Captivated (A FRANKIANA Fanfic)

CHAPTER 3: And the Tension Begins

Diana's POV

That brat! I can't believe she talked to me that way. Sinet aside ko na nga na masama yung araw ko just to reach out to her tapos she'll shout at me like that. I have never been shouted at by anyone except for my mom, of course.

Damn it! I have to pull myself together. I still have a meeting for Pete's sake and they are about to arrive here in a couple of minutes.

I just changed my top and retouched my make up a little para naman magmukhang hindi masama yung araw ko. I looked at myself in the mirror and inhaled then exhaled heavily. I decided to browse through my phone while waiting for the models and their handler when someone knocked at my door.

After 3 knocks, sumilip ang assistant kong si Hasna.

"Ms. D, your models are here na po kasama yung mga handler nila."

"Thanks, tell them I'll be there shortly." I replied.

She nodded and left. Tiningnan ko muna ang sarili ko sa salamin ng isa pang beses at lumabas na ko. Habang naglalakad ako I received a text message so I looked at it and tried to quickly reply. I was so occupied in typing at di ko napansin na may tao na pala sa harap ko.

It was too late when I looked up so our bodies collided in an instant. Out of reflex, I was able to hold her arms to prevent her from falling down. We looked at each other at the same time.

And her stare, it's...enticing. I can't take my eyes off of hers. It felt like a magnet to me. But her eyes were just so familiar.

Then reality hit me when I realized who it was.

"You?" We said in unison.

She immediately let go of me and I tried to stand up straight. "I'm sorry. I didn't notice you were walking this way. My bad." She said with an apologetic smile.

God that was so cute! 'Wait Diana, focus!' "What are you doing here?" I asked, confused.

"Oh, I am here with my friends. We'll meet with the photographer for our upcoming shoot." She looked amused.

Such a freaking coincidence! I raised an eyebrow at her. "So, you mean you're here to meet me, I am your photographer." With that, I left her standing there.

How can I be annoyed and fond of her at the same time? I just shrugged my feelings away and continued walking towards the lounge area. There, I saw 2 pretty ladies and a guy who I recognized waiting for me.

I noticed on my peripheral vision, the woman from earlier walked up to my direction and went beside her friends.

"Hi, I'm Jodi Tarasek. I referred these ladies for the Guess photoshoot." The woman with a black and silky hair introduced herself. She motioned her hands to the others.

"Hi, I'm Maza. Nice to meet you." The other lady with a tanned skin and Mexican facial features offered her hand to me asking for a handshake.

"Diana Mackey, nice to meet you too." I gave them a small smile and shook Maza and Jodi's hands.

I gazed at the other woman who was not introducing herself yet. As much as I don't want to interact with her (Are you sure, Diana?) I had to be professional. She looked a bit shy maybe because of our little scene earlier but she started speaking.

"Franki Russell." We stared at each other again but it was interrupted by the guy they were with, who I recognize to be Paulo Avelino.

"Nice to finally meet you, Diana. I've been hearing a lot of great things about your work." He offered his hand to me.

Gusto kong mainis sa kanya for interrupting but at the same time I was thankful. I didn't want it to seem awkward. "Thanks. I could say the same for you. You were an amazing 'Goyo'." He smiled widely at my compliment.