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The Labeled Personage

Tine inhaled and exhaled "Kasi naman Atii, nakilala ko na siya thanks to Alizah. Myghadd, if I know na magkakilala pala sila sana nagtanong ako kay Alizah. Well, it doesn't matter. The important thing right now is that I met him."

"Yanni, I have kwento to you."

"Dahan-dahan Oha, mamaya mapano ka diyan. Ano ba yun?"

"Sorry naman, excited lang magkwento. HAHAHA."

"Yanni, finally after many many scenes, I met him na."

"Him? Lalaki? Jusko Tine, alam ba yan ng Daddy mo?"

"Relax, Yanni. Yes, lalaki siya, buttt don't yah worry, we're just friends."

"Tine, diyan rin nagsimula si Daddy at Mommy mo sa pagkakaibigan."

"Yanni, I know, but in my condition Yanni, I'll make sure na friends lang. I don't love him naman po."

"Tine, okay lang mag-mahal. Kasi yun ang pinaka magandang mararamdaman at mararanasan ng tao, ang magmahal. Pero yun rin ang pinaka masakit."

"Halaaa, talaga, Yanni? Mukhang may experience ka po ha. Kwento naman diyan."

"Sa tamang panahon, Tine malalaman mo rin."

Yanni immediately left. Bat parang nagmamadali siya? Well, parang may mali huh.

Today, mag-vlovlog si Alana here at our mansion, kasama sila Alizah, Fajra, and guess what? Kung sino pa, mga atii. Si Earn kasama na. Kwento ko kasi sa mga girls yung ilang beses kong nakita si Earn, and yun, tuwang-tuwa yung mga pechay.

Ewan ko ba, support daw nila kami at Earn. They already know Earn kasi, diba, matagal-tagal na silang magkakaibigang tatlo.

"Tine, nag-aayos na kami ng mga things namin by 2:00 pm. Nandyan na kami, and by the way, magkasabay na pupunta sila Lizah at Earn," Alana.

"Don't worry, Tine, you will enjoy this day. HAHAHA" Fajra.

Alam ko may plano sila, pero I don't know kung ano yun. Alizah also told me na bagay daw kami ng best friend niya. Pagbibiro pa nga niya, Rancho daw namin kapalit si Earn. HAHAHA.

Today, I wear a striped off-blue off-shoulder fitted dress and nakalugay lang buhok ko. Well, this day, prepared ako syempre may bagong bisita.

"Excited kana, Tine?" Alana.

"Huh?"

"She means excited kana kasi diba mag-vlovlog tayo and you will tour us into your house again. Kasi last time hindi namin masyadong na-enjoy" Fajra.

After 20 minutes, dumating na rin sila Earn at Alizah.

"Good Day, Tine"

"Hi, Hella"

Ang gwapo niya ngumiti mga Atii. Infairness, ang simple lang ng suot niya, pero ang lakas ng dating niya.

"Hii, senyo, come in and feel at home lang kayo."

"Yes naman" Fajra.

Yes, feel at home talaga si Fajra. Paano ba naman, may hawak na siyang apple na kinuha niya doon sa ref namin.

"Alana, paano nga pala yung gagawin sa vlog?"

"Ahmm, as usual, mag-iintro ako, then you will serve as our tourist guide in this big mansion."

Uhmm, nagtataka ako. Alam ba ni Earn itong bagay na toh? Well, based sa itsura niya kasi, he looks like a neat and proper guy.

"Heyy guys, it's me again Alana, and for our vlog today....."

As usual, introduction, then ayun na. Nag-start na kami mag-ikot.

"As you can see guys, ang laki ng mansion ng mga Peter" Alana.

"And for trivia, guys, andami nilang foods. HAHAHA" Fajra.

Tahimik lang si Earn sa gilid namin. Minsan mag-sasalita siya, pero malimit lang. Hahaha. Well, the important thing is sumama siya sa amin sa vlog.

I tour them into different rooms as well as in our mini garden, in the park, in short, sa buong mansion talaga.

"Mga anak, eto pagkain. Kumain muna kayo" Yanni called out.

"Thank you, Yanni" we all responded in unison.

"Yownn, sakto" Fajra chimed in, already eyeing the spread.

"Earn, ano buhay ka pa ba?" Alana teased.

"Ah, oo naman. Let's eat na" Earn chuckled, joining in on the lighthearted banter.

