Tease Me, Bella Beatrice

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"They'll be here in a minute." Naputol ang pagmumuni-muni ko nang marinig ko ang boses ni Gigi. She was looking at me confused while holding her purse and her cap. Ready na siya. She got dressed in the most comfortable way. A sweatpants, T-shirt, and a rubber shoes. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I am."

Mas lalo lang siyang napakunot ang noo at hindi na rin ako pinansin. She put on her cap and eventually go on what she is doing. Nandito kami ngayon sa office niya where all the staffs and the things needed for the taping are being checked one last time. Inabot ng isang linggo ang lahat ng ito para maayos. Sa iisang roro lamang kami sasakay papunta sa probinsya kung saan kami magte-taping. And since it is locational, it would probably take us weeks there including the unexpected things that might happen while filming. When I mean roro, it is a roll on, roll out type of ship. One of Gigi's staff is a native on the province so it's all good when it comes to accommodation.

"Pierce, baby, can you come here for a sec?" I heard Gigi's call. "I need to ask you something!"

Mabilis ko naman siyang nahanap. Hindi naman siya mahirap hanapin at saka kapansin-pansin siya sa loob ng office. She is the busiest of all of us. Ewan ko rin ba sa isang ito at may pagkaperfectionist talaga lalo na sa trabaho. I admire her for her dedication on her job but sometimes, I really do need to stop her. Minsan kasi ay nakakasama sa well-being niya.

"What is it, baby?"

"Did we forget to bring enough dog food for Chibi?" That's what she has to ask me all of a sudden that is why she called me. "Did we or did we not?"

"Okay na po. Chibi is with Shea na sa baba. She insisted na siya na ang magbabantay habang hinihintay tayong matapos dito. His cage is in the car as well. Huwag ka na pong mag-alala dahil hindi mawawala si Chibi pati ang mga pagkain niya. I made sure it is more than enough. And if kulang, we can buy naman siguro sa local supermarkets there."

"Oh, I thought I forgot about it."

"No. Inasikaso ko na kanina when you mentioned it before we go here. All our bags are safe and sound na rin sa likod ng kotse. Your favorite pillow and our blankets, the laptop, the extra flashlights, emergency kit, and even condoms po nasa kotse na-"

"What the hell, baby!" She cut me na napatingin pa sa paligid na animo ba ay nahihiya.

"Joke lang, e. Wala akong dalang condom kasi puwede namang bare palagi-"

"Omg, baby! Para kang siraulo! What about the other bag?"

"Iyong kulay blue na maliit?"

Tumango siya bilang pagsang-ayon sa tanong ko habang ako ay napapangiti pa rin sa nahihiya niyang reaksyon.

"Okay na rin. Nasa kotse na."

"Oh, okay. Mauna ka na sa kotse and do another round of checking habang naglo-load kami ng mga gamit sa baba, okay? Kunin mo na rin si Chibi kay Shea."

"Copy po pero huwag kang magbubuhat, okay?"

She nodded three times before finally forcing me to come down to the parking space. May bitbit din akong ilang gamit na ibinigay ko sa crew para sila na ang magsalansan sa kotse. There are exactly five cars to be driven all to Marinduque province. The first car is our car. Second is Jackson's with Shea, Bella, and two more actresses. The third one is for the crews at mga gamit. We are shooting at the island of Gaspar to be exact. That is the first island out of three which is famously known as The Tres Reyes Islands or tatlong pulo. Gaspar, Melchor, and Baltazar are the names of the islands. I don't know but it sounds like Roman kings' names. Doon ang unang shoot and the rest are in the city na. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, they rented a house somewhere just to film the rest of the movie.