Bab 287: Actress
Chapter 16. Actress
TINANGGAP ni Nami ang alok sa kaniya ni Stone na sasanayin siya bilang secret agent, at nalaman niya ang dahilan kung bakit nagre-recruit ito ng mga kababaihan gayong napansin niyang puro mga kalalakihan ang nasa agency.
"We will try to infiltrate Wang Xi's group of companies again," Stone said when she asked about it. It's her third week on training some martial arts techniques, and also, how to use a gun.
"Why?"
"Nawawalang parang bula ang ilan sa mga empleyado nila, kaya pinasok na namin ang kumpanya sa Tsina, pero malinis iyon," Rexton dela Costa, the one Stone assigned to train her, answered instead.
"So why do you need us? Ibubugaw n'yo talaga kami?" Naalala niya kasi ang usapan nila ni Stone nang magkabukingan.
"No, but that's how it would look like," sabad ni Stone.
She sneered. "Ang gulo mong kausap."
"Ipapadala kasi kayo sa Wang Xi Ent., at doon malalaman kung binubugaw nga ba nila ang ilang empleyado nila, lalo na ang mga talents."
"Wang Xi... WXE, right?" paninigurado niya. "They casted me to be one of their trainees before, I already declined them but I always receive an invitation via email."
"Why did you decline?" kuryosong tanong ni Rexton.
"I don't think I want to be in the showbiz industry."
"What if I tell you you should become one?"
Bumaling siya kay Stone nang sabihin iyon. Nasa shooting range silang tatlo at nagpahinga lang dahil katatapos lang niyang mag-practice ng shooting. That place—which was an indoor shooting range—was solely for Phoenix Agency's agents and trainees.
"Bakit naman ako makikinig sa iyo?"
"I'm your boss now, you should not forget that."
Napa-"ah" na lang siya nang makuha ang ibig nitong sabihin. "A mission?"
"Yes, and no."
Ang gulo talagang kausap nito.
"Should I cast her, then?" bulalas ni Rexton kay Stone.
"What are you talking about?" sabat niya.
"I am the CEO of MI Ent.," paliwanag nito.
Oo nga pala.
Inakbayan naman siya ni Stone. "We're actually planning to debut a boy group."
Tinanggal niya ang pagkakaakbay nito at nagtaas ng kilay na tumingin dito. "So? Boy group iyan, anong paki ko? Magpapanggap ba akong lalaki?"
Ang lakas ng tawa nito. Pagkuwa'y pinaliwanag na balak ngang gawing idol group ang ilan sa mga nag-ensayo para maging secret agent. Pero hindi pa naman pinal ang desisyon.
"For now, Romano and Dice are just going to be the ones who will be on missions," dagdag ni Rexton. Tinutukoy ay ang mga agents na nasa MI Ent. She still didn't meet the other guy he mentioned though.
Napalunok siya nang marinig ang pangalan ni Romano pero hindi na niya binigyan ng pansin. "Bakit naman? If the other boys are already trained, they can be in missions now. Maybe they can already enter Wang Xi?"
Parang hindi rumehistro sa kaniya ang isinagot ng huli sa kaniyang tanong. Naalala kasi niya bigla si Romano. Hindi pa sila nito nagkikita kahit na ang alam niya'y sinagot na ito ni Glaze nang gabing nahuli niyang naghahalikan ang mga ito. Ang akala nga niya ay mapapadalas pa ang pagdalaw nito sa dorm ngayong boyfriend na ng kakambal niya, pero hindi. Palagi lang na nagkikita sa labas ang dalawa, at hindi na siya isinasama.
Sumagot si Rexton, "Because we are forming your group."
What group?
Nagpatuloy ito, "The girls we recruited, including you, will be in this mission together. We are going to enter Wang Xi Entertainment discreetly as we gather evidences to point out their misdeeds. Hindi ako naniniwalang malinis sila."
Napatango siya, nakuha ang ibig sabihin.
Nagpatuloy siya sa pagte-training kahit abala sa pag-aaral at pagva-vlog. Her subscribers noticed that she toned her arms and she became fit, so she reasoned out she's into exercising now. That she's doing it religiously since she wanted to be really fit.
