This Could End

Chapter Twenty-Five

I turned my back from and lifted my knee. I popped my butt as part of the choreography then dropped my leg and faced in front with my body still twisted for the final pose. The song ended there.

"Perfect," puri ng choreographer namin na si Pau na nanunuod lang sa harap ng stage.

Nang marinig 'yon ay nagsibagsakan sa sahig ang mga kasama kong sumasayaw habang ako naman ay umayos lang ng tayo.

"Pwede na siguro tayo mag pack up nang maaga," sabi ni Pau.

The group cheered. Nagsibangon na ang lahat para mag-pack up. I headed to the bench where my bag was.

"Sakit ng katawan ko," angal ni Becca habang nag-aayos ng gamit.

"Same. Maliligo na naman ako ng efficascent oil mamaya nito," Lisa replied.

Sabay-sabay na kaming bumaba ng building. It was past eleven in the evening. Maaga na itong uwi namin kumpara sa nagdaang mga araw. We had been in the dance studio for the past week, rehearsing for our performances for our upcoming TV guesting and mall shows to promote our television series. Our dance rehearsals were scheduled at night because it was my only available time that matched with Rowan and other casts who wil be joining us in the promotion period.

Ngayong gabi lang kami wala sa dance studio dahil may guesting kami bukas sa isang noon time show. It was decided to just do the stage rehearsal tonight instead of being at the studio early.

Saturday bukas at day off ko dapat pero hindi talaga maiiwasan ang ganito lalo na at magsisimula na kaming mag-promote ng TV series namin.

I didn't forget to send a quick text to Hades that I was on my way home before resting my eyes and daydreaming of a warm bath and wine.

It was a brief ride since my condo building wasn't far from the TV station. Malalim na rin ang gabi kaya wala ng traffic.

I opened my door and the first thing I noticed was that the lights were on. It alerted me for a split second but it was replaced with excitement when I heard the faint sound of the television. I instantly knew that it was him.

It had been weeks since I chose him over a stupid movie role and I never regretted my decision. My management eventually got over their disappointment since I was busy with the TV series and other endorsements anyway.

I briefly trended along with the Dream Girl movie when Director Via vaguely tweeted about her disappointment. People who knew about it made their deductions and it was immediately linked to me.

My fans were proud and said the movie role was beneath me and it was good that I rejected the role because the director was unprofessional. While the haters had a field day and said I was arrogant. Malaki na raw ang ulo ko kaya malakas ang loob tumanggi.

It was already a publicity for the movie and they haven't even started with the production yet. All because my name was linked to it. That showed how influential I was, according to Gior.

We chose to ignore the issue and just showed the social media how busy and unbothered I was. From my shoots, taping, voice recording, and dance rehearals.

The issue quickly died down and was replaced with someone else's problem. Most of the time, people really have the shortest attention span. They were like piranhas that devour their meal in a few seconds before quickly moving on to the next like nothing happened.

I hurried my steps towards the living room. Our eyes immediately met. He flashed me his gorgeous grin and stood up to welcome me.

Hinayaan kong bumagsak ang bag ko sa sahig at itinakbo ang distansya naming dalawa. I jumped in his arms and he easily caught me as if I didn't weight much.