End To Start (SS#5)

prologue

Prologue

"Good evening everyone, this is Starlight's youngest member, Elrene, your guitar girl!" I greeted everyone from cheek to cheek.

I looked at the views at napangisi sa nakita. Kahit na kaka-start ko pa lang ng live ay may thousands of viewers na kaagad ako! Some were even sending me gifts. My my, perks of being famous.

I was walking through a grocery store, of course buying some stuff that I needed for days. I'm super tamad kasi na lumabas araw-araw. Also, I am going to learn a new dish that's why I needed to shop for food.

"So today, you're going to join me shop for my basic needs!" I smiled through the camera habang kumukuha ako ng kung ano lang at ilalagay sa push cart.

I stopped to read some comments. Some viewers suggested that I should do a certain challange. I nodded kahit na wala naman akong kausap.

"So, some of you commented that I should follow a certain people to buy everything they buy, okay let's do it!"

Inilibot ko ang tingin sa grocery store para maghanap ng sa tingin ko ay maraming bibilhin. A girl with a pink hoodie caught my eye dahil kuha lang siya nang kuha. I went straight on her back so that I could get everything she gets.

It's been a week since I started doing lives. I was really bored and got tired of doing tiktoks kaya I decided to do it. Medyo masaya nga dahil hindi na ako nalulungkot sa loob ng unit namin.

My bandmates we're still not coming back, I knew that they'll be back soon but I just couldn't wait any longer. Nakakainis nang sobra 'tong trabaho ko, they took away my passion!

Nilingon ako noong babae nang napansin niyang nakasunod ako sa kanya. I just smiled at her while picking the same things she picks.

Natapos din naman ang lahat at nakabalik ako sa parking na may dalang apat na malalaking box. Sa sobrang dami niyang binili ay napagastos din tuloy ako! Omg lang buti na lang I don't have family na.

"So we're about to go home na! That was so tiring!" Napatakip ako ng bibig nang humikab.

It was already nine in the evening at sobrang napagod din akong magkabisa ng script for our taping tomorrow.

I started the engine then drove home. I talked nonstop to my viewers para maiwasang makatulog sa byahe. Just talking about my experience being alone without my bandmates and all.

Sumusulyap ako sa phone nang mag redlight, upang tignan iyong comments then some random stranger from the comments caught my eye.

user24582848: I'm waiting for you to come home.

Napakunot ang noo ko at ipinagsawalang bahala na lang iyon. Maybe it was just a fan na nagt-trip.

But I was taken aback nang makita iyong sunud-sunod niyang comments nang makarating ako sa parking ng condo unit namin.

user24582848: you smell nice. what's your perfume?

user24582848: it was Zayden's car you're using, right?

user24582848: can't wait to hold your soft skin again.

user24582848: when will you go out? I'll help you carry your things.

Napalunok ako nang -sunod at lumakas iyong tibok ng puso ko. I became more alert at tumingin sa rearview mirror ng kotse ko at sa paligid ko. Hindi ko alam kung napapraning lang ba ako o ano pero those words felt real.

What if nakita niya ako sa grocery store at sinundan niya ako? Oh my god.

Nanginginig na ang mga kamay ko habang hawak ang phone ko. Some viewers were even concerned at inaaway iyong random user.

user24582848: c'mon, I won't harm you. I'm just a fan :))

I decided to end the live. Hindi ko na kasi kaya iyong mga nakikita kong comments mula sa kanya. I decided to block them, too. Hindi ako umalis sa kotse and started it again. I was planning na makitulog muna sa bahay ng kaibigan ko. I don't feel safe sa condo especially na I am alone.

Sobrang nalilito at nakakabaliw. Started the car and pulled over. I stopped dahil sa nabangga kong tao sa likod ng sasakyan. I immediately panicked and opened my car to see if she's okay.

She's wearing a pink hoodie, lying on the floor when I saw her.

"Oh my god, I'm sorry. Are you okay?" I exclaimed, tinulungan ko siyang bumangon bago siya tumango at ngumisi sa akin.

Napakunot ang noo ko nang bigla niya akong niyakap at pinahiga sa sahig. Hindi ako makapiglas dahil bukod sa malakas siya, nanginginig ako sa takot. Ni hindi ako makahinga nang maayos habang sinasakal niya ako.

"Vernon is mine! Vernon is mine!" Paulit-ulit niyang sigaw. I tried my best to stop her from choking me and I successfully did it nang mahawakan ko ang buhok niya at sinabunutan siya.

Medyo lumuwag ang kapit niya sa leeg ko kaya yumuko ako para kagatin ang kamay niya at saka siya sinapak sa mukha. She deserves it! What a psychotic bitch!

Nang matumba siya ay mabilis akong tumakbo pabalik sa kotse ko. I was about to open my door nang maramdaman ko ang isang malakas na hampas sa ulo ko.

Lumingon ako and I saw a man, with a black hoodie holing a baseball bat bago nandilim ang paningin ko.

To be continued...