Black Girl Magic

Kabanata 38

Five minutes of total silence.

After he called me babe after six fucking years, hindi na ako nakapag salita pa. I decided to stay quite. Halos hindi na rin ako gumalaw mula sa kinauupuan ko.

I don't even want to create even a small noise just so he wont look at me, and vice versa. 

Pero sadyang traydor ang mga mata ko. Kahit pigilan ko ay hindi ko maiwasang tumingin sa kanya. Just like the first time I saw him at the restaurant after my first interview when I got here, hindi pa rin niya inaahit ang balbas at bigote niya.

But that doesn't make him less. It actually look good on him. It made him more attractive, no wonder he can make every girl salivate.

"I think I'm gonna melt." I heard him. I can see the big smirk from his lips while his busy scrolling on his phone. "Admiring the view, Stella?" He then asked and look at me, still wearing that big smirk.

I gulped. Did I just stare at him for that long? At nakita niya? But how? His using his damn phone!

"E-Excuse me? There is nothing to get admire with." Pag mamaldita ko rito. I rolled my eyeballs when I made contact with his eyes.

"Really? But your voice's telling the opposite."

Tell me how can I erase that annoying smirk on the lips of this annoying man. I would gladly do it with pleasure! Gwapong- gwapo sa sarili! Akala mo naman crush ng buong mundo. Hmp!

"You're delusional, Engr. Vergara." I fired back.

"Engr. Vergara... hmm... sounds too formal. How about start calling me babe again? That'll be amazing, don't you think?" 

My eyes widened. Anong pinag sasasabi ng taong to? How can you say that as if you're a single man, Vergara? 

"Oh come on, Engr. No one wants to be the other woman."

As if on que, his forehead creased. He looks so clueless, but I know better. I wont let the same person fool me twice.

"Other what?" He exaggeratedly asked.

It's my time to smirk at him. Afterward, I smiled at him. "What? Ain't contented with a single flesh, Vergara?" I triggered him.

I'm loving how he turned speechless because of my question. His eyes' still full of confusion and cluelessness, and I don't know the reason why. But I don't care.

"Can you—" 

Hindi nito naituloy ang kanyang sasabihin nang may kumatok sa pinto ng aming dressing room. It's one of the organizer. Behind her is my glam team.

"I would like to inform you, Engr. Vergara and Ms. Stella, that the program will start in five. Tara na po sa labas." She said.

Tumango ako rito. One of my glam team assisted me out the dressing room. Pagka labas namin ay naka handa na ang mga kandidata malapit sa kanilang lalabasan papuntang entablado.

Castor ang I joined the other judges for tonight. The panel of judges composed of celebrities, beauty queens, and businessmen. Others knew me so I gave them a warm smile for apprecation.

"Bale ang mangyayari po ay before ng production number ng candidates is ipapakilala po muna kayo isa- isa. You will walk individualy on the stage, hihintayin niyo pong makalabas lahat bago kayo sabay- sabay na pupunta sa judges' table." The organize oriented us.

I can see how pressured they are as of the moment, that's understandable because they've prepared for this event for months. They want nothing but a mistake free event.