head just won't stop man
Plus cin kept on babering about something
And my headache increased
Maybe bcz till late night I was binge watching
Then I talked to ryan for abt an hour
And well I finally tried to sleep
That fucking dream came
Ahhhhh
"okay class that's it for this period" ma'am cindy said
Yessss!!
Finalllyyyy
Breakkkk
"but before we dismiss our class I have a good news" ma'am continued
"the next period after the break I got a proxy off so it will be my class"
"WHATTTT???"
"NOOOOOOO"
"ma'am pls nooo"
"give us free period!!"
"section e deserves freedom!"
"ma'am have mercy"
Someone even started fake crying dramatically
"okay okay if you clean this class before the break ends then you all will get a free period but if you don't well…" she said while smirking
Bcz she knows nobody in section e would skip break to clean our dumpyard classroom
Just like that she left
I looked around the ulupongs were already getting up and leaving
I turned to see cin
But that brat was already gone
And before I could stand up and leave they all already left except blaster
And when I tried to go he closed the door on my face
"what the fuckkk"
He literally locked it
So I tried the other door
But I was late
They also locked it
"what the hell ….OPEN THE DAMN DOOR" I shouted
"CLEAN THE CLASS BEFORE THE BREAK IS OVER" the king shouted
"why should I alone clean huh?? you are also in this class you guys can clean too I am not wasting my break on this!!"
"CLEAN THE CLASS THEN YOU CAN EAT YOUR BREAK I WON'T REPEAT MYSELF AGAIN
START CLEANING" hari shouted again
What an asshole
"NO I WON'T I WON'T CLEAN I AM NOT A MAID" I shouted again
But no response came
Did they leave??
Fuckers
First of all this headache
And I was hungry
And on top of that
I was angry now
I won't clean
And I started scrolling through my phone
After ig abt 25 mins I decided
To properly see my class
Well there were lockers
And few boxes covered with cloth and thick dust
When I properly looked at the lockers
There were names written on it
Superman eman
Calix
Felix
Drew
The king
The king's slave #1
But one name stood out to me
Blair
Who the fuck is blair
And her name was written between
Keifer
And
David
Ooooh
Okayyy
So that's why they don't like girls
It was definitely a love triangle between these 3
Well I'm smart uk
(a/n: guys after this keifer and jay argued just like the og book 😭🙏 I was too lazy to write the whole thing again and maybe it would get repetitive for you all too so yeahhh 💀)
Me and the king were arguing just to kit to announce that all the classes are cancelled
What the hell man
I haven't eaten my lunch
I am hungry
And my head
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
As soon as he announced it
I stormed toward my desk took my stuff and while going I intentionally dumped into keifer
I just wish I was tall like him
Bcz when I dumped into him
I only reached till his chest
I knew I looked stupid
But my elbow did all the work
"gago!!" I shouted at him
I could clearly see the irritation on his face
I stormed out of the section e building
Just to meet my horoscope cousin
With that red ruby shoe girl alongside that monkey looking guy
I just rolled my eyes at them
And aries did the same
He still haven't come home
What a sucker man
Let kuya angelo come home
Hehehehe
Then only he will finally get humbled
I was snapped out of my thoughts
When someone called my name
"jayyy!" it was kiko
Why is he not with my cousin
He was standing with a different grp
Near the parking area
He came to me
"hii jay…." he said in that mixed american tagalog accent
He is good looking though
"heyy"
The guys behind him were looking at me weirdly
Smirking and whispering something
Very creepy honestly
"so did you settle in section e how are they treating you" he asked
"uh well no like they are jungle animals I am still adjusting ig"
"yeah they all are useless bastards…be careful jay and if you need anything I will always be there for you" he said
"consider me your friend and good wisher" he continued
Okay why did that sound like some politician speech
"by the way where were you today at lunch?? I didn't see you at cafeteria??" he asked
"oh well I was not feeling hungry so I didn't come there"
Tbh I could have told him that section e locked me inside
But I just lied
Why was he even looking for me
And why is he saying be careful from section e
I wanted to ask but he just kept talking
"hey are you feeling okay now if you want I can drop you home" he asked
"yes I am alright no need I can go by myself"
"come on jay don't be stubborn" he chuckled "beautiful girls like you should not walk home alone like this"
Okay this is getting awkward
"really kiko I am okay"
"Atleast let me accompany you then"
"no it's okay really"
"jay I insist"
Why is he so persistent
And why do I suddenly have a bad feeling about this
Then suddenly he grabbed my wrist
"come on let's go" he said while trying to drag me lightly
"uh kiko-"
Before I could say anything
A hand removed his hand from my wrist
"she said she is okay and comfortable while walking" he said
It was no other than that monkey looking guy
Wait
What was his name
Percy yeah
"I am talking to her and not you" kiko said clearly annoyed now
"you should not interfere when two people are talking" kiko continued while glaring at him
"and you should learn how to hear no" percy replied casually
"but jay wants to come with me right jay" kiko asked me quickly
Idk what happened to me
I am not even this patient with people usually
Then why am I still standing here after saying no so many times
"well no kiko I am okay walking only thanks for the offer though" I said firmly with a plastered smile
"oh are you sure jay?" kiko asked again
"man can't you hear she is saying no from that time" percy said while putting an arm around my shoulder
Before they again start arguing
"yes I am sure you can go" I said firmly
Finally kiko left
Though the look he gave percy before leaving was kinda weird
I turned to percy
"uk there was no need to help me here"
"wow I thought you would atleast thank my pretty face…but okay I will consider this as a thank you" he claimed dramatically
"ah well whatever!"
