sunrise no sunshine | Buenvenidez Series #3 [ COMPLETED ]

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"What's the use of getting tattoos using a white ink?" Taas kilay na tanong ni Caly sa kapatid niya.

Napairap ako habang pinapanood ang ginagawa kay Caius. His second one is done with white ink since he's a model and his management his prohibiting him to put some loud and huge inks on his body.

"Sayang pera. Mas mahal 'yan.." Caly commented. He probably hid behind our mother tongue para hindi kami maintindihan ng artist.

Caius hissed. "Mas mahal magpalipad ng eroplano lalo na kapag trip trip lang pero nagreklamo ba ako?"

I pursed my lips to avoid myself from laughing while Caly looked like offended or something. Hindi naman bagay sa kanya ang mag-inarte, though.

"Kapal ng mukha porke't my girlfriend.." He murmurred.

I chuckled and looked at him. "You should get yourself one.. ang tanda mo na, wala ka paring balak mag girlfriend?"

"Of course I have plans. Wala lang ako sa mood." Kibit balikat niya saka lumabas sa room para iwan kami ni Cai.

Tahimik kong pinanood na gawin ang last ink niya. Ayaw niyang sabihin sa akin kung ano ang design noon kaya wala akong idea sa ginagawa. I was just amazed how it was done and how it was showing when a blue light is touching his left biceps. Hindi ko maanigan ng masyado kasi iniiwas niya sa mata ko.

Ilang beses ko pang tinry ilawan pero hindi ko talaga makita. He would just laugh at me and then I'll end up giving up kasi hindi niya talaga ipapaalam.

"Siguro pangalan ko 'yan 'no!" I hissed.

He laughed hard and shrugged. Ganoon lang palagi ang sagot niya, tapos kapag iaaccuse ko siya, hahalikan niya ako kaya hindi na ako nakakapagreklamo pa!

Remembering some of our moments while looking at my finger, this tattoo became a symbol of our connection with each other, 'yung tipong kahit anong mangyari, hindi na talaga siya mawawala sa akin dahil permanent na 'yon. I have to live with it all my life, in good and worst days..

And maybe, that's how much we love each other. Look how we put a piece of ourselves to each other.. that it will always connect the both of us.

I also realized that I will never regret giving him something important to me, either my time, a part of me, or even my whole self. I won't regret anything because it's him. Ganoon ko siya siguro kamahal.

Because the love I learned from him is the love that gives me peace. I may have gone though my fear but whenever I'm with him, I'm at peace.. like no one could ever hurt me nor make me lose myself... or that's what I thought.

When my 6th term began, I got more engaged with productions mainly in a theater. Halos a week in every month na nga lang ang classes namin dahil mas focused na kami sa theater and it actually opened some new doors for me.

The whole school year passed like a whirlwind actually. Siguro dahil busy sa productions at mahal ko ang ginagawa ko kaya hindi ko na namalayan ang oras.

I graduated and my family flew here to celebrate it with me. Umuwi rin si Caius para sa graduation ko at nagcelebrate kaming magkakasama.

After some shows, I got some projects and was able to help with some biggest production in Broadway and blessedly, 'yon din ang naging biggest project ko ever kaya hindi kaagad ako bumalik sa Pilipinas.

It was a really different production compared to those I've had in Manila. Mas doble ang tao dito, mas mahirap, mas mataas ang standards dahil siguro nasa theater academy kami and of course, hindi naman talaga lahat ng tao makakasundo mo, especially when you two are from different races.