《Truth Behind The Glasses》 Chapter 1 Heartbreak ¡°HERE COMES the four-eyes!¡± ¡°She looks so pure and innocent on the outside, but I know for sure, she is just one of those flirty bitches on the pub.¡± ¡°Nerds irritate me the most.¡± It¡¯s kind of irritating. It¡¯s been what? Three? Six? I can barely remember when I started hearing those shits from those people describing themselves. Well, except that they don¡¯t look like nerds, but worse. I laugh my ass off whenever I hear ladies who talk shit as if they don¡¯t have a mirror in their houses. Haist, I can feel my bangs stressing out. ¡°Ashene Lei Castro!¡± Oh great, just great! Guess I have to run from this super annoying lady! ¡°Hey, bitch! Don¡¯t run. You¡¯ve got something to tell me. Come back here!¡± In your dreams! ¡°You-! I will pull every strand of your hair off your head when I catch you. Just wait!¡± That¡¯s my enemy. Oh, scratch that. She¡¯s the worst girl ever, the enemy of all. Just listening to her high-pitch voice will make one¡¯s eardrum bleed. I don¡¯t why she treats me as her best friend when all I did is run as far away as possible. Maybe because she learned my secret, that¡¯s why she thinks of herself as someone very close to me. I didn¡¯t open up to her, she just accidentally discovered it. Or I¡¯d rather say, she meddled with my privacy. GRADUATION is just around the corner. And here I am at the gym of the school with my boyfriend. We are just the only ones here, and besides, it is the last period for this day. As an honor student, this is the first time I ditch classes just to talk to him. ¡°Look, I¡¯m sorry. I am just a guy. And I admit, I¡¯m vulnerable to temptation-¡° ¡°Shut the fuvk up, jerk! I can say that, too. I can do that shit, too. But I chose not to, because I know that there is this boyfriend of mine waiting for me, and wanted me to be faithful. The guy that I don¡¯t I was his only love, the only girl in his eyes. But fuvk!¡±If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. I pushed him as hard as I could. I want him to feel how angry I am right now. He grabbed my wrists and look into my eyes. In the way his jaws flinch, I can tell that he¡¯s angry. Well, he doesn¡¯t have the right to be angry! He just cheated on me. I know I have been so good to him. I just let him do what he wants. I never control his life because I trust him so much. But- ¡°What is our difference, huh? You¡¯re a man, I¡¯m a woman. Our only difference is gender. Explain! I don¡¯t get your fuvking reason. So what it is about your ¡®I¡¯m just a man¡¯ thing? Well let me tell you, it has nothing to do with being a man. You are simply a jerk!¡± ¡°Let me explain, Babe. How will you understand when all you did is talk and not listen?¡± I pull my wrists from his grasp. They have reddened and I can still feel his grip. My hands are aching to punch his face, a little more and I will do it. ¡°Fine, explain! Let me hear what you¡¯ve got, so I can ready myself to laugh at your nonsense. Explain, come on!¡± He flicks his tongue, and one hand on his nape. ¡°Tsk!¡± I snapped at his attitude. ¡°Hey-¡° There he goes again. He kissed me when I¡¯m not done talking. He¡¯s always like this. Maybe if we are not having a huge fight right now, I will find it romantic and I can imagine the butterflies in my stomach will rumble like crazy. But nah, I admit that my mind is not willing to let this go so easily with just a kiss. And whatever his explanation will be, that is pure bullshit! My lips remain still as he seeks entrance. How shameless can he get?! After he flirted with another girl, he thinks he can resolve this with a kiss? Earlier this morning, I received a message from an unknown sender. At first, I thought of ignoring it, but curiosity takes over me. So instead of sending a sweet message to my boyfriend first, I open the unknown. It was a picture. I feel like I was splashed with a bucket of cold water when I saw the picture. My boyfriend is lying in the background, naked! And this bitch who took the photo didn¡¯t even try to hide her face. She just showed her flirtatious face and almost half of her body. And she was wearing a cheap-looking bra ¨C plain black, and it seems like a baby bra. He will dump me over a flat-chested bitch? That¡¯s frustrating! I went back to reality when this guy is trying to open my mouth by grabbing my chin. I won¡¯t let him win. I balled my fist and punch him. All my strength, my emotions, and my frustration to his girl ¨C I gave it all in that punch. Well, I¡¯m kind of a fighter when needed in a situation. My brothers never tolerate catfights and trained me how to defend myself. So when it comes to strength, I am confident that I am good with this. He is holding his cheekbone where I punch. He is glaring at me as if he no longer sees me as a girl. I didn¡¯t show any weakness in front of him. I am also trying to hold back the tears that should be flooding by now. I can¡¯t let him have the idea that I am nothing without him. I slowly turned around and walk away. Even though I am hurting because of him, there is a part of me that wants him to hold my hand. That he will kneel in front of me, ask for forgiveness, and want me back. But I reach my house, no signs of him running after me. As I lay on my bed, I was wrapped with regrets about our relationship, memories, and dreams that will never happen. I swear, from this day onward, no one will make me cry again like what that jerk did to me. This will be the first and the last time that I will cry and will look like a loser. Well, right now I¡¯m a loser. But this will never ever happen again, never!

