Yannie Ace Ruiz"Mom! What are you doing?!" Josh angrily shouted at his mother as he stepped closer to her.I also moved towards my parents. "Mom, Dad," I said with a heavy swallow.I didn't know what else Josh's Mom said to my parents. But I'm not stupid to not understand what's happening now."Why, Mr. and Mrs. Ruiz? Isn't twenty million pesos enough?" Josh's Mom asked my parents."Mommy! What are you doing?!" Josh scolded his mother again. But she ignored him and continued insulting my parents."Is that amount still not enough for your daughter to stay away from my son?""Mom, enough!" Josh shouted in anger."Mrs. Montez," Mom said, interrupting all of us.Mom stood up from her seat and walked to the kitchen. In a moment, she quickly returned, and we were all surprised when she suddenly poured a jar of salt on Josh's Mom."Mom!" I shouted. Josh's bodyguards were also surprised, but they stepped forward towards my mom. Dad quickly stood up to block my Mom."Maybe these sal
Yannie Ace Ruiz"Sorry, Yannie. I was also short on funds and couldn't think of anyone else to turn to but him. And I didn't know that he... got evicted from their place," Veron explained to me while we waited for Mom to come out with Dad and Josh.I called Veron and the others to borrow money so I could get Mom out, as my savings weren't enough for the amount they were asking for."It's okay, Veron. It's not your fault," I replied to her.A moment later, we saw Jenny and Jomar arriving quickly."Yannie! How's Auntie?" Jomar asked me anxiously."She's okay now. She's with Dad and James inside. Josh is also there," I replied."And how are you?" Jomar asked me again after a while. I saw Jenny glance at Jomar because of that."Huh?"Jenny cleared her throat and then spoke. "Ivory wants to apologize for not answering your call right away. They also had an emergency.""Huh? Why? What happened?" I asked Jenny worriedly."The owner of the house they're renting suddenly evicted them
Yannie Ace Ruiz"Yannie! Are you at the shop already?" Jenny greeted me with a question when I answered her call."Hello, Jenny. I'm on my way to the shop. There was an emergency at home, so I'm late—" I couldn't finish my sentence because Jenny started talking from the other end."Please tell the boss that I can't come in today.""Huh? Why? Is there a problem? Did something happen?""It's my brother, he was picked up by the police," Jenny replied, which worried me a lot."Huh? Why? What happened?" I asked anxiously."He was accused. His colleague is blaming him for scamming the complainant. Honestly, I don't really understand it either. So, my mom and I are going to the precinct now.""Okay, take care of yourself and your mom.""Thank you!"I gently put down my phone and rubbed my temples. I didn't know why it felt like problems were coming at me one after another. The problem at home hadn't even been resolved, and now my friends were having issues too.When I arrived at th
Yannie Ace RuizMy chest tightened as I finally exited and got away from that place. It felt like all the courage I had earlier suddenly abandoned me, causing my knees to weaken significantly.Once again, I felt the corners of my eyes start to heat up. I didn't know what I should feel after realizing that the cause of all the problems my family and friends were facing was none other than me. I was the reason all of this was happening to them. I didn't know what to feel, and I didn't know what to do.I didn't want them to be hurt and suffer. I didn't want anyone else to be involved just because of me. But... I couldn't leave Josh. I couldn't hurt him and let him go.I bit my lower lip as my tears finally started to flow. What should I do? I told Josh's mom that I would fight, but in truth, I didn't know how I could fight when all the people important to me were being affected.Am I bad because I'm selfish? Am I bad because I can't let go of the man I love so much, even though other
"HEY, Yannie!" I was startled by Belle, who was beside me, loudly calling me."Seriously? Am I deaf for you to shout like that?" I commented to her while clutching my chest due to surprise."I've been calling you several times, but you've been ignoring me. Kris might just melt with how much you're staring at him," Belle said angrily to me. I immediately felt my cheeks flush from what she said. "You know, friend, it's so obvious that you're in love with your suitor. Why haven't you answered him yet?" she continued, repeatedly fanning herself.We are currently in our school gymnasium to watch a basketball game. It's our school's intramurals, and Kris is one of the basketball players playing today.Kris has been courting me for over two months now. Although I have developed feelings for him, I can't find the right time to tell him. Additionally, I'm concerned about how my parents would react if they found out I have a boyfriend. My father often reminds me that it is not the right time to
Yannie Ace Ruiz"Veron, hurry up, we might be late! Come on!" I shouted loudly from the living room of Veron's house. After a few moments, Veron hurriedly came out of her room with her messy hair still soaking wet."Okay, fine. Jeez! Can't you wait?" she said, rolling her eyes at me."Hurry up! We might be late, and we could end up at the back!" I urged her, quickly passing by her on my way out of her house."Wait! I haven't combed my hair yet!" she complained, but I continued pulling her out."Auntie, we're leaving!" I bid farewell to Veron's mom, who was currently busy sweeping in front of their house."Oh, okay then. Take care, both of you. Manila is far, and you might get lost!" We heard it shout.Veron and I quickly hailed a tricycle to ride. After a few minutes, the driver dropped us off at the highway. Then, Veron and I promptly walked towards the jeepney terminal behind Central Mall."You're really something, Yannie. Your 4SBLUE press conference starts at one o'clock, and it's
Yannie Ace Ruiz"I'm Yannie Ace. But you can just call me Yannie," I politely responded to the girl. Her appearance shows that she's not a student like Veron and me. She looks a bit older, a few years ahead of us.Ate Rica smiled and shook hands with me. Later on, other girls with her approached us."Hi! I'm Renalyn.""I'm Becca.""Hello, I'm Christine!""I'm Jan."Ate Rica's companions introduced themselves to us. I shook hands with each of them and introduced myself in return. Before Veron and I headed home, we joined their group for dinner."So, how old are you, Yannie? Are you already working?" Becca asked me."I'm 20 years old. I'm in my second year of college. Veron and I are classmates," I replied."Really? What's your course?" Rica asked."I'm taking BSOA, Bachelor of Science in Office Administration.""Oh, which school? Where are you from again?" Rica asked while twirling pasta on her fork."I go to PUP Biñan. We're from Biñan, Laguna."Our cheerful conversation continued as
Yannie Ace Ruiz"I loved you, Yannie. I loved you genuinely."I took a deep breath as those words echoed repeatedly in my mind. Why do some people find it so easy to say the words 'I love you' without being able to stand by them? Because of people like them, those words lose their actual value. It is as if those words are only used to deceive others.When I saw Kris earlier, I didn't feel anything anymore. Except for irritation after he told me that he supposedly loved me. Why did he even need to tell me that? Who did he want to deceive after all? He loved me, but they hurt me. Just wow!Although we never officially became a couple, they still deceived me. The two months he pursued me in the past were swiftly overshadowed by a single day with Bella. It’s funny, isn’t it?I quickly shook my head to remove Kris and Bella from my thoughts. I don't want to think about them anymore. Two years have passed, and hopefully, I won't see them again. It just happened earlier, and hopefully, it wo