Before she graduated, she became an official secret agent, following the announcement that she would be under Montreal International Entertainment Agency—that she'd become an actress.
Everything went on smoothly, aside from the main mission. Dahil wala silang nahita sa Wang Xi kaya tinigil na muna nila ang misyong iyon. They focused on the other things instead, and that's the reason why she had a lot of free time in her supposedly schedule being an agent.
She became well-known as the one of the skilled rising actresses, and of course, she continued doing vlogging. Na-engganyo na nga niya ang kaibigang si Kanon na gumawa ng sarili nitong channel at mag-uploads ng mga vlogs. Nag-presinta rin siyang maging video editor nito tutal ay hilig naman talaga niya iyon.
"'Uy, girl! Mag-Batangas ka na lang sa susunod mong vlog. May team building ang Montreal doon," anyaya niya. She meant the employees and all the artists under the company would be in that team building.
"Pero nakakahiya, baka ma-out of place ako," in Kanon's low tone.
"Nandoon si Dice," she teased her.
"Ano naman ngayon? Babakuran ko ang boyfriend ko? I should let him enjoy. May tiwala ako sa kaniya, 'no!" Nagsungit man ay mahinhin pa rin ang tinig nito. Ni ayaw nga ng kaibigan niyang ito ang nakakarinig ng mga malulutong na mura.
Ngumisi lang siya ng nakakaloko. She really couldn't believe it when Rexton assigned her to a job almost a year ago, wherein they should let Kanon and Dice meet, but disguised it as an accidental meeting. She's still not sure about the details back then but she came to know that they had a history. And now, the two were already in a relationship.
What a small world! Best friend niya ang isa, ang isa naman ay ka-trabaho niya sa Phoenix. And now, the two were already in a relationship.
"Hindi ako sasama. Besides, I'm busy."
Tumango na lang siya. Totoo naman na mas abala na ito kahit pa nga sa weekend naman gaganapin ang team building.
"You shouldn't drink a lot. Baka ma-chismis ka na namang mang-uuwi ng lalaki," paalala nito sa kaniya.
The last time she partied where she got 'wasted' was last month, where people speculated that she had a hot night with someone in the modeling industry. Iba iyon sa alam ng mga madla na ka-fling niya. Nakuhanan kasi ng paparazzi na inuwi niya sa condo ng lalaki, at iyon na nga, na-chismis na nag-uuwi siya ng lalaki tuwing may party na dinadaluhan.
But the truth was that guy's a witness they're trying to protect. Saksi ito sa pagpatay ng kapwa modelo sa manager na bading noong nakaraang taon, pero nito lang umamin kay Rexton. At nalaman nilang may banta pala sa buhay nito at sa gabing iyon ay nakatanggap ito ng email na hindi na makakauwi ng buhay. Kaya nagdesisyon siya agad-agad na dalhin ito sa kaniyang condo.
"Ang lalim ng iniisip mo?" pukaw ni Kanon sa atensiyon niya. Nanlaki ang mga mata nito. "Don't tell me may balak ka?!"
Ngising-aso ang isinagot niya rito. Since she couldn't tell her the details, she just let her friend believed that she really had a one night stand with that hot model.
Nasa condo niya sila ngayon at katatapos lang gumawa ng collaboration sa magiging latest vlog nilang dalawa—kung saan ang content nito ay house raid habang siya nama'y makeup review with Kanon.
She smirked. "I'm single, Kan, I can get any man if I want to. Basta walang sabit."
Her eyes widened as if they're screaming "Que horror!"
Of course, that was just a joke. She haven't even reached the third base! Not even with her current fling. Kahit gaano pa ka-hot at toned ang muscles nito.
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jadeatienza
jadeatienza Hey, I made a mistake. Nailagay kong idol ni Nami ang Eclipse at choreographer na ng Eclipse si Romano dito during the earlier parts of the story, eh, naalala kong wala pang Eclipse noon. It's an honest mistake. My apologies.
I already edited those parts. Hoping you'd understand. Always thank you!
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