No Longer

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Wow. I already know that he's a singer. I actually listened to one of their songs because Cholo told me it's really good. But listening to him live is so much different. It's way better.

"Naks. Your voice is really good," I complimented him.

"Thanks. Replay is our song, by the way. In case you want to know," he said.

"Noted, sir."

After few more minutes, nakarating na kami sa airport. Five minutes after, dumating na rin sina Dyronne, Timothy, at manager nila. Nauna na raw pala ang mga staff at crew kaya kaming lima lang. Nahiya tuloy ako.

Justin sat beside me in the plane. I'm the one beside the window. Ang ganda kasi ng view. It's not my first time riding a plane, but it's been a while. Noong buhay pa ang grandma namin yung last.

"Ae, smile," Justin suddenly uttered making me look at him. Pinicturan pala ako!

"Uy hala. Delete that! Baka mukha akong timang dyan," reklamo ko.

"It's cute."

"Cute ka dyan! What would you do with that, anyway? Pang-blackmail?"

Tinaasan ko sya ng kilay. Umiling naman sya.

"Have you followed me on social media?" he asked out of nowhere.

"Bakit naman kita if-follow?"

"Wala lang. What's your ig and twitter?"

"Hindi naman ako active sa socmed," sabi ko.

"Don't care. Just give me your username, please," he pleaded with his dimples showing. How to be not marupok with dimples?

"@aeeengel. Ayan po. Both ig and twitter na 'yan," sabi ko.

"Okay, noted. How about fb? Do you have that?"

"Meron. But I don't use it."

"Okay, then. Your number pala. I don't have your number yet," hirit nya. Binigay ko na para manahimik na sya.

"Thanks."

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After how many years, I mean basta hindi ko na alam. Nakarating na kami sa location ng shoot. Since gabi na, bukas na sila magsisimula. Kumain muna kami ng dinner sa isang restaurant, then, we went to their reserved rooms in a hotel near the mv location.

Since biglaan ang pag-hire sa'kin, hindi sila nakapag-reserve for me. I told them that it's okay if I'd just share a room with some staff pero lahat pala ng staff may roommate na. Wala na ring vacant rooms.

"Just stay in my room," Justin suggested.

"Hala nakakahiya naman. 'Wag na. Hahanap na lang siguro ako sa kabilang hotel?" tanggi ko.

"Sa room na lang ni Justin. He's a gentleman, don't worry," pamimilit ni Dyronne.

"Oo nga. Hassle pa kapag sa ibang hotel ka," sabi ni Timothy.

"He won't bite," Tristan added to which they all laugh.

I just agreed. May magagawa pa ba ako? Justin helped me with my things. Nagmukha tuloy na sya pa yung empleyado ko. Nakakahiya na talaga but he always insist.

"Sa couch na lang ako," sabi ko pagkarating namin sa kwarto.

"No. Sa bed ka. Ako na sa couch," pagtutol nya.