Mr. Popular's Heir

Part 6

**MAXIE's POV**

I was on my way home since galing ako sa trabaho ko. I'm Maxie Shanell Montejo, A student in the morning and a Call Center Agent at night.

I'm a proud working student since nasa Third year college naman na ako and I have a lot of spare time at my disposal dahil kaunti na lang ang subjects ko ngayon.

I grew up in a broken family at matanda na ang Mama ko so I need to work para hindi na sya mahirapan pang magtrabaho.

Bata pa lang ako nang iwan na kami ni Papa kaya hindi ko naramdaman ang pagmamahal nya and I saw how my Mama cried every night nang iwan nya kami.

That was one of my painful memory.

I hate my Father.

I hate him for leaving us alone.

I hate him for making my Mom cry.

I could never forgive him.

I chose to study hard para mabigyan ko nang magandang buhay si Mama. I won't leave her like what my Papa did.

I got a scholarship kaya nagkaroon ako nang chance na makapasok sa isang sikat na University. And I took up a course of Bachelor in Elementary Education major in Special Needs Education.

My head hurts and I don't even know where I am pero nang nakita ko ang lalakeng kasama ko agad akong nakahinga nang maluwag.

He is Brent Ian Jimenez, my suitor.

I don't really want to give him a chance to court me since I'm afraid na in the end, iiwan nya lang din ako katulad nang ginawa ni Papa.

No one could understand the pain and fear of someone who grew up in a broken family.

But still, pinatunayan ni Brent na hindi sya susuko kaagad. He was my secret admirer for one semester and that made me change my mind.

Binigyan ko sya nang chance na ligawan ako after that.

But we decided to keep it a secret to everyone first. Sikat si Brent dahil Varsity player sya while I'm just a normal student kaya siguradong magiging issue iyon kapag nalaman nang iba.

I don't want that kind of attention and it might distract me from my study kaya I'm fine kung patago muna ang panliligaw nya sa akin.

"Thank you for your concern but I'm not hurting anywhere else. And of course, I know you" sagot ko kaagad sa kanya. This man was insanely handsome and I admit it.

"Perhaps you lost your memory? Maybe you don't really know me? I'm your secret boyfriend and my name is Brent Ian Jimenez" pakilala nya and he looked like a freaking puppy looking so adorable. And I bet if he has a tail it would be wagging happily. But that's not the point!

"Are you kidding me? Do you want to get dump right now?" Sinamaan ko sya nang tingin at agad naman syang napayuko.

"No! Don't dump me. I'm so sorry. I won't do it again. I'll be a good man" Nag panic sya kaagad pagkasabi ko nito and he kneeled on the floor.

"You're the one who hit me, right? I can still smell the alcohol on you. You're driving while drunk" I frowned pagkasabi ko nito.

I can't blame him though, I'm too tired pagkatapos kong mag trabaho and I wasn't paying attention to my surrounding kaya hindi ako nakaiwas.

He didn't hit me that hard but my head bumped on a rock that's why nawalan ako nang malay.

I'm at fault too that's why I don't blame him.

"Oh, about that...I-I'm so sorry Maxie. I know it's wrong. I'm so sorry dahil nabangga kita...I could kneel in the washboard if you want" suggest pa nya at agad syang lumabas and it took him a while bago sya bumalik.

"Look! I've bought a washboard" He waved it around bago nya ito ilapag sa sahig and he kneeled on it "Please Maxie, Don't dump me yet. I won't drunk drive again...I won't even drink any liquor again... It's just that it's been too hard for me this days. Pinalayas ako ni Mommy since puro 3.00 ang grades ko"

He really looks so worried kaya naman napabuntong hininga na lang ako.

"Are you still mad at me? Is the washboard not enough? Do you want me to kneel on a pineapple skin instead?" He didn't dare to grab my hand so casually since I don't like it.

Sinabi ko sa kanya dati na we won't hold hands hanggang hindi pa kami at sumang-ayon naman sya sa gusto ko.

He's still my suitor pero willing syang lumuhod sa harap ko dahil may kasalanan sya. I wonder if he would give up everything just to be with me in the near future.

"Alright, don't to that again. It's dangerous"

I could understand him, the pressure of being born in a wealthy family might be something that a normal person won't know but I can see in his eyes that he's hurting and he even sound so frustrated.

Somehow, Fortunate and the less fortunate people has still something in common and that is "Grade matters the most".

For rich families grade isn't something that big of a matter but it was still important for their reputation.

And for us, for the less fortunate. It matters the most dahil madali lang makakahanap nang trabaho if you have a good grade.

"Tumayo kana jan at maligo ka na" utos ko sa kanya at tumango naman sya.