Touched

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Hello from 2016! this is the UNHINGED #2 : TOUCHED first draft. 

No time to revise this pa. Have fun!

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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TOUCHED REVISED © 2016 SELINA MATIAS

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Thea Elise

    With my earphones on, I pressed on the play button of my Walkman before checking if Biggie, my Vespa was already locked. Nang masiguro ay nilingon ko ang kabuuan ng parking lot at napangiting kinawayan ang paparating na din na si Voltaire, habang nagmamaneho ng tricycle niya. Kumaway din ito at ngumiti din bago ako naglakad na papasok sa maliit na building ng pinagtatrabahuhan ko. I hummed along as I walked with one of my favorite songs as the beat progressed.

🎶I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in, 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation🎶

    I have always known that I am an old soul trapped in the 21st century. My penchant for Toto, Bread, The Carpenters, Bee Gees, Abba and the likes can be traced back to my childhood days, as they were one of the comforts that I ran to whenever I feel alone. Music had always taken me to different places and it never ever failed to uplift my spirit.

    I am still humming as I pressed my thumb on the biometrics to log-in. Kinuha ko sa bulsa ang I.D. at ni-clip ito sa gilid ng neckline ng suot kong itim na The Beatles shirt. Isa ito sa pinakaluma kong damit pero paboritong-paborito ko talaga ito. I wear this almost every week at kahit pa madami akong damit ay ito pa din ang pinipili ko. I guess I am loyal to a fault—I almost giggled dahil sa pagsisimula nanaman ang unpredicatable train of thoughts ko.

    Maybe, I should have not munched on a brownie kanina. But it was too good to pass up on! Bihirang-bihira na lang ako maka perfect ng recipe nito kaya naman ay hindi ko napigilan kanina. I know it's not advisable lalo pa at nag drive ako at lalo pa at magtatrabaho ako, but I cannot help it. Kaysa ma-depress ako at mag self pity nanaman, that would mean self ruin—so okay naman yata yung desisyon ko. I shook my head, I need to get my head in the game, which is my list of to-do for today.

    I bit my lip as I start to recall my pending tasks habang inilalatag ang backpack sa gilid ng mesa. Binuksan ko din ang drawer nito to check if my stock akong snacks, just in case I get the munchies later. Napa-hum ulit ako kasabay sa chorus ng pinapakinggan ko ng masiguradong puno pa ang drawer ng chichirya. Awesome! I turned my PC on at naupo na sa harap nito habang naghihintay itong mag boot.