Posting the video, “A Day in the Life of an Interior Design Student”, garnered mix reactions from the viewers. Some comments I’ve read were:

Oh wow, what a day in a life. There’s actual courtship!

Do I need to change my field of study now?

Gosh, hope I’m being serenaded as well.

Can my forever be found in Fine Arts?

If that’s how my day usually goes, I’d probably be more motivated to study.

I can’t help but laugh at some of the comments and witty responses made.

I can’t even take that part off my vlog because I felt like that was one of the highlights of my day—that day.

The views were also quick to shoot up, more so than the boyfriend challenge video. I think this niche is broad, yet way more attractive to various viewers. I’ll take note of it.

Now, I’m on my way to the uni and didn’t go together with Ethan. My class is way too early plus he had some school project to finish.

I stumbled upon Seth on our department’s lobby. “Hey, Ave, heard the shoot went well? Congrats!”

“Uh, yeah”, I shyly smiled—at the back of my mind I kinda got reminded of that untoward incident. “It was kinda nerve-wracking, but also fun to do as well.”

“Right? And hmm…”, he thought to himself. “Do you want to work on another collab?”

I smiled, then nodded. “Sure. Maybe next month? What do you plan on doing?”

“I honestly haven’t thought about it yet, but I was happy with the success of our previous collab, so I’m just making a reservation, before you get booked and busy”, he grinned.

I laughed. “That’s too much, you’re probably way more busy than I am”, I answered back.

“And Maureen’s also asking if you’re available”, he added.

“Really?”, I was quite ecstatic, it felt nice to have more collabs with other vloggers as well, makes me feel like I really belong now—like I made it. “Just tell her to send me a message, we follow each other anyway.”

“Sure then. See you around!”, he waved. “And tell Jared, I said hi!”, he added.

“Okaaay”, I just waved back.

Let’s hope I won’t be swamped with school works though. It’s almost our term break and exams are coming up as well.

When I got to class, my classmates immediately approached me.

“Ave, your video’s really going viral”, Savannah said. “Friends of mine from different universities even sent me a message asking if it really happened. They can’t believe it!”

I just realized that prior to posting it on my vlog, that incident only managed to spread around our campus, not on other parts of the city…or country? Oops.

“Are you already together? Did he propose or something?”, one asked.

I just shook my head.

“Just be with him already”, one mentioned. I was kinda looking down because of embarrassment that I didn’t notice who said what.

“No, Ethan needs to make a grand gesture. That would be like goals personified.”

“Yeah, true! That’s what needs to happen. Like everything that has happened with them are like major goals, so even the proposal needs to be!”

I can sense everyone nodding in agreement with what was said.

This is too much, they even seem to overthink more than me with how this relationship should pan out. It’s weird, though I have to admit, they kinda have a point. All the things that have happened between us so far were nothing short of perfect, it really feels like it can only happen in movies, but so far, it’s happening to me in real life. I can’t believe it!

I managed to let out a huge sigh of relief when our prof came. The only thing though was that this would be a very long day as it was a drafting class and we had to finish a certain activity this day. Oh well, at least, I’ll be able to dodge all of their questions.

I felt like I did well on our activities, but I was so tired and I can’t feel my hands anymore. During our lunch break, I only ate a little and I immediately went back to drafting. Now I feel so drained…and hungry.

When our class was done, I decided to go home right away and rest.

Though I would’ve normally taken a shower, this time I just opted to change my clothes and immediately lie in bed.

I then heard the phone ringing. It was Ethan.

It’s Ethan.

“Hello?”, I asked.

“Are you home? Can I go there?”, he asked.

“Oh, okay”, I responded. “Sure.”

A couple of minutes passed and I can hear the doorbell buzz. I was so lazy to get up, but well, it’s Ethan. I hurriedly went to the door for him.

“Hey, what’s up?”, I asked. “You’re done with your project?”

He smiled and nodded. “I’m good. And yeah, finished it last night and made some changes earlier. Barely slept though. How was your day, by the way?”

“It’s fine. We just had that drafting class and some activities, so I’m quite tired.” My stomach grumbled, “-and hungry.”

“Let’s have dinner together then? Where do you want?”, he asked as I was leading him to my small living area.

