And Then He Cheated

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"Aviane, move fast! We can't be late in your first day of shoot" umirap ako sa hangin habang pinapakinggan ang sigaw ni Jennie sa labas ng pintuan ko.

I just sprayed some perfume and tied my hair into a very messy bun. Jennie will freak out more if she saw me wearing an over size shirt and a maong shorts. May pagpapalitan din naman kasi ako mamaya sa set. Tsaka ayoko talagang magbihis at mag ayos.

"We can say it's traffic" anang ko nung makalabas ako sakanya.

Just like what I expected her eyes widen by the sight of me. Kaya bago pa man siya magwala dun ay hinila ko na siya pababa ng hagdan. Hazel and Katy's in the pool area. I didn't bother to greet them. Alam din naman nilang may gagawin ako ngayong araw. Kung bakit ba kasi kailangan pa naming mag shoot ng buong araw. Pwede namang half day nalang.

Habang nagmamaneho ako ay walang tigil pa din siya sa panenermon sa tabi ko. She's disgusted about my attire, about my attitude. I told her about my real issues with Nathan. She understands but she can't help but to push her reasons.

"If you hate him, hate him alone! You don't have to drag your work with your personal issues!" tamad akong tumingin sakanya nung nag stop yung traffic light.

"You don't understand, Jen. I was badly hurt. Do you even know how I feel when he's around? I feel so suffocated" I calmly said. I don't really want to make this one an issue.

"I understand that. I just want you to do good here. Your career is on the line" she said. Losing from me.

Thirty minutes kaming late. Kaya nung pagdating namin ay halos makahinga ng maluwag yung mga tao. Nasa isang branch kami ng bar nila Nathan. Comparing this from his bar before, this one's bigger. More luxurious and probably more expensive. May isang rack ng mga dress at heels sa gilid. May nakita pa akong isang lalaking nakataliko saakin at patuloy siyang inaayusan.

One gay approached me and made me seat in a high chair in front of a vanity mirror. Marami yung bombilya ang kitang kita ang mukha ko. Jennie left me for a short briefing.

"Is she here already?"

Napatigil yung bakla at babaeng nag aayos sa buhok ko nung marinig namin ang boses na yun. Everyone stopped. I didn't heard anything. Yung kaninang sobrang ingay ay naging tahimik bigla. Talking about how his presence intimidates people around him.

"Y-es sir," naramdaman ko ang panginginig saglit nung bading. Why is he so scared?

I heard how his footsteps echoed in every corner of this room. I intentionally closed my eyes to prevent myself from looking at him.

"It's your first day but you're late" I can't determine if he's mad or just plain educating me about being on time.

"I overslept," tipid kong tugon. I heard some of the staffs gasped.

"I don't want tiredy people, you know that" aniya. Obviously he's trying to touch a certain memory.

Dahan dahan akong nagmulat at tinitigan siya. Everyone froze when I rolled my eyes in front of him. Siguro ay nagtataka sila kung bakit nakakaya kong gaguhin at asarin ang boss nila.

"Then sorry sir," I smirked. He knitted his eyebrow.

"You better do good, prove to me that I didn't waste my money" aniya.

Kumulong bigla ang aking dugo. So sinasabi niyang sayang ang perang binayad nila saakin para sa proyekto ito! Oh, how I love to shout at him and show him my middle finger. This jerk!

"Pagpasensyahan mo na yung si sir, Miss. Palagi lang talagang mainit ang ulo" ani nung bakla. Hindi ako muling umimik at hinayaan nalang sila sa gagawin nila.