"Shit, did I made some embarrassing moments?" I immediately asked Dean about what happened because he said that I'm gonna pay for his car wash, gosh wala talaga akong maalala!
"Slight," he said while we're at the coffee shop because his car was in the car wash area.
"Anong slight? Sabihin mo na kasi para alam ko kong pano ako babawi." I crossed my arm over my chest and leaned my back in the chair while sitting.
"That car wash is enough." He smiled and took a sip on his coffee.
"Ano bang nangyari sa kotse mo?" I said while drinking my coffee.
"Puno ng suka mo." Pa-simple niyang salita kaya bigla kong nabuga ang iniinom kong kape at na-ubo, nakita ko naman siyang tumawa, anong nakakatawa? Napahiya na nga ako sa harap niya oh!
"What the hell, kadiri!" I made a disgusting face.
"Ba't ka naman mandidiri? E galing 'yon sa sikmura mo." He bit his lower lip to stop himself from smiling so I glared at him. "Ang sungit mo talaga." He chuckled.
"Oh tapos? Masaya ka na niyan?" I raised a brow while crossing my arms over my chest.
"Sabi ko nga, malungkot ako." He looked away while keeping himself not to laugh, ano ba kasing nakakatawa bwesit!
Nang bumalik na kami sa car wash-an ay 'di pa tuyo ang kotse niya.
"Do you have a schedule later?" He asked.
"Yes, I have a photoshoot." I said, dahil nag text sa'kin si Daddy kagabi na gagawin na naman akong model for beauty product, iba na talaga ang ganda ko. "Why did you asked?"
"Can I come?"
Napataas naman ang kilay ko sa sinabi niya, sino ba siya para sumama sa photoshoot ko? "Bakit? Wala ka bang gagawin?" Pinag-cross ko ang dalawang braso ko.
"Yeah," napakamot siya sa ulo niya. "And... my car is still wet so... if you don't mind, can I come with you?" Napatitig naman ako sa kaniya. "I-I promise I'll be a good boy." Saad niya habang tinaas ang kanan niyang kamay.
"Siguraduhin mo lang," pinagsingkitan ko siya ng mata at ngumiti naman siya. "Okay, let's go."
"Agad, agad?"
"Nag rereklamo ka?"
"No, I mean let's go!" Sumunod naman siya sa'kin at sumakay sa kotse ko, nagyaya siya na siya nalang ang mag drive kaya pinayagan ko na, it's his choice kaya bakit ko naman pipigilan duh.
We arrived at the place where the photoshoot located, dumeritso nalang ako sa dressing room kasi aayusan pa ako ng mga staff at nakita ko namang sumunod sa'kin si Dean.
"Omg! Dean Salvador?!" My make up artist shouted because she was shocked about she saw, fuck I almost forgot that Dean is a famous actor, napasapo nalang ako sa noo at nakita kong tiningnan ako ng make up artist ko. "Are you two..."
"No!" Sabay sabay naming saad ni Dean.
"We're just... friends." I smiled at napatango naman yung make up artist sa sinabi ko at nakipag picture kay Dean, saka umalis saglit dahil may kukunin lang daw siya kaya naiwan kami ni Dean dito.
"So we're friends now." He said while smiling.
"Wala lang akong choice." Masungit kong tanong habang umupo sa upuan.
"Then why did you let me to come with you?" He made a teasing face.
"Because you want to... and please stop talking I thought you'll be a good boy." I sarcastically smiled.
Tahimik na siya ngayon na naka upo sa gilid habang tinitingnan akong minimake-upan, nakita ko namang tumayo siya at pumunta sa gilid ko at tiningnan ulit ang mukha ko at lumingon siya sa mga ginamit ng make up artist ko.
"Are you a gay?" Pabigla kong saad at napailing naman siya. "Then bakit parang ino-obserbaran mo yung pag me-make up?"
