Psycho Within

Publicity at its finest!

2 days after the bloody murder...

"Breaking News! Nakita na rin po sa wakas ang dalawang araw nang nawawalang isa sa mga sikat na artista sa henerasyong ito na si Miss Reign Russel. Ngunit sa kasamaang palad ay wala na itong buhay. Natagpuan ang kanyang bangkay ng isang mangangalakal ng basura sa ilalim ng tulay ng Brook Bridge. Samantala.. -----"

A faked a tear upon hearing the good- err... the bad news. I looked at Livia who is silently crying beside me. I can't help but frown. Really? She's crying for the death of that bitch? Pathetic!

I shifted in my seat when I heard our director's voice calling us to go back to the set. I sighed and decided to inform Livia that we should go back.

"Livs, stop crying. We still have work to do. I'll turn off the TV. Alam kong mahirap para sayo ang nangyari pero promise, sasamahan kitang mag-emote mamaya. Direk's calling us already."

Isang marahang tango lamang ang nakuha ko sa kanya. Kasabay nito ang pagtayo rin niya at paghakbang papuntang set. Marahang nakasunod din ako sa kanya. We are here on the set of our latest teleserye kung saan... Me, myself and I lang naman ang bida. Liv's my sister on the serye and well, the dead bitch should have been the kontrabida. But... Since I already disposed of her, hindi pa man na-expose ang mukha niya sa television ay waley na siya. I can't help but laughed at her face when I placed her under the bridge. Serves her right for making me pissed!

After almost 17 hours of shooting, our director decided to call it a day. Before leaving, I decided to check on Livia. It's really not my thing worrying for someone. But for some odd reasons I really can't explain, I still felt worried about Livia. Pero hindi pa rin ako lumalambot. I'm still my cautious self. Mahirap na ang magtiwala. I slowly make my way towards her car. She's already in the passenger's seat when I decided to talk to her. Hindi pa naman sarado ang mga pintuan ng kotse niya which is really ridiculous and weird by the way.

"Hi Livs! Sorry if I didn't keep my promise about helping you to emote. I really hope you'll be okay even after hearing the tragic news. I felt terribly awful about what happened to Reign, kahit na... hindi kami masyadong magkasundong dalawa. I just hope that her death will be brought to justice immediately."

Ito ang mahabang speech ko kay Livia with matching teary-eyed effect to really make my face looked really sincere. Plus, holding both of her hands to make her feel that I am really with her in this "tragic death of a friend". I also made sure that her P. A. and personal driver will surely see us in that situation. Another good publicity for me! Yey!

"Thank you so much Leila. I really don't know what to do earlier... Reign is such a good friend of mine. And I just don't get it! Why her?! Why of all people?! Bakit hindi nalang---"

Halos hindi na matapos pa ni Livia ang pagsasalita dahil sa emosyong nararamdaman niya. She just let it all go and burst crying real hard. Me? Being a really "sympathetic" friend, decided to hug her and caress her back a little. In the corner of my left eye, I can't help but smile wide upon seeing a paparazzo taking pictures of the two of us. Open kasi ang lahat ng pinto ng sasakyan ni Livia which I thought was ridiculous at first but now, is really an advantage. Another good publicity!

Matapos ang hugging moment namin na iyon ay nagpaalam na rin ako kay Livia. I really need my beauty rest. Mabilis na sumakay ako sa aking sasakyan ngunit bago iyon ay tiningnan ko ulit ng palihim ang paparazzo kanina. His face is really familiar. I think I already met him somewhere. I decided to look at him again for the last time. Ganun na lang ang gulat ko nang biglang itinaas niya ang kamay at nag-thumb's up pa!

Who the hell is he?!