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I craned my neck to the side and took a deep breath.
Naging busy ang mga sumunod na buwan, my schedule's filled with lots of guestings and projects. Hindi ko aakalaing gagana ang tambalan namin ni Cloud. He seemed distant off cam that it bothered me a bit. Ever since he said that... something seemed different.
"Ready, Claudia?" Lindsey asked.
I nodded.
Binuksan niya ang pinto at lumabas na ako roon. Reporters filled our way, we finished filming a movie recently with the two of us as main leads. Ngayon ay ginagawa namin ang promotions nito.
"Ms. Claudia! Look this way, please!"
Yumuko ako at iniwasan ang bawat fans at reporters na humarang sa amin. Biglang may humawak sa kamay ko. Nung saglit akong mag-angat ng tingin ay nakita ko ang mukha ni Cloud.
He had his shades on as usual, humigpit ang hawak niya sa kamay ko hanggang sa nakapasok na kami sa building.
Inalis niya ang shades at iritadong tumingin sa labas. He dyed his hair to chocolate brown this time. Parang gusto niya ng panatilihin iyon at hindi na ibalik sa blonde.
"I thought you had tighter security, now?" he asked cooly.
"W-We did, s-sir pero—"
"Tss... you're not doing your job," dumapo ang tingin niya sa akin bago ako nilagpasan.
We're on our way for an interview in one of the famous shows in the network. Agad rin akong sumunod sa kanya at sinabayan ang paglakad nito. Early morning and he's pissed again.
"You're irritable again, did something happen?" I asked.
Hindi niya ako pinansin at pinagpatuloy ang paglalakad. May nadaanan kaming mga ibang artista rin pero di man lang siya tumigil para batiin ang mga iyon.
He's always like this, it irritates me somehow. Hindi ko talaga gusto ang mga ganyang ugali.
I had to change outfit and had my makeup done. I wore a blush pink dress, with my hair curled into waves at the tip of my hair. I only had light makeup on, hindi rin daw kasi gaanong kailangan pang lagyan dahil iyon ang bagay sa akin.
"Wow! Ang ganda niyo po, Ms. Claudia! Parang real-life barbie talaga!" sabi ng makeup artist, pagkatapos akong ayusan.
"Ganda pa ng katawan! Grabe, pahingi naman po ako ng kagandahan, Ms. Claudia!"
I chuckled. Tuwing inaayusan nila ako'y lagi nalang silang napapatitig at pinupuri ako. I also have my own insecurities, but those kind of words uplift me too.
Pumasok si Cloud sa dressing room at umupo sa may sofa. He had a different room, magkatabi lang ang amin pero ganito siya palagi pagkatapos siyang ayusan.
He had his hair brushed up again, nakaayos iyon ng gel at amoy ko ang pabango niyang halos sakupin na ang buong kwarto. He had his phone out, lips pressed thinly while scrolling on it.
Mahinang nagtilian ang mga babae sa kwarto ko. They excused themselves before leaving the two of us in the room. Ang mga mata nila'y nakatutok pa rin kay Cloud. Kahit gaano kasama ang ugali ay marami pa ring nagkakagusto.
"What's up? 30 minutes pa before we go on-air, ah..."
He sighed and tossed his phone to the side. Umupo ako sa tabi niya at hinintay ang sasabihin niya.
"I managed to get some questions that they'll ask later..." may nilabas siyang maliit na papel mula sa bulsa at inabot sa akin iyon.
Kinuha ko iyon at binasa. My eyes widened when I saw a question that I probably don't want to answer on air. Parang namula ang pisngi ko sa nakita.
BINABASA MO ANG
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