Ang dami talagang tao sa hallway kapag pasukan, maliban sa marami talagang nag aaral sa Kwangya University, marami din kaseng nag aabang kay Karina, ang pinakasikat na babae sa mundong ibabaw na school na ito.

Hindi na nahiya mga ibang estudyante, ang la-layo ng room nila, nakikisiksik pa sa hallway, mabuti sana kung may aircon sa hallway, ang init init, hindi pa naman pwede pumasok kase may klase pa sa loob, waiting pa kami ng mga 15 minutes. 

Parang tanga naman kase mag handa ng schedule ang school na'to, block section nga, may open schedules naman every subject, edi sana mas nakakauwi kami ng maaga kung walang free time, ano gagawin namin in 1 hour after every subject? sumasakit talaga bangs ko sa schedule namin

"Bakit nakasimangot ka na naman diyan bes?" sabi ni Ningning at talagang umakbay pa sakin e ang init init na nga, tinanggal ko naman ang pag akbay niya at inismiran siya, napaka-clingy, wala naman sa weather mag cuddle together

"Ang sungit naman, palibhasa selos sa ibang admirers na nakaabang sa kanyang crush na hanggang ngayon ay 'di pa dumadating"

Agad ko naman pinalibot ang kamay ko na parang naka neck hug at tinakpan ang bibig ng aking bespren, kahit wala naman siyang binanggit na pangalan, obvious naman kung sino ang inaabangan ng mga tao sa hallway, mapapahamak talaga ko sa chismosang ito

"Ang ingay mo! Umayos ka diyan, baka may makarinig sayo"  tinawanan lang naman niya ako at kiniliti pa sa tagiliran

"Ayaw ng akbay pero siya niyayakap na ako" sabi pa niya habang tumatawa at pinakita ang kanyang iconic derp face kaya naman tinulak ko sita papalayo.

Ngunit ang aking best friend na napakakulit ay tinulak ako ng mas malakas kaya naman na pa out of balance ako, at ang galing nga naman ng timing.

Tinamaan ko lang naman ang aking loml at agad na nag sigawan ang kanyang admirers ng "Boo!"  Paano ba naman kase, napakarami na ang gumawa ng damoves na'to kay Karina, mas gamit pa'to sa damit ko simula Grade 6 na sinusuot ko pa rin

Naku, ayaw na ayaw pa naman ni Karina ang "peyk bump" nakakahiya, wala naman akong balak gumawa ng kaekekan para mapansin niya ako pero ang unfair naman ng life! Totoo naman na na out of balance ako e, hindi ko talaga sinasadya na matamaan siya

"Winter" shet na malagkit, ang lalim talaga ng boses ni Karina, kaya nahuhulog ako e, malalim e, pero paktay talaga ako nito, titig niya pa lang, parang gusto na niya akong mamatay ngayon din

"Ma-" akmang mag papaliwanag sana ako na mali ang nasa isip niya kaso it's too late, paktay ako nito, gisado ako panigurado

"We're classmates so I'm pretty sure you're well aware on what I feel when people are fake bumping me just to get my attention" 

" Hindi kase-" Agad naman niyang hinarang ang kamay niya para 'di ako makapag salita. Grabe naman pati palm niya ang bango. Saglit pa akong napapikit ng maamoy yung pabango niya, nakakahiya talaga, bwisit na buhay 'to

"I honestly didn't expect it, ang tagal na nating mag kaklase pero ngayon ka lang nag initiate to act on your feelings about me"

Shet, alam niya pala na may crush ako sa kanya, akala ko magaling ako mag tago ng feelings, dehins nga ako tumitingin sa kanya at nakikipag usap para lang ma-deny ang aking small crush

"I was starting to think na you really don't like me and I actually had a friend on this block na doesn't have a crush on me, except with my bestfriends, i'm so disappointed, and you used the fake bump, really?"

Binuksan na ni Karina ang kanyang bottled water, nakupo, alam ko na ang kahihinatnan nito. Kung hindi lang talaga sila ang may ari ng school, malamang matagal ng kicked out itong si babyloves ko.

Pumikit na lang ako habang nag si-sigawan na sa hype ang mga admirers ni Karina sa excitement, mga pakening , may araw din kayo, tignan niyo!

