"DYLAN HAS A BOYFRIEND?!" This shocking news surprised everyone in Northwestern High School. Dylan, the campus heartthrob, is in his last year in high school. However this is only the beginning of the drastic change in his life. This very news made his world turn upside-down. There's no more girls approaching him. His own fan club became the club shipping him and his so-called boyfriend. And an identity crisis arises from within. His 'boyfriend'? It's no other than the student council president, Ulysses. Due to the curse he has, Dylan's romantic relationships only last for three months. Will Dylan and Ulysses break this curse? Also, how exactly did he got this curse?
View More"For you." Ulysses said as he extended a box of chocolate and a rose to the person he likes for four whole years.
Even though he gathered all the courage he can for this "big day" of his, he still can't raise his head to look at the other. He likes this certain girl in his class. However, he doesn't have the courage to confess to her.The truth is, this girl is the so-called campus crush in their school. She got a lot of confessions and there are a lot more who's like him that don't have the courage to do so.Now, on their last Valentine's day in high school, he decided to tell her. It doesn't matter if she won't see him the way he does towards her. What matters the most is that he's able to tell her what he truly feels. Because if he won't he's afraid that he might regret this for the rest of his life."Psst... psst!" Mico, the student council secretary, who is hiding on the nearby tree tried to get his attention. "Mr. President!"Ulysses slowly turns his head in his secretary's direction. "What?"Mico pouted his lips, pointing at what's ahead of him.Ulysses doesn't know what he means by that but it urges him to look at what's ahead of him.At first, he saw a long red necktie."A necktie?" He mumbled to himself.The uniform for girls has a red ribbon, the female counterpart for their boys' neckties. His gaze goes upwards and pauses at the other's chest. "Flat.""What's flat?" A deep voice of a man sounded.Ulysses looks up, only to see a gorgeous young man. His eyes are as alluring as the girl he likes. His perfectly chiseled face could hook anyone's attention. This guy in front of him and the girl he has a crush on share the same face.Ulysses' face becomes complicated. He could only murmur to himself, looking at the other with disgust. "What the fuck?"It's not his crush, it's her twin brother, Dylan Cruz, also a senior student."Ulysses!" Dylan laughs and looks like he can't believe what he's seeing. "I didn't know you had a crush on me. Sorry but I'm straight. I'm not into guys."Ulysses froze. It seems his mind is not working properly. How come Dylan is here in front of him instead of Denise?! He clearly saw that it was Denise who's approaching!Dylan, on the other hand, clutches the box of chocolate and rose on Ulysses' hand saying, "I'll take these. Really, I'm sorry, dude."Actually, just like his sister, Dylan received a lot of chocolates and love letters. In fact, he got a lot more than what his sister received, mostly from his fan's club, and random girls in school.Yes, he has his own fan's club. It's called "Dylan's Fangirls". To this fan's club, today, the fourteenth day of February, is the most important date of the year. They really look forward to Valentine's day and prepared a lot of presents for their prince, Dylan Cruz.Ulysses, Dylan, and Dylan's twin sister, and at the same time Ulysses' long-time crush, Denise, are classmates ever since they were first years. Although they know each other for four years now, they aren't that close.Dylan is busy with his love life. Denise is busy with her Volleyball Club. And Ulysses is busy with his studies, as well as student council duties. With the setup they have, the twins barely interact with the SC President.Dylan pulls the box of chocolate on Ulysses' tight hold. "Hey, are you giving this or not?""These are for Denise." Ulysses refused to give the chocolates.Dylan's eyebrows raised, "Denise? You like that ugly girl?"His statement made the other get annoyed. Ulysses firmly defended her. "Who are you calling ugly?! She's perfect! Beautiful, kind, and athletic! She's like a goddess in my eyes!""Goddess? Pfft..." Dylan laughs at what he heard. "Then, am I a God in your eyes?" He mocked, still pulling the chocolate from the other.Ulysses just gives him a disgusted look. "What?! Of course not!"Dylan, "But we share the same face. You, praising her is the same as praising my looks.""You just called her ugly just now! Are you telling me that you find yourself ugly?" Ulysses exclaimed.Now that he mentioned it, Dylan realized that the other actually has a point. "Not your business! Now, give me the chocolate! You already gave this to me!""Dream on!" Ulysses is still refusing to give him the chocolates.Then he noticed that the box starts to crumble. He gritted his teeth, it's not presentable anymore. He can't give it to Denise like this.Maybe he should just give up. Maybe they're just destined to meet each other and go in different ways. Maybe he should just stop hoping that he'll be able to say everything to Denise and Dylan is to blame."Mr. President..." Mico wants to go too but he hesitated. It seems a fight is about to start and feels like he should just remain where he is.So... how exactly did the SC President put himself in this awkward situation?The student council president anticipated this day very much. In fact, it took him almost a month to plan for his first-ever confession. Even his secretary, Mico, also helped with coming up with possible plans.He thought this would be the last chance he'll ever have before they go in separate ways towards their journey to college. If he won't say it now, when will he ever say it?Actually, he's