Glory https://www.penana.com/feed/4048 On the eve of the release of her sophomore album, soon-to-be pop sensation Glory meets a charismatic male pornstar with sinister knowledge of the people handling her direction.​ en Penana Glory XIX. Everybody Dog Food https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/20 It has been a week since the news of Mandy Andrews' suicide broke out. Reports say toxic substances were found in his blood. Of course. To everyone in their homes, this was probably just another tale for parents to tell their kids not to do drugs. Another great talent the world lost and would mourn for a week until everyone carries on w Wed, 20 Jan 2016 03:52:59 +0000 Glory XVIII. Russian Roulette https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/19 I woke up to an unfamiliar room, different from everything I've ever been. 2:36am. Immediately, I got up and put on a bath robe. Somehow, it relieved me to think no one tried to dress me up while I was asleep and simply took me to this bed and covered me with a blanket. The lights in the room was dim, only the large lamps on the Thu, 14 Jan 2016 03:35:14 +0000 Glory XVII. Love is Free https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/18 Dark. Warm. Humid. Three things to perfectly describe what Downtown is. But to me, ever since Jagger walked me through this part of the city, I've always longed to come back to it. Alive, awake, and free. Those are better words to capture what this scene means to me. And maybe all other people like me, trapped in an invisible cage.I know Mon, 11 Jan 2016 01:05:25 +0000 Glory XVI. Casting Couch https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/17 "Well then, we just have to reschedule… what? No, we did not agree on anything. You knew from the start that hiring him… I don't care. I've got new boys to replace him, will you be down for that? Their dicks are just as big as his. Oh you liked him for his personality? Bless your heart!" A scruffy man wearing a brown suit had his legs on a desk, Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:19:07 +0000 Glory XV. The Hills https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/16 It was dark. Only the passing lights outside the window gave illumination to the van's interior. No matter how grim everything is, the city lights made magnificent streaks at out speed. 12:44am. Lucian decided to call off the shoot for the music video of my first single. In a rare moment, he held me down on my shoulders and asked me what I wante Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:49:35 +0000 Glory XIV. Simon Says https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/15 Frozen. That was how my feet felt upon seeing the man by the open door. He did not need any words to express his power. The mere look in his eyes caused intimidation and I felt reduced to nothingness before him."Why are you here? You're not supposed to be here!" Lucian was quick on his feet."Lucian, I don't think you of all people s Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:23:53 +0000 Glory XIII. Good Girl Gone Bad https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/14 "What really happened that night?" It was more of a command than a question."It wasn't my decision.""Then whose?!" I roared.He was clearly taken aback by my tone that he had both his arms extended at me. Struggling to find the words, he had both his hands on his head and vigorously scratched it, messing up his sleek brush up. Sun, 22 Nov 2015 06:39:49 +0000 Glory XII. I'm Your Biggest Fan https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/13 It's been two weeks since the night I was awakened. Since I have rediscovered my old self tucked within the deepest part of my mind. Since the very night I knew, Lucian for who he is. A lying, manipulative psychopath who is using me for personal gain. It's not that I've forgotten everything he did in the past years up until now. Actually, I did Sat, 21 Nov 2015 07:39:31 +0000 Glory XI. Lightning https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/12 It was extremely painful. That I can remember.Do you want to know what else I remember? The very first time I had wires plugged into my head. You know that feeling when you are standing near a large speaker and the bass on the song playing is too strong. You suddenly become more aware of your heart like it's right out there with you beati Tue, 17 Nov 2015 06:03:25 +0000 Glory X. This Song's My Sorry https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/11 The halls were like huge ocean waves as I passed through to get back to my room in the hotel. Every step I made, created ripples into my vision. A song kept playing in my head but I can't tell what it was. It was a rift, fitting for the waves of walls coming down on me. Something tells me I should not get back to this place anymore. That I shoul Mon, 16 Nov 2015 06:19:53 +0000 Glory IX. Just Like A Pill https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/10 Free. That's what it felt like in his hand. As we walked through the crowd in the market, it only became clearer to me how long it has been when I was this free.  It was overwhelming. Like getting on the crest of the rollercoaster track and expecting gravity to pull you down. You want to let go but instead you hold on tighter. That's ho Mon, 16 Nov 2015 04:41:27 +0000 Glory VIII. A Thing of Beauty https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/9 I don't know why I ran as fast as I could. He's my way out. Hearing those words felt like an earthquake. It was my body's natural reaction to take flight. Breathless, I tried to stop myself when I passed by a corner. There were people passing me by but none of them seems to care who I was. Somehow, I felt relieved but in moments that I Thu, 12 Nov 2015 05:21:47 +0000 Glory VII. Escape https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/8 It's been a full five minutes since I came into the city library. I had to remove the hood for a while or I would look suspicious in this place. What was I even thinking? It's a library. Maybe that's why Jagger chose this as a meeting place. He's sure there won't be any people mobbing us at any moment. For some reason, I still did not feel secur Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:20:17 +0000 Glory VI. The Climb https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/7 It was nine in the morning when I woke up to the smell of coffee. A few stretches here and there but some parts of my body are still asleep. The door to the balcony was open as breeze gently blew the curtains in. I jumped out of bed and made my way out to the halls only to find the hotel empty. The door to Lucian's room was locked and the quiet Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:17:52 +0000 Glory V. Daddy Issues https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/6 6:00pm. People from different industries gathered at the Leto Music Store Hall, awaiting the beginning of the program. Several artists with new music are up to give the press something to talk about in their papers and websites. Some are in attendance to perform acoustic sets to give a taste of what's to come in their new records. Others are onl Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:13:26 +0000 Glory IV. Emergence https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/5 I stood on top of a platform with a microphone stand three feet away from me. Three stage lights pointed at my direction making everything in front of me pitch black. This is how it feels to be on the spotlight. I don't know why Lucian brought me here when we only have a few hours before the meeting with the press. My label, The Grid, released t Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:12:28 +0000 Glory III. Bad Media Karma https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/4 He was quiet before me and I felt little. There was an intensity between us waiting to explode. A few seconds more of silence and the guilt crept up my skin."D-Do you want the tacos?"I nervously stretched my arm with the paperbag. In one snap, Lucian slapped my wrist with the back of his hand, sending the contents of the bag to the Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:11:52 +0000 Glory II. Bird Cage https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/3 No. I can't. I can't just leave whenever I want. My heart pounded out of my chest as I twiddled my thumbs. A voice inside my head was telling me to take this chance. That if I want something, I have to go and take it. Why wait for the approval of others? I remember him telling me that. That him and I, we are doers. That's what he saw in me. Then Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:09:45 +0000 Glory I. Three Years Later https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/2 It was just like yesterday when Lucian told me that night that everything would change. But it didn't.It's been three years since I first released my debut album. News outlets were quick to name me as one of the fastest rising stars in the Industry. Everywhere I went I could see my name on newsstands. "All Hail, Glory," they claimed Sun, 01 Nov 2015 15:06:06 +0000 Glory Prologue https://www.penana.com/story/4048/glory/issue/1 "Glory," He whispered."Glory," I repeated. That'll be my name from now on, he told me. His stare was piercing and his hand pressed above mine. I could tell his determination from the weight of his hand across the table. The candlelights flickered between us. There was a great silence that enveloped a room full of couples in their Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:37:37 +0000