"Katie." I looked at my back again because I just noticed that there is someone calling for my name again.
"Why?" I asked him.
"Before we left Palawan, can I tell something to you today? Promise me that after this our treatment for each other will be the same again, okay?" He said so I just nodded.
"Okay." I said.
"I l-like y-you." He said and he immediately looked a way, seems like a shy boy.
"W-what?" I asked him back, even though I already feel it few days ago, I was still shock.
"I like you." He said again.
"Thank you?" I don't know what to say, is it good for me to say thank you to him for liking me? I think yes.
"Thank you?" He asked.
"Yes. Thank you for liking me." I said then I finally stood on the airplane, we are finally coming back into Manila. I totally miss my Little Kiko.
"Katie. Here is for you." I look at my back because Yanna called me.
"What's that?" I asked her.
"A fancy necklace for the first time to go here in Palawan, wanna wear it?" She asked.
"I don't want because it's kinda for kids only, look at the colors, so plenty." I said.
"Okay fine." Yanna sighed and then I look straight at my front because Quen sat beside Yanna at my back.
I am not against if he likes me but it's kinda awkward when he already confessed his feelings.
"Can I sat beside you?" I looked up because of the voice I heard.
"You are also here? What are you doing here?" My voice rised up.
"I guess I swim on the river." He playfully smiled before satting beside me.
"Did I agree to your favor?" I raised my brows and he just smile. I want to shout! Arrrghhh!
"Chips?" He offered me a chips that was placed on the plastic.
"Don't offer me that, I have enough money to buy one." I said then looked away.
"Katie, yiee." Yanna said so I rolled my eyes on her. Not even funny anymore. They are all getting into my nerves.
"You know, why don't you get out of the plane? YOU.ARE.MAKING.MY.DAY.NOT.GOOD!" I said then he transferred into another chair.
"You have a lovers quarrel?" Yanna asked then winked.
"Yanna, can you please stop cracking Katie a corny joke?" Enrique said so Yanna stopped.
I just slept on the plane until Enrique wake me up.
"We're on Manila." He said and get my luggage, he gave his hands on me so I take it.
"It was so nice to be back." I said while feeling the breeze of the cold wind here in the airport.
"Are you going to your condo already?" He asked.
"Yes, I want to see my Little Kiko." I said and he smiled before we get our of the airport.
"See you on the another days Katie." Yanna said as she waves his hand.
"Enrique." I called him while he was driving.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Can I tell something to you?" I asked back. I don't know if this is the right time for me to tell him. He already confessed to me so I will do the same too.
"Sure, what was that?" He asked.
"Uhm... Ughh. You confessed something to me earlier right?" I couldn't tell him directly.
"Yuh. I confessed that I like you when we were still in Palawan." He said.
"I am doing the same too. I like you also." I said then looked away, he smiled.
"Are you shy? I already know that you love me since then." He said then remove the hairs on my face.
"I am just uncomfortable with what I heard but believe me, I will stay here. I will not be away from you." I assured him.
"Thank you." He hugged me and I smiled. I feel that purple butterflies are flying around me.
"Let's buy some for Little Kiko." He said as we stop in front of a pet shop.
"He still have more on the condo." I said.
"But I want to buy some for my cutie baby." He said.
"MY cutie baby, not yours." I emphasized the my on that sentence. Why all of the people around me wants to take Little Kiko? Is he that cute for everyone who likes him?
"He will mine super soon hehe." He said so I raised my brows.
"Kiko will never be yours... Until I'm yours too." I joked, it's up to him if he will take it seriously.
"Then answer my question, can you be my girlfriend?" He asked while winking his eyes on me. He is too precious.
"Just buy some goodies for Kiko hehe." I answered and he literally bought, I thought he was just kidding. Then we are finally going out, some students came.
"Hello, can you answer some of our questions? It's for our project." They said so I nod.
"Sure." Enrique and I said.
