Chapter 121 - Caught My Attention (2/2)
Dylan stopped talking abruptly and smiled at his best friend. He sat down beside Darren and said, ”Look at the screen, Daz.” Darren did as he said. The scene on the screen was of one where Xiu was dressed in a completely white dress. There was a smile on her face so ethereal that one couldn't possibly look away. ”That smile is enough to light up the whole world. Do you know why?” Darren knew it wasn't a question he could answer. So, he waited for Dylan's reply. ”Because she hides the darkness of the world behind her smile just to light this world up for others.”
Darren's heart shook for a moment as he heard Dylan talking like this. ”Bro, she's my Goddess Xiu. Falling in love with her? A mere human like me is not good enough for her. She is like a real Goddess to me, one that people can only look at but can never touch. She's someone people can worship but can never become. She's that fantasy of mine where I believe no one is good enough for her. I'm so scared to even handshake with her at her fan meetings just because I believe that I might taint her.”
The way Dylan had placed her up on a pedestal made Darren recall the way he saw Xiu. She wasn't a Goddess. She was just like any other girl. He remembered the way she laughed when he said he didn't know her. She looked free at that moment as if someone finally tore away her shackles. ”She lost her individuality, trying to keep up the pretense,” he muttered to himself as he felt a little ache for her.
”But I know it's getting harder for her,” Darren looked at Dylan to elaborate. ”The first time I saw her on the screen, she had become my idol. But now my Goddess is struggling. Not with the world since she is already at the top of the world. Now, she's struggling with herself. It's as if she's slowly losing herself. The time she had spent trying to become the Nation's Goddess has snatched something from her.”
”What?” asked Darren as he suddenly was intrigued to know.
”She lost happiness and her own identity. Her every action and word is under the scrutiny of millions of people. And we are living in hypocrites. We don't want to be perfect ourselves but we want our idols to stay as the epitome of perfection. I don't know why we forget that they also have feelings. They are as much human as we are. Even some are really sensitive. But as long as the criticism is not about us, who gives a damn about feelings?”
Darren smiled as he ruffled Dylan's hair and said, ”I didn't know our Didi was so serious about something. This Goddess of yours sure has some supernatural power. How else could she get our Didi to speak like an a.d.u.l.t?”
Dylan stood up and said, ”You're right. She does have supernatural power. But her power is only that she catches the attention of people too fast. She has a way of capturing people's interest.” He turned on his heels to leave but stopped to say, ”Do you know I see her smile every day. But it's been a long time since I've seen her happy.”
Darren couldn't say anything about the other things but he was certain about her supernatural ability. She could intrigue people without trying. She was well worthy of someone called Superstar. ”Ah, except for her foul mouth,” he said to himself and looking at the screen of the tv, he added, ”Congratulations, Ms. Superstar! You caught my attention real fast.”
*End of Flashback*