"Oh my, God!" I squealed as I saw the notification from my I*******m account. I just got up from a night of sleep and was about to do my morning routine when I decided to check my account first. And hell boy! This must be too good to be true! Nananaginip ba ako?
Para akong baliw na nagtatatalon-talon sa kama ko habang sumasayaw-sayaw pa.
"Oh my, God! Oh my, God! Oh my, God!" I squealed repeatedly. It took me almost five minutes before I calm down a bit and read the recent post from the
International Modeling Class official account. My hands were trembling and sweating because of too much joy and excitement.I was tagged! And it says, "The list of names that was written below passed from the judgment of our mentor officials. Please give us a personal message if you have some questions or you can come to our building for a better discussion. God bless everyone and have a nice day
"You invited her to be one of the judges?! Ghad, I so freaking need to prepare more!" "Relax, Ren! Pasado ka na, sigurado yan! Saka pakilala muna ako sayo kahit alam kong kilala mo na ako." He winked at me. I feel nauseated, ew! "Planeus Mack Montealba nga pala, the CEO and president of International Modeling Class. And the most important thing you should not forget is that I'm cute and handsome," then he winked again. "Ayos ba?" I acted like puking. "Doesn't suit you, really. Mukha kang takas mental," I said, half true and half not. "Ouch! Grabe ka, Ren! Hindi kita tanggapin diyan, gusto mo?" Pananakot niya. Pinandilatan ko lamang siya dahil alam ko namang hindi niya yun magagawa. "Okay, fine! I'll go ahead!" I stood up and was about to take a step when he immediately takes back his word. "Uy, sandali! Ito naman hindi mabiro! Eto na nga oh, tanggap na tanggap ka na!" He look at me, pouting a bit. "Tanggap ka nang maging asawa ko—Aray!
I turned around just to see Weidal staring at me intently. He is wearing black formal attire. Nanibago pa ako dahil wala siyang suot na hoodie na nagtatabon sa kaniyang mukha. Para akong tanga na nakatulala lang sa kaniya. God, why I wasn't informed about how hot he is without his hoodie and jacket?! Kulot ang maayos niyang black na makintab na buhok. He has clear skin and white skin tone, dense eyebrow and deep black eyes, perfect pointed nose, and dark red thin lips with his sharp and perfect jawline. "Rena?" I was brought back to my senses when I heard Tita Josefa. Shit, ito na ang sinasabi ko. Honestly, I don't know how to face them. Hindi naman kasi ako katulad ni mommy na magaling umarte at magkunwari. I'm not good at lying dahil nakikita agad sa facial reaction ko kung nagsisinungaling ako. That is what my friends always said. I'm visible when it comes to my emotions. "T-Tita, Josefa? You're here!" I said, trying hard not to stutter. She just s
"Torete! Tore—eh—ete! Toreh—te sayo oh!!" I immediately block my ears. God, baka mabasag ang eardrum ko sa matinis na boses ng babaeng yun!"Why can't they just shut the fucking door?! Ano naman kung birthday party yan?" I heard someone says from room 14 when I opened the door of room 13.I can't blame them though, they were right. Nasa room 14 na nga sila pero nagrereklamo pa rin. Ano pa kaya sa akin? Kahit siguro makarating ng room 25 ay dinig pa rin ang ingay sa room 12 dahil sa lakas ng tunog. Shit, para silang mga nakainom na nagwawala!"They are all ridiculous! You know what, I've asked them to close the door but they just told me to bear the noise?! Isn't that hilarious?! Sila pa ang may ganang magsab—"I already shut the door of the room, hindi na pinatapos ang sinasabi ng babae sa room 14. Pero bullshit naman, kahit dito sa loob ng room na sound proof ay naririnig ko pa rin iyong ingay na nanggagaling sa kabila! OMG,
