The Public Stunt

Episode 40: It Was Fyang

Upon hearing Kiwi, I wanted to laugh. But how can I do that when her face is as pale as snow right at the moment. Mukha siyang kinakabahan na ewan. At some point, mukha siyang matatae na sa kaba.

But on the other hand, I can't believe what she just said. On the back of my mind, I know that it must be a joke. That it can't happen. Ni sa hinagap ay hindi ko iisipin na pwedeng mabuntis ni Luhan si Hope.

"Prank ba 'yan?" I asked out of nowhere. "Baka naman nanti-trip lang sila or something? Baka may upcoming movie? Pakulo lang nila siguro ito?"

"Hindi, Ma'am! Jusko po!" OA na nagtatalon si Kiwi habang nakaupo, "jusko po! Totoo, confirmed na sa social media nina Hope and Sir Luhan!"

Napatayo pa siya at nagpabalik-balik ng lakad. Nakakunot lang ang noo ko sa kanya.

"Ma'am, jusko po! Nagkabembangan na nga talagang malala!" Anas niya.

"Hindi ako naniniwala!"

Lumapit siya sa akin matapos ay pinakita sa akin ang screen ng cell phone. Doon ay pinakita niya sa akin ang IG posts nina Hope at Luhan. Hope posted a picture of Luhan while kissing her tummy while Luhan posted a picture of an ultrasound, he tagged Hope in the post.

So this is the main reason why biglang nawala sa limelight si Hope sa nagdaang anim na buwan?

Chills started to crawl on my spines.

"Oh my God... so, this is really true?" My jaw parched. I am blinking as if it will make me wake up from this weird of mine.

"Ma'am, totoo nganiii!" Anas muli ni Kiwi habang stressed na stressed na nagkakamot ng batok.

Hindi pa rin talaga ako makapaniwala. Pero ano pa nga ba ang magagawa ko? Nasa harap ko na ang ebidensya. Nanggaling na rin ito mismo kina Hope at Luha.

Pero ang weird lang talaga.

Si Hope ang dahilan noon ng kamuntikan nang pagkawala ng career ni Luhan sa showbiz. She practically ruined Luhan's career in the hopes of her, ruining my career as well. Now, it was so hyprocrite of her to know that the father of the child on her tummy was also the person she did ill five years ago.

This is a major plot twist...

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A few days went in a blur. I tried contacting Luhan about it pero hindi niya ako ni-re-reply-an. Mukhang pati siya ay nahihiya sa nangyari. Knowing na isa ako sa nakasaksi kung papaano siya ginago ni Hope noon, mukhang wala na siyang mukhang maiharap sa akin. Iniiwasan niya na rin siguro ako dahil alam niyang malaki ang galit ko sa ina ng kanyang magiging anak.

I just sighed exasperatedly as I wiped the sweat on my forehead. Right now, I am at the studio. It's our final practice for my performance in ASAP this coming Sunday.

"Ma'am oks ka na po? Uuwi na po ba tayo?" Kiwi asked the moment I entered my dressing room.

"Yes, please prepare all our things na. Punta lang ako sa comfort room to wash my face." I grabbed the make-up kit.

"Gew, Ma'am!"

I am yawning as I walked towards the comfort room. Naghilamos ako doon ng mukha. Sinugurado kong walang pawis na matitira rito.

Pero natigilan ako nang bigla, may pumasok sa loob ng comfort room. Bigla kong nadama ang malakas na negative energy mula sa taong iyon.

It was Hope.

Halatang nabigla siya nang makita ako rito sa loob ng comfort room. But I tried to act cool. I tried not to center my gaze at her face and her now ball-shaped tummy.