Matapos ang 'performance' kuno ni Kuya, si Dad naman ang sumunod. Hindi pa nag-uumpisa tawa na kami ng tawa dahil may kasamang sayaw ang 'performance' ni Dad. 'Touch by Touch' kasi ang pinili nitong kantahin.
Aliw na aliw kaming lahat sa ginawa ni Dad, at pagkatapos nito, hingal na hingal ito na inumpisahang tuksuhin ni Mama. Si Kuya ulit ang sumunod na kumanta. Habang kumakanta si Kuya ng sad song, hindi ko sure kung may pinagdadaanan ba ito o ano, kinuha ko naman yung songbook at sabay kami ni Dwayne na naghanap ng kakantahin.
Si Dwayne ang unang nakakita ng gusto nitong kantahin at dahil naghahanap pa ako ng kakantahin ko, hindi ko nakita kung anong title ng kanta nung inireserve niya yung kakantahin niya. Ilang minuto lang nang makakita ako ng gusto kong kantahin at tapos na rin si Kuya sa kinakanta nito. Dalawa pang kanta ang kakantahin ni Kuya kaya naghintay pa kami ng ilang minuto bago si Dwayne.
Nang nasa kamay na ni Dwayne yung mic at nagplay yung intro ng kanta, napatitig ako dito. Assumera ako kaya feeling ko para sakin yung kanta.
~I tell you I love you
And you just laughed in my face
Baby don't just wave me off
I'm not kiddin'
You're the girl that I can never replace
I tell you that you're beautiful, woah
Of course, you don't believe me
You say that you have heard that one before
Oh, baby, I keep coming back with more~
Damang-dama naming lahat yung kanta at lahat kami ay nakikinig lang kay Dwayne. Ang ganda kasi ng boses nito.
~'Cause baby
I'm not going nowhere
I'll be right here
Tryin' to get you to understand
That I
I was made for you
And you were made for me, baby
We were meant to meet and fall in love
Oh, I'll take you places
We'd be amazing
But you got to believe when I tell you
You're beautiful, baby
Beautiful, baby~
Abot abot ang kilig ko tuwing tumitingin siya sakin, some glances turned to stares at dahil masyadong pinifeel nila Dad ang pagkanta ni Dwayne hindi nila kami napapansin. Mwehehe~
~ ...
~'Cause I
I was made for you
And you were made for me, baby
We were meant to meet and fall in love
Oh, I'll take you places
We'd be amazing
But you got to believe when I tell you
You got to believe when I tell you
Oh, you got to believe when I tell you
That you're beautiful
Beautiful baby~
I chuckled when he end the song with a wink.
Puro papuri naman ang mga sinabi nila Dad after niyang kumanta, at mukhang hindi ata siya sanay sa papuri dahil pulang-pula ang mukha nito hanggang leeg at tenga nito, ako naman, tawa lang ng tawa dahil sa reaksiyon ni Dwayne.
Nang inabot sakin ni Dwayne yung mic, doon ko lang narealize na ako pala yung next na kakanta. I cleared my throat many times because I'm nervous as hell, hindi naman ako nahihiyang kumanta sa harapan ng maraming tao dahil nakapagperform na ako on stage dahil sa isang school fest pero grabe akong kabahan ngayon for unknown reasons. Ramdam ko pa yung konting nginig ng kamay kong nakahawak sa mic.
Narinig kong natawa si Kuya kaya napatingin ako dito at inirapan ito.
~Can I call you baby?
Can you be my friend?
Can you be my lover up until the very end?~
For the first three lines, halatang nanginginig yung boses ko sa kaba, kaya tinanggap ko nang marinig kong tumawa si Kuya at Dad.
~Let me show you love, oh, I don't pretend
Stick by my side even when the world is givin' in, yeah
Oh, oh, oh, don't
Don't you worry
I'll be there, whenever you want me~
Dahil siguro tinawan ako nila Dad, umayos na yung pagkanta ko, at dahil maayos na sa pandinig ko ang boses ko, tumingin na ako kay Dwayne habang kinakanta ko yung chorus.
~I need somebody who can love me at my worst
No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth
'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first
And for you, boy, I swear I'll do the worst~
Nakangiti lang siya saken habang nakatingin din sa mga mata ko. These feelings that I feeling right now is overwhelming me to the point that I sang the songs with so much feelings, feelings I never knew I could feel 'till that moment.
Totoo pala noh? Yung titigil yung mundo at parang dalawa lang kayong naroon. That spur of a moment of love happened to me. I was taken aback for a moment to overthink kung nasa ganoong sitwasyon din ba si Dwayne or not, after a second I shrugged the though off and enjoyed the moment.
~...
~I need somebody who can love me at my worst
No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth, yeah
'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first
And for you, boy, I swear I'll do the worst~
At dahil gaya gaya ako, kinindatan ko din sya nang matapos ang kanta. At dahil sa ginawa ko, parehas kaming tumawa at tinignan naman nila kami ng nagtataka.
Natuloy pa yung pagkakaraoke namin ng ilang oras nang matapos naman kami, nagsimula na ulit magtrabaho si Mama at Dad, pati si Kuya na gagawa ng mga module na gagamitin ng mga students nito.
Kaming dalawa naman ni Dwayne at tumambay sa labas ng bahay sa may garden at nakaupo sa hammock habang nagkwekwentuhan sa mga bagay-bagay.
Nang wala na kaming mapag-usap, nagtanong ako kay Dwayne.
"Kamusta sila tito at tita?" Tanong ko na pinagsisihan ko din after kong matanong dahil lumungkot agad ang mukha nito.
"They getting weaker and weaker. I still don't know what to do, Eunice."
"They're gonna fine, trust Him." I said while caressing his back to calm him down.
Pagkatapos non' ay natahimik na kaming dalawa. Takot na akong magsalita, at wala na akong masasabing magpapagaan pa ng loob nito, dahil pati ako ay natatakot at kinakabahan na para sa mga magulang nito.
~Gab~