Ms. Artista (Book 2)

Twenty Seven

"OH MY GOD! Ayan na!"

Because of Pen's loud voice, mas lalong bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko.

We are all now in the office, in our set, and we're watching a television because tonight is the premiere night of our teleserye 'Can We Have Another Chance'.

"Aaaaah!" all of us screamed nang mag-simula na ang palabas.

Oh my gosh. I'm so nervous!

"Aaah! My gorgeous baby!"

"Wow, sobrang ganda talaga ng mukha niya sa camera."

"She's so beautiful."

"Ay, grabe. Napaka-ganda talaga ng Francine natin." Direk Willy said to me that's why I smiled.

I'm so happy when I saw myself on the television. Damn. This is the dream. I am now living the dream.

"You're so gorgeous." Zion whispered to me. I just smiled at him.

"Aaaaah!"

"Pucha, ang gwapo talaga! Bakla na ata ako!"

"He's so handsome!"

God. He's so handsome. Bagay na bagay talaga ang mukha niya sa television.

"So handsome." I whispered to Zion. He just winked at me.

"Aaaaaaah! Nakakakilig! Titigan pa lang 'yon, ha!"

"Shocks! That eye contact!"

"Grabe ang chemistry! Ang lakas!"

Oh, damn. They are right. Kinikilig din ako habang nanonood. Now I get it, we have such a strong chemistry. I, myself, can also see that.

"Excuse me for awhile." Zion suddenly stand up. Napatingin tuloy ako sa kanya. Itinuro niya 'yung labas that's why I nodded my head.

"Saan daw pupunta?" Pen asked me.

"He's having a phone call." I answered her. She just nodded her head.

"𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘪, 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢-𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢'𝘺𝘰!"

"𝘞𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘬𝘩𝘢!"

"𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢!"

We all laughed because of Pen and Kian. It's like a real scenario, they are also like that in real life.

While watching the drama, I've noticed that Zion is still not here. What took him so long? Who is he talking to ba?

Because I'm curious, sumunod na din ako sa kanya sa labas. Pag-labas ko, I saw him having a phone call and—

Fuck.

"Hey." lumapit agad ako sa kanya, "What's wrong?" I asked worriedly when I saw him crying.

"O-Okay. I-I'll go there, Teddy. B-Bye." he said nervously bago ibaba ang cellphone.

"Zion." I immediately held his cheeks, "Why? What happened?" nag-aalala kong tanong sa kanya.

Damn. Hindi ko kaya na makita siyang ganito.

"F-Francine." he gulped, "M-My Mom.." he cried, tumulo ng tumulo ang kanyang luha, "S-Something happened to h-her. M-My Mom.."

Oh, God.

"C-Calm down." I immediately hugged him. He's trembling. He can't speak properly because he's trembling.

"C-Calm down, okay? She's fine. She's fine, Zion." I said while caressing his back.