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Chapter 6: Her Guts I WHAMMED the table to get Vyra¡¯s attention. First, it was Liam. And now, it¡¯s Nico. I can imagine that she won¡¯t stop bothering me. Who¡¯s that guy? He is the complete opposite of the love of my life, yet they have the same face. I hate him for ruining my husband¡¯s image in front of me.¡± Her words made me cringe. ¡°How can you tell that he¡¯s the opposite of Liam?¡± I asked instead. I will let her cheesy lines slide for now. Maybe she really fell in love with Liam to hate Nico. ¡°The way he looks at the girl. That is the look of a womanizer. I can tell because my father is one hell of a womanizer.¡± For a moment, I think I saw irritation in her eyes. She still has her smile on, which is misleading! ¡°Why are you smiling?¡± ¡°I am thinking of teaching him a lesson that I cannot do to my father. Is he also your brother? What¡¯s his name?¡± ¡°Nico,¡± I answered and take a sip from my iced tea. I choked when I realized what she just said, ¡°wait, what?!¡± ¡°Watch and learn, Young Lady,¡± she said with a grin on her face and walked straight towards them. I feel like I have to worry about my brother than Vyra who is now walking straight to him. ¡°Hey, pretty boy.¡± I can hear Vyra from here. I saw Kuya Nico gawked. I laughed at the back of my mind. So she really has the guts, huh? ¡°How can I help you, Miss?¡± Kuya Nico asked. I can see that he¡¯s so confused. ¡°Miss? Oh, come on Nico. Don¡¯t play dumb and ignore me just because of this girl you are with.¡± ¡°B-Babe, who is she?¡± finally, the girl asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know her, Babe. Ignore her.¡± Nico calmed the girl. ¡°You don¡¯t know me?¡± Vyra said in a disappointed tone. She must be an actress. ¡°Nico, did you really forget about me? We were just together last night. Do you want me to remind you of every detail of last night? How you made me scream-¡° Vyra was cut by a slap in her face. The girl with Nico is now crying. Vyra went too far. Whispers of different opinions filled the air. I saw one employee hesitating to come near them. ¡°You wench!¡± Vyra is holding her cheeks. Somehow, I¡¯m rooting for Vyra to not lose, even though she shouldn¡¯t be doing this. She stand up straight, composed.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Do you have any idea what consequences you are facing for slapping my beautiful face by that filthy hand of yours? You just cheat with my guy and now, you think you have the guts to mess with me?¡± Vyra said in a calm voice. ¡°He is my boyfriend. We are dating for a month now. And you, you¡¯re saying he is your guy? That¡¯s bullshit!¡± The girl is starting to be hysterical. ¡°Oh shut up bitch! You know nothing about this guy. Do you know that I am the best friend of his little sister?¡± Fuvk you Vyra! My brother never involved me in his affairs. You¡¯re going to pay for this, bitch. I saw the girl was stunned and look at Nico. ¡°Sister? You have a sister?¡± I just notice that Nico is not trying to stop Vyra nor explain to his girl. He might be looking for a reason to break up with her and then Vyra walked in. Yup, I will think it that way. I know for sure, that Nico will scold me for not making things clear with Vyra. ¡°It is an important thing for me, you know? To know you more since we are in a relationship. You even told me that you are the only heir in your family but¡­¡± the girl said and walked away. I look at her until she got out of the place, crying. Gold digger. She even emphasized the word heir. ¡°Come with me.¡± I look at Vyra and Nico. Nico is now holding Vyra¡¯s arm and forcing her to go somewhere. ¡°No! I¡¯m not coming with you.¡± She shunned my brother¡¯s grip. ¡°But I¡¯m your guy, remember? That means you¡¯re my girl.¡± Her eyes widened upon hearing that. Have a taste of your own medicine, if I might say. ¡°Well, not anymore.¡± Because of Vyra¡¯s words, whispers became louder and their opinions are all against Nico. I stand up and am ready to get out of the place quietly. I can feel a storm coming. ¡°Bitch! Don¡¯t leave me here, you wretch!¡± I run out of the food court. I don¡¯t want to be associated with her any longer. Aside from her out-of-this-world teachings, she is calling me names! We are not that close, for me to accept whatever she is calling me, and think of her as a friend. I arrived at the end of the parking lot, near the main road. And this bitch, from the start I know about her stamina but to this extent, she¡¯s unbelievable. To think that is wearing a dress! I call for a cab. I was about to get in when I heard Vyra¡¯s scream. I looked back at her only to see her living her dreams. She is in Liam¡¯s arms, in a bridal carry. I apologized to the driver and hurried to where Vyra and Liam are. I thought Vyra will be happy. Her face is so red and she looks so scared and about to cry. ¡°What happened?