My Annoying Superstar's

Hiatus Plan

“ So what has been making you moody lately Cruz?”, Letu asked while sitting with Cruz in the living room of his apartment. 

“ Do I look moody? Maybe I'm just tired” replied Cruz then lay her body on the sofa. 

“ Do you need a vacation?”, asked Letu.

“ Our schedule is too congested for holiday”, replied Cruz while closing his eyes. 

“ I can arrange it for you. But only for 1 day of course”, said Letu. He felt sorry for seeing Cruz who seemed to really need a break. 

“ Thank you”, replied Cruz then started trying to fall asleep. But he couldn't, something was troubling his mind. 

“ I have been having trouble sleeping lately and had to take sleeping pills again”, Cruz explained. 

Letu who was making coffee looked towards Cruz. “ It's been a long time that you didn't take that drug. What was? “, Letu tries to pry deeper information. 

“ I'm just exhausted kak”, Cruz is still lying.

Letu was silent, not unaware that Cruz's son was lying to him. He would find out and in the end decided to meet Noa. 

***

According to Noa, Cruz has turned more moody since a guest came to her apartment. Noa doesn't know who's coming because Cruz doesn't allow Noa to see. 

Letu walked into the security room of Cruz's apartment building. The room had many computers to view CCTVs throughout the building. 

“ Good afternoon, anything I can help?”, a security greeted politely when I saw Letu enter. 

“ Good afternoon, I want to ask for help. Can I see the CCTV footage on this date and hour?”, Letu handed me a piece of paper. 

“ CCTV is an internal thing, if you may know who you are?”, asked the officer. 

“ I am a staff who works with one of the residents of this apartment”, replied Letu while removing his SAINT entertainment employee card. 

After observing for a while, the officer finally helped Letu to see the footage on the day Cruz's father came. 

Letu saw the CCTV footage as a man stood for a long time in front of Cruz's intercom. 

Letu froze as he clearly saw Cruz's father's face on the screen. What comes to Letu's mind right now is how Cruz's father knew where Cruz lived.

***

“ So what do you want this time ?”, asked Tian without looking at July.

July took a deep breath and squeaked softly. “ I quit this matchmaking”, said July without anger. 

Tian smiled at the corner of his lips. “ So you've decided apparently”, said Tian understood.

“ Yes, I have chosen”, replied July again. 

“ You know all sponsors will be withdrawn from you. You will only have a few sponsors starting today”, Tian reminded. 

“ Yes, I tau”, replied July again. 

“ Alright then”, Tian ended their conversation. 

“ But I want to ask you one thing”, July said in a firm voice. 

“ Ck.. I should know, nothing is free in this world”, taunted Tian. 

July took a breath then looked at Tian with slightly sad eyes. “ We did not get along, but if I may ask. Please get me out of your surnames, I want to live my way”, great-grandson July. 

Tian was stunned to hear July's request. Just this time he saw a different July, not the grumpy July who always built a shield to fight him. It's not July who always looks haughty.

In Tian's eyes this time July looked like a tired woman who had a myriad of grief. 

“ Alright, I will do it”, Tian said. 

“ Thank you Tian”, replied July. 

“ But your name will be the target of paparazzi later”, Tian began to remind a little.

“ I don't care. Justdoit. I do plan a hiatus and want to live a normal”, replied July firmly. 

****