Itwas another normal day for me when I get up from lying on my bed for almost two hours. I woke up nearly five in the morning and I don't know why I couldn't get back to sleep. So I decided to spend my whole two more hours watching something on YouTube. I watched random videos like tutorials, pranks, educational, streams from gamers, and about the issue of our company. Looks like the issue is getting bigger and bigger, ha? I wonder where it all started. Sure, my mom's blood is now boiling and I could even imagine her shouting to her employees or to someone that I don't know. I plugged my phone into its charger and decided to do my morning routine before taking a bath. I opened the TV in my room and click on YouTube. I searched for yoga and fix everything including the matt that I'll be using. I did my exercise for almost half an hour since I planned to take a bath after 30 minutes after doing my exercises. I first look for clothes to we
I pity Loisa for experiencing this. Drellia could be a freak sometimes. She couldn't control her emotions. She grew up getting everything she wanted to get. In short, she's a spoiled brat. Mess with her and you'll live like hell."Drellia, stop it! Loisa is out of whatever you and Haloid have!" I said. Natigilan si Drel sa sinabi ko at tumingin sa akong ng hindi makapaniwala."So, you're on her side now, Ren? You're with that bitch?! You really don't have any idea about how I feel! How could you just tell me to stop?!" She exclaimed, tears starting to stream down her face.I looked away. Guilt started to build inside me. I couldn't speak because she's right. I don't have any idea about how she feels. Knowing the feeling and feeling the same pain is different. I just feel her pain but I actually don't care because I'm not sure. I haven't experience that. About how much pain she was carrying inside her."I'm sorry, Drel, but I also understand her point of v
"The Fe Veragon's sent us an invitation for the upcoming celebration of their franchise," my mom casually announced in the middle of our dinner.I halted for a second but continued eating after. I just ignored her.I don't know what's with me why I still eat with them tonight. It's not that I don't really eat with them but that happens barely. Minsan ay sa labas na sila nagdi-dinner o kaya naman ay ako ang nauunang kumain, kaya once in a blue moon lang nangyayari na nagsasabay kaming magdinner.This is my biggest bitter reality. We don't do the bonding that some of the family do every time they eat dinner or lunch.Fact about me, I don't really prefer to eat outside in high and exclusive restaurants, the bill always bothers me. Laging mamahalin ang mga cuisine. Even if I can afford to buy them, I will still choose to eat cup noodles instead. I can live without those expensive foods anyway.Though, they really taste good. The taste you would experie
Actually, he's not that bad. He can be the type of my ideal man, minus him being a weirdo and annoying. Though he's not really annoying. Argh, whatever."Satisfied?" He suddenly asked and turned his gaze at me. Mabilis akong nataranta at nagiwas ng tingin. Nagkunwari pa akong nagtitingin sa kuko just so he couldn't notice me staring at him.But I failed."Tsk."I look at him. "H-huy! Baka akala mo t-tinititigan kita ha? Asa ka!""Liar," he whispered but I still heard it.Tumayo ako at pinagpagan ang pangupo, he wouldn't see it anyway because he's not looking at me."I'm not! I heard it. You know, you're not just a weirdo! You're an asshole too!" depensa ko. "A-Assuming ka rin pala!"He immediately shot me a glare, a creepy one. Inilagay ko sa likod ng tainga ko ang ilang hibla ng buhok na humaharang sa mukha ko saka agad na dinagdagan ang sinabi."Fine, sometimes! In some way, happy?" I even smiled at him awkwardly.
