"Kamusta ang pag punta niyo sa Manila, apo?" Lola asked after she served me my brunch. It's late for breakfast and early for lunch so it's brunch. I woke up late since we arrived here in Tagkawayan around 3am. It's really tiring.

I smiled a little. "I got accepted La." I said and I heard her gasp. She sat down beside me.

"Talaga!? Ang galing galing talaga ng apo ko! Artista kana!" She exclaimed and I slightly chuckled while putting some rice on my plate.

"Hindi pa po lola. Pero saka-saka, siguro." I said unsure before chuckling a little. Lola chuckled before standing up and giving me a kiss on top of my head.

"I'm sure proud na proud ang mommy mo sa'yo. Tsaka ang daddy mo." She said and that's when my smile fade. I know mom is, but dad?

"La, tingin niyo proud siya?" I asked and Lola looked at me with a confused expression on her face.

Of course she's confused, cause I know she's thinking why would I ask that. I don't even show any emotion or reaction towards my dad.

"Siyempre naman apo. Proud na proud silang dalawa sa'yo." She said and I forced a smile and started eating.

"Ano pa ang mga ginawa mo dun apo? Diba kasama mo ang mga kaibigan mo?" She asked, and that's another thing.

I feel like.. I feel like they are already distancing from me. Or is it just me? Maybe it's just in my head. Maybe I'm just jealous that they were able to go to the mall and I'm at that derma clinic.

I slowly nod before lifting my head up.

I swallowed the food. "Yes Lola, they are also with me. Sa bahay kami natulog since we cant afford hotel. We have some fun. We did great." I said and Lola smiled.

"Bakit hindi mo sila papuntahin dito? Ipagluluto ko kayo." She said and I pursed my lips.

I'm not sure if papayagan sila. Specially Ali, strict ang parents niya. Mabuti nga pinayagan siya sumama. Her rule is like, kapag nakagala na siya, hindi pwede na the next day aalis ulit siya.

I know papayagan si Lory and Gwen, and maybe Tobi too. Jax have a small percent na hindi payagan. But I'll give it a shot.

"I'll message them Lola. Baka busy sila eh" I said and Lola nod.

"Basta apo sabihin mo agad sa akin kung makakapunta sila." She said and I nod. She stand up, probably going to do something.

I continue to eat, when I finished, since I am the only one who ate late. I put the dishes on the sink so the maids just have to wash them.

I went upstairs. Hindi muna agad ako umupo. Ali told me that. Nakakalaki daw ng tiyan kapag umupo agad pagkatapos kumain.

I set my timer for 30 minutes. Half of that time I was just standing. Scrolling on my twitter and other socials. And I take a bath during the remaining 15 minutes.

I slip on some white shorts and white printed shirt. I put on lotion and the skin care that the management got me. And after those, I sat down on my bed and grab my phone.

From Lauriat Kassandra:
Hey, free kayo this afternoon? Tinatanong ni lola kung pwede kayo pumunta? Ipagluluto daw tayo.

I pursed my lips before hitting send. They're probably still tired. And baka pagalitan din sila since kakadating lang nila tapos may pupuntahan ulit.

My phones beeped and I quickly look to it.

From Emory The Emo 👸 👑🙌:
Hindi ako pwede, magpapahinga muna ako. Kakagising ko lang.

I slowly nod, understandable. Even me is still tired. But I'm giving this a shot.

From Lauriat Kassandra:
It's fine, 'yung iba kaya?

From Alipangot Ang Bagong Haliparot 🧚‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️:
Slr, nope, di ako pwede. Baka masapok na ako ng nanay ko. Kakadating lang kaninang madaling araw eh.

Yup, see this coming. Hindi talaga ako masyadong umaasa na papayagan si Ali.

From Lauriat Kassandra:
It's fine, hindi naman gaano ka importante

Then Gwen and Lory replied at the same time.

From Gwen ver.2.0:
Pagod pa ako. Pass muna ako mahar.

From •Avery Not Every•:
I just woke up, I can't. I'm going to sleep all day until tomorrow afternoon.

