Pumasok ako sa entrance ng Shangri-La. Kailangan ko hanapin yung CR kasi magta-transform na ako. Ako kasi talaga si Sailor Moon. Shemay na yan, naka-unifrom pa pala ako. I hope walang makakakita sakin dito. Kanina ko lang nalaman kaya wala akong dalang damit na pampalit.
Ako na ulit si Jasmine Fuentes.
"We're here at the restaurant in 5th floor. I'm already with the Director." Nag-reply ako ng "K." Buti hindi naiinis si Manager sa mga reply ko though yun talaga ang balak ko hihihi.
Wala na kong time para mag-ayos ng husto. Maganda na naman ako, ayos lang.
"Hey, that's Jasmine right?"
"Yeah, it's Jasmine Fuentes!"
"Woah. She's so beautiful in person!"
"She's a student?"
Dali-dali akong pumasok ng elavator bago pa nila ako makuhanan ng picture at lapitan for autograph. No I'm not snob, kunwari busy lang ako at nagmamadali. I don't want them to know na nag-aaral ako sa Bale University. Baka hanapin ako ng stalkers ko dun, mahirap na, kahit di naman nila ako makikilala.
"Hey Jasmine, here!"
"Good evening Sir, Mam." I greeted the Director and Editor-in-chief.
"Hi Jasmine, so what's up? How's school? Are you ready for the next project?"
"So far, I'm doing good in school." tumawa ako ng konti, yung medyo mahinhin. Not just my looks but also my personality is a lot different from Jasmine Sta. Maria. I need to be always charming and composed, it's also a requirement to be nice here in this business.
"You know Sir, I'm always ready for the new projects."
"Then that's good. You're doing better and better nowadays than I expected."
"So can you tell me now what's the new project about?" tanong ko.
"Oh, I'll tell later when your partner in this project comes."
Nag-uusap yung Director and Editor-in-chief, mukhang serysohan. Mas lalo tuloy akong nacu-curious sa susunod ng project. But whatever it is, I can do it, I'm Jasmine Fuentes after all.
"Where is Brett?" tanong sakin ni Manager Cha. "Di ba kayo sabay lumabas ng school?"
"Umm hindi po e.."
Kung nagtataka kayo kung bakit kasama ang multimedia assistant sa meeting na to ay dahil...
"Ma!"
Anak siya ni Manager Cha. Si Brett ay bestfriend ko simula pagkabata at dahil dun, tinutulungan kami ng Mommy niya. In fact, wala ako dito sa lugar na to kung hindi dahil sa tulong nila. Nakaka-tats lang di ba?
"Sit here, Brett" sabi nung Director "You're looking good."
"Thank you Sir," sabi niya. "Sabi nga din po nila, gumagwapo pa ako lalo." Ayan hinampas tuloy siya ng nanay niya. Walang hiya-hiya pagdating kay Brett.
"Hahaha, then they are not lying." nakisakay naman yung Director sa kanya.
"Ja-chan, di mo ko hinintay! You're so bad." sabi niya sakin ng naka-pout. Nagbago na naman yung nickname ko. Kaninang umaga lang, 'Jaja'. Ang hilig mag-imbento ng kung anu-ano neto si Brett.
"Nakalimutan ko eh, sorry BRETT-y la fea." Ayan kwits na kami, binigyan ko rin siya ng nickname niya.
Wala pa yung ka-meeting namin. May mas matindi pa pala sakin sa pagiging late ha, ayos siya. Nag-uusap-usap pa rin sina Manager, Director and Editor-in-chief. Gusto ko sana makinig kaso niyaya ako ni Brett pumunta ng garden para magpahangin. Umalis muna kami since wala pa daw yung hinihintay namin.
BINABASA MO ANG
// i'm not beautiful
Genç KurguYes, every girl wants to be beautiful. Pero si Jasmine, baliktad. She doesn't want to be beautiful? Beautiful in PUBLIC. In reality, she's the ever gorgeous popular teen model of the magazine -- 8teen. In campus, she disguises herself as an ugly-duc...