“You? I mean, we’re both too tired to go out, so delivery?”, I suggested.

“That’s not a bad idea”, he agreed.

We just ordered and as usual, he insisted on paying. I just sat down beside him while waiting for our order to arrive.

“I actually saw Seth earlier, and he was asking to do another collab with me”, I told him.

“Really?”, he scoffed. “If it would be me asking you to do a collab? Will it be okay then?”

“But you’re not a content creator?”, I asked, an eyebrow raised. What is he trying to get into now?

“Mm-hmm”, was the only thing I heard from him.

I just shot him a curious look. “What do you mean by that?”

“Ave, how about another boyfriend challenge?”, he said, smiling shyly. “I’ll take care of it this time.”

“You’re really sure about that?”

“Yeah, I don’t wanna be remembered as the guy that got two-timed”, he chuckled.

I rolled my eyes. “But it was only for the vlog. Tss.”

“Still”, and he tried to give his best impression of having puppy dog eyes.

Though I wanted to pretend that I was angry, how can I resist him when he’s doing that?

“Okay. If you insist”, I smiled.

“Give me a week then”, he thought to himself and shook his head. “No, two, timing that it will be our term break by then.”

“Ah, yeah, perfect. It’s better that way so we won’t have school stuff to worry about. Just tell me when exactly so I can prepare as well.”

“Oh, no need for that. I’ll take care of the setup, too”, he smiled.

“Really? But…who?”

“You do know I’m studying film, right?”

I rolled my eyes. “Okaaay.”

“I can just ask my friends to document it. Don’t worry.”

When our order arrived, we just chatted a bit about school works, but I guess we were too tired to hang out longer that he left after we finished eating.

Since it’s the weekend, I woke up pretty late.

First order of business, of course, is to check the phone. I was quite overwhelmed by the number of notifications that I got. Not that my phone hasn’t been blowing up with notifications lately, but I guess I’m just really starting to get used to it. It wasn’t this much before.

I checked the messages from those people I know to try to see what to reply to them. Ethan with the usual greeting, I’ll get back to him later, Seth telling me about Maureen. Hmm…Maureen.

I tried scrolling and I saw her message.

@maureena_oliver

Hi Ave, I hope Seth already told you about me wanting to do a collab.

I replied.

Yeah :)

He already told me.

I’m very interested. Do you have anything in mind?

She’s probably online as I noticed the three dots moving—she’s typing.

@maureena_oliver

I’m not sure if you’d be interested, but I wanna do a style swap. If that’s okay with you?

Then on my end, maybe a makeup challenge of some sort.

What do you think?

Waaa. I’d love that!

Okay2. Let’s meet up soon to discuss.

When are you free?

Maybe next week, term break :)

Okie

Just hit me up

It’s a date then :)

I was so happy with that short exchange that we had, I think it’s the only other time I’m making a collab with an established influencer—aside from Seth.

‘Mom, I made it!’

After that, I went through all my messages again and replied to Ethan’s message, Seth’s, and my other classmates. Still lazy to get up, I just tried to check the comments on my vlog and other social media posts, and tried responding to each one of them.

(Some comments on the vlog:)

Hoping for another boyfriend challenge

Maybe there won’t be a boyfriend challenge next time, but a boyfriend reveal!

I’m so giddy!

So cheap! Jared’s image got ruined in my head

I wonder what Jared liked about her?

Well, she’s not that pretty…

I’m not sure if it’s because I’m having a broader reach that I’m starting to have bashers or if it’s because of Ethan. I tried to keep my mind off the negative comments though.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

I just did some stretches then got up. Time to start the day.

Few minutes after, someone rang the doorbell. I looked through the peephole and it was JB.

When I opened the door, I noticed that she was all dressed up. A bit different from her usual style.

She made a gesture pointing at her from head to toe, “does it look good?”

“I’m not used to seeing you wearing a blouse, but yeah, it looks good.” I said, reassuringly.

“Sure? Or do you have a better outfit there?”, she grinned widely.

“Wait. Where will you be going? On a date?”, I asked.

She nodded. “You know, my boyfriend”, she grinned. “He’s only free this day.”

“Who is that guy anyway? I haven’t seen any photo of you with him. Let me see and I’ll lend you an outfit!”, I bargained.

