Breakthroughs within Barriers (Youth Series #4)

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"Omg, si Victoria ba 'to?"

"Saan? Patingin."

"Itong nasa video. Boyfriend niya ata yung lalaki. Tignan mo oh, nakaluhod sa harap niya parang nagmamakaawa."

"Totoo ba 'yan? I mean, marami na akong napapanood na videos na magjowasa public. Yung nanliligaw si boy tapos nireject siya ng babae sabay walk out."

"Galit na galit si ate mo girl. Tori, ikaw ba 'to?" 

I'm busy cleaning the make-up brushes when she went to me and showed me the video. Medyo nakatalikod ako pero kita ang side profile ng ko. Kitang kita naman si Jared na nakaluhod sa harapan ko. Then the video suddenly zoomed in my face. I looked angry and pissed. Halata iyon sa mukha ko.

"Oo ako 'yan," I nonchalantly replied and continued to clean the brushes again

They gasped. "Talaga? Pero, bakit? Sino 'tong lalaki?"

"Hindi ko na idedeny kasi nakakapagod na mag-explain. Kayo na bahala humusga, wala akong pake sa opinyon niyo o sa ibang tao tungkol sa video na 'yan."

"Sungit naman. Nagtatanong lang e."

"Oo nga."

I sighed and turned to face them. "Mga mare, nasa trabaho ako at wala akong oras para makipagchismisan sa inyo."

Inirapan lang nila ako. They continued to watch the video and I saw how their eyes widened in shock.

At that moment, I already knew based on their reactions. They were shocked when Ross came into the scene.

"Holy moly! Is this who I think it is?"

Nagkumpulan ulit sila at pinanood ng maigi ang video. They kept on glancing at me with a confused and suspicious look.

"Wait, I think I know him. Tell me, why does he look so familiar?"

"He looks like a celebrity. Parang nakita ko na siya in real life."

"Hold on, is this one of the actors that came here last time?"

Nagkatinginan silang apat. "Sino?"

"Pumunta ang ganitong kagwapong aritista dito tapos hindi ko napansin? Asan ako noong panahon na 'yon?"

Sydney snapped her fingers like she already find out who that man is. "Tama! I think this is Ross. Tama ba? Is that his name? I'm not sure."

I looked away. I thought they'd recognize him right away but it took them a few minutes to do so. For some reason, my heart began to pound inside my chest.

"Ross? Who's Ross? I'm sorry, I don't think I know him," komento ng isa

"He's a new actor. I understand if you still don't know him since he's still new. But guys, in fairness kasi kahit hindi pa showing yung movie niya, ang dami ng tao ang nakakapansin sa kanya dahil sa looks niya. I'm sure he'll get more famous once his movie is out!" ngiting sabi ni Sydney

"I doubt. In this industry, hindi pwedeng gwapo ka lang. Dapat may talent ka rin. Ang hirap kayang makapasok sa industriyang ito. Maraming mas gwapo, maraming mas magagaling, maraming gustong maging artista. I admit, he's quite good-looking pero saan naman siya dadalhin no'n?" komento ng isa

"He has an advantage because of his looks duh. He's lucky he's handsome. You know, pretty privilege. Marami siyang fangirls. Mas maraming opportunities na dadating sa kanya hindi lang maging aktor. He can be a model or something," sabi ni Anna na isa kong katrabaho

"True. Pangarap ko tuloy maging manager niya o kahit personal stylist. I wouldn't think twice to quit this shitty job as long as I can be his assistant or something," Sydney remarked