Brittany torres and Mikel are rival since childhood, And the worst Mikel always ended winning which made Brittany to be so competitive about every single thing...but...the table turned upside down , where Britt was going to marry a rich old man , it was all her greedy mother's scheme and that same time Mikel came back from abroad , and the two finally meet , but then....Mikel was also going through a marriage arrangement which made the two to come to an agreement. " It's only a business" they said , but then sparks developed btw the two...can this really work? Can two rivals be able to pretend to love each other?
A small boy and girl looked at each other with their hands folded " and who are you?" The small girl pointed towards the boy.
The boy looked at her indifferently " why should I tell a stranger my name , hehe" he said and the boys behind him laughed " as you can see , this area of the school is for the boys!!"
Once he said that , the boys behind hailed " yeh!!!!!!!!!.... Girls out!!!!!" They shouted.
The small girl clenched her fist angrily " just mark my words , I will take it back!!!"
" How??"
She smirked " let's play a game , if I win then....you boys ain't allowed to claim ownership of this area!!"
The small boy shrug " let's play , anything that you suggest " he was little , perhaps he could be 7 years but his confidence was something else.
" Let's play chess!!!" She said also confident.
The boy nodded " check mate!!!" He said at the end of the game without effort.
The little girl and the other girls where shocked " eh....how can you be so good...I thought I am the best!!!" She said angrily.
" Hahahaha, they lost again!!" The boys behind laughed" Britt is looking red, haha."
" Welcome Mikel !!" They shouted.
The so called Mikel just smiled while the so called Britt was all red in anger " tsk...so your name is Mikel....eh?" She questioned and he nodded then she smiled " hehe , just know that from today onwards.....I....I...I Brittany torres, I declare enmity between us!!" She pointed at him.
Mikel rolled his eyes " can you really handle me?"
" What do you mean?"
He smiled " if you want , you are welcome to be my enemy."
And so it went on , Britt always tried to find a reason to fight Mikel special in academics when she heard how smart he was.
" Mikel!!!" When she was 10 yrs, she ran to him.
He turned to look at her " eh?"
" I am gonna be the first this time around!!!"
He chuckled" do as it pleases you" he said and then he continued to walk.
Even in sports she was determined to win him , but everything changed when Mikel travelled to study outside of the country.
" How dare is he??" Britt grit her teeth when she learnt of his departure " I am gonna tell my mother , that I wanna move to another country...tsk!! I can't stay behind!!!"
Her best friend sighed " Britt...you are still 10 years , you can't just make such request to your parents."
" B-but....he is my rival!!" She said determined " I am gonna convince father !!"
" Don't say that , I didn't talk..." Cassy her best friend said.
But as Cassy thought, Mr Torres refused " hahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!" Brittany cried.
Mr Torres sighed " I will send you , when you get to university....so plz stop crying!!"
" I won't!!!" She stubbornly said.
" I am sorry , but I can't...."
******"""*
9 years passed....
A beautiful woman dressed on her office clothes , looked at herself one more time and she tied her hair on a bun and then she walked out of the bathroom confidently while displaying a smile as she waved towards the workers who admired her.
" Boss...boss!!" A girl ran after her " boss , you have a meeting after lunch" her assistant added.
The beautiful woman rolled her eyes " another meeting....I am completely drained..Marie.."
" You should stop complaining "Marie sighed as she said " by the way , Cassy is waiting for you in that restaurant for lunch."
" Oh...it's true , I gotta go fast" she said all excited " I am happy that I and Cassy can meet again!!"
A handsome man leaned on the rail and he looked down at the busy street while sipping his vino" Mikel!!!" A man came from behind.
Mikel turned to him " hello , Eduard......you came to bid me farewell?"
" Sadly , yeah......I am gonna miss you" his friend said with a smile " but....don't worry , I will visit."
He sighed " tsk....going home sulks!!!" He said while learning on the rail to face his friend.
Eduard laughed " that means you will also miss me!!!"
" Tsk...shut up , idiot.."
" But , it has been like 9 years...you should be eager to see your parents."
Mikel rolled his eyes " my parents are something else....they surely force me to marry someone of a higher status inorder to make our name more popular" he said as he looked up at the night sky " and it sulks...."
Eduard chuckled " it must be really rough, but anyways, if they don't do that , you might end up cutting short the family tree" he teasing.
" What do you mean.." he glared at him.
" I have never seeing you going out with any girl , when ever one comes to ask you out , you just give them a cold shoulder" he stated the obvious.
Mikel nodded " it might be true but...tsk!! "
" Hey..relax , outside your parents you don't wanna see anybody??" He inquired and then something unexpected happened , Mikel smiled all of the sudden" eh...did I hit the spot?"
" Yeah...there is someone I have been meaning to meet " he said still smiling , it was as if he was remembering something.
" Who??" Eduard was very curious.
" Brittany...." He said softly" I wanna see Britt."
His friend jaw almost dropped off " oh....that explains why you rejected the rest" Eduard concluded " that's because you had a girlfriend-"
Mikel stopped him " hold it their.... she's my rival."
" Eh??"
" Yep , Brittany just declared herself as my rival all of the sudden and she picked fights over small things , and she was always trying to surpass me " he said.
Eduard looked at Mikel as of he was a weirdo " then....why are you smiling as if , you are in love?"
" Stop talking trash edu" Mikel said annoyed " she.... It's just that , she made my childhood interesting and I am not sure if she's still the same."
" Tsk....you are a big weirdo...how can a rival make life interesting??"
Chapter 1 She's my rival
05/05/2025
Chapter 2 I already have a boyfriend.
06/05/2025
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