One night, I waited for hours to see a falling star. But when I finally caught sight of it, it was gone bago man ako makapag-wish. That night, I vowed to never look up at the night sky again. Siguro kasi na-realize ko that no matter how long I wait, hindi mapapasaakin ang tinitingala ko at kung bumagsak man ito,malayo pa rin para maabot ko.
Fast forward to the present. Enter Bryan Lim sa eksena. Guwapo, matalino, mayaman, pinahkakaguluhan. Every inch a star. At ako, si Daniella, isang simpleng high school girl, hindi kagandahan, hindi kayamanan, hindi katangkaran (lahat na yata ng hindi gaano, ako na, pero matalino naman, sabi nila), biglang girlfriend na niya?
Spell HIMALA.
Hindi kaya ito na yung hinihintay kong bumagsak sa lupa?
"Who do I have to speak to
about if they can redo the prophecy?"
They always said fate was written in the stars. But Elara knew better. Alam niyang hindi niya kakampi ang tadhana. Kaaway pa nga niya ito kung maituturing.
She had seen it and felt it etched into her skin like a curse she could never outrun. Kahit anong gawin niya'y nakatatak na sa kaniya ang mga bahid na pilit niyang kinakalimutan.
Tila ba mayroon nang dark prophecy na naka-burda sa kaniya. A prophecy she hadn't asked for, whispered in the cruelest of ways.
So she built walls, high and unshakable, keeping the past locked away where it couldn't hurt her anymore.
And then-he came crashing through.
Walang babala. Walang pakundangan.
A name too golden, too unreachable. A man with a world at his feet and millions wrapped around his finger.
He was untouchable. Isang taong alam niyang hindi bagay sa ordinaryong katulad niya. A fleeting image on screens and magazine covers, never hers to hold.
Yet the moment their paths crossed, the world painted her as his.
"His secret girlfriend?"
The words stared back at her, in flashing headlines.
No.
It wasn't real. It couldn't be.
Ang mga katulad niya ay hindi bagay sa mga katulad ko.
Kahit kailanma'y hindi tugma ang langit at lupa, ang araw at buwan lalo na ang mayaman at mahirap.
Even if they did, alam na agad niya ang kapupuntahan ng istorya. Hindi pwedeng mawala sa reyalidad.
Pero what if, mabago? What if, ako naman ang manalo?
What if, ako naman ang ipanalo?
"I don't care about them, mi amor. Fuck, I would even burn this world for you. Tu eres mi otra mitad. I-utos mo lang, sisirain ko 'tong mundo."