"Close your eyes,ate. I'm going to put your lashes now."
I did what the makeup artist said. Pumikit ako sa he could put the lashes on. At ng dumilat ako, i got a better view of myself.
My hair was now curled at it's end. The highliter on both of my cheeks made it look more firm. The maroon matte lipstick emphasised my heart shaped lips. And also the grayish silver contact lens. Tita Yvonne behind me looked so happy with my set up. She gave me a thumbs up. I smiled and gave her a thumbs up too.
The makeup artist made me stand up. Pinasuot na niya sa akin ang casual na damit na susuotin ko.
It was a black dress with puff sleeves. May paribbon pa sa harapan. Then i wore a black 6 inch hill with a strap. After everything, kinunan pa ako ng litrato with Tita and Tito. Kasama narin si Nike.
He volunteered to be my escort for the whole night. Natawa pa ako sa kanya. Nike really hated dressing up. Nagreklamo pa nga siya sa akin na kahit sa social events na pinupuntahan niya naka polo and pants lang siya.
But to be honest, Nike could iave his fair share with Moie. At kung una ko siguro siyang nakilala kesa kay Moie maybe, siya yung gugustuhin ko.
He wore a 3 piece suit. He looked so hot in it. At alam kong mafafall talaga mamaya si Beana. Naku! Marupok pa naman yun.
Si nike ang taga paypay ko. I was felt like the fans power wasn't enough to keep me cool. Kaya naman ay pinapaypayan ako nitong katabi ko. Binilhan niya pa ako ng frappe. I took a sip at halos mapasigaw ako ng malasahan ito. It's my favourite!
" How did you know i like green tea?" Nike just smiled and shrugged.
"Secret." Aniya. I smiled at him. And also buti nalang when i was told to choose my rubberbands, i chose navy blue and not white. White would have stained easily.
While waiting all we did was take a sip and watch Youtube. Kuya Hej's vlog to be specific.
Among the estevan cousins, Kuya Hej is the most likely one to always be absent at gatherings. He his travelling the world. Maya-maya ay tinawag na ang mga candidates. My hands were shaking, buti nalang at nandiyan si Nike.
Nagtipon-tipon na kami sa likod ng stage. Every candidate looked stunning kaya naman ay bigla akong na conscious. May kanya-kanya rin silang mga escort. At etong katabi ko panay naman ang subo sa akin ng chocolate. Sinabi ko sa kanya na dahan-dahanin lang. Baka kasi the chocolate might get stuck in the brackets.
Panay lang ang kai. Siya naman taga tingin kung may naiwan na chocolate sa ngipin ko. Nagmumukha na kaming mga timang dito.
Maya-maya ay nagsimula na nga. We heard the music, at nagsimula ng rumampa ang nasa unahan. Then finally it was my turn, i did a sigh bago lumabas. I smiled.
Unang bumungad sa akin ang nakakasilaw na disco light. Napapikit pa ako. Pero ng maka adjust na ay saka ako ngumiti uli. At first it was scary but when i heard the cheers ay ginanahan ako. Lalo na at nakita ko sila Beana at Abby sa likod.
They were standing on a chair o baka ay nakisuyo na kargahin ng mga kaklase basta ang alam ko ay nakikita ko sila dito with a banner in their hands.
When they played the music, sinimulan na naming sumayaw.
We danced like our lives depend on it. It was not a problem to me because one of my forte is dancing. Salamat nalang at may slit ang dress na pinasuot sa amin.
At kung hindi niyo alam, kasali ang escort na sasayaw kaya naman ay pigil na pigil akong tumawa. Pula na ang pisngi ni nike. Hiyang-hiya ang mokong!
After the production number ay umupo na kami sa upuan. Sabi ng emcee ay may magbibigay daw ng intermission number galing sa mga varsity. At ganoon nalann kalakas ang tibok ng puso ko ng makita si Moie na umakyat. Dala-dala niya ang isang itim na guitara. The guitar was familiar to me. Umaykat din ang kasama niya.
