Finding My Voice In Her Skin

A week has passed since that random mallgoer posted the picture of Angel at SM Naga City. 

By now, the original post has racked up 560k comments and 838k interactions. Pinoy YouTubers have jumped on the bandwagon, featuring the mysterious silver-haired girl in their videos. 

Some are questioning the authenticity of the whole thing, while others argue that this isn't exactly groundbreaking. 

I mean, let's be real—the world's so modern these days that seeing someone with silver hair isn't exactly shocking. But even the skeptics can't deny that her beauty is on another level. Let's circle back to the original post: 

「Saw this silver-haired beauty at SM, Naga City today. Does anyone know her? Is she famous?」

-Attached is a photo of Angel-

Comments:

@amethyst_ry (/) 

Has no one found her yet? 

Reply from @Anton_Alcantara 

Nope, not even the YouTubers have a clue… is it AI-generated after all? 

Reply from @JoseAninipot

She isn't AI-generated, tol! We already debunked that. 

Reply from @Anton_Alcantara

I'm just saying, man… even if you did see her, the fact that nobody knows who she is after days of searching is wild! 

@RaynAvenido

Maybe she's a goddess who graced Earth with her presence? Think about it! If nobody knows who she is even after days of scouring the internet, it's gotta be something supernatural—something beyond our mortal comprehension! 

Reply from @LunaManudo

Dude, that's a huge leap… 

Reply from @Anonymous2441

Agreed. Why are you getting so conspiratorial? 

Many more comments argued and bickered with each other, to the point the original post got locked. But that didn't stop the reposts. The arguments just migrated and continued elsewhere.

Raymundo happened to be browsing Facebook when he stumbled upon that exact post.

"Holy shit, isn't this Angel? Joseph's little sis?"

Raymundo's jaw dropped as he saw the sheer number of reactions and interactions. His sister—well, Joseph's sister—was this famous?!

Without bothering to dive into the comments, Raymundo immediately began searching for Angel's account. But, as we all know, there are countless "Angels" in the world. He had to sift through tens, hundreds, maybe even thousands of profiles sharing the same name.

It was all in vain. He didn't find a single account that could be attributed to Joseph's little sister. Frustrated, Raymundo returned to the original post and started scrolling through the comments. It seemed like everyone else was also on the hunt for Angel—desperate to uncover who she was and where she came from.

Amidst the endless speculations, Raymundo didn't feel the need to chime in and debunk the theories. Arguing with strangers online? That's just… tedious.

Then, he received a Messenger notification.

[Yeah, sorry about that… I just didn't want you to get all over her.]

It was from Joseph. Hadn't it been a week or more since they last chatted? Waddduh. And what did he mean by "get all over her"? It's not like Raymundo liked her or anything! Sure, she was pretty and cute, but… that's his best bro's sister! That's like betraying some unspoken bro code! Still, he really needed to see if she had a social media account. Because it's weird that someone this popular doesn't have a single social account… or maybe she's just one of those mysterious types who don't post anything?

[What do you mean, bro! It's not like that, jusko! Give me her socials thoughh.]

[See, I knew it.]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN!? Raymundo slammed his bed in frustration.

[It's really nothing, I swear! I just wanna talk to her! Oh, by the way, where were you?]

[Mom made me study abroad.]

Oh, so he's studying abroad now? Raymundo didn't think Joseph's parents had the money for that, but maybe he snagged a scholarship? Still, though…

[Geez, but you said you'd be a NEET forever.]

[I was… but alas.]

Well, he couldn't be a freeloader forever. Raymundo glanced at Joseph's DM again and noticed he'd gone offline. Maybe he was busy with schoolwork or something? In any case, it sure was surprising… for Joseph's little sister to be secretly famous on the internet.

Though, Raymundo still couldn't shake the feeling that he'd forgotten to get what he really wanted…