"Miss, would you slap your man for 1 million pesos?" They asked and I laughed before answering their questions.
"No, he's too precious to be hurt." I said and looked at him and some of the student looks like kilig.
"Thank you for answering our questions, we hope that your relationship will still be strong." They said and they wave their hands.
"They're funny." Enrique said and we get inside of the car.
"Super." I said.
"But what I most love about what they said is that 'our relationship will be strong', so what do you think?" He asked.
"Yeah, if we can be in a relationship. If the ship will sail, and if the ship will not sink." I said and he gave me a meaningful look.
"A figure of speech?" He asked.
"I guess." I said and he smirked.
"You are so bright in figure of speech right?" He asked.
"Not so bright but I know I have the knowledge in playing your minds with it, right? All of you thought that it does not have meaning but the truth is, they have meanings." I meaningfully said.
"So all of the phrases you are telling me are figure of speech?" He asked.
"No, not all. Sometimes I'm telling you the exact word. The exact feeling that I feel towards you." I said and smiled.
"Could you please elaborate the word feelings?" He smirked.
"Never mind." He laughed.
"Why? Can't you elaborate? Cause if you can't, I'm ready to elaborate it for you." He said and I laugh sarcastically.
"I can elaborate it, I just don't want to."
"Katie, come! Let's drink some." My friend from Canada who just came here in the Philippines offered me a glass of tequila."Oh I'm sorry Gelli but I'm still not drinking liquor, that was bad for the health." I said and she laughed. What was funny in what I actually say? Is it bad to care for my health? For our health?"Katie, you are too childish. Here. Try it." She gave me that already so I don't have a choice. They might said that I'm a Kill Joy person."Why does it tastes like this? It's hot! It doesn't taste well!" I said and she gave me a lemon."It's Tequila, and this one is Black Label." Gelli said."Why does many people like liquor even if it doesn't taste so well?" I asked her and she laughed, until a man came at me."Katie." That was a familiar voice."Why are here? Are you stalking me? Don't stalk me anymore! I am not interested on you." I shout and everyone on the party screams."Just find another women Nickanor." The other guy sa
"Can you please behave Katie?" He raised his voice on me when we came back to my condo unit."I am not doing anything wrong Enrique!" I answered."Yes, you are not doing anything. The vape? It is bad for your voice." He said."My voice is none of your business!" I shouted."But you are my business Katie, please. If we have problems, let's fix it. I can't lose you." He said and cornered me on the wall."You will never lose me because I'm not yours." I said and I was about to get out if his arms but he hold my wrist."Katie. From now on. You are mine." He said and I froze."W-what?" I asked him. I'm nervous."You are mine, can't you undestand that?" He said."Okay?" He asked."I a-am y-yours." I said and he let me go."We belong with each other so I have rules, is it okay to you?" I nodded."My first rule is don't go out with Gelli, she is just taking you anywhere to have a companion in drinking wines, isn't it?" I nodded.
