Love In The Spotlight

Chapter 8

As much as I wanted to not think about Rhianna's situation and her decisions regarding her career, I really couldn't help but wonder over it. I kept on wondering if there was something serious happening behind closed door that she didn't want the public, or her fans, to know. I never had the chance to see Dylan in person yet, nor how he and Rhianna interact with each other behind the camera-- pero sa tagal na nilang magka-love team, alam kong super close sila-- gaya na lang ni Vince and Rhianna.

I knew about their friendship because of Rhianna, obviously. She told me the story kung pa'no siya nag-succeed sa career niya with the help of Vince who was definitely competitive. Sabi niya, nakita raw niya 'yong willingness ko to be a part of NAC, kaya she chose me to be Vince's 'new Rhianna' to handle.

Nonetheless, a mixture of happiness and sadness were being felt by me. Alam kong Vince was an adept handler, swerte ako ro'n. Rhianna's retirement was undoubtedly saddening, though.

"So, te!" kita talaga ang excitement sa mukha ni Rob-- actually, sa mukha nilang lahat. "Magiging under ka na ng NAC?!"

I ate, and ate, and ate before answering. "Yes, next week daw. Kukunin ko rin kayong tatlo to be my glam team."

"What a pleasant surprise, 'te! Umayon talaga kakapalan ng mukha namin sa panahon!" tawa ni Eric sabay palo kay Jane na busy rin kumain.

I was listening, but my stomach kept on growling since we got home kaya kain ako nang kain.

"Ang surprising, 'te! Loyal na loyal si sir Vince kay Rhianna, buti iha-handle ka niya, 'te?"

"Let's allow the answers to come naturally. For now, kain na tayo nang kain because next week, we might get too busy." singit ni Wendy.

"Ano namang role mo?"

"Personal assistant niya," Wendy sarcastically forced a smile at Jane. "Okay na 'yon as side-hustle, 'no?"

Nag-okay sign ako, kahit hindi ako ang tinatanong niya.

"Oo, 'te. Malaki naman siguro monthly natin."

Bulong pa ni Rob kahit rinig na rinig naman.

"Nakita ko nga mga comments sa kaniya ng mga tao, para ka raw Barbie, which is true. Feeling ko unang week or month mo pa lang ikaw na Reyna, e."

Natawa ako. "Let's not make our expectations too high. I'm fine basta makapasok lang sa NAC." I drank water through my tumbler and then checked my phone.

"Pero maganda ka talaga, 'te. Ano ba'ng lahi mo?"

"Curious na curious, ahh!" tawa ni Wendy. "Italian, may lahi siyang Italian kaya ganiyan."

Napatango silang lahat.

I let them talk about me, I was busy editing the picture I took last night before posting it on my IG.

From that moment, ako at ako ang pinag-usapan nila. Kung kailan kami nagkakilala ni Wendy, ilang years na kaming magkaibigan, even ex-boyfriend ko-- literally everything about me. They even saw the picture of Andy and I together, they were actually shook. Well, I couldn't blame them.

Sadly, later at night, Jane, Eric and Rob decided to go back to Manila, they couldn't wait for tomorrow na raw. Kaya ngayon, kaming dalawa ni Wendy ang nabibiyahe to Manila. Nagpahinga at naglinis kami ni Wendy when they left, sinabi ko rin sa kaniya 'tong request ni Vince na samahan si Rhianna sa Manila.

It weirded her, pero I planned on asking Rhianna mamaya kapag nakarating na kami sa bahay niya.

"Hello, Reign! I watched your vlog the last time, I'm so proud of you!"