29:11? May pangalan pala yung band nila. Ngayon ko lang nalaman.
"Huy, bakit ka pa nakatayo diyan? Tara na." inakbayan ako papasok ni Perse dahil kami na lang pala ang naiwan sa backstage. Gago, nasaan na sila?
"Take that dirty hand off my girlfriend, fucking asshole." nakarinig ako ng mga singhapan sa paligid sa sinabi ni Adriel.
"Tanga mo, nandiyan yung mic. Rinig ka!" sabi pa ni Perse.
"And so? Tanggalin mo nga 'yan!" Adriel hissed and shoved Perse's arm off my shoulder.
"Huwag kayo mag-away dito." mahinang ani ko.
Adi pulled me closer to him. He also fixed the mic stand for me because it is a bit tall for my height.
"Good evening, everyone. We are 29:11 and we're singing two songs tonight. You can consider this as our comeback and I hope you enjoy." nagulat ako sa lalim ng boses ni Zyren sa mic. Wow, sana all.
The crowd cheered.
"Baby." I looked at Adi.
"Hmm?" I hummed.
"I love you." naiiwas ko ang paningin ko sa kaniya para maitago ang aking pamumula.
Nagulat ako ng biglang mag-strum ng gitara si Zyren. Sumulyap ako sa likod at nakita kong pinagtatawanan nila ito. Kahit si Adriel ay nakangisi rin.
"Let's get in on!" Thor exclaimed that made the crowd gone wild.
They play just right and match the tone of the song. It's Adi's intro so I looked at him. He smiled at me. My nervousness suddenly disappeared.
You always ask me
Those words i say
And telling me what it means to me
Every single day
You always act this way
For how many times i told you
I love you for this is all I know
Come to me and hold me
And you will see
The love i give
For you still hold the key
Every single day
You always act this way
For how many times i told you
I love you for this is all I know
I'll never go far away from you
Even the sky will tell you
That i need you so
For this is all i know
I'll never go far away from you
We stare at each other as if no one was around us.
Come to me and hold me
And you will see
The love i give
For you still hold the key
Every single day
You always act this way
For how many times i told you
I love you for this is all i know
He held out his hand to me. I took it and we sang while holding hands.
I'll never go far away from you
Even the sky will tell you
That i need you so
For this is all i know
I'll never go far away from you
Come to me and hold me
And you will see
The love I gaved for you still hold the key
Every single day you always at this way
For how many times I told you
I lOVE YOU for this is all I know
I'll never go far away from you
Even the sky will tell you
That i need you so
For this is all i know
I'll never go far away from you
I'll never go (I'll never go...)
I'll never go (never go...)
Far away from you
Nagpalakpakan ang mga nanonood. I smiled to myself. Ang sarap pala sa pakiramdam kumanta ulit sa entablado.
My forehead knotted when the school staff added another microphone stand beside me.
"It's my time to shine." ani Zyren na nasa tabi ko na ngayon.
"Oh, you know how to sing too?" gulat na tanong ko pero kumindat lamang siya.
They started playing again. I saw how they practiced this but I didn't see Zyren singing so I wondered what happened.
Napansin siguro ni Adriel ang aking pagkalito kaya bahagya siyang lumapit sa akin at bumulong.
"Just sing your line, baby. Kami na bahala sa iba." He smiled and kissed my forehead in front of everyone.
Tama na! Maawa kayo sa mga single!
Sana all!
E'di kayo na may jowa kami na wala!
Natawi kami bago maghiwalay.
Everybody's laughing in my mind
Rumors spreading 'bout this other guy
Do you do what you did when you did with me
Does he love you the way I can
Did you forget all the plans that you made with me?
'Cause baby I didn't
Adriel sang. Nakatitig lamang kami sa isa't isa. I can see Love in his eyes as he stared at me.
Although I can't tell you how I feel right away, I know in myself that ... I'm inlove with you, too.
Si Zyren ang sumunod. He closed his eyes and savored the song. Our gazes met when he opened his eyes.
There was emotion in his eyes as he looked at me. Sadness?
Binigyan ko siya ng ngiti pero nag-iwas lamang siya ng tingin.
That should be me, holding your hand
That should be me, making you laugh
That should be me, this is so sad
That should be me
That should be me
That should be me, feeling your kiss
That should be me, buying you gifts
This is so wrong
I can't go on
Till you believe
That should be me
That should be me
"Aww." kahit audience ay nararamdaman ang lungkot ni Zyren. May nakita pa akong yumayakap sa hangin at itinuturo siya. Natawa pa ito saglit bago yumuko. Tinapik ko ang balikat niya bago ako kumanta.
You said you needed a little time from my mistakes
It's funny how you used that time to have me replaced
Did you think that I wouldn't see you out at the movies
What you doin' to me
You're taking him where we used to go
Now if you're trying to break my heart
It's working cause you know
That should be me, holding your hand
That should be me, making you laugh
That should be me, this is so sad
That should be me
That should be me
That should be me, feeling your kiss
That should be me, buying you gifts
This is so wrong I can't go on
Till you believe
That should be me
I need to know should I fight for our love
Or disarm
It's getting harder to shield
This pain in my heart oh oh
Salitan lamang kami sa pagkanta.
