Meet Me In Mabini (City Series #2)

Chapter 37

He nodded once again, signaling for me to sing the next verse by myself.

"We've made some memories, we've seen some crazy things.. if we told them everything, they'd never believe it," I sang. "So many loves out there, but none of them can compare to this sacred space we share."

"Oh, I'm dancing away my cares," He sang with me. "I'm not leaving."

We both sang the chorus again, and I couldn't explain the joy in my heart as we both worshipped in harmony.

"To the right, to the left, when you step, I step." I nodded along. "I won't stop dancing."

I leaned against him as we finished singing. He continued to play his guitar and we just sat there in comfort, with nothing else but the sound from his guitar.

"It always amazes me how in love you are with God." He said while putting his guitar down.

Hinila niya ako para mas mapalapit ako sa kanya. Kinuha niya rin yung kumot na gamit ko at nilagay 'yon sa ibabaw naming dalawa.

Bumaling ako sa kanya at ngumiti. "Likewise."

Mukhang may sasabihin pa sana siya, ngunit napatigil siya nang biglang may tumunog galing sa coffee table.

He grabbed his phone and immediately opened it. Laking gulat ko na lang nung nakita kong tatay niya pala yung nag-text.

From: George Enrique

Congrats sa bago mong album. Your mom just told me all about it.

Nagtiim bagang siya at sinara yung cellphone niya. I sat myself up and looked at him who seemed.. angry.

His phone made another sound, and this time it's his brother who texted. Kitang kita ko ang texts sa cellphone niya pagka-bukas niya doon.

From: Clint

Uy congrats kuys! Trending sa twitter yung isa mong kanta naks

"Buti okay si Clint, 'no?." I tried lightening up the mood. Kumunot naman ang noo niya sa akin.

"Anong okay na? Why wouldn't he be?"

Lumunok ako.

Hindi pa ba sinasabi ni Raffy sa kanya?

"Oh, uh.." Umiwas ako ng tingin.

"What?" he asked once again. It was obvious na galit siya, but there was still gentleness in his voice.

"Diba naaksidente siya? Pero hindi naman siya nasugatan or anything, yung sasakyan lang daw."

Mas kumunot ang noo niya. "When? How? And how'd you know this before me?"

"Nasabi lang kasi ni Raffy.."

Huminga siya nang malalim at umiwas ng tingin. He started shaking his head. Sinara niya ang mga mata niya at pinagpatuloy ang pag-iiling.

"Vale.."

"This is all his fault," aniya. "He did it to me, now he's doing it to Clint."

I knew he was talking about his dad. Alam kong malaki ang galit niya sa tatay niya. Alam kong mali 'yung dad niya. Alam ko kung ano ginawa ng tatay niya kay tita, and I also know that his dad was the reason why we stopped.

But I felt heartbroken seeing him still so angry with his dad. When we're here, when we're worshipping, when we're with friends, he's Vale. But when it comes to his dad, that bitterness, that hatred, that anger, it all comes out.

"Vale, your mom forgave him," sabi ko sa kaniya. "Hindi ba oras na rin para patawarin yung dad mo? Clint is doing okay! He just got into an accident, but accidents happen."