I slightly frown. They're all tired. But I actually want to see them and thank them. I think I wasn't able to thank them this morning when we arrived since we are all tired and don't even bother speaking. Well we bid goodbyes but that's it.

From Gabrieluhh:
Sorry di ako pwede😁✌️

From Gabrieluhh:
Pero sayang 'yung pagkain. Ano daw lulutuin?

I slightly chuckled when I read Jax's reply. She's really thinking about the food. How cute.

From Gwen ver.2.0:
Si Jax talaga, handang pumunta kahit saan basta may pagkain.

From Alipangot Ang Bagong Haliparot 🧚‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️:
Truw

From Alipangot Ang Bagong Haliparot 🧚‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️:
True*

From Gabrieluhh:
Oy hindi ah! Tinatanong ko lang. 😤

I started laughing when I read Jax's reply. Specially the emoji. It's funny that she's using emojis. I can really tell how she's feeling.

From Alipangot Ang Bagong Haliparot 🧚‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️:
I gtg na, may pupuntahan pa kami bye!

Alipangot Ang Bagong Haliparot 🧚‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️ is now offline.

From Gwen ver.2.0:
Tingnan mo 'yon, hindi daw pwede pero aalis.

From •Avery Not Every•:
Baka kasama mama at papa niya.

From Gwen ver.2.0:
Oo nga, asan si Tobi?!

I bit my lower lip and started typing. Then buy send.

From Lauriat Kassandra:
Baka nakatulog ulit.

From Gwen ver.2.0:
Ah okay, ako rin tutulog ulit. Bye!

From •Avery Not Every•:
Same, bye! Goodnight!

From Lauriat Kassandra:
Night.

I sigh after a hit send. I put down my phone before leaning down and put on my heels. I need to work more on my walk. Who knows what time they would call me. Or message me. Maganda sana na this summer sila mag message that I have to go to Manila.

Kasi kung school days, I'll miss school. And that's a big problem.

I practice for just 2 and a half hour. It's because I started late and. When the clock strikes 12pm I take a rest. I remove my heels and sat down on my bed.

"Oh, si Lola!" Then I remember I still haven't tell lola na hindi sila makakapunta. So I put in my pink bunny slippers and went down.

"Laura, may gusto ka bang kainin? 'Yung mga friends mo nga pala? Anong sabi nila?" She ask when I stepped down.

I slowly walk towards her with a pout on my lips.

"Hindi po sila pwede. Pagod pa and hindi rin papayagan." I replied with a pout.

Lola nod. "Oh sige..  next time nalang siguro." She said and I slowly nod. I grab a glass and put on some water.

When I checked the ref I realized na medyo kulang na kami sa supplies.

"Lola kailan po ma mimili ng supplies?" I ask while holding the door of the fridge.

"Bukas apo, bakit?" Lola ask..

"May ipapabili po sana ko. Pang diet ko po." I said and Lola look at me with 'what do you mean' look.

"Sexy ka naman na apo ah." She said and I slightly shake my head.

"I need to be fit more Lola. I'll write down things I need then ibibigay ko po sa inyo." I said and Lola nod. I put the glass over the sink before walking back upstairs.

I grab a pen and paper. I also searched for things that is good for diet. And I got some oats, non-fat and sugar free yogurt. Non-fat fresh milk, corn flakes cereal, tea, and some crackers. I also saw that non- fat and less sugar fruit juice are okay. So I also write it down.

When I finished the list, I grab some money from my wallet. Hoping 3000 pesos is enough for those things I write. It's actually many, cause I put two large boxes of cereal, three box of fresh milk, three set of yogurts and 2 bottles of fruit juice.

"Here lola.. medyo marami po 'yan kaya nag bigay na rin po ako ng pang dagdag." I said when I hand Lola the paper with the money.

Lola nodded. "Sige apo.. ako ang bibili ng mga 'to." She said and I nod.

I went back upstairs, I was just using my phone when I didn't realized I already fall asleep. I woke up around 3pm. I did some exercises with the help of YouTube.

And I'm telling you, nakakapagod. I was just on 4 minutes and I already want to quit. I am too lazy for this. I barely even move a lot. But I can do this. It's for modeling. I want my mom proud.