That should be me, holding your hand
That should be me, making you laugh
That should be me, this is so sad
That should be me
That should be me
That should be me, feeling your kiss
That should be me, buying you gifts
This is so wrong
I can't go on
Till you believe
That that should be me
Nagulat ako ng sabay na bumirit ang dalawa na nag-ani ng palakpakan sa mga nanonood. Sinusulyapan nila ako paminsan-minsan at binibigyan ko naman sila ng ngiti.
Holding your hand
That should be me
The one making you laugh (oh baby oh)
That should be me
That should be me
Giving you flowers
That should be me
Talking for hours
That should be me (that should be me)
That should be me
I never shoulda let you go
Never shoulda let you go oh oh
That should be me
I'm never gonna let you go ooh
That should be me
Never gonna let you go oh oh
I'm never gonna let you go ooh
"Thank you!" hinihingal namin sabi.
"Wow, wow, wow! Kung ganito ba naman ang comeback, 'e sulit ang ating paghihintay, ano? May pasobra pa silang kasama na total package! Maganda na may talent pa! Sana all, di'ba?" natawa ako sa sinabi ng emcee.
"Pero ang pinaka nakakaintriga dito ay... may love triangle bang nagaganap sa inyong tatlo?" my eyes widened and I immediately shooked my head.
"Uh, no, of course." sagot ko pero ngumisi lamang ito ng nakakaloko.
"Ang haba ng hair! By the way, what's your name?" tanong ng baklang emcee sa tabi ng kasama niyang babae na nagtanong.
"Don't get me wrong pero I heard so much of this transferee kasi! I don't know if it's you? Sabi mukha daw barbie at mukha ka namang barbie!"
"Uh, hindi naman. I'm Donna and yes, I'm a transferee."
"Kaya naman pala usap-usapan!" hilaw na ngiti na lang ang aking isinukli sa kaniyang mga papuri.
"She's my sister." singit ni Kuya na ikinalaki ng mata nila.
"S-sister?! O to the M to the G! That's why you have resemblance!"
Kung anu-ano pa ang tinanong nila at naungkat pa nga ang aming relasyon ni Adi. Narinig rin pala nila sa mga speaker na nakakalat ang speech nito. Tss.
"You're so galing, guys! Especially Donna! She has angelic voice!" kanina pa paulit-ulit si Brionny na magaling daw ako...magaling daw ako at... magaling daw ako.
"Oo, Bri. Kanina mo pa nga sinasabi! Punyeta, naririndi na ako." bulong ko pero alam kong narinig nila iyon dahil sa kanilang pagtawa.
"E, magaling ka naman talaga." she pouted then Thor suddenly kissed her. Jugjugan ulit 'yan.
"Huwag ka kasi gumanyan. You're seducing me, babe." I really want to puke because of Thor's cheesiness pero... bahala na sila diyan. Ganiyan din naman si Adriel sa akin.
Gaya ngayon, para siyang ahas kung makalingkis sa akin. Nagtataka nga ako paano niya nagagawang magsungit sa iba pero pagdating sa akin napaka clingy niya.
I have no problem with him being clingy. He's cute, anyways.
"Why are you smiling?" napatingin ako kay Adi ng magsalita siya sa aking tabi.
"Wala naman."
"Really?" he sounded like I did something wrong!
"Parang kang ano! Wala nga." hindi na siya sumagot at hinalikan na lamang ang tuktok ng aking ulo.
I yawned.
"Sleepy?" He asked.
"Kinda." I answered honestly. Anong oras na din kasi.
"I have a surprise for you but I know you're already tired so..."
"No, it's fine." umiling siya.
"Nope. You need to sleep. Health comes first, hmm? My surprise for you can wait." my heart melt. He really care for me.
"Okay." hinatid niya ako hanggang sa labas ng aming dorm saka ako niyakap. Pinauna ko na sila Ate sa taas para makapag-usap pa kami saglit.
"I'll miss you." he whispered that made me chuckled.
"Magkikita pa tayo."
"Yeah, pero ilang oras kitang hindi makikita." He whinned like a kid.
"Adi!" saway ko dahil sinundot niya ang tagiliran ko.
"You never called me baby." nangunot ang noo ko bago nag-iwas ng tingin.
"Ayoko nga. Nakakahiya, 'no." bigla siyang humiwalay sa akin na ipinagtaka ko.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight." aniya at hinalikan ako sa noo.
Napasimangot ako ng naglakad siya palayo.
"Adi!" hindi siya lumingon.
"Adriel!" wala pa rin pero pansin ko ang sobrang bagal niyang paglalakad. Pabebe amputa.
"B-b...baby!" agad siyang lumingon sa akin at tumakbo pabalik.
Bigla niyang sinapo ang aking mukha at mariin akong hinalikan.
"Damn, baby. That sounds so fucking great." aniya habang nakapatong ang kaniyang noo sa akin.
"O-okay na 'yon! At saka bakit bigla ka bang naghahalik diyan? Baka may makakita sa atin." ngumisi lang siya bago ako patakan ng halik sa labi.
"Go now, baby. Habang kaya ko pang magpigil." My forehead creased.
"Saan ka magpipigil?" tanong ko pero marahan na itinulak niya ako papasok.
Kumaway pa siya sa akin at sinenyasan akong pumasok na.
Saan ba siya nagpipigil?!