Chapter 2

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SOLEIN

It has already been two days since that incident. Pag naalala ko ang memory na yun ay naiinis ako! Nagsorry nga siya, hindi nga lang sincere. Tsk! Mahulog sana sa kanal yung phone niya!

Mabuti nalang at maganda ang view dito sa balcony nila Kai. Dito na ako tumambay dahil on the way na daw ang service namin para sa show. Bongga ha, may pa service! Well, galing din naman kasi sa isang sikat na network ang show na 'to eh.

"Lein, baba na tayo. Padating na daw sila." Kai interrupted my thoughts. Agad naman akong tumayo at inakbayan ang kaibigan ko. "Wow ha, so pretty! Baka kunin ka nilang artista after ng show." I looked at my friend. Pakak ang make up ng babae! "Ikaw din! Kaya dapat maging pabida tayo mamaya para kunin tayo ng network." she joked and I just laughed. Bumaba na kami, at sakto din ang pagdating ng service. Kinuha nila ang mga gamit namin sa sala, at nagpaalam na kami ni Kai sa parents niya. Kanina pa kasi ako nagpaalam sa parents ko. I'll just call them nalang mamaya.

"Bye na po, Ma. Take care!" Kai kissed her mother on the cheek. I walked closer and hugged Tita, too. "Be careful, darlings! Baka pagbalik niyo ay engaged na kayo, ha!" Tita joked as she kissed my cheeks. After that sweet moment ay lumabas na kami sa gate. Hays, I'll miss you, city life! OA ha? Akala mo talaga hindi na babalik.

When we went inside the van, they were a few contestants only. Sabi nila ay 6 girls and 6 boys lang daw ang kasali. There were 4 girls na here sa van, kasama na kami ni Kai doon. Pero, 2 palang ang mga lalaki. I just gave them all a smile and I took out my earphones para makinig ng music. I just checked my Maps app, and there is still 2 hours left sa byahe.

"So far, may nakikita ka bang pogi?" Kai whispered in my ears. An hour has already passed at malapit na kaming ma puno. Ang dalawang lalaki na lang ang kailangan at sure akong si Remy ang isa sa kanila. "Hanggang hindi pa si Remy sumasakay, walang pogi para sakin." I told her and smiled. Bigla niya nalang hinampas ang arms ko, kaya napatingin ako sa tinuturo niya. Nasa window seat kasi siya kaya sure akong may nakita siguro siyang interesting. "Speaking of Remy..." saad niya at nginitian ako. I rubbed my eyes because of disbelief. Lord, nakita ko na po siya. Nakita ko na po ang pinaka mamahal ko! I thought as I watched our van slowly driving to his direction.

The van stopped and the door opened. Sayang! Nasa likod nalang yung free space. Napangiwi ako ng mukha, ano ba naman yan! Jeremiah sat right behind me and my heart started beating loudly. Tangina! Eto na yun! Just watch Jeremiah, I'll make you mine sa finale! I smiled at my thought.

Umandar na ulit ang van, at kahit ilang minutes lang ay huminto ulit ito. Ang final contestant na ata 'to. Sana naman pogi, please! The van's door opened and revealed a guy in a hoodie. Wow, pa lowkey ang atake? "Pogi ata yun, naka hoodie eh. Ganyan yung mga nakikita ko sa series." Kai suddenly whispered. "Di ka sure, baks." I said at sinuot ko ulit ang earphones ko. I checked my Maps app at ilang minutes nalang dadating na kami sa island. Well, actually, my boat ride pa na 20 mins daw para maabot namin ang bahay. Doon ako pinaka excited!

The door closed again and our ride continued. Mabilis naman ang takbo ng van, kaya ilang minuto ay dumating na kami sa pier. Isa isa kaming bumaba, hindi na namin dala ang luggage namin dahil ang production team nadaw ang bahala roon. As soon as I stepped out of the van, I inhaled the fresh air coming from the sea. "Let's take a pic!" Kai said and pulled me beside her. We took multiple pictures at sakto naman na dumating na ang bangka.

It was a yacht type of boat. Hindi naman masyadong appealing ang design dahil plain white lamang ito. Sumakay na agad kami ni Kai para ipagpatuloy ang pag picture namin. Tumigil kami saglit because we were offered a few drinks and foods to eat. Kumain naman kaming lahat. While we were at the boat, I could not stop myself from staring at Jeremiah. Ang pogi! I loved his brown eyes, and his defined jawline. Ang ganda pa ng curly hair niya!

Ang ganda na nga ng kaharap kong si Jeremiah, ang ganda pa ng view! The ocean has been my happy place ever since I was a kid. It provided me that comfort that no human being can give me.

"OMG! Ayan na!" Kai shook my body as we stood up. Bababa na kami ng boat! The house was so gorgeous! I love it so much!

Isang piece of wood lang ang gagamitin namin para bumaba sa shore. I was next na bumaba, but I suddenly tripped and I almost fell sa dagat. Mabuti nalang at nasalo ako ng isang lalaki. Salamat nalang talaga at nakakapit siya sa rope! I stared deeply into his face and I realized something...

"You again?!" we said in unison at tuluyan na nga kaming nahulog sa dagat. What a way to start the show! Now, I'm all wet. "Ba't ba minamalas ako pag kasama kita?" I said as I stood up. Inabutan naman agad ako ng towel ng isang staff. "Lol, baka ikaw ang malas? Why damay me?" he stood up and someone gave him a towel too. Pinag titinginan na kami ng ibang contestants, pero wala akong pake. I just grabbed Kai's hand and walked off kasama ang isang staff.

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