She's That Paltry

Chapter 40

Granted

Tranquility is evident during our whole trip to BGC. Hindi ako nagsasalita at nakatingin lamang sa bintana. I sincerely miss watching the busy street of Manila. Ito siguro ang isa sa mga hinanap ko sa New York noon. Always, busy streets of Manila.

I was taken aback when I Jace suddenly gave me a pair of his airpods. Ang isa ay nakasuot na sa kanang tainga niya, kaya naman ang nakalahad sa akin ay ang para sa kaliwa. Nakared light kaya buong pag-iigi niyang hinintay na tanggapin ko iyon.

"No, thanks..." nakangiting saad ko. "Can we just open the stereo?"

"Yeah, sure..."

He swiftly pulled out his phone from his coat. Ibinigay niya iyon sa akin at gaya noong una kong hawak dooon ay ganoon pa rin ang lahat. Payak at simple ang laman ng kaniyang cellphone. Hindi ko na masyadong pinagtuunan ng pansin dahil nakita ko na naman 'yun noon. Sa halip, dumiretso ako sa kaniyang Spotify at doon itinuon ang sarili.

[Now Playing: Location Unknown by HONNE]

The engine roared again when the green light emerged and just before the song started. This was one of my go-to songs in New York back then. It brought so much nostalgia and memories. I saw a picture of me in my mind, I'm in my study table while I am jamming to this song. I can't help but imagine how young I was back then.

Traveling places

I ain't seen you in ages

But I hope you come back to me

My mind's running wild

With you far away

I still think of you a hundred times a day

Thinking about it now, it's not really a song that you would usually play whenever you are studying but I somehow really liked it. It made me relaxed in a way I couldn't think of anything. Hence, I was able to study peacefully. I don't know. Maybe, it's because I could relate to it somehow at that time.

I still think of you too

If only you knew

When I'm feeling a bit down, I don't wanna pull through

I look over your photograph

And I think how much I miss you

I miss you

Hindi ko napansing masyado na akong nadadala ng kanta. Umiindayog na pala ako sa upuan ko habang gumagawa ng ingay ang mga kamay ko sa tuwing hinahampas ko ang hita ko. Medyo maikli pa man din ang suot ko at makikitang bahagya nang namumula ang mga hita ko kakapalo ko roon. Nalaman ko na lamang nang marinig ko na ang pag-alik-ik ni Jace. Agad akong namula at napatigil. Nakakahiya na Nakita niya akong ganoon.