A Star My Hands Can Never Hold

Chapter Eleven

"Aha, listen boy
My first love story
My angel and my girls
My sunshine, uh uh let's go
Neomuneomu meotjeo nuni nuni busheo
Sumeul mot shwigesseo tteollineungeol
Gee Gee Gee Gee baby baby baby
Gee Gee Gee Gee baby baby baby~"

Pumapalakpak ako habang nakikinig sa kinanta ni Gail habang si Eun-woo naman ay nakikikanta rin katabi siya. Ang cute nilang tingnan.

Buti pa si Gail ay nakakakanta siya ng K-Pop kaya naiintindihan siya nito.

Halos si Gail lang naman ang kumakanta samin dito, mukha ngang tinamaan na ng soju eh. Hahaha! Lumingon si Eun-woo sakin at tumabi.
"Are you sleepy?" Tanong niya at kumain ng nachos.
"Kinda. But let's have fun tonight."
"I am really having a lot of fun. Thank you for bringing me here."
Nag thumbs-up ako sa kanya at kumain nalang rin. Sumilip ako sa songbook para hanapin ang kantang Linger by The Cranberries. Siguro ay pang limang kanta ko pa lang ito sa loob ng tatlong oras.

"But I'm in so deep
You know I'm such a fool for you
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?"

"I love your voice!"
Siguro ay namumula na ako ngayon sa sinabi niya habang pumalakpak pagkatapos ng kanta.

"I think she's already drunk."
Natatawang sabi ni Eun-woo.
"I think so too."
"Anyway, I'm super excited for our Cebu trip."
Parang may nangiliti na naman sa tyan ko at nagsimula na 'kong mag overthink.
What if maging distorbo lang ako sa kanya dun? Maging pabigat? What if ayaw pala sakin ng mga staff niya. Baka hindi sila comfortable na kasama ako—
"You're still coming, right?"
"Of-Of course! I stayed here for that, remember?"
He giggled at tumingin ulit sakin, pero hindi siya nagsasalita. Unti-unti kong nararamdaman ang pagdikit ng aming mga kamay. Namumula na naman ako sa hiya at agad naman akong nakaiwas. Baka makita na naman ni Gail. Eh muntikan na nga kanina. O baka nalalasing lang ako nun kaya feeling ko hahalikan niya 'ko.

"Bes! It's your song na!"
Tumakbo si Gail sakin at binigay ang mic.

"There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again~
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours I pray
To be only yours
I know now you're my only hope..."

"Angela has a really nice voice, right?!"
Napalingon ako kay Gail na pasigaw na bumulong kay Eun-woo. Hindi ko siya magawang lingunin dahil nahihiya na nga akong kumakanta ngayon. Eh kanina hype na hype pa naman ako, ngayon parang ang awkward na.

"Sing to me the song of the stars
Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again~"

Mukhang busy naman si Eun-woo dahil hindi siya nagsasalita, kaya panatag na ang loob kong kumanta ngayon.

"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours I pray
To be only yours I know now you're my only hope...

I give you my destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs
I'm giving it back~

So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours I pray
To be only yours I pray
To be only yours I know now you're my only hopeMm, mm-mm-mm-mm, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh..."