THORNS

CHAPTER 06: MY REAL PLAN

After I double checked everything Nova did, I put it aside. She didn't do anything wrong in her first job here. Well, in fact, all her work is perfect because of the clean revision, and it's obvious in her work she read all the instructions before she acted.

Because I was so focused on my work, I didn't realize it was night time. I told Luke that I would be driving my car so he came home earlier than me and after that I didn't realize it was past ten at night. I immediately took my phone out of my pants pocket and quickly texted my cousin Reveka to ask her to tell my dad and grandpa that I couldn't go home because I'm still in the company and I'm finishing a lot, so I'll be able to go home tomorrow. Well, in fact hindi naman talaga ako dapat na umuwi sa bahay na iyon dahil para saan pa ang villa ko kung hindi ako doon uuwi?

"Guess, I should head out now and go home" usap ko sa aking sarili at kinuha ko ng coat ko sa aking upuan at lumabas na ako ng opisina ko at nagtungo sa elevator at laking gulat ko naman ng makita ko si Nova na papasok palang dito

"I didn't know you were off now" saad ko ng makahabol ako sa kanya sa loob ng elevator

"Just like what you said, we have almost the same work schedule" mabilis nyang sagot na diretso lamang ang tingin sa pinto ng elevator

"Oh, I almost forgot about that" I just said. So if we have almost the same work schedule, do we go in and out of work almost every day at the same time?

RING! RING! RING!

Is someone calling her this time?

"Hello?" Nova said, I can't hear who's she's talking to.

"Yes, mommy is on her way, so you better sleep now because it's already late. You have to sleep early, remember?" Saad ni Nova

"Okay, bye, I love you too" dagdag pa nya bago ibaba ang tawag

"Your daughter?" I asked out of nowhere

"Yeah, who else it might be?" She answered sarcastically

"I heard her father died in an accident" damn... What's wrong with you, Rieve?!

"Yeah, so?" Taas kilay nyang sagot

"Nothing, I'm just wondering what kind of man her father is" sabi ko

"Well, my husband is so caring person he never hurt me physically or emotionally. He is a very family-oriented person, even though we had children early. My husband is not like a man I know who only uses someone for his own greed, even though he already knows that she loves him" I feel so attack for what she said

TING!

*GROUND FLOOR*

"Well, thank you for your work Mr. Rieve, have a nice evening" she said and immediately walk away

"Is she being sarcastic or what?" Tanong ko sa aking sarili habang naglalakad papunta sa kotse ko

When I got home, I immediately went straight to my room to rest, because tomorrow Nova and I will have a meeting with the managers in each department of the company.

KINABUKASAN

RING! RING! RING!

RING! RING! RING!

RING! RING! RING!

RING! RING! RING!

RING! RING! RING!

Fuck! Sino ba 'tong tawag ng tawag sakin ng madaling araw?!

Even with my eyes closed, I dug my phone from my nightstand table to see who was calling me at this hour.

"Hello? Who is it?"

"You seem sleeping well"

"Huh? Who the f**k are you?"

The number is not recorded to my phone log

"You don't have to know me"

"Is this a prank call? Listen, It's still not dawn so if you're that bored go and get a proper job!"

"HAHAHAHA! I see, kagay ka pa rin ng dati, Rieve"

"Huh? Sino ka?"

"Gaya ng sinabi ko, hindi mo na kailangang malaman kung sino ako"

"Tch! Even if you don't say who you are, I can find you!"

"If you can"

"What the f**k do you want?"

"That person..."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I'm warning you, do not investigate that person anymore"

"Huh? Anong pinagsasabi mo at sino ka ba?"

"That's all I have to say"

"W-what are you talking abou-----"

TOOT!

"Who the f**k is it?" Tanong ko sa sarili ko at muling tinignan ang number

Sino ang tinutukoy nyang huwag kong imbestigahan?

