Chapter 1

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Maxine's POV

"Your boyfriend is just too hot to be that kind. How I wish na makahanap na din ako ng jowa na katulad ng boyfie mo. Gwapo, Matalino, Mabait, Hindi manloloko. Wait Axi, siguro isa kang alipin na nagligtas ng isang buong country bago ka ireincarnate ngayon!"


I rolled my eyes.


"Jane, you're watching too much kdramas and reading too much novels." She pouted.


"Axi!! It's just that gusto ko na magkajowa! For pete's sake! Tomorrow is our graduation and we're 18 right now and I'm turing 19 in july. 4 months by now, magkacollege na tayo. And I haven't find myself a guy like Matthew." I just chuckled. Typical Jane. Wala pa syang nagiging boyfriend since birth and she really thinks that it sucks. 


"Hi Axi! Hi Jane! Pashare kami ni Guin ng table!" Masiglang sabi ni Hannah.


"Oh sure!"


Suddenly, dumating na din si Matthew with Fred and Peter. Si Fred ay tumabi kay Hannah. Boyfriend kasi ni Hannah si Fred at katabi naman ni Fred si Peter. May girlfriend naman si Peter sa Canada. By the way, Half Canadian and Half Filipino si Peter.

Ganto ayos namin sa table.

Matthew     Axi     Jane

TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE

Guin    Hannah   Fred   Peter

Ito yung circle of friends namin. Simula pa nung Grade 7 kami nagkakilala.


"By the way! Guys! The day after the graduation, birthday ni Guinette." Pagpapaalala ni Hannah.


"Ohh yeah. Napagusapan na namin to ni Mommy and I told her na ititreat ko nalang kayo ng Amusement park sa Laguna. Nagbook na rin si mommy ng hotel and sa van na rin namin tayo sasakay. May driver na din."


"Woah wait what!?" Gulat na tanong ni Jane.


"Yaman talaga ni Guinette!" Nahihiyang ngumiti si Guin.


Guin is always like that nung grade 7 pa kami. Lagi syang mahiyain. Napagkadalagang pilipina. Pero actually, sobrang famous nya. Famous sya sa lahat ng social media accounts nya and all. Maganda din kasi sya and may pagkasexy image nya. Literal na hour glass figure talaga. We've been asking her kung kumusta yung lovelife nya, lagi nyang sagot wala.

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Nagaayos ako ng susuotin ko sa graduation bukas nang magring yung phone ko. It's a video call request from Eina. My cousin. Same age lang kami actually.


"Hi Eina!"


"Wow! Looks like nagreready ka na sa graduation mo tomorrow ah" Sabi ni Eina nang makita nya yung toga na susuotin ko bukas.


"Yup! Ikaw??"


"Naready na din ni Mommy."

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