Ate let my straight hair down. She was busy fixing my eyelids and lightly applying blush on my cheeks."I'll put those earrings on, alright? It'll enhance your beauty," she said.I nodded slowly and didn't complain. I wasn't used to wearing jewelry on my body. I feel uncomfortable with those things. I don't know why.She smiled and then applied pink lipstick to my lips. I parted my mouth and closed my eyes."Finished. Stand up, lady. Let me see the result," she happily said.I grinned and gave her a confident aura. She winked and clapped."You look really beautiful," she exclaimed.I looked at the mirror to see myself. I wore a red sleeveless dress that suited my fair complexion. With a smile, I gently touched my face and couldn't believe what I saw. Only a few things were done by Ate, but why? It seemed like I became more beautiful."Yes, I am beautiful!" I exclaimed and winked.She handed me her black clutch bag."It matches your outfit," she said with a hint of joy.I accepted it.
I was staring at the wall, thinking about what to give my boyfriend for our upcoming second anniversary when my close friend, Nica, suddenly appeared in front of me.I looked at her, hoping she had an answer, but I sighed when I couldn't find one."What are you thinking, and why have you been staring there for a while now?" she asked. "Maybe I can help," she added, pulling up a chair to sit next to me."It's our second anniversary with Troy next week, and I don't know what to give him," I said, feeling sad and lowering my head to start thinking again."Is that all? Why didn't you ask me? You know I'm an expert at this. You've been thinking about it all this time," she said, raising her voice.I glanced over at her as she sat next to me, waiting for what she would say next."What's a good gift for TJ?" she asked herself. TJ is what she calls Troy, as the three of us were friends before I started dating him.I shrugged my shoulders, thinking she had a good answer."Why don't you celebra
When I had finally avenged what happened and felt ashamed of what he did to me, I looked at him with an incredulous look. I laughed forcibly and suddenly turned serious.I harshly returned the check he gave me earlier. I slapped his immaculate chest with the check worth 5 million pesos."I'm not like the other females you've slept with for one night and paid with your money! I'm not like them, and I don't give a damn what you've imagined in your filthy imagination!" I said firmly and picked up my scattered clothes one by one.I went to the bathroom to change, not wanting to do so in front of him, even though he already took my virginity last night. I cried at the thought of it.As soon as I finished changing, I quickly went out without even glancing at him. But as I was about to leave, he suddenly spoke."So, you're saying you're not one of them, the woman I've always had in my bed? Whom I met in a pub or on the street," he said rudely.I raised my eyebrows and looked at him, while he
When I boarded this jeep, my fellow passengers couldn't help but stare at me. The men in the jeep grinned while looking at me, while the women looked at me with disgust. They examined me from head to toe.What's going on? Why are they looking at me like that? It only made my headache worse to think about it, so I just ignored them."That's her, right?" I heard a woman in front of me say.I pretended not to hear and just covered my face with my handkerchief and closed my eyes.I was suddenly awakened by the sound of my cell phone in my bag, so I took it out and read the message. It was Blessy, one of my colleagues at work."Tasia, do you know about the news?" her text message said.I ran out of load so I couldn't reply, so I was about to put my cell phone back in my bag when it rang again. It was Blessy calling."Manong, stop here, please," I told the driver, and he stopped the jeep.As soon as I got off, I answered Blessy's call."Hello, Blessy, what's the news you're talking about?"
I woke up early to prepare for work. It's been a month since I became famous on social media. I haven't left my apartment for a month and my one-month stock is already gone. I don't have any money left, so I have to work even if I don't want to. I don't want to die of hunger. I have no one to rely on but myself.After getting ready, I went to work. It's been a month of sulking. I thought that by not showing up for work, they would forget what happened, but they didn't. Some of my colleagues still treated me the same, but some looked down on me.It was my first day at work, but my colleagues gave me a mountain of work to do. They gave me all kinds of tasks, thinking I couldn't complain because I had no right to. I went home late after finishing all the tasks they gave me, so I wouldn't have much to do the next day.The next day, the same thing happened. I had a lot of work to do. I wanted to complain, but I didn't say anything because they would just remind me of what happened last mon
DANNIE'S POVI woke up to the sound of someone knocking on my door. Glancing at my clock, I saw that it was only 6 am and my meeting wasn't until later, so I wanted to go back to sleep.But the knocking persisted.I groaned and covered my head with my pillow, hoping they would go away.The knocking continued."URGH!" I muttered as I got up and opened the door, annoyed at being woken up so early."I SAID, WAKE UP DANNIE!" the person shouted in my ear.I jumped at the sudden loud noise and saw that it was my grandmother, grinning at me."What are you doing here so early in the morning, Grandma?" I asked, still groggy from sleep as I made my way to the kitchen for some coffee."I want a grandchild, Dannie," she said, a serious look on her face.I nearly choked on my coffee at her statement. "Grandma, I don't have time for that," I told her, exasperated."But what about that girl at Hilton's party last month?" she asked, a hint of disappointment in her voice.I regretted telling her about
I gradually opened my eyes when I heard a voice. Where am I? I looked around and all I could see was white."You're awake, how are you feeling?" she asked with concern as she put her cell phone in her bag.I was surprised by her sudden appearance and words. I didn't know her, and her face was unfamiliar to me. I looked at her closely, noting her expensive clothes and the scent of wealth about her. Who could this woman be in front of me?"Hey, stop staring at me," she said.I snapped out of my reverie and averted my gaze from her. I estimated her age to be around 40 years old."I'm sorry," I apologized and bowed my head.I instinctively touched my head as it suddenly hurt. The woman accompanying me here panicked and called for a nurse.The nurse arrived and checked on me. After she finished checking, she smiled at me. It was puzzling."Mrs. how are you feeling?" she asked.Mrs.? Who? Me?"I'm feeling a bit dizzy," I replied to her.I was confused, but I just answered her question. Was
I said, 'Manong, please stop here,' to the jeepney driver I was riding with. He stopped and I got off. I looked at the building where I work; the drop-off point was a bit far from it. I couldn't get off in front of our building because it could cause traffic. They seem to know everything, as there's traffic everywhere you go. I started walking quickly because I might be late again. Fortunately, I felt better while getting dressed earlier. While walking, something caught my eye, so I stopped and slowly looked into a restaurant. I suddenly had a headache when I saw the happiness on their faces, while I have been suffering for months. I forcefully pushed the door open and entered. Some people looked at me, but I ignored them and walked straight to where the two of them were sitting, sipping their coffee. I stood in front of them, but they still hadn't noticed me. Were they that happy because I'm no longer a part of their lives? "How's my best friend who snatched my boyfriend?" I shout