Darkness Of The Sky (Atlanta Series #1)

Simula:

SIMULA

"What the?" I almost cussed when I saw a chaos outside of the airport when I'm finally arrived in the Philippines.

I immediately drifted my gaze to my manager's direction, he was staring at me but suddenly avoided my gaze. He looks so guilty, maybe for not telling me that this would be the first thing I'll face once I get back here in the country.

"Kyle, care to tell me about this," I said in a demanding tone.

"Ace, h'wag kang maarte. Kilala mo ang media sa generasyon ngayon, hindi ka talaga makakalusot kahit ano pang tago ang gagawin mo," he reasoned out.

I shook my head unbelievably and clenched my fist slyly.  This is a fucking hell! Kararating ko lang sa Pilipinas at ito na kaagad ang bumungad sa akin?

"God, Kyle! Akala ko ba sekreto lang ang pagdating ko? God!"

Tinaas ko pa ang sunglasses ko para ipakita sa kan'ya ang aking pag-irap at hinubad ko na rin ang suot na suot kong cap. My face coverings are useless now 'cause people would probably recognize me later.

"You can't stop them, Ace. You have a lot of paparazzi, and they won't stop until they get a statement from you," he said in a lower tone.

I just pouted my lips and hooked my arms on his. Kyle is taller than me so I have to lift my head to look up at him well. He tilted his head a bit and cocked his brow to me.

"Hide me in, please!" I gave him a puppy eyes.

I don't want to give any statement. The media might ask me a lot of questions or they will bug me. I don't want it to be happened! God! What a life of a celebrity! Great! I love my passion now but I just hate when someone's meddling with my own life, like.. these people.

Astra Halley Alonzo, a twenty seven years old actress. Yes, I am an actress from New York. I stayed there for almost three years, I think? I was known as a sun's sister. A star for short, my name Astra was one of the name of the star, my mama was the one who named me and Halley means short period of comet. That was my name about.

"Just face the media, Ace. Kapagod kung itago pa kita, makikita ka pa rin nila," Kyle, my manager, stated the fact.

Yeah right, kahit ano man ang gagawin kong pagtatago ay makikita pa rin ako nila. Dapat double-secure na 'ko kasi artista ako e'. Hindi kasi ganoon kahigpit ang agency ko kaya madalas mabilis akong malapitan ng kung sinu-sino riyan.

"Malayo pa naman siguro dito ang van na dala nina Helene," he added.

I sighed because of that. Helene Marchestra, the woman he mentioned is my best friend since I was in college until now.

"I'll call Sunshine first," paalam ko sa manager ko at tinaas ang aking cellphone na hawak-hawak ko.

Aalamin ko kasi kung malayo ba talaga ang van na dala nina Sun o hindi.

"Okay," maikli n'yang sagot kaya hindi na akong nagdalawang isip na tumalikod sa kan'ya at tinipa ang numero ni Sunshine.

Sunshine Dom Sanchez is also my best friend. My childhood best friend, although, she's older than me. She's in her 30's age now, I think? I forgot about it.