"Bawal ba?" He raised a brow. "I just like the shade of your eye shadow, bagay sayo." Ngumiti siya at bumalik sa upuan na inupuan niya kanina, hindi ko alam pero biglang uminit ang mukha ko sa sinabi niya, what the fuck!
Inayusan na ang buhok ko at nag suot ako ng skin tone tube dahil mukha ko lang naman ang ipapakita sa screen, at para mag mukhang malinis ang aura ko.
Medyo madilim na nang matapos ang photoshoot dahil 4pm kami nag simula kaya bumalik na kami kong saan naka standby sa carwashan ang kotse ni Dean para hindi na'to maging mukhang buntot sa'kin.
"Have you already eaten dinner?" He asked while opening the door of his car.
"Nakita mo bang kumain ako kanina?" Pag tataray ko sa kaniya.
"Let's go," he said.
"Where?"
"Just come with me..." He opened the door of his car to let me enter so I sat on the shotgun seat at nakita ko namang pumunta sya sa kabilang side ng kotse at binuksan 'yon para umupo sa tabi ko at mag drive.
While I'm staring at the road silently, I notice that this place isn't familiar to me!
"Is this kidnapping?" I raised my brow and look at him and I saw he made a confused face then he laughed.
"This isn't called kidnapping if you're an adult." He chuckled and continued driving.
"So you're adultnapping me?!" I shouted and saw him covering his one ear while his other hand was on the steering wheel.
"Hey chill... tinakpan ko na sana yung mata mo kong ganoon." He smiled while still focusing on the road.
"Saan mo ba ako dadalhin for fuck's sake!" Irita kong tugon.
"Somewhere that can make you forget your problems..."
My brows furrowed because of what I heard, I thought it was a joke but he sounded serious when he said that. Nakadating na kami sa pupuntahan namin and obviously 'di ko alam kong anong lugar 'to.
"Nasaan tayo?" I asked.
The sky was already dark while we were at the place where the lake was in front of us while sitting on Bermuda. The stars shine so bright as glitter in my eyes, the moon round like a ball light us from our darkest world, made me think... if there's a moon that light up our darkness world, I hope there's a moon that will lights up my darkest too...
I just hugged my legs and leaned my chin on my knees.
"I brought you here to make you forgot your problem, not to make it worst." I heard him say and looked at him, he was staring above while smiling.
"I was just thinking about something I couldn't share of..." I said as I looked at the stars.
"It's okay if you won't share it." He looked at me and smiled while messing my hair.
"Hey!" Inalis ko ang kamay niya sa ulo ko. "Ikaw ba? Hilig mo bang pumunta dito pag may problema?" I asked and he nodded so I nodded also and look away.
"You won't ask what is it?" He said.
"Because I thought that you're uncomfortable to share it, duh." I rolled my eyes. "Pero oo nga, ano ba problema mo?"
"Yung ka pogian ko." He held his chin sarcastically looking dissapointed.
"Joker ka pala." Pambabara ko sa kaniya.
He chuckled. "I used to come here with my grandma..." pagsisimula niya kaya napatingin ako sa kaniya. "She always cheered me up if I had some problems with my classmates, friends, and my family..."
"You had a family problem?" I asked and he smiled.
"Just a normal problems... especially when they fought because of me, because I didn't passed the exam." Pag kukwento niya.
"Why? What happened?"
"I was born as an intelligent person, who always had a good grades, good performance and a good abilities... and being that person, I had some responsibilities to maintain what I am at the first place but I failed..."
"Not being a chismosa but how?" I asked.
He let out a short laugh because of what I said, I'm serious! "Since I enter showbiz I lost my academic life... I was more focus on my career than my studies and that's the reason why my parents gets dissapointed and force me to focus on my studies than my career..." He let out a heavy sigh.
"And what happened after? Did you choose your studies or your career?"
"Well... my grandma said that 'follow your dream and what your heart says' but my heart says to finish my study and to pursue my dream... so I did both." He smiled and looked at me. "Hey what's with that face." He laughed at me when he saw my face being sad so I changed it into a serious one.
