Sunny
They are all looking at me.
What is happening?
Why are the students looking at me as I enter our school?
I did not cause any trouble for our school, right?
Why does it feel like I did?
"Oh my gosh, Sunny. Good thing you are here now." Shiela said the moment I entered our room. "Have you seen your jerk ex-boyfriend's post and his ugly new girlfriend comment?" Shiela asked.
I shook my head. "N-no. I unfriended Jake after we ended our relationship. Why?" I asked back.
Why am I getting nervous?
Shiela looks like she is hesitating to tell me the reason.
"Why, Shiela? Did-did something happen?" I gathered my courage to ask her.
"Your jerk ex-boyfriend posted something on his social media account. It seems like he saw you guys yesterday. He saw Steven fetch you. He even took a photo of you while you were smiling at each other." She shared. "And his girlfriend commented, how dare you act like a victim when you are also cheating behind Jake's back. Like, what the hell? So, I am waiting for you. Whether you will let me slap the two and kick their asses or not." She added.
"I-I do not know." I answered and glanced at Steven's chair.
He will be here later. What should I do?
I am making trouble for him.
I did not think carefully that other students might find it wrong.
I made a wrong decision.
"Sunny, I want to remind you that it is not your fault." Shiela said, as she held my hands.
"Right! It is not your fault, Sunny. Hello, it's been a few months. It is your love life, you can do whatever you want. Why do you have to listen to them?" Aira suddenly said, joining the conversation.
"The other students were looking at me as if I had killed someone as I entered our school." I shared.
"HOW DARE THEY DO THAT WHEN THEY DID NOT KNOW THE STORY?!" Shiela asked angrily.
There is a strong possibility that the other students will believe him. He has a lot of friends, and no wonder they will see what Jake has posted.
"Do you think Steven knows about this already?" I asked them.
"I do not think he is aware of this issue. He is not active on social media." Aira replied.
"And he does not care about the other, so you have to do that too." Shiela added.
I can't do that.
I do not like this kind of situation.
"C-can we keep this for now? Do not tell Steven about this first. I will try to think of a solution and I will try to talk to Jake about it too." I told them.
"Are you sure about that?" Shiela complained. "That man is trying to get revenge for what happened before. He is doing this because he does not want to go down alone." She added.
Maybe I can talk to him and tell him to delete the post. Jake and I were together for a long time. Does he not think of our connections?
I want to know why he is doing this to me when he can talk to me directly instead of posting.
Steven came, and we quickly changed our topic. For now, Shiela and Aira told the others not to talk about the issue with Steven.
I do not want to cause trouble for him. He just got out of the hospital because of stress, and here I am making him stressed about my own problem. I have to solve it on my own.
I think my decision to like him is very wrong. I should not have involved him in the first place.
This is making me crazy.
"Sunny." Our professor called me.
I quickly stood up from my chair. "Y-yes, Ma'am?" I asked.
"Do you agree with what I have said?" She asked.
I nodded. "Y-yes, Ma'am." I replied.
"And why do you think so?" She asked again.
"Because if you assessed your students correctly, y-you would be able to make a strategy that could help the students learn better. If you had not assessed them properly, your strategy would not have worked and the students would not have learned. There is a possibility that they would not be enthusiastic about our lesson if we were not able to get their attention and interest, Ma'am." I explained.
Ma'am. Bapin smiled at me. "You may now sit down. You understand our lesson very well. I will give you a plus five for your recitation today." She responded.
"T-thank you, Ma'am." I said, and sat back in my chair.
It's a good thing I listened carefully even though I was stressed and I wanted to cry about what's happening.
Before we started our lesson, I opened my messenger to message Jake, but instead of having a good conversation, I received a mocking message from him. I can't tell what his problem is, saying those words to me and acting like we have no good memories.
I am hurt, but I can't show how badly I want to cry after that.
I have to act like I am okay in front of my classmates and my professor. As much as possible, I want to deal with this problem on my own. I do not want them to get involved in my mess as well.
After our class, I quickly fixed my things. I need to go to Jake's department and talk to him.
"Sunny, Jake is approaching here with his classmates as well." I heard Marco tell me.
That made me look back at him.
"H-huh?" I asked, confused.
"How dare he bring his stupid classmates into this?" Shiela asked.
I glance at Steven, and he is already looking at me.
"Where is that feeling victim of your section?" A girl's voice yelled.
Enough for us to hear it, as well as in the other room.
"There! Look how pathetic you are right now. Acting like you were a victim before when you are cheating behind his back as well?" Jake's girlfriend said, looking directly at me.
