Behind the Scenes

Chapter 38

"Ate Aiah, I feel like there is something new on your awra. What is happening? are you seeing someone?" Maloi teasing me while we were stretching, we have dance practice today.

We're here in dance studio and still waiting for the others to arrive.

I feel my face heated. I hope it's not obvious.

"Maloi, you should sleep early. Kung anu-ano ang napapansin mo." I laughed to hide my redness.

It's been a week since the day, me and Mikha confessed that we 'like' each other. And it's still new to me, but I feel alive knowing we are on the same page.

We haven't seen each other after that day because she's in taping and they were in different location. She always message me naman and she calls me every night to ask hows my day. She's really sweet and I'm so happy na hindi ko na kailangan pa pigilan yung sarili ko to feel what I want to feel.

After fifteen minutes we still waiting for the last two members. Mikha and Staku are still missing, they still have ten minutes before the call time pa naman. But Mikha messaged me kanina na papunta na sya nung kakarating ko lang.

"Good morning, girls!" napatingin agad ako kung nasaan yung boses ni Staku and I'm shocked of what I have seen beside her.

She's.. uhm, she dyed her hair.. red. Oh my dear Lingling! it looks good on her!

"Hoy! Mikha! Wow!" Jho said walking closer to her.

"Ang papi naman! bagay sayo, Mikhs!" Sheena added.

"Nice color, Mikhs." Colet even commented with her hand doing ok sign.

"Aw, I want to color my hair, too. What color do you think is good on me, Bebe?" Gwen asked Sheena.

"Green? para sounds like Gwen?" and we all laughed.

"Wait, were you heartbroken, Mikhs? why red?" tanong naman ni Maloi.

"Why? It suits her. I like it." I said with a weak voice but then, as in sabay sabay, all of them look at me.

What? How they even heard it?

I saw her looking at me and she smiled shyly.

"Ang oa nyo guys, I just want to start something new." she said, smiling.

"Mikhs, you are scaring me and why your face is so red, matching your hair?" Staku teased and we all laugh seeing Mikha like that.

We've been practicing for almost three hours and decided to take a break.

"Here's your tumbler, A." Mikha being attentive to me again. She even gave my towel in a subtle way.

"Thank you, Mikha Lim." I smiled and made sure to touch her hand while getting my tumbler.

"Uh-uhm, yeah, s-sure." she looks cute acting like that.

We just finished creating another group tiktok video when I heard ate Ica calling me.

"Aiah, may nagpadala sayo ng flowers. Si kuyang nag-deliver waiting sa labas."

Huh? Napatingin agad ako kung nasaan si Mikha. I know she heard it but she's busy with her phone and I can't read her face right now.

The girls are teasing me and they were asking me who sent the flowers. Well, it's Jeremy and I thought I made it very clear to him not to make any move on me.

"Aww, so sweet of him naman talaga." Maloi said touching the bouquet.

Sheena snatched the envelop I was holding and yeah, she read it out loud.

"To: Aiah, when I saw these beautiful flowers, all I can think of is you. Have a great day! -Jeremy."

Napapapikit nalang ako habang binabasa ni Sheena yung letter dahil si Mikha yung iniisip ko. I mean, I don't wanna give her another reason to get jealous.

And I know wala na sya gaano sa mood because she's been quiet when all of them were teasing me non-stop.

"Akala ko ba kung anu-ano lang naiisip ko kaya ka blooming ngayon, ate Aiah?" Maloi didn't gave me a chance to rest with the teasing.

"Hala sya, ano ba kayo girls, wag kung anu-ano iniisip nyo agad. Walang something between the two of us, okay? So please, stop na sa pang aasar." I said and fake a laugh but my mind is with a certain red haired girl.

"Oh, tama na yan ah, kay ate Aiah na nanggaling, walang 'something' sa kanila ni Jeremy." Staku said it with different tone. It's as if she's saying it to someone.

We just laugh it out and proceeded to another set of dance practice.

"Geez! I'm so tired! where's my legs? I can't feel it anymore!" Jho the ever so oa leader, rant while laying on the floor.

"Spell oa na mangga? J.H.O." Staku trying to annoy her best enemy.

"Ah! oa pala ha?" Jho move to strangle her.

Sheena joined them and her laugh echoes in the studio while they were having wrestling battle.

I thought they're tired?

Colet just watching them while Maloi and Gwen are busy with their phones.

Where is Mikha?

I walk outside to search for her. I saw ate Ica preparing the foods in the pantry and I asked if she saw Mikha. Sabi nya nakita nya palabas sa parking.

And my tired legs brought me to where Mikha's car is parked.

But I see no one here? Maybe ate Ica got the wrong direction?

Nagulat nalang ako ng biglang bumukas yung passenger door ng sasakyan ni Mikha.

"What the-"

"Yes? A? What the?" she said, smiling a little.

"You scared me, Mikha Lim!" sabi ko habang nakahawak pa ko sa dibdib ko.

She just walk towards me and guided me to get in her car.

We are now sitting in her car and I don't know why we're here because I'm pretty sure we still need to get back inside.

"Ahm, Mikha Lim? are you okay?" I ask and look at her.

She's looking at me too. She is handsomely beautiful with her red hair.

She sighed and hold my hand.

"Hmm.. I think, now that you're here with me, this close, I'm okay. I missed you so much, A." she answered and kissed the back of my hand.

The butterflies in my stomach are now free. Oh my dear Lingling! I can't hide my smile.

I let my other hand touch her cheek, she lean on it and closed her eyes. She's feeling me.

"I missed you too, Mikha Lim." I gave her my sweetest smile which she reciprocate.

"Let me drive you home, later?"

"You're not tired?"

"I'm not feeling tired when I'm with you."

"Okay fine, handsome girl, you don't need to pull your cute pout trick on me."

I saw her face and ears are red. Hmm, so this is my effect on her?

We heard her phone ringing and the girls are looking for us because it's eating time so we decided na bumalik na agad sa loob.

Pabukas na ko ng car door when she stop me.

"Wait, A."

"Hmm?"

"Let me hug you for ten seconds first, the girls can wait."