MATTHEW
I groaned in annoyance when someone peeled a comforter off my body. I ignored it and pretended that I was still sound asleep. I still felt sleepy because I slept late last night thinking about that girl who stole a picture of me. What is her purpose for doing it? Is she connected to a kidnapper or some syndicate?I quickly bolted up from my bed when a pillow hit my head. "Andrew!!!! I hissed in annoyance."Hurry and drag your lazy ass to the bathroom. Do you know what time it is now? We need to leave after thirty minutes. Go if you don't want me to kick your lazy ass toward the bathroom."I threw a deathly glare at him but stomped to the bathroom. I took fifteen minutes inside and sighed in relief when Andrew was not in my room anymore when I stepped out of the bathroom.I quickly dressed up with my black skinny jeans, plain fitted white shirt and top it with my black leather jacket paired with my black boots. It is our first day in our new school, Dream High University. I don't like Dream High University, but I don't have any other choice after what happened at Hope Seeker University. Our School Principal threatened that if I didn't leave the university, they'd report me to my parents. I know they can't kick me out of the school even if they want to because I will be back no matter what happens to get back to that damn school, or worst, I will burn it."I have a girlfriend, Kyla. I love her so much, but I caught her cheating with Carlo, our classmate, after I gave everything she asked me. I love her. That's why I always give in to her whim, but that woman only dated me for money, for the thing she could get from me, but all this time, she's dating someone behind my back.We've dated for more than a year, but I didn't notice that she's been cheating on me. I caught them making out in the janitor's closet. I beat Carlo, and he was sent to the hospital while I ripped Kayla's clothes, leaving her with her underwear, took the bag I bought for her, and burnt it in front of everyone. I know what I did is mean, but she deserves it. No wonder Carlo's friends always snicker when I pass by them because maybe they saw me as stupid and dumb for not knowing what my girlfriend was doing behind my back." I grit my teeth. It always makes me furious every time I remember it."I'm not afraid of my parents, who had never been parents to me. They are always away to gain money, money, money. Money is their life, and I'm just a decoration in their damn huge mansion.I'm not afraid of them. I'm scared to lose my allowance. Where do I get money if they don't give me? Damn all of them. I don't care if they all leave me behind. My friends are enough for me, my friends who are always there for me for better or for worse, my friends who know the real Matthew, Not the Matthew who is a brat, jerk, rude, and heartless that everyone knows, but the lonely Matthew and miss the care and love of his parents.I found a girl that I love, but she played with me, and that is the reason why I beat that bastard Carlo to a pulp. Tsk! Is it his fault to get under my nerves who he thinks he is? He's a good actor, pretending to be a good and very gentleman, but I know the kind of him, he's the same with Kyla. Maybe they are meant to be."Matthew!!!!"Coming!!! I need to change my passcode so they can't enter my place anytime they want. Sometimes my friends are annoying.When I left my room, Darren, Leo, James, and Andrew were already at the front door waiting, throwing me a glare. I just rolled my eyes and stepped out of the door, then locked it.We went straight to the parking lot where our motorcycles were parked and quickly sped off to our new school.***We arrived at school after twenty minutes of driving. All the students were looking at us when we arrived. Of course, they will look at us because we are not wearing our school uniform, and we are new students. And I'm sure not only because of that but because we usually get a lot of attention from girls at the same time, from guys because of our looks. Not to brag, but it was true."Ewww!!! Leo cringed while looking at some female students wearing short skirts, and there was a lot of makeup on their faces, like a clown. I just chuckled and ignored him. I'm used to that kind of look. There's a lot more that kind at our previous school.We headed straight to the admin's office to get our schedule, but the staff scolded us on our first day for not wearing a proper uniform, and she warned us that the guard wouldn't let us in tomorrow at the gate if we were still in our civilian attire.We promised we would wear our uniform tomorrow. Of course, Andrew threw me a warning glare to agree at him, and I just shut my mouth up because I knew it was my fault why all of us were here at Dream University right now."Don't fucking cause trouble again, Matthew, or I will beat you until you become cripple. This school is our last chance to graduate, or no school will accept us again. Also, I'm sure my brother will kick me out of our house." Andrew warned me."Okay! Okay! I get it. You sound like an old bi... Ouch!! I winced in pain when he smacked my head."Who's fault is this again? If you only stay away from that Miss Plastic and not stupid and blind for falling that bitch..."Enough!! I seethed, glaring at him. I hate it every time someone reminds me of that bitch. How could she play with me? How could she play with me? Matthew didn't fall in love, but that bitch made me, but in the end, she only played me.She's like an angel in my eyes. She couldn't even kill a fly. She's like a fragile thing that might break if you won't handle it with care, but all that is an act to lure me into her trap. And I let her play her game perfectly."We're here." James' voice snapped me out of my train