Let's go Laura!

I exercise for around 45 minutes before I sat down on my bed, panting. Mountain climbers, burpees, and planks are the worst. And also the squats.

When I know I'm not tired anymore. I grab some pants and a shirt and I take a shower. It's around 5pm when I'm feeling hungry. So I went down and saw the maids watching from the television.

"May kailangan po kayo Maam?" They ask..

"Uh.. anong lunch niyo kanina?" I ask while looking over the dining table.

"Adobo po Maam.. kakain po kayo?" One ask, I look at her and saw her going towards the plates.

I quickly shake my head. "No no no, may tinapay pa ba tayo? And palaman?" I asked, she stopped on her tracks before going towards the pantry.

"May tasty bread pa po Maam. Tapos chicken spread tapos tuna." She replied and I slowly nod.

"Thanks, ako na bahala dito. You can continue watching." I said before going towards the pantry. She nod and go back to the couch.

I pull out the bread and tuna spread. I made two pairs. Then I look over the fridge. There's a whole lemon. So I made some lemon juice. I pick up the plate that have my sandwiches and in the other hand is my juice. I went upstairs and decided to eat there.

I am just watching some movies on my laptop and eating at the same time. I'm feeling lazy to be honest. Or is it just that I am still tired.

I feel like I am not productive this day.

So tomorrow, I should be productive.

The next day I woke up early, take a jog, going back and forth in front of our house. Then for breakfast I only have sandwiches which Lola almost scold me. But I told her it's fine. I take a bath and 4 hours practice of walk. Lunch came and I only eat lettuce and pork.

I don't really have a plan after lunch not until Ms. Ava messaged me. It's actually the first time she messaged me.

She told me I need to take pictures. And post it on my socials. I also need to clean and edit my social. I need to put my Instagram in professional account and label me as a model.

So that's what I did for two hours. And after I posted my first ever picture of myself in Instagram. I immediately got likes from me seniors.

There are even comments..

'Wait.. model siya? Legit ba 'to?'

'Ang ganda talaga niya, pinagpala.'

'Pang model talaga 'yang batang 'yan. Grade 9 palang 'yan maganda na.'

I sigh as I read those comments from my seniors. It's just a picture, selfie rather of me on white shirt, it doesn't even have a good lighting. What the fuck are they talking about.

Then suddenly Ali comment.

Ali_25: Woo! Yass! Friend ko 'yan! Woo! Yeah go Kassandra! Milendez lang malakas!✊😔

I pull my phone closer to my face and read her comment. A smile grew on my face when I read her comment, I immediately heart it.

Then suddenly a messages popped up on top of ny screen. I tap on it and it's Ms. Ava.

From Ms. Ava:
Put on a dress, or skirt or shorts. Then put a nice top and out a little bit of make up. Take a full body picture. They'll like it.

My brows furrowed when I read her message. Dress? Short? Skirt? Oh Gosh, I barely wear them. But I have no choice. I don't want to be a bad model. So I just need to follow what my manager says.

To Ms. Ava:
Okay po.

I sigh and stand up. I walk towards my closet before searching through my clothes. That's when I realized how many clothes I have. Heck, these clothes even still have tags on it. I pull out a checkered mini skirt, it's from Australia and it's actually pretty. It's light pink color so I decided to match my top with it. I pick white turtle neck. I put those on, now for shoes. I saw my baby pink vans, I put on white socks and the shoes. These actually looks good together.

Now I don't know how to take a picture. Mirror selfie I guess.

It takes me more than 30 shots for the mirror selfie. Then I manage taking a full body one with the help of my timer.

I started doing some pose I learn from YouTube and Ali and Lory too.

In the end I picked 4 mirror selfie and 2 full body pictures.

I posted it, and it immediately gained likes. Wow, they like that? I didn't even look good in that pic. It's just I have no choice.

Ms. Ava didn't messaged me this time. I also put that one full body picture as my profile picture in Instagram. And that one mirror selfie in Twitter.