She took her phone out of her pocket and showed me a photo.

Interesting. I really felt like that’s not the type of guy JB would want, but I guess we all have our preferences. Now, I understand why Kel called him a lanky guy.

The guy’s not really striking, but he looks pretty decent. And well, I don’t know him, so I can’t judge whether he has certain redeeming qualities or not.

“Is it okay?”, JB asked.

“Yeah”, I smiled as I showed her the way to my closet.

Although she’s dressed up differently now, it doesn’t deviate from her usual style. Though I have to say, this is the most feminine I’ve seen her look.

And I guess I just wanna lend her an outfit to really enhance her look more. Hopefully, she’ll be more confident and happy with her date.

Since she’s wearing her usual boots, I decided to lend her an above the knee, black, floral dress, and I’d have to say, it looks great on her. Still screams JB, but way more feminine.

I also paired it with a small black crossbody bag. Perfect!

Since I already can’t stop with this mini makeover, I also offered to do her makeup, albeit a very light one just to highlight her features.

“Gosh, Ave! Is this really me?”, she chuckled while constantly pulling down the dress.

“So pretty! I so love how you look right now.”

“Kinda embarrassing, but it’s been a while since we last saw each other, that’s why I really wanted to doll up for him.”

“Ooh, then that’s even better. I’m sure he’ll be happy seeing you like this.”

“Hope so”, she answered with a smile.

When JB left, it was back to me being alone. I know that there are a lot of things I still need to do for my content, and also to study for our upcoming exams, so I just decided to sort some PR packages first, to be able to film and take photos of it.

My phone rang. It was Ethan.

“Hi”, I greeted.

“Hey, Ave, are you busy?”

“Well, sort of, just planning out some stuff for my contents. Planning to take photos, too.”

“Do you need any help?”, he asked.

It made me think.

Yeah, I think I need to if I want to have better photos. Although I have my tripod with me, it will still be easier and I’d probably finish faster if someone were to take my photos and I can give directions on how to do it.

Wait, but even better, it’s actually Ethan, who’s good at these things.

“Wouldn’t have asked. But yeah. Is it okay?”, I said.

“Glad I can help. Can I go there to help you then? Or do you want to take photos someplace else?”

“Well, an outdoor setting would be preferable, but I don’t really wanna go far, since I’m also planning to study after filming.”

“Then how about here? My place?”, he offered.

Not a bad idea. The view’s great, we can have multiple outdoor shots and I just need to change some angles. “Okay then.”

I’m so glad Ethan offered to help. I was planning on taking photos of three sponsored items, so that would require different setups.

He went to my unit and helped me with carrying stuff going to his penthouse. Such a lifesaver.

Then I started doing my makeup and got out with this athleisure outfit. The first product I’ll be shooting. Good thing he has a couple of workout equipment here.

“I probably shouldn’t tell you what angles to take huh?”, I asked.

“Well, you can tell me the kind of photo that you want. I’ll try my best”, he smiled.

“Okay.”

I then made about a hundred poses utilizing the different equipment here, then tried to check the photos with Ethan.

“Oh, I think I like that one”, then he scrolled to the next, “and also that.”

I looked at him. “I’m so happy that you decided to help me.”

He just scratched his head. “Anything for you.”

Then another outfit change, and a different product. This time it was for a snack. Good thing this penthouse is well-lighted, even indoors, so I decided to take photos of that in his living area.

Now, it’s the last product, and it’s a hair care brand. I decided to go simple for this. Just wore a tube top and tamed my wavy locks a bit. Then took photos by the poolside.

We finished it off quick and I think it only took us two to three hours. Not bad. It would probably take longer had I chose to do this alone.

I then decided to order some takeout while I was still in the guest room getting back to my normal clothes. Just coffee and some pastries. But when I went out, it seems like he beat me to it. There’s already a pizza and milk tea on the table.

“I actually ordered iced coffee and pastries”, I said.

“Then maybe you should stay here longer, so that we can finish both”, he smiled.

“But I was planning on studying after”, I protested.

“You can do it here”, he shrugged.

Okay, possible, and I guess it also means I can spend more time with him. That made me happy. “Okay.”