¡± I asked. ¡°What is this nonsense, Lei? Why are you running? You are no longer a kid to play around in public. I almost hit your friend!¡± Liam yelled at me. I unconsciously diverted my eyes at their back and saw Liam¡¯s car. He gently put down Vyra. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Do you want me to bring you to the hospital? Just to make sure that you¡¯re not injured or something. You fell after all.¡± ¡°I-I¡¯m fine. Thanks. But Ash and I have some business to attend to. You can put me down now. I will fall hard if you don¡¯t.¡± In fairness to this girl. She is so composed in front of my brother, but that just makes me laugh. What¡¯s with the ¡°put me down now?¡± when she is the one who is not letting go of Liam¡¯s neck? And Liam is patiently waiting for her to let go of him. Strange¡­ ¡°Again, I¡¯m sorry.¡± I ignore Liam¡¯s words because I was busy pulling Vyra away from him. ¡°If you need anything, feel free to tell Lei.¡± ¡°Why me?!¡± I snarl even though I didn¡¯t quite understand what he said. I just heard my name. ¡°So you can tell me afterward.¡± He is now holding Vyra¡¯s hands. ¡°Why not directly to you?¡± I stopped talking and look at Vyra. She has this smirk on her face and I can imagine her telling me, she owes me this. I immediately take back my words. ¡°Ok, I¡¯ll take care of her. If she had fractures, I will break her bones even more. Now go, Liam. What are you doing here anyway?¡± I even push him away however, he didn¡¯t move an inch. ¡°Tsk! I feel like I cannot trust you with this,¡± Liam said. He get his calling card from his inside pocket and gave it to Vyra. ¡°Call me if you need anything. I got to go. Take care.¡± I wait until Liam¡¯s car is out of sight, and face Vyra. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Bitch, how dare you asked what happened?! I was at the death¡¯s door so everything was fine, mm-mm.¡± She started to walk away. I feel guilty. I caught her hand and force her to face me. ¡°What?!¡± ¡°I¡¯m concerned-¡° ¡°Wow! Just wow!¡± She is being sarcastic, I don¡¯t even know if she is serious or joking right now. ¡°Well, let me make things clear with this small head of yours, Ashene Lei Castro. I almost died. Why did you run? I go after you as fast as I can because I¡¯m afraid you¡¯re gonna hit by a car. It turns out, I was the one in danger.¡± I was shocked. And before I realized everything, I was left alone in the middle of the road.

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Chapter 8 Hes Mad ¡°YOU LOOK LIKE A ZOMBIE.¡± ¡°What did you do last night? You seem like you didn¡¯t sleep a wink. Are you going to school looking like this?¡± ¡°Liam, I will be the one to drive them to school.¡± I am not myself. I can hear them talking but I don¡¯t understand a single word. I can feel my body moving on its own- the cold water splashing and falling on my skin, I can also feel my jaws chewing something, but I cannot taste whatever it is. I know that I am walking but I can¡¯t find myself processing every single thing that passes through my eyes. All I can see is white, but my body knows where to go and what to do. Blank- one word that describes my current state. ¡°Shit!¡± ¡°Whoa! She really seeks attention.¡± Hello? Are we having an audition for extra in a zombie movie? I wasn¡¯t informed!¡± The noise are becoming loud like a buzzing sound that made my head hurt. ¡°Miss Castro, if you¡¯re not feeling well, you can take some time and go home.¡± And of all the noise, the only clear thing that I heard is the professor¡¯s words. Yes, he¡¯s right. I¡¯m not feeling well. I didn¡¯t get enough sleep last night after I learned revelations after revelations that unfold before my precious eyes. Last night¡­ When Vyra and I got inside my room, I slump on the soft bed. I slightly bounce which made my stomach hurt. I remember I haven¡¯t eaten anything for dinner, yet. But I will think about it later. I want to know something first from Vyra. ¡°So what is the meaning of all of these?¡± ¡°Guess, Sis.¡± She shut the door behind her. I have my speculations since earlier that I want to confirm this very instant. ¡°You are Liam¡¯s fianc¨¦?¡± ¡°Uh-huh.¡± She nodded and sat on the chair in front of my bedside table. I didn¡¯t take my eyes off her. Her reactions are quite off. She seems not happy or excited about it. Did she have a sudden change of heart? Or she doesn¡¯t want her crush to be her fianc¨¦ out of nowhere? ¡°Is your room soundproof?¡± she asked after a few moments of silence. ¡°Uhm, yeah? What about it?