The Public Stunt

Episode 22: Luhan

Before I can even know it, Luhan’s issue took the Philippines by storm… until it became a massive social issue. All the people are updated by all the malicious words that Luhan said from the voice message. Marami ang ginawa itong meme, maraming nagpa-quiz sa social media pero mas marami ang nagalit. Most of them are my fans which really makes me wince, hindi ko masabi sa kanila na for clout lang ‘yung relasyon namin kaya dapat silang kumalma!

"Aray naman!" Anas ni Luhan nang keltukan ko siya nang malala.

“Ano ba kasing naisip mo at ginawa mo ‘yon? Gaga ka rin kasi, teh!” Ang natatawa kong sabi kay Luhan.

Right now, we are at his residence. Kasama namin ang mga managers namin. Mama Cece looked so worried and stressed out, hulas na ang kanyang make-up kasi mukhang galing pa siya sa inuman ng mga afam niya. On the other hand, kanina pa namumula ang mukha ni Ma’am Antonette. Parang anytime, ma-stroke na ‘to sa sobrang poot sa alaga niya.

Luhan glanced at me, then he covered his face, “crush ko naman kasi talaga ‘yon si Hope! Happy crush lang naman! Masama ba 'yon?!”

“Ah, gan’on! Now, na-realize ko na kung bakit pinagtutulakan mo ako kay Jarren! Akala ko, sobrang nag-ke-care ka lang sa akin. Ginawa mo lang naman pala ‘yon para ma-solo mo na si Hope!” I laughed, “bakla ka!”

“Fyang, this is not the right time to laugh,” Ma’am Antonette’s raging eyes were diverted to my face, and I initially closed my mouth, "so, shut the f*ck up."

“Pero may idea ka na ba kung sino ang nagpakalat nitong voice message mo, Luhan?” It was Mama Cece, looking really really stressed out.

For a moment, natahimik si Luhan. Tila ba pilit na inaalala ang nangyari. He stared as the ceiling as if the answers can only be found there.

"Basta ang naalala ko, nasa inuman ako that time at kasama ko si..." he gasped and I also gasped kasi gaya-gaya ako, "that f*cker! I knew it! It's JM! He is the one who exposed those voice messages of mine!"

I blinked... JM really has this creepy vibe on him tho...

"Enough with the speculations! Luhan, I also handle JM and I don't think he can ever do such things!" It was Ma'am Antonette who bantered him, "hindi ito ang panahon para maghanap ng masisisi sa mga kasalanan mo!"

"Pero, Ma'am, si JM lang naman kasi palagi ang nakakasama ko sa tuwing nakakainom ako. At saka isa pa, alam niya lahat ng sikreto ko! At saka isa pa uli, he has a crush on Fyang!" Luhan revealed at 'di ko kinaya, teh. Napa-sip ako sa mainit na kape nang wala sa oras! "Gusto niyang maka-loveteam si Fyang someday as per him! What if ginawa niya lang ito para maalis ako sa picture at siya ang pumasok sa eksena?"

"I said enough with that, Luhan!" Ma'am Antonette's voice roared around the room at lahat kami ay natigilan, "just trust me when I told you that JM can never do such things to you. I know that kid, hindi siya gan'ong klase ng tao!"

"Hindi mo sure," ang bulong ko na siyang kinasamaan ng tingin ni Mama Cece sa akin kaya't agad kong binago ang sinabi ko, "pero teh, ang ganda ko naman yata para mag-effort ng gan'on si JM? Kung totoo 'yon, parang dapat ko nang palitan si Rapunzel sa haba ng hair ko?"

That earned me a scowl from Ma'am Antonette kaya't nanahimik na lang talaga akong muli. I-co-close ang mouth ng eabab bago pa mahuli ang lahat!

"Pero ano nang gagawin natin niyan? Malaking issue 'tong ginawa ng alaga mo, Antonette. Anong i-e-explain natin sa public?" Mama Cece asked.

Isang malalim na hininga lang naman ang itinugon sa kanya ni Ma'am Antonette. Halatang maski siya ay hindi niya alam ang kasagutan doon sa tanong ni Mama Cece. That was the point I raised my hand to tell my brightest idea as of the moment.