ONE OF THE RICHEST

Uno

I hopped off the plane in LAX with a dream in my cardigan.

Welcome to the land of fame excess hmm~

I am bobbing my head while humming on the song in the radio. Medyo mabigat kasi ang traffic kaya napag-isipan kong magsound- trip. I am on my way to a photoshoot of a local clothing brand and I'm already running late. Hindi naman ako natatakot o kinakabahan kasi ok lang naman kahit alisin na 'ko sa project na 'yon. I really am not passionate about modelling.

I finished Veterinary Medicine pero hindi ko naman napursue yung gusto kong career because my mom just keeps on pushing me to modelling.

My phone rang so I turned down the radio. Niloud speaker ko ang call kasi nagmamaneho ako. Ayoko namang magkaroon ng violation dahil dito.

"Hello tita Claire!" I answered cheerfully. SI tita Claire ang nagsisilbi kong manager sa modelling career ko. Matagal na silang magkaibigan ni mommy kaya pinagkakatiwalaan siya ng mommy ko. Mabait naman siya at palagi akong pinapaalalahanan sa mga kailangan kong gawin. Sometimes, pinagtatakpan niya pa 'ko kay mommy kapag tumatakas ako sa mga gigs ko.

"Where are you, Scarlet Chloe?!" Oh, she's mad.

"On the way na, tita. Chill ka lang jan okay? Gusto mo bang maaksidente ako sa pagmamadali?" I jokingly said. Deep inside, tumatawa na 'ko. Ang sarap niya kasing asarin eh.

"Anong chill?! Kanina pa tumatawag ang mommy mo! Galit na galit! Bilisan mo na, baka dumaan 'yon rito." Kahit kalian talaga si mommy, she's always so grumpy!

"Yeah, yeah. Bye tita Claire. See you later!" hindi ko na siya hinintayng sumagot. I immediately ended the call and scrolled through my contacts to call the person I've been meaning to call.

Pero biglang lumitaw ang name ni mommy. I sighed and picked up.

"Hello mom—

"Don't hello mom me, Scarlet! YOU'RE LATE! Do you really want to lose this opportunity?! Kokonti na nga lang ang offers mo, hindi mo pa sinisipot! That's why you're career isn't growing! I can't believe that the mayor's daughter is just a local model!"

The moment I answered the call, I knew she'll rant. Pero hindi ko naman dinidibdib ang mga sinasabi niya. Paulit- ulit lang naman kasi and it doesn't bother me because I never wanted this anyway.

"Yeah, right. Whatever mom. See you later~" May kung ano- ano pa siyang sinasabi pero pinatay ko na ang tawag. I can't stand her early morning rants. Nakakasira ng mood.

My dad is a mayor sa ibang City. Umalis ako roon simply because I'm not free to do what I want there because I need constant surveillance. Pero kahit na nasa ibang lugar na 'ko, my mom still keeps pestering me with this modelling career of mine. My dad didn't really like this idea pero wala siyang magagawa because mom always has ways to do what she wants.

Sinusuportahan ako ni daddy sa pangarap kong maging veterinarian, but he's no match with my mom.