Confidence is perhaps the most desired trait people wish to possess. If you have it, it's likely that life will not become that difficult to withstand. Unfortunately, it has fallen into the hands of a girl who uses it to take advantage of others.
Her name is Kaya, the It Girl of the campus. She's been popular since she was a freshman. Many people have been smitten by her, whether boys, girls, or those who belong to the LGBTQIAPP+ spectrum. Her appearance is so striking that anyone can be attracted to her with just one glance.
Other than that, she always proves that she is not just a pretty face. Kaya is also a skilled designer and illustrator majoring in fashion design. She excels in her studies as well. She is almost perfect, except for one reason—she's overly confident.
It's not bad to be confident, but maybe don't overdo it. Relax. However, "relax" is not in her vocabulary. Because Kaya is overly confident, she thinks she can do anything, including having multiple boyfriends at the same time. And that's what she does.
As soon as she enters the campus, all people are glancing over her. Meron pa ngang isang lalaki na sa sobrang pagtitig niya ay may nakabangga na siyang estudyante na katulad din niyang nakatingin kay Kaya. Of course, Kaya knew that she were being stared at, but she doesn't care because she loves the attention. It's her everyday happenings and sanay na sanay na siya rito, kulang na nga lang magkusa siya ng aksidente dahil nakatingin ang lahat sa kanya.
"Hi Kaya!" panay ang bati sa kanya ng mga taong may lakas ng loob na tawagin siya. She only smiled at them. 'Yung iba kilala niya, karamihan hindi. She's also the face of their university, at sino ba naman ang hindi makakakilala sa kanya kung ang laman ng bawat tarpaulin na nakapaskil all over the campus ay ang mukha niya?
Actually she has been scouted by a talent agency and other big entertainment companies before to become a celebrity but she always refuses because she said she wants to focus on her studies, which the truth is she's just lazy and doesn't want to work in a stressful environment. She only models whenever she likes to or when she's free and bored, a model gig is always ready for her. She have a real face card.
Anyway, back to the topic about her bad side, she have multiple boyfriends at the same time. Her boyfriends belong to different departments and she is like 'collecting' boys. Why? Because she knew it herself that many people like her that's why she gives them a chance to be with her. The unfortunate thing is that the boys she's dating thinks that she is serious about them when it's not, even just a little. She calls it a 'charity' where she gives chance to those poor people who likes her, in exchange for unloyalty. Of course, her boyfriends don't know that they're being tricked by her. She's the literal definition of a bad bitch.
How does she do that? No one knows, but maybe it's because of her high confidence that she can do it. Maybe it's her will or goal in life, that's why she never fails to do it.
Once she is sitting at her assigned table, she quickly picks up her cellphone and started opening multiple messaging app and one by one, she chatted her boyfriends. She just update them on what she's doing or whatsoever that a girlfriend should do to their boyfriend.
It was a long day. Halos lahat ng lecture nila ngayong araw umabot ng tigta-tatlong oras. Dagdag pa na ang last subject nila ay nag-iwan pa ng panibagong gawain. Kailangan nanaman daw nilang gumawa ulit ng design na ip-present nila agad-agad next week. E, kakatapos lang nilang ipasa 'yung last project nila ngayong araw tapos meron nanamang bago.
She sighed before she typed again in her phone to update her boyfriends that her class just finished. Ang naka-schedule ngayon na maghahatid sa kaniya ay si Drake, isang forensic science student na boyfriend na niya in two weeks. There's also Gio, a marine student and her three weeks boyfriend. And also Heidi, her 1 month boyfriend and an accountant student. There's more but some are already in the verge of cutting season. Meaning malapit na silang i-break ni Kaya dahil sawa na siya.
Hinatid siya ni Drake sa apartment niya and they bid goodbye pero bago pa makatalikod si Kaya ay hinila siya ni Drake sa braso at inilapit sa kanya.
Tsk. Eto nanaman tayo.
Napasimangot si Kaya, pero syempre hindi niya pinahalata 'yun. Masisira ang mala-angel niyang reputasyon kapag magsusungit siya bigla.
His palm touched her cheeks, he is going to kiss her but before he was able to that, he was stopped when Kaya put her finger to Drake's lips.
Kaya gave him the sweetest smile known on earth, "Goodnight." she said and quickly turned around to go inside her apartment.
You will never get my first kiss.
Yes, she doesn't have a first kiss yet. She have this strange principle that she will only give her first kiss from someone she really loves. Every single guy is only a plaything, they were never serious for her. Not that she has a high standards or whatever, but wala pa talagang nakakakuha ng interes niya. Para sa kanya, pare-pareho lang silang lahat.
