Living with the past

Part 1

Tyra's POV

"Nice one!" The photographer clicked the camera one last time before raising his hand for a thumbs up. Finally! Tapos na!

I've been smilling and posing for 2 freaking hours! Naghahabol kasi sila ng deadlines at nataong hindi ako busy ngayon sa upcoming wedding ko. I have to shift on different and too revealing bikinis for their summer collection.

Honestly, hindi na ako komportableng magsuot ng mga bikini na ganun ka-showy. I hesitated first whether to continue the photoshoot or not but the photographer and staffs insisted and begged. Well, I have no choice since this is my job.

I do change. Noong sinasabi ng mga kaibigan ko lalong lalo na ng parents ko na nag-iba ako, not just my physical physique but also my way of thinking. My personality, view of life, priorities and responsibilities were altered too. Ganyan nga siguro ang nangyayari kapag in-love ka.

I used to be a brat and uhmm.. a bitch. Pero sabi nga nila, walang permanente sa mundong ito kaya heto ako ngayon. I used to wear skimpy and short dresses. Yung tipong konting galaw lang ay makikitaan ka na. I used to go partying afterschool and making out was also my hobby pero hindi aabot sa puntong maiikama na ako. I used to think that life will happen in a short span of time, might as well enjoy it.

No one have ever love me before excluding my parents kaya ganun siguro ako kumilos.
I never think of the consequences, go lang ng go. May respeto ako sa mga matatanda noon pero hindi ko pa rin maiwasan na sagutin sila especially my college teachers. Yes marami akong kaibigan noon kahit alam kong plastik sila at mga social climbers. Mahilig din akong magpaasa ng mga lalaki lalong lalo na yung mga mukhang inosente at mga hindi mahilig makipag-social interaction.

But it changed when I met Dale. He's not a typical boy next door or a knight in shining armor that you usually read on books. He's just the plain, simple and quiet Dale with a cool, handsome, attractive image. I don't care about him when we were high school pero naging malapit kami sa isa't isa noong college. He's not a cassanova or a bad boy. Hindi din siya nerd. He's just... he's just the Dale that I love.

He's just a plain college student. No scratch that, he's an attractive college student. Responsable at matalino siyang tao. Marami ang nagnanasa sa kanya noon although noong college days ko, hindi ko alam kung bakit maraming nagkakagusto sa kanya samantalang marami naman diyan na mas hot at gwapo compared sa kanya. However, as days passed, I learned that his intimidating and cold aura gave his prescence more cool and attractive. Tahimik siya, matalino, responsable, seryoso, cold pero yung ang dahilan kung bakit maraming nagkakagusto sa kanya.

Dale came from an elite family here in the Philippines that's why ganun siya ka-dedicated sa pag-aaral niya. His friends, they're all completely different from him. Playboy, Jock, Badass, Charmer. Ibang iba sa mga dapat nakakasama niya pero hindi ko alam kung paano sila nagkakasundosundo. I guess, kung may playboy, Jock, Badass, Charmer sa kanila, Dale's the cold one.

"Tyra! Kaloka! May bisita ka!" Rinig kong sigaw ng isang baklang make-up artist.
Oh, it must be him.

Nagmadali akong magbihis at lumabas. Nakita ko ang isang lalaking matangkad, maputi at may pag-ka brown ang buhok. He never fails to surprise me.

"Dale!" Kaway ko sa kanya. Ng mapako ang tingin niya sa akin ay ngumiti siya, showing his deep dimples. Lagi kong pinipindut yang dimples niya tuwing ngumingiti siya, once in a blue moon lang kasi siya ngumiti.

"What are you doing here?" Tanong ko sa kanya ng makalapit siya. Imbis na sagutin ang tanong ko ay ibinigay niya sa akin ang dala niyang mga bulaklak.

"Is it bad to visit my wife?" Kunot noong tanong niya ngunit nakangiti siya. Kinagat ko ang labi ko at lumapit sa kanya. Nahulaan niya naman agad ang balak ko kaya't hindi na siya ngumiti at tinakpan pa ang bibig niya.