Well, I'll think about it tomorrow, kailangann ko ng matulog ulit

AT THE EL COMPANY

"Have you found out who it is?" I asked Luke

"Unfortunately, we can't find Sir Rieve. We think it was just a burner phone used by the person who called you, and we can't track it because it looks like it's not just a prank call, because if it's just a prank call, we can easily find it, but there's always a virus that appears when we want to enter the site" he explained

"As I expected" saad ko

"Ano ba ang sinabi sayo?" Tanong naman nya

"Nothing, it's just that person wants me to stop investigating someone" mabilis na sagot ko sa kanya

"Sino naman daw?" Kunot noong tanong pa ni Luke

"He didn't tell me who the person was, he just told me that it would be better if I just stopped investigating that person. I don't even know who he was referring to because I have so many people being investigated" paliwanag ko sa kanya

"Is that person referring to Ms. Nova?" Said Luke

"How do you say so?" Kunot noong tanong ko sa kanya

"Because if we look closely, it is impossible for him to refer to other people because, apart from Ms. Nova, there is no other important person he can identify that you are investigating" at napa-isip naman ako sa sinabi ni Luke na iyon

Luke really has a point because of all the people I'm investigating now, only Nova is capable of this because, apart from being Richard Loughty's daughter, her personality is also very mysterious. Pero imposibleng mag-utos sya ng ganito sa mga tao di ba?

"Ano na ang gagawin mo, Sir Rieve?" Dagdag pa nya

"Hindi pa naman tayo sigurado kung sino ang tinutukoy nya kaya ipagpatuloy nyo lang lahat ng imbestigasyon na pinapagawa ko sa inyo" tugon ko naman kay Luke

"Ikaw po ang masusunod" saad nya at lumabas na ng opisina ko

"Aren't you going to the meeting?" Tanong ng isang pamilyar na boses mula sa pintuan ng opisina ko

"Nova?" Saad ko

"It's almost time for the meeting, Mr. Rieve, and you're still dozing off there?" She said in a sarcastic way

"I'm just thinking about something" sabi ko at agad akong tumayo at naglakad papalapit sa kanya

"What do you think you're doing?" She asked me after I pinned her to the wall.

"What do you think?" I smirked at her

"Is this how you take all your women?" She asked

"No, I haven't done it to anyone yet. Sayo ko palang 'to nagawa ngayon" sabi ko sa kanya

NOVA'S P.O.V

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked him after he pinned me

"What do you think?" He smirked at me as if he was provoking me

"Is this how you take all your women?" Tanong ko pa

"No, I haven't done it to anyone yet. Sayo ko palang 'to nagawa ngayon" sagot nya sakin

"Liar" tanging sambit ko sa kanya at agad kong inalis ang braso nyang nakaharang sa dadaanan ko

"I'm not a liar" he insisted

You don't have to lie to me, Rieve, because first of all, I've seen you do this to other women a few times and you've done it to me before too. And do you also think I didn’t know you were investigating me? Tanga lang ang hindi makaalam ng ganung ginagawa mo, Rieve.

"Mr. Rieve Elrod, I think we need to go now" pagiiba ko naman ng usapan

"Right, we should go now" he said and put himself together as he walk

I quickly followed Rieve to the meeting room, where the managers of each department were waiting for us to start our meeting about my project.

"Good morning everyone" Rieve said as we walk inside the meeting room

"Good morning Sir Rieve, good morning Ms. Nova" agad din n ilang bati samin at tumayo sa kanilang mga kinauupuan

"After all, you know that Ms. Nova is I think we can start this meeting immediately" said Rieve and sit on the center habang ako naman ay tumayo sa tapat nilang lahat

"Good morning to you all. I am Nova Loughty, and I will present my project proposal. I think you already know what kind of project this is because, as far as I know, you have already been given copies of it, so we will go straight to my plan. After all, you already know the details" I said

"I think, we should start now" dagdag ko pa na tinanguan nilang lahat kaya naman sinimulan ko na ang aking presentasyon

I started to introduce my project again and I followed it up with about the place where I want to build your museum, which I think they all liked my idea of ​​Tops Lookout, Cebu City. I want it to be built because it is beautiful, the place around it is beautiful, and you can see the sunset here. Of course, I also explained to them the purpose of the museum and what benefits we can all get from building it. I also told them that all ages, genders, life states and many more are our target as visitors and people who want to sell us their belongings or clothes that they want to lose.

