Heartstrings

♬ 48 Concert

"For the second set this group will perform at act number four, nine and fifteenth. Cindy will sing two sets after that group. On number Sixteenth she'll do solo and for the seventeenth she'll have duet with Malcolm."

Napatango ako habang mataman na nakikinig sa paliwanag ng stage director. Kailangan namin ma-finalize ang flow ng concert. Nasa tabi ko si kuya hero na iniikot ikot pa ang sarili sa swivel chair. Other head of each departments are also here. May organizer ang concert. I don't want the pressure to be on me that night. Pero dahil this is my first concert to handle kinailangan ko alamin lahat lalo na ang flow ng concert kahit na nga di na dapat ito sabihin sa akin at uupo nalang ako sa vip section and enjoy myself watching. But I don't want that.

For the passed three weeks I've been on hands with everything. By composing the songs, music arrangements, nag mementor din ako minsan sa mga kasama namin noon sa academy, then meetings here and there. Pati mga social media strategy ay pinapakialaman ko para mas makakuha ng attention sa mga tao. Kahit na nga successful ang ginawa kong announcement sa party. I still wanted to make everything perfect.

Nagpaliwanag pa ulit ito kasama ng mga iba pang organizers. Tumingin ako sa screen nang ipakita nila ang itsura ng stage. They copied what I instructed perfectly.

Natapos ang meeting namin na may panibago na namang meeting. Nakakapagod but I love what I'm doing.

Gigising ako ng maaga, mag wo-work out lang saglit tapos mag hahanda na papasok sa company. Maghapon ay sunod sunod na ang ginagawa ko. From checking through some important documents, to checking and doing rounds on each department, having meeting here and there. Kung Hindi pa ako tatawagan o message ni reed makakalimutan ko kumain. Kahit busy man at laging pagod. At the end of the day I end up smiling. Dahil kahit na hindi man kami madalas magkita ni reed nitong mga nakaraang linggo dahil sa busy sa gaganapin na concert. Hindi siya nag kulang na iparamdam sa akin na mahal niya ako. He always sends foods for me and flowers. A real one! Hindi na tulad noon sa academy na puro artificial.

Pagbalik ko sa office matapos ang ilang oras na meeting ay chineck ko ang phone ko at automatikong napangiti sa message ni Addy.

Addy: Just checking you out. I just had my period so I'm worried on your state. I know you're too busy but please be extra careful. You're such a baby when you have a period. Also checked if you still have enough stocks. If you don't have time to buy, send someone instead. Missing you a lot today! Talk at nine-ish?

Me: Nine-ish then! Call me I might forgot. And don't worry about my period worry about yours. Thank you for always checking up on me, mother! I love you, too and missing you nagging at me more!

Nakangiti akong nag patuloy sa trabaho. Gosh! I'm so lucky! I have my family with me, I have my friends, I have tito Dennis and tita thea. I have Addy and I have reed. Nawala man ang magulang ko sa akin. Ang dami namang taong dumating sa buhay ko. What else could I ask for?

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After two days, I got my period. 2 days ang pagitan namin ni Addy when it comes to this. Compared to her and other women. My period always got me on my bad side. Always so irritated, mainit ang ulo, hindi ngumingiti. The pain is bearable not like addy's state. Pero sakanya even though it's painful she can still control her mood while me I'm PMSing.

I glared directly to reed and sheena while they are talking at the stage. Very nice! This is the first time I saw him in weeks and now this is what I'll see? Ang galing talaga at timing pa na wala ako sa mood.

"Jealous?" I scoffed at nilingon ang lalaking nakangising tumabi sa akin. And that irritates me even more.

"Yes! And I can also be murderous, jesse. So shut up I'm not in a good mood." Inirapan ko siya saka ako tumalikod.