Sinclaire Academy: Half Bloods

Chapter Twenty-nine: Act of selfishness

"You can sing?" Tanong naman ni Seige.

"He can sing and play a lot of instruments dahil kay Papa" Si Aiane na ang sumagot.

Zeus never boasted his hidden talent. He just liked playing because it's very calming. Matagal na nga rin siyang nakakatugtog.

And this brings him back to the 'things he's missing out on' kasi masyado siyang focused sa isang bagay.

"Kuya Ash kakanta din daw si Kuya Zeus!"

"Aiane!"

Inagaw na rin ni Aiane ang gitara kay Asher at binigay ito kay Zeus. "Ikaw na rin tumugtog, mukhang hindi naman marunong mag tono si Kuya Ash"

Zeus' lips were pressed in a thin line. Hindi niya tinanggap ang gitara. They were outside, ayaw niyang kumanta kung saan may makakakita sa kanya.
"I want to hear you play," rinig niyang sabi ni Seige sa itaas. She was swinging her feet while smiling at him. He remembered the first time he talked to her, she came down from the very same tree.

"Ano pare? Kantang kanta na ako dito! Nag practice pa ako kanina!"

Zeus sighed and took the guitar from Aiane who was now smiling. He's going to do this for his sister and for Seige.

"Try to keep up Ash," Nanunuyang sabi ni Zeus at inayos ang pagkakatono ng gitara.

Asher snorted. "Ako pa?"

"Siguraduhin niyong sasaya kami d'yan sa performance niyo ha" Tinuro silang dalawa ni Ezra.

Zeus started strumming. Siniguro naman niyang alam ni Asher ang kanta para makasunod nga ito.

She calls me from the cold
Just when I was low, feeling short of stable
All that she intends
And all she keeps inside, isn't on the label

She says she's ashamed
And can she take me for a while
And can I be a friend, we'll forget the past
But maybe I'm not able
And I break at the bend

Pinigilan ni Zeus tumawa sa pagkanta ni Asher. He kept on playing. It was a duet song, they've played it a few years ago. Ito lang talaga ang unang pumasok sa isip niya.

We're here and now, but will we ever be again
Cause I have found
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade
Away again

She dreams a champagne dream
Strawberry surprise, pink linen and white paper
Lavender and cream
Fields of butterflies, reality escapes her
She says that love is for fools that fall behind
And I'm somewhere in between
I never really know
A killer from a savior
'till I break at the bend

Enzo was now bobbing his head while mouthing the lyrics. Ezra was silently listening.

Si Gianna ay chini-cheer si Ash. While swaying along with the beat.

When his eyes wandered to Seige...

He saw her smiling again.

Her smile wasn't rare anymore. And it was pretty contagious.

We're here and now, but will we ever be again
Cause I have found
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade
Away again

It's too far away for me to hold
It's too far away...

It's too far away for me to hold
It's too far away...

It's too far away for me to hold
It's too far away...

It's too far away for me to hold
It's too far away...