"I'll buy it/ I'll buy it,"
Both of them look at each other in disbelief, but the man gives a playful smile as she turns to the woman again, using his charm alone that makes Georgina chuckle and pull her sarcastic self.
"I'll buy it since I came first than him." She said in a stern tone in front of the woman.
"O-okay,"
"Give the necklace to me, Miss beautiful. I came first..." He said with a smile.
"A-ah, I don't know who gets here first, but..."
"Give it to me/ Give the necklace to me."
Georgina raises her eyebrows in annoyance. The people around notice the tension between them, but neither one gets bothered by it. It's her first time getting attracted to something, but someone tries to steal it.
"Who will buy it?" The woman asked.
"I'll buy it/ Give it to me." The two look at her at the same time.
But for the nth time, they say a word at the same time again. Georgina clenches both fists to calm herself, but the man tries to sweet talk the woman. Her madness and annoyance reached their limit as she slammed both palms on the counter. Those people near them glance in their direction—murmurs.
"I'm the first to come here, so give it to me." Her voice raises as she turns to him with a death glare.
"E-excuse me, ma'am, your voice..." The woman tries to calm her, but she slaps her hands away.
"Is it an LQ?"
"It looks like it. Youth nowadays is something."
"They can talk it out. The man should talk to her girlfriend to calm down. Sweet talk her maybe,"
"Both of them are cute together."
It seems like her ears are about to burst because of what those people around mumble. It's turning beet red out of anger and not embarrassment. She didn't know this man. He's an annoying pest and a Stealer, at the very least. A literal stealer of her desired necklace. Amidst the scene, she saw him smirk and turn to the woman before giving him a wink.
"I'll buy it, miss. Please prepare it for me." He said with a smile.
Georgina touches her temple and looks at him in awe. "Are you serious? What the hell are you doing? Wink at her to flirt? Unbelievable."
"What? Are you jealous, babe?" Her jaw drops at those words he utters.
Without notice or words, he pulls her closer to him with those playful smirks on his lips. The people who watch them whisper to each other and giggle in excitement as if they are watching some teen drama.
"Don't worry, babe. You're always the one for me." He winks before giving her a peck on her cheeks. It made the people shout in exhilaration but not her. She's shocked on the highest level. Her eyes almost pop out, and her jaw drops. Those words and actions made her speechless.
"Here's the necklace, sir. Are you using a card or cash?"
"I'll use a card." The woman gets the card.
"Here's your card, sir. Thank you for coming."
Her senses came back when the man walked outside. She tried to run after him, but someone grabbed her wrist, and she saw Janna and Maila in confusion look. 'Did they see everything happened?' She stares at them but seems like they didn't know something. A sigh escapes her mouth as she follows the way where the stealer walks.
***
The next day, Georgina came to school early since she couldn't sleep well, but the loud jeering from other students was heard even at the entrance. Some giggles and some look like a crazy fan girls. It's kinda déjà vu for her.
"Did you read in the student forum? There's a new transfer student again, and he's handsome." Marga whisper to her.
"Shut up,"
"Ms. President." She looked to where the voice came from and saw Joshua walking towards them. "Hi, Ms. Martinez." He turns in Marga's direction, but she rolls her eyes.
"What is it, Joshua?"
"First, please tell your cousin not to be rug to me." Georgina formed a smirk on her lips when she heard Marga snap.
"Hey, how do you want me to act? Should I always smile? How shameless are you? I only smile at those who deserve to see my goddess-like beauty." She shouts.
"You're always acting rug in front of me only, even if I'm too kind to you."
They both argue with each other. It makes Georgina seem in in-between of a lovers' quarrel. It's not a pleasant sight to start.
"Tell me if both of you finished. I'll go ahead but remember this, the more you hate, the more you love." She gives a playful smile before leaving them with shock on their faces.
It seems Marga realizes what she said and shouts in madness, calling her name many times. She ignores it and laughs on the way. Now, she found someone who could stand in the same line as her. 'What a twist,' Georgina thinks. In the middle of walking in the hallway, a teacher came to her. It's Ms. Olivia, the one who manages the transferees.
"Ms. Alvarez, I think you already know about the new transferees. We don't have any problem with the two since both Kathy and Mr. Javier insisted on taking care of it, but no one managed the last one. Will you take care of it?"
"S-sure, there's no problem, Ms. Olivia."
"He's in the Principal's office. You can go there and meet him in person." She nods her head and continues to walk towards the office.
Amidst walking, she sensed something off, and her guts told her not to continue. The same reaction she had when Van came. It only took a few minutes before she reached the Principal's Office. She knocks on the door three times and opens it. The wide, genuine smile of the Principal welcomes her, and there's also a man who sits on the right side. She can't identify him since his back is facing her.
"G-Good morning, ma'am."
"You're already here, Ms. Alvarez. Please sit down."
A little smile escaped her mouth before she walked inside and sit in front of the man. But the moment they face each other, both eyes widened in surprise. Her little smile turns to a grin, as her nose seems like giving off steam in anger.
"Y-you/ It's you again," they both point at each other.
Georgina hiss—rolls her eyes in disbelief. She faces the Principal and thinks not to do the job anymore.
There's no way.
Even she offered a lot. There's no way she'll get close to that man. Not in a million years. After he ruined her day and stole the infinity necklace she wanted, he's a big liar, maniac, and stealer. He stole a kiss on her cheeks even though they didn't know each other, lied in front of many people even though they'd never been in a relationship, and stole the precious limited-design infinity necklace which was supposed to be hers. 'Argh! I want to kill him,' she thought inside her mind.
