Moonville Universe The Blockbuster Cupid English Edition

It was the usual boring graveyard shift for Dr. Carla Labao. It’s one of those evenings where there are no vehicular accident or severely ill patient. There is also no epidemic and it is not the season of any disease. It is an easy-breezy night at the emergency room of Tarlac General Hospital.

She's not the only resident doctor on duty, but she’s the only one who’s awake at the moment. Her colleagues are all on the on-call room adjacent to the ER. There just needs to be one doctor who is ready to assist any patient who comes in. She is the sacrificial lamb tonight.

She takes a sip of her perfectly brewed espresso as Donna, the nurse-on-duty, yawns beside her. They are now in the lounge room, behind the reception area inside the ER. It has a small pantry and it is where staff hang out when they have no patients.

"I'm sleepy…" said Donna while yawning and stretching her hands up.

Carla smiled. “You should stop watching Koreanovelas.”

Donna frowned. “No way.”

“Then let yourself suffer sleep deprivation.” Carla took a sip of her coffee once again.

“Lee Min-ho is handsome, eh.”

“Oh well…” Carla just said.

Then Lea, another nurse-on-duty, entered the room.

“Papa Joshy has an interview tonight.” She took the remote control and turned on the TV inside the lounge area.

Carla looked at the TV set. A shampoo commercial is currently being shown.

“Joven Pagala Live?” asked Donna.

“Yup,” Lea answered. “With Caitlyn.”

“Ah, yes! They have an upcoming movie, right?” Donna asked again.

“Yes, on Valentine’s day.”

Carla is not a fan of showbiz. She watches movies, yes, but she’s not a fan of any actor. Local, at least. She’s always been a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio ever since she watched the movie Titanic when she’s in fourth grade. And then, Patrick Dempsey because of the series Grey’s Anatomy.

Actually, it was one of the reasons why she wanted to become a doctor. She was already on her fourth year in high school, yet she’s still undecided as to what she will study in college. Probably business, or culinary arts? Their family owns some restaurants and she thought that that will also be her fate. It turns out McDreamy was bound to change her destiny.

“These commercials are too many!” Lea complained.

“You just have to be a little patient if you want to see Papa Joshy,” said Donna to her friend and colleague.

Carla knows who Papa Joshy is. She’s well aware that her colleagues are a fanatic of Joshua Socorro. Donna and Lea are just two of the thousands of fans of the said actor who starred in so many blockbuster movies and high rating teleseryes. He also dominates even on TV commercials. He really is a certified matinée idol.

The commercials are over and the talk show that the two comrades are waiting for has aired. Donna and Lea became more excited.

“We’re back, and now, we have with us the phenomenal reel and real-life couple,” said Joven Pagala, the host of the talk show. “Please welcome Joshua Socorro and Caitlyn Soriano!”

The fans started screaming and shouting, and the audience got even more excited when Joshua and Caitlyn came out, their hands holding. The two waved and smiled at the fans for a while before heading to the waiting host.

The two kissed Joven before sitting on the sofa on the stage. Joven was sitting in the opposite armchair.

“How are you? How have you been?” asked Joven to the couple.

“Great!” Joshua replied while looking at Caitlyn. “It’s always great to be here on your show,” he said as he looked back at Joven.

Then Caitlyn said to Joven, "Yeah, it's just so fun here… Ahm ..."

"We love you JoshLyn!"

The three laughed at that sudden outburst of a fan.

"We love you, too," Caitlyn said with a smile.

Fans were overjoyed by what the actress said.

"Yes, whoever you are," Joshua said, pertaining to the fan who shouted a while ago.

The others pointed out to the said fan. Joshua and Caitlyn greeted the fan who became even more excited.

"Actually, I was quite hesitant to invite you here because every time you are my guests, I feel like the studio will collapse," Joven said to the couple.

Joshua and Caitlyn laughed at Joven's joke. The fans then made more noise to justify Joven’s remark.

"It feels like this is an afternoon show because the energy of your fans is not for a late-night show," Joven added.

The fans made noise once again.

"No, but the truth of is, I really want you to be here because that is the only time that I get to see Joshua again," Joven retracted. He then looked at the audience. "For those of you who do not know yet, Joshua is my high school classmate. And since then, he has always been popular. But it seems like your popularity has moved on to the next level, right?"

Joshua smiled. "I owe it all to the fans. They are the reason why I’m here today."

The fans screamed once again.

"Actually, I miss you, too," Joshua said to Joven. He then faced the audience. "Joven always lets me copy during high school."

"Because I also copied that from our other classmates," Joven said.

The two laughed at their jokes. Even Caitlyn laughed with them.

"I wonder what kind of a classmate Papa Joshy is," Lea asked Donna.