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Chapter 22

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last update Last Updated: 2022-02-13 21:21:37
Akala ko talaga buong buhay ko ay talino at ganda lang ang meron ako, but turns out, kaya ko rin palang umarte. Well, naging maayos at mabilis lang naman siguro dahil time-pressured kami? Hmm, that could be the reason. Halos one week and two days lang ang taping namin and Dexter said na baka matagalan ang editing and such kaya as much as we can, minadali talaga namin pags-shoot. The due date will be this upcoming Monday and we still have almost three days for the finishing touches.

“And cut!”

Agad akong lumayo kay Anastacio nang sumigaw si Rico kasabay ng palakpakan ng lahat. Kung kanina’y pagod at pagkairita ang makikita mo sa mga mukha nila, ngayon naman ay saya. Kahit ako rin naman ay masaya dahil sa wakas ay natapos din. I’m so glad that Rico was satisfied—finally.

“That was pretty good, wow! For someone who doesn’t know how to act, your acting skills are superb!” manghang ani ni Rico at inakbayan ako. “Aayaw ka pa, kaya mo naman pa lang gampanan ‘yong role. Congrats, Cindy! Your
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