Issue (1)

Coffee shop*

Faye and her three friends were at 'Coffee Tea Shop' where Jake works.

Christian: "Here are your orders, ma'am~"

"Oh, it finally arrived." Faye said angrily.

"Sorry, ma'am. Our server guy is day off today. (Bows)"

"She seems angry. I thought I imitated Jake pretty well." Christian said to himself.

*****

"Hmm, their caramel is delicious." complimented Faye.

"Speaking of caramel, this is what Jake was talking about when he was bothering me, asking if I had tried it yet."

"Oh, right. Speaking of Jake, the rumors about him are wild, and people totally believe them, haha." Charm said.

"True, sis. When something popular is posted, it spreads quickly..." Lorraine teased.

Faye: Duh (rolls eyes)

"But the girl he was with earlier was beautiful, right? She looked like a model. She was wearing a dress, had a fit body, a coca-cola figure, long hair, big breasts, and she looked about 5'9." Charm said.

"True, with Jake's looks, he knows someone that beautiful? What a waste of her beauty if she's just sticking around with Jake." Faye said.

Suddenly, three guys entered the shop and approached Faye.

"Huh? These guys look familiar." Faye thought to herself.

"Hi, Faye (smiles and waves). I'm Third (extends hand for a handshake)."

"Oh, I remember now. You guys beat up Jake, right? And I got dragged into it (raises eyebrow)."

" (She didn't shake my hand?) It happened because of you. I was avenging you for Jake's pestering (wink)."

"(Feeling cringed) Agh, back off or I might slap you. Who are you guys and why are you bothering us?"

"I'm Third, this is Gian, and Lou. We're lucky to have found you because we have something to give you."

"Go ahead and hurry up because you're annoying me (rolls eyes)."

"(Puts down a picture) Here, add this to your pranks on Jake."

The group of guys gave Faye a picture of Jake and Sheena talking in front of the school after classes.

They took the photo to give Faye and add to the issue.

"Why are you giving this to me? (raises eyebrow)" Faye asked.

"What else? So, you can mess with Jake even more and you all can have fun with it (looks at Lorraine and winks)."

"Ugh, behave yourself, or I'll pour this drink on you."

"What are you talking about, huh?" Faye asked, pretending to know nothing.

"Boys~, she's pretending (pointing) HAHA!"

"You took the picture, so why don't you mess with him if you want? Leave now before I kick you." Kristine said.

"Wait... we can use this (smirks)." Faye said.

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"Come in, sis. Sorry, the house is a bit messy."

"This is messy, huh? (Looks around) Well, your place is clean."

"Have a seat, I'll cook something. I'll let you try my specialty, hehe."

"Really? Make sure it's delicious, okay? I'll cry if it isn't... just kidding!"

"Of course, so just relax there, sis. Watch some TV (turns on the TV)."

45 minutes later*

"Here it is!!! Time to eat!!!" Jake said, hurrying to set the food on the table.

"Hmmm (sniffs)... smells so good!!! I'm excited to eat this adobo, it looks really delicious!"

Jake served the food and gave some to his sister.

She tasted Jake's cooking and...

"Oh... um... (swallows)... Jake..."

"Yes, sis? How is it? Hehe."

"S-sooooooo delicious!!!!!!"

"(Happy) Really? Hehehe, I'm glad you liked it. I worked hard on it."

"(Gives a stern look)"

"Hehe, just kidding. Thank you for liking it, sis, hehe."

They were eating and chatting when suddenly...

"Jake..."

"Yes, sis? (Chokes) Ow, umm... (cough) (cough)."

"Hey, Jake? What's happening to you?"

"I'm cho... choking, water! (Cough)."

She gave Jake water as he suddenly choked.

"Whew! That was tight in the chest, haha."

"Take it easy (angry)."

"By the way, what was that, sis? Did you want to say something?"

"Nothing, I'm not in the mood anymore."

"Come on, tell me. What was it?"

"... What if we live together? Move into my house so I can keep an eye on you properly."

Jake was shocked to hear this, as he never expected his sister to suggest it.

"Sister? What are you saying?"

"I mean, we're both living alone. So why don't we live together? At least we can see each other and be happy."

Jake: (bows head) ...

"... Don't you want to live with me, Jake?"

"No, sis. It's not like that."

"Oh, why are you hesitating? Are you shy? Don't be, I'm your sister. This way, I can look after you better."

"Um... I'll think about it, hehe." squinting his eyes.

"You'll think about it? (Angry)."

"Okay, fine." Sheena added.

"Sis?..." Jake was puzzled because he noticed his sister was angry.

They finished eating, and Sheena sat quietly on the sofa.

"I've finished washing the dishes, hehe. Do you want to watch a horror movie?"

Sheena just stared at the TV, ignoring Jake.

"Sis... do you want a horror movie or any other genre? hehe."

"Up to you..." Sheena replied coldly.

"... Are you mad at me?"

"Not really... fine, let's just watch."

They watched the movie in silence, with Jake feeling uneasy as he couldn't figure out what he had done to upset his sister.

Two hours later, the movie they were watching ended.

"Wow, that was scary. They were right about it being frightening. Were you scared, sis? What's your rating?"

Sheena just looked at Jake with no reaction.

"(Swallows) Why is she looking at me like that? It's scary." Jake thought to himself.

"... It was good, 9/10" Sheena replied.

"... Oh, it's 6:00 PM already. I'll be heading home." she added.

