Over Me (COMPLETED)

Final Chapter V

The back of his neck looks so beautiful and soft under the sinking sun that I couldn't help but to kiss it. Biglang napatalon si Reed sa harapan dahil doon. "Can't help it."

He pinched my nose and proceed to looking at our pictures again. Perhaps Weston was absolutely right, not, hindi perhaps dahil totoong nawala ang malaking porsyento ng bigat sa likuran at puso ko matapos umamin. At mabuti na lang... nakita muna ni Reed 'yung picture at nalaman kung sino iyon bago nalaman kung anong kondisyon ko.

Because it seemed to me na nakalimutan na niya ang tungkol doon dahil mas nagfofocus siya sa pag-aalaga sa akin. Like what I said, okay na okay sa akin ang pag-aalaga niya kahit na ganoon din ang ginagawa ng ibang tao sa akin, sa kaniya lang ako kampante. Hindi ko mailagay sa tamang salita pero iniisip ko na lang na... kaysa sa iba, hindi nag-iba ang tingin nito sa akin at mas lalo akong pinahalagahan. Not to mention our next conversation is what's the really reason I let him know about it.

"Kung ayaw mong mag model, support na lang kita sa last year mo sa college!"

See? See why I wanted him over everybody else? Noong hindi niya pa alam, he supports me. Now that he's aware, mas lumakas ang kumpiyansa sa sarili na dapat bumalik ako sa pag-aaral. You will never go wrong only if you are really with the right person.

"Bakit mo ba ako gustong mag-model?"

He glanced at me sideways, the sun barely hitting almost whole of his face. "Ang daming naghahangad maging kagaya mo; magkaroon ng ganiyang mukha tapos ayaw mong itake advantage?"

"I hate taking advantage of something."

"Well, you're clearly doing it as of the moment." umikot ang mata niya. "Try lang. Sabi mo maganda naman ang offer, bakit ka kasi nakikinig sa iba?"

I want him to know that it's not only the fact peoole around me prevented me from accepting any model career opportunities. I just don't have the confidence. "Feeling ko dapat ikaw ang mag model." giit ko.

"Tss. Don't include me here. Ayaw mo ba talaga? Ako magiging handler mo! Well, I don't know what's with it, how do they do this but I can learn! We can learn!"

"Ikaw bahala." sabi ko at tumitig na lang sa kawalan. I hope he knows how I'm happy I brought him here. Wala pa akong dinadalang iba rito kundi ako lang. And I'm glad he likes the place, just like how much I love being around the woods.

"Really? Sabi mo, ah!"

"Anything that will make you happy." I said, planting small kisses on his scented neck. Control yourself, Hayme. Nasa public kayo.

I let him do whatever he wants since I am confident we will take long to find someone who will recruit me. The last time I was asked to be a model of something was almost last year? Or last last year. This one amazing gay handler asked me if I do stuff like those and I said no but maraming calling for me. Nagbigay siya ng business number pero nawala ko rin sa mga sumunod na oras. Tapos hindi na nasundan pa. I like to assume he cursed me not getting another again but Reed did something magic and proved me wrong again!

"Maganda?" tanong ko dahil pinakita sa akin ni Reed ang mga nakuha naming products from the first offer.

Up till now, hindi ko alam kung sumasang-ayon ba ang tadhana sa amin dahil bigla kaming kinausap ng isang katrabaho at in-offer-an ako ng isang endorsement. Hinayaan ko si Reed na kausapin siya at wala pang sagot ang naibibigay. Ngunit mukhang okay naman sa kaniya.

"Feel it!" he raised my palm and let me feel his always soft cheek. "Dry 'yan simula pa last week. Medyo nag-improve! Maganda, ah! Promising! Ano ginamit mo?"

Inangat ko 'yung sabon at kinagat ang labi. "Wala namang effect sa akin."

"Siyempre, kakakuha lang natin!" sabay hataw sa balikat ko. "But no bad effects? Hindi nangati balat mo or anything?"