Because of that unexpected photo shoot by my self exercise late. I first change into sweat pants. And since I exercise late and I'm tired because of what I did earlier. I just exercise for around 35 minutes.

That what has been happening for the next days. Jogging, practice, photo shoot then exercise. But it's okay for me, except the exercise part. But at least I'm being productive.

But I miss my friends. Specially Jiro. I want to see him so bad.

So after a week of that schedule I decided to skip exercise today. After I post pictures of myself. I didn't change anymore. I actually like this skirt and off shoulder.

"Saan ka pupunta apo?" Lola asked when she saw me going down the stairs.

I slightly smiled. "Kay Ali lang po Lola." I replied she nodded. I ride a tricycle and texted Ali the same things I tell them whenever I'm leaving the house.

I arrived in front the computer shop. Just when I stepped in I saw Jiro talking to a big guy.

My eyes widened. What if that's his boss?

I slowly walk towards them. I'll just act as if I'm a customer.

"Basta lagi mong babanta- Yes Maam?" His boss suddenly greet me. Mine and Jiro's eyes met. His eyes widened..

"Gagamit po ako ng computer. Magkano po?" I hesitantly ask. I don't even know how to ask that properly! This is my first time renting a computer.

The boss nodded. "Yes ma'am.. available pa po sa PC5. Magpa-assist nalang po kayo sa kaniya." He said before pattting Jiro's back. Soon he leaves..

We stayed silent for a minute. He's probably surprised I'm here.

"So.. you're really going to rent one?" He suddenly ask.. my head snap up and slowly nod.

"Hindi ka pa naman pwede umalis diba?" I ask and he nodded.

"Then I'll just wait here." I said and he nodded. He walked out from the counter before going towards a computer. And of course me being clueless about this thing I just followed him.

He opened a computer. "Sit down here." He said when he pulled a chair. I nod and shyly sit down. I put my bag on my lap as I watch him set up the computer. I was about to grab the headphones when he stopped me.

"Wait.. don't use that." He said before going back towards the counter. I saw him get the headset from the computer placed in the counter.

"Marami na ang gumamit ni'yan. Madumi na 'yan. Use this, I'm the only one using this." He said before slowly putting the headphone over my ears. I immediately got flattered. We are so close to each other. And I can feel his breath over my temples.

"There.. if you need any help. Don't be shy and call me." He said and I slowly nod. He return back to his place.

I look at the computer. It still looks new tho. But I don't know what to do. So I go to YouTube and just watch kpop music videos.

I did that for hours. Since I don't want logging in to my socials here. Someone might hacked my account. And I don't want that. I was busy watching when someone suddenly tapped my back.

"My shift is almost done. You should pay now." Jiro said with a teasing smile on his face.

I pursed my lips and nod. I remove the headphone and stand up.

"How much is it?" I ask while looking at him who's sitting on his chair.

"30 pesos." He replied and my brows furrowed.

"Eh? I've stayed there for about 2 hours and 30 pesos lang?" I ask and he nod.

"Yeah.. that's it." He replied and he nod before handing him twenty peso bill and ten peso coin.

"So your shift ends na?" I ask and he nod.

"Anjan na 'yung kapalit ko. He's outside. Let's go." He said before picking up his bag. He reach for my hand and we went outside.

"Pre.. ikaw na bahala sa loob." He said to his co-worker. Which I guess is older than both of us.

The guy nod. Before his eyes landed on me. "Ganda niyan pre ah." He said with a creepy tone.

Jiro push me to his back, hiding me from the creep.

"Girlfriend ko pre, akin." Jiro said and I felt myself blush. I like it when he's telling people he own me. It's giving me these butterflies in my stomach.

The guy nod. "Sige pre.. ingat kayo." He said before going in.

I finally came out from his back.

"He's a creep." I said with a pout.

He chuckled and nod. "He is.. now let's go. Ayaw ko na pinagtitinginan ka ng ibang lalaki. Baka mapa-away ako." He said and I shyly smile.

"Bakit naman?" I ask.. I actually want to know a reason. I know he's going to say something sweet and it will give me butterflies in my stomach again.

He pouts. "Basta, akin ka eh. Maiingit sila." He replied...

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