Pentacost Band Series #5 Mellifluous Hurricane

ch 19

i dedicated this chapter to _yna11_ !! ily!!🖤

chapter nineteen | model

Another year passed when everything started to change. Mama Ryleen—Jannah's mom helped me to achieve my dreams. Right after knowing what I really wanted to be, she made me join in a lot of modeling work shop in different agencies. Ilang papuri ang parating natatanggap ko, hanggang sa unti unti ay dumadami na ang mga offers para sa akin.

I started to live happily again, knowing that this career will help me and my child. I suffered from severe depression and anxiety that sometimes made me lost my focus, but because I love what I am doing, it slightly helped myself to cope up with it. Hindi nga lang maiiwasan na ma triggered iyon sa tuwing may mga nangyayaring hindi maganda.

Receiving a lot of praises and compliments was equivalent to criticizims as well. Iyon nga lang, may ibang mga sumusobra, to the point na negative comments na ang sinasabi hanggang sa maging pang babash na. Minsan hindi ko na ma-take, pero madalas, hinahaayan ko na lamang dahil bukod sa nakasanayan ko na, parte din naman talaga 'yon ng trabaho. Hindi mawawala.

"Mama.." a little soft voice called me.

Agad kong dinaluhan ang lalaking anak na naka upo sa kama. He looks innocent while holding my phone using his small hands. Itinuturo niya ang screen ng cellphone ko na may nakalagay na pangalan ni Exzerie gamit ang maliit niyang hintuturo. I smiled sweetly and took the phone from him.

"Call.." utas niya sa maliit na boses.

I smiled and took the phone from him.

"Enough na muna sa pagpe-play Ice. I'll talk to Tita first, okay?"

Ice cutely nodded. Tinabihan ko siya sa kama at bahagyang nahiga bago sagutin ang tawag. I placed my phone over my ear. Ice crawled towards me. Natawa ako nang dumapa siya sa ibabaw ko at pumikit, kunwari'y natutulog.

"What do you need?" I asked over the phone.

"I'm gonna meet him next week. What should I do?" Exzerie anxiously asked.

Exzerie and I became friends when I went abroad for modeling. Ipinakilala siya sa akin ni Mama Ryleen at pansamantalang pinatuloy sa tinitirhan niya noon nang may schedule ako sa isang modeling agency sa ibang bansa. Everytime I'll get a chance to go there for work, sila ang napag katiwalaan ko na mag bantay kay Ice. It's hard for me to look for someone who would take care of my child, especially after what happened to Snow a year ago.

I sighed. "Ewan ko sa'yo. Ano ba ang plano mo?"

"Wala nga eh.. Ikaw, akala ko ba kaya ka umuwi kasi kakausapin mo na si Windsor? Did you met him already?"

Halos mapairap ako sa narinig. Mag buhat nang planuhin ko iyon noong nakaraang buwan, hindi ko pa rin alam kung papaano makikipag usap sa kanya. We've been seeing each other lately, especially now that I'm here at the Philippines for my bunches of photoshoots.

I suddenly remembered our sudden encounter at the Club last week. He's with his daughter.

"I met him already, but we didn't talk yet. Hindi ako maka hanap ng tyempo.."

"Hindi man lang kayo naka pag usap o kumustahan? Grabe, hindi naman ganoon ka-snob 'yon ah?"

I rolled my eyes. "What do you expect? Sasalubungin niya ako ng pag ka sweet sweet na bati? Eh sobrang pangit nga ng pagtatapos namin noon.."

"Do you want me to help you?"

It's tempting but.. "Huwag na. Unahin mo muna yung sa inyo ni Seymour. Tsaka na ako, marami pa akong inaayos—"