The day has arrived.
As always, maaga akong dumating sa venue. There are hesitations when I arrive to our designated dressing room. Nasa pintuan lang naman kasi ang listahan ng mga kasama ko sa loob. Tatlo kami, at isa na doon si Hope. Napalunok na lang talaga ako nang bongga. ‘Di ko alam kung aware ba ang mga staff sa issue naming dalawa. Or if nasabihan ba sila ng mga managers namin to prevent this to happen. Or worst case, they are all for the drama.
But I tried to shove all the negative thoughts away. This is my first ever fashion show gig and I should just enjoy the moment. Si Hope lang ‘yan, si eagirl ako!
Nang saktong umupo ako sa upuan na nasa harapan ng vanity mirror ay biglang bumukas ang pinto. And swear, muntik na akong mag-karate pose kasi akala ko si Hope ang pumasok!
“Hi, Fyang!” It was Jas, also a newbie actress. She’s so pretty.
“Hi, Jas! Oh my gosh! Sobrang OA ng kagandahan mo, teh!” I walked towards her saka ako bumeso sa kanya.
Hinampas niya ako habang bahagyang natatawa, “Aba, Fyang!”
“Aray!” Pagkukunwari ko na para bang nasaktan ako sa hampas niya.
“You are also so pretty, Fyang!” She beamed and we talked more.
Jas is a vibe. This is different from how her bashers painted her. She’s such a sweetheart. I like this girl. She has this super gorgeous aura on her, she’ll probably go far in this industry.
“Pero girl, I saw from the list na kasama rin pala natin dito sa dressing room si Hope! Medyo kinabahan ako for you,” Jas added as we sat from the sofa, “ang insensitive ng staff na nag-group sa atin dito. That blind item from Sunday created a lot of chaos kasi. They should know na kapag pinagsama uli kayo sa iisang room, baka magkagulo na naman.”
Ngiti lang ang sinagot ko sa kanya.
“But you should be careful, Fyang. Know that Hope is the current favorite actress of the management. And she has wide connection because her parents are icons. With her connections from this industry through her family, baka kung mapaano ka,”
Humampas ako sa hangin, “ano ka ba! Oks lang ‘yan. 'Wag kang mag-overthink, bakla! Baka wala lang talaga sa mood si Hope nung lingo. For sure, ‘di na niya ‘yon uulitin—”
Biglang bumukas ang pinto dahilan para mapatigil ako sa pagsasalita. And my heart skipped a beat when I saw Hope along with a seemed to staff of this event. Pareho kaming natahimik ni Jas. Siya ay awkward na ngumiti sa akin bago niya tinuon ang pansin sa kanyang cell phone.
Lumunok na lang ako at tinuon na lang din ang pansin sa aking cell phone. But from my peripheral vision, I saw how Hope stood up from the back of Jas who is sitting at the center of the sofa.
“Megan,” Hope’s cold voice came, “sino uli ‘tong starlet na ‘to?” I glanced at her from the vanity mirror and I saw that she is pointing at Jas.
That made me look at Jas initially, mukhang naapektuhan siya doon dahil kitang-kita ko kung papaano naging mapula ang kanyang tainga. Sikreto na lang akong huminga nang malalim.
This bitch is really something…
“S-Si Ms. Jas po ‘yan, Ma’am,” ang sambit ng staff. Halata sa kanyang boses ang kaba.
“Can you tell her to scoot away?” Hope continued na para bang hindi namin sila naririnig, “gusto kong tabihan si Fyang.”
Hearing that made me freeze on my sit more. What is she up to again?
“S-Sige po,” mabilis na sagot ng staff. Agad niyang kinausap si Jas. Tiningnan muna ako ni Jas as if seeking my approval, I just nodded my head at her, and she scooted away from me.
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