I didn’t realize at all that we were being filmed. When I turned to question Bradon, he shrugged his shoulders at me. That was when I knew without a doubt that he knew all along. It was no wonder that he called me Diana even while we were supposed to be alone.
“Did you...” I began asking but decided against it.
I already knew the answer already so there was no point in having him confirm it. It must have been his idea to get the director to film us naturally. I also doubted that we played out any kind of scene that was planned out in advance based on the script. That must have meant that Bradon somehow talked the director into filming us while we were naturally interacting with each other. I had to say that I did find it a lot less stressful, and unbelievably, we managed to get it all right in just one take.
“Thank you...” I thanked him softly.
“It’s not a problem. I didn’t do it for you. I did it for myself and the rest of the crew so that we can finally call it a day,” he replied a little coldly.
It seemed like the cold Bradon was back but instead of feeling uncomfortably, I found myself smiling a little to myself.
“Come over here and take a look at this,” the director called out to us.
As expected, Bradon didn’t look at all interested to see the fruit of our efforts. As for me, I was slightly curious to see how it had turned out. The staff cleared a path for us and gave us some space when we arrived in front of the screen where the video of our little stargazing scene earlier was being played.
“It looks so romantic...”
“Right? People don’t say that they’re the perfect couple for nothing...”
“They look perfect together and everything just looks so dreamy.”
Before I got the chance to see anything, I already got a pretty good download as to what people thought. The staff continued murmuring similar praises. I was used to hearing and reading people’s comments about how they thought we were a perfect couple. It never bothered me before because that was how things were supposed to progress as planned. Bradon would act as Anthony while I act as my sister and then together we would be the perfect couple that everyone dreamt of.
My heart throbbed in my chest when I watched the scene of us interacting, talking, and smiling as we stood under the starlit sky. We really did look like a perfect couple. We looked like we got along famously well with each other and...
“They really look like they’re in love...”
“Obviously, it’s because they are...”
“Shh...they’ll hear you,”
I could definitely hear them and I was sure that I wasn’t the only one. Bradon stood next to me as we both watched the recording of our interaction on the screen. I wonder what he thought about what he was seeing. Seeing Bradon take my hand in his made my heart clench almost painfully in my chest and an emotion that closely resembled panic washed over my body.
“I’m going to head inside,” I muttered softly before turning to leave.
“Are you ok?” Brandon asked.
“Y-Yeah...I’m just a little tired...” I replied softly before showing him a smile which must have looked forced.
I smiled a little at a few crew members that I happened to walk past while feeling thankful that Bradon didn’t do anything to stop me from making my escape. Although I could feel everyone’s eyes on my back, I didn’t bother stopping. I just felt like I had to get away from there as soon as possible. The throbbing sensation in my chest became irritating and I just wanted to be alone.
My feet naturally took me back to the bedroom that I was supposed to share with Bradon for our honeymoon. The loud sigh that I let out once I was alone told me just how drained I felt. I sat down on the sofa as if my legs could no longer support the weight of my body. By that time, I had already figured out why I felt so on edge and uneasy. The burning feeling in my chest and that nagging feeling at the back of my mind forced me to acknowledge what was bothering me.
The passive comments that the staff made came back to me. I was certain that they didn’t think that their words would have so much impact on me. I would have felt fine with anything that people said about us before but this time it was totally different and the main reason was because I hadn’t been acting. Without knowing that we were being filmed, I wasn’t actually acting like Diana for the sake of the cameras. I had no idea if Bradon was acting as Anthony or not and then I started praying that he had been putting on an act because if that wasn’t the case then the camera just ended up filming a scene of Bradon and me together just as we were.
‘They really look like they’re in love...’
As if it could ever be...
It was true that we got through with the planned filming for the day based on the bright idea that Bradon had come up with but I couldn’t get over the fact that he kept it from me. My mood darkened and I could come up with a very long list of things that he was still actively keeping from me. All of a sudden, I no longer wanted to see him and I dreaded the fact that he could turn up at any moment because we were supposed to spend the night together in this room.
Thinking that I could escape from Bradon, I headed for the bathroom to take a bath. I also hoped that taking a relaxing bath could help me clear my head. After walking off like that, Bradon would probably be here demanding for an explanation soon enough.
–To be continued...