FALLING 6: I LIKE YOU

JULLY’S POV

I am just seating her at the library looking for a nice country that me and sister could visit. I have my best friend Hannah to help me.

“I am thinking south korea? That’s like one of my top travel list. What do you think?” I said. “you said you want to go there alone? Not with anyone, alone?” she said.

“oh yeah. My sister always want to visit Japan—oh wait she already visited it because of her work.” I said.

“how about this!” she pointed a place in magazine. “London? That’s too expensive. I mean its my birthday but I don’t want to burden my sister with expensive trip.” Then we keep looking.

“excuse me?” we both looked at the spoke.

I got my bitch face when I saw the person said that, “you. Again?” I said.

“come on, jully. Just one date that’s all im asking.” This guy is the captain of basketball at school. Every girls love him, the way he shoots, smile, his height, he is almost perfect but NOT.MY.TYPE.

“I told you, Jhiro, I don’t want to and I am not interested.” I said. Grabbed my books and bags. “let’s go” I said to Hannah. We left him there.

“you will say yes to me jully! Remember that!” he shouted.

“mr. jhiro! Silence please!” the librian said. I smirked and shaked my head. He is full of himself. I hate it.

CAFETERIA

“so girl beside your trip with your sister for your birthday, what else are you gonna do?” Hannah asked.

“I don’t know. I don’t want to make deal out of it. I just want to be simple.” I said. “ugh! Come on girl! Let’s have party on your house!”

“we can’t do that. My sister wont allow, my auntie will but my sister is the villain.” I said. “she will. You’re not yet asking what’s to lose if she said no?”

“no im just gonna waste my time and effort there. Besides it will just be the two of us, im not popular here.”

“hey jully! Are you gonna throw a party on your birthday?” the girl asked. I don’t even know her “what?”

“come on throw a party!” and they all shouted as if they know me or as if I know them. “see? You are popular! The boys are talking about numbers and you are 10 out of 10 for them. I heard it, you know me, I hear everything.” The she winked at me.

I rolled my eyes, “I don’t even know these people and im going to throw a party for them? Im not insane.” I said. She laughed.

“JULLY VASQUEZ!” jhiro shouted.

“you didn’t even get my name right. What do you want?” now the attention is on us thanks to him. “say yes please. One date and I will change your perspective in boys deal?”

“ugh for real? I told you jhiro I DON’T LIKE YOU!” I said.

“yet. You don’t like me yet but I like you and I wont stop until you say yes to me” then the crowd shouted. Oh my gosh I don’t want to be the center of attraction!

He suddenly stand up on the table and someone handed him a guitar, then he took off his varsity jacket and now he is exposing his muscles. Not bad—wait what?! Jully wake up and jully eww!

“I will sing until you say yes.”

“you will get in trouble.”

“I don’t care for my girl I’d do anything.”

Then they shouted again. Hannah is by my side smiling and bumping me. “say yes girl!” her. “seriously? Even you?” I said.

“come on he’s cute and plus you guys have a chemistry!”

“eww no.”

He started singing, then he approached me turned around and there’s a rose behind his back. “am I supposed to get that?” I asked.

“yes please!” he said. I took it. Then he turned around again, stared at me. “do you like my song? I made for you” he said ad smiled.

I smiled, “no. I hate it. And this? I hate flowers. Bye” I grabbed Hannah and we walked out.

You’re gonna think, why is jully like that? Why does she hate boys? Why does she hate the idea of love? I am not always like this until my ex-boyfriend cheated on me.

I have trust issues now, I hate the idea of loving someone, trusting that someone then in the end love will just hurt you back. To proof, my sister had the same situation. So in my mind and in my eyes, their all the same.

GOING HOME

“you know he stop until you say yes, he will keeps bothering you.” Hannah said. “I know.”

“so what are you going to do about it?”

“nothing Hannah, I’m not going to accept it anyway.”

As we passed by the gym, we heard screams inside. “its for the team of course.” I said. “no let’s have a look! Come on!” she grabbed my arm and we go in there.

