THE ACTRESS

CHAPTER 1

Chapter 1

Sunday morning!

Katatapos ko lang sumimba with Dr. Jarred Crisologo, one of my best and dearest friends who helped me recover from the accident I went through four years ago. We're in the mall now to buy some stuffs.

Every Sunday lang kasi kami free kaya ganitong araw lang kami nakakalabas nang magkakasama.

Busy siya sa hospital during weekdays and Saturdays, minsan naman sa out of towns na medical missions niya; ako naman, busy with my clients and customers sa Clothing Line na pagmamay-ari ko na hindi man kalakihan ay unti-unti namang gumagawa ng sariling marka sa Philippine Fashion Industry. Kilala ito sa tawag na "CARISSEma" which was obviously named after me. Carrise Anne Losada kasi ang full name ko. I am now twenty four, and I think it's just right to proudly say that I'm successful at my age.

I grew up in an orphanage but I lived on my own after I got a decent job and starting earning my own income.

Binibisita ko pa rin sila sister at 'yung mga orphans para dalhan sila ng tulong at suporta.

Merong mga sumubok na mag-ampon sa'kin but I chose to live there until I finished my studies.

I'm now living on my own. May condominium unit ako pero may bahay din ako at mas madalas ako ro'n.

Two years nang nag-ooperate ang business ko and it's now doing even better sa paggawa ng clothes with high quality at an affordable price. As of now ay mayroon na itong twelve branches in which ang dalawa ay nasa Manila.

Bukod sa mga damit, I started to introduce other things para mas lumago pa 'tong business ko. Nagdedesign na rin ako ng mga shoes, accessories and jewelries. In short, complete and total fashionable outfits.

Jarred helped me in putting up this business. AB Fine Arts Major in Fashion Designing kasi ang tinapos ko sa prestihiyosong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.

We were supposed to go out with Rich, Richelle Jasmine Alcantara in real life, nga lamang ay may tinatapos itong Financial Statements which she has to present tomorrow morning.

UP graduate din siya at ngayo'y isang CPA, working as a Junior Executive Accountant of a multi-national corporation in Taguig City. Best friend ko siya mula college hanggang ngayon. Isa rin siya sa mga tumulong sa'kin matapos mangyari ang pinakamalagim na karanasan sa buhay ko.

Nasa department store kami ngayon ng isang sikat na brand ng damit. Busy kaming pareho sa pagpili ng mga damit na gusto naming bilhin. Nasa male section si Jarred habang nasa female's naman ako.

I was busy looking at the clothes when suddenly a guy bumped me at my back. Kung hindi lang ako marunong magbalance ay malamang na kasama ko nang nakabalandra sa sahig ang mga damit na kanina ko pa tinitingnan. Who would not be? Eh ang laki ng mamang nasa likod ko. He's about six feet or taller.

Nauna akong humarap sa kanya. He seemed familiar. His height. His back. His scent. His stand. Eveything seemed familiar.

Out of my curiousity ay bumaling ang katawan ng lalaki and eventually faced me. Sinabi na nga ba! I knew him. The very time I saw his face, my jaw dropped and my lips left opened really wide. I was shocked and got nervous at the same time.

The feeling was unexplainable. Mixed emotions na hindi ko maipaliwanag. Hindi ko kasi alam kung alin ang pinaka-nangingibabaw. Takot, lungkot, kaba, taranta, pangungulila, galit...

It was so long ago when I last saw this man.

But he still captures the biggest part of my heart which he broke four years ago. He never knew how broken I was because of him. Pero bakit ganun? I feel the same feeling I had for him when we were happily together.