Undestined Fate

CHAPTER 2

Short updateee

NIKOLINE’S POV

I’m currently standing here in the backstage waiting for my name to be called in the curtain call. There were still many characters ahead of me kaya inayos ko nalang muna ang buhok ko at nagretouch ng lipstick kahit pulang pula parin naman ang mga labi ko. Tumuon narin ako sa napakalaking electric fan para magpahangin.

“Ate tubig gusto mo?” tanong ng isang stage crew. Tumango ako at ibinigay naman nya sakin ang water bottle kaya’ t agad naman akong nagpasalamat at uminom. Buti na lamang at waterproof ang lipstick na ginamit ko.

“Ate Nik, efficascent oil gusto mo?” Umiling naman ako at ngumiti
“Okay lang ako. Thank you! Si Elvira ata sa kabila need nyan” sagot ko kaya agad namang nagpasalamat ang stage crew at tumakbo papunta sa kabilang backstage.

Maya maya ay napansin kong malapit nalang ang pangalan ko kaya tumayo na ako.

“ NIKOLINE VEGAZ AS EVIL QUEEEN!” I immediately entered the stage as my character and bowed at the center. The crowd clapped their hands and cheered for me.

I smiled at bit as I proceed to the spot where my co-actors and actresses are standing. Patuloy parin ang curtain call at patuloy parin ang palakpakan. I looked at the crowd. I’ve been acting for three years at huling taon ko na to. My heart is really happy kasi sa pamamagitan ng pag-acting, I get to entertain and make people happy. This is the last show sa guild na to na kasali ako dahil huling taon ko narin ditto sa eskwelahang ito.

“TOGETHER, LET US ALL CLAP OUR HANDS. THE THEATER GUILD 2021-2022!”

Together, from the crews of each department, down to the actors and directors, we all bowed our heads and smiled at the crowd. A tear escaped my eye. I’m really glad and happy to be a part of this family.

“Nikolineee!” rinig kong tawag sa pangalan ko “picture tayo!” aya ng kaibigan ko.
Together we smiled at the camera and she congratulated me.

After some picture takings, congratulations at kung ano ano pa mula sa mga tao, kakilala ko man o hindi, natapos din at sa huli, umuwi narin kaming lahat.

11:54 pm
It’s almost midnight at hindi ako makatulog. I’m tired but my body won’t just rest for some unknown reason. God, I badly want to sleep. I closed my eyes and what happened hours ago crossed my mind, I smiled to myself. ‘I really love theater’ I whispered ti myself. Minutes later, something crossed my mind no- not something but someone.

“Sa susunod na theater show nyo, punta ako love ha? Gusto kitang mapanood sa stage”

2 years ago, I met him a day before the show and he wasn’t able to watch and he said, he would love to watch me on stage. But that was 2 years ago. I don’t even know where he is now, or what he is doing and the saddest part, I don’t even know him. I miss him… I really do

I looked at my phone to see the time it’s 12:00 and suddenly, it beeped simply telling me that I received a message. I opened it and to my surprise it’s from an unknown number that isn’t saved in my contacts

I felt weird thinking na baka nawrongsend lang o baka prank text lang ang natanggap ko. I looked at the number of the sender and for a split second, my heart skipped a beat and later on, my heartbeat started to race. For a couple of minutes, my eyes were nailed to my phone.

I blinked a couple of times and  read the number over and over again. I surely can’t go wrong. It’s the number I tried too hard to forget. His number that I memorized 2 years ago.

From : 09*********
I miss you