"Quen, can I still join there?" I asked my boyfriend because I saw that there was an audition in the TV Channel."You already join there the previous year right?" He asked."Yeah, but I believe in a perfect timing, maybe this is the right time for me. I still wanna try Quen." I said."Okay, I'm the host of that contest Katie. So you are going to studio in what day?" He asked."When I am done with my tasks in the theatre production office, and I will tell them that I'll join so they wouldn't be surprised if they saw me on T.V." I said while smiling."I recommend, don't tell them Kate. Let them be surprised if they saw you on the T.V competition." Quen said."Why? I still signed a contract to them right? So they deserve to know." I insisted."Katie, they didn't explain the contract to you? Your contract was only for the Aleiahe and Alleana Musical. Not for the entire year, you can go out anytime you wanted to go. They didn't handled you
"Where are we going Katie, there are so many people here." Gabby said as I pulled her hands.I'm auditionee number 197, I get here so early but the studio opened 9 AM, the batch 18 is inside the studio, I belong to the batch 19, 10 Persons per batch.There are three rounds for the audition, first is solo, second round is you're going to sing with the the other 9 participants, and the third audition will happen in the TV, we have coaches."It's audition Gabby, you wanna audition too?" I smiled."Huh? Why? You're rising gem of theatre already huh, why are you still auditioning?" She asked."I want to have a name in the Philippine Music Industry, I didn't want a super big name, just enough fame Gab." I smiled."Okay, okay, wait. I'll just sign up. If I didn't see you anymore, I will fall in line, okay? I love you." She ran into the office, she's getting a form and her number, when batch 19 was called, I was so nervous.When we entered the room, we san
I was so fcking nervous because it's the blind auditions day, all of the episodes are showing up in the TV, I'm afraid that the coaches will not turn on me."Water, Ms. Romero." The staff handed me a bottle of mineral water, wow. A free water.I just sat here in front because I couldn't find my batch mates, Crystal, Shaina and Alexis. And even my best friend."Oh! Katie! Glad you're here, can I sat beside you?" Crystal hugged me, I was not surprise that she's here, her voice is so good."Yeah, sure. We're now 2 from the batch, who's the one that was chosen also?" She asked."I don't know, but hopefully it's Alexis." I said, I just like her aura, blissful."Oh! I think, we need to come in Kate." She said, I stood up."It's blind auditions, who do you gonna choose if you are a four chair turner?" She asked."I still like Mommy Sha to be my coach, but I know there's a theatre people in the choices." I said before we enter the room."Romero,
"Quen, when will you come here?" I asked him while on the call, I miss him so much, I haven't seen him for over 2 weeks, the auditions period are already done."Sorry babe, I'm with Alex. We have an upcoming concert. I can't go in your condo this week." He said, a deep sigh burse our of me."It's always like that Quen, it's always like that." I said before turning off the call, I don't wanna cry so I'm just sleeping, maybe it will ease the pain that I'm feeling right now.It's already midnight when I woke up because I felt a heavy feeling on my chest, and there was a force that keep controlling my lips to move.He's kissing me!Should I got afraid right? But I am not, my love is here, Quen is here."I'm now here Babe." He said and kissed me again, I get up so he stopped kissing me."I miss you." I said before hugging him."I missed you too Katie, sorry if I didn't check on you the previous weeks." He said and wiped out his tear
"Why Enrique? Why do you need to kiss Alex on stage? Why?" I was crying all over again because of what he already told me."I need to, we need to catch the attention of the public that's why, but believe me Katie, I love you." He said and hugged me."Don't you ever do that Quen, if you do, you'll lose me." That was an open ended statement."Because I don't really get it, then why don't you just admit to the public that you have a girlfriend, Alex have suitor now, right? Please Quen." I think I was cool for sounding like asking a favor, I deserve it, I am the girlfriend."Please, understand me this time." He said."No, I don't understand Enrique." I said."You are in the showbiz industry too right? Therefore you know this so well, you have an issue like this before Katie, but I saved you." Is he emphasising the phrase ‘I saved you’?"Did I told you to save me? You just do it. I didn't ask for it Enrique." I said before leaving him in the
"Hey Katie, I missed you." His baritone voice filled the condo but I just keep on staring at him, don't even like to threw just one word to him."Uy, I'm here already, what will you sing on the battle rounds?" He get my notebook so I shouted."Give it back to me." I coldly said."Hey, what's your problem? What happened?" He asked again, don't really know huh?"Ask yourself if what is the problem." I said before he give back my notebook."I don't know Katie, I've explained everything to you right? So what's this all about? Let's fix this." He said, after a while we just heard my hands hitting his face."Could please stop playing with me Enrique? I know everything, you know that I was in Pampanga the concert night, but it wasn't true, I was on your concert! I witnessed everything Quen, everything!" I said while crying and holding the flower vase."So you mean?" He's buffering."Yeah, the way you make your audience to feel the kilig, I was hurt E