LOGINREBECCA's POV"REBECCA?" IBARRA WAVED his hand in front of my face and yet, I still couldn't move from utter surprise."Are you damn serious?" Judiel suddenly walked closer and pushed Ibarra by the shoulder. "You made a fool out of us! Especially Rebecca!"Mirajane came to the rescue and pulled Judiel away. "Love, calm down!""And you penguin!" He pointed at Marciella. "If you were half siblings then why the hell were you acting as if you were a jealous lover?" He looked at them completely baffled.Mira stopped pulling Jud and finally let her curious reaction be seen. "That's what I want to know too."Ibarra sighed and looked away as if he knew that this topic would end in a longer explanation than it should."Well?" My friends demanded in unison."I'm going to skip the family drama." Ibarra said and scanned his eyes at the crowd then me. I felt he reached for my hand and squeezed it. "Marciella and I grew apart. When we were introduced, I was already ten and they didn't tell us that
REBECCA's POV(PRESENT TIME)"M-MARCIELLA?" I STUTTERED. The fact that she was standing in front of me right now was already surprising. But seeing her in a nun-wear?! This was even more boggling than finding out that Heiji was in love with me! My eyes were stuck on her black dress.She smiled – a smile that made my jaw drop a little. It was no longer her devilishly annoying old smirk, but an angelic one!"It's Sister Mary now, Rebecca."I couldn't help but raise my brows. "Is this for real? Are you for real? Or is this another petty joke or trick that you wanted to pull on me?""No." She shook her head. "This is real. I've been in the convent a year after high school. I finally got to understand my calling."I huffed, which later on turned into an amused, bitter laugh. "Did you honestly believe that I'll dig into this sick act?"She shook her head aggressively this time and gave me a sad look. "I know I've done a lot of bad things to you. I understand the hostility, Rebecca. But belie
REBECCA's POV(PRESENT TIMES)AS SOON AS I hit the bed, I cried my heart out. Marciella had Ibarra inside her palm in high school, and it broke me even more knowing that she still controls him. And when he said…"It's not as if I can remove her from my life."That made me understand where I was standing. If I attempt to enter Ibarra's life, then I would have to face that devil again… And I knew I could no longer bear to be near her. Who knows how twisted she became after all these years? I cannot withstand another emotional death.Like what happened years ago.********** Flashback (After the Prom) ************"She's here again." I heard someone whisper but I ignored them. Yet they were right. I'm indeed standing here again – on the side of the school, under this blazing heat, not minding if I looked like a melting candle or even if my skin burned. Honestly, I don't care. When Carlie secretly came here the other day, she asked me to wait at the same spot where I am standing and said
IBBARA’S POV(PROM NIGHT)“TRY ME. LOVER BOY.” Marciella dared as she flashed her phone in front of me and waved it. I was able to see Rebecca on the screen, but she meticulously hid the part where she said was exposed.That immediately fired anger inside me.I grunted in fury and shifted to tackle her but all of a sudden, a bunch of men in suit stopped me and held my arms with great force. I was growling while trying to escape from them to attack Marciella, but they were too strong.“Damn you, Marciella! I let all of your mischief slide but never this.” I glared at her with pure resentment.With all the hatred I felt, she even dared to show a satisfied smile on her lips. She walked closer and leaned. “This wouldn’t happen if you decided to become a good boy and follow me.”“What is this with your obsession of being followed?! Of being in control?! I’m so tired of being your tool, as well as dad’s!”She pinched me by the chin and pulled me close – enough to see despise in her eyes. “Be
REBECCA’s POV(PRESENT TIMES)I looked at Ibarra with sad eyes – almost tearing up as I remembered that scene. The pain I thought I buried once again surfaced. But despite this twinge in my heart, I knew deep down I had to face it, or I won’t ever get over this.My lips parted. I tried to speak but my lips quivered. I pursed them and looked away as I composed myself. When I finally got my courage back, I asked, even with a trembling voice and blurry vision.“Why did you leave?” My voice came out small and shaky… just like how I am now. “If you didn’t have plans of staying, then why did you have to sweep my heart like that?”Ibarra stretched his arm and cupped my cheek. Our eyes met and for the first time I saw his real feelings through them. No pretentions. No walls. It made me sob all of a sudden, as if his emotions flowed through me without even saying a word.I clutched the hem of his shirt and continued crying… and he let me. Like he was giving me the permission to express his sup
REBECCA’s POV(CONTINUATION OF THE FLASHBACK)“Why is it that you look so pissed, Rebecca?” Hera sat on my armchair and casually placed her arm around my shoulder. “Your neck’s going to break watching them outside.”Them.Yes, them, as in Ibarra and the girls who have been asking him to be their partner on the prom day. It was our free time when suddenly number of girls walked inside our classroom and asked for Ibarra’s hand. Jeremy was annoyed so he asked them to do it outside. I thought Ibarra would stay behind but to my surprise, he went outside with them.That irritated me even more. Here I thought he was serious about asking me out to prom and yet, he’s surrounded by girls right now.“Didn’t you mention he asked you to prom?” Ginny, who was busy reading her book, suddenly asked.“Which she declined just to remind you.” It was Mira. It was also their class’s free time, so she went to our room to chat.“Why did you say no then?” Hera asked, teasing. She even poked my side and gave m
IBARRA’s POV(THE PAST – BALLROOM)“Hello again, dearie!” Judiel’s mom pulled Rebecca by the wrist – leaving her completely baffled. “Now… Time for you to change.”“W-What? Wait! Now?” Rebecca looked like she was suddenly called upon for a battle, slightly panicking.I raised my brow as she they wal
REBECCA’ S POV(THE PAST – MANGGAHAN HIGH)My hands were sweating, heart pounding, and my legs were wobbly from utter nervousness. Today, we were designated to practice on the stage. No costumes yet or anything, just how we will present ourselves in the crowd and execute our iconic walk.Yes, just
REBECCA’s POV(THE NEXT DAY)I SLOWLY WALKED as we entered Judiel’s house. It looks the same after all these years. The garden after their tall gate is still beautiful like how I remembered it. Their furniture became modernized, but the elegance was still unchanged.“Oh my God! Rebecca?”My foot fro
REBECCA’s POV(THE PAST)“No, no, no!” Ginny squished my cheeks with one hand and looked at me dismayed. “Rebecca? How hard is it for you to smile naturally?”I grunted before pouting. “I’m trying! The thought of me, smiling to hundreds of students is making me hurl.”Hera rested her hand on her wai







