The Girl Named Seige

Chapter Twenty-Three

         I'm with Zeus and the other halfbloods. We are now preparing for Ezra and Enzo's birthday. They're just turning eighteen.

I'm cutting the designs while humming the song,  'state of grace' sang by Taylor swift.

"Mic test 1 2 3 Asher's stupid. I repeat, Asher's stupid" Zeus said while testing the microphone.

I smiled.

"Sample naman dyan!" Athena said.

I have a feeling that they'll make me sing later.

I hope I'm wrong.

"Please kinda shut up everyone" Zeus said while rolling his eyes and continue tuning the guitar.

"KJ mo kuya! Sabihin ko kay ate Ezra pakantahin ka mamaya" Athena mumbled like a kid.

"Why not let Seige sing?" Flame suggested.

Hell. Is she serious?

It seems like a challenge.

Zeus smiled at me, as if he's waiting for me to agree.

"That's a great idea! Seige kanta ka! Nakatakas ka last time pero ngayon hindi na!" Asher said.

"Come on, Seige. Just one song"

I took the guitar from him. He stand up and sit at my chair a while ago. I stand in front of the microphone.

I'm not really a good singer but I know how to sing and to play guitar.

I closed my eyes as I started to strum the guitar.

"State Of Grace"

I'm walking fast through the traffic lights
Busy streets and busy lives
And all we know
Is touch and go
We are alone with our changing minds
We fall in love 'til it hurts or bleeds or fades in time

Every words I sing, since the first day of my grade twelve life, everything flashed back.

I opened my eyes and smiled.

And I never (never) saw you coming
And I'll never (never) be the same

You come around and the armor falls
Pierce the room like a cannonball
Now all we know is don't let go
We are alone, just you and me
Up in your room and our slates are clean
Just twin fire signs
Four blue eyes

I closed my eyes again, and whenever I closed it, Zeus' happy face flashed in my face.
I don't know why.

So you were never a saint
And I’ve loved in shades of wrong
We learn to live with the pain
Mosaic broken hearts
But this love is brave and wild

And I never (never) {[x8:] Oh oh, oh oh oh-oh-oh-ooh} saw you coming
And I'll never (never) be the same

Back then, I'm quiet, cold, expressionless, and I didnt care about things.

This is a state of grace
This is the worthwhile fight
Love is a ruthless game
Unless you play it good and right
These are the hands of fate
You're my Achilles heel
This is the golden age of something good and right and real

And I never (never) saw you coming
And I'll never (never) be the same

But when I met them, specially him, everything changed.

And I never (never) {[x8:] Oh oh, oh oh oh-oh-oh-ooh} saw you coming
And I'll never (never) be the same

This is a state of grace
This is the worthwhile fight
Love is a ruthless game
Unless you play it good and right