Behind the Scenes

Chapter 19

Staku's POV

I am worried of Mikha since the night na tumawag si Jeremy kay ate Aiah. Iba't ibang bar yung pinupuntahan nya and there are so many pictures of her with different dudes circulating in the internet. Well, mga wholesome pictures naman but she's being extra out going and that's not her.

Sobrang nakahinga ako ng maluwag nung binalita sa amin ni Direk Lauren yung project ni ate Aiah with Jeremy na music video. We are genuinely happy for her, mas excited pa nga kami sa kanya kanina.

Pinaliwanag na din sa amin ni ate Aiah lahat simula nung meeting nila hanggang sa kung bakit sya tinawagan ni Jeremy that night. Hindi lang daw sya nakakuha ng timing na sabihin yung about mv since late na nakapag reply si Direk and feeling nya mas okay na si Direk nalang magsabi since it's a solo project and hindi nya alam kung paano sasabihin sa amin dahil nahihiya sya.

She's so humble talaga. Paanong hindi magugustuhan ni Mikhs? Yun nga lang nasaktan nya yung isa ng hindi nya alam.

Tapos wala pa si Mikha kanina dahil not feeling well daw. Kita ko yung pag aalala sa mukha ni ate Aiah nung nalaman nya.

So as a good friend and Mikaiah's president, I dialed Mikha's number to save that person in her misery as soon as I got here in my condo.

Mikhs dialing..

'Hoy Mikha Lim, pumunta ka dito at mag uusap tayo. Wag mo akong iniinis, utang na loob! Pag wala ka pa dito within fifteen minutes, ipagkakalat ko sa blooms na Mikha nila torpe.'

Sunod sunod kong sabi as soon as she picked up, wala ng hello hello kasi straight to the point need ng taong 'to.

'Can you calm down, woman? and I'm not torpe! you don't know everything.'

'You're torpe and been nursing your heart with the love you've never had because you've never tried to confess.'

'Whatever Staks, I'm not in the mood to argue with you, my head is killing me and your nagging is not helping, so please.'

'Okay fine, I have something to tell you dahil wala ka sa meeting kanina with Direk Lauren.'

'Make it fast, spill.'

'Ate Aiah and Jeremy will be shooting MV for his new single song. What you think is going on with them, all of it that you're crying about are not true.'

'Huh? What do you mean?'

Sus, parang nawala naman yung sakit ng ulo nung marinig kahinaan nya.

'What I mean is that.. get your ass in here in fifteen minutes if you want to know the deets.'

'Fine, bye.'

'Bye'

See? Hindi nya talaga kayang tiisin pag si ate Aiah na ang usapan.

Oops! I need to call Jho din pala kasi late na ako makakapunta sa kanya mamaya.

Jho my Mangga dialing..

'Hello Princess?"

'Hi Jho, sabay tayo mag dinner mamaya, wait for me. I'll knock some sense lang sa ulo ni Mikha.'

'Hahaha! Okay, take your time and please, go easy on her. You know it's hard for her.

'Bakit ka ganyan? You always know what to say. Pero ayaw ko lang naman na nagkakaganon si Mikhs without knowing na ate Aiah is hurting too.'

'We all know what they feel for each other pero hindi natin sila dapat pangunahan, Staks. Let them figure it out, basta ano man yun, we will support them all the way.'

'Thanks for reminding me, Jho. I'll let blooms know na ikaw yung vice president ng Mikaiah.'

'Hahaha! Alam mong hindi pwedeng malaman ng blooms na ako yung vice! Need ko din palayagin ang ibang ships.'

'Jhocey nga lubog na eh! Okay, sige na. see you later!'

'Never tayo lumubog nu, alam mo yan. Bye, see you!'

Mga twenty minutes na kami magkausap ni Mikha simula ng dumating sya. Napaka dami nyang tanong kahit yung sagot ay nasa kwento ko na.

"So, you're telling me na walang something yung lalaking yun kay ate Aiah?"

Paninigurado nya sakin kahit na sobrang detalyado ng kwento ko.

"Gusto mo bang i-record ko para pakinggan mo on repeat hanggang mag sink in sa utak mo?"

Tiningnan nya lang ako ng masama. Ay wow? ako na nga yung nagmamalasakit, ako pa ang parang may kasalanan.

"I'm doomed, Staks." she face palmed.

"Well, lahat tayo hindi alam and we all assumed that they have something going on, hindi man natin sabihin sa kanya pero at the back of our mind.."

"Anong gagawin ko?"

"Maybe confess?" I laughed "sounds familiar? I still can't forget what you did to me last time!"

"Staks! I'm being serious here, just help me and tell me what to do. I've been ignoring her since that night! I'm such a coward."

"Huy, Mikha, relax. You know she will understand you, no matter what. It's not the first time you act like uhm, basta yung para kang ewan bigla nalang ilalayo loob samin. But! what you did now is topping all your previous topaks so good luck to you, my friend."

"Thanks for reminding me that what I did is bullshit. I told her she can tell me anything but instead, I distance myself and assumed."

"Mikha, bumawi ka nalang kay ate Aiah. You don't need me telling you what to do. Alam ko na alam mo yung pwede mong gawin."

"Staks, thank you for always being with me every time I needed someone to talk about this. I really appreciate you kahit na masakit yung real talk mo."

"You're always welcome, Mikhs. At isa pa, Mikaiah president ako, hindi pwedeng hindi kayo ang end game."