not hoping for much.Denise is an outgoing person. And him, on the other hand, is silent, and boring.There's no way she'd like him. However, Ulysses is just doing it for the sake of fulfillment.He doesn't want to go to a university like this. At least he needs to free himself from these unbearable feelings he had for almost four years.This morning, Mico came early to the Student Council Office. He prepared a letter, with the student council seal on top of that, intended for Miss Denise Cruz. He even made it look like it's an official matter with the Student Council and her Volleyball Club."Mr. President, here you go." Mico handed it the moment Ulysses enters the office.Ulysses smiled, saying, "Thank you, Mico. You really bothered yourself with my personal request.""It's no big deal. And besides, I believe this matter is important as well." Mico beams a wide smile to Ulysses. "Good luck, Mr. President! I'll always be supporting you from behind."And... just like what he said, later that day, he literally supported him from behind, hiding on a tree.Just as planned, Ulysses handed the letter to the captain of the Women's Volleyball Club, Denise. He also informed her that he, the president, will wait for her in the schoolyard after club activities to "discuss important matters", just as the letter states.Even though she's a little confused as to why they should meet in the schoolyard instead of in the SC Office, she still agreed. She thought, maybe the president is being considerate since the gymnasium where her club meets every afternoon is near the said place.And then that afternoon, Denise indeed goes to the schoolyard with his twin brother, Dylan. Actually, Ulysses and Denise already saw each other. She even waved to the president in a distance and Ulysses answered it with a nervous smile.However, she remembered something. She left her phone at the gymnasium!"Dylan." She calls. "Can you please tell Ulysses that I need to go back to the gymnasium? I'll be back real quick!""Uh, yeah sure." Dylan wasn't so sure if his sister heard him.She sprinted back to the gymnasium without even waiting for his reply.Ulysses was staring at the ground at that time because he was very anxious. And so, he didn't see that it was only Dylan who's approaching.And the complete mess happened after that."Let go of my chocolates!" Ulysses said, trying to pull the box.But Dylan's pride won't let him let go. He already offered it to him, and Dylan already got a hold of it too. Why won't he just give it to him?This is the scene that Denise saw when she gets back to the schoolyard."Dylan? What are you doing?!Denise hurried to them and tried to separate the two. She pulled her brother. Denise, being an athlete, even though she's a woman, she's stronger than average.She didn't estimate the force she applied beforehand so her pull made Dylan lost his balance. This made Dylan's grip on the chocolate box tightens pulling Ulysses down with him.The next thing that Mr. President knew is that his lips landed into something soft.Denise could only gasp and exclaim. "OMG! I'm so sorry!"Meanwhile, Mico hides back behind the tree trunk.Ulysses immediately rises up as he lips his lips with his arm. "For goodness' sake!"He then picks up the crumpled box and walks out. This is just beyond embarrassing. Their plan is completely ruined!Seeing the president walking away, Mico shows himself to Denise. "Miss Cruz, Mr. President needs to go now. I'm so sorry but let us talk about the women's volleyball team next time."The SC Secretary then followed Ulysses."Can't we at least talk about the finance we need?" Denise yelled but no one of the two looked back. "Did I just made Ulysses upset? What should I do with the financial problem in our club?"The clueless volleyball team captain really believed that they were supposed to talk about the club matters.Meanwhile, Dylan gritted his teeth. "My chocolates!""Who are you?" Bryce responded with another question instead followed by another one. "Are you perhaps Ulysses?" On the other hand, Ulysses finds this person suspicious. Does he know his past relationship with Dylan? Is this person very close to him that Dylan would tell him even about their warm love that ran cold? "If Dylan is here, I'd like to talk to him." "He's not in his best state. What do you want to tell him?" Bryce leans on the door jamb without breaking his indifferent look at Dylan. "I'll relay it for you." From the looks of it, it seems he doesn't want Ulysses, who went through all the trouble just to see Dylan once again, to at least take a glimpse at him. "No, I'd like to speak to him personally." Ulysses still insisted. His patience for Bryce is starting to burn, and it shows on his face. He knows Dylan is inside the room. If he's very drunk, where else would he be except in there? Despite the obvious annoyance that's written all over
Ulysses' wristwatch shows it's already past 10 in the evening. Even though it's already this late, the streets are still dominated by private vehicles but not as much during rush hours. He kept his windows open, allowing the cold air coming from the outside to touch his skin. But not that it bothers him even a bit.The recital has just ended. Ulysses hurried to get into his car and left the theater at high speed. Actually, he knows that the gathering will end by 10 but he's still holding into the little bit of hope that he can still see him, even at a distance. He doesn't know what keeps him pushing to come and see Dylan with his own eyes but that's the only thing that's on his mind, to at least meet him after a long time of separation.Unfortunately, the theatre and the resort where the reunion is being held is a little distant so it would surely take Ulysses sometime before arriving at the destination. And as expected, the time Ulysses arrived, the event is over.
