𝐴𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠

1

I'm already inside my dressing room getting ready for tonight's live telecast. My team and I are busy when somebody knocked at the door.

"Yes? Come in bukas yan" I said then looked at the mirror too see the person who just came in.

"Madam, script po for tonight. Andyan po yung information about the issue for the first segment and andyan na po even yung topic na itatacle nyo with tonight's guest" the staff handled me the guide paper.

When I'm supposed to look through the script, the staff talked again. She looked a little bit anxious while giving me a smile that made her looked nervous. I gave her a slight questioning look.

"Uhm Miss Kris, sorry po pala since last minute din po kami na-inform actually. We'll be having a different guest po for tonight. Bale it will be the Mayor of-"

I hurriedly look through the paper once I heard her say the word "Mayor". I don't know but my mind and body made me do so. I felt nervousness quickly spreading throughout my body.

"Mayor of Quezon City?!" I asked a bit hysterically.

"Opo, Madam. Sorry po talaga last minute change po eh. May problema po ba? Sasabihan ko po si Direk" I felt the staff was tensed right on the spot because of my reaction.

A few seconds later I realized that my reaction was too much. I relaxed myself and smiled.

"Gosh! I'm really sorry about that. No, everything's fine. Na-shock lang ako sa sudden change of guest hehe"

"Ganon po ba? Akala ko naman po may problema kayo. Kinabahan po ako ng slight dun, Miss Kris" the staff laughed which made everybody in the room laugh as well.

As soon as I saw the staff and my team laughed, I felt quite relieved. For a second there I felt the tension even if nobody's talking. They all looked at me weirdly which I can't blame them if they did.

"Oh what am I missing? What's with all the laughing? Krisy, ano to?" Boy said as he came in from outside.

"Something funny happened lang. Oh you know hahaha. By the way, hello!" I stood up and gave him a kiss on his cheek and vice versa.

"Sabagay. Bakit nga ba hindi pa ako sanay with this kind of scenarios sa lugar na to hahaha. You look good, Krisy!"

"I know right. Oh why thank you. I think yellow just really suites me. Well you too. You look good ah. I like your outfit"

Boy and I exchanged pleasant smiles. But all of a sudden, he gave me a serious look which made me give him one too. Why am I even tensed right now with the look he gave me?

"What? Is there a problem? Must be the make up? It doesn't match ba the outfit?" I asked him all of a sudden but his look makes me feel more nervous for some unknown reason.

"Can we talk? I think you already know what I meant. Krisy, I know you and you know me"

I nodded and lead him to my vanity. I asked my staff to take a rest since we're already finished getting ready. They gave Boy a chair beside me so that we can talk like we usually do. As soon as my staff went to their places, Boy started to talk again.

"So? You're okay with it?"

I gave Boy a small chuckle trying to hide my real reaction to his question.

"What made you think naman na I'm not okay with it? Hello, what's the issue? Anyway, I don't have any issue with him naman. Professional lang. Just doing our work" I smiled. Am I really okay with him? Even I myself don't know the answer.

"Krisy, wag na tayong mag bolahan dito. I've been your friend for a long time already. I'm very much sure with that span of time, we already know each other well enough. We even know each other's deepest secrets. So?" He looked at me as if he's not convinced and know that I was covering up my emotions. Indeed Boy really knows me from within. I continued to smile not letting him feel my true feeling about this. I know that I'm just making myself look like a fool right now.

"No Boy, I'm fine. Trust me when I say that. Anyway wala namang problem eh. And whatever happened in the past, sa past na yun. I moved on and for sure he feels the same. Teka, makapagsabi ako ng move on as if big deal yung past namin hahaha" I laughed it off. But wait, was it really not a big deal? If so, why am I feeling this way? Boy looked at me again and he looked suspicious so I lightly slapped his arm. "Oh come on, don't give me that look naman. Hey, we moved on. Many things have happened in our life after that. I'm happy, Boy. I'm happy with my life"

Boy shrugged his shoulders off and put both his hands up high as if he's surrendering already and laughed.

"Okay. Okay sige I believe you. You're happy nga naman and I'm happy that you're happy now. You deserved it. Just remember, that if this time you'll get inlove again, please be careful na. Be happy and not broken again. Also, make sure na your daughter will like him this time which I doubt she wouldn't" Boy smiled but easily laughed when I glared at him with the last sentence he said.

"You're teasing me! Nakakaloka ka! Paanong may magugustuhan if wala naman syang gugustuhin, Boy? Now, my attention's for her lang. Also, stop it. My daughter will never meet him for sure. For what naman kasi? Ikaw talaga" I sipped coffee from my mug because I wanted to hide the nervousness that caught me on the spot. But laughed it off a few seconds after.

"For what? I don't know. Only you can answer that. Okay I'm just kidding hahaha. Oh sya, I should go ahead at baka mainis ka pa sakin lalo. Anyway, I'll see you in the studio in a bit. I wish you so much luck" I frowned once again that caused Boy to laugh. "Che! Ewan ko sayo!" He waved while going out still laughing with my reactions. I just shooked my head. Gosh, he really knows how to annoy me.

As soon as Boy went out of my dressing room, I looked at the mirror and inspect my look for today. Why am I even so conscious right now? I shooked my head again and shrugged off the idea of me being conscious of my look and just looked at the gifts that arrived earlier before I got here at my dressing room from a dearest friend. I looked at it decided to take a picture so that I could post it on Instagram to say thanks and show appreciation as well. For a moment I was stuck writing up a good caption and whether or not to put his name right there. Then a few seconds after I decided to put his name, it doesn't matter anyway. I clicked upload right away and put my phone down so that I wouldn't worry enough about what I just put in my caption. A few minutes passed while looking at the gifts sent to me again multitasking with the script that was given to me earlier, somebody knocked once again. My staff handled it and went to the door to open it. Once it opened, I heard that familiar voice, I don't want to look and suddenly my body froze. All I can feel now is nervousness and all the memories flashing inside my head.