Forced Marriage (Completed)

01

CHAPTER ONE

"Pose more, Faith." Said the photographer.

As Faith Kishi, you have to impose the people or the audience so I posed nicely, showing my body curves and my collarbone to attract more people in the beach.

Kahit mainit ay carry pa rin. I won't mind having a tan skin tho, kahit iyon, I'm still pretty, confidence. "There... One more time. Ahah! Perfect, you may rest. Then after twenty minutes, we would take another shoot and job well done."

Tumango ako saka ngumiti bago bumeso sakanya. "Thanks, Migs."

Pumasok ako sa medyo may kalakihang tent at doon umupo sa harapan ng vanity mirror.

Hayy, nakakapagod talaga ang work pero worth it naman, saka isa pa...New York ito, no. Atsaka malay ko ba eh baka may makikita akong hot fafa rito sa Hero Beach Club.

"Ma'am, may tumatawag po sa phone niyo." Pumasok sa tent si Ava, personal assistant ko, na 100% Filipina.

"Thanks, Ava. You can rest na rin." Tumango siya at nang nakaalis na siya ay saka ko sinagot ang tawag. "Hello?"

"Girl... adda gayam ti reunion tayo nga agkaklase idi highschool tayo, no May four." (Girl.. meron tayong reunion ng kaklase natin sa highschool sa May four). Ani ni Blythe Padilla, she's one of my best friends since highschool.

Tumingin ako sa maliit na calendar na nakapatong sa vanity table, March one ngayon.

"'Kay, sige."

"Ise-send ko nalang iyong invitation mo sa, where would I send it, anyway?" She asked on the other line.

"Home. Nandoon siguro sina mommy o kaya kahit ibigay nalang sa mga kasambahay doon and ilagay nila sa kuwarto ko. Hindi ko pa kasi alam kung kailan ako uuwi. As of now, dito nalang muna ako."

I heard her deep sigh. "Okay. Got it. But always remember that me, Riane, and  Yenicka are always here for you. We're just one call away, you know...we can go clubbing and drink until we're drunk. Sasamahan ka pa namin." Aniya and that made me smile. They're a real friends who really knows if you have a problem.

"Yeah, thanks Blythe. Mahal ko kayo ng mga kaibigan natin."

After Blythe and I talked, we decided to ended the call. Medyo busy pa daw siya at ako naman ay gustong magpahinga, kahit saglit lang.

I took my class on Brent International school sa Baguio, which is one of the private schools in Baguio for I stayed there to also get along with my grandpa and grandma sa mother side ko.

Siyempre alam ko ding mag-ilocano, ano! Pero slight lang ang alam ko and thanks to one of my best friends, Blythe.

I rested for maybe one and a half minutes when one of the crew called me, telling me that we're about to start on our photoshoot. Ngayon ay nasa ilalim ako ng puno ng niyog na suot ang pini-flex kong two piece bikini na kulay dilaw na disenyo ng aking isang kaibigan na si Yenicka Romualdez na sikat na designer ng clothing line na Golden Elegance.

Natapos na ang aking photoshoot ay nag-usap muna kami ng photographer at nang ibang crew tungkol sa isang shoot namin bukas. Pagod na ako nang makapasok ako sa aking hotel room, nakakalungkot mang sabihin pero wala talaga akong natiyepuhang boylet na macho!