Chapter 11

I'm in The Lib with Yana for our session. She’ s sipping on her milk shake while I make her pointers.

“Anyway, Loren asked me yesterday about you.” She said. “ About me?”

“Yeah, he’ s my only neighbor at the 15th floor in Rockwell since that’ s exclusive. He told me he has something to tell you so I gave him your name and workplace.” I stopped writing and sighed. So she's his source of information.

“You told me he carried me out of the bar last time, right? Did you two talk?” I creased my forehead. “ No.” I resumed writing.

“Really? Anyway he wouldn’ t dare to hit on you.” She remarked so I looked at her. “ Duh? You’ re famous in Ateneo for being a man hater!” She snapped so I unbelievably opened my mouth.

“What?”

“Remember the guys you’ ve turned down before? Most of them are from Admu and Feu. Loren’ s at the top of Admu medicine and I’ m sure he’ s heard about you!” She added.

I transfixed my gaze and sighed in disbelief. I know I’ m always grumpy, but I never thought that people would take it like that. I don’ t hate men, okay, I just think they’ re pure dumb.

“Anyway, Loren’ s nice.” She said.

I protested in my mind. “ How is that nice?”

“Oh, haven’ t I told you? His cousin from Australia is my ex. And they’ re filthy rich in Cebu! You know La Cuevas? They’ re like even powerful than the mayor there!” She laughed and sipped on her milkshake again.

I just shrugged my shoulders and rolled my eyes at her.

Today is Friday, my day off and pay day. I woke up late because I didn’ t set my alarm. I cooked my brunch and ate before taking a bath. My class today starts at 2 in the afternoon and ends at 4, because we only have Crim law today.

I wore my white long sleeves loose shirt and denim pants before I ponytailed my hair. I didn’ t bother to fix myself because that would bring bad luck to us. In law school, you shouldn’ t come to school full effort with your face because you’ ll be grilled with follow up questions. The profs would think that you didn’ t read, but did your face instead. Also, red is cursed here. So we never wear one.

Our class with atty. Felasco went rough for two hours. He almost finished all the index to call us so we all were trembling in fear. W hen it ended, I commuted to the mall to withdraw my salary and buy my gift for Yana.

When I got my money, I walked pass by the blue magic and saw the teddy bears inside. Yana once told me that she’ s sometimes afraid to sleep alone so she tend to hug a pillow to lull herself.

I entered the store and scanned the softies. There’ s a giant pink teddy bear that caught my attention, but the price is scary. It’ s $76 so I placed it back and search for something cheaper.

Luckily, I saw the same bear, but way smaller. It’ s $38 dollars so I decided to buy it.

“Do you want to embroider something, ma’ am?” The sales lady asked. There’ s a space on the bear’ s heart where you could put something there.

“Celine Galvez.” I smirked. While it was being embroidered, I went to the grocery store to buy my stocks and went back to the blue magic holding two heavy bags.

I probably looked stupid for holding a bear with these bags. I was walking out of the mall when a familiar face appeared in front of me.

“Celine?” he's from admu “ Jason,” He said lending a land.

“Oh,” I faked and let him hold the bags instead of giving him my hand. He just smiled. “ Let me drop you off. Where are you heading?”

“I’ ll just commute. Thanks.” I said.

“It’ s really fine. I won’ t harm you, don’ t worry.” he assured. I wasn’ t really convinced, but looking at my things, I don’ t think I’ ll be fine carrying them alone so I nodded.

We walked to the parking and went inside his car. Upon sitting in front, I saw a familiar mercedes parked in front. I sighed. He’ s not the only one who owns a maybach, okay.

“Happy birthday.” I smiled at Yana.

Her eyes instantly glimmered upon seeing my gift. “ W ow! Thank you,

Celine!” She opened the door and grabbed the bear from me. I laughed. I thought she’ d be pissed to see my name on it, but she said it’ s sweet.

I cooked carbonara and salad for her visitors later. She’ ll order additional foods when they arrive. There are also liquors since she invited some of her friends. When I’ m done cooking, I decided to sleep in her room and woke up past eight.