CONFIRMED! Nagkaroon nga ng “intimate encounter” ang dating aktor na si Rustom Padilla sa isang aktor nang magkasama sila sa isang proyekto sa Amerika.
Idinetalye ito ni BB Gandanghari sa bago niyang vlog sa YouTube kung saan inamin niyang nakipaghalikan siya sa nasabing male celebrity na nakasama niya sa San Francisco, California noong 2001.
Ang nasabing vlog ay may titulong, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco: Who is David and Jonathan?” Ani BB, itatago na lamang niya sa pangalang David (Rustom) at Jonathan (kilalang aktor) ang mga bida sa kanyang kuwento.
“Alam n’yo na kung sino si David at Jonathan, but just so maingatan natin yung punto ng kuwento na this is still about love, excuse me, as far as Rustom is concerned.
“Hayaan natin itong tawagin na David and Jonathan para maiwasan yung mga salitang nakakasakit. Mga salitang mapanghusga, so huwag muna, makinig muna kayo,” simulang pahayag ni BB.
Aniya, nakasama rin daw ni Rustom sa passion play na “Kristo” na ginawa nga sa California sina Piolo Pascual, Judy Ann Santos, Alice Dixson, Rosanna Roces, Mat Ranillo III at Rez Cortez. Mga apostoles ang ginampanang karakter sa show nina Rustom (Peter) at Piolo (John).
Kuwento ni BB, after daw ng kanilang show, nagkayayaan ang grupo na mag-clubbing at dito na raw unti-unting naging close sina David (Rustom) at Jonathan (kilalang aktor).
“Si Rustom kasi magaling makisama. At yun din ang masasabi ko, si Jonathan, magaling makisama. May click in other words.
“It clicked, parang isang barkada na nag-gel. Nag-gel si Rustom sa grupo. Nag-umpisa bilang buddies, enjoying each other’s company,” pag-alala pa ni BB.
“It was a night to remember. Rustom had so much fun kaya ayokong maging defensive sa ikinukuwento, kasi Rustom, after a long time, was genuinely happy that night.
“Rustom, after a long time, genuinely felt cared for, hindi lang dahil kay Jonathan pero lahat ng kasama niya at that time was really very…that made the night more memorable,” kuwento pa ni BB.
Hindi pa bumalik agad ng hotel ang grupo at nagpunta pa sila sa bahay ng isa nilang kasamahan, “And they drank more, kuwentuhan, kuwentuhan, more bonding.
“And niyaya ni Jonathan si David na lumabas para maglakad. It’s three in the morning. Lumabas, naglakad silang dalawa, nag-uusap, nagkikilanlan and, again, kung ang pagbabatayan, e kung ano ang nararamdaman ni Rustom noon, nabaitan siya kay Jonathan.
“Nakita niya ang sarili niya kay Jonathan when he was 23, when he was starting sa showbiz. Pero nakita din niya kay Jonathan yung fearlessness, may fearlessness siyang nakita na, actually, amazed.
“Amazed may not be the right word for that pero, honestly, parang ang feeling ni Rustom, ‘I wish I have his fearlessness.’
“In a matter of one day, lumalalim yung connection, nagba-bonding nang sobra thru pakikipag-usap. Yung nagkukuwentuhan lang.”
Patuloy na kuwento ni BB, “By the time na pumasok sila ng bahay, pretty much si Rustom, of course, nakainom na siya. Pero charmed, to say the very least, I think he found the guy, parang, genuine.
“So, kuwentuhan, kuwentuhan. Nagtanong si Rustom, ‘Saan ang restroom?’ Sa taas daw. So, umakyat, pasok sa restroom, wiwi (read: umihi).
“Then, lumabas ng bathroom, pagbukas niya ng pinto, nandoon si Jonathan. And then we kissed. It was probably the most felt kiss. It was deep, it was passionate, but it was also more than that. May feeling, e.
