Just Between Us

Prologue

Cut!" I immediately pull away from Rod's hold when I heard our director. Uminom agad ako ng tubig matapos ang ilang takes ng kissing scene namin. We made it from all different angles dahil iyon ang gusto ng direktor. In short we kissed for several times. Wala naman akong problema doon because this is called professionalism, trabaho lang. I'm just worried about Rod since he is in a relationship with his non-showbiz girlfriend and he mentioned a while ago na selosa daw ito. Whatever we do in a camera is fake. Actors are fake.

"You did a great job, Hal" I shrugged and face Rod

"Nope, we did a great job" I smiled. We talk for a seconds bago ko naramdaman na lumapit si Jenna. Ang bago kong personal assistant. She handled me my phone.

"Ilang takes nalang?"

"Tatlo nalang po at pwede na daw tayo umuwi" I nodded. Gustong-gusto ko na magpahinga at matulog. I'm working for straight 12 hours at wala naman akong karapatan magreklamo dahil hindi lang rin naman ako ang nagtatrabaho, the staffs too. Ginawa ko nalang lahat ng ipinapagawa ng director para matapos na. Next week will be our last shooting at kaunting tiis nalang at matatapos na rin. I'm gonna ask for a two weeks day-off after this.

"Hallie, kayo parin ba ni Josh?"

"Are you dating Calvin Jones from Lakers"

"Is it true that you have a thing with Rod Emannuel?"

I've been hearing those questions pagkalabas na pagkalabas ng entertainment building. Cameras are flashing everywhere, bodyguards are in place to protect, fans are screaming. I didn't answer any of the questions because none of them are true. Hindi naman bago sakin ito dahil halos every month laman ako ng mga dating rumors sa social media. I just put my head down and kept walking hanggang makarating sa van.

I can see people outside when the van drove off, some even tried to chase the vehicle.

How ridiculous.

Buong byahe lang ako natulog and when I opened my eyes I was already in front of my condominium building. Agad akong bumaba ng van dahil gusto ko na talagang magpahinga. Halos ipikit ko na ang mga mata ko habang naglalakad mabuti nalang at nakasunod sa akin sa Jenna, she brought my things.

Pagkapasok sa loob ay agad akong dumiretso sa bathroom, I took a quick shower. Paglabas ko andoon parin si Jenna at inaayos ang mga gamit ko. She smiled when she saw me.

"You can go home and rest now, Jenna" Sabi ko sa malumay na boses.

"Ayos na po ba kayo dito ma'am?"

I chuckled.

"I am. Thank you for today, Jen" I smiled, nakita ko pa siyang namula habang nakahawak sa kanyang mukha.

"Tawagan niyo po ako 'pag may kailangan kayo. Alis na po ako ma'am" I nodded and wave her a goodbye hangang sa mawala na siya sa paningin ko.

Nagbihis na ako at ginawa ang mga dapat kong gawin bago humiga sa kama. Ang sarap sa feeling mahiga ng ganito pagkatapos ng mahabang pagtatrabaho. Parang nawawala stress ko dahil sa lambot ng kama.

I turned sideways. I saw my phone place on the side table, kinuha ko iyon and decided to open. I check those rumors they were throwing at me. Isa-isa ko iyong tinignan mula kay Calvin, isa sa mga players ng Lakers. Napapatawa nalang talaga ako minsan sa mga na eembento nila. Hindi naman porke pareho kami ng mga isinusuot e' mag-on na kami besides I haven't even met him personaly. Aside from that my relationship with Josh and Rod are pure friendship. Josh and I never felt a romantic feeling towards each other. I just keep scrolling and scrolling hanggang sa mahagip ko ang account niya. I stop and stared at it for a seconds.

Should I check?

His display picture is just complete black. I smiled. He really hates when someone's invading his privacy huh.

I click and check his profile. No bio and still on private. He followed 3 people including me and has 15 followers and 1 post. Still the same. Baka hindi na niya ginagamit? Well, I wouldn't be surprise kung hindi na niya ito ginagamit. This is his only social media account at all.

I scrolled down.

The last post was 3 years ago. I was actually the one who posted it.

'Glad, I found you' My heart skipped just by looking at it. I close my eyes and put my phone down.

I thought I was getting better, honestly I did. But sometimes I just lay in bed at 2 am, trying to figure out what the fuck is wrong with me. It sucks because, for a minute I was happy, for a minute I was getting better, for a minute I had hope but in a minute I lost it all again.

I found him and I found myself not wanting anyone else aside from him. Until now I'm stuck. "I guess, I fucked myself up getting attached to you."