AJ PATRICIO, HIS STUNNER

Chapter 24

"Ms. AJ, bakit po hindi kayo nag-promote ng movie ninyo?"

Tumaas ang kilay ni AJ dahil sa tanong na iyon ng isang reporter. Tumingin s'ya dito ng diretso saka binigyan ito ng ngiti na tipid. Habang hawak ang kaniyang microphone, hinayaan n'yang lumabas ang kaniyang mahinang pagtawa at saka sinulyapan ang kaniyang mga katabi.

Sa kaniyang kanan ay naka-upo ang kaniyang director habang sa kaniyang kaliwang banda naman ay nakaupo naman ang katambal n'ya sa pelikulang ito na si Alli. Tumikhim s'ya at saka bumwelo.

"Well, I have been working for movie, shoots and other series all my life in this industry and this time, I feel like, I need a rest, I asked permission to the network, the producers, our director and of course, Alli….," nakangiting sambit n'ya at saka sinulyapan ang kaniyang mag katabi nang may mga ngiti sa mga labi nito habang nakatingin rin sa kaniya. They're all supporting her words and all that she was going to say.

Alam n'yang alam ng mga ito na alam n'ya ang kung ano ang dapat n'yang sasabihin. She's been in a hot seat all her interviews and she passed them all good smooth with no issues made.

"….if I can have the rest fo the days after taping and before the premiere day of the movie. I would like to ask an apology to our fans, my supporters and to the viewers if I didn't tell them prior this night about my absence in every promo. I really just in need of like rest for I still have shoots that I also need to be done. And so, I asked them if I could have the rest of the times my rest day and they agreed, they gave me their blessings and all. And that is why I am so thankful that I got the most supportive and understanding team with me."

Inilapag n'ya sa mesa ang hawak na microphone at saka ngumiti sa harap ng maraming camera nang matapos sagutin ang tanong na iyon.

"AJ, up to this day, your fans are still asking about your personal info. They were still searching about where you came from for they want to know all about you. Fans are so amazed by your privacy and the way how you kept you privacy private. We are just wondering when would be the time that you will personally share your information to all of us your fans."

Sa pagkakataong ito ay biglaang sumeryoso ang kaniyang mga mata nang sundan ng kaniyang paningin ang reporter na nagsabi noon. She was always been the talk of the internet because of her choice of keeping her personal information behind all the fame she is having right in this lifetime. Wala s'yang balak na ipaalam sa lahat ng tao ang kaniyang pinagmulan. Wala namang exciting na nangyari sa kaniyang kabataan bago pa s'ya naging si AJ.

Dumating s'ya sa lugar na ito na ang tanging dala n'ya lang ay ang pangalan n'ya lang, wala nang iba pa. Wala s'yang pinagsabihan ng kaniyang storya kahit ang kaniyang kaibigan at manager na si mimi.

"I'm sorry but I was also wondering why are you guys want to know my story? There was no interesting to know about me," natatawang saad n'ya at saka hindi na siangot ang tanong na iyon dahil kahit na anong mangyari ay walang kahit na anong salita ang lalabas sa bibig n'ya patungkol sa kaniyang storya.

She is AJ Patricio and she will always be that. Nothing behind and nothing beyond.

"Blooming po kayo, AJ, any reason why you are looking fresher than ever?"

Nanlaki ang kaniyang mga mata dahil sa panibagong tanong na iyon. Nakakarindi na s'ya na lamang ang paliging tinatanong pero hindi n'ya puwedeng sabihin na huwag na s'yang tanongin ng kahit na ano pa. She eventually let a laugh out with the question for she indeed find it funny.

"I'm sorry, I just couldn't stop hearing the question in my head," kaniya kaya maging ang mga kasama n'ya ay natawa na rin.

"Are you saying that she was less blooming before?" Dinig n'yang tanong ng kaniyang Direktor nang may halong tawa sa boses nito. "Kung hindi pala s'ya blooming before, ano na lang pala tayo."

Natawa ang crowd dahil sa sinabi nito. "Maybe because I got the time to rest myself. Pahinga lang po talaga ang kailangan ko, aminado po ako na nabugbog po talaga ako sa trabaho this past few years and that is why I was so thankful with the team and specially, Alli, maraming salamat na hinayaan mo akong magpahina and you are doing the promo alone," saad n'ya at ganoon na lang kalawak ang ngiti na ibinigay sa kaniya ni Alli.

"Of course!" excited naman na saad ng binata. "Everyone do deserve a rest, AJ, plus it's an honor to have the chance of working with you," dagdag pa nito kaya napangiti s'ya dito.

"Excited na po ang lahat na mapanood ang palabas ninyo bukas, ano po ang masasabi ninyo sa mga fans ninyo na hindi na makapghintay na mapanood ang movie. AJ, this is the very first time that you made this kind of role in all your projects, right?'

She nodded as an answer to the question and just like that. Hinayaan n'ya nang si Alli ang sumagot ng tanong na iyon. "Noong napanood ko ang movie na ginawa namin kanina ay sobrang na-excite ako. I didn't know that I would be able to portray my role and give justice to the asked character that I have to do. Sobrang kinakabahan ako noong nalaman ko that I will be working with the AJ pero mas kinabahan ako noong magsisimula na ang palabas," sagot ni Alli.

"AJ, she was known to always do her best, she was always at her best. It wasn't the first time that we worked together in a project not even the second and I could say that in every role she do, she always became different person. Walang bakas ng AJ ang makikita ninyo sa movie na ito. Walang bakas ng kaniyang mga dating character. Sobrang exciting ng movie that when the first time that I read the full script, walang ibang artista ang pumasok sa isip ko na alam kong makakagawa ng role na iyon maliban kay AJ. Si Alli naman, this is our first time working together and I could say that I want to work with him again. Hindi ko in-expect na ganito s'ya kagaling. He shines in this movie and after I saw the movie, the final work ~~—~~ iyong hindi na namin magagawan pa ng paraan, masasabi ko na tama lang na si Alli ang naging kasama namin sa project na ito dahil hindi ito magiging perfect kung hindi si Alli at AJ ang naging main character ng movie. But of course, with the help of out supporting roles, with the veteran actor's appearance and participation, masasabi kong hindi n'yo lang isang beses na gustuhing mapanood ang movie na ito."

Napangiti s'ya habang tahimik ang lahat na nakikinig sa mahabang litanya ng kanilang director. Walang kahit na isang nag-interrupt at hinayaan itong matapos ang sinasabi nito. Nang matapos ay dumagundong at umugong ang bawat tunog ng palakpak ng lahat nang nakarinig.

"I could say that AJ in this movie was the hottest," dagdag pa ni Alli kaya napataas ang kaniyang kilay dahil sa sinabing iyon ng binata.