"btw I don't think we are introduced properly
I am Percy Rey Collins aka the most handsome person of HVIS" he said extending his hand dramatically
I didn't needed percy's help actually
But I appreciate it
"and well I am-"
"Jasper Jean Fernandez Mariano…big fan" he completed for me
I blinked
"omg I am that famous??"
"You are hard to miss honestly"
"well even if I am famous I am pretty sure you are not the handsome person in HVIS"
"ouch after helping you from this situation also are you this rude to me" he said dramatically
I rolled my eyes
Drama queen
"But seriously" he said this time sounding a little serious "be careful around kiko"
I frowned
"why??"
"He gets too friendly sometimes…and he doesn't really like hearing no" percy shrugged
"That sounds concerning"
"It is concerning"
I stared at him for few seconds
"wait how do I know you are not weird too??"
Percy gasped dramatically
"jay if I was weird would I look this handsome??"
"…yes"
"damn"
Okay maybe this monkey looking guy was slightly funny sometimes
"well I thought kiko was your friend" I asked percy
"uh well no like yes but no" he said scratching the back of his neck "he is in our section but our groups are totally different…and well kinda rivals too"
"Oooh"
"And honestly I know him pretty well…he does not really have a good history with girls yeah" he added
Okay now that sounded concerning
"ooh I see...well-"
Before I could complete my sentence
A sharp horn interrupted me
Of course
My very favourite cousin
"speaking of the devil" I muttered under my breath
I was actually about to complain abt aries to percy too
Ig percy heard me bcz he immediately looked away trying to suppress his laugh
"ARE YOU GOING TO COME PERCY OR CITCHAT WITH YOUR NEW FRIEND THERE??
IF YOU WANT TO YOU CAN GO WHILE WALKING" aries shouted from inside the car in his very aries-ish tone
And I knew that idiot was indirectly taunting me too
I could literally feel other students staring at us now
Embarrassing
"wow cousin dearest what a sweet personality you have" I shouted back sarcastically "truly sunshine mixed with anger issues"
Aries just rolled his eyes dramatically
"ig that's my cue baby J" percy grinned "see you soon…and don't miss my handsome face too much"
What a self obsessed man
GOD
Why is no one normal in this school
First there was that really creepy guy
Even though he was handsome
I still don't have a good feeling abt him
Then there was the blue eyed monkey guy
And section E
And of course
Their KINGGG
Just as I was done accepting my horrible fate and my headache
Someone suddenly jumped on my back
"I WAS CALLING YOU FROM SO LONG" cin whined dramatically
"WHAT THE HELL-"
I almost died on the spot
"man why are you attacking people like some street cat" I groaned while fixing my bag
Cin ignored me completely
"That kiko guy was talking to you right???" he asked immediately with sparkling eyes
Oh no
Not this again
Man I was already done dealing with those two idiots
I don't want to deal with him now too
Ahhhhhhhh
Why is everyone so interested that kiko talked with me
Like how does he even know
"how do you know like why is everyone so obsessed with kiko" I asked him
"uh well I saw you both that's why I asked-" before he could again start talking about kiko being bad with girls and stuff
I started walking
"hey jay wait na why are you walking away I was talking with you" he said while catching up with me
"ah well someone completely forgot me at break time and I got locked inside alone so yeah I do not want to talk with them" I said dramatically
He immediately came in front of me stopping in my path
"hey hey I am sorry na jay I did not know that keifer will do that and rakkhi said she will eat lunch with me so I got excited
Jay please talk to me jay I am sorry" he said all that in one breath
And honestly
That melted my heart a little
Because we have not even been friends for a week yet
And he is already this affected
"Well I am moved" I sighed dramatically "it is okay"
His face instantly lit up
"So we good now??" he asked with puppy eyes
"yeah!"
