Till There Was You

The Suggestion

A/N: The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising-Arthur Bloch

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Three weeks after i-release ni Batchi ang video sa Youtube at i-share sa Twitter, ang dami kong nareceived na requests from fans to have a concert.

Tapusin ko na daw ang aking hiatus dahil boring daw ang concert scene lately.

Tama si Batchi sa sinabi niya na mas maraming supporters kesa sa haters.

Meron na ngang ongoing petition to get a hundred thousand signatures para lang matuloy ang concert na hiling ng mga fans.

As of last count, more than seventy thousand na ang nagsign.

Ang nakakatuwa pa, kahit minsan eh may nangyayaring arguments between the fans and the detractors, nakikita ko how loyal they are to me.

I also noticed na yung mga haters focused on the personal while the fans concentrated on the fact na being a lesbian doesn't diminish my talents.

This new activity changed my routine with Jade.

Kung dati, we would watched a movie at night, this time, both of us would be on the laptop, reading the comments.

Yung ibang feedbacks, hindi lang masakit sa mata kundi masakit din sa damdamin.

Some people are really careless with words.

Ginagamit na shield ang anonymity para makapanakit ng ibang tao.

There was one person who wrote on YouTube na kaya ako binitawaan ng producers at biglang nalaos ay dahil sa isa akong nakakadiring lesbian.

Parusa daw yun sa akin dahil imoral ako.

"Grabe naman," sabi ni Jade after niya basahin ng malakas ang comment.

"Maysakit ba tayo para sabihin nitong basher na 'to na nakakadiri tayo?" tumingin siya sa akin.

Nasa kama kami habang nagbabasa at nakita ko na affected si Jade.

Niyakap ko siya at hinalikan sa noo.

"Lablab, alam kong masakit ang mga words ni basher pero in this business, we should learn to take it with a grain of salt." Payo ko sa kanya.

Bigla itong lumayo sa akin.

"Alam ko naman yun pero hahayaan mo na lang na ganyan ang paniniwala nila?" seryosong tanong niya sa akin.

"Hindi ka ba nacha-challenge to stand up to them and defend yourself?"

Sa tono ng boses niya, parang naramdaman ko na she was ready for a fight.

I reminded her na before kami nagdecide to upload videos na dapat objective kaming pareho.

Pero ngayong gabi, hindi mapigilan ni Jade na maging emotional.

I asked her if she's okay.

The past few days kasi, I noticed na parang agitated ito.

Iniintindi ko na  lang dahil in a few months, magaganap na ang fashion show nila.

I thought, stress lang siya dahil todo-todo ang appearances niya sa TV at sa radio to promote the show.

Very visible din siya sa social media like Twitter and Instagram.

Since siya ang main star, ever present si Jade sa mga press conference.

Kapag may time, hinahatid ko siya sa venue.

I've met the people involved with the project like Karen, the woman who was very supportive of Jade from the beginning.

Hindi ko man nakilala in person ang ex-boyfriend niya na si David, I caught a glimpse of him one time ng hinatid ko si Jade sa Shangri-La Makati for one of their presscon.