Prologue

It was already five in the afternoon yet I am still on my studio painting for the my last painting for this day that Sachi asked me to paint for her Coffee Shop when my secretary called my attention. Mabuti na lang at malapit na akong matapos sa huling gagawin ko ngayong araw.

"Good Day Miss! Your ticket has arrived and already on your table, Miss." she spoke on the other line.

Agad naman akong pumunta sa maliit kong opisina upang makita iyong tungkol sa sinabi niya. I felt excited when I saw the ticket on my table but I was more surprised when I saw that it was a VIP ticket when I just told her that I just want a regular ticket because I am still saving money not wasting.

"Diba sabi ko sa'yo na VIP ticket lang? Bakit VIP ito? Mahal ba babayaran ko? Alam mo namang nagtitipid ako diba?" sunod-sunod kong tanong sa kanya, kinakabahan at baka mahal ang babayaran. I couldn't help but rant.

"Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit iyan iyong dumating Miss, but the price is still the same naman." sabi niya at napabuntong-hininga na lang ako nang makitang totoo iyong sinabi niya. Hindi ko napigilang mapahilot sa sentido.

At least the price was still the same but it might be for somebody else. Nagkamali lang sila sa paglagay ng pangalan at address. It was sort of unfair for them because they paid for the VIP ticket yet they had the regular ones.

I was planning to email them but I forgot about it when a phone call caught my attention.

The next days I was busy painting while running my dad's business, our rice field, lalo na dahil malapit na rin kaming magpapa-ani ng mga palay. It would be a hard week for me. Thank goodness that I will be attending the concert the day after that day as I talked to Dad about him managing it even just for a week.

"Dad, I will be in Manila tomorrow. I'll be attending a band concert." sabi ko sa kanya nang minsay nag-abot kami sa palayan. Nakasuot ito ng isang malaking sombrero kaya hindi ko masyadong nakita ang kanyang mukha at reaksyon.

Napatahimik ito sa sinabi ko, baka iniisip niyang siya ang pagbabayarin ko. "I used my own money for my expenses, may naipon na rin naman ako sa paintings ko pero sa savings ko iyon kinuha." dagdag ko habang hindi pa ito sumasagot sa sinabi ko.

Thankfully he remained silent so I took his silence as a big wonderful 'yes'.

Even if my eyes were heavy and puffy, I still managed to stay awake for my whole airplane ride. I book a grab when the twins told me the address, iyong condo na tinutuluyan nila kapag nandito sila habang may report at training o 'di kaya'y kapag hinihintay nila ang barko. And I am not familiar with the place kaya hindi na rin ako nagmarunong pa para maligaw.

And about their gym business, they said that there is 'someone' who manages it. I wonder who he is.

I took a shower after I arrived and did arrange some of my things. Inilagay ko rin iyong mga pagkain na nabili ko kanina sa baba sa maliit nilang refrigerator na maayos para sa tatlong araw kong stay dito. I cleaned a little of their left messy things before I decided to lay on the bed comfortably.

I checked some of my social media accounts before I decided to go on a sleep.

Kinaumagahan ay maaga akong nagising kaya nagluto muna ako ng pang-umagahan ko dahil nakakaramdam na rin ako ng gutom. I plan to visit an art store to buy new art materials for me to use too since the concert is still seven in the evening. I also wanted to roam around the city too. Lalo na at paminsan minsan lamang akong mapadpad dito nang dahil sa marami na akong ginagawa.

My five hours of roaming around areas frankly not enough but I had to go home to prepare. Ashwin contacted me earlier, asking about my whereabouts but he ended it soon because they were busy preparing.

So it's firmly too soon, huh? I cannot help but giggle due to excitement.

Nang makarating ako sa labas ng  MOA, marami nang tao kahit alas kuwarto pa lang ng hapon. Mabuti na lang rin pala na maaga akong pumunta baka mas lalo pa akong mahirapan na pumasok mamaya.

Nagulat ako ng may i-ilan na taon lumapit sa akin at nagpa-picture dahil sabi pa nila ay kilala daw nila ako. May ibang kilala ako bilang isang manunulat, iyong iba naman ay kilala ako dahil sa pagiging vlogger ko pero mas karamihan ay mas kilala ako dahil sa mga litrato kumakalat na kasama ko si Ashwin.

Some fangirls are even looking at me cautiously and glaring.

Huminga ako ng malalim at hinayaan na lang. Gusto ko pa namang magkaroon nang tahimik na buhay, kaya naman pala noong isang araw ay maraming nag-follow at nag-subscribe sa social media accounts ko.

I got bored while waiting so I write an update for one of my ongoing stories even with the loud noises from my co-fans. It is hard for me to focus but I still managed to finish a chapter until a person introduced himself as the host of the event. That is how the concert started until I got entertained and found myself smiling albeit the band hasn't started yet.

"Let us all welcome the band and their newest member!" the emcee shouted that make us all more excited to see them all. It was at the same time when the lights turned on.

It makes us more excited to see who is the new member of the vocalist at the same time sad because one of them is not performing anymore due to personal reason.

The emcee mentioned the names of some of the members one by one and I screamed when I knew the members are, lahat sila ay nakasuot ng magagarang damit ngunit hindi ko pa maaninag iyong bago nilang myembro. Until the guitarist and vocalist were welcomed.

"Our newest guitarist and lead vocalist, Czesar Chiongson." the emcee called the last member that made me stiff.