Mixtapes and Broken Promises

Chapter 2

"I want to be an architect someday..." Oh, so that explains his good penmanship. "But my dad wants me to be an entrepreneur e. For our company's sake. So baka Business Administration. Archi at Business Ad... Ang layo diba?"

Naiintindihan ko kahit papano 'yung dad niya because they own one of the biggest telecommunication companies. For sure, his dad just wants to protects it. Pinaghirapan niyang gawing stable 'yung company for more than a decade now. Nakapanghihinayang naman kung mapupunta lang sa wala in the end lahat ng hard work niya diba?

Pero it's still wrong to make your child pursue something na ayaw naman talaga niya. Sa ganitong cases, 'yung anak naman 'yung magsu-suffer, hindi 'yung parent. Iba pa rin if passion mo, you'll be inspired and motivated to keep doing what you're doing.

"I guess you really can't have everything, no?" Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay. "Hmm, you're smart, rich, famous... but you can't pursue your dream." Hindi ko na sinama 'yung handsome kasi baka lumaki ulo nito e! Tapos mabubuking pa 'ko. Mahirap na.

"What about you? What's your dream aside from Psych? Hobbies... Interests? Ako kasi ever since basketball talaga. Bata pa lang ako, tambay na 'ko sa court. Nagddribble na ata ako nung nasa tiyan pa lang ako ni mama. Hahaha." Funny ka diyan ha! That's right, my type. Char.

"I like writing songs," Nahihiya kong sabi. "I started writing songs when I was 12. Pero pastime ko lang talaga 'yun. I have no plans of sharing my songs to other people."

"Even Krystal? Never pa niyang napakinggan kahit once?" I just nodded.

"Bakit hindi mo itry? I'm sure the entire world would love to hear your voice. Lalong-lalo na 'ko." Then he smiled at me.

It's the kind of smile that makes you feel encouraged and reassured. He looks like he meant every single word he said. And it's way too much for my heart to handle.

"Uh, nawala na tayo. Haha. Let's talk about our peta na."

We stayed in Starbucks for an hour. Nag-brainstorm lang kami kung anong magandang topic for the interview. Namili kami ng top 3 topics, then ifafinalize na lang namin sa next meeting. They're pretty interesting. They're mostly topics na hindi usually nabbring up in normal day-to-day conversations.

"Hatid na kita." This time, ako naman 'yung nagtaas ng kilay sa kaniya. "Only if it's okay with you... Don't worry kasi may student permit license naman ako. I'm a safe driver. Promise." He gave me a reassuring smile.

Hindi naman ako natatakot maaksidente e. Natatakot akong mahulog sa'yo kasi baka hindi mo naman ako saluhin.

Natatakot ako kasi baka mamaya kapag nasimulan, mag-uumpisa na akong masanay. Then eventually, it will be difficult to let go of the things that you already got used to.

He opened the door for me as we went outside Starbucks. "Wait for me here, okay? Sa school kasi naka-park 'yung kotse ko e. It'll be quick."

Sa buong isang oras na 'yun, this is the very first time I checked my phone. Sobrang pre-occupied ko nung magkausap kami ni Chase.

Akala ko naman may messages sa'kin si Krystal pero kahit isa wala. I guess na-gets na niya agad 'yun when Chase asked her about my Starbucks order.

He's here. Nagulat ako nung bumaba siya sa kotse niya para pagbuksan ako ng pinto. To be honest, okay lang naman sa'kin kahit hindi gawin ng mga lalaki 'yun. Because we, girls, can open the door for ourselves. Pero iba pa rin pala talaga kapag andiyan na, no? Nakakikilig rin pala talaga.