SCHOOL BUS

The next morning as we were all having breakfast John Paolo started again to ruin my morning. He even revealed to Sir Tom and Sofia that I have a secret chatmate who looks like a scammer.

"Is it true? Oh, hija, be careful, he might just ask you for money and then don't trust people who only see pictures on their Facebook account, the time is modern now, and there are many things to hack and photoshop even celebrities became victims of fake photos made by malicious and suspicious people. " Mr. Tom reminds me.

I was quick to defend Steven.

"I'm not sure but I think Steven Sarrosa can be trusted, he comes from a well-known family and he's also rich, and I'm sure he uses his own Facebook account to chat with me." My polite explanation to Mr. Tom.

"You're still not sure if later your salary and allowance will be used up for sending your money to that man." John Paolo interjected.

"You're too judgmental. You have to get to know someone first before you judge the whole personality of a person." I scolded John Paolo; he was making me feel upset.

"I'm not judgmental, I'm just stating the facts. You should be able to flirt with strange people you know. It's better to be sure than to be foolish, don't be in a rush because you might meet a frog prince later pretending to be a human prince. " He added.

I raised an eyebrow at John Paolo, he was starting to look for something we could quarrel with.

"Scapegoat," I told him.

"Ambitious frog," he answered me.

VROOM! The sound of the school bus can be heard outside the house.

We are getting late.

John Paolo and I hurried to leave the house; we didn't even finish our breakfast. I waved goodbye to Sofia and Mr. Tom together with the three maids before we left the house.

We ran to the school bus and when the door opened, we immediately went inside and the engine started quickly. We became the center of attraction of all the students and I felt a little awkward while John Paolo was greeted by most of the women while I was about to be killed in the eyes of my cursed classmates.

We noticed an empty seat and I was a little excited because my friends Joana, Trixie, Noah, and King were in the front. John Paolo and I looked at each other and we had no other choice of seats because the seats were already full, we sat on the right side of the second row where only two people could sit. I huddled close to the window while John Paolo was in the other seat. John Paolo grabbed his backpack and accidentally he grabbed my hands. I felt then that there was some kind of electricity that pierced my veins, my cheeks almost blushed and my heart was pounding with so much excitement.

The driver's car stereo was playing exactly and the song 'Babe, I love you," by Styx is currently playing.

You know it's you, Babe

Whenever I get weary and I've had enough

Feel like giving up

You know it's you, Babe

Giving me the courage and the strength, I need

Please believe that it's true

Babe, I love you.

Our eyes met, his gaze was so sticky on me and I felt then that he was stripping me of his gaze, penetrating my heart and biting into my whole system.

His hands were so hot and they seemed to revive and awaken my blood all over my body. I used to restrain myself from smiling with ecstasy, this is the moment I have been waiting for even if it was just an accident, I am thrilled and I feel like I am above the clouds. I wanted to go crazy and shout out loud with great joy.

"Dear God, I wish he would take longer to hold my hands for a few more minutes or even an hour before we arrive on campus." My silly thoughts dictate me to continue to hope again for a little affection from the monster goat.

But less than a minute later he suddenly let go of my hand, he took a hand sanitizer inside his knapsack and several times sprayed it on his hands.

"Sorry, it was an accident. I'm just making sure my hands don't get germs." He massaged his hand into a circular motion and there I gasped and frowned before I could face the window.

If only his eyes weren't so attractive and his handsomeness was debilitating, maybe I would have kicked him from his seat for a long time. He insulted me last night and he teased me while having breakfast and now, he tripped over my thrilling moments, I just felt a little relieved when I heard his 'sorry', I rarely hear him apologize whenever he makes a mistake because his heart is hard and his pride is high.

If only I could break his bad attitude, I would have done it before.

I looked at the views outside the window and somehow, I was relieved of my over -annoyance with myself. A few minutes later I saw Joana turn to me and speak.

"Oh, how are you bestie? Have you talked to Steven yet?" a big smile flashed on his lips and there I had intense suspicion.

I looked at John Paolo first and fortunately, he had headphones plugged into his ear. He seems to have woken up from fighting with me last night because I can see now that he is sleeping soundly in his seat.

I turned my gaze to Joana in a whispering voice.

"Will you and King spread my picture through social media?"

Joana's face showed even more pleasure.

"Yes, because we want you to find Mr. Right instead of fantasizing about that monster who is your heartless boss." He even glared at John Paolo then she showed her tongue and that's when I laughed.

"Ehem! I have a heart, and for your information monsters have hearts." John Paolo suddenly opened his eyes and I almost turned over in my seat.

But Joana bravely faced him, my friend did not intimidate by John Paolo's voice.

"Oh, go ahead, even if the monster has a heart, they don't have a conscience." she stared at John Paolo then looked back at her seat.

Inside my mind, I felt I had rejoiced so much in the war between John Paolo and my friends, finally there was someone else who could fight him beside me.