"And just according to everything I want to say" nakangiting saad ko ng matapos ko ang aking presentasyon

"Kung may tanong kayo, just go ahead" dagdag ko pa

"Ms. Nova, I just have a question" Sambit ni Kharl, ang manager ng Finance Department

"Go ahead" tugon ko

"I like all the ideas you have, but I just want to have clarity about something you said earlier" sabi nya

"Sure, what is it?" Tanong ko naman

"Didn’t you say this museum is for people who want to forget the person who hurt them? What do you mean there and what is the memory of this person you are referring to?" Tanong nya sakin

"Ah, that thing" nakangiting saad ko sa kanya

"Well, ganito kasi 'yan. Halimbawa iniwan ka ng taong mahal na mahal mo o gusto mo ng kumawala sa taong mahal mo pero yung taong 'yon ay ginagamit ka lang at walang pake sa nararamdaman mo para sa kanya, kung ano yung suot ng taong iyon sa araw na nawala na yung taong mahal nya o iniwan na sya ng taong mahal nya kung ano ang suot nya sa araw na iyon ay ayon ang kukunin o ibibigay nila sa atin para maging display sa museum natin" paliwanag ko sa kanya

"ahhh" they said

"Okay, para mas maliwanagan kayong lahat bibigyan ko kayo ng example" sabi ko

"Something tragic happened to me four years ago, and I want to forget that day, but I can't seem to do it because of the anger and sadness left to me by the person who did that thing to me. At yung araw na iyon, I was wearing a bl----" Rieve cut me off

"You're wearing a black dress that day, right?" He said that gives me shock

"What are you saying Mr. Rieve?" Pagkukunwari kong wala akong alam sa sinasabi nya

"You're about to say black dress, right?" He said wearing his poker face.

Do you want to tell me that the Nova who chased you back then and the Nova who is in front of you now are the same person? Are you trying to caught me? Too bad, you will never caught me

"No, that day I was wearing a blue gown because I was in the hospital. I was pregnant with my daughter at the time my husband got into a car accident" saad ko naman

"So what I'm trying to say is kung ano yung suot ko nung araw na nawala sakin yung asawa ko ay ang ilalagay sa museum, pero that's only an option dahil pwede rin yung mga bagay na alam nyong magpapa-alala sa inyo sa taoing 'yon" paliwanag ko

"Ah! Edi ang ibig mong sabihin Ms. Nova tayo ang magiging keeper ng mga masasakit nilang alaala?" Tanong ni Jane ang manager ng HR management

"Exactly!" Saad ko naman

"Ako naman ang may tanong" pagsingit naman ni Rieve

"Sure, what is it?" Tanong ko

"What about the happy memories that someone doesn't want to let go of but wants to display in the museum we're going to build?" He asked seriously

"We can talk about that too, hindi lang naman puro pangit na alaala yung kukunin natin sa kanila, kaya nga gusto kong pangalanan ang museum na 'to ng Museo De Alaala" sabi ko naman sa kanya

"Museo De Alaala?" Aniya Rieve

"Yes, since mapupuno ng mga alaala ang museum na 'to kapag natayo" tugon ko sa kanya

"Museo De Alaala sounds good though" pagsang-ayon sakin ni Claire, ang manager ng Operation Department

"The finance department has nothing to worry about the budget that we will use dahil naayos na ng kumpanya namin ang budget at ang kailangan nyo na lang ay makipag-meeting sa finance department manager ng kumpanya namin" dagdag ko pa

"That will less our work then" said Kharl and smiled at me

"Do still have a question?" Tanong ko pa sa kanila

"I think we don't have anymore" Said Jane

"Okay, since wala na kayong tanong we can dimiss this meeting now" aniya naman ni Rieve

"Yes sir" saad nilang lahat at nagsitayuan na sa kanilang mga upuan at sunod sunod na lumabas sa meeting room hanggang sa kami na lang ni Rieve ang natira dito

"I'm leaving now too" sabi ko at palabas na sana ako ng meeting room ng bigla akong hatakin ni Rieve at ilapit ang mukha nya sa mukha ko

"What are you doing?!" Inis na tanong ko sa kanya

"Why did you lie?" Tanong nya sakin

"Lie about what?" Nakangiwing tanong ko

"Everything what you said is not making sense" Rieve replied

"Baliw ka na ba? Ano bang pinagsasabi mo?"

