Rise To Stardom - Chapter 137

Chapter 137: Behold! They Stand At The Gates!
(A few minutes earlier…)

Summer was setting in and the temperature was rising.

“Is he a hermit or what?” one of the paparazzi standing outside Kyle’s small fence along with other fellow privacy invaders, grumbled audibly, a deep frown on his face as he held his camera in hand.

Other paparazzi, all of whom shared similar sentiments, started squinting as the afternoon’s sun, started heating them up considerably, beads of sweats forming on their faces.

Some, after a while, left to take cover in their van once the heat really started getting to them.

“Is he really not planning to come out at all for the rest of the day?” another paparazzi, a young woman to be exact, fanned herself with her hands with a mix of irritation and disbelief in her tone.

Typically, most celebrities in Hollywood, tended to love and hog attention, especially the younger ones.

In fact, some of these younger celebrities would purposely call the paparazzi on themselves whenever they were heading out, either to keep their relevancy afresh in the general public’s mind, circulate rumors about what they were up to, or simply, bring attention to themselves just for the sake of it.

At the same time, the paparazzi, also loved to keep frequent tabs on these younger celebrities as the pictures of them which they clicked, were more in demand by media houses and usually, also sold more than those from older celebrities.

There was also the fact that they themselves could get exclusive scoops and videos regarding what these celebrities were up to and of course, sell the information to make a killing.

Yet, although very rarely, there were celebrities who simply loved to keep their lives private and live as normally as possible.

Kyle, evidently, seemed to be in that camp, as evidenced by the fact that the only thing the paparazzi had seen all morning, was the slight movement of his curtain and window blinds.

Despite being the most popular young celebrity at the moment, he didn’t even seem to want to bask in the glory of it.

Yet, just as another paparazzi was about to complain about how this could turn out to be futile, they watched as the door to his house, slowly opened.

“No way! He’s coming out!” one of the privacy intruders, exclaimed as she quickly pushed through the small crowd to get closer to the fence!

“Damn my hands are all sweaty!” another guy, trying to get a picture with his camera, complained as he rubbed his fingers on his jean!

“Hey watch it!” another paparazzi, elbowed one of his mates who was trying to push past him to get to the front!

At the same time, all the previous bunch whom had run back into their vans for shelter, came running back out, one even trying to vault over the fence to get an up-close shot of the young man!

Unfortunately, said paparazzi, almost tripped over and fell but was fortunate enough to catch himself in time to quickly click some photos.

As all these had been happening though, Kyle whom had been standing on his front porch, had raised his smartphone to take a picture.

Having checked the picture, finding it quite hilarious, the young man had then chuckled to himself in slight amusement before going back into his house.

The paparazzi though, all of whom were now currently puzzled at Kyle’s brief appearance, soon brushed away their confusion and instead, started heading towards their vans to get their royalties.

Their next stop, various publications and media houses!

Yet, a few minutes hadn’t even passed by when most of them, before starting their vans, started getting constant beeps on their phones from TweetTalk.

Pulling up their phones, one of the paparazzi, one whom had tried to jump over the fence, covered his mouth in shock as the picture he was seeing, captured him in such a bad position, just as he was about to fall over the fence!

But more than that, was the crazy caption Kyle had added!

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BEHOLD! THEY STAND AT THE GATES! A LITTER OF PAPARAZZI!

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Oliver burst into laughter the moment he read Kyle’s caption for a perfectly timed, embarrassing picture of all the sweaty paparazzi whom had been outside his fence a few minutes ago.

But, added to the hilarity of Kyle’s post, was the very first interaction under said post.

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Faye’s Fable: @Kyle Kestis; [Gif.jpg] First time?

Kyle Kestis: @Faye’s Fable; Yeah… Unfortunately, I couldn’t adopt them… and neither do I want them. They seem uh, what’s the word…

Faye’s Fable: @Kyle Kestis; Intrusive?

Kyle Kestis: @Faye’s Fable; Yeah. That.

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Considering his recent explode in fame, and possibly due to a rarity of him never really posting anything on TweetTalk, along with the hilarious picture and the caption itself and also, his interaction with Jasmine in the comments, Kyle’s post rapidly went viral.

