Just an Average Joe (A KathNiel Fanfic)

Chapter 5

“Bro!!! Kamusta ang set visit mo kina mama?”

 JC asked upon entering Dj’s room. But Dj didn’t even notice his brother walk in. He was too busy hugging his favourite Batman pillow and staring at the ceiling with a goofy smile on his face. Looks like somebody still didn’t get over his chance encounter with the girl of his dreams.

JC decided to catch his brother by surprise by jumping on Dj’s bed. Somehow, JC had managed to land right on top of Dj. “HOY! JC, ANO BA?” Dj yelled, as he pushed his brother off him. “Di mo ba nakikita? Nagmomoment ako, tas dinidisturbo mo pa ako. Wag ka nga,” Dj complained while scratching his head in annoyance.

“Eh kasi, ano bang ginagawa mo? Mukha kang tanga sa kakatitig mo sa ceiling, kuya. Instead of daydreaming, magkwento ka naman! Ano, nameet mo ba si Kathryn?” JC eagerly asked, while poking his brother to get an answer out of him.   

Dj let out a satisfied smile. “Oo brad, nagkita kami. Grabe, sobrang ganda niya. Mas maganda siya sa personal, bro! Para siyang dyosa! At alam mo, JC? Mabait rin siya, at nakakatawa. May pagka-jologs pala siya! But in a cute way. Man, today was… unbelievable,” Dj rambled. He bit his lip, as he recounted everything that had happened that afternoon. Before he drifted back into daydream land, JC flicked his brother on the forehead.

“Hoy JC, sumasobra ka na ah!” Dj said, then giving his brother a light punch. JC giggled.

“So loverboy, nakuha mo ba ang number niya?” JC asked with a wink.

“Actually… OO! Si Mama kaya ang pasimuno neto! Haha! Inencourage niya na mag-exchange numbers kami ni Kath,” Dj explained.

“Ayos bro, ah!” JC congratulated his brother with a high-five. “So what’s the next step? Liligawan mo ba siya?” JC asked. He then got up and started pacing around the bedroom. JC continued,  “Isipin mo nga bro. Pag naging girlfriend mo si Kath, magiging instant celebrity ka na!”

Dj gave his brother a death glare. He then hurled his Batman pillow at JC, causing his brother to fall to the floor. “Gago! Hindi ko gagamitin si Kath para sumikat ako, no! She doesn’t deserve that,” Dj said, crossing his arms.

“Whoa, sorry bro. I didn’t mean to offend you,” JC said as he got up and handed Dj back the pillow. “I thought this was just a normal celebrity crush. Nothing serious, diba? At bro, wala namang chance na maging kayo ni Kathryn. You’re just an average Joe, and Kathryn is… well, one of the biggest stars out there right now. Hindi talaga pwede, bro. Sorry man,” JC said, giving Dj a pat on the shoulder.

All the things that JC said were really disheartening. But Dj wasn’t going to let anyone burst his bubble. “Bro, umalis ka nga. Basag trip ka, eh. Nakakabadtrip na ang mga sinasabi mo. Alis! Tsupe!” Dj demanded as he signalled JC towards the door, as if shooing away a dog.

“Tsss, well sorry bro. Goodnight,” JC said as he shut Dj’s bedroom door.

Dj was confused. He normally wasn’t this defensive when it came to the girls he liked. Probably because he had never really ‘fallen’ for anyone that hard yet. Sure, he’s had some crushes, and a girlfriend or two. But nothing that serious… yet.

“Bakit ganito ang nararamdaman ko? Tama si JC, akala ko simpleng celebrity crush lang to? Pero, nung nakita ko si Kath… parang lumalim. Ano ba, Dj? Get yourself together,” Dj thought to himself. “Iba to, eh! Ibang iba!”

Dj began to list off reasons on why he must be feeling this way about Kathryn. “Hindi lang maganda si Kath, mabait pa. Akala ko masungit siya, pero di pala. Nakakatuwa pa. Easy to get along with. Magkasundo rin sila ni Mama. She’s… perfect. Nasa kanya na ang lahat, eh.” All of a sudden, the biggest smile began to spread across Dj’s face. Obviously, kinikilig si kuya, he was just too in love to notice.

“But mali si JC. Wala akong pake kung sikat siya. Basta, ang alam ko lang, gusto ko siya. And so what if I’m just a normal guy? That’s not gonna stop me. Lalo akong magpupursige to win Kath’s heart. Sisiguraduhin ko na magiging happy ending ang love story natin,” Dj assured himself.

Dj moved his Batman pillow off his stomach, placing it at the bottom of his bed. He then got up, and walked towards the vintage Beatles poster in his room. No one in his house knew about the secret that was kept under this poster. Before he unveiled this secret, Dj glanced over at his bedroom door to check if it was closed. It was, but this wasn’t good enough for him. Dj ran over to the door to lock it, making sure that no one would be able to see what he was about to do.

Once he was back in front of his Beatles poster, he began to scratch off the tape that was holding the bottom of the poster down. After managing to get the little tabs of tape off the wall, he grabbed the poster by the bottom corners and lifted it up. This revealed a gigantic poster of… none other than the girl of his dreams: Kathryn Bernardo. As odd as it may seem, Dj looked poster-Kath straight in the eyes and began to profess, “I’ll prove to you that I’m the right guy for you, Kath. I’ll prove to you that I’m worthy of your love, kahit average Joe lang ako. I promise.”

Dj let go of the corners of his Beatles poster, letting it fall back down, covering up his Kathryn poster once more. Suddenly, Dj’s pocket began to vibrate. It was coming from his phone. He then pulled it out to see what it was.

“A text?”, Dj mumbled. “… FROM KATH?!” Dj quickly pressed the notification to read the text.

To: Daniel P.

Today was fun. Punta ka ulit some time? Good night, friend :)   

From: Kath B.

Again, Dj’s smile lit up, just like it had a while ago. Right when he thought that meeting Kathryn Bernardo was the highlight of his day, he was proven wrong. A good night text from the girl of his dreams – talk about ‘day: complete’.

Once Dj got over his kilig, he replied back.

 To: Kath B.

Sige, kitakits Kath. Good night, friend :*

From: Daniel P.

Dj then hopped into bed. Before drifting into a deep sleep, Dj placed his hands behind his head and thought…

Totoo ba ‘to? Damn, maybe I do have a chance with Kath. Sana nga…