"By the way, gusto niyo mag-paint?" I offered, feeling a bit restless after the tour. Well, wala naman rin kasi akong gagawin netoh after. Yesterday, Daddy had the Art Room cleaned out, all my other works are stored there.

"Really? You know how to paint?" Earn asked, surprised.

"Uhmm yeah. Hobby ko siya" I replied, a little shy.

"You're a talented person pala" Earn complimented, a genuine smile on his face.

The three girls were quiet, eating, but I felt Alizah's foot nudge mine under the table. I looked at her, and she just smiled. I knew that kind of smile. It was the "go-girl-chance-mo-na-toh" smile.

"Welcome to my art room" I announced, leading them to the room filled with my paintings.

"Wow, andaming painting" Fajra exclaimed in awe.

"Hella, what if mag-art exhibit ka? Your paintings are all aesthetic" Earn suggested, his eyes gleaming with admiration.

"Uhmm, thank you" I blushed, feeling flattered by his words.

I distributed acrylic paints, paint brushes, canvases, and artist palettes to them.

"Ang kykyut ng brushes. I want this one. Palit tayo Lana" Alizah squealed, her eyes wide with excitement.

"Tine, turuan mo kami paano toh. Ghadd, ngayon lang ako nakahawak nito" Fajra added, holding up a brush with childlike wonder.

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time" Earn mused thoughtfully.

"Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is" I echoed, nodding in agreement.

"Halaaa, same vibes ha kayong dalawa ha" Alana teased, her eyes twinkling with amusement.

"Nagtatanong lang naman ako eh. In English niyo nakong dalawa. HAHAHA" Fajra retorted, her laughter contagious.

"Basta i-drawing niyo lang yung nilalaman ng puso niyo. Tignan niyo gaganda yan" I encouraged them.

"Well, mag-dradrawing ako ng mga asawa ko, tapos ako yung nasa gitna, HAHAHA" Alizah declared, her eyes sparkling with mischief.

For 15 minutes, we painted, letting our creativity flow. After, we dried our artworks.

"Earn, anong dinrawing mo?" Alana asked, her curiosity piqued.

"Hmm, babae" Earn replied, his voice soft.

"Infairness, ang ganda netoh" Alizah remarked, her eyes widening in appreciation.

They were right. It was beautiful. He had a talent for art, I realized. The girl in the painting was beautiful, wearing an off-shoulder white dress.

"Guyss, look at my painting. Ang ganda diba" Fajra proudly displayed her work.

"Ano toh, menu?" Alana laughed, pointing at the colorful swirls of food.

"Grabe ka ha. diva Tine told us earlier na i-drawing yung nilalaman ng puso" Fajra defended her artwork.

"And?" Alizah prodded, her eyes narrowed.

"And yan nilalaman ng heart ko, foods" Fajra declared, her face beaming with pride.

Well, tama naman. Kung si Alizah = Korean while Fajra = Foods. HAHAHA, how about kaya si Alana? Hmm? Alana = Photos, well lagi niya kasing line "magpicture."

"How about you Tine, ano dinrawing mo?" Earn asked, his eyes looking at me expectantly.

"You... este kayo, tayong lahat. HAHAHA" I stammered, suddenly feeling embarrassed.

Sige, Tine, ipahiya mo sarili mo. Jusko, nahahawa ka na kay Lona.

"This is me, well, may hawak kasing camera" Alana pointed to her painting of herself holding a camera.

"Yieeee, look, I'm cute here, ohh. Ang cute ng outfit ko" Alizah beamed, pointing to her painting of herself in a Korean outfit.

"Well, now, look at you, now look at me" Fajra declared, striking a pose.

"Ha? How you like that?" Alana and Alizah said in unison, mimicking the popular Blackpink song.

That's weird, I didn't get it. Well, si Earn rin naman, so apir tayo, Dude.

After that, we went downstairs because they were going home.

"Tine, thank youuuu" Alana said, her voice filled with gratitude.

"Nabusog ako, promisee" Fajra declared, patting her stomach.

"Thank you, Hella" Earn said, his gaze meeting mine for a moment.

Wait, bat ganon? Bat parang nagiging double double sila sa paningin ko? Medyo kumikirot na rin yung ulo ko. Ilang segundo lang, naramdaman ko na bumagsak nako sa sahig.

"Tineeeee!"

"Hella!"

"Ihaaa!"

I felt a wave of dizziness wash over me, the world tilting around me. My vision blurred, and everything started to fade into darkness.