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1528 Words
-Felix-
"Aren't you waking up?" I heard my mom asking me while I'm having my sleep, she’s outside my room though, her voice is just so loud that I can vividly hear her beyond these thick walls
"Five more minutes, mom, five more minutes" I shouted to keep her away so that I can continue a bit longer
"You're gonna be late for school, it's already 7" she shouted back, yea right, it's first day of another tiring school year. I need to get up.... after five more minutes
"Hey! I said wake up!" my door suddenly opened drastically and there came my mom shouting loudly saying I should wake up. I'm awake, I just don't want to get up yet...
"Mom! you're too noisy. I'm awake, alright?" I said as I sat on my bed scratching my head as I yawned "You're disturbing our neighbors" I continued
"Get up and prepare for school, or I'll prepare you myself" I quickly stood up and planned to run to the bathroom to avoid my mom from grabbing me
"I'm 17 you don't have to do that" I screamed as I jumped off my bed
"Hi 17, want mama to bathe you?" she asked teasingly with that silly tone she usually use when I was a little boy
"Stop" I said as I ran towards the door avoiding her
"You used to love that" she said as she laughed and followed me outside
"I'm not a child anymore" I complained and walked straight to the bathroom. Good thing my room is just near the bathroom, so I don't have to travel so far
"And sweetie, we have no neighbors" she said before she left me and went to the kitchen. Right, we have no neighbors! We actually have but they're too far. Living in big houses like ours with extensive lawn... don't expect to have neighbors getting disturbed by your noises.
I don't care anyway, at least I can just throw a party whenever my parents are not at home without worrying that I might disturb some neighbors. At least there are no kill-joy neighbors during party nights, right?
I went back to my room after I took shower and prepared for school as fast as I can. I put on some nice clothes and walked towards my door, I look nice on everything though... wait, my varsity jacket, I shouldn't forget that. I went back to my closet and looked for it.
There! I found it hanged and quickly grabbed it. Girls like me a lot when I wear this ahahaha. I quickly put it on and sprayed some cologne to remove that musty smell. I don’t usually use perfumes, in just some particular occasions.
And besides, I don’t need perfumes, my body smells great even I sweat a lot during football training. Girls would die just to smell my scent.
I went to straight to the kitchen carrying my bag while digging into my phone. I got a lot of texts since yesterday, it's first day of school, everyone is excited to see me, they must have missed me a lot. So they are texting asking me how do I do, and if I wanna hangout with them during lunch time. Well, whatever, I'll just tell them I'm busy they won't hate me for that though, besides everyone loves me so much... I mean, who wouldn't?
"Hi sweetie, let's eat" my mom told me as I sat down on a chair and started eating
"Yea mom, you don't have to tell me, that's why I'm here… to eat" I answered without looking at her and continued eating. You know, the typical breakfast, some sunny-side ups, hams and hotdogs, and a delicious fried rice... my mom really is the best at cooking
I ate silently and stood up as I finished.
"I'm full, thanks mom, food's great" I said and kissed her cheeks before I went on to brush my teeth.
"So how's your summer?" Alec asked me as I drove the car, Alec has his own car but he just wanted to let me drive for him, he's just so lazy to drive for himself. But I don't bother, besides he's my best friend among all people who attempted to be one.
In my case, it's so hard to find one since everyone just go after me because of everything I have, but when the time came that I really needed someone to stay by my side and believed in me, only Alec was there... so that's it, enough with the drama ahahahaha
"Good... Philippines is a wonderful country" I answered him, I should have brought him with me, my parents said it's a nice idea but he has some plans with his own family too, it could’ve been a very wonderful vacation, but I can’t blame him
"Tell me" he said as I felt his gaze on me waiting for me to speak
"Well, as usual everyone loves me, they said I'm handsome ahahaha well that's common" I said between my laughter, that was true... Filipinos are so appreciative and friendly.
They like talking to me, and they are very good in English "The temperature is hot that makes me take off my shirt, and they love it ahahaha"
"Aside from that ahahaha" he said and joined me in laughter, that's one good thing about Alec, he doesn't get tired of me hearing my arrogance ahahaha that's why I love him very much
"Well, their food is so delicious, I brought you some so you can eat it too, and trust me it’s so freakin’ tasty. The people are hospitable, they were so kind and accepting… they’re so nice, and... the place itself is very amazing, I’ve got nothing to say, it was a nice trip" I shortly answered that made him silent, I turned to him for a while to see what made him silent "Why?" I asked
"Nothing, I just remembered Karina" he softly uttered remembering that one person... right, Karina is a Filipina, he loved her very much
"Forget about her dude, she's in her country now, she's probably happy and you should too" I just said focused myself on the road
"Don't mind me" he just said and went to silence again
I just drove off until we get to the school's parking lot with the awkward silence upon us... he really hasn't moved on yet. I can say Filipinos are very lovable that's why my friend ended up like this.
Karina loved him like no other, she made him feel so special and made him forget that there are still other women existing, and he loved her so much too... but it's not always a happy ending, she moved back to the Philippines with her family.
So learning from my best friend, I shouldn't be so much attached with someone or I'll end up like him too. I won't enjoy my life where every girl in this school loving me.
"Why didn't you bring anything, huh?" I asked him as I noticed him bringing nothing, not even his bag, his empty bag at least ahahahaha
"It's in my locker, I put it last time so that I don't have to bring something today" he answered and gave me a smirk
"You really are so lazy" I grinned and followed him towards his locker to get his things
"Nope, just smart" he defended himself and burst out laughing
"Dumb smart" I burst out laughing and continued to walk towards his locker. As we walk passed the corridor, the usual, people turn their heads to us. Those girls follow me with their looks wishing that I'd look at them too.
Even those boys glare at me because their girlfriends stare at me in awe having a little crush on me that makes them jealous, and some are envious, I didn't even do anything to them ahahaha what's wrong with them, it's not my fault that I'm this good-looking, right?
Before we get to his locker some annoying guys cornered us and started talking nonsense, I didn't listen... I didn't care anyway... gosh! I hate this. Especially talking to them.
They are our teammates who just keep on talking about football wherein they're not even good at it. They keep on talking to us about some training methods and some strategies to win but when where already in the field they can't do any better.
I don't know but I think that conversation lasted like, I don't know the whole time before class started? Now we're late for sure. Good thing I'm on the team, or else Wellington Football is crushed.
The bell rang and we still didn't get to Alec's locker, screw those talkative people whose good for nothing. We hurried to his locker and grabbed his things then immediately ran to find our classroom.
"What's your first subject?" he asked as he put on his bag on his back and walked along with me towards the corridor. Great! Now we're running late... I really hate those weaklings...
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