Falling to the Spotlight

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 

Warm Smile 

I never think of someone who don't know me that much will think of something that can affect my career. When I started modeling nakatatak na sa isip ko na no one can protect my career and spotlight other than myself and people who value me. 

But I didn't know that someone like him will think about that matter even though he didn't know me that much and I am to him. We didn't know each other that much pero iniwas niya ang sarili niya sa'kin at hindi na ulit ako kinausap matapos malaman ang tungkol sa'kin. 

Never in my life since makilala ko siya na gagawin niya yun dahil ang nasa isip ko lang talaga he doesn't want me in hi life even as a friend kaya bigla na lang siyang hindi nagparamdam but he enter my life again and tell me those words. 

And the moment he said that to me I don't know but something inside me makes me realize how he is always willing to protect people in different aspects kahit pa na hindi niya pa masyadong kilala yung tao. He is a kind of person who is trying to understand everything. 

"It's too long and you just become Chantal Jimenez." he said and I smirk at him. 

"It's better to be known as that Chantal Jimenez than to be knows as Chandria Natalie De Vega." I said to him. 

I thought he will talk to me more not until he bid his goodbye to me and after a minute may mga lumapit na agad sa'kin to ask me for a picture and an autograph habang yung tingin ko naman nandoon pa din sa dinaanan niya. 

He is that considerate siya na talaga yung nag-adjust sa'kin because he knows how famous I am and I am actually use to issues now dahil lapitin talaga ako nun but looking at him saying goodbye to me after a minutes of talking to me he is being careful kahit na hindi naman kailangan. 

I am used to people dragging my name and I know how to ignore them dahil ilang araw lang naman mawawala na din naman yun nabawasan nga lang lahat ng yun nang magkakilala kami ni Jayce at malaman ng lahat na love team kami pero noong mga panahon I am into modeling pa talagang ang daming lumalabas na kung ano about me to the point that I am scared na baka isang araw na lang makilala na talaga nila kung sino ako. 

Ginawa ko ang lahat to hide to everyone what my real name is and only people who has my papers like Oliver and to my former agency ang nakakaalam ng buong pangalan ko. And I am actually thankful na hindi naman pinansin nila Quinn yun and they didn't ask me why I want to keep it a secret at buti na din na hindi na nila naisip pa na pwede akong maging related kay Celine De Vega isa sa sikat na designer ngayon. 

"Ang ganda mo po talaga." A woman said after taking a picture with me. "Support ko po kaya sa lahat, kaya gawin niyo po kung ano ang makakapagpasaya sa inyo." she said and bid a goodbye to me. 

When everyone is gone mabilis na akong pumasok ng kotse ko and drive to my unit and while driving ginugulo talaga nung Michael na yun ang utak ko. I wonder why he is like that, he is so careful na parang siya pa ang mas iniisip ang pwedeng masabi ng tao sa'kin kaysa sa sarili ko. 

I should be the one thinking what people will say pero parang angkabaligtad ata dahil parang mas nag-iingat pa siya kaysa sa'kin which is weird o baka ganun lang talaga yung ugali niya. 

"I'm glad that you behave for 2 weeks I am gone, Chantal." Oliver said ng makita niya ako kakabalik niya lang noong isang araw kasama girlfriend niya at si Irene nasa Paris hindi naman nagpasama sa kanila ngayon lang kami nagkita dahil puno ang schedule ko nung nakaraang araw. 

"Of course, ayoko masermonan I have a lot of things to do."  I said and roll my eyes at dumiretso na lang paalis dahil may schedule pa ako.  I heard him laugh at nakasalubong ko pa si Mia and I just smile at her and gave her a hug bago pumunta ng parking lot kung nasaan nag-aantay si Rosalie.