"Chill..." He laughed.
"So what happened next?"
"I graduated and succeed my career..."
"I see... and now you're a famous actor, sanaol." I chuckled.
"How about you? What's your dream?" He suddenly asked.
"Being famous model but…" I looked down.
"But?"
"I'm afraid that people might know my weakness…" I heavily sigh.
"You know Athena, that's the reason why you need to prove yourself… to prove yourself na karapatdapat ka sa pangarap na gusto mo. People might judge and hate you but if you are just letting your emotion surpass it, they will attack you until you give up… don't just give up to your dream just because you're afraid of them, let yourself fight for it." He gave a calm smile while patting my head and at that point I'm not irritated, I was relieved by what he says.
"Thank you." And then I looked away.
"Louder please…" He placed his palm behind his ear and pretend like he didn't heard it.
"I already said it why would I need to repeat it." I rolled my eyes.
"Sungit," he laughed.
"Akala ko ba may kakainin tayo dito? Kakainin ba natin yung mga salita natin?" pag rereklamo ko.
"Fuck I forgot, come." He stood up and offered his hand so I took it and stood up.
We're walking through a small cottage and when we're almost there I notice some people eating behind the small cottage and I smell something that can make my stomach sound.
"Kanina ka pa ata gutom." He said.
"Talagang kanina pa, ano ba mga pagkain dito." I said as we entered the small restaurant that made from bamboo, this place was beautiful at night because of the dim lights every cottage, and each cottage has only 1 small table woah.
"What do you want to order?" He asked.
"Anything."
"Wala sa menu yung 'anything'" He answered so I massage my forehead cause of irritation.
"Ikaw bahala."
"Wala ding ikaw baha-" hindi na niya natapos ang pagsasalita niya nang bigla ako nag salita.
"Kong ano sayo, ganon din sa'kin."
"Pero wala ding-"
Umalis nalang ako at pumunta na sa maliit na cottage kung saan naka pwesto ang maliit na mesa sa gitna at naka palibot ang upuan na gawa sa kawayan na konektado sa cottage, naiirita na ako sa kaniya bahala siya sa buhay niya! Ba't ba napunta ako dito!
Nakita kong naglalakad siya patungo dito hanggang sa makalapit siya at umupo sa harap ko.
"Ang sungit mo talaga," he chuckled. "So what do you think about this place?" He asked.
"Beautiful… like me." I flipped my hair after I said that, I already have this kind of attitude duh.
"Yeah." He respond. Did he just agreed that I'm beautiful? Well totoo naman ba't pa e dedeny.
Mga ilang minuto pa ang nakalipas ay naluto na ang in-order niya na pagkain, it was a chicken barbeque with rice and a soy sauce like mang inasal, hot soup and soft drinks. It was just a simple dinner and that's what I like! Mas lalo akong nabubusog pag simple ang handaan kanina pa ako nagugutom.
I ate hungrily at wala akong pake kong nanjan siya sa harapan ko, nag kamay na ako para mas masarap ang kain ko, of course I know how to eat using my hands because dad teach me when I was a kid so in already used to it.
"Looks like you enjoying it, huh?" He asked while staring at me eating.
"Bakit? Hindi ka ba nagkakamay?" I said and he just shook his head, gosh this man napaka arte.
"Turuan mo'ko," bigla ako napatingin sa kaniya at nakita kong tinabi niya ang kutsara at tinidor na hawak niya.
"Kumuha ka lang ng kanin gamit ang kamay mo at isubo mo, kailangan ko pa ba sabihin yan?" I laughed a little and saw him picking some rice and it looks like it was difficult for him, what?!
"Hindi ganyan… ganto oh," I picked some rice from my plates using my hands and I saw him doing the same thing like I does.
Medyo natagalan lang ang aaral niyang mag kamay pero nakaya naman niya nang malapit nang matapos ang kinakain namin pero nag suggest pa ako sa kaniya na mag add ng another barbecue with rice at nag agree naman siya.