"I know you're just lying about what you said earlier" he said

"What do you mean by that?" Naguguluhang tanong ko sa kanya

"You're really that Nova" he said

"Ilang beses ko bang sasabihin sa inyo na hindi ako yung taong tinutukoy nyo?!" Singhal ko sa kanya sa galit

"If you're not her, then why did you smile like her huh?!" His voice is starting to raise

"Let go of me!" Galit ko utos sa kanya, hindi pa ako pwedeng mahuli dito dahil hindi pa ito ang panahon para malaman ni Rieve ang lahat. Wala sa plano ko ang ilabas ang totoo ng maaga.

I'll make him go crazy for me first, to the point that he has nothing else to think about but me, and when he neglects his company, I can easily bring down the EL Company owned by Rieve. When he suffers, I'll just tell him the truth and I'll make him suffer like he did to me before. And that was my real plan...

"Hindi mo talaga sasabihin sakin ang totoo?" Tanong nya at binitawan na ako

"Bigyan mo muna ako ng ebedensyang ako talaga 'yang taong tinutukoy mo, Rieve, you're insane!" Singhal ko sa kanya

"I don't need evidence because I know it's you!" Saad naman nya

"I will never be the woman you are referring to because, first of all, I have never begged to be loved. Second, I will never rely on a person who only uses me for his own satisfaction. Alam mo nga naaawa ako sa Nova na kilala mo eh, nagmahal sya ng katulad mo, I think she's very lucky that she's gone because she's not with you anymore because, as Luke told me, you never treated that woman right and you just used her, and now that woman is dead, it's me now you're going to bother because we look alike. Because you see her in me? Do you think I'm that cheap?!" Sigaw ko sa kanya

"What did you say?!" Inis nyang tanong sakin

"That she's lucky because she's now finally set herself free from you!" Taaas kilay kong sagot sa kanya

The Nova I know will never said that to me" he said and smirked at me

"How pitiful is she" I said in a cold tone

"Siguro nga tama si Luke, at base din sa mga nakikita ko eh sobrang laki nga pagkakaiba nyo ng Nova na kilala ko at isa pa nakapa-imposibleng maging ikaw si Nova dahil una sa lahat katulong ko lang sya at isang babaeng uhaw sa atensyon ko at isa pa she's just a nobody, ni wala ngang naghanap sa kanya ng nawala sya eh... How pitiful" natatawang nyang saad

Pigilan mo ang sarili mo Nova, kahit anong sabihin nya huwag na huwag kang magpapa-apekto!

"Alam mo naman pala na magkaibang tao kami kaya sana pakitunguhan mo ako ng maayos dahil kung hindi ay-----"

"Dahil kung hindi magsusumbong ka kay Mr. Loughty at kay Chase?" Bigla naman naging malamig ang tono ng boses ni Rieve

"No, Why would I ask for their help when I can do you by my own?" Nakangising tugon ko sa kanya at madali kong pinulot ang bag ko sa sahig na nalaglag ng hatakin nya ako kanina at lumabas ng meeting room

"Mr. Rive Elrod, I'm hoping that after this, you'll treat me as nothing more than a business partner" saad ko bago tuluyang maglakad paalis sa meeting room pabalik sa opisina ko.

When I got back to my office, I immediately closed it and lowered the blinds so I couldn't see if Rieve was back. I feel like I regret now that I agreed to what he wanted me to work here.

To this day, I am still hurt by what you say about me, and in your eyes, I am really just a toy. Kahit kailan hindi na talaga magbabago ang tingin mo sakin... Laruan... Pampalipas oras... Buti na lang talaga at matagal na akong gising sa katotohanan.

