One Wild Night | ✅

3: Speak

"GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS," nagulat pa si Roni dahil may biglang naglapag ng kape sa harapan niya. She is literally spacing out since early this morning. Hindi kasi ganun kaganda yung pakiramdam niya eh. Maybe she is overworking herself.

"It's Roni or Veronica, you choose, not gorgeous." She sighed looking at the still hot cup of coffee in front of her. What she'd give to actually be able to drink that. "And no thanks, I'm allergic to coffee."

"I'm ready for that," nginitian pa siya ng mokong na to. Hindi naman niya itatanggi na gwapo nga ito, added factor pa ang blue eyes nito. It feels as though she's looking at the ocean when she glances towards his way. "I have tea, no one argues with tea."

"Ang kulit mo." She said under her breath. Kinuha na lang niya iyon para matahimik na ito. Ang aga masyado para magsungit siya. "Thanks."

"I would just assume that what you said is good," naglabas pa ito ng maliit na notebook at ballpen. "What was that? Was it kulit?"

"What are you doing?" She stood up and took a peek at the notebook he was holding. It had several tagalog words scribbled over the pages. Wow, ang panget pa ng sulat nito, wala nga naman talagang perpekto. Hindi niya napigilan na matawa. "Are you writing down tagalog words?"

"Tagalog? I thought this was Filipino?" Ang cute ng pagiging clueless nito. Napailing na lang siya.

"Well, technically yes. It is Filipino. Tagalog is a dialect, Filipino is the official language. The Philippines is diverse enough to have more than a hundred dialects." Paliwanag niya dito. Parang napaganda ata kasi nung tsaa yung mood niya kaya naman kinakausap niya ito. Besides, he's not flirting right now.

"For a country with more than 7 thousand islands, I'd believe that." He smiled. "Plus you're in a good mood already. Did the tea help?"

"Yeah," she raised the cup a bit. "Thanks."

"As payment, can you tell me what kulit means?" Medyo nasamid pa siya sa sinabi nito.

"Well," hindi niya alam kung sasabihin niya o hindi. Bahala na nga. "Uhm."

"Was it a cuss?" His face was full of curiosity and not exactly irritation.

"No, it just means 'stubborn'." She let it slip, eh ano naman kung mainis ito eh makulit naman talaga ito. Imagine na wala naman itong participation sa campaign shoot na ito pero andito ito at nanggugulo.

"Ah," tapos isinulat nito iyon sa notebook. "I should get a tutor so you can't slide by me with Tagalog."

"Yeah, it'll be helpful if you encounter Filipinos." Nilingon niya ang set na kanina ay inaayos pa pero ngayon ay tapos na. It'll be a casual jeans shoot tapos mga select dresses and gowns na carried sa mga department stores ng malls na pagmamay-ari ng pamilya ni Collin.

"Or helpful with you." Kumindat pa ang mokong. Hay nako, nanlalandi nanaman.

"Yeah right," she just nodded before putting her cup of tea down and heading towards the set. The earlier she finishes this, the earlier she can go home and change to her jammies. Lately ang sarap-sarap matulog. "I'll get to work."

"I'll just watch," then he winked. Alam ba nito kung gaano siya naku-cute-an dito?

The shoot was actually easy and the photographer made everything easier kasi sinasabi na agad nito ang gustong pose and if mali yung ginagawa niya ay binabago na agad nito. Gusto niyang katrabaho ang ganitong mga tao kasi napapabilis ang trabaho. Si Collin naman ay kanina pang nakaupo lang sa gilid while watching her work. Wala naman itong sinasabi o ginagawa pero she just feels his presence so much. Nakaka-conscious kapag may ganung tumingin sayo.