"Sir? Sir Lopez?" A student waves his hand a few centimeters away from Ulysses's face. Only by them is he able to get himself together and get back to reality."Yes?" He was so occupied with his thoughts that he didn't realize that he's already spacing out. He got a text message from Denise earlier, and what she texted him made Ulysses feel uneasy."Sir, our pianist got a stomachache and he thinks he couldn't make it." The student said with his worries reflecting on his entire face. "What should we do? Our class is performing next to the current performing class."Their class is performing an hour-long orchestra. And in an orchestra, the piano is a must-have. Now that the one and only pianist in the group is unable to perform, their six months' worth of preparation will go to waste. And it would be a disgrace to their class if that happens. They will have to face a lot of negative feedback from the faculty and from the outside even if this problem can't be solve
"Hi, Dylan! Long time no see!" One of Dylan's high school friends, and also used to be a member of his fan club, cheerfully greeted him as soon as he steps inside the venue. It's a beach party so the batch rented a whole resort for this night.Yes, tonight is the night for their batch reunion. Actually, this gathering is already the batch's second reunion. Apparently, Dylan missed the first one since he refuses to have a homecoming. And so, this would be the first gathering with his old acquaintance in high school that he'll attend. And one more thing, he's not going by himself. Bryce volunteered himself to accompany him, and Dylan doesn't mind at all as long as he'll take care of his own entrance fee of the resort."You rarely come home! How long has it been? Almost nine years? I haven't seen you after our graduation."Dylan shrugged his shoulders as he gives her his signature smile. Really, his charm never fades through time. "Got too busy with my work.
For the second time, Dylan hung up the call. No warnings, no proper explanation was provided. He just hung up as soon as he learned who he was talking to. No one knows how long Ulysses stares at his phone screen but for sure, it took him quite some time to realize he's already spacing out. He sits on the edge of his bed with his phone still in his hand. A lot of thoughts came rushing into his head. And the loudest of it all was the thought of how Dylan felt for him at the moment. "Does he hate me that much to end the call as soon as he knew who am I?" "Is he not willing to reconcile with me?" "Will he... really throw it all behind?" Those questions were just some of the thoughts Ulysses is dealing with. He asks himself these questions but deep inside he knows only Dylan could satisfy his wonder. And the last question he has for himself hits worse than the rest. Why would he wonder if he'll throw away what they had in the past? Is he se
Ulysses headed directly to his bedroom, shut the door closed, and throws himself on the bed. He doesn't even bother to turn the lights on. At the moment, he only has the gentle light from the moon as his source of illumination.Heart beating fast, hands getting cold, and droplets of sweat starting to form on his forehead despite how cold the night is. Ulysses stares at the small piece of paper that he's been holding for quite some time now. The longer he stares at it, the more anxious he becomes.So, why is he being nervous over a piece of paper? Well, it's because it has written numbers on it. It's Dylan's phone number.He took his phone and inputs the numbers on it. He even checked the numbers twice if not thrice. Still not satisfied, he checked the numbers that he had input for the fourth time. No doubt, he dialed the correct order of numbers.Ulysses took a deep breath. It's now or never.He taps the green button on his phone screen, calling th
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