“tsk! Hannah!” I said. Then when we got there. I saw Jhiro on the floor. “ouch! My leg!” he screamed. “you okay?” his coach asked.

“no coach! Im not fine! Its my leg! It keeps hurting! I don’t want to play anymore!” he said.

“come on Jhiro, we need you on the game! We can’t lose! Its finals. Get up!” his coach said. “I don’t want to! Not unless this beautiful lady say yes to me.” He looked at me and now they’re all looking at me.

“what?” I said.

“say yes already jully!” his team mates said. “why me? Stop making nonsense, jhiro.” I said.

“sorry guys I wont play anymore! Ouch!” he screamed. “come on jully!” the coach said. Now they’re pressuring me.

“why are—“

“is he still going to play or not?” asked the referee. Jhiro looked at me, the coach looked at me and the rest of them looked at me. “what-“

“I need the answer, jully. Is it a yes?” jhiro said. Then he smiled. Did he do this on purpose? “okay fine! Yes!” I said.

He suddenly stood up and smiled at me then kissed my hand. “let’s win this coach” he said then they back on the game.

No doubt they won the game. I was force by my friend Hannah to watch the game. Now im late. My sister going to kill me.

HOUSE

I slowly get inside our house so that I won’t wake them up or worst my sister. I hope she is sleeping buy now. “what time is it?”

“oh damn!” i screamed. “really?” I said.

“what’s our deal everyday? You should be here by the time I am here.” She said. “I know its just I watched a play. Basketball play.” I said.

“really? Since when did you like sports?” she asked. “okay fine I didn’t want to watch that play. Its just—it’s a b—boy.” I said.

“a boy? I thought you said you don’t want that word?” she asked. I sat down beside her. “I do. I just—this guy is so irritating like the whole day or its been weeks and he keeps bothering me for a one date.” I said.

She smiled, “alright just be careful. Guard your heart.” Then she go upstairs. “goodnight sis.”

JULIET’S POV

Weeks. Its been so many weeks that ms. Morette is here and trying to persuade my boss. Well, no luck sir romeo is much more colder than a frozen castle. So good luck with that.

“girl why are you here? Aren’t you gonna get your boss in there and visit the mall?” gale asked. “he’s occupied.” I said.

“what do you mean?” Then we heard laughed and giggled inside. Its mam morette, we tried to peak from the window, sir is not smiling or happy. He is not even looking at her.

“is that her ex?” gale asked. “yup.” Then I get back to what im doing. “Why’s your face like that?” she asked again. I glared at her. “what?”

“that! The jealous look!” I laughed sarcastically on what she told me. “what? Me? Jealous? Are you okay gale? There’s no way I will get jealous. He is not my type.” I said. Now she’s the one doing the sarcastic laugh. “not type? You find him attractive girl don’t lie to yourself”

I rolled my eyes and didn’t answer. Then ms. Morette came out from my boss’s office. “hey girls.” She greeted. I just smiled and bowed so as gale. Then my buzzer rang, it means that sir is calling me.

“bye girl” girl waved.

“yes sir?” I entered. He looked at me then back to his laptop, “can I have my schedule today?” he asked.

“h-have?”

“yeah. From now on, just give me my schedule no need to recite it to me.” He said. Is he being cold again? Ugh! This is the ex-lover’s fault. Weeks ago he is not cold to me anymore.

“okay sir here.” I handed him my ipad. “clear my plans this afternoon and dinner. I’m going to end this.” He said and closed his laptop.

“okay sir.” I said.

“don’t book me my lunch, im going to eat lunch with morette.” I looked at him. “noted sir.” Then I tried to walk away.

“aren’t you curious?” he asked. I stopped from walking and turned back to him. “about what sir?” I asked.

“I said im going to end this.”

“ah, none of my business sir.” I said.

“okay.” He approached me and handed me my ipad back. “see you later.” Then he left. See you later? What’s that suppose to mean?

