"Cleobella, I have some good news for you"
I was in the middle of finishing my homework when mom entered my room in her white silky bathrobe. Huminto ako at nilingon siya. Wondering why she'll say something like that this Friday night.
Realizing something, I started panicking inside my head. Mommy's only in a good mood to me if she has to get me working! And it's Friday night pa naman! Tomorrow is Saturday, which means na bukas ko kikitain si Kaz para bayaran ang utang na loob ko sakanya. I can't ditch him!
Calming myself down and making sure my panicked expression isn't showing, I acknowledge her with a sweet tone, "Yes, mommy?"
Ngumiti siya saakin. "Tomorrow, we will have lunch together with my friend again. She agreed to be your photographer para sa portfolio na ipapasa mo sa kompanya nila"
I almost fell on my pink cushioned chair.
What?!
"L-lunch?"
Tumango siya, "Yes, sweetie, lunch"
"T-tomorrow?" Lumunok ako ng laway.
"Tomorrow" tumaas isang kilay niya, "Why? May lakad kaba bukas? If so, cancel it. Mas importante itong gagawin natin"
Nataranta ako na ewan. She doesn't need to know that I have a schedule tomorrow! Baka tanungin niya pa kung sino kikitain ko. Kapag nalaman niya pang isa itong Bonavich, Lord help me na lang. I'd be grounded for like forever!
Umiling iling ako. "No, mommy. Free ako tomorrow for the whole day"
Shit.
When she left my room, I immediately took my phone beside my notebook and checked if Kazael was online. This will literally embarrass my name for canceling our lunch at the last minute but whatever na lang! Hindi ko pwedeng hindian si Mommy.
It's just so hard to disobey her when you're doing your very best to get her attention ever since.
Napabuntong hininga na lang ako at mariin na pinikit ang aking mga mata. I held back a scream. I do not want to be a model. I do not want to be one. But... but...
This is so irritating. Ugh!
Binalik ko na lang ang atensyon ko sa phone at tinignan uli kung online si Kaz. But he wasn't so I left a message on his dms.
Napag isipan kong bumalik muna sa paggagawa ng homework habang hinihintay ko ang reply niya.
Pero natapos ko na lang ang homework ko, wala pa akong natatanggap na reply.
Okay. Maybe he's still busy pa.
Iniwan ko ang phone ko sa kama. I went to my bathroom to wash my face and do my skincare routine.
Sinadya ko pang magbagal sa ginagawa ko just to give him enough time to reply to me. I literally brushed my teeth for about 3 minutes. Washed my face so thoroughly. Applied every liquidation essential for my face. Used a roller for minutes. Plucked my eyebrows. Waxed my underarms. Used a peeling mask. Moisturized my face. Painted my nails. All of those and still, when I checked my phone, wala paring reply!
Padabog akong humiga sa kama.
It's almost midnight! Wala pa rin siyang reply at kailangan ko ng matulog.
