Chapter 16

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CERENE POV

I noticed the sudden changes in my sister when she resumed her studies and duties. I know she is busy, but she appears broken to me. 

I wonder why? 

She's been like that for almost one month. Sometimes I'm trying to uplift her mood pero hindi talaga umuubra. Naiinis na lang ako kapag nagmumukha siyang zombie. 

"Celene, magma-mall ako. Isasama kita today" I said habang pinaglalaruan ang buhok ko.

Nasa dining area kami having our breakfast. Mom is not around, nasa boutique siya for some emergency reason. 

Celene sighed deeply. She then shook her head like she's not interested at what I've said. 

"Look at you sister, para kang zombie. I know you're busy about your studies but hindi ka naman ganyan noong una! There must be some other reason!" I concluded habang nakataas ang left eyebrow.

Seeing her like that stressed me! 

"Jesus! Wala nga.. ok? Stress lang to" she said, frustrated. 

I snorted. I won't buy that reason. Malalaman ko din yan!

In the end, wala rin akong nagawa. Kahit anong gawin ko na pagkumbinse na samahan ako ay hindi umuubra. She's so adamant about her decision. 

The moment I gave up convincing her, my manager called me. She told me na busy ang schedule ko at mabuti na lang at umayaw si Celene. Hindi pala ako makakapag mall. 

After doing necessary things, I proceed to our agency. Apparently, I'm going to record my new solo song. Afterwards I have dance practice. 

I started to pray -- hoping this day will not be stressful! 

"You're late!" My manager snapped at me the moment I arrived. 

I just flipped my hair. "It's alright, better be late than never" I said walking pass her. 

I heard her sighed na parang bang pasan niya ang langit.

I'm thirty minutes late, but it's not entirely my fault. She was late informing me about my schedule. I spend most of my time picking what to wear. I had so many choices and it's so hard to  pick one. 

Diretso na ako sa recording studio. Wala nang pahipahinga. 

"Make it high" komento ng producer ng hindi siya ma-satisfy sa isang linya ng kanta. 

"Ok" I then made an ok sign. 

I stayed there for two hours, recording. The song is not that hard to sing but our producer had in mind the way the song will be sung, so I had to comply on his terms. 

I may look calm in my outside appearance but I don't know how many times I'm tempted to roll my eyes. 

After finishing recording, my manager brought me to our damn dance studio for a dance practice. 

They’re so merciless! How could they do this to me? Hindi nila ako pinapahinga. Me the oh so famous and gorgeous Cerene Euterpe Gomez! 

Nevertheless I like the dance studio dahil sa nakapalibot na mirror sa akin. It shows me my steps - the awkward and sexy ones - as I dance. 

"I'm tired, I need a break" reklamo ko habang tinatali ang buhok. Hindi pa nagfi-fifteen minutes ay hingal na hingal ako. 

"It's just been ten minutes and you're saying you're tired? Come on, you have to practice" pagkumbinse ng manager ko. 

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