LUNCH

Why I can’t stop thinking about it? The lunch with his ex-fiance is he going to give her another chance? I mean they’ve been together for 5 years I think? But that doesn’t mean that they should get back together right?

Oh my ghad. What am I thinking? I must be out of my mind! This is insane Juliet! Don’t tell me your—

“Juliet!” gale snapped me. “wh-what?”

“are you okay? You’re murdering the pork. I mean it’s already dead so don’t kill it again.” She said.

“I just—I don’t know I must be crazy gale! Why am I being bothered by them? By my boss?” I said.

“I think because you like him?” I almost choked drinking water on what she said. “take it back. That’s not the word im trying to search here.” I said.

“okay then tell me why are you being bothered my them?”

“I don’t know!”

“cookies! Babe!” sir pao appeared. They kissed in front of me and gale smiled. “babe? Sir pao? Gale? What’s the meaning of this?” confusing I asked.

“we’re dating” sir pao said.

“since when?”

“that night you got drunk.” Gale answered. “really? You guys like each other that fast?”

“yeah. Its easy to like someone cookies, but loving someone is like building it. Liking someone is like draft then loving someone is the finalize result.” Sir pao said.

Oh my its so cringy! What happened to sir pao? “whatever. Just don’t kiss in front of me anymore.” I said.

“oh yeah I almost forgot, cookies. I was looking for you because romeo is looking for you.” He said. “what? He is having dinner with ms. Morette why will he be looking for me?”

“secretary jules!” I quickly stood up. Its sir romeo with ms. Morette. Everyone is staring at us. “yes sir?”

“where have you been? I’ve been looking for you.” He said. By the looks of ms. Morette looks like they had a fight.

“having my lunch sir.” He turned his back to ms. Morette and her face change from bad mood to shocked face. “she is the one I’m talking about.”

She gasped, “are you for real?! You’re rejecting me because of her?!” she screamed and pointing at me. What the hell? I saw sir pao secretly laughing.

“you rejected me first, morette. Now, all of you listen to me!” he shouted. He held my hand and raised it. “I like this girl.”

What

The

Hell

He looked at me an slightly smiled, “I like you, secretary jules. What are you gonna do about it?”

Ms morette walked out of the scene, they’re all shouting at us and clapping their hands. “jules?” he called. Im just here processing everything.

“g-good job sir! She left! That’s a believable statement” I smiled nervously. “what?”

“I mean you only said that because you want her to go right? You got her good. Gale I’m gonna go now I have so many things to do and sir, see you upstairs” then I left.

Yup.

I left. What? I don’t know what to do! Besides its so impossible that he will like me! He is not the type that gets to fall in love.

I head straight to restroom.

“you.” Damn she is here. Look at her messed up mascara because of crying. She is glaring at me. I was about to enter a cubicle when she get in front of me. “why does he like you? What’s with you?” she asked.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about excuse me.” I said.

“no Juliet! There is something about you that you made him fall for you! What is it!” fall for me? Is she crazy?

“you don’t understand ms. Morette my boss will never fall for me or even like me.” I said. She laughed and wiped her mascara then look at the mirror. “are you his real secretary? You should know one thing about him.” She said.

“I know everything about him.” I said.

“when we had our lunch I thought he will give us another chance to start again.” Well, me too. “but he told he is in love with someone that he doesn’t expect to fall with.” I was just quiet listening to her.

She looked at me, “he said that he was trying to confess to her when I arrived that night. You were the only girl that night I appeared. Then he said you want proof? I said okay. Then he dragged me to his office. Looking for you, jules.”

Im still quiet. “he told me that whoever he will asked ‘where have you been’ is the girl that he is in love with.” And he asked me where have I been. “its you. He likes you, jules. I hope you know that. He doesn’t fall in love easily. But to you, its so easy. Its unfair!” then she walked out.

Its unfair to fall in love with me? What’s so unfair about that? And why the hell me? This is so confusing and insane!