Capturing dawn with you

Prologue

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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"Goodmorning." i greeted the staff at umupo ako sa isang upuan habang nakatutok sakin ang camera. "Are we on na?" i asked them. "Yes po." maikling sagot ng interviewer

I fixed my clothes and then the interviewer started talking. "Can you please introduce yourself?"

"Kleo, Kleo Lawrence. 24. Ceo of the rence corp" i simply said. "Umuwi ako galing canada para dito." dagdag ko. My heart started beating really fast dahil sa kaba. "How's business doing so far?" she kindly asked me. "It's okay, it's doing quite fine." i nodded.

"Im going to ask hot questions na po." She said kaya tumango ako sa sinabi nya. "Have you ever been in a relationship?" she asked. I was prepared for this question kase kahit famous ako ay napaka private ng life ko. "Yes," maikli kong sabi. "Gaano po katagal nagtagal ang relationship nyo?"

"I'd rather not say it" i said, kinakabahan. "For today our segments title is called Capturing" my lips parted as she announced what their segment is called. "May i know kung saan mo sya nakilala at papaano mo sya nagustuhan?"

"He approached me. He's kind, sweet, cute, and clingy. Classmate ko sya before and iyon." i shook my head and made an eye contact to the interviewer. "Do we know him?" she asked.

"Actually, no hes not a famous person, more on a private person really. He's an artist, he likes to paint and and to sing. I think he performed before, kasama yung band nya"

"Can you reveal his name?" the interviewer suddenly asked. "No, its for his own safety and privacy." Sabi ko.
"Okay.... last question na po ito. If you ever had a chance to get back at him would you take it?"

"Idk" pagkatapos kong sabihin yon ay cinut na ang cameras so i quickly grabbed my stuff and thanked the staff and the director. I left the room at tinawagan si shan. "Can you pick me up?" i asked him and he said sige daw.

"You did a great job, si art yung tinutukoy mo no?" he smirked. "No." i rolled my eyes at him at sinabihan syang ihatid ako sa bahay. "Sus, wag nga ako, kleo. Ilang taon mo na kong kaibigan." he chuckled. "Yung interview ba talaga yung inuwi mo o sya?"

Nung nakarating na kami sa bahay ay inabangan na agad ako ng guards sa labas ng kotye at inalalayan akong pumasok ng bahay. There were a lot of people waiting outside holding cameras.

"Miss kleo, ang tinutukoy nyo po bang painter at singer ay si Shan Garcia?" Sigaw ng isang babae, natawa nalang ako sa sinabi nya. "Shan is an engineer" i shouted back at her. Pagkapasok ko ng bahay ay dumiretyo na ako sa kwarto at nilapag ang gamit ko bago magshower.

I shook my head and rinsed my body. Nagsuot ako ng tshirt at pajama. The shirt was too big for me but i dont mind. Humiga na ako sa kama ko at umidlip.

Pagkagising ko ay bumungad agad sakin yung notification ng isang text galing sa di pamilyar na number.

+63937*******
Can we meet up.

Whoever this is seems serious....

KLeo
Who are you?

+63937*******
This is art hehe

KLeo
Oh hi, what's up?

Art
Let's meet up, i saw your interview..

There he is, the guy that i left long ago. Sana, baka, eto na yung tamang oras para itama ang lahat. I found myself isolating on my own thoughts. As memories flashes back, I can't help but to sigh heavily. Makikipagkita ba ko? Nasa tamang estado na ba ko ng buhay ko? Tama pa ba tong ginagawa ko?

Even I had so many questions and regrets from what I've done nung iniwan ko sya. I only went to Canada to run the company to build a better life. It wasn't my intention to get exhausted with everything, including us. The hope is still lingering after a few years of no contact.

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