Playlist #15

You Again?

Here we are. My hands? trembling. My feet? glued to the ground. This is what I've been practicing for. Camp. Nakakakaba pala, parang kahapon lang ang confident ko. Ano gagawin ko? What if I slip while dancing? What if pumiyok ako habang kumakanta? Man, it's just 8th grade all over again.

I'm currently outside, staring at the big sign "BloomArts Entertainment". I'm trying my best not to throw up. I saw many popular artists walking into the building, I wonder if I'll be one of them?

I breathed deeply and finally went in. It was Magical. I saw Jane, the woman who scouted me. "Ahh Maeve! You're here!" She welcomed me with a hug. "Nice to see you too, Jane! so, where will I wait?" I asked (I didn't stutter this time!)

"Doon tayo sa studio 4 maghihintay. Nandoon na ang mga ibang trainees, you should go talk to them! I mean, 7 of them will be your co-members din naman." Wow, 7 is a lot. "Hey hey di pa ako pinili! Pero sure, let's manifest it!" I joked. She let out a small laugh "Follow me, I'll take you there." I then proceeded to follow her.


There are so many trainees, na overwhelm talaga ako, most of them are probably better than me. As I was walking, I saw someone familiar. I decided to shrug it off since my nervousness overpowered me. So many trainees in the room but some really caught my eye. Wow, ang pogi nung isa? Ang angas niyang tignan? That was my first impression sa unang taong nakita ko. I feel like we're gonna be good friends. Then I saw the person next to her. She was cute but not really my type. It looks like close sila? 


The one standing up wore so much pink, I guess pink is her favorite. Tapos yung kausap niya, she had a really big smile! The last two I noticed were really close to eachother. Like REALLY. "Andd here we are! Let me intoduce you to some. Ladies! ito nga pala si Maeve Lim, she's new here so be nice to her!" She said and they all laughed.


Lumapit saakin si pogi (mas pogi pa rin ako) "Hi Maeve! Ako nga pala si Cam, Cam Vergara." She reached out her hand, I gladly accepted it. "Nice to meet you, glad I'll be working with you!" I said. The girl next to her approached me "Hello! I'm Maia, nice to meet you! She immediately greeted me with a hug. "Wow hello Maia, you sure are a hugger" She chuckled 


"Pre! Cam!" I heard someone call on Cam. "Oh Jace! oo nga pala, Maeve, this is Jace. Isa siya sa mga tarantadong nandito sa camp." She said. I hope she's joking. "Huy! baka maniwala siya! Huwag kang makinig dyan, Maeve. Mabait ako!" she defended. I laughed "Yeah, I'm hoping! Pero okay lang yan, lahat naman siguro tayo tarantado" I joked and they laughed.

Then, Jace called for the girl with pink. She's soooo kikay. "Ay hello! Maeve diba? how do you spell that?" She asked. "Hi! yes it's Maeve, and it's spelled M-A-E-V-E" I explained. "Ang unique naman, I'm Savi by the way!" We both smiled at each other.



Remember those two girls who were really close to each other? I found out their names were Shane and Gia. Apparently they both have worked together before and suprisingly met again here at camp. The 7 of us all chatted when suddenly..... "Attention, Ladies! Please welcome Direk Lane, She will be evaluating you guys." We all turned to the woman who apparently is the one in charge for my future.


"Good Afternoon, Girls! I'm sure you met eachother na by now. Today, titignan ko lang kung ano yung kaya niyong gawin and kung may teamwork kayo with the other girls. Of course, being in a girl group is not only about talent. Kasama dyan ang bond, trust, and unity. #GirlPower nga diba? At the end of the year, I will choose 7 of you to be in BloomArts new girl group, FLORA."


No offense pero, wtf why flora? A flower? Really?  "Let's start sa first row." She sat down. Luckily, nakaupo kami sa last row. The girls and I watched the other trainees. They are so good, I thought. I felt bad for the ones who messed up, I hope they don't blame themselves. 


I saw that familiar girl waiting in line. She was next, she didn't look nervous but I saw how she was flicking her fingers. Funny, I knew someone who used to do that. "Wonderful performance! Next please!" Direk complimented. 


I froze when I saw who went on stage. WTF? "Hello po! My name is Azi. Azi Arceta po. For my first half I will be singing "Yellow" by Coldplay." she stated. I saw Direk smile "Cute name, ready whenever you are, Azi." 

I heard the intro play. She used to sing this to me all the time. She began singing, it didn't affect me at all! (It did).

Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do

Yeah, they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you doAnd it was called Yellow

She used to love this song. Lagi nalang siya yung naaalala ko talaga pag pinapakinggan ko to. 

So then I took my turn
Oh, what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow

Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know, you know I love you so
You know I love you so

Oh fuck. As soon as she sang the chorus, we made eye contact. My cheeks couldn't help themselves but turn red. Her eyes slowly widened, but still continued to sing the song without any mistakes. We finally broke it off, she sang while my head was down.

She finished the song so beautifully that everyone clapped. Me included. "Thank you so much for that wonderful performance. Hope to be working with you soon. Let's proceed na to your dance."

Azi smiled. Shit, that smile again. She danced to BINI's Pantropiko. I love how she was having fun while dancing. She improved, I can say that. I continued admiring her when reality hit. AKO NA NIYAN YUNG NEXT. I stood up, hoping not to make any mistakes.

Azi finished her dance with sharp moves. "Thank you, Azi! Next please" Narinig ko si Direk. "Thank you rin po, Direk!" she bowed and was leaving the stage. As she was going down, I stopped her. I am going to regret this but okay. "Hey, you did really good."  Hey you did really good and I'm still not over you. I wonder what she's thinking.

She smiled at me. "Thank you, Maeve. It's nice seeing you again. Goodluck!" She said. Wow, biglang tumaas confidence ko. I went up and introduced myself. "Good afternoon, Trainees and Direk! I'm Maeve Lim, I will be singing DNA by LANY po."

"Take us away, Maeve." Sabi ni Direk. Hindi ko na alam pero my eyes searched for her. I heard the song start, I'm praying that sa kanta ako magfofocus, and not a certain someone.

My reputation says that I fall too fast
They try to twist it, try to make it sound bad
But I don't care, no, I don't care

I've broke some hearts and had my heart broken too
And that's the risk I took when I fell for you
But I don't care, no, I don't care

This is just the way I am
Sorry I call again when you don't pick up
And tell you you're beautiful but probably too much
I tried, but I can't treat ya like the rest of L.A.
Oh, it's just not in my DNA
To love you only halfway

I caught her staring at me. Her eyes were sparkling. I looked at her as if she was the only girl in the room. I sang the last line, I think I did pretty good.

"I really love your deep voice, thank you Maeve. What will you be dancing?" Direk asked. "U-uhm I will be dancing Karera by BINI po!" WTF WHY DID I STUTTER? "Shux, ang dami palang blooms dito! Let's start?" Ani Direk, I nodded with a smile. Okay confident ako dito sa dance, I know I will slay.

Thank God. I didn't make any mistakes. Direk clapped at my performance and complimented me like she did with the others. For the next few hours. I watched all the girls perform. Well, I watched a girl watched the girls perform. 

"Let's call it a day, girls! Everyone did well. Eliminations will be held next week. Rest up and great job!" Finally get to sleep! 

Sumabay ako kina Cam papunta sa dorms, agad akong bumagsak sa kama. Today was really something.


A/N: Thank you sa mga nagbabasa! Honestly, I suck at writing but please, trust the process!