She was greeted by a girl inside when she opened the door, who was just peeping through their window to see the commotion outside. It was Jia, Kaya's cousin.
"Sino naman 'yun? Ngayon ko lang siya nakita, a. Bago?" Jia asked, naglakad silang dalawa papuntang living room.
"Si Drake, boyfriend ko for two weeks." sagot naman ni Kaya at inilagay ang bag sa sofa.
"Anong course niya?"
"Forensic Science." nakangising sagot ni Kaya. Pinalakpakan niya naman si Kaya.
"Bilib na talaga ako sa'yo. Kailan kaya darating 'yung araw na iisa lang ang boyfriend mo?"
"Duh, never maybe. Ang dami kayang nagkakagusto sa akin. Alangan mag-settle ako sa iisang tao lang. Give a chance to others."
Napabuntong-hininga nalang si Jia atsaka umiling-iling sa narinig.
"Grabe talaga ang confidence mo. Mamigay ka naman." nginisian lang siya ni Kaya.
"But I'm warning you a, 'pag 'yang ginagawa mo bumalik sa'yo, tanggapin mo dahil deserve mo 'yan. Kawawa mga lalaki sa'yo, hindi ka ba nag-guilty?" Kaya just shrugged her shoulder when Jia once again warned her.
"Isipin mo na lang, it's a charity. I'm just giving those poor guys a chance to be with me. Marami kasi sila, that's why binabawasan ko na. Maybe they won't mind na pinagsasabay ko sa kanila." napapikit na lang si Jia sa salita ng pinsan niya.
Jia thought, "My cousin is really a bitch."
"Whatever, kumain ka na nagluto na ako ng ulam." Jia said and went to her room.
"Ligo lang ako bago ako kakain, love you Jia!"
She was still exhausted even after she ate. Pumasok na din siya sa kwarto niya at saka agad na humilata. When she opened her phone, there were a lot of unread messages and even missed calls.
Napakunot naman ang noo niya, "Mga baliw talaga. Sabi nang huwag nila akong tatawagan e. Block kayo sa akin ngayon. Masyado kayong needy."
She sent a break up message to them before she blocked them. Bawas boyfriend ulit. Bukas na lang siya pipili ng pamalit, masyado pa siyang pagod.
Patulog na siya nang biglang tumunog ang cellphone niya, in her half-awoken eyes she read the message.
"Xxx Café at 9:00 AM, go ka?"
Dahil sa kaantukan, hindi na niya binasa kung sino ang nagsend ng message na 'yun but since free naman siya ng 9:00 AM, umuo siya. Meron pang nag-message na isa, at tulad kanina hindi na siya nag-abalang tignan pa kung sino ulit 'yung nag-message. Ang nabasa niya lang ay halos same message doon sa isa, "Are you free tomorrow at 9:00? Doon sa Xxx Café?"
Nagsalubong ang kilay niya, "Ang kulit, umuo na nga ako nagtanong pa ulit."
She sighed and replied okay again and went back to sleep.
Little did she know that the date she agreed to go was from different people, coincidentally it was also in the same place and time. Akala niya galing lang sa iisang tao.
And unfortunately, her confidence didn't work this time. Due to her negligence, she were found out by her boyfriends that she was being unfaithful and is having multiple boyfriend at the same time.
They were angry, nag-away pa nga 'yung dalawang na-double book ni Kaya but when they both realized that Kaya was actually the problem and the one who's at fault, they both teamed up and splashed water on her. Maraming nakakita sa eksenang 'yun, of course that time sila na ang center of attention. But it was not the kind of attention that Kaya wanted to. It was an embarassing situation. People are murmuring, there's a camera everywhere and everyone was ridiculing her.
But it seems that fate favors Kaya because it sent someone to be her savior.
She was drenched and is still shaken from what happened, when suddenly she felt something on her head. It was a jacket, and before she knew it she was already being dragged outside the café by someone.
He was a tall guy who is wearing a plain white shirt. He is softly holding her wrist. When they're a bit far from the café, he lets her hand go and turns around to check Kaya. When she sees the guy's face, he was shocked to learn that he is totally different from what she imagine. He was totally a nerd type of a guy. Messy hair, wearing unfashionable glasses, his jacket is plaid and a bangs that almost covers his eyes. He was the type of guy that Kaya doesn't associate herself with. But somehow, it's like her invisible wall suddenly breaks. For unknown reasons, the captivator was captivated. And now.. her unavailability is questioned.