Torrecampo Series #1:
Elery Torrecampo, a cheerleader and aspiring fashion designer, embodies every trait a woman desires. Yet, the man she admires, Amiel, only has eyes for her brother.
How can she capture his attention and make him focus solely o...
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"So all this time I was messaging a poser?" Arci and Isla laughed as if there's no tomorrow. Nag-apir pa sila. They find my situation awfully entertaining!
"Malay mo nasa poser na pala ang true love!" Sabay kong hinila ang mga buhok nila. We looked like idiots in the middle of the class pulling each other's hair. Parang hindi kami mga nineteen years old sa asta namin right now, but that's the least of my concern!
They're my friends! They should be comforting me right now!
I was really embarrassed. Nakita pa ni Amiel yung conversation namin. More like chats ko kasi wala naman reply 'don.
But fuck!
Poser pala 'yon!
I should've asked Orin if that was legit. I have two acquaintances on Adamson team, which is Orin and Juno but I didn't bothered asking them.
Balak ko lang naman kasi lumandi.
Karma ko na yata 'to.
Naging heavy tuloy yung pressure ng pencil sa paper pag-stroke ko! I shook my head to erase him out of my mind. We need to present our drafts by Friday dahil delay na yung due ng one week. I gotta focus! I just hope it will help me divert my attention.
This is not the right to slap myself how idiot I was!
I am busy sketching on my pad when my phone rang. Hindi ko sinagot dahil sina Arci lang yung tumatawag. Ayoko talaga ng istorbo. They will just influence me to gala. Sino ba naman ako para tumanggi na, priority ko pa naman na dapat lagi akong iwas sa stress dahil nakaka-pangit 'yon! Pakiramdam ko nga nagkakaroon na ako ng ten wrinkles sa noo!
Sobra-sobra yung kahihiyang inabot ko sa harapan ni Amiel, to the point na nakaya kong tanggihan ang tukso ng mga demonyo kong friend. Nagsawa rin silang tawagan ako. I was too focused on designing kasi.
But knowing them, their day won't be complete if they wouldn't annoy me. They literally sent a picture of a whole pizza and three burgers in our group chat at fucking midnight! They even took a video na hinahati nila sa dalawa yung pangatlong burger.
Even if I was there, I doubt they really intended to share that with me! Baka nga unahan pa nila akong kumagat!
"Ang kapal! You ignored our calls kahapon!" I rolled my eyes. Pero ni-wipe ko agad ng tissue yung pawis niya. Another day of cheering for our team. I hope umabot kami sa finals para makita ko pa rin si Amiel on the following days of the tournament. Magiging mahirap na kasing gumawa ng reason kung bakit hindi ko pa rin tapos yung design ko.
"What is this? Losyang look?" Hinampas niya ako ng small fan niya. We're used to expressing our love for each other through physically pain.
"Kasama yata sa New Year's Resolution niya ang magpakatino! Ikaw may pag-asa ka pa ba?" Isla asked, tinawanan namin si Arci.
