Then she turned to Wynther. Napansin ko kung paano siya napalunok at ang paraan niya ng pagtingin kay Luna. I don't know if I'm just reading too much into it, but there's something about the way he looks at her that's making me think that he likes her. Hindi ko alam kung gut feeling lang ba ito o ano, pero napansin ko ulit iyon nang i-present na namin ang band name na naisip namin.
Then, on our Christmas vacation, they went with me to my uncle's beach house.
"Is that so? Well, I'm happy for you, kiddo!" sabi ni Uncle sabay gulo sa buhok ko nang ipakilala ko sa kanya ang mga kabanda ko.
Napangiti ako at hindi napigilan ng puso ko ang kaunting pagbilis ng tibok nito.
Nang ipakilala ko sina uncle at Kuya Harry ay sobrang saya nila Luna at Elliot. They immediately went into full fangirl and fanboy mode. And that's also when I found out they knew Wynther.
I tried asking Uncle about it after they left, pero hindi niya ako sinagot.
"How did you know Wynther? Base sa sinabi mo kahapon, matagal mo na siyang kilala," tanong ko habang kumakain kami.
Ibinaba niya ang hawak na kutsara at tinidor bago uminom ng tubig.
"Just wait for him to tell you about it. Don't rush him—it's something really important to him." Seryoso niyang sagot, pero kita ko sa mga mata niya ang lungkot.
Nadagdagan ang pagtataka ko, pero hindi na ako nagtanong pa. He's right. Dapat hintayin ko si Wynther na mag-open up. If it's that important to him, it won't be easy to talk about. Hindi rin naman niya obligasyon na sabihin sa amin kung bakit.
Kaya kahit na sobrang curious ako, I should stop pushing for answers.
The time quickly passed by with them by my side. It was full of fun and craziness—lalo na nang ginawa ni Luna ang stunt niya laban sa vice principal.
But I guess all fun times must come to an end, because when the festival arrived, it left all of us broken.
We learned that Luna died in an accident and that we couldn't do anything about it because the driver also died. We don't have anyone to blame for what happened. We're just supposed to accept what happened and learn to move forward kahit na masakit.
For days after her death, I was devastated. Nagkulong ako sa kwarto at umiyak nang umiyak. Hindi ko matanggap na wala na siya. Yung taong kasama ko sa pangarap ko. Yung taong tumanggap sa akin kahit na ganito ang ugali ko.
She's... gone. And we will never see her again.
No one spoke or sent a message in our group chat after we learned what happened until we received a message from Elliot, telling us to attend the funeral and talk about what to do with the band.
Kumalabog ang puso ko. My mind immediately went to the worst possibilities.
What if... they don't want to continue anymore?
What if... we have to disband?
I felt a heavy weight settle in my chest, and I carried that with me to Luna's funeral.
We talked to her first, and when I saw her lying there inside that coffin, I lost it. My tears wouldn't stop.
She's truly gone.
What would happen to us now, Luna? You're gone. I'm anxious about what the final decision will be. I'm... scared.
Kinagat ko ang pang ibabang labi at pinunasan ang luha sa mga mata bago bumalik sa tabi ni Rive.
Nang makita naming lumabas si Wynther, mabilis namin siyang sinundan at naupo sa upuan namin kanina.
Tahimik. Wala ni isang nagsasalita. And with each second of silence, my heart pounded harder.
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Strings of Memory
Teen Fiction"Hating the one thing you love is a pain worse than losing it." - Wynther Fynne Clemenceau Wynther never had a dream-until he heard his father play the bass. In that moment, music became his purpose, his passion, his future. He dreamed of standing o...
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