Okay, clarification time!
Si Zade Pascual ay character din ngayon sa This Might End Up A Story (If I Fall sequel), and 4th year college siya doon. Dito sa TSIB, 1st year college pa lang siya. Si Lean naman, 3rd year college na dito. So hindi sila overlap ng TMEUAS, okay? In this timeline, 2nd year high school pa lang sina Barbs and the Charleston kids. Sana klaro 'tong explanation ko XD
I think some of you are expecting na ito na ang immersion chapter. Sa Chapter 5 pa yun! Meanwhile.. medyo history muna tayo. Shall we? :)
-A&Z-
Chapter 4: Rumor Has It
Hindi naman nawawalan ng chismis ang mga artista. Mas sikat, mas maraming intriga. Isa na dun si Andreau.
Wala naman talaga akong pakialam sa mga chismis, lalo na sa showbiz. Hindi naman tinatanong sa exams kung sino ang young actor na nakabuntis, starlet na tumatanggap ng sexual favors for TV roles at palitan ng boyfriend-girlfriend. Rumors won’t do any good. Nakakasakit at nakakasira lang yan ng mga tao.
Pero iba ang atake ni Kesh sa rumors. According to her, may positive aspects rin daw ang rumors and gossip. Gossip builds social bonds. Mas strong daw ang bonds from shared dislikes than positive ones. Isa rin daw paraan ang rumors and gossip para i-demonstrate ang shared values and sense of humor. It also boosts self-esteem and can be a stress reducer. But of course, may negative effect din ang gossip. It is risky and may lead to awkwardness and distrust.
I don’t know how celebrities handle it, lalo na yung Hollywood stars. Sa kanila kasi merong TMZ, Perez Hilton and paparazzi (I don’t have any clue about the first two, not until Kesh told me about those sites) na araw-araw tini-terrorize ang Hollywood stars. Dito sa Pinas? Nandyan yung Sunday talkshows, radio programs, gossip sites at kwentuhan ng mga tambay sa kanto at binguhan. Bata, matanda, at kahit anong gender, may alam yang chismis. Ako, wala akong pakialam sa showbiz (Fine, kay Andreau meron but what the hell), may alam kahit paano. Viral talaga masyado ang chismis!
Paano ba nagsimula ‘tong rumor kay Andreau? Just like the other rumors, it started with an observation.
Si Andreau ay under ng talent management ng isa sa pinakamalaking media network sa Pinas. Every year ay required ang artists ng management nila na umattend sa isang charity ball to thank their partners etc (hindi ko talaga alam kung bakit, sorry). So.. four years na si Andreau sa network.. at four years na rin siyang walang date sa charity ball.
Okay lang na wala siyang date nung first year niya, he was just 15 years old and kasama niya ang cast ng teleserye niya (na according sa Dreausters, not counted as a date). The second year, everyone’s expecting na si Jillian Cabrera ang dadalhin niya as a date(this was the time na hit na hit ang first teleserye nila) kaso date ni girl ang then-boyfriend niya na basketball star. Third year was no luck, wala pa ring date si Andreau kahit single na si Jillian (she went alone). Last year.. as expected.. wala rin.
Walang nagtanong sa kanya nung first two years kung bakit wala siyang date. Mas gusto pa nga ng fans niya na wala kasi that means he’s available for everyone. Although may onscreen chemistry sina Andreau at Jillian, maraming fans ang may ayaw sa kanila na ma-involve off screen. Nakay Jillian ang mali, sabi ni Kesh. I kinda agree with that. May something kasing.. off dun sa babaeng ‘yun. Ah ewan!
So the first rumor was.. may secret girlfriend si Andreau Cortez. Maraming speculations kung sino ang lucky girl: isang commercial model, isang bossa nova singer, yung batchmate niya sa management.. at kung sinu-sino pa. Halos lahat ng kaibigang babae ni Andreau.. nalink na sa kanya pero walang umamin. Andreau neither denied nor confirmed it. Tahimik lang siya sa issue, maybe an order from his superiors.
