Till There Was You

The Show

A/N: "Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you."-Loretta Young

                 

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The night before the fashion show, I was nervous as hell.

We all went to dinner, a treat from Mr. Chan, to celebrate the success of the rehearsals and of course, para i-wish niya kami ng good luck sa performance namin.

Late na eto natapos at nang makauwi ako, it was past midnight na.

Tulog na si Althea and when I crawled into bed, akala ko makakatulog ako agad.

I was wrong.

After a few minutes, I switched on the night lamp at tumitig lang ako sa kisame.

Kung anu-ano ang pumapasok sa isip ko at hindi lahat ay may kinalaman sa fashion show.

I thought of all the things that happened during the past months mula sa pagkakakilala namin ni Althea, the conflict with my father, ang cancellation at scandal sa career ng girlfriend ko, ang opportunity na binigay sa akin ng Bench pati na din sa napakalaking pagbabago ko as a person.

I am still Jade Tanchingco but.......I am a better Jade now.

Kung noon, I was highly dependent on my father for support lalo na when it comes to my finances, now I am earning my keep.

Hindi lang pagtatrabaho ang kaya kong gawin kundi kaya ko ding mag-alaga ng ibang tao like Althea and her dad.

Ang arte ko sa katawan eh choice talaga most of the time.

I can do away with the things na nakasanayan ko ng nasa mansion ako like having yaya 24/7 para asikasuhin ako.

Honestly, its fulfilling to be able to do the things that I'm doing now.

Despite my father's refusal na i-recognize ang relationship namin ng babaeng mahal ko, naging solid naman ang pagsasama namin nina Mama at ng mga kapatid ko.

I invited them to the show and they readily agreed.

A few days before the wrap-up party, I called Gab to give him the VIP tickets.

We went to get coffee and I learned na him and Pearl are getting along naman.

He even asked if she could be his plus one.

"Oo naman," sagot ko.

Hindi ko maiwasang magtanong tungkol kay Dada.

Kahit galit siya sa akin dahil sa ginawa ko, mahal ko siya.

"He's okay......I guess," nagkibit balikat ito.

"Hayun, lalong sinusubsob ang sarili sa trabaho niya." Pagtatapat ng kapatid ko.

I sipped my coffee and kahit alam ko na malabong sumama si Dada, I asked Gab to invite him.

Akala ko, sasabihan ako na huwag na umasa.

Instead, he answered na he will definitely tell him to go.

"It doesn't hurt to try di ba?" nakangiti ang kapatid ko at di ko maiwasang mag-anticipate that Dada will show up.

Pero I told myself not to expect.

Dada is as stubborn as I am.

Pareho kami ng ugali.

Nang magpaalam na siya, I went back to the studio para tapusin ang rehearsals namin.

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Alam ko na aside from the popularity of the show dahil sa mga big name stars na kasama dito, hindi rin nawawala ang scandals at intrigues.