"Naniniwala na talaga ako sa kasabihang 'don't judge a book by its cover'," he said while looking at me. "Kasi sa katawan mong 'yan 'di ko akalain na mas grabe ka pa kumain kasya sa baboy." He chuckled while wiping his hands using a tissue.
"Wow, parang close na tayo sa pananalita mo ah."
"I mean, hindi ba? Sinabi mo nga sa make up artist mo kanina na friends tayo e."
"Wala akong choice." I rolled my eyes on him.
I just ate while he was just staring at me, if stare can melt kanina pa ako natunaw dito. Nang matapos na akong kumain hinatid na niya ako sa kong saan naka parking ang kotse ko, he was just talking some nonsense chika… well I'm not irritated, I was enjoying it, minsan lang na may lalaking madami chika how funny.
When I was arrived where my car parked, I immediately drove to my condo to rest because this day is so tiring.
Days had passed, I contacted Mj that I had no schedule today so that we can now visit our friends.
"Sinong uunahin natin?" Mj asked.
"Unahin muna natin yung dalawa si Tim at si Ben." I said and he just nodded.
Nakarating na kami sa Pasay kong saan naka tira si Tim and Ben, they're just neighbors kaya mabilis lang namin sila matipon. I know where their house located so it was just easy to me to find it.
"Tao po! " I shouted as I knocked the door.
"Sandali lang! Ano pong kailangan niyo!" I heard a man shouted a distance, Benedict.
"Pabili ng yelo isa!" I joked.
"Paki sali nalang din ng ice candy!" Pakikipagsabay ni Mj.
"Nagkamali po ata kayo ng-" Ben stopped talking when he opened the door and saw us. "Tin! Mj! Oy kumusta, woah amoy United States." He laughed and he let us in, in his house. "Tim! Bumaba kana d'yan may bisita ka!"
"Nandito si Tim?" Mj asked while sitting on the sofa.
"Gumala lang, bored siguro." Ben laughed and I saw Tim walking down stairs and his eyes widened when he saw us.
"Oh, looks like our ships are sailing." He said while he was walking toward us and sat in front of us.
"Until now uso padin ang ship sa inyo." I laughed, they used to ship Mj and I before for fun, pero okay lang naman samin, sumasabay lang kami sa kanila, napagkamalan na nga kaming mag jowa ni Mj dahil 'don.
We talked a lot until their topic turned to me, ano naman ang makukuha nila sa buhay ko.
"Ikaw, Tin, may pinalit ka na ba sa ex mo?" Ben just asked.
"Meron na," Tim inserted while he's busy playing codm on his phone.
"Bobo, si Athena yung tinatanong ko, agaw eksena ka bro." We all laughed about what embarrassing happened to Tim.
"You can just say 'Athena' instead of Tin, Tin and Tim are also similar." Pagpapaliwanag niya.
"Oo na, nagpapaliwanag pa, e," Mj said while leaning his back on the sofa. "Pero gago may jowa kana pala bro."
"I didn't said that." He said while looking away and sip the juice they prepared earlier and continued playing.
"Gago, may natitipuhan kana bro? Ba't 'di ko yun alam!" Pagtatampo ni Ben.
"You didn't asked so I didn't tell." He responded.
"So who's this girl." Pinagsingkitan ko siya ng mata, gayon din sina Mj at Ben.
"We're not close yet but we already met before and the other day… and I had a feelings for her a long time ago but she rejected me because she already fall inlove with someone, so yeah… maybe she's still with her boyfriend so hanggang tingin nalang siguro ako." He laughed a little.
"Shocks sa buong buhay ko, ngayon kapa nagsalita ng madami, akala ko unlimited, e." Pang aasar ni Ben kay Tim, totoo naman, minsan lang nag sasalita si Tim ng madami.
"Where did you met her again?" Mj asked.