¡± I asked, curious. ¡°Oh my gosh! This feels like a dream come true!¡± Ok, I take back my words. I really am amazed by her willpower. She appears so composed in front of my brother. However, in front of me, she looks like she is being possessed. She¡¯s dumbfounded for a minute and will go wild after a few seconds.Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. ¡°Yeah, good for you! Shout all you want and enjoy your happiness. I¡¯ll just take bath. Knock the door when you¡¯re done,¡± I said while stripping my clothes. She has nothing to see but curves, a beautiful and healthy body, so I don¡¯t care much. ¡°OMG, girl! Did you hear his endearment? He called me Princess. Oh my gosh! I am deeply, madly, in love with him.¡± She never fails to make my nose cringe. ¡°That¡¯s the line from my favorite song!¡± I grab my robe and towel and head to the bathroom. Before I close the door, I took a glance at her when she remain silent all of the sudden. She is smiling while twirling her hair with her finger. ¡°Tsk, enjoy yourself in your lala land.¡± After one and a half hours of wallowing myself in a luxurious bath, I dried myself with a towel and wear my robe. I got out of the bathroom, and Vyra was nowhere to be found. I immediately go to my closet and put on my pajamas. After a few more seconds, my stomach growls out of emptiness. I didn¡¯t blow dry my hair and decided to grab some food. When my eyes turned to the door, I gritted my teeth. ¡°Crap!¡± The door is slightly open. It¡¯s a good thing that my brothers no longer check on me during these hours. I will give Vyra a good beating later. But for now, I really need to eat. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard Liam¡¯s voice. ¡°I will make good use of you, Princess. Don¡¯t dare to run. Oh, you can¡¯t run away from me.¡± I carefully open the door, trying not to make a sound, to see what Liam is doing. I am curious about what he was saying. I was surprised by what I saw. Liam is pinning Vyra¡¯s hands on the wall while his other hand is on her chin. They are near the wall lamp and I can see their faces clearly. Vyra has distraught look on her face. On the other hand, Liam is still wearing his poker face. What is going on? What if Nico sees them? Oh! I remembered Liam said that Vyra can sleep in the guestroom. Liam is a man, I know. I didn¡¯t bother them any longer. However, Vyra¡¯s next words puzzled me. I shouldn¡¯t be listening! ¡°I will tell my parents how cruel my fianc¨¦ is,¡± she said with a quivering voice. ¡°Don¡¯t make me laugh, Princess.¡± I peeked again. I am worried about Vyra. What if Liam does something to her? If he is going to hurt her physically, proving he¡¯s a cruel man, I have to be ready to step out. ¡°They already entrusted you to me fifteen years ago. Meaning, they let go of you when you were just ten years old. Do you think by telling them that I¡¯m not a good fianc¨¦ to you will make them ensure your safety? No, Princess. They can¡¯t.¡± Now that made me question my past. What happened that Mom and Dad have to resort to this old-fashioned way of match-making? The modern world doesn¡¯t need that! I can tell the reason why Vyra¡¯s parents agreed to that. Her Dad is a womanizer. Of course, her Mom wanted her to marry a decent man. Tsk! Just ignore them, Lei. ¡°Being the firstborn of the late King and Queen of this town is quite troublesome. You know it¡¯s not only a title for fun.¡± My forehead was automatically wrinkled. If Liam is suffering, he should talk it out with us, his siblings, not with Vyra. And what¡¯s more, his description of our parents is way too much. ¡°Fuvk you!¡± And this Vyra is not even bothered by Liam¡¯s mood. I want to stuff her mouth with a cloth to shut her. can¡¯t she tell Liam is mad? ¡°Yeah, fuvk you.¡± Liam¡¯s voice is a bit hoarse. ¡°I hate you! Mhp!¡± Without a word, Liam kissed her. I stopped monitoring their actions. I can see that Liam won¡¯t hurt Vyra physically. They have no shame doing things like that outside. I lay on my bed, with my back facing the door. I almost forgot why I was standing at the door if my stomach didn¡¯t growl in pain. ¡°You said you hate me, but your body seems to be having fun being close to me. Do you feel it?¡± I can still hear them talking. Silly of me to not close the door. ¡°Wipe your tears, Princess. Don¡¯t let anyone see you in that pathetic state.¡± After some time, I felt the cushion of my bed move a little. ¡°Good night, Lei.¡± Lei? She used to call me Ash! My mind is full of thoughts and questions, I didn¡¯t realize it was morning already. My alarm clock is ringing nonstop on the bedside table.

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