"Torete! Tore—eh—ete! Toreh—te sayo oh!!" I immediately block my ears. God, baka mabasag ang eardrum ko sa matinis na boses ng babaeng yun! "Why can't they just shut the fucking door?! Ano naman kung birthday party yan?" I heard someone says from room 14 when I opened the door of room 13. I can't blame them though, they were right. Nasa room 14 na nga sila pero nagrereklamo pa rin. Ano pa kaya sa akin? Kahit siguro makarating ng room 25 ay dinig pa rin ang ingay sa room 12 dahil sa lakas ng tunog. Shit, para silang mga nakainom na nagwawala! "They are all ridiculous! You know what, I've asked them to close the door but they just told me to bear the noise?! Isn't that hilarious?! Sila pa ang may ganang magsab—" I already shut
“Did you review your answer before passing it to me?” Mr. German asked.I nodded my head and rolled my eyes. Sinong tanga ang magpapasa ng hindi pa pala sigurado sa sagot?He gave me an annoyed look before checking my papers. Ewan ko ba kung bakit napakastrikto at sungit ng professor na ito. Mabait naman siya sa iba, siguro ay may problema lang talaga siya sa akin. Who cares though? He can die now. I won’t even bother to help him. Baka ganun din nga iniisip niya sa akin, edi kwits lang kami.When he flipped the last page of the papers, he placed it at the side of his table before he rerouted his eyes back at me. This time he gave me a questioning look.Nairita ako sa kung paano siya tumingin sa akin kaya tinaasan ko siya ng kilay.Naturingang gwapo may deperensya naman sa ugali. Many students, especially girls, have a crush on him. Medyo sikat pa nga siya dahil
“Good that you’re finally awake.” I slowly opened my eyes and sit up on the bed. I found myself inside of a room with the walls painted pale blue. I even saw some of marvel heroes inside of the huge boxes at the side near the study table. They were all made of glass because the lights coming from the chandelier of this room reflects them. I believe those were expensive or worst were they all an edition? “What do you think of my room? Is it bad?” a familiar voice asked. Gulat akong agad siyang hinanap hanggang sa makita ko siyang nakaupo sa isang L-shape couch while his eyes were fixed on the screen of his laptop. Medyo nanibago pa ako dahil nakasuot siya ng reading eyeglass. “Neus?!” I exclaimed. He shifted his eyes from his laptop to me and our eyes met. He looks different wearing an eyeglass. I feel like this is not the Planneus that I know. Ang seryuso niyang t
I massage the bridge of my nose as I lean my back on the couch, staring at the piles of papers and notes on the table.“Oh, coffee ka muna. Baka mabanggag ka na riyan sa pagre-review.” I watched as Julie place the cup of coffee on the table.I sighed.How can I put all of this information in my head in just one night? Nakakapagod mag-aral at maglagay ng maglagay ng mga bagong kaalaman sa utak natin. But what choice do we have? If we don’t do this, we would fail. Tapos kapag bumagsak tayo, marami na naman ang magsasabi na hindi natin ginawa ang best natin. Na pinabayaan lang natin na bumagsak tayo without knowing that we even stressed and starve ourselves just to study and review. Mac-compare pa tayo sa iba.Funny how reality sucks the most. Iyong mga tao na dapat ay magpapagaan ng loob natin after nating bumagsak o hindi makapasa ay sila pa na nangungunang husgahan tayo. Gaya
Kinaumagahan, I woke up feeling tired. I remembered forcing Weid to go home after I finished reviewing sa unit ni Julie. Hating gabi na nun at mukhang wala pang planong umuwi si weirdo kung hindi ko pa sinabing uuwi na rin ako. Good thing it didn’t wakes Julie otherwise it would be world war III.I sighed as I stormed off my room. Halos apat na oras lang ang nagging tulog ko dahil sa pagre-review. Nang makauwi kasi ako dito ay nagreview pa rin ako. I can’t sleep though. Hanggang ngayon binabagabag pa rin ako ng tungkol sa pagbubuntis ni Julie.“Anak,” my dad called me. He’s drinking tea from the living room while reading a newspaper.Huminto ako sa paglalakad at tumingin sa kaniya.“You need something?” walang gana kong tanong.He sighed. Kitang-kita ko ang takot sa mata niya at pagkailang.“How are you? I&rsquo
