Breakthroughs within Barriers (Youth Series #4)

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"Eto na pala yung binili niyong damit sa'kin," sabi ko sa mga katrabaho sabay bigay ng plastic na naglalaman ng damit 

Lumiwanag ang mukha nila sa tuwa. "Thank you Victoria," sabi nila matapos tanggapin. Inabot nila sa'kin ang bayad. Pinasok ko na iyon sa bag ko.

Tipid akong ngumiti. "Thank you rin and you're welcome."

I watch them as they took out the clothes from the plastic. Tinignan nila iyon isa isa. "Ang ganda nito. Sure ka na hindi mo 'to nasuot?"

Umiling ako. "Hindi. Noon ko pa 'yan binili. Hindi ko na nasuot kasi kinaliitan ko na, kaya naisipan ko nalang ibenta. Sayang e. Branded pa naman."

They nodded in agreement. "Oo nga. Tignan mo oh, may etiketa pa."

While they were busy checking the clothes, I sat on the mini couch and took out my phone. Nakatambay kami sa make-up room habang free time namin.

"Bakit wala ka pang jowa Victoria?" tanong sa'kin ni Sydney

Nagulat ako sa biglaang tanong ni Sydney.

"Hindi ako naghahanap ng jowa," tipid kong sagot 

"Gano'n? E baka tumanda kang single nyan," hirit ni Anna

"Ayos lang."

I was scrolling through my phone and someone slide through my DM's. I opened it and I was surprised to see a familiar face. Kumunot ang noo ko. Napansin iyon ng mga katrabaho ko kaya tumabi silang dalawa sa'kin.

"Sino 'yan?" tanong ni Syd

Agad kong pinatay ang phone ko. "No one."

"May nanliligaw sa'yo 'no?" usisa ni Anna

"Wala. Hindi ko yun kilala."

"Sayang girl. Baka tumanda kang dalaga niyan sa sobrang taas ng standards mo. Ano bang hinahanap mo sa isang lalaki? Gusto mo reto kita?" si Anna

Tumingin ako sa kanya. "Bakit ba kayo interisado sa love life ko?" inis kong sabi

Hindi sila sumagot. Tumayo na ako at lumabas na ng make-up room. 

I checked my phone again. The guy who slid in my DM's is Andrew, one of the actors that Ross has worked with. I didn't bother to read nor seen his message 'cause I'm not interested anyway. There's a lot of random guys in my message request. Some are flirting and asking for my number. Wala akong ni isang nireplyan sa kanila.

After work, I'm on my way home when out of the blue, I thought of something crazy to do. I've always been wanting to get a tattoo but I didn't have the time. It took me a long time to make the final decision but in the end, I went for it.

"Anong design miss?" the tattoo artist asked me

"Gusto ko sana kuya pangalan."

"Sige po. Ano pong pangalan?"

"Aurora," I replied

Tumango siya. "Saan ko po ilalagay?"

"Dito po," sabi ko sabay turo sa braso ko

Ilang sandali ay nagsimula na rin siya sa pagtattoo. He first cleaned the part of my arm where he'll make the tattoo. He then outlined and draw the letters of my daughter's name.

"First time niyo po ba ma'am?" 

I swallowed hard and nodded.

I admit, I feel so nervous and scared at the same time. I don't know if I can bare the pain but I guess I have a pretty high pain tolerance. I just hope it won't hurt too much than I expected it to be.