Rebecca POV (LOOKING BACK… AGAIN) “IS THERE SOMEONE AGAINST Ginny for closing the nomination right away?” Ms. Leni asked and looked at my classmates. Obviously, some of them were against it. I can see the disagreement in their eyes but no one attempted to raise their hands. I decided to act on it myself. “Me! I don’t agree with this!” I frantically stated while staring at Hera as if she did something crazy. Well, voting a normie like me was indeed insane. Ms. Leni’s brow arched. “So you’re questioning Hera’s capability of choosing the muse for this class? Don’t you think that there’s a reason why she voted for you?” I shrugged my shoulders. “I don’t know… maybe she was just playing prank on me. Please don’t allow this Ms. Leni! We won’t win the pageant if you are seriously thinking of letting me join.” “I think you are perfect for the role, Rebecca.” A genuine smile formed on Hera’s lips. “And just so you know, I’m not playing a prank on you.” My glasses slid down on the bridge

HEIJI'S POV I CAN FEEL MY CHEEKS burning when their eyes turned at me. I don't know if it was because of the cocktail I was drinking, or because of the embarrassment I felt after reminiscing about our high school days. That damned dress. My sister Hikaru asked me to bring it since they were going to have a party that night with her friends. I was planning to give it to her after school and will just meet her up at her all-girls dormitory. I never thought that the one she asked me to bring was the provocative dress that my Dad forbade her to wear. "Thanks to Heiji, I was able to see how Rebecca looked in a sexy dress." Hera said with a teasing smile on her lips. How I wish… "That’s true." Ginny seconded and focused her eyes at Rebecca. "Although I was a bit curious as to why you didn't seem to feel shy while wearing it. I mean, based on your personality, I was expecting to see you timidly checking the length of your dress. Or you’d be crying helplessly since it was showing to

JUDIEL’S POV HIGH SCHOOL DAYS EVER SINCE I CAUGHT A glimpse of Rebecca’s flushed face while being teased to Ibarra, I was able to confirm that she was indeed in love with him. She never smiled at me that way and I know that she never will be since all I can get from her was hatred. I know she hated me for being so clingy and controlling… and yeah, for being so narcissistic that she even cried to me before, asking me to stop blocking people who wants to know her and befriended her. I tried! I tried to restrain myself from pushing people away from her but whenever I see that they were planning to do something bad, I just find myself protecting her. You see, Rebecca and my family are well-known in our area. Ever since I was young, my Dad taught me how to distinguish if a person wanted to do something funny or dangerous to another person. That’s the reason why I’m always on alert, especially when it comes to Rebecca. Our status made me become conscious of our safety. Fine, maybe I

Rebecca’s POV “ENOUGH WITH YOUR CHILDISH act and stay away from her!” I felt the intense disgust when Ibarra said those words. I peeked a little and saw how their lips parted in shock. The first one to recover was Mitchell who immediately took out her handkerchief and ran towards him. “I-I’m so sorry, Prince!” She was about to wipe the egg off his back when he shoved her hands and completely faced them – forcing me to show myself since I was tightly clinging on his uniform. The girls gasped upon seeing how close I was to Ibarra and that triggered Mitchell more. She gave me a death stare and grabbed me by my hair “You sly---!” “What happened here?!” The librarian entered the room and looked at us completely baffled. Saved by the bell! I was able to breath a bit better since Mrs. Reyes quickly removed her hands off my hair and got in between us. I shifted my position and hid behind Ibarra. “Didn’t you girls just recently go through detention for bullying Rebecca? Why are you doi

Ibarra’s POV “IBARRA.” REBECCA BITTERLY CALLED out my name. Yeah, I think I should be offended but I don’t know why my heart started beating too fast. Seeing her after all these years sent a tingling sensation inside me. I was starting to feel nostalgic as I envisioned her as the high school girl I first met. My dog… The person who I was less interested at when I was young… the person I wanted to evade. However, fate seems to have a different plan for us. It kept on tangling us together no matter how hard I try to distance myself from her… just like now. “It appears you two know each other.” Nikki said to break the intense stare fest we were having. Rebecca sarcastically laughed as she slowly stood up. “How stupid of me not to know or even research who the owner of IBS-CON is.” She raised her left eyebrow and scoffed at me. “Forget it. I’m not going to do this stupid show!” “Rebecca!” Nikki accosted when she was about to walk away from us. The corner of my lips curved when a cra