"THANK YOU JAYYY" he squealed dramatically and immediately threw an arm around my shoulder
This guy genuinely acts like an overexcited golden retriever
"on that note LET'S EAT ICE CREAMMMMM" he announced dramatically
Honestly
I was hungry too
"yeah sure but your treat!"
"uh yeah sure why not" he said
I gasped dramatically
"OH MY GOD YOU AGREED?? that's new"
"do not get used to it" he said proudly
We walked for some time away from the school area
The roads were less crowded there and honestly the fresh air was making my headache slightly better
After few minutes we reached a cafe
It looked really cozy from outside with fairy lights and huge glass windows
Okay fancy
We went inside and immediately cold air hit my face
Thank god
We ordered fries
Garlic bread
Cold coffee for cin
And when the cashier asked which ice cream flavor we wanted
Me and cin looked at each other for one second
"cookies and cream" we both said together
We both blinked
Then immediately burst out laughing
"No wayyyy" cin gasped dramatically "jay you actually have taste"
"excuse me?? I always have taste"
"debatable honestly"
Rude
We sat near the window while waiting for our food
Honestly
This was probably the first peaceful moment of my day
Then cin suddenly frowned while checking his phone
"wait…"
"What?"
"you seriously did not see the group chat??" he asked confused
I frowned
"What group chat?"
"The section e group chat" he said casually
I just stared at him
Oh
Realization hit me and him instantly
Right
I am not even there
Nice
"wow what a warm welcome" I deadpanned "new student getting locked inside classrooms and not even added in the group chat…your section really knows hospitality"
Cin immediately looked awkward
"okay when you say it like that it sounds very bad"
"because it IS bad"
At that moment our food arrived
He immediately stole some fries from my plate
"HEY THOSE ARE MINE"
"our fries now"
Anyways
"what was in the group chat?" I asked while eating
Cin opened his phone
"There was already a message that teachers had a meeting today" he explained "everyone was saying there was high probability classes would get cancelled after break"
I slowly looked at him
Wait
"So…"
"So keifer probably already knew there was a chance classes might get cancelled" cin finished carefully
Silence
I blinked once
Twice
Then my eye twitched
"THAT KING OF ULUPONGS DID IT ON PURPOSE" I almost yelled
Cin looked genuinely confused
"king of what??"
"ulupongs" I repeated seriously
"What even is uplongs??"
"aahas" I answered simply
Cin literally started choking on his coffee laughing
"And he still locked me inside that classroom while knowing classes might get cancelled???" I complained dramatically
"honestly section e people are mentally unstable" I continued
Cin slowly raised an eyebrow
"jay…"
"except you" I corrected quickly
"better" he said proudly
"because you are just annoying and unstable with your king" I added while eating fries
"WOW" cin gasped dramatically acting offended
I snorted a little
And honestly
Seeing him laugh like that
Made me laugh too
Maybe today was not completely horrible after all
.