"At the firing." Tipid niyang tugon.
"Kaya naman pala, hindi pana ang tumama sa kaniya kundi bala." Saad ni Ben habang hinampas ang balikat ni Tim, magkatabi kasi sila habang kaharap kami sa kabilang sofa.
"Oh hey, pupuntahan din pala natin si Neil." Pabigla kong tugon, muntik ko na makalimutan, shit.
"Oo nga 'no, ano na kayang balita 'don?" Mj asked.
"Kaya nga pupuntahan natin para malaman natin kong ano na nangyari 'don, gosh use your brain kahit wala ka nun." Pagbibiro ko at nakita ko namang nag mamaang maangan siyang nasaktan.
Nag handa na sila at nag bihis para puntahan namin si Neil sa Taguig, wala naman daw silang gagawin ngayon kaya pumayag sila.
We were just singing at Mj's car even if my voice didn't cooperate, I don't care! It took us a long minute after we arrived at Neil's house. It was a huge house and they're also rich because his dad and his mom owned the company for technologies. We stopped at their gate and Ben clicked their door bell and hide, gayon din ang ginawa namin habang si Tim ay nakatayo pa'din sa gate kaya hinila nalang namin.
"You guys are not a kids." Pagrereklamo niya pero hindi na namin siya pinansin dahil nakita naming papunta na sa amin ang maid nila at binuksan ang gate.
"Ano po sadya-," hindi na niya matapos ang sasabihin niya nang nakilala niya kami, it was manang Teres, matagal na siyang katulong sa bahay nila Neil kaya nakilala niya kami pag pumupunta kami dito. "Tatawagin ko lang po si Neil." Then she left, nag hintay nalang kami dito habang nagtatago, mukha kaming timang. Nakita na namin si Neil sa di kalayuan habang papunta dito, at nang buksan na niya ang gate…
"Boo!" Sabay sabay naming sigaw at muntik na siyang mapatalon habang hawak ang dibdib niya, ambilis lang talaga niya magulat.
"Mga gago kayo, kumusta na kayo shocks anlaki ng pinagbago niyo except kay Ben." Pagbibiro niya.
"Parehas lang tayong walang pinagbago, itatak mo yan sa kokote mo." Binatukan niya si Neil.
"Aray! Parang 'di ako namiss ah," he held his head where Ben hit him. "Halika ka nga dito kiss kiss tayo." He act like he was about to kiss Ben pero umilag ito.
"Hindi na kita lab!" Pagkukunwaring pagtatampo ni Ben.
"Kadiri kayo, itigil niyo na nga 'yan." Pagtitigil ko sa dalawa.
"Are we going to enter or we're just let ourselves standing in front of this gate." Pagrereklamo din ni Tim.
"Chill bro, baka paalisin ka ng may ari ng bahay nyan." Pang aasar ni Mj kay Tim.
Pinapasok na kami ni Neil sa malaking bahay nila at dumertso na kami sa kwarto niya, malaki naman ang kwarto niya kaya kasyang kasya kaming lima. I saw a lot of instrument in his room and the one that caught my attention is his electric guitar.
"Woah ang astig ng kulay, san mo nabili?" I picked the electric guitar and strumned it, I was amaze! "Shit! Akin nalang 'to!" I hugged it tightly.
"Parang lahat ng electric guitar namin inaangkin mo na." Pambabasag trip ni Mj sa'kin and I saw Tim slowly walked into the piano displayed at the right side beside Neil's bed and played it and Mj also picked the guitar.
"Pwede na tayo mag banda, ako vocalist." Ben confidently said while standing at the top of the Bed.
"Ako mag v-voice harmony," pag singit ni Neil. "Magigising ka talaga."
"Sa piyok." Pambabara ni Ben.
"Oo nga e, harmony na nga lang napipiyok pa." Mj said while laughing and sitting holding the guitar.