RING! RING! RING!

"Hello?"

"Nova, are you still at work?"

"Malamang kuya, anong oras palang oh"

"Ah, oo nga pala HAHAHAHA sorry"

"Anyways, bakit ka napatawag?"

"Gusto lang sana kitang tanungin kung pwede mo akong samahan mamayang gabi bilang partner ko sa awards night"

"Oh my gosh, ngayong araw na pala iyan ano?"

"Yeah and my partner suddenly fell sick kaya wala na akong ibang malalapitan kundi ikaw na lang talaga"

"Sure! Para mapanood kita ng live sa pagkuha ng award mo"

"Thank you Nova, sunduin na lang kita mamayang 4:30 tatapusin ko lang 'tong photoshoot ko"

"Sige, gusto ko na din kasing umalis dito, hhyyss"

"Huh? Why? Did something happened? Did that fucker harass you again?"

"No, I'm just so tired... Ang dami kong trabaho kaya gusto kong umuwi at makipaglaro sa baby ko"

"Tch! HAHAHAHA ganyan ba kapag nanay na?"

"You will not understand yet, subukan mong mag-anak para maintindihan mo yung feeling kong mas gusto ko na lang na kasama si Nora kaysa magtrabaho"

"Edi mag-resign ka na"

"No, hindi pwede"

"Then bear it"

"Eh ano pa nga ba?"

"Anyways, tinatawag na ako, mamaya na lang ah"

"Okay byeeee!"

"I'll see you later"

"I think kailangan ko ng tapusin itong mga ginagawa ko para maaga akong makapag-out" usap ko sa sarili ko at sinimulan kong tapusin ang iba ko pang trabaho nang sa ganun ay maaga akong matapos at sumakto ang oras ng out ko sa pagsundo sakin ni kuya Chase kaya uunahin ko na yung mga ngayong araw kailangan at ipagpabukas ko na lang yung iba.

4:00 PM

"Waaaaa! Finally, I'm done!" Saad ko at nag-unat unat

"Ms. Nova nasa baba na po si Sir Chase" aniya Ayane

"Thanks for telling me. Ayane, please just let him know I'm coming down" sabi ko sa kanya

"Yes Ms. Nova" tugon nya sakin at agad na lumabas ng opisina ko habang ako naman ay inayos ko muna ang mga gamit sa desk ko bago ako tuluyang lumabas dito at magtungo sa elevator

"Kuya!" Tawag ko sa kanya na kasalukuyang pinapalibutan ng mga taong gustong magpa-picture sa kanya

Well, hindi ko sya masisisi dahil bukod sa pagiging sikat na business man ay isa din syang sikat na aktor. nakakaloka talaga ang family background ko

"Nova!" Tawag nya sakin pabalik kaya nagmadali na akong maglakad pa punta sa kanya

"Oh my gosh, sya yung kapatid mo di ba Chase?" Tanong ng isa nyang fan

"Yeah, this is Nova. My precious little sister" sagot sa kanya ni kuya at kinindatan pa, jeez!

"Kyyaah! Nasa dugo nyo na talaga ang mga gwapo at maganda!" Sabi ng iba pa nyang fan

"Okay, okay, thank you for your time everyone pero andito lang ako para sunduin ang kapatid ko" sabi ni kuya at hinawakan ako sa balikat para dumikit sa kanya

"Good luck mamaya sa awards night!" Sabay sabay na sabi ng mga fans ni kuya at kasabay naman nito ang pagsakay naming dalawa sa kotse nya, buti na lang talaga kasama ni kuya ang mga bodyguards nya dahil kung hindi eh baka hindi na kami naka-alis.

"At gumawa ka pa talaga ng eksena sa tapat ng kumpanya ng mga Elrod, tch!" Asar ko sa kanya

"Anong magagawa ko kung sikat ako?" He said and shove his hair backwards

"Kilabutan ka nga HAHAHAHA" pang-aasar ko pa

"How's your work today?" Bigla nyang tanong

"Okay naman, ngayon kami nag-meeting tungkol sa museum na gusto kong itayo" sagot ko naman sa kanya

"He's not suspecting you?" He asked

"He's still insisting me that I'm Nova Martin who died four years ago" mabilis na sagot ko sa kanya

"And... your feelings?"

