Angel

Chapter 28

Ann was still reeling from the realization that a lot of people already knew her. The first time she saw it was when she got out of the house on the night of the eviction. A lot of people were shouting her name, cheering her on. They were telling her not to be sad and that they love her. She was so touched by it that it was only a few minutes later that she heard an unfamiliar word repeatedly shouted by a lot of people, including those who were supporting her. She thought they were shouting "Jenny" but then when she looked over to the crowd, she spotted a yellow banner with her picture as well as James'. In it were the words "JAMLI is REAL".

"Oh my God!" was all that she could say when she realized that JAMLI was a combination of James' name and her surname. She saw not just one banner bearing the name JAMLI but 7 banners in total. She was so overwhelmed by all the attention and support she was getting that she momentarily forgot that she was still on the stage with the show still currently running. She just kept waving at the people and saying thank you to them. When her mom was called on the stage she couldn't help but cry. She was so happy but at the same time she also missed being in the house, especially being with James.

That night, while she was lying in bed trying to sleep, she couldn't help but think about him. She wondered what he was doing now that they're not together. They both had gotten used to goodnight hugs every night and it felt so different to not have one from James tonight. She wondered if Rich was still giving him massages and if James is now enjoying the comforts of Rich's 'heavenly' massages. Just thinking about it makes her want to go back inside the house and snatch James away from Rich. But of course, she couldn't do that, all she can do is wait and hope that by the time this all ends, James will still have the same feelings for her.

Now, after a few days since the eviction, she has been busying herself with meeting groups of her supporters, interviews, pictorials with all the other former housemates. She was getting used to being asked and teased about James in all of her interviews. She can happily answer them that they are really close friends. She didn't want to say anything more because after all, when she left the house, they really were just close friends even if they liked each other a lot. She was also eagerly anticipating the day when she and James would finally get together again. She knew they had to talk about the two of them and she wanted that as well. She was also curious to see James' reaction once he finds out that his supporters have divided into two groups: one supporting her and James, the other group supporting Rich and James. Sometimes it kind of disturbed her that she gets some hate messages on the internet but her mom would always tell her to not mind those. As much as it bothers her, she just tries her best not to be offended by those messages. She just hopes that as soon as Rich knows about their popularity, it would not affect the friendship that they're already beginning to mend.