writingcamp Behind the Click of the Camera

Week 4 How to overcome writer's block?

CHAPTER 2

TENEILE

    The break took longer than I expected it to be. It has been half an hour since Marguerite was introduced to me. I didn’t smile at her again after the introduction, I felt that my true feelings of meeting her would show up if I smiled. I just stared at her intently while she keeps on talking. I do not even understand what she was telling me, and when she has questions I just nod my head at her.

    Siguro iniisip niya na may naiintindihan ako sa sinasabi niya dahil titig na titig ako sakaniya. Kung hindi niya lang alam ang pinagmamasdan ko lang sakaniya ay ang paggalaw ng mga labi niya, at hindi ko naman naiintindihan ang mga lumalabas dito.

    “Ten, you’re done. Have you met M-.” Amelie didn’t finish what she was about to say when she saw who’s in front of me.

    “I see. You already met Marguerite.”

    “Yeah.” Simpleng sagot ko sa pinsan ko.

    “You do not have much to do Ten. You just have to follow what the photographer will say or what Marguerite tells you to do.” 

    “You see, she’s our new talent. We are still looking if she’s capable of being one of our permanent models.” If I would be my cousin, I would not let this opportunity slip. Looking at Marguerite in front of me, I’m sure that a lot of entertainment would want to hire her. Who wouldn’t hire someone who has a great body proportion, and an angelic face who doesn’t even need to undergo plastic surgery to achieve a pretty face.

    “I see. Would it take long? I already have plans for tonight.” Tinaasan lang ako ni Amelie ng kilay para sana ipakitang hindi ko nagugustuhan ang nangyayari, kahit na kabaligtaran ang nararamdaman ko. Sasagutin niya na sana ako nang biglang sumingit si Marguerite.

    “No, it would not take that long.” She even bit her lips while looking at me, she looks anxious. She lowered her head when I didn’t answer immediately after what she said.

    “Fine then.” She looked at me again then she smiled that almost made me go under a heart attack.

    Hindi ko alam kung paano kami umabot dito sa harap ng photographer. I just stare at her all the time. f**k, I knew that I’m being weird, but I can’t stop looking at her face. Luckily I didn’t need to face the camera. As a substitute model, I didn’t need to do a lot of things, since this shoot was solely focused on this beautiful girl in front of me.

    Ang kailangan ko lang gawin ay tignan siya, at siya na ang bahalang gumalaw para maging maganda ang kakalabasan ng picture. This was like her test if she’s worth it to be offered a contract.

    “Do you mind if I lean on you?” Damn, how can I resist her if she’s smiling at me?

    I made a stern face before I answered her, to make it look as if I don’t care. “No, you can do whatever you want.”

    “Can you face the camera?” Kahit na ayoko ay inalis ko na ang tingin ko sakaniya, at tumingin ng diretso sa camera. I felt a strange feeling again while facing the camera. I really hate cameras for I don’t know what reason, I don’t even know when I started hating the attention it gives me.

    My heart leaped when she encircled her arms around my neck while her chin is placed in one of my shoulders. I can’t help but look at her, her beautiful face is so close to me that makes my heart flutter.

    “Nice shot. Look at each other.” Hindi ko alam kung magpapasalamat ba ako sa photographer o maiinis dahil sa utos niya.

    Natulala ako ng hawakan niya ang baba ko para maharap sakaniya. She looked at me straight into my eyes, and I felt a different rush of blood. I don’t know if it is still because of the camera or because of this woman looking at me straight in the eye.

    “May I?” She looks at me with a hopeful look. I just nod at her in return not even asking what she wanted to do.

    I almost get stoned in my place when she made my back faced the camera, while she acts as if she was whispering to me while holding my wrist. I can feel her breath in my neck, and I can hear how fast her breathing.

    Ramdam na ramdam ko ang init ng katawan niya na nakadikit sa katawan ko. I even put my hands on her waist to make it more sensual and make me look less stiff in the camera. I think I would need a very cold shower after this shoot.

    When the photographer called it off I hurriedly left the scene to calm my racing heart. I didn’t even bid goodbye to Marguerite, because of the unfamiliar feeling that I felt during the shoot.

MARGUERITE

    Nagulat ako nang hawakan ni Ten ang bewang ko, ang mabilis na t***k ng puso ko dahil sa pagkakalapit namin ay lalong bumilis. Maging ang paghinga ko ay lalong lumalim. Hindi ito ang unang beses na nag-model ako na may kasamang lalaki, pero ito ang unang beses na nakaramdam ako ng kaba at pagkasabik.

    Nakahinga lamang ako nang maluwag ng tapusin na ng photographer ang shoot. Napalayo agad ako kay Ten na para bang napaso ako sa init na nararamdaman ko sa pagitan namin.

    “Thank you!” Ngumiti ako kay Ten pero tumango lamang siya sa akin at nagmamadaling umalis. Tinanaw ko lamang siya habang papalayo sa akin.

    “Marguerite, come here and look at your photos.” Tumango lamang ako kay Ms. Tiff. Tinignan ko muli ang papalayong bulto ni Ten bago ako lumapit kay Ms. Tiff.

    The photographer keeps browsing the photos before he stopped at one photo where I’m leaning on Ten while he was looking at me intently. I find the photo cute, it looked as if he was admiring my beauty. I even had to stop myself from getting a copy of the picture. I keep looking at the photo when the photographer goes to the next photo that breaks my heart.