Memories with the Sorin

CHAPTER 15

"Ail! Ail!" Rinig kong tawag sakin ng kung sino. Kakalabas ko lang ng faculty cause after class I convinced our prof to give me a chance to take the quiz. Sumang-ayon naman siya dahil first time kong malate sa quiz niya pero sabi niya half nalang yung score ko. Okay na sakin yun, as long as may score ako for that quiz.

"What's wrong?" I asked Trixie, yung assistant ko sa theater.

"Na-contact mo na ba si Josh for the script? Di namin ma-contact lahat, absent rin daw sabi ng classmate niya. Paano na yung script??" Hingal na hingal niya saad. I still remained calm since I knew only one answer to her questions.

I sighed. "We can't change it na. Joshua sent to our head already, nakuha narin ata ng board. Kaya we'll stick to it, baka ma disqualify pa tayo sa contest." Agad naman nag-iba mukha niya. Mukhang na disappoint sa sinabe ko. Pati rin naman ako pero I have no choice but to keep working with Troy. My mother and I might end up fighting with each other again.

"Paano naman si Troy? Mas mapapagod lang tayo pag-"

"Trix..." I sighed. "I know he's hard to work with but we have no choice. Kailangan natin taposin to. Our portfolios depend on it." I explained. Wala narin siyang magawa kundi mapabugtong hinihang nalang. Nagpaalam na akong umalis at derederetsong pumunta sa kabilang building to attend another meeting with my thesis group. Pagod na pagod na ang katawan ko simula kaninang umaga. I could barely even eat because I was too busy.

I wasn't even sure if what I was doing was great dahil gulong-gulo na ang buhay ko. I wanted to sit and take a rest but I was too occupied by things. Hindi ko na alam anong uunahin ko. "Kaya mo'to, Ail. For your future. For your dreams." I whispered to myself as I stepped put of my classroom.

"Huy san ka?!" I was walking alone in the hallway when Marcus suddenly ran up to me. "Naglunch kana?"

"Ha?" I was still staring at my phone, looking through my schedule. Need ko pang pumunta sá Library para taposin yung research paper ko due this week.

"Tama na nga yan!" I panicked when he grabbed my phone. Kukunin ko na sana nang inilayo niya sakin at binasa ang schedule ko. "Tangina, Ail! Schedule pa ba to or death note?!!"

"Marcus! Give me na nga!" Inis kong kinuha at napatingin sa Gc sa mga updates.

"Ano? May balak ka atang patayin ang sarili mo!" Pagsesermon pa niya sakin. Inirapan ko nalang at hindi na pinansin at patuloy na pumasok sa library na walang imik.

Sa wakas natapos ko na rin mga gagawin ko sa school. Kakatapos lang ng last sub ko at pupunta pa akong Mutya para sa isang commercial. I had to agree to do my photoshoots dahil need kong mag ipon para sa college ko. I'm still halfway there. Alam ko naman kaseng di ako papayagan na mag film arts ni mommy, kaya uunahan ko na agad.

"One last scene, Ailana." Sabi nga director. Ngumiti ako before tumakbo papuntang dressing room para sa change outfit ko. It's was a tiring day but I had to commit to my responsibilities. I promised myself to never stop until we've reached New York.

I wore a white sun dress with a sun hat to match the theme of the commercial. It was for a shampoo brand. Garden yung set up namin. Kakalabas ko lang sa dressing room at rinig na rinig ko na ang boses ng director. Mukhang galit pa ata.

"Ano?! What do you mean he's out of the country?" He shouted at one of the staffs. "Kakasabi niyo lang sakin na papunta na siya ngayon"

"Yan rin po kase sabi ng manager niya. Nalaman nalang po naming he's on a flight to Australia." Nakayukong sabi ng staff. Bigla akong kinabahan kase dapat dalawa kami ngayon sa last scene. The director let out a loud groan.

"Ano raw meron?" I almost yelled when I heard someone whisper something to my ear.

"Gago ka!" I yelled, hitting his chest kaya natawa siya.