"Um, it's still early, sis. Stay and eat here." Jake said shyly.

"No, I'll eat out."

Sheena was about to leave when suddenly...

"Wait, sis."

Sheena waited as Jake went to the kitchen. She had no idea what he was doing but decided to wait.

"Here, so you don't have to eat out. You can eat this at home."

Jake packed some food for Sheena for dinner.

Sheena accepted it. "Okay, thank you. Bye. Lock the door."

"She's so cold. What did I do? Did I say something wrong?" Jake thought to himself.

"Take care, sis!! Text me when you get home," Jake called out.

Sheena took a deep breath.

One hour later, Sheena texted Jake that she had arrived home.

(Ting)

"Oh, that must be sis... (checks phone) It is, hehe."

"Glad you made it home safely, hehe." Jake texted back.

Sheena saw the text but ignored it because she was still upset with Jake for hesitating about moving in with her.

Five minutes ago*

"She's not replying?"

"Are you mad at me, sis?" Jake asked in a text.

Sheena still didn't respond. Jake is tired of waiting, and then fell asleep.

"Zzzzz... (loud snore)"

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5:30 am*

Jake's eyes suddenly opened, and he was startled to see it was already bright outside.

He quickly got up and checked the clock, shocked to see it was 5:30 am, and he hadn't moved yet.

"Man, (yawns) 5:30? I'm going to be late. My class starts at 7:10, hays."

Jake hurried to get ready so he wouldn't be late.

*****

6:55 am*

Jake was about to head to school and checked the time.

"6:55??? Damn, time flies."

He pedaled quickly, moving at top speed.

Stop light: Stop

"(Skiiiiiid) Damn, it stopped. Please, please, hurry up! I'm going to get scolded."

He was almost in tears from the anxiety.

He checked his watch...

"7:05? Time really flies, hays."

At 7:13, Jake arrived at the school. He was at the gate and hurriedly locked his bike.

He was about to run to his classroom to get there faster when he accidentally bumped into a female teacher, unexpectedly...

"Oh, sorry (bows). I didn't mean to... (looks up) Supervisor???"

She gave him a stern look and said:

"Why are you running, huh? And not watching where you're going?"

"Ma'am, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to. I'm in a hurry because I'm already late, sorry (bows)."

"Oh, really? (Raises eyebrow) Who is your adviser? I'll talk to them and deduct five points from your exam score."

She said this loudly to Jake.

Students on the upper floors, watching through the windows, laughed at him, while others cursed at him.

Jake glanced up and saw someone at the window who said:

"Serves you right, sugar momma boy!"

Jake was shocked by this and just muttered, "Huh?"

"Where are you looking? Answer my question."

The teacher pinched his sideburn.

"Ouch... um... sorry, ma'am. My adviser is Ms. Shara."

Jake answered with his head bowed.

He was then dismissed and went straight to his classroom.

Classroom*

"Good morning, ma'am! Sorry I'm late (bows)."

The teacher looked at him and then suddenly said,

"Oh, let's give a round of applause to our VIP who just arrived!"

The students clapped and laughed.

"Go to your seat!" the teacher shouted at Jake.

Jake walked to his seat, head down from embarrassment. When he sat down, Faye approached him.

"Hi, Jake. Are you aware?" she said, trying to suppress a laugh.

"Aware?"

The teacher spoke again.

"Okay, class, listen up. The exam is coming in 2 weeks, so do your best. Especially you, Jake."

2 hours later*

Class was over, and it was break time.

Jake was sitting alone, eating at a table when Faye's circle of friends approached him again.

"Jake, how are you? Look at this, the picture people are spreading around."

Faye showed Jake the picture taken of him and Sheena. Many people had posted it, and Jake received a lot of insults.

"Ew, pretending to be a good student but actually flirty."

"This kid sure knows how to pick who to mess with, but the girl, not so much, HAHA!"

"That's embarrassing, and they have no shame. Right in front of the school, HAHA!"

Jake was shocked and his eyes widened at what he saw. The picture had spread around their area, especially in his school.

"Wh-who spread this... Faye?"

"I don't know~" Faye teased.

Jake was stunned because he didn't know who was doing this to him. Most of it was untrue.

Even his sister was getting dragged into it, though she had done nothing wrong.

Jake didn't know what to do or how to solve the problem since so many people had seen it and said all sorts of things.

He stood up and went to the bathroom.

He stared at himself in the mirror, thinking about how to solve the problem.

4 hours ago*

School was over, and Jake headed straight home.

"Hey, Jake!"

Faye called out to him, but he didn't hear her because he quickly exited the gate.

1 and a half hours ago*

Jake was already at the coffee shop, working.

"Hey, Chris. Look at Jake, he seems out of it." a coworker remarked.

"Yeah, I've noticed too. He looks like he's deep in thought." Chris replied.

Jake's coworkers observed that he was acting unusually subdued.

Faye arrived alone at the coffee shop where Jake worked to have some coffee and reflect.

"Hey, Chris. There she is again, that pretty girl. Your crush, haha."

"What crush? Maybe you."

"Stop pretending, she's your type: petite, long hair, black eyes, and fair skin."

"Um, can I order a caramel macchiato?" Faye requested.

10 minutes ago*

Faye's order was ready, and Jake went to deliver it.

"Here's your coffee—"

Jake was shocked to see that it was...

"Faye?"

"Jake?"