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A. Valdine's Office
"Hi, Mom." bati ko at agad umupo sa long couch niya.
"Hello, Tita! Good morning!"
"Good morning, Imogen." Mom greeted Ziah back. But then she looked at me after that. "You'll tour your best buddy around the university's premises. Here's the blueprint and no more buts."
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Ugh, nakakainis! Minsan talaga hindi ko ma-gets si Mom e! Seriously, why Dad liked the person named Allison Tan?!
And oh, about my overacting scene when Ziah said my name, ipinagbawal kasi iyon ng Dad ko. He doesn't want me to tell my whole name to anyone else, except my family and Ziah. I don't know why, though.
At itong tungkol naman sa mga magulang ko na nandito rin sa Erminoa at may mga matataas na posisyon pa, I am hundred and one percent innocent. Ang alam ko lang, oo aware akong mayaman kami, pero wala silang nabanggit na ganito.
"Occupied ka na masyado, Ash." sabi niya. Hindi na lamang ako sumagot at iginiya siya sa Audio Room.
"Oo nga pala, Ash. Where's your sister? Hindi ko nakita si Ate Dhane e." that topic again. Damn.
"She went abroad and she'll never coming back."
"Wait, what?"
"She's gone." halos pabulong ko nang sagot bago buksan ang pinto ng AR.
"This is the Audio Room based on the blueprint. Nandito rin ang iba't ibang instrumento. The Dance Practising Room and Recording Room have different locations." I explained. Nauuna ako sa kaniya kaya hindi ko alam ang ginagawa niya.
"Ziah?" tumigil ako sa paglalakad nang walang tumugon sa 'kin. Muli akong pumihit paharap at nakita ko si Ziah na nakaupo sa high chair at mukhang katatapos lang i-tune ang acoustic guitar na hawak niya. Ano na namang balak nito?
Lumapit ako sa kaniya at tiningnan siya ng seryoso. Pero nginitian niya lang ako at nag-strum na.
"Please accompany me, my best friend." she said when she finished the intro of the song. I sighed in defeat and grant her wish.
Loving can hurt
Loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing
That I know
When it gets hard
You know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing
That makes us feel alive
Damn it. I just miss my sister so badly. It's been three long years, pero hindi ko talaga kayang tanggapin.
And this. This scenario. Naaalala ko 'to e. We used to do this when we are still kids.
We keep this love in a photograph
We made this memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing, hearts are never broken
Time forever frozen still
Nung time na na-virus ang laptop ko at nawala lahat ng files ko even the photos, videos, and songs, sobrang nagalit ako. Kasi nando'n lahat ng pictures namin ni Ate Char pati mga solo pictures niya. Hindi ako lumabas ng kwarto noon hangga't hindi naibabalik lahat ng nabura.
Bakit kasi kailangang mangyari pa 'yon? Bakit kinuha agad siya sa 'min? Sa akin? Bakit?!
So you can keep me
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer 'til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
Wait for me to come home
Kahit sunod-sunod nang pumapatak ang mga luha ko ay hindi ko ito pinunasan.
"Ash, nandito pa ako. Nandito pa kami. Hindi ka nag-iisa, okay? I'm sorry if I didn't know about this earlier. But always remember, I'm here for you. Even though we lost our communication two years ago, hindi ako nawala sa 'yo. Hindi ako nawala sa tabi mo. Promise is a promise. I won't and will never leave you alone." lalong bumuhos ang luha ko dahil sa sinabi niya.
"T-Thank you, Ziah." sabi ko at kinagat ang lower lip ko para hindi kumawala ang paghagulgol ko. Isinabit niya ang gitara sa balikat niya at umalis sa pagkaka-upo. She cupped my cheeks and give my forehead a kiss.
"With your situation right now, you can't tour me around." she paused. "Let's just continue later."
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