Imperfections of Being Perfect

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Mango shake

We were head off to the club. Ang sabi ni Simoun ay mga known personalities din daw ang madalas mag-hang out doon. Atleast safe dahil ang karamihan naman sa mga artista ay walang pake sa newbie. Wait, tinatawag ko ba ang sarili kong newbie? Yes, I consider myself as a newbie pero hindi naman ako magtatagal sa spot ko na ito. I will give it up soon, nasa limelight ako ngayon and I'm trying to take the chance.

Wala pa naman gaanong tao sa loob ng club pagkapasok namin, medyo maaga pa naman. It's five in the afternoon, Simoun said mga bandang nine on the evening pa ang datingan ng ilang mga tao. We make way to the counter.

"Do you drink?" Simoun asked.

I shook my head, "no."

"Really?! Why don't you try?" ngisi pa nito sa akin, tinawag naman nito ang bartender pero pinigilan ko naman siya.

"No alcohol, just mango shake... meron ba sila no'n?"

"Maybe." Aniya, tinawag naman niya ang bartender at sinabi ang order niya. "For her, just mango shake—" then he whispers to the bartender, hindi mo naman narinig iyon. Hinarap naman ako ni Simoun. "So... how are you?"

"I'm fine." Ngiti ko pa. "You, when did you get the title of being the most handsome?" I asked, hindi ko kasi alam kaya nagbabakasakalin sagutin niya rin ako doon. Hindi naman kasi namin ni Amy napag-uusapan itong tungkol kay Simoun eh.

"A month, maybe? I flew here from London then when I got here on some island resort, someone approach me, a talent manager."

"So, he discovered you?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Yes," tango pa nito sa akin. "He took a pictures of me and after few days, it circulated over the internet."

Napatango naman ako, "everything was easy on the internet, 'no?"

"Absolutely." Aniya. "I love being the most handsome man in the world, you know why? Because in this moment, they saw me."

Napakunot noo naman ako sa sinabi niya.

"Huh? Do you want to tell something more? I would love to hear those." I smiled.

He grinned, "I wanted more to hear your stories."

"Why me? I don't have any stories to tell." Tugon ko naman sa kanya. "We shouldn't talk about me, you know, it's kinda boring." I simpered.

He gave a lopsided grin, "then why would I tell my story if you don't to share yours?"

Napakunot noo naman ako sa sinabi niya. In the end, wala naman akong nagawa kundi ang magkwento rin sa kanya. Napabuntong hininga pa ako bago ko simulan ang kwento ko. Kung ano ano lang din naman ang sinasabi ko. He asked if I'm okay with this kind of spotlight, na lahat ng mata ay nasa akin. I answered him na okay lang naman sa akin basta hindi naiinvade ang personal life ko. Kapag trabaho, trabaho lang ang kailangang gawin.

Binigay naman ng bartender ang order namin. I took a sip on my mango shake, napangiwi pa ako dahil iba ang lasa niya. Tinawanan naman niya ako, siguro iba lang talaga 'to sa karaniwan na ginagawa ko. Hindi ko papalampasin ang mango shake na 'to 'no.

Simoun caught my attention, "Had a boyfriend?"

Napataas naman ako ng kilay sa tanong niya, "I know I answered that on my interviews."