"This is Jake and I's problem. Why do you have to meddle in our own problems?" I asked her back. "Jake, instead of posting malicious photos, you should have talked to me first. Why do you have to share it online?" I asked Jake, who was beside his new girlfriend.
Jake laughed at me. "Why? You do not want others to know that you are already flirting with your new boyfriend, huh? And only want me to suffer a mockery?" He asked.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"Do not act like I do not know anything. I see you being fetched by your new boyfriend, smiling lovey-dovey? I caught you already. Do not lie anymore." He replied.
"Flirty slut."
"HOW DARE YOU SAY THOSE WORDS TO HER?!" Shiela yelled.
"Shiela, no. Do not hurt her." I stopped Shiela from approaching Jake's girlfriend.
"Do not stop her. Do not act as if you are God or something. Show your true self." Jake's girlfriend commented that made Shiela madder and was trying to break free from my grip.
"Shiela, don't." Steven suddenly said "Excuse me." He added, making his way to me.
"Here is the boyfriend, acting like a friend in front of the others." Jake said, clapping his hands.
"I am not her boyfriend...yet. Just so you know." Steven replied, earning a reaction from the students around us.
"So you are confessing now?" Jake's girlfriend asked Steven.
"So what?" Steven replied, a hint of pride is evident. "I want to clear some things up. I know what you did, I know what you posted on your social media and I know what you commented." He added, looking directly at the both of them.
"I have been waiting for Sunny to tell me that issue, but she is not telling me." He said. "You said, we are in a relationship? I am sorry to burst your bubble, but no. Like what I said a while ago, not yet."
"You saw me fetching Sunny? Yes, I did. So what? What does it have for you? You guys have not been together for months now. It had been exactly four months. I want to remind you again. It seems like you are still caught up in your relationship with her."
"And just so you know, you cheated on her. You cheated behind her back while you were still together. Going out with her..." He said, pointing at Jake's girlfriend. "And tell Sunny you are f*cking busy studying. You are cheating on Sunny for a year. Getting mad at Sunny when she tried to call and ask your condition?"
"She caught you kissing beside your department and broke up with you. Your relationship is already done. Now, how dare you take a photo of us? I can sue both of you for cyberbullying and libel."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Jake asked, irritated.
"Oh, you do not know about it? Sorry, my mistake. So what if I held her hand? You guys are not together, so do not make fun of it just because you want to get revenge. You dare to bring your classmates so you can humiliate her or me? That's not going to happen."
"I feel sad for those people who supported your claim and made fun of her. They were staring at her as if she had made a grave error because they didn't know her true color. Do not think of getting your revenge. I clearly warned you before, as her friend. And did not you know that your girlfriend tried to come at me too?" Steven revealed.
I gasped after hearing that. Everyone was shocked.
"As much as possible, I do not want to break it to you. But I think you need to know it. Are you sure that you are her only boyfriend as well?" Steven asked Jake.
"What are you talking about?!" Jake's girlfriend said.
Steven fished out his phone. Opening his data. He scrolls down before showing it to Jake. "This is her, right?" He asked.
Jake was shocked.
"If you are with someone, do not cheat behind their back. If you do not like them anymore, then just end it. Learn from this, Jake and you." Steven said, pertaining to Jake's girl. "I am not like Jake. I commit relationship to only one person."
"Don't make fun of her, and don't make up stories about her that aren't true. I am warning you again for the last time. You are not taking my warnings seriously, Jake and your not-so-new girlfriend." Steven said.
"I do not have to slap you anymore, girl. Poor you. Steven does not like people like you. Sorry, Jake. It serves you right for doing this to her. I also want to remind you that you do not dare show your face to me next time. Because I will not hesitate to slap you because I want to, same to you girl. Haters are going to hate." Shiela added.
"Now, go home, losers. Your chickens did not win the battle. Make sure to bring yourselves when you are sure that you will win. Shame on your department." Marco commented.
"The guys are funny. My men are outside. Should we teach them some lessons?" Gino added.
" You are just all talk, man." One of Jake's friends commented.
"Uhh, sorry. All I knew was to make a fake story." Gino replied, unbothered.
Jake and his girlfriend started to go out. The people who came with them also followed.
"Let's follow them. Faster!" Gino said, excitedly.
Like what he said, we brought our things and followed too. There was a significant distance between our section and Jake's friends.
They reached the gate first, but they halted after that.
"Excuse me~" Gino said happily and went ahead.
Gino told us to walk behind him.
"Sir. Gino!" A loud voice called Gino.