of thought, and we now stand in front of our classroom door. Andrew knocked at the door before he pushed the door open."Good morning, sir. We are the new students." Andrew greeted the teacher, who is now bald and maybe in his forties, and gave us a disappointed look."Okay, come inside and introduce yourself to your classmate." He said, then gestured for us to stand in front of our classmates. Andrew stood before our classmate, and James and I followed. Leo and Darren had the same schedule because they were behind a year."I'm Andrew Lee, and I'm eighteen years old." He gives our new classmate a timid smile, and the girls give him a sweet smile in return."I'm James Revira, eighteen years old." He grinned and waved his hand to our new classmate. James is friendly to everyone. Many find him easy to be with, approachable, and kind."I'm Matthew Lim," I said in a bored tone. I hate introductions."Okay, you guys sit at the vacant seat at the back, but tomorrow, make sure to wear a proper uniform, or else I won't let any of you join our class.""Sorry, sir. Promise tomorrow we will wear our uniform." Andrew apologized.***Class ended in a blur without me knowing anything. I'm looking at our teacher, but I'm not listening. Physically present but mentally absent, that's what my teacher always told me before. Why should I listen when I already know it? Many say that I'm a genius, and maybe they are right because even though I'm not listening in our daily discussion, during our exam, I'm always the highest.We quickly boarded our motorcycles to head somewhere to have fun. That's our daily life since forever. The road was wet because it rained and only stopped ten minutes before the class ended.Some students were walking on the sidewalk, and I didn't notice a puddle of water ahead of me. It splashed when I passed it, and a girl shrieked in surprise when the water splashed on her, drenching her uniform. I stop a few feet away from her and the other to say sorry."Fuckers are you blind." She seethed, standing almost five feet away from me.I removed my helmet and looked at the girl, ready to apologize, but I gasped when I recognized her. I knew she recognized me also because her eyes widened, and the anger in her face vanished, replaced with fear. She quickly took a step backward and sprinted away.I cursed and quickly started my motorcycle and chased after her. Andrew and the other followed. "Yah!!! I screamed, but she continued to run. I admired her for being a fast runner. She entered the small street to her right, and I followed her."Got you." I thought with a smile when I saw the dead end ahead. But I cursed once again when she climbed at the metal wall, ten feet or more high. "She wouldn't climbed that wall all the way, right?" I thought, but I was left speechless when she climbed up."Shit!!! Feisty!! Andrew said when I unmounted my motorcycle. I tried to reach her, but she climbed fast. I grit my teeth."Yah! You come down here." I called her."No, you'll beat me." She answered."You're not doing what I'm thinking, right?" James asked, but I ignored him and climbed to the wall, but she was already at the top. I climbed faster, but when I looked up at her, she wasn't at the top anymore. When I reached the top, I saw her running away, not bothering to look back."Damn this girl. How did she jump from up here? Maybe she was used to doing this kind of stuff. Hmm!!! So she's studying at DHU. I'm sure she's in there. I'm sure she doesn't know that I'm studying there too because I'm not wearing my uniform. Tomorrow, I can wait until tomorrow." I grinned.ABIGAIL POV'sI slumped down on my seat between Mia and Cora, not minding to greet them as soon as I stepped inside our room. My body, as well as my legs and feet, still ache because of running, climbing, and jumping at the ten-foot wall for the first time in my life, and even I can't believe I did it. My god, that guy is something. It's just a damn single picture. He won't die because of it. If only I knew that damn picture would turn my life into hell, I never stole that damn thing. I cursed and laid my head on my folded arms above my desk, feeling frustrated with myself for doing a stupid thing that resulted in my misery."Bad morning?" Mia whispered, wearing a teasing smile on her lips."Just tired," I answered, ignoring that playful glint in her eyes. Mia sometimes really can be annoying that I wanted to choke her and never let go until her breath left her. Sometimes, she's very insensitive to my annoyance, or maybe she just having fun annoying me every day. Still, how insensiti
MATHEWBoyfriend?" Leo shrieked like a girl. I give him a warning stare not to say anything as well as the others, and I mentally thank them when they get what I mean.Abby awkwardly smiles. "Mia, Cora, this is my boyfriend." Leo coughed as well as the other, but I threw them a warning glare."Matthew, My name is Matthew Kim." I introduce myself. I saw Abby bite her lower lips with fear in her eyes, looking at her frowning friends."Matthew? I thought you said your boyfriend's name is Carlo?" Mia asked, confused."Maybe you just heard it wrong. I said, Matthew." Abby awkwardly laughed and shoved a spoonful of food in her mouth."Carlo? Does she know that bastard?" My fist balled beside me, and I gritted my teeth."I thought your boyfriend has the same name as the guy that I set you on a blind date before. Remember the one you said was a jerk?""Oh, I don't remember his face, but I remember his name. That guy is so rude." Abby said."Oh yeah. That guy is a total jerk. She cursed me aft