"I loved him once, tama na 'yon gising na gising na ako sa katotohanan kuya at alam nyo ni papa 'yan" seryosong sambit ko

Three years of chasing him is enough and I will make sure that it will never happen again. That's why I came back here to the Philippines to get revenge on Rieve. I will never let myself be swayed by him again.

"If that's what you said" he just said

"Eh anong balita sa pinapasuyo ko sayo?" Tanong ko naman sa kanya

"They still working on it" sagot nya sakin

"Gusto ko sanang matapos na ito ng maaga para ganun lahat ng oras ko ay kay Nora nalang" saad ko naman at bahagyang hinilot ang sintido ko

"Do you think this is really the right thing to do?" Tanong pa ni kuya

"I have waited four years for this moment where I will be able to take revenge on Rieve, and I don't want to waste all my sacrifices" paliwanag ko sa kanya

"Walang sikretong hindi nabubunyag" aniya kuya Chase na dahilan para mapakunot ang noo ko

"What are you saying kuya? Nasa plano ko ang sabihin kay Rieve ang totoo sa huli" Nakangiwing sabi ko sa kanya

"That's not what I'm trying to say" sabi nya naman sakin

"Then what?" Kunot noong tanong ko sa kanya

"Nora" Kuya Chase said only one word to me, but I almost lost my temper.

"W-what do you mean by Nora?" Utal na tanong ko sa kanya

"Now that we know that Rieve is investigating you, it is not impossible for him to know the truth about you being his old lover and Nora being his daughter, because you know that Rieve's ability to know everything is second to dad's" paliwanag sakin ni kuya Chase

"Hinding, hindi ko papayagang malaman nya ang totoo tungkol kay Nora dahil una sa lahat wala syang karapatan kay Nora" saad ko habang nagtitimpi ng galit ko

"As your older brother I'm just giving you a warning dahil ayoko ding mapahamak si Nora. Pamangkin ko sya at ayokong maranasan nya yung mga bagay na hindi naman dapat nya maranasan" sabi pa ni kuya

"Kaya nga ginagawa ko ito para hindi nya malaman ang totoo" sabi ko

"We support you for your revenge, but I'm your brother and I have to stop you, especially if I know what you're doing is wrong" said kuya Chase

"I know my limit, kuya. Thanks for being there" sabi ko na lang at itinuon ang paningin ko sa labas ng bintana ng kotse ni kuya, mukhang malapit na din kami sa pupuntahan namin

30 MINUTES LATER

"We're here" sabi ni kuya kasabay ng pagtigil ng kotse

"Ano nga palang nangyari doon sa model na dapat partner mo kuya?" Tanong ko sa kanya ng makalabas kami sa kotse

"Nagkasakit bigla dahil sunod sunod din ang photoshoot nya at puro sa beach pa kaya ayon" paliwanag nya sakin

"Gosh, ang hirap naman maging model" saad ko naman

"Kaya nga hindi ako pumayag noon na ipasok sa modeling industry dahil sobrang nakakapagod at baka mawalan ka pa ng oras kay ?Nora" sambit ni kuya

"Buti na lang talaga HAHAHAHA" natatawang tugon ko sa kanya

"Let's go inside, I'm sure they're already waiting for us" he said

"Sure" I simply replied and followed him inside

When we entered the dressing room, I was shocked to see the familiar faces.