As expected, unti unti ko nang naramdaman ang malamig na tubig na nag simula sa aking ulo hanggang sa naramdaman ko na rin na basa na ang uniform ko. Potek, sana maganda ang suot kong bra today, hindi pa ako ready sa mature roles

"I was starting to believe na hindi totoo ang mga chismis from your bestfriend na crush mo daw ako, apparently it's all real pala"

Agad naman akong napatingin kay Ningning na kumaripas ang takbo at nag tago bigla sa mga admirers ni Karina na pinapalibutan kame, tingin ata nila boxing match ito.

Kaya pala minsan tinatanong ako ng aking mga klasmeyt kung totoo ba na crush ko si Karina, madali naman ideny kase wala naman kaming interactions talaga, I never made pansin pansin din sa kanya, ang chismosang bespren ko pala ang source ng chismax about sa tinatago kong feelings

Naka habol pa ako ng tingin kay Ningning nang hinawakan ni Karina ang mag kabilang pisngi ko at sapilitang pinatingin sa kanyang mukha. Medyo napatingala pa ako dahil may katangkaran ang babaeng ito.

Bumuka ang bibig niya at ready na ako ulit sa kanyang pag talak kaya naman pinikit ko na ang mga mata ko pero ng saglit pa ay hindi pa rin nag salita si Karina kaya naman napa-mulat pa ang kaliwang mata ko kung anong nangyare.

Bigla naman akong sinampal ng malakas ni Karina ng makitang nakatingin ako sa kanya kaya napahawak na lang ako sa pisngi ko, shet ang sakit non. Grabe  na this. "Don't you dare look on other people when I'm talking to you! Do you understand?"

Agad naman akong napatungo ng mabilis habang kumuha siya ng tissue at pinunas sa kamay niya "And for the record" Naku, ayan na ang iconic line niya sa kanyang mga ni re-reject.

Alam ko naman na hindi niya ako gusto, kaya nga never naman akong umamin pero ang sakit pala talaga, masaya naman na ako sa minsanang good morning greeting kapag nag kakataon na good mood siya, nagiging good mood na rin ako

Hindi ko na rin tuloy 'di mapigilan kundi ang umiyak dahil alam ko na ang sasabihin niya. Kaya nga never ko inamin ang feelings ko kase bakit ako aamin? Crush niya ba ako pabalik? Hindi naman e

"I don't like you" sabi niya at sumali pa talaga ang kanyang admirers sa pag sabi ng kanyang popular line. Sakto naman ang pag ring ng bell at pag labas ng mga estudyante sa classroom namin

Tumalikod na siya na parang walang nangyari papasok sa classroom namin habang patuloy pa din akong umiyak, naramdaman ko na lang na niyayakap na ako ni Ningning habang nag sisialisan na rin ang mga tao sa hallway at pumasok sa kani-kanilang classroom

"Cut!" Rinig kong sigaw ni Giselle with her megaphone, naramdaman ko na lang na may nag pupunas ng buhok sa likod ko at pinulupot ang towel sa harap ko, naramdaman ko din tuloy ang saglit na back hug niya sakin para makumotan ako

Hinarap ko ang taong nasa likod ko at nakita ko si Jimin na sobrang worried at parang nahihiya dahil hindi siya makatingin ng diretso sakin, instead she keeps her focus na patuyuin ang buhok ko

Tinitigan ko lang siya dahil mukhang may sasabihin siya at kumukuha lang ng tiyempo para makapag salita

"I'm really sorry sa pag sampal Minjeong, nadala lang naman ako sa scene nating dalawa" dahan dahan niya pang nilapit ang kamay niya sa pisngi ko, nang maramdaman niyang hindi naman ako umiiwas ay hinimas niya pa ang pisngi ko ng pataas at pababa

Hindi ko naman mapagkakaila, naramdaman kong kumirot kirot ang sampal niya but at the same time, the pattern that she's doing right now with my cheek is kinda soothing the pain

"It's fine" hinawakan ko na ang kamay niya para mahinto sa ginagawa niya, I think it's better if mag pahid na lang ng cream "I was honestly amazed, very in character ang ginawa mo, ang galing ng adlib mo" sabi ko pa which is totoo naman

"Although next time sabihan mo muna ako" nakangiti ko naman sabi para hindi niya isipin na inis ako sa kanya "Pero nai-intindihan ko naman if you want a genuine reaction from me, I really think it was a good take" I can't help but to winked at her as I was trying to lighten up her mood

Giselle likes Karina to be a popular rich queen na crush ng bayan so I thought the sampal is very appropriate to her character, It's inspiring na Jimin was able to internalized deeply na sa character niya kahit ilang araw pa lang kami nag start mag shoot

Don't get me wrong, I like Giselle's and the whole team's idea to tackle about the overused cliches, stereotype, plot holes, romanticism of toxic relationship, classism for the new generation and even the trend of using lgbt+ tropes in mainstream but for the eyes of heteroual and we're planning to tackle it with satire or dark humor.

