"Give us your final pose, Miss Xyrene!"
I gave in to what the cameraman said.
I raised the sachet of the sunscreen I was holding while my fingers on my other hand were touching my face in a seductive way. I flashed a small smile at the camera as I heard the sound of the shutter.
"It's a wrap!" Sigaw ng creative director namin na ikinaingay ng buong team.
Maging ako ay napangiti nang malapad dahil sa wakas ay tapos na rin ang tatlong layouts na tinrabaho namin simula pa kaninang umaga.
The skincare brand I was working with as a model released their new packaging for their sunscreen, I had to do a pictorial with it so they could have their publicity once again.
My work is tiring yet really fulfilling.
Kahit na ngumingiti at gumagawa lang naman ako ng iba't-ibang poses sa harap ng camera, hindi ko maikakaila na nakakapagod rin.
Agad na inabot sa akin ni Jannah, personal assistant ko ang tumbler na kaagad kong ininuman.
"Magbibihis ka pa ba?" Tanong niya sa akin.
Sandali naman akong napatingin sa aking damit. I'm wearing a white tube and black high-waist jeans.
Okay lang naman at komportable naman na ako.
"Anong oras na ba?"
Napatingin naman si Jannah sa kaniyang relo.
"Mag-aalas kwatro na."
I sighed. "Huwag nalang... Hindi tayo pwedeng malate." Natawa ako kaya mahina rin na natawa si Jannah.
Jannah is also a Filipino working here in Paris kaya nagkakaintindihan kami.
I met her two months after I came here. She was a part-time secretary of my therapist. We became friends since she's really easy to be with and she's also good at communicating.
Atleast before.
Kaya kahit na may trust issues pa ako noon sa pagpipili ng kaibigan, nagawa niya pa rin akong pakisamahan kaya naging malapit kami sa isa't isa.
We're the same age kaya naman noong maka-graduate na kami, kaagad ko siyang kinuha bilang assistant ko.
I am currently a full-time model here in France specifically at Paris.
I was in my fourth year when I met Rio-my handler who offered me a part-time modeling job before.
Pinagpatuloy ko ang pag-aaral ko dito. Hindi ako huminto sa pag-aaral.
It was the best decision I made at that time.
I was studying while having my medications to overcome my trauma. I used studying as my distraction to not think about what happened before.
It was effective, but there were still times when I couldn't avoid getting lost in my own thoughts, especially since I was living alone here in France.
Mamie stayed with me here for a month, but since she still had businesses and other things to settle in the Philippines, she left me here alone even if she didn't want to.
Kaya noong nilapitan ako ni Rio at inalok na maging part-time model ng isang kilalang modeling agency dito sa Paris, tinanggap ko kaagad.
I was so desperate at that time to keep myself busy to avoid thinking of those nightmares I had.
True enough, I became so busy balancing my studies and modeling.
Hindi ko inakalang ang bagay na tinanggap ko lang dahil sa gusto kong may pagkaabalan ay natutunan kong mahalin.
