Deciding Us (KENTIN Au)

03.

Pushing the cart by himself, Justin make sure his groceries list are ticked all the way. He spent about an hour in the store, strolling around for his peace of mind although it is crowded as there are many people shopping there too.

There are few of his fans still recognize him although he put on his face mask and cap, but it is not a bother for him as long as the fans respect his privacy. He took pictures as a gratitude, having a small talk with them before realizing it is getting late for his schedules. Excusing himself as the cart is already full, he waits in the line to pay for the groceries. Waiting for his turn, he texted Ken.

"Sorry, Justin po?", the cashier shyly asks while scanning his groceries. "Yes, po," he responses with a smile behind his mask. "Can you sign for me? I'm a fan of you," she looks at Justin with pleading eyes. "Sure. I'll sign on the receipt later," he suggests. "Salamat, po," she continues her work, a little trembling due to excitement. True to his words, Justin signed his signature on his receipt and passed it to the cashier. "Thank you, po. Have a good day, po," he cheers for her before leaving the store.

Another 30 minutes spent for the fast food and drive home, before Justin can finally let out a relieving sigh. He puts everything on the dinner table, and get himself a cup of plain water due to exhaustion. Giving himself another minute before starting to put the groceries in the fridge, a phone call startled him. He frowns as he answers the call from Pablo, his manager.

”Hello, Pau?" he asks in worry, wondering if anything wrong. "Hello, Justin. I'm sorry but I have to cancel today's plan. I've got urgent issue. Can you review today's episode by yourself first? I'll make it up for it tomorrow," he says in a rush. "Oh, sige. Is everything okay there?" he asks concernly. "Nothing I can't handle, don't worry. I'm sorry again," Pablo assures. "Okay then. Hope everything is on ease. See you tomorrow, then."

Ending the call, Justin takes another minute before started with the groceries. He finishes fill the empty fridge while he  sings to Liham, his favourite song. The moment he closes the fridge's door, he turns his back to see that Ken is entering the kitchen. "Ken, the plan for Pablo's house cancelled. I'll be at home today, and I'm going to watch the TV around 9 in the evening later for my drama. Are you okay with that?" Ken stares at him coldly before murmuring, "Just don't disturb me." Smiling, Justin passes him his food while thanking him. "Thank you. Don't worry, I won't." Ken takes his food into his room, giving back Justin's privacy.

Proceed to his plan, Justin revise his scripts for his remaining scenes. According to the drama's production, he still has 3 days of shoot starting tomorrow before they wrap the shooting. For this drama, Justin has quite numbers of scenes as his role is quite important to the main lead, with some throwback scenes. So, he needs to commit a lot for this drama, while having his modelling photoshoot in between. Once he finishes with the first session of his scripts which took two hours, he decided to get his lunch as his stomach is growling.

Enjoying his burger and fries, he scrolls down his media socials. Reposting the IG stories of the fan from the store earlier, retweeting those that mentioned him in posts and all, doing some social media's interactions. Then, he resumes the second session of his scripts in the silence of his room for another hour. Taking a needed nap, enjoying his time without electronics and scripts before refreshing himself and changed into his favourite set of pajamas.

It is already 8 in the evening when he walks out of his room for some snacks to enjoy while watching his drama later. He glances at Ken's room from the dining table. The door shuts close, and there is no noise coming from inside. Assuming that Ken is still doing his work, or maybe already asleep, Justin shrugs his shoulders. He doesn't want to disturb Ken as promised, but he still worry either the man already had his dinner. He brings his snacks and tumbler to the living room, texting the man behind the door.

9 on the dot, the drama Hanggang Sa Huli. Justin enjoys the episode as a viewer, and also as the actor. He reminds himself on what to improve for his next scene, those small details that will totally help him a lot later. To compare his acting with the main lead, Daniel is a clear result. Daniel had been in the acting industry for 6 years, and has been the favoured male actor for his good-look, talent and attitude. Justin adores and idolizes him a lot, so to act in the same drama with Daniel as a new-comer to the industry is a dream come true.

Justin posted an X to end his day, before saying goodnight to the world.