The whole day, I didn't see Matthew and his friends earlier, and I wondered where they had gone. And now, I'm heading toward my part-time job, and I feel uneasy. I wondered why I felt this, but not seeing Matthew the whole day worries me. Why I'm worried about him? I don't know either. We only formally met yesterday and agreed with this fake boyfriend thing, but I felt a little attached to him.I finished my work in a blur, and I'm on a bus heading home. I arrived home around eleven in the evening. I quickly washed myself and laid my tired body on my bed.I was already slowly dosing off when my phone rang. I reached for it and drowsily answered it without looking at who the caller was. "Hello?""Abby! I quickly sat up and looked at the caller ID. Matthew? Why he's calling me this late? "Matthew, is that you?""Yes, Can you come over?" He asked, and I could hear him panting and speaking slurredly. "Come over? Do you know what time it is now? And why would I go there?""Remember the f
ABBY's POV'sI woke up the following day, and Matthew was already gone. I sighed. That guy. Who beat him? And of all people, why did he call me instead of his friends? Don't worry about it, Abby. Maybe he was just embarrassed to his friends to see him beaten up, but what time did he leave? He didn't even bother to leave a note to say thank you. Tsk!"I sighed once again, made my way inside the bathroom, and took a bath to ready myself for school. I grab a piece of bread on the table before I step out the door, and I was surprised to see Matthew leaning at the side of my door."Good morning." He is smiling brightly, looking at me. I frowned with a piece of bread dangling between my lips. But my eyes widened when he pulled it away from my lips and shoved it inside his mouth. I blinked many times, staring at him, who was munching my bread."You! What are you doing here, and that's my bread you are eating." I poked his chest, annoyed not because of my bread but because he just left withou
ABBY's POVsMatthew has one broken rib, an abrasion on his left cheek, on her elbow, and a big one on his left arm and his right leg. He winced every time he took a step, holding his side. I felt guilty because of what happened to him. He was severely hurt because he tried to prevent my fall by hugging me, making sure I fell on top of him, and he was the one who hit the ground. It's all the dog's fault why it crossed the street the time we passed by. I owe him more, first for pretending to be my boyfriend and now for saving me from the accident. How can I repay him now? I wait outside after the Doctor tends to my minor cuts while they're tending to Matthew. After fifteen minutes, the Doctor stepped out of the room, and Matthew followed him, with a man named John beside him."Matthew, are you okay now? I thought you had broken bones, and your scrapes looked serious. You should stay here for a day or two.""That's what I told him, Miss, but he wanted to go home." The Doctor said."I'm f
Matthew POV'S"Matthew, Matthew." I opened my eyes and quickly bolted up, only to fall back on my bed when I felt an excruciating pain on my side, arms, and leg. I mentally cussed, wincing in pain. "Just move slowly. Why did you suddenly get up from your bed? Look at your arm. It's bleeding again." Abby scolded me."You startled me. I forgot about the accident earlier, and I was startled to see your face when I opened my eyes." I reasoned out, wincing."Tsk! So it's my fault why you're in pain now. I am so ugly that I scare you? " She snorted."I didn't say that." I hissed. "Why did you wake me up anyway?"The food is ready. Come on, let's eat. I brought the food here." "Thank you, Abby. Can you help me, please?" She went beside me and helped me sit up, holding my shoulder. I wince but endure the pain. She put a pillow behind me and let me lean on the headboard. After that, she brought the tray of food in front of me and sat on the edge of my bed."Can you eat on your own?""I think
The following day, I woke up earlier than usual. I need to go to Matthew first before I go to school. I hurriedly took a bath, put on my school uniform, and went out of my apartment without eating breakfast."I'll just eat at Matthew. He has lots of food there. I'm sure he won't mind it. I locked my door and was startled when I saw Uncle John standing at the side of the car not far away from my apartment, smiling."Good morning, Abby. Matthew asked me to pick you up.""He did? But you shouldn't have to Uncle. It's fine, And it's still very early. I burden you too much already .""It's fine, Abby. Get in the car." He smiles."Thank you, uncle." He closed the door after I settled inside, went to the driver seat, and drove off."Uncle, I'm working with Matthew. I'm not a special person who needs to be picked up with a car every time I report for work." I shyly said."Believe me, Abby, you are not a worker. You're more than that." He said, smiling at me."What do you mean by that?" But he
It's been a week since the accident. Every day, Abby drops by Matthew's unit to cook his breakfast, and they eat together. After that last Sunday, Abby stayed in his unit the whole day. She cleans the entire place with Matthew following her and helping her occasionally. For the whole week, they become closer and more comfortable with each other. They can comfortably joke and playfully hit each other without feeling awkward, and Matthew started to become attached to her and felt like his day wouldn't be complete without her. ***"Good morning Matt!!! Abby hollered downstairs, and a few seconds later, he heard her footsteps running up the stairs, and then she burst into his room."Good morning." Matthew greeted back, smiling, now dressed in his school uniform."Umm!! Are you alright now? Why you're in your uniform?""I'm fine. Look at my arm; the scrapes and bruises have already healed. I can move it without pain, and I missed school a whole week." Abby held his arm and looked at his