RENOWN SERIES 1: Doubtlessly Mine ✔

PROLOGUE ✔

Years ago...

My friends and I walk on the street, disposable cups in both hands with street foods on them. Well, except for me. I held the two cups with my left hand while my right hand was holding my phone - scrolling. I am stalking my newfound crush Jeron Luther Lucena. It says here that this known singer is the heir of Luther Lucena's Airline. Mapapasana all na lang talaga tayo dito sa lalaking to. Aside from he's already famous and his future is already secured because he came from a wealthy family, he also gains something on his own by doing music.

I am nodding my head slowly while reading facts about him. Hmm... This guy is actually my type. Hindi naman ako nagkakacrush kung hindi ko type diba? Nakakaloka.

Napailing ako dahil sa pakikipag-debate ko sa sarili ko.

"Oops!" - Muntikang matapon ang pagkain ko dahil natisod ako sa bato.

"Yaaan. Kakacellphone mo yan! Kulang na lang pumasok ka diyan eh. Kawawa ka naman, kung tuluyan kang natumba at nabagok dahil sa pagkatalisod tapos nauna pa ang ulo, edi namatay ka. Makikiramay na naman kami. Mahal ang kape uy!" – I rolled my eyes at my forever brutal and grumpy friend na advance mag-isip, Kyza.

"Patay agad? Hindi ba pwede nabukol muna? O kaya naamnesia? O kaya naman dudugo ang noo?" – I hissed as I rolled my eyes again.

"Dun din naman papunta yun bakit pa papatagalin?" - She sticks her tongue out while rolling her eyes. Tss! So childish.

"Wow, gustong-gusto mamatay ako, eh no? Pwes! Sorry ka na lang dahil mauuna ka." - I talk shit sometimes pero kay Kyza lang naman. "Sayang naman ang beauty ko, no? Hindi man lang mapakinabangan ng iba. At..." – I raised my hand who's holding my phone while waving it. "Hindi pwedeng mamatay akong virgin, it's a no no. Kawawang kepyas, 'di man lang nadiligan kahit once." – I faked a cry while my friends cringed. Kyza is foul-mouthed girl while I have a very conservative mouth. Halata naman, 'di ba?

"What the heck, Jebs?!" - Patricia Mari exclaimed in horror. I rolled my eyes again. Eww! Feeling conservative.

"Do I look like an ebak to you? Don't call me Jebs, hindi ako tae. It's Jeva. J-E-V-A. Four letters lang yan at hindi mahirap banggitin." - ngumiwi siya sa sinabi ko. "At wag kang mag feeling conservative dahil mas madumi utak mo kaysa sakin. Baka nakakalimutan mong romance novel writer ka?" - nakataas ang kaliwang kilay ko habang nakatingin sa kanya.

"Hey, stop it guys. You are so loud. Don't you remember that we're on the street?" - Shy stopped us in a very calm way. The REAL conservative one. As in super duper! I don't know how she managed that knowing she's a model. Napaka inosenteng babae. Though, kahit model siya ay hindi ko pa naman siya nakikitang may mga revealing photos. She's really a shy girl, like her name. She's also always calm and very kind. Lahat ng nakikita niya puro mabubuti. She's the exact epitome of a believer of the quotation, "there's always good in everything". Kahit siguro mapunta kayo sa isang isolated area kalma pa rin siya at nakangiti pa rin.

"Yeah, I think you guys should lessen your voice. So we can't get an attention." - Nerize agreed to Shy. She's an actress, kaya ayaw niyang makakuha ng atensyon ng ibang tao dahil baka magkagulo ang mga tao.

As you noticed, all of my friends are famous. Kaya tumahimik nalang kami. Ipinagpatuloy ko na rin ang pang-isstalk kay Jeron.

Shy is a model. Nerize is an actress. Patricia is a best-selling romance novel writer. Kyza was a famous football player women's category when we were in high school and is one of the famous painters, nowadays. She is also managing her own Café. Sadly, Kyza stopped painting because of the tragic thing that happened to her, I somehow knew the exact reason but I don't think the other girls also know about it. Ayaw ko naming ako ang magchika sa kanila. It's not my story to tell and maybe because she's not yet ready to talk about it. Anyways, may isa pa kaming babaeng kaibigan. Always MIA yun dahil sa isa siyang flight attendant. Aside from that she's also my cousin, her name is Gwyn.

