*****Hi guys!!! Did you miss me? Or has everybody stopped reading this crap I call "Song of the Heart"? I haven't updated lately because of exam week. My brain feels so drained already that making this chapter is really giving me a headache. Another thing that I wanna say is that I noticed that a reviewer said that MG is not the series of HYD. Actually, what I meant then was that MG is the "tv" version. I didn't mean that MG was the "anime". Anyway, here's another chapter. Hope you like it.*****
Barbie opened her eyes and saw a slim figure sitting beside her bed.
"Rainne! What are you doing here?," she asked the nineteen year old as she tried to sit up. "Ouch."
"Take it easy, girl," Rainne said, placing a pillow behind Barbie's back to make the other girl's sitting easier.
"Gee, thanks."
"No problem."
"What time is it?"
"Two thirty in the afternoon."
"Oh. What brings you here, anyway? I thought you were in HK along with the others in 4 In Love. Don't you have a concert coming up?"
"I'm here because of the reunion thingy on Jerry's birthday. Our concert's on Jan. 3 so I still have a few days to relax. Besides, Christmas is in a couple of days. Of course, I'm spending it in Taiwan. What are you gonna do for Christmas?"
"Go to my parent's house maybe. My sister's flying in from her shooting in Singapore."
"Oh."
Suddenly, there was a silence between the 2 girls.
"Uhmm. . .Barbie?"
"What?"
"Uhmm. . .how did you get that black eye? And the bruises on your arms?"
"This?" She placed a hand on her eye. It hurt. It hurt real bad. She looked at the girl in front of her and turned away as tears started to fall from her eyes.
Rainne. . .If only I could tell you about the pain I've been going through. I didn't have the guts to tell Michelle. I don't think I have the guts to tell you either.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"I-I fell down the stairs."
"Oh. For a moment there I thought somebody beat you up."
"W-why did you think that someone beat me up?"
"Well, when I came here, James was mumbling something which sounded like, 'I'll get that bastard for doing that to Miss Hsu' or something."
"Well, James is pretty old."
"Yeah. Anyway, how's Mark? Aren't you spending Christmas with him?"
"Oh. Uh…uhmm….he's kina busy with his family so uhmm…we probably won't spend Christmas together."
"At least on New Year's we'll all be together. you, me, mark, Jerry, Vic, Ken, Vanness, Michelle, Mark and all the others."
"Yeah."
The two continued talking
"Anyway, I have to go. It's getting pretty late and I might be tiring you."
"You're not tiring me at all. Actually, I prefer some female company once in awhile."
"I still need to go anyway. I have an evening date."
"Oh? With who?"
"That's for me to know and for you to find out! Bye!" She gave Barbie a quick hug and left.
Barbie got up and went to the balcony of her room. It was already sunset and the view was beautiful.
The view here is so beautiful. Actually, from the outside, everything about my life seems beautiful. They don't know about my bruises, my broken heart, and all of my other problems.
I never expected my life to turn out like this. I started my showbiz life with a blast. Now, I'm nothing but a mere wall flower. I have no new movies. No new series. Even my sister's more popular than me now. My agent received a lot of scripts for me. Even an offer to do Meteor Garden III and other movies with F4 members. Sure, I have a few singing gigs with ASOS but it's not enough. I miss the spotlight a lot.
Actually, I would be having more shows if only I didn't allow Mark to have power over me. If only I didn't get beat up by him so often.
Oh well, didn't they say that regrets always come afterwards?
I was the one who decided to go with Mark. That means going with him is my responsibility. I have to stick with it. Even if I get hurt in the process, I have to be strong. Just like Mu Ye San Cai in Meteor Garden.
***Well? Reviews welcome! Ja ne!***