The Boyfriend App
Real men don’t cry.
“Yeah,” Nate replies, low-keying the breaking of his voice with a cough. “That’s why I said ‘SECOND Summer Capital’.”
“Oh, so like you and me. You’re the second popstar of the Philippines.”
“Aniya,” Nate refuses empathically. “I’m the illegitimate kid who’s sent to a paramilitary camp because his mother and stepfather are embarrassed of him. I’m no idol material.”
Even though Shadow’s motorcycle, a brand-new-looking Yamaha MT-09, has warmed up enough and Nate doesn’t want to stay a second longer near Camp Unplugged, they make idle chit-chat because they both know they won’t be able to talk properly once they ride.