CATCH ME [COMPLETE]

I WISH

[MARCO's POV]

from afar i can see her sing, though hindi nga lang niya ako tinitingnan. of course, who am i fooling? how could she possibly notice me when all her attention is glued to him. and i know that, that song was meant for him. her honest smile says it all. baka nga wala na talaga akong pag-asa. soon as she finished singing i then looked at her direction, and i guess she was looking at me. but i clearly dismissed it immediately.

i saw her got down from the stage and headed back to him. ba't ba ako pumunta sa party niya kung alam ko naman sa sarili ko na masasaktan lang din ako?nhaha. nakakatawa naman. dahil lang din sa kanya, kaya ako pumunta. she invited me. she wanted to, she was expecting me. and now that i'm here, siguro okay na yun sa kanya. long as i'm here.

"photos." nilapitan ko siya. gusto ko siyang makausap kahit sandali lang. mukhang nagulat ata. haha. "celebrant...at the same time the photographer?" tanong ko sa kanya trying to avoid her eyes.

"haha. syempre." rinig kong sagot niya. mukhang masaya naman siya. bumaba na ang classmate namin at may bagong umakyat. she greeted Elise. as usual, she took a photo of every person that goes up the stage.

"kumanta ka rin." i heard her say.

"a request or a command?" i asked in a joke way. but then hindi siya nakasagot. same as when i asked her nung nasa rooftop kame ng school. "sure. for you." sagot ko na lang. "ang dami mong regalo." hindi na kasi siya nagsalita.

"sige, doon muna ako." nakita ko kasi pabalik na yung kuya Bryan niya. kaya naman umalis na lang ako. bumalik na lang ako sa table ko. kasama ng mga classmates ko at si sir.

"okay. so let's get up and dance!" Jayne said sa mic. ang magkaibigan talaga. "El, sayaw tayo! hot and cold!" ngayon naman niyaya niya pang sumayaw ang birthday girl. sinundan ko naman ng tingin si Elise. hinila niya pa ang kuya Bryan niya sa dance floor, then she started dancing. feeling so happy. smiling all over. i can't help but to smile too. pero umupo lang din agad yung kuya Bryan niya. umakyat siya sa stage at nakipag-duet kay Jayne.

so bubbly that girl is. haha. ang babaw ng kaligayahan, iyakin, makulit, mahilig kumanta, mahilig kumuha ng mga pictures, weird, in a good way, i think. haha. smart yet ignorant, beautiful yet insensitve, loving yet innocent. her innocence is the weakness of those who would fall for her, or maybe yet those who already fell for her. just like me.

ba't ko pa ba siya ulit nakita? haha. i remembered nung nagkita kame ulit dun sa mall. and i was even more shocked to see her at the same school. i never thought na dun siya nag-transfer. haha. and how i remembered how i used to make fun of her that made her transfer to other school.

i thought after that hindi na kame magkikita but then i was transfered to the same school too.. coincidence, i thought. but then our adviser made us seatmate. as much as i don't believe in destiny, but i guess i that's the very reason why i fell? destiny played on us, or just me. karma pa nga ata eh. kasi because of what i did, i guess ito ang kabayaran. haha. haaaaayy playful destiny.

"Marco! kumanta ka rin!" sabi ni Karen sa akin.

"mamaya." sagot ko naman.

"may gusto ka ba kay Elise?" biglang tanong ni Faye sa akin. i looked at her and saw her smiling. pati na rin si Karen.

"if i told you, would you keep it as a secret?" sabi ko sa kanilang dalawa. tumango naman sila na parang mga bata. haha. "then listen to what i'll sing to her." i winked at them mischievously and stood up.

"hahahaha. we'll help you." habol ni Karen. bigla naman akong natuwa sa sinabi niya. haha. isa pa yung dalawang yun.

i walked to the stage and met with Elise. our eyes locked on each other for how many seconds. those black eyes are so mesmerizing. i could look at them forever. i smiled at her at umakyat na sa stage.