Begin Again - A KaRa (Mika Reyes & Ara Galang) Fanfiction

Nineteen

Wednesday na. Mamayang hapon malalaman ni Cienne kung nakapasok ba siya sa in-applyan niya. At ngayon rin ang start nung production ng bagong running shoes. Today will definitely be busy.

And so it was. Hindi mapakali si Cienne nung paalis na 'ko. Kinakabahan nang sobra si bruha.

Busy rin sa factory, in fact, it was much busier than yesterday. I never saw Ara this all-out. Except 'pag may game kami, pero, that was a long time ago. This one's different. Sigaw dito, sigaw doon. Turo rito, turo roon.

"Guys! Ganito 'yan..."

"Part 'to ng summer collection so dapat the fabric is light! Everything should be LIGHT!"

"Lumiere means light, people!"

Halos mabingi na nga ako sa kakasigaw niya. She looked stressed, really stressed.

The day went on and it seemed as if Ara couldn't take it anymore. Paano ba naman kasi, hindi niya nakukuha 'yung desired result sa quality aspect nung shoes, lalo na 'yung quantity. However, hindi niya pinapakita 'yung galit niya sa workers niya. She tries to conceal it as much as possible. I applaud her for that, pero, kailangan niya rin naman ilabas 'yung frustration niya somehow. Sasabog siya nyan e.

"Ara," I called. Pero hindi niya nilingon, busy pa kakalapit sa workers at kaka-check nung progress nila. "Ara!" I yelled. Finally nilingon na niya ako. Tumango ako sa office sa likod ng factory at naglakad papunta run para sundan niya 'ko.

"Mika," Ara sighed when we reached the office. "What is it?" She asked in frustration. Naawa ako sa kanya, actually. I've seen this look before... this was the same frustrated and hopeless look she wore when she found out na si Abbie nga ang nag-t'take ng mysterious pictures namin. Hay.

"Parang si Elsa ka today ah," I said, sitting down. "Conceal, don't feel. Don't let them know."

Napakamot si Ara sa ulo niya. "I'm sorry, Mika, but I have no time for this," She said at mukhang papalabas na.

"Wait!" Sigaw ko at napatigil naman siya. "Upo ka muna," I patted on the space beside me on this sofa.

"Mika, our deadline is on Friday and we're nowhere near done," Ara said. 'Di niya 'to sinabi ng pagalit, it was more like a request, a plea.

"Alam ko. Pero upo ka muna rito."

Ara took a deep breath. She hesitated for a moment, pero umupo pa rin siya sa tabi ko.

She looked at me, confused. Kinuha ko 'yung isang throw pillow na nakalagay dito sa sofa at binigay ko sa kanya.

"Anong gagawin ko dito?" She asked with her eyebrows curled.

I grabbed the second pillow behind me. "Watch and learn," I instructed as I shoved the pillow on my face and started screaming, yelling, shouting.

"Uy, ano ba 'yan!" Ara removed the pillow from my face. "Ano pinaggagawa mo?"

"Gawin mo na lang 'yung ginawa ko," I said.

Tinignan ako ni Ara na parang baliw. She hesitated for a moment, pero later on, kinuha niya na rin 'yung pillow na binigay ko sa kanya at sinubsob niya 'yung mukha niya dun. Sigaw lang siya ng sigaw for about a minute, I was starting to doubt kung hindi ba siya mapapapaos after niyang gawin 'yun.

Finally, Ara removed the pillow on her face. She looked at me for a second, then said, "That. Was. Awesome."

I laughed. "It's nice to know na you've... Let it gooo! Let it gooo!" I sang.

"Corny mo," Ara remarked and chuckled lightly. "Saan mo ba natutunan 'yung technique na 'yun?"

"I learned it from Cienne," I said, standing up. I offered my hand to her. "Now that you've released your frustration, ready ka nang magwork ulit."