I am still stunned because I will not forget what happened last night, or earlier. I only slept here in the hospital for about three hours. And I'm right because my father was gone when Faustino took me here.

"Ava eat that." mom while eating the jolibee I brought. "The amount you brought! .Do you have a lot of money? "

Drowsily I arranged to sit next to her and stretched.

"Oh! Shit!" I suddenly put my thighs aside because I forgot last night, I gave myself to Faustino!

My mother pretended to put down the burger she was eating and shot me an accusing look.

"You did it?" Her voice was tinged with anger and sadness. I blinked and swallowed before dodging.

"Mom-"

"So you have a lot of money?" she accuses me again. There was a hollow in my chest because I had nothing to hide from my mother. He knew almost everything.

"Yes," I answered weakly.

She shrugged and remained silent for a long time before speaking again.

"Is there no family?"

My chest throbbed. Unable to reply.

"Ava I'm asking you if he has a family?!" it almost hit me on the head of the burger it was holding.

"He's getting married -"

The burger finally hit my head.

"Why did you repeat my sin ?!" she shouts at me.

"Mom, it's for you. Besides, that's all there is to it, mom."

"Make sure Ava. Don't ever repeat what I did before because look at the karma I'm having now!"

I was nervous for no apparent reason. .what my mother said to me is imprinted. Maybe, this is right. Your night is over I gave myself to him.

"Ms. Pojas! You look like you're floating and tired in my class?" I was shocked because our teacher shouted at me.

"I'm sorry ma'am."

My classmates laughed and whispered.

"Beacause she's a prosti at night!" a close classmate whispered to me but I heard it.

"That's also my news. He said it was an extra job to study."

"Ma'am! She's awake because she works at the club!" .my male classmate shouted and my eyes widened. Whistle what I heard and laugh.

I felt nervous but I resisted that. I can't hide that forever. Even though I was wearing a mask it was still obvious to my body that it was me. .many attend the club so it’s impossible not to face me.

"Disgusting!"

"You see? Not all beautiful and modest are virgins! There's a hidden stench!"

"Quiet !!" Our teacher's shout calmed them down. "Miss Pojas. Please solve this problem on the board now!"

I was especially devastated to see the sarcastic stares of my classmates. Miss Sacdalan also raised an eyebrow at me.

I solved it properly. I know this. I answered quietly and gave the chalk to the teacher after that. .my classmates were quiet because I knew my answers were correct.

"V-Very g-good!" Ma'am Sacdalan applauded.

"Thank you." I quietly returned to my seat. The expressions of my classmates were mixed. I saw someone looking at me, amazed, disgusted, and stunned.

Back then, my job was okay with me because all I could think about was what we would spend on daily and for my studies. Now, I feel like I want a good job.

Little by little I became conscious. Gradually I felt something was wrong. I didn’t ask for my life to be perfect but asked to be like the girls I see.

They were happy, laughing, lots of friends. .while I was, I chose to stay away because I knew my job was unusual. I didn’t know that maybe, one of the teachers or students here had already entered the club where I work. As time goes on, my world shrinks.

Since I couldn't have lunch this lunchbreak, I decided to go to the canteen to buy food. Everyone had no classes in the last period due to the urgent meeting so many students dropped out of school.

I hugged the old book tightly towards the canteen. .I almost fill my stomach with hunger. I'm used to saving money but before that I couldn't really eat because my teacher told me a lot.

Buyers lined up so I lined up. I was in the third when I was pushed suddenly.

"You step back." one of my classmates was sick of me. .I saw his companions sitting, they were also here in the canteen.

"I lined up here first." I answer, there is no time for this matter.

"Are you mocking on me?" its artistic salt again and rolled its eyes once again pushing me. Instead of pleading with others, they laughed at me.

"Because I'm not the first-"

"I told you to back off so back off! I don't care if you're the first! You slut!" she spat to me that warmed my cheek with growing anger.

"Woah! Get a grip Mia. Who's that slut?" One said, from the table they were sitting at.

Mia girl smirked.

"She is," she pointed at me." A slut in a club."

I don’t know what makes him mad at me!

"We've been through different things so we don't have the same outlook on life." I answer . She blushed hard and took his friend's holding frapp and threw it at me.

My lips parted and I took a deep breath. He looked at his own wetness and viscosity as he poured it on me.

"You're the one Joel is bringing back to the club! Because you're good at being silly! You're really flirty! I hate you!" he pulled my hair and I sank to the floor. I was overwhelmed with pain, I could feel it.

"Tweak more!"

"Undress her!"

She kept hitting me, scratching and slapping me. I retaliated but his companions grabbed my hand and foot.

"Stop!!" I cried. Mixed shouting and laughing until I could no longer understand everything. Every detail of what happened was very vague for me. .as fast as the wind happened.

We were called to the Principal’s Discipline Office because of that. The urgent meeting was interrupted because of the scene.

"I understand that there are students who do extra jobs to study." Strict admonition to us. Even my job is widespread. .in front of me Mia was crying and couldn't look at me.

"But I won't tolerate what you did miss Quizumbing! You're suspended for one week and I need to talk to your guidance."

"M-Ma'am. N-No. They'll be furious."

"Lesson learned Miss Quizumbing. Think before you do."

I was no longer treated at the clinic. I feel, my bad luck today.

Not everything is a secret, hidden for life.

I was looked at earlier when I came out of school. I refused to be treated at the clinic earlier because I wanted to leave. .I can treat the scratch on my arm and the blood on the side of my lip from the slap. My hair is messy too.

I still feel hungry while riding in the jeep. I was just dumbfounded while others were looking at me and others were helpless.

The jeep stopped at the market and I was still walking to the hospital. I passed beggars on the road and held out my hand to passersby. My heart clenched.

After all, I'm luckier than them. I pulled the whole two hundred pesos out of my pocket. .I don't have any more coins. I can get money later from my mother because I left her.

Even though I was hungry, I chose to give that to ale with two kids.

"Thank you h-hija. Thank you."

I smiled softly. "You already have food to buy. You already have ale," I said with a smile. .it nodded quickly and pulled the two children away. I felt hollow to see them happy with the little amount I gave.

I followed them with my gaze until they disappeared into the sea man. My eyes didn’t really land on the man I wasn’t expecting.

He's staring at my arm and lips. In his clothes he looks like he came from the office. He closed the car door so I woke up.

I wanted to leave but he grabbed my arm.

"What happened to you?" he asked carefully. .he held me lightly.

"No sir Frosto."

He closed his eyes emphatically. "Why are you here?" its question.

"My mother confined here."

His forehead furrowed. I smiled and was embarrassed especially when my stomach rumbled. Frosto's jaw tightened.

"Come with me. I'll treat you and there's a restaurant nearby-"

"N-Not anymore s-sir."

"Come on, I'm not a bad person and you know that. I'm not biting." this is naughty to me.

I closed my eyes tightly and felt the heat on my cheek. I slowly nodded at him.

.I felt different inside his car. It was elegant and the man was dating.

"You got into a fight, '' he commented.

I took a deep breath and nodded.

"At school."

"Hmmm," his gaze darkened on the road. "It shouldn't be like that. You're being bullied?"

.I realized that with the twins, he was pretty talkative and naughty as well. Faustino is different who is tall and serious.

"N-It's not so much. They just don't understand my state in life. We're not all the same."

Silently he seemed to have fallen into deep thought. "You're one of a kind ..dammit, "he hissed.

My lips parted as I stared at him and could not understand him. Eventually, I smiled bitterly because somehow, I had someone to blame.

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