Chapter 3: The Wish.

Alyia's POV.

After what happened there, Mommy Iya decided to start the interview for my bodyguard as soon as possible. She asked me to rest but my mind won't.

The case about my father was been in my mind for hours. What if my father didn't really committed suicide? What if someone killed him? But that is impossible. I saw how he pointed the gun on his head. 

I saw how he fell to the ground holding the gun. 

I was staring at the glass of milk in front of me while thinking of those things. 

Later on, I decided to drink the glass of milk, change into pajamas, did my skin care and laid down my bed. 

“Mommy, why do you always stare at the sky?” 

“Hmm? Because the sky can always be a friend. You can always say to the universe all of your problems and it will always listen. When you feel like you don't have anyone to talk to, try to look at the sky. You'll be relaxed.”, she said while caressing my hair. 

My brows furrowed by what she said.

“The sky can be a friend? How? It doesn’t even talk, mommy. How can that be possible? How can you say all of your problems to the sky and feel better if it can't even talk to you?”

She pinched my cheeks and chuckled and stood up. 

“Mommy, answer my question! How did you and the universe or galaxy became friends? Are you crazy? Are you talking to it all the time? You need a check up! Are you insane?” 

Her chuckle turned into a loud laugh. 

She came closer to me and pinched my nose. 

“Silly. What I mean is, sometimes you don't need someone to talk to you to determine what would you do with your problems. Sometimes, you just need a listener and the universe can be your greatest listener.”

She smiled at me and left me there, confused. 

“Hey, Alyia darling, wake up! It's Monday and you've got a lot of stuffs to do!”

I woke up because of Mommy Iya's voice. 

I rubbed my eyes and raised my brows. 

“What?”, I asked her with a sleepy voice. 

“You need to get up there, dummy. You still have a lot of things to do now. Now, go get changed. Your breakfast is at your kitchen. I bought bacon, egg and rice for you. Now, go!”, she said with her loud voice while slightly pushing me to go inside my bathroom.

“Okay okay. I'll get ready. Now, out!”, I exclaimed and got up. 

“Get ready fast! The media might be waiting for you again at the entrance.”, said Mommy Iya before getting out from my room. 

* * * 

“So let's talk about your upcoming movie, Miss Vega. What Alyia Lyra Vega are we going to see in this movie?”

I smiled and shook my head.

“You all will find out soon. Since the movie will be showing soon so, let's just look forward to seeing a fiercer me soon.”

My sweet smile remained in my lips.

“Oh. Okay. Now, let's move to the last part of this show and the most intriguing part.”, she chuckled slightly when she said those words. 

“This portion of the show is called 'Reacting to Hate Comments' by the title, I assume that you know what we will be doing, right?”, she turned her gaze to me. 

I nodded and didn't remove the sweet smile in my lips. 

“So, let's start. Shall we?”

“The first comment, ‘Miss Alyia is really a brat herself. She thinks her popularity will bring her to heaven. Lol no, just quit bitch.’”, she stated while looking at the screen where you can see the comments. 

“Whoa. That first one is intense.”, she added. 

I chuckled slightly. 

“I know that I'm a brat, people. Stop reminding me and for my popularity? I worked hard for it so, peace out! Get a job that you love and you will be successful. My popularity won't bring me to heaven but my faith will.”, I said while smiling sweetly. 

More comments were showed and I reacted to all of those. Some were just almost the same. I was getting bored when the host stated the last comment that I will react to. 

“Here's the last one. ‘That conniving bitch doesn’t deserve what she have right now! You've idolized a liar, people. For the sake of her career she closed the case of her father. She didn't let that case to be investigated otherwise, the case turned to a suicide case. She's smart enough to know that the investigation will surely involve her and her image. So, do you see the truth now? The woman you adored so much is really a bitch.’”

After what the host said those words, she was shocked herself too of the words that came out from her mouth. She turned her gaze to me. 

I was left there, not knowing what would be the best reaction to that comment. How would the great Alyia react to those words? How? 

Minutes after the studio became silent, the host chuckled awkwardly. 

“I guess that was below the belt, everyone. We will be back after a short break.”, the host announced before the cameras turned down for a while. 

I excused myself and went to the bathroom. I didn't notice that my tears were falling from my eyes.

The moment I got into the bathroom, countless tears flowed from my eyes. 

I really get this emotional when it comes to my parents and you can't blame me. You can't blame me for feeling like this because seeing my parents die in front of me is the worst. 

I let myself cry for a while. I just stopped when I heard someone knock.

“Miss Vega, we will be having the closing remarks of the show. Better get ready.”, the voice from Mira said calmly. 

“Coming!”, I responded.

I fixed myself before going out from the bathroom. 

Alyia, you got this. 

* * * 

“Leave.”, I told Mommy Iya the moment we got inside my condo. 

“If you have anything to say, call me and just to remind you that tomorrow is the interview for your personal body guard. Have a good night.”, she said before walking away. 

I sighed. 

I'm all alone now. Well, I'm alone always. I'm here at my comfort zone now. 

I removed my coat and put my pouch at the table before sitting at the sofa. I stared at my ceiling for long minutes. 

‘What if my father really was murdered?’

That was the question that's been running inside my mind because of what happened earlier. 

I felt a tear escaped from my left eye. I closed my eyes. 

I'm being such a crybaby now and I don't like it. 

I want to be with someone to talk. To listen to all of my frustrations but I don't know who to call. Mommy Iya? Nope. I don't have the courage to tell her all of my worries because I'm sure that she'd advise me to quit modeling and showbiz. 

Mira? We're not that close. 

Debbie? I know she's busy with the company now. 

I have no one to talk to.

I wiped the tears that fell down from my eyes. 

“Sometimes, you just need a listener and the universe can be your greatest listener.”

The voice of my mom echoed in my mind. 

Without hesitation, I stood up and went to my balcony. There, I saw a beautiful night sky. 

I, once again closed my eyes and let my tears fall. 

I'm not talking but I felt a unfamiliar feeling. Being relaxed. 

I slowly opened my eyes and smiled. 

The universe really is a good listener and comforter. I was about to go inside my room but a shooting star passed by. 

I was shocked for a while but managed to close my eyes and wrapped my hands together. 

I'm not into wishing stars but this time, I'll try. I won't lose anything, though.

“Universe, my only wish is to have someone beside me. Someone that will fill this empty space in me that no one can do. Even just for a short period of time. This time that I feel like the huge world for me is suffocating, give me a home that I can run to whenever I want. I just need someone for the meantime.”

Countless of tears flowed from my eyes when I opened my eyes only to find out that I'm being embraced. 

“Hush. Everything’s going to be okay.”

That night, I showed my vulnerable side in front of a stranger.