Ludic Selcouth #1: Cracked Beat

Hit #42

The well-known Engineer and drummer of Ludic Selcouth, Tase Mortell, finally announced that he and Zemira Devlin got back together and we should stay tuned to their “very soon wedding”. A lot of fans are confused by the sudden declaration. Many people thought that the popular drummer is currently in a romantic relationship with the famous actress, Dalla Estevan, even though there wasnʼt any clarification from him.

However, some people expressed their positive comments about the old couple's comeback.

I wrinkled my nose with the article. Parang bagyo sa bilis na kumalat ang balita. We are all over the internet again. Netizens are bombarding Dalla Estevan with a lot of questions. Ang iba ay nag-conclude na siya ang naging dahilan ng break-up namin ni Tase 3 years ago, which is true. Unfortunately, Dalla isnʼt saying anything about it yet. Itʼs been 5 days but sheʼs not giving any comments or clarifications. Hindi niya pa rin naman ako sinusugod kung saan para pagbantaan. 

Thatʼs new, I actually canʼt help but to wonder. Kilala siya bilang active sa kaniyang mga social media accounts pagdating sa ganitong mga usapin. Her manager must be stopping her from giving a statement. Dapat ay dati pa nila iyon ginawa para hindi na nalagay pa sa ganitong sitwasyon ang alaga nila.

Then something hit me.

Her condition. Her heart disease. What happened to her? Is she somewhat fine? Hindi naman siguro siya inatake? Wala namang balita na ganoon tungkol sa kaniya. I wish she is fine. Sheʼs a bitch but I donʼt want her to die.

“What are you reading?” Tase asked while he is hugging me from behind.

“An article about your sudden announcement 5 days ago. Itʼs still circulating around the internet,” sagot ko at humarap sa kaniya. I smiled and kiss him quick.

“Let them do what they want. Thatʼs better so they would stop spreading rumours about me and Dalla,” aniya at pinaglandas ang daliri sa panga ko.

“It was also your fault! You didnʼt immediately clarify your real relationship with her,” sabi ko.

“Sheʼll be in a great shame if I did that. Sheʼs too bold in her social media accounts, thatʼs why the fans concluded that we were in a some kind of romantic relationship. Also Gail said that I donʼt have to give a statement about that, we all know that itʼs not true.” ngumuso ako at tinitigan siya.

“I thought youʼre really in a relationship with her...” pag-amin ko. He smirked.

“If I will be honest, thatʼs the other reason. Iʼm thinking that youʼll get back to me once you find out that there are rumours about us.” I smiled sadly. Iyon naman ang plano. Ang ipaubaya ko siya kay Dalla, ayon na rin sa pabor na hinihingi ni Drevo. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin 'yon sinasabi sa kaniya. I donʼt know if I should still tell it to him...

“Iʼm sorry...” I said quietly. Iʼm really guilty for what I did. Ako lang ang nag-desisyon para sa relasyon namin. Ni hindi ko man lang inisip kung payag ba siya na ipaubaya ko na lang siya bigla kay Dalla.

He leaned to me and kissed my forehead. “Donʼt think about that anymore. Atleast youʼre here with me again, and I wonʼt let you slip away this time. Whatever your reason is,” aniya kaya mahigpit ko rin siyang niyakap.

Ilang segundo pa ay kinuha ko ang kanan niyang kamay para tingnan ang oras sa kaniyang wrist watch. Itʼs already 3 am. We cuddled for minutes. Humiwalay lang ako nang maramdamang parang hinahalukay na naman ang tiyan ko. I rushed to his toilet. Agad akong pumunta sa harap ng lababo at nagsuka. Fuck, I really hate this. Pakiramdam koʼy maisusuka ko ang mga internal organs ko.