Swiftly, people began pouring into the TweetTalk post, cruising about the comment sections as they poked fun and jokes at the paparazzi in the post, especially the guy who almost had almost tripped over and fell.

If at all the paparazzi felt the need to cross their boundaries by impeding on his privacy, Kyle too, had every right to mess with them with no repercussions.

That said, asides the fun and jokes, people were equal parts complimenting Kyle for a having a nice sense of humor and handling the frankly uncomfortable situation with finesse while also, lambasting the paparazzi as usual for never getting arrested for the shit they usually pulled.

This once again, made the message very clear.

Kyle Kestis, wasn’t a fan of the paparazzi and their stalkerish tendencies one bit.

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(A few days later…)

Kyle’s indirect way of warning the paparazzi to quit following him, had quite the strong effect.

It wasn’t brash or violent, and neither was it overdone like some celebrities whom had, and understandably, done so in the past.

Rather, him being subtle yet obviously showing his disdain for it, made it clear that if they continued invading his privacy, he’d find a way to mess with them too.

Bob Taylor had been the scapegoat last year.

A group of paparazzi’s, especially the guy who almost tripped and fell, were the rightfully bashed offenders this year.

In fact, Kyle’s caption, along with the picture he had taken, had now become a meme of its own on TweetTalk and other social media platforms while also serving as a reminder of what he was capable of doing even without actively battling them.

To a certain extent, almost every other paparazzi whom had been wanting to risk stalking Kyle since he was the hottest news in town, were now quite fearful of being the young man’s next target.

As a result, most, steered clear of him.

That was why, today, now that he was back in Canada, even as people kept walking up to him on the street for autographs, pictures and just casual, nice conversations, there was no privacy intruder in sight to ruin the ambience.

“Thank you so much! I’m looking forward to the second episode!” a beautiful young lady with twin pigtails and thick-rimmed glasses framing her eyes amongst her pretty group of friends who were still squealing in excitement after taking a picture with the young star, said to Kyle with a beaming smile.

“I hope you enjoy it. It’ll be worth your while.” Kyle lightly smiled in response as the lady beamed even brighter, her and her group of friends taking their leave a few seconds later.

Similarly, Kyle and Oliver continued their walk, although a few more people still walked up to Kyle here and there.

Upon reaching the outdoor restaurant they were originally headed to a few minutes later, both sat on the patio chairs by the table, the attendant responding to them almost immediately, although she did also request for an autograph from Kyle just before she left to get their orders.

Gazing at the sights as people walked past, the canopy preventing the hot afternoon sun from frying them alive, Oliver soon asked Kyle a curious question.

“The wedding song. Do you have plans to make a video for it?”

“No. I actually don’t. I am planning to release the song itself though…” Kyle casually responded, after which he then added with a thoughtful expression;

“Although, if I contact Ryan and Katie and they don’t mind me using a video from the wedding, I just might make one…”

“I do have a pretty lovely idea for them if they’re willing.” the young star smiled genuinely as he gazed at the sights through the lens of his rectangular-framed glasses, a gently curled fist, propping his chin as he stared sideways.

His previously voluminous and stylistic hair for The 10th Curator was now gone, replaced by a recent haircut of his; a casually-curled, wavy-styled cut that was shorter on the sides but longer at the top.

The hairstyle, although a bit unexpected from Kyle, gave him a very laid back and approachable feel, one that was noticeably different from his usually reserved atmosphere.

“Alright then.” Oliver in response to his ward, nodded in acknowledgement, relaxing onto the chair as he similarly stared at the sights.

Honestly, with the current fame that Kyle had, his agent doubted that he’d have any issues getting his ward’s song on the higher charts with literally next to no promotions.

But, Oliver wasn’t the complacent type, and neither was Kyle himself.

That was why, even without much planning for his songs like the previous times, Kyle still had ideas for a music video he might not shoot while Oliver, had already informed both DiscoTune and [GrooveBox] discreetly that his ward would be releasing a new song very soon.

Added to that too, Kyle was going to be attending various talk shows and variety shows alongside Jasmine and occasionally Tiana, for the rest of the month, one that would maintain his current fame and possibly even increase it.

That said, the talk show Kyle was most excited for, was none other than, Artistry Unleashed.

It was the talk show that he was genuinely looking forward to because he had, such strong and very fond memories of.