"Ms. Alvarez, I asked you if you know each other?" The Principal snapped in front, which made her come back to her senses.
"N-no, ma'am. You know, I have many things to do. Since there's an upcoming event at our school. I'll ask other Student Council members to tour them,"
A playful smile escapes from the man's mouth. "Don't lie, babe. I know you're not busy. You want to run away from me. Don't be mad anymore."
She turns to him with frown brows, giving a sign, 'what you even saying?' But the man smirked and looked towards the Principal with the same flirt smile he used for the woman in the mall. She looks down—closes both fists, and tries to calm herself from bursting out.
"B-babe? I don't know you already have a boyfriend, but it's better since the two of you have the same schedule. You can tour him around." The Principal said.
"Tsk. Fine." She said before glaring back at the man.
They all got startled when the door hastily opened. It's Giovanni Javier and Kiela Fuentes with a shocked faces too. Instead of looking at them, she looked away while clenching both fists.
"Mr. Javier, Ms. Fuentes, please take a seat."
Kiela sits beside Georgina while Giovanni sits on the opposite side, next to the man. An awkward silence lingers between them. But in the midst of it, the Principal discusses everything they need to know or be aware of while inside the school premise. It's not something she needs to listen to since she knows everything about it. All she wants to do is leave this place.
It took a while before the Principal finished her discussion.
"If you don't have any questions, then you're free to go." The Principal said. "I have a meeting, so if ever you have a follow-up question regarding the school, you can ask Ms. Alvarez for support."
The Principal stood up first and told them she would have to leave. All of them nod and follow her by looking until she leaves the room. Another awkward silence echoes, but there's tension in the atmosphere. No words came out of their mouth as if trying to feel what others would do next.
"It's nice to be a Student Council President, Gina. You have authority." Kiela broke the silence. But she only gave her a bored look and stand up.
"Yeah, maybe."
"You should limit your authority. Who knows when you will use it to touch what's not yours?" She chuckled.
Georgina stops walking and clenches both fists at what Kiela said just now.
"Y-you..."
"Babe, what's going on here? This woman is not picking on you, right?" She was startled when someone wrapped his arm around her shoulder. It's the stealer.
"Oh, who are you? Her new toy?"
The man smiled at her. "New toy? I'm Jaceriel Yuson, but you can call me Jace in short, and she's my girlfriend, to make it clear," he said. "It doesn't matter if I'm his toy because it's not something you can meddle with."
"What?" Kiela frown.
"In short, don't mess with my girlfriend. Let's go, babe."
Before she can absorb everything he says, the stealer drags her outside the room and leave the two inside. She didn't know how to react, her jaw almost dropped, and all her senses were gone. But when the loud school bell rang, it made her come back to herself. She's about to move away from him, but he pulls her closer with those playful smiles.
"Be good if you don't want to get caught in the act. The barbie girl and her boyfriend are right behind us." He whispers. She glanced behind and saw the death glare from Giovanni and a smirk from Kiela.
"Tsk. Who told you to act like my boyfriend? I don't need your help." She whispers with anger.
"It's because your reaction is nice."
She stops walking and stares at him with annoyance. Rather than be intimidated by her glare, he laughs.
"You're annoying, like what I thought we shouldn't go near each other." She snaps, leave him there, and walks ahead.
"It's fun to annoy you, babe. Wait for me." He shouts before running after her.
It only takes a few minutes of walking from the Principal's Office to their room, which is on the 4th floor of the main building. As they came inside, all their classmates became silent, and as soon as Jaceriel Yuson came out behind her, the woman shouted in excitement. Some giggled, and others left their jaws to drop. She can't help it. Even though she hates the man to the highest level, he's still handsome. He's tall with short wavy brown hair, fair skin, a perfectly molded nose, naturally red lips, and almond hazel brown eyes. Overall, he's a handsome person, but that didn't mean she was as attracted to him as other women do now.
She shrugs her head in disbelief and walks towards the back. In the middle of fixing her things, she notices a suspicious stare from Marga.
"What?"
"Do you want to exchange seats with me?" She asked with a playful smile. It made her jolt. There's no way she's thinking of something helpful for her. The sinister smile gives shivers down her spine.
"No, thanks."
"Babe, I want to sit next to you. Exchange with her."
Without a word, Jace picks up her things and moves them to the table where Marga is supposed to sit. On the other side, her cousin gives a thumbs up before she pushes her in the back and sits down. Instead of arguing with them, she surrenders and sits down. In the middle of fixing her things, a loud slam sound came that startled her. She glanced at where the sound came from, but the death glare from Giovanni welcomed her in surprise.
"Anyway, I'm Margarette Martinez, a transferee and Gina's cousin."
Marga's hand extends towards Jace to shake with him. It made Georgina come to her senses and gazes away from Giovanni's glare.
"I'm Jaceriel Yuson, but call me Jace. I'm her boyfriend."
A deafening silence lingers inside the classroom as their gaze turns in the same direction.
"What the hell your mouth's blabbering about?"
"Babe, didn't we agree not to hide it anymore? Don't worry, it's fine." He caresses her head. "Am I right, classmates?"
It seems like they just realized every bit of words came out of his mouth. Their classmates shout in excitement, teasing and congratulating the two together, but Georgina tries hard not to go berserk this time. She wants to bury herself alive in embarrassment while the man smiles from ear to ear without worrying about what might happen next.
"Y-you..." she said with restraint.
"It's fun to act it out for real, right?" He whispers before lifting her chin.
"W-what are you doing?"
"I love you, babe." He said.
Georgina's soul almost came out of her body when he kissed him. Not on her cheeks but on her lips. It made her lose all senses, soul, and reputation.