“But, it ended there when they realized may mga tao sa baba. They stopped, and then bumaba na si Rustom,” lahad ni BB.
“Yung after that kiss at nu’ng pauwi sila sa hotel, malaki na ang iginugulo ng isip ni Rustom. Malalim ang baon na faith ni Rustom sa Kanya so, at this time medyo akala niya, doon na matatapos.
“The night is over, but then, the fact remains, sumasaya yung puso, kaya dun na siya nalilito. Kung pagbabatayan ang puso, it feels so right. That early, yun ang pinagdaraanan ni Rustom, may guilt kaagad,” tuluy-tuloy pang paglalahad ni BB.
Ang sumunod nilang eksena, “Nagkita sa park, they started strolling and talking and getting to know each other. But this time, parang nagiging maliwanag yung, ‘Uy, I like you, you like me.’ You know what I mean? Parang nagiging maliwanag ‘yon.”
“Kay Rustom, at this moment, this was, hindi sa nagmamalinis, pero ito talaga yung unang pagkakataon na naramdaman ni Rustom na merong may gusto sa kanya na same sex.
“Dito niya naramdaman yung kilig towards same sex. Na parang the feeling is so similar,” dagdag ni BB.
Nang magkaroon na raw ng private moment ang dalawa sa hotel, “So, umakyat si Jonathan. Pagdating ni Jonathan, meron siyang bottle of wine at tatlong pirasong saging. Talagang may saging.
“Sabi lang niya, ‘A, iniuwi ko lang ito kasi baka hindi ka pa kumakain.’ E, totoo naman, hindi pa talaga kumakain. Diretso, ngarag!” natawang reaksiyon ni BB habang nagkukuwento.
“So, may ganoong klaseng thought. Sinabi ko lang yung detalye kasi may ganoong klase ng thoughtfulness. Maybe very little things, but kung si Rustom ang tatanungin, malaking bagay sa kanya ang ganoong bagay. Parang na-appreciate niya ‘yon,” ani BB.
“So, binuksan ang wine. Nagkuwentuhan pa nang nagkuwentuhan. Nagkakilanlan, nagtatawanan, nagbibiruan.
“It was really more of parang male bonding. Hindi naman sila nagpi-flirt, pero alam mong between them, there was an attraction.
“Surprisingly, nagkaroon sila ng private moment. Hindi talaga sinasadya ‘yon. All of a sudden, they found themselves in their own privacy.
“While nag-iinuman sila at nag-uusap, parang biglang, alam niyo naman ang dalawang tao na nag-e-enjoy sa isa’t isa, di ba? Then, all of sudden, they realized na, ‘Wow, we are suddenly alone.’ Wala pa kasi akong pagkakataon na maging alone, honestly, that’s the truth.
“I think David saw love in Jonathan’s eyes. If not attraction, but he saw something in Jonathan. And then they kissed again and again and again. They embraced, they kissed, but basically that.
“No touching, nothing, just really embracing and kissing. That was enough for Rustom, and then they slept, embracing each other.
“And then, five o’clock na. Rustom stood up, he took a bath, nag-prepare para sa pupuntahan niya.
“And then, around 5:30, Jonathan, nag-usap sila. And then, nagpaalam nang mahusay si Jonathan…
“They embraced one more time. Parang, all of sudden, may relationship. They embraced, they kissed quickly, and then naghiwalay.
“Pero alam mong deep in their head, magkikita sila uli. ‘I’ll see you later,’ yun ang dating. Walang dramatic…
“Ang point is, we’ll just see each other later. Pero kay Rustom, nag-uumpisa pa lamang ang turmoil.
“So, paglabas ni Jonathan ng kuwarto, nu’ng naiwan si Rustom sa hotel, habang naghihintay ng sundo, hindi na niya alam kung ano na ang nangyayari. Grabe na yung konsensiya,” ang huling chika ni BB.
Aniya, abangan ang next episode ng kuwento nina “David” at “Jonathan” sa susunod niyang vlog.