"James?!" Gulat kong tanong

"Oh my, it's Nova!" Tuwang saad nya at bumeso ng makalapit sya sakin at ganun din ang ginawa nya kay kuya

"It's nice to meet you again" bati ko sa kanya

"How are you doing?" Tanong naman nya

"Well, I think I'm doing great at work hehe" sagot ko

"So Diffie can't come because she got sick after her photoshoot, so Nova will be my partner tonight, so please take care of her James and make her the star of tonight" saad ni kuya dito

"I'm not an actress kuya kaya hindi ko kailangang maging star ng gabi" hindi ko pagsang-ayon sa kanya

"Just go with it, ako ang partner mo kaya gusto ko pareho tayong makita ngayong gabi" sabi pa nya

"No problem, Chase, let me handle this" James said

"Sure, nasa kabilang dressing room lang ako" sabi pa ni kuya at lumabas na

"Don't worry because I can't forget what you told me that you can't do heavy make-up, so what I'm going to do to you tonight is simple yet fierce so that you can match your older brother"

"Thanks for the consideration, James" nakangiting saad ko sa kanya. It's good that James will do my make-up, so I don't have to explain to him about my make-up allergy.

And James has already started making me up while his two assistants are fixing my hair and the clothes I'm going to wear. I heard that many big Filipino actors and actresses will be attending today, and my brother Chase is one of them. Until now, I am still shocked by the fact that my older brother is a well-known Filipino actor, so I keep wondering if there are things that my brother can't do.

"Kahit anong make-up ang gawin sayo mas umaangat pa din talaga ang tunay mong kagandahan, my dear" James said

"Come on, stop fluterring me HAHAHAHA" sabi ko sa kanya

"Anyways, my dear, ito nga pala ang susuotin mo halos katulad ito ng suit na gagamitin ng kuya mo pero kasi size ito ni Diffie kaya hindi namin alam kung kakasya sa iyo" aniya James

"Well, I think I should give it a try" kibit balikat kong saad sa kanila at kinuha ang damit kay James at agad akong pumasok sa fitting room para sukatin ito

5 MINUTES LATER

"Wow! You look perfect in that dress, my dear!" Aniya James ng makalabas ako sa fitting room

"Thanks for the compliment, but I think the waist is kinda loose" sabi ko naman sa kanila

"Really?!" Gulat nilang tanong

"Yes, medyo maluwag sakin yung waist at medyo masikip sa dibdib ko" paliwanag ko naman

"Ano ba ang waist size mo?" Tanong sakin ni James

"23" maiksing sagot ko

"Oh my, how sexy!" He teased me

"And you bust size?" Dagdag pa nya

"36B" mabilis kong sagot sa kanya

"Oh my, hindi ko alam na ganyan pala kaganda ang katawan mo, hindi ko na kasi inalam nung unang pagkikita natin since my friend was the one who made your dress that time" paliwanag nya sakin

"No, it's okay" sabi ko naman

"Anyways, we still have one hour left, hubarin mo muna iyan Nova at aayusin namin sa size mo 'yan" sambit ni James at mabilis naman akong pumasok ulit sa fitting room para hubarin ang dress at maibigay kila James dahil isang oras na lang at magsisimula na ang Red Carpet at bawal ma-late si kuya Chase ng dahil lang sakin di ba?

30 MINUTES LATER

"Ayan, kasya na sa iyo!" Masayang saad ni James ng masuot ko na ang dress na mabilis nilang natapos

"Thank you, ang bilis nyong nagawa" sabi ko

"Waist at bust lang naman ang inayos namin kaya hindi sya ganun kahirap" tugon nya naman sakin

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Come in!" Said James

"Are you ready, Nova?" Tanong sakin ni Kuya

"Yeah?" Patanong na sagot ko sa kanya

"You look so stunning" kuya Chase said

"Thanks, and you look so handsome kuya" sabi ko naman sa kanya

"Let's go now?" Tanong nya sakin

"Sure" maiksing sagot ko sa kanya at agad akong lumapit sa kanya at kumapit sa kanyang braso

"Thank you, everyone!" Pagpapasalamat ko kila James bago kami tuluyang lumabas sa dressing room

As Kuya Chase and I walked towards the red carpet, we met many of his fellow artists. I also saw many famous bands, and here is my favorite band, 4RF. I want to approach them and ask if they can take a picture with me, but the assistant calls us because it's time to go out on the red carpet. Pero may mamaya pa naman di ba? Tsaka ko na lang sila lalapitan kapag tapos ang awards night