It's definitely a challenge and there's a possibility that the audience might not be able to get what we're trying to point out with the film because the plan is that it will be a subtle attacks on the said topics but we do hope na our points will passed acrossed to the audiences

And because of that, we will have to portray our characters that's so stereotype and over the top, I do get the idea pero nahihirapan kase ako mag adapt pa sa character ko since they were intendedly written as one-dimensional characters, hindi tuloy ako maka connect personally. 

I was able to take villain roles before and complex characters na I don't like the personality but oddly enough nahihirapan ako ngayon kung kailan naman dapat madali lang iportray ang character considering na one-dimensional character si Winter.

I keep on trying my best naman and Giselle never called out any of my performances so far except sa few retakes when I forget my lines since there's an ongoing changes sa scripts and I get confused sometimes or dahil may some things like lumipad na props na nakaabala sa taping

Siguro, it's because my method of acting is I try to think that the characters I portray are real people and they used me as a vessel so they come to life and express themselves but somehow having to portray a one dimensional character is making me having a hard time to think that Winter is a real person

I really do have to step up my game as well, it's part of acting to be able to portray characters that we don't like personally or understand, I'll take this as a challenge to enhance my skills pa in acting and maybe with this project I can learn more ways to portray the characters for my upcoming gigs

Nagulat na lang ako ng may malamig akong naramdaman sa pisngi ko, nakita ko na lang na nilalagyan na pala ni Jimin ng cream ang pisngi ko, she's like a psychic, for real, she always get what I need and do it for me even before

Kaya naman nang sinabi ni Giselle na si Jimin ang magiging partner ko, I can't help but to be very happy, nag ka-kasama na kame sa ibang TV shows before, yun nga lang mga minor roles pa lang ang nakukuha niya noon but even then she always treated everyone well, starting pa lang siya noon sa acting career niya and you can already feel her professionalism and she was always been a great colleague and an actress

I knew she'll make it big in the future because she have the talent, looks and charms, and as expected, she did in just a few years, to be honest I was a little bit threatened but we do have different image in the eyes of the masses so we don't really clash when it comes to projects

And she's really kind and talented so I can't help myself but to hope for the success of her career, ang hirap kaya humanap ng genuine people that's good to everyone who has a deep passion in acting

When I met her again, I find it amazing na even though she's much more popular na, she's always been the same, greeting everyone and always introducing herself as if she's not all over billboards, commercials, TV series, and movies, napaka-humble pa din niya

"Once again, I'm sorry Minjeong, let me take care of this" Tinawanan ko lang siya dahil sanay na ako sa pagiging super caring and worrier niya at tumingin na lang kay Giselle na nakaupo sa director's seat, Jimin's always been like an ate to me every time we worked together

Despite kase na I'm much more matagal na sa industry since I was a child actress she's a little bit older than me, in return of taking care of me like an ate on set, I try to share knowledge and tips on how to survive on this mentally and physically demanding na work.

And it's another thing that I like about Jimin, she treats my advises and take them to the heart, despite being younger than her, she acknowledged my seniority basing from my tenure in this industry. Yung iba kase, they don't like getting some advises from people younger than them, even when I only have their best interest at heart

"I think we should keep that scene" Pasigaw kong sabi para marinig ako ni Giselle na medyo nasa kalayuan, forgetting na she can hear me on my mic naman

"What scene?" Giselle asked while using her megaphone 

"The slap scene, I think it was a really good adlib, right?" I saw her nodded, agreeing to what I said. This is what I like about Giselle, kahit andami niya nang natanggap na awards at a very young age as a screenwriter and film director, she's still ready to listen to the actor's suggestions

She loves it when the actors contributes and provides idea. Although, siya pa rin naman ang mag de-decide if it's a good idea or not but she let us to do adlibs as much as possible, it's to make the scene more genuine daw and help us to internalize the character we're playing

"Great job Jimin, it's really nice to have you as my costar" I saw her blushed at napahinto sa pag pahid ng cream sa pisngi ko, she was trying to look down and avoid my stares but since I'm shorter lalo ko lang nakita ang reaction niya which made her blushed even more and I just can't help but to smile pero parang lalo pa ata siyang natataranta ng nakita niyang napapangiti ako

Mahiyain pa rin pala siya hanggang ngayon and ang bilis pa rin niyang mag blush. Cute.