Tinnie's POV
Cristina over there, Cristina over here, and it's driving me up the wall. It's so annoying. I was only absent for one day; now they're making me do so much. I'll sue that stupid Aki.
"You're being annoying again." Henry lightly tapped my head.
"Want a punch, horse?" I shot him a glare.
"This tiger here can't even take a joke," he teased. At that moment, I was already killing Henry in my head.
"Tinnie, if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now." I laughed out loud, even though I knew it wasn't funny.
"You look cute when you laugh. No wonder Angelo has a huge crush on you." My eyes widened.
Does Angelo have a crush on me? What? I thought he liked Chinny.
"Really?"
"Yeah. Did you know that Raphael, Angelo, and Francel are crushing on you in our group, and you might as well add Drin to the list,"
"Even my stepbro?"
"Yep, because of that smile of yours. Even though I almost fell for you, Aki already claimed you. I wanted to court you, but I was too late." He scratched the back of his head. "And I know I'm not your type. But here's the truth: it's not just a crush for Aki. He's slowly falling for you because of your smile and personality. The way he looks at you is different." He gave me a sweet smile.
"Even Ardy?"
"Yes, even Ardy." I smiled back.
"Speaking of the devil, Ardy is coming over." He gestured behind me.
Sure enough, Ardy was walking toward us.
We look a bit alike, but our personalities couldn't be more different.
"You must be Cristina Rielle Cordova, right?" she asked when she reached us.
"Yes, that's me." Calm down, Tinnie. Henry excused himself, leaving me and Ardy alone.
"Stay away from Aki. The last time I checked, he's still my boyfriend." She glared at me. Girl, you're messing with the wrong person.
"Ex," I corrected her.
"You don't know what's happening between us, Tinnie." Ardy's voice rose.
"Did I ever say I did? Idiot," I snapped back.
"Why are you so rude? You're not even pretty." I just shook my head.
"I'm not rude, nor am I snobbish. I don't like you. Some women aren't beautiful, but they make up for it with their style." I raised an eyebrow at her. Did she think I wouldn't fight back?
"And Ardy, I'm keeping Aki for myself. What's mine is mine. I don't like sharing my property, and as far as I know, I'm his choice, so back off." She stormed off in a huff.
Faster than lightning, I started looking for Aki.
It is so embarrassing—where is he? If I find out he's with Ardy, I swear I'll shave that girl's head and cut off Aki's—
"Tinnie!" Aki called. I saw him at the grandstand, grinning from ear to ear, his eyes smiling so clearly. I casually walked over to the grandstand and faced him.
You can do this, Tinnie.
"We should love, not fall in love, because everything that falls gets broken." I was about to pull a profound metaphor out of nowhere, but I realized my feelings for him ran even more profound. I quickly turned around and ran away from him.
I knew it. I'm trapped with someone like Aki. There will come a time when I'll entirely fall for him because that's how I genuinely feel.
His possessiveness—I know there's a reason behind it.