Finally
I am going home
Well school ended around 2:30 and now it is around 5:45
I seriously do not even know how those three hours passed by so fast
After eating we somehow ended up playing pokemon go around the whole area
I genuinely did not even know this game existed till now
Man
I was missing gold all this time
And somehow in just four days I already connected with this kid so much
He is literally my vibe
Even though he is a bit annoying
But then again
He would not be cin if he was normal
"JAYYY LOOK THERE THERE THERE" cin suddenly shouted while aggressively pointing at his phone
"I AM LOOKING RELAX" I shouted back while trying not to lose my own pokemon
"you are literally so bad at this game" he sighed dramatically
"excuse me I started playing like one hour ago"
"skill issue honestly"
Rude
After walking around for almost forever
We finally stopped near the bus stop close to my lane
The sky was already getting darker
"okay I should go now" I said while fixing my bag on my shoulder
Cin immediately made a sad face
"wow leaving me already"
"Yes unfortunately I have a family who would like me alive and home before midnight"
"tragic honestly" he nodded dramatically
I rolled my eyes
"also next time ask before disappearing with rakkhi and abandoning me with section e uluplong" I warned him
"HEY I SAID SORRY ALREADY" he whined
"say it again"
"I am sorryyyy jayyy" he groaned dramatically
"good"
He suddenly grinned again
"tomorrow we will play again"
"you just want someone to bully in pokemon go"
"exactly" he said proudly
I snorted a little
"okay bye cin"
"bye jayyy and text me when you reach home safely" he said casually
I stopped for one second
Wait
I slowly looked at him
"…we do not even have each other's numbers"
Silence
Then both of us stared at each other dramatically
"OH MY GOD WE ARE SO DUMB" cin yelled
We immediately exchanged numbers while laughing like idiots
"okay NOW bye" I laughed
"bye baby trainer" he shouted while walking backwards dramatically
"GO AWAY" I yelled back laughing
And honestly
For the first time since coming here
I felt slightly lighter
Well after eating
My headache was much better
And well
I was hungry again
Just as I opened the gate
The fragrance of tita's soup filled the whole house
Yummyyyy
Now my headache will vanish
How does she always know what I need even when I never say it out loud
Okay
What am I even thinking
That makes no sense
Just as I removed my shoes and entered inside
I threw my bag on the sofa and directly went to the kitchen near tita
I leaned against the breakfast counter
Telling her about my day while inhaling the scent of lechon like some homeless person
"ahhhhhh!!! Ouch my earrr"
A strong hand suddenly grabbed my ear
And I immediately recognized that grip
It was none other than my dear demon brother
"kuya ouchhh please mercy on my poor ear" I begged dramatically
"your school ended at 2:30 where were you for four hours??" he asked sternly
How does he even know we got half day
"angelo! leave that poor kid's ear look it is all red" tita scolded him lightly
Kuya finally let go of my ear
Uffff
Thank god
"jay where were you??" kuya asked again
"uh I was hanging out with one of my friends since we got half day so we were spending time together" I answered
"jay you should utilize that time in your studies and not waste it like this
And at least text me or your tita if you are going to come home late" he said clearly worried underneath that strict tone
"Yes kuya I will keep that in mind sorry"
"go freshen up and take this ice pack for your ear" he said while handing it to me
And I practically ran upstairs because I was not ready to hear a whole lecture today
Kuya is weird
First he pulls my ear till it almost falls off
Then he gives me an ice pack to treat it
But honestly
You cannot afford to make him lose his temper
I still remember him throwing that chair in the hospital
Scary
But however he is
He cares for me a lot
More than anyone ever did
And maybe I do not exactly know what having a father feels like
Because I never really had one
But if I had to imagine one
I think kuya would fit that place perfectly
I freshened up and went downstairs again
Kuya was sitting at the dining table while tita was still preparing dinner
They were probably talking about aries
"angelo aries still did not come home I am so worried about him
He takes very impulsive decisions…did you talk with him?" tita asked emotionally
"ma do not worry about him I talked with him
He is safe at keifer's house
And let him come home when he wants
He will pay for this recklessness later" kuya replied calmly
Whaooo
Aries is definitely getting humbled today
And he is staying at that asshole's house too
Aries seriously needs to change his friend group
And if I was not even aware kuya was coming today when he was supposed to come day after tomorrow
Then aries definitely does not know either
Heheheheh
Then I realized both tita and the demon himself were staring at me
"oh jay come sit dinner is almost done" tita said softly
I quickly sat down
Right across kuya
Big mistake
That man stared at me like he could see directly into my soul
I cleared my throat awkwardly
"ahemm kuya I was not knowing you were coming today…when did you come?" I asked trying to sound casual
"my work got finished early so I came back" he replied simply "why? do you have a problem with that?"
"huh?? why would I have a problem I was just surprised"
"hmm" he hummed before looking at me again "how is school going? I heard you got placed in section e"
Ah yes
The zoo section
"It is…interesting" I answered carefully
Kuya raised an eyebrow clearly not believing me
"If you play your cards right you can still transfer sections later" he said while eating calmly
I blinked
Transfer??
Honestly
I probably should want that
Section e was chaotic annoying mentally unstable and full of uplongs
But strangely
The thought of leaving it did not feel that good either
Weird
"well I will think about it" I replied instead
"just stay away from unnecessary trouble" kuya warned "I know the reputation of that section"
Too late kuya
I already got locked inside classrooms on my first days
Tita finally placed all the food on the table
And honestly
The moment I tasted the soup
I felt my soul heal a little
Nobody spoke much after that
Only small conversations here and there while we ate dinner peacefully
Then suddenly tita looked at me
"oh jay I forgot to tell you" she said "a parcel came for you today"
I frowned
"A parcel??"
Who even sent me a parcel??