Fall In Love at First Kiss (On Going)

Kabanata 40

"The succession"

Chloe Zane's POV

"Oh my goodness! You really are lucky." Zsazsa said, nakatanggap naman ako ng mga hampas mula kay Yen.

Ganito daw siya matuwa, nananakit.

"Gerald is good looking." Yen said out of the blue, ganyan talaga siya bigla siyang magpapasok mg ibang topic sa usapan naming tatlo. But yeah, Gerald is quite attractive.

"We work here for a year yet, you're more successful than ours, imagine in 6 months of staying here you will be featured as S&C Main model, and entitled as Paris' New Best Model." Pagkekwento ni Zsazsa sa akin.

I smiled, grabe malayo layo na nga ang nararating ko in just 6 months. Sana magtuloy tuloy pa ito, I'm sure proud na proud na sa akin si Mama.

So after we talk naisipan ko tawagan si Mama, I miss her. I really really do, kahit si Tita Shane miss ko na din. Tutal they are living together edi tawagan ko na nga sila.

["Anak!"] Bakas sa boses nito ang pagkatuwa.

["Mama, kamusta po?"]

["Ayos lang anak, miss na miss kita. Di ko nasagot tawag mo kahapon kasi kausap ko si Tita Shane mo, lumabas kasi kamibat nagkahiwalay sa mall."] She explained.

["Ayos lang po yun mama, kamusta po sila Tita Shane?"]

["Hay nako anak panay kami salon, paganda."]

["Sige na Ma, I love you!"]

["I love you too anak!"]

Matapos kaming magusap ni Mama ay nagsimula na akong mag ayos ng sarili, I'm just wearing a black with silver outline na fitted sexy dress na medyo open chested and backless.

I wore a silver high heeled shoes and put some make up on, a simple but also an elegant look that will make their eyes swollen.

Matapos mag ayos ay kaagad akong bumaba dahil narinig ko na naman ang busina ng kotse ni Gerald kasabay ng pagsigaw ni Lester. Para syang baklang alarm clock, ang ingay ng bunganga niya.

"What are you doing here Gerald?" I ask him in a cold tone.

"Fetching you, is it obvious?"

"Did we talk about this? I never said and I never need a service. Lester can bring me in your sister's company."

"A-ano uhm, Chloe stop that. I'm the one who ask to fetch you kasi may lakad kami ni Zsazsa." Lester said.

Hindi na lang ako umimik gaya ng hindi pag imik sa akin ni Gerald. Nakaramdam ako ng hiya sa katawan, I shouldn't say this actually di naman ako ganitong tao, I'm not a cold person. I just want to distance myself from him, just like what Meghan says.

"Let's go." Pag aya nito sa akin. Nagulat na lang ako dahil nginitian pa din niya ko, a genuine smile.

Bago tuluyang umalis ay nilingon ko sila Lester, Zsazsa at Yen na nakaupo sa sala, inilingan ako ni Lester habang si Yen naman ay sinimangutan ako. Palihim namang tumatawa si Zsazsa akala niya siguro hindi ko siya napansin.

Nang makasakay sa kotse ni Gerald ay nakaramdam ako ng awkwardness, di ko alam kung ako lang ba ang nakakaramdam nito o kung pati siya nao-awkwardan sa aming dalawa.

"Is there any problem Chloe?, Does anything bothering you?" Sunod sunod nitong tanong. Agad akong umiling at nagbitaw na tipid na ngiti, pero kahit na ganoon lang ay isang malapad na ngiti naman ang isinukli sa akin ni Gerald.

"You're smiling insanely." Pagpupuna ko dito.

He laugh, a smooth laughter.

"Because this is the first time you smile at me, this is the first time you smile at me without any people around us, without any cameras watching us. That means, that smile you gave to me is meaningful."

Hala, teka nga, may pagka assuming din pala ang kapatid ng may ari ng S&C ano?

"We're here, be ready."

Sa likod kami ng entrance dumaan dahil sa harapan ay marami ng reporters and interviewers na nag aabang.

"Yes I'm in charge of you but they can't see us together, doing this. Fetching you, and guiding you. They are interviewers, they are making issues, I don't want you to put in danger in your beginning in Model industry." Gerald said.

Tinitigan ko lang siya sa loob ng elevator, listening to him trying to put some new lessons in my mind.

"You're not a normal person starting from this day, you're a star. You are the company's anchor, the company's moon." Dagdag pa nito.

Nang makarating sa opisina ni Meghan ay kaagad ako nito pinaikot upang I check ang itsura ko, mula sa buhok, damit, accessories at sapatos lahat chineck niya kahit ang make up ko. Di ko alam kung bakit ako kinakabahan, dahil ba sa public interview mamaya o baka dahil sa pangingilatis ni Meghan, I'm
not scared to be judge pero iba dating ng judgement ni Meghan for me.

"You— you look perfect Chloe!" She said joyfully. I smile at her, and stand confidently.

Kunwari lang na confident, sobrang kabado kaya ako. Ang daming what if's sa utak ko, what if hindi niya magustuhan suot ko? Edi mas hassle pa. What if i failed this day? Baka mawalan agad ako ng trabaho.

"Now go, Gerald come with her but be careful. Tell them that you are in charge to take care of her."

Gerald just nodded.

I smiled at her sign as my respect. Ang galang ko no? Pangiti ngiti lang ako.

Nang makarating ako sa lugar kung asan ang mga interviewers ay kaagad akong huminga ng malalim, sabi kasi nila exhaling makes the situation easier.

Nang makaupo sa isang lamesa na may mga kontratang nakalagay ay nagsimula ba magflash ang napakadaming camera sa harapan ko.

"Ms. Chloe Zane Ramirez, the new main model of S&C wardrobe company."

I smiled at them and give them a wave. (Hi.)

"You can now start asking questions."

"Ms. Ramirez who are you're inspirations by doing these?"

"—It is always my mother, myself and my experiences."

"Is it true that you are a maid before your manager discover you?"

"—yes and I'm not regretting having that kind of job, it is a decent job why would I be ashamed?"

"The viral pictures of yours, where did that happen?"

"—It happens when I was studying in Brille Eastwood Academy."

"I heard that's a school for rich only and you said that you are working as a maid, how did you enroll there?"

Mga punyetang 'to, mga chismoso.

"— My boss, the one who I'm taking care of studies there, his father wants me to enroll a school that same as him. I pretend to be rich but secrets can't keep forever so I speak for myself, I speak for poverty. I speak for fair treatment."

"You're not just perfectly gorgeous, you're kind too."

I smiled, wag niyo ko bolahin.

"What did you feel when you're manager invited you as his new model? And recommend you in this big company?"

"— I am thankful, at the same time I feel happy because here I am, starting a new beginning, the best one."

"Can you leave a message for those amateur models? And for those ladies who wants to be a model?"

"—ladies, pursuing your dreams isn't bad at all, dreaming is free so why don't you dream harder? Dream bigger! If you're a maid, janitress, stripper, hostess. Dream greater! You can do it, nothing is impossible in a woman who can fight for herself and for her life. We write our own story so why don't we write it in our best ways? Dream big, dream impossible and make it possible."

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