“The heck, this is all good! Wait, when did you learn how to capture a good shot?”I looked at Weid, he was just watching me checking all the pictures that he took kanina. I’m shocked. I didn’t expect he’s good at this! Ang galing niyang kumuha ng litrato!“My mom was a photojournalist before. She taught me how to use the camera and how to get a good angle before shooting. I was 13 that time,” he said.Tumitig ako sa kaniya. I did not know about that. “You’re lucky,” I muttered before looking away.We were now sitting on a bench. Halos isang oras na rin ang nakaraan nang maglakad-lakad kami. The whole time ay siya ng siya ang pinapakuha ko ng picture ko. Pinanood ko pa siya sa Youtube kung paano kumuha ng maayos na picture.“Anyway, I asked you kanina kung marunong ka pero hindi ka sumagot. I feel like I look stupi
“Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Namjung.”I hugged Mrs. Namjung and it was also me who pulled out. She smiled at me and I did the same. “I was wondering when your wedding is, hm?” she suddenly asked and I laughed jokingly.“We’ll just send you an invitation, Auntie,” I said. She held my hand and told me to look at her so I did.“Tell me if there’s something wrong, okay? Your parents are witches, I know. So don’t hesitate to call me if you need something.”I nodded. Mrs. Namjung is one of my parents’ business partners and also my mom’s friend. Ninang ko siya but we seldom see each other because she lives in Korea. “Yes, Auntie.”“Shin Hye, I can hear you!” My mom kiddingly said. Sabay silang humalakhak kaya nagpaalam na muna ako sa kanila para batiin pa ang ilang ka-meeting namin.
I must say, Weid is a weirdo. It's like he's also bipolar. He is sometimes quiet, weird, a loner, and that time? He was friendly. We finished playing Tekken and yeah, he won against me but he still gave back the sim. He said he hasn't fully cleared it yet but it's safe to use it though."Yes, Ms. Race?" Bungad ni Planneus nang masagot niya ang tawag ko.I sat on my bed and played with the hem of my shirt. "I was wondering if I can still back out from the runaway this coming next week?"Nabigla ako nang makarinig ako ng tila may nabasag. "Wait...What?!"I sighed. "I know it's so sudden but I don't think I can make it. I mean, I had a talk with my mom just moments ago and we discussed the company. I'd be busy next week to sign some papers since I'll inherit everything. Like duh? I don't know, I just want to inform you."Nanatili siyang tahimik ngunit nakasagot din naman. "I'll think about that, Rena. But... can't you really come? There's a lot of my
I was busy watching the news on tv about the issue of RIC when someone sat down next to me. Sa gulat ko ay hindi agad ako nakagalaw."Here," Weid said and handed me my phone. Oo nga pala, kinuha niya ito kahapon. Hindi naman talaga kaso sa akin kasi I rarely check my phone. Minsan ay nanonood lang ako talaga sa netflix o kaya ay nage-scroll sa mga social media accounts ko.I remembered having a meeting with Planneus but fortunately, it was cancelled due to his hectic schedule. Nagkaroon daw ng biglaang pameeting ang board nila kasi naadjust din ang fashion show na dapat ay nung nakaraang lunes naganap. They moved it and the fashion show would be next month.I was happy to know that they count me in to be one of the model. I have nothing to worry kasi ang mga isusuot ko naman ay pag-aari ng The Vames na partner ni Neus, short ng Planneus.Tumingin ako kay Weid. "What did you do to my phone? Saka bakit alam mo ang pass ko?" I asked.He just raised hi
I've spent the whole three days in Weid's condo. To be honest, hindi naman ako nabobore. There's a lot of things that keeps me holdin'. Gaya na lang ni Yag na araw-araw pumupunta rito sa condo ni Weid. I don't know what's with him why he always make fun of me. Lagi tuloy kaming nagrarambulan.I stared at the screen of my phone. And for the whole three days, I've received six calls from different unregistered numbers. I would also sometimes received a message that has only one word from it."Die."I honestly didn't take it that seriously. I mean, I know it's a threat but f*ck. I don't get them! They don't even let me know what I have had done to them to give me a death threat! I don't even have an idea how they get my phone number. As for what I know, it was Weid who bought the sim.Imposible namang ipinamigay niya ang number ko.I also remembered getting a call from mom. It shocked me when she started asking if I was doing great or if I'm good. I t