Lahat sila naka disguise well, isali niyo na rin ako. Trip ko din kasing magdisguise, bakit ba? Haha kidding! They have a lot of fans and some of them are following me because they tagged me on some of their posts and stories on IG, which is weird because I seldom post and they won't get anything from me. My instagram account is already 3 years old and I only have 2 posts, and nothing more. Ginagamit ko lang naman ito para istalk ang mga crush ko. Like now.

Speaking of crush...

I smirked. Wala akong nakitang post na may kasama siyang babae. Maybe he's single. Oh la la. I secretly licked my lips.

"Who's that?" - Mari peeked on my phone. "Oh? He's yummy. Look at those packs..." - she licked her lips. I rolled my eyes. See? I told you, she's also conservative like me.

I cleared my throat before answering her. "He's Jeron Luther Lucena, the heir of Luther Lucena's Airline." – I informed her while still scrolling Jeron's feed on insta. Lucena? Weird. Bakit parang familiar ang apelyido niya?

"Luther Lucena..." – bigla siyang napaisip. Hindi ko na sya pinakialaman nang bigla syang sumigaw kaya napaigtad ako. "Aha! I knew it!"

Binatukan siya ni Kyza dahil natapon ang pagkain nito. "What the actual fuck, Patricia Mari?! Bayaran mo yun! Mahal yun!" – siya lang ata ang haciendera na napakakuripot. Yes, her parents own the largest hacienda in the country but, she chose to stay here because of her Café. I think.

"Sorry naman. Pero hindi ko babayaran yan. Marami kang pera." - Mari giggled tapos biglang sumeryoso at tumingin sakin. "Anyways, hindi ba sa Luther Lucena Airline nagtatrabaho si Gwyn?" – I covered my mouth with my right hand, the one that is holding my phone in surprise. I can't use my left hand dahil hindi pa ubos ang pagkain ko, no? Baka mabuhos pa sa mukha ko.

"Okay, ekis na ito sa listahan ko." – I don't like men that are connected to my friends. Ayaw kong makasalamuha sila. Ayaw kong maging close sila. I mean, there's a chance that we may or may not meet each other pero mas mabuti ng advance ako.

"Why?" - Naguguluhang tanong ni Nerize sakin.

"Well, there is a possibility that we'll meet and fall with each other. Things like that..." I shrugged. "I don't like it. I don't like the life a celebrity has. I don't want to engage with any of them. They don't have privacy and if ever, that I will get involved with them, then my peaceful life will eventually vanish." I want my life private as much as possible. I don't want to be in the limelight.

My friends looked at me. I can see different emotions in the eyes. Especially on Shy and Nerize, I can see the sadness in their eyes. Uh-oh! Nakalimutan kong mga sikat pala itong mga kaibigan ko.

"So? Y-you don't like us na?" - I bit my tongue as I heard Shy's question. Bakit ba ang daldal ko? But, I didn't mean it that way.

"It's not like that, Shy. You, girls, are exempt. What I mean is, those celebrity boys. Their fans are more toxic than female celebrities. You know, I hate attention." - I gave them a small smile.

"Yeah, I see. And I somehow agree." - Shy let out a soft chuckle. Yes, of course, she would agree. Shy's already 3 years married to a famous photographer, the face of travel magazines, and a bachelor. We are not close to that man dahil minsan lang naman naming nakikita. Kasi nga, that guy loves to travel around the world, the universe rather. Pia Wurtzbach? Is that you?

"But, what society says about your relationship with that guy doesn't matter because you build it together. You'll live with it together. Hindi kasali ang mga sawsawerang chismosang walang ibang ginagawa kundi magspread ng hate o kaya kung anumang di maganda sa relasyon niyo ng magiging boyfriend mo. As long as you are happy and you didn't step on anyone's foot. It's fine. To hell with them." She flipped her hair and rolled her eyes. "Hindi naman sila ang jinowa." - Nerize said. She has a point on that though. "And, famous or not, the society has always something to say."

And, all of my friends agreed to that.

I sighed. What about me? My friend has a point but as of now, my perspective hasn't changed a bit.

Maybe someday it will if that will happen to me.