"Wow, hiyang hiya naman ako sa inyo," Pagsasali ko sa usapan. "Itabi niyo, ako na." We all laughed and having fun, while Neil was sitting on the drum set and starting to beat the drum using drum stick which it making noise in their house while Ben was the only one singing, sana 'di mag reklamo ang mga kasambahay dito.
This is how we bond together and enjoy the music, because music help us to get out of boredom and also music is my escape from reality.
We spent our bond the whole day and we decided to go home late at night, I was just found myself smiling until I already arrived at my condo using Mj's car, I miss having a bond with them.
When I entered my condo, I immediately showered and change mu clothes into a pajamas and when I dive at my bed, my phone notify and it's my co-models.
rochelle143: guys beach tayo
im_maddison: when?
rochelle143: tomorrow duh magpapaligoy ligoy pa ba us? HAHAHAHAHA
athnzynth: pagod pa ako
rochelle143: kaya nga mag beach para mawala pagod sus
athnzynth: mas nakakapagod yan after ligo
beatrix_gnzls: after pa yan, enjoy muna
rochelle143: sinong G
im_maddison: g
beatrix_gnzls: G
fionnaflor: sige G
alyssa24: I'm in
cycyryl: G!
Halos lahat sila pumayag, gosh okay pupunta na.
athnzynth: oo na G
The next day, I prepared my clothes to wear at the beach and drove my car where the beach located and as what as I've expected madami silang dumalo at yung iba ay kakarating pa lang, yung iba din ay naka bikini na at nag sa-sunbathe.
"Tin! Gosh you're here." Rochelle shouted and hugged me, parang tanga e lagi naman kami nagkikita. "Go on and wear your bikini para makakapag picture muna tayo saka mag enjoy." And then she grabbed me to the dressing room.
"Okay, chill… mag susuot na, atat na atat e." I laughed and rolled my eyes on her and changed my clothes.
I wore a blue twisted-bandeau style top, tie sides at the bottom, and a white long blazer, I also let my wavy hair down. Pagkalabas ko may nagsi datingan na na mga kasamahan namin sa modeling at pumunta nalang ako sa side nina Rochelle, Maddie at Fionna na nagtatawanan.
"What's your chikas ba?" I asked while sitting at the chair in the cottage.
"E kasi 'tong si Maddie may gusto 'don sa lalaking nakilala niya sa dance room." Pagkukwento ni Rochelle.
"Shocks tapos ano nangyari, pinansin ka ba?" I asked while looking at Maddie with a teasing face.
She let out a short laugh. "No," she gave a half smile. "But… he's one of our members in our dance class." Pagkukwento niya na ani mo'y kinikilig.
"I-describe mo nga yang taong yan." Saad ni Fionna.
"He has a thick eyebrows, pointy nose and heart shape lips… gosh he's so damn attractive and hot at the same time because his moves when he dance catch everyone's attention and makes my heart fluttered…"
"Tama na 'yan ang kokorni niyo ma inlove, no to love love achuchu." Pambabara ko sa kaniya.
"Sus, sinasabi mo lang yan kasi wala kang love life." Saad ni Rochelle.
"Pag inggit pikit!" Maddie also said.
"Hay nako, tama na nga yan, parang completo na tayo." Fionna said while looking at everyone who's here and as what as she said we're already complete so we gathered together for a group picture.
After we finished taking a group picture, some of the girls are running through the beach and dive, some of them also carrying a surfer board and here I am sitting at the cottage while crossing my legs and sipping my buko juice. Everyone are enjoying this day also my friends na ngayon ay naglalaro na ng volleyball sa di kalayuan. While I was watching their game, my phone was notified.
svnnhlh_lpz: shocks na upload na yung pinakahihintay ko WAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA
At that moment, I made a curious face because I had no idea about what she said so I immediately asked what it was all about but she said that I'll check it on social media.
'Dean Salvador having an advertisement project with Athena Zynth Lopez which shocked everyone because Dean didn't usually accept some small project especially with a woman.'
No fucking way!
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