"Where are we going?"
"Condo."
Galing kami sa taping ng Buena Familia. Tinakas nya ako. Joke. Pack up na.
"Anong gagawin natin sa condo mo?" I asked him.
"We're going to make a baby." ngisi nya.
"What? No! Not so soon. May Buena Familia, Sunday Pinasaya, Day Off at ibang shows pa ko. Gusto ko pang gumraduate. Pano na yung mga pangarap ko? Ano na lang sasabihin nila mama? Ng family mo? Hindi pa nga tayo umaamin sa publiko eh. Ano na lang sasabihin nila? Yung fans natin.. Syempre matutuwa yung mga yun. Pero hindi pa pwede. Hindi pa sa ngayon. Tska hindi pa ako ready. Hindi pa tayo ready."
Dire-diretso kong sabi na nakatingin sa kanya.
Tahimik lang sya. Nag-iba yung aura nya. Sumimangot sya. Diretso lang ang tingin nya sa daan. Di nya ko tinitingnan.
"Baby.."
"..."
"Di pa kasi talaga pwede eh. Pero ikaw ang gusto kong maging daddy ng mga anak ko pero wag muna please."
"..." (Tuwang-tuwa si Elmo sa narinig pero hindi nya pinahalata.)
"Huyyy baby!"
"..."
Di pa rin ako pinapansin.
"Baby! Pansinin mo naman ako."
"..."
"Sge na. Sge na. Gagawin na natin ang gusto mo pero kailangan safe tayo."
Nakita kong nagningning mata nya. Mga lalaki nga naman.
"Talaga?" Abot langit ang ngiti nya.
"Tss."
"Wala ng bawian ah."
Ano ba 'tong pinasok ko? Tsktsk.
Makapag-twitter na nga lang.
Soco-soco..
@ajzjjsn: Congrats Elmo! You deserve it.
@jdnzn: Omg! The heir of rap is back.
Anong meron kay Elmo?
Soco-soco...
@anjsjs: He is now under of Universal Records. Collab pls @superelmo @myjaps
For reals?
@MyJaps: Wow, just wow
"Baaabbbyyy! Congrats. I'm so proud of you." I hug him tight.
"Wait baby. Nagda-drive ako. Baka mabangga tayo. Mamaya na lang sa condo." He winks
Pinalo ko nga sa braso.
"Ouch! Ang lakas nun ah. Macho mo talaga. Anyway, congrats for what?"
"Congrats! Under ka na pala ng Universal Records. I'm so proud. You're back! The heir of rap is back. Elmo ni Julie is back. I'm so happy for you. This is really your craft. I'm glad that you did it. But wait, Bat di mo sinabi sakin? Nauna pang malaman ng fans natin bago akong girlfriend mo?"
"It supposed to be my surprise. But right now, naah. Magaling ka nga palang mag-soco. Dapat pala tinago ko yung phone mo. Yay!"
"Aww. Nasurprise naman ako eh. Hindi nga lang sayo. Hahaha"
"You will eat your words."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Hindi nya ko sinagot. Bumaba sya para pagbuksan ako ng pinto. Nandito na pala kami kaya pala huminto na kami.
"Ano yung sinabi mo?" I asked him.
"I didn't say anything."
Hawak kamay kaming pumasok at sumakay ng elevator.
"You're saying something kanina."
"Wala ah."
Pinipilit ko syang ulitin yung sinabi nya kanina.
"Baby! Ano nga yun?"
"Just look at your front."
Wow! There's a table for two in a white cloth with two plates, glasses for water and glasses for wine. There's a wine in a bucket at the center.
"Wanna eat with me?" He smiled. That smile melts me.
"Of course." I smiled back. Nakahawak ako sa arm nya.
"Look down."
There's so many red petals both sides with our pictures together. Tapos may mga candles both sides. Parang kasal na yung candles yung bulaklak and yung petals with our pictures yung guests and the aisle is our way to the altar which is the table.
Inusog nya yung upuan ko.
"Thanks!" Gentleman talaga.
Binigay nya sakin yung boquet of orange tulips.
"Wow! Thank you." I smiled.
"Everything for you." He smiled back.
"So, are you surprised?"
"Yes! You're so full of surprises Mags. You don't need to do this."
"You deserve this. Bawi na ba ako?"
"Huh? May ginawa ka ba? Nag-away ba tayo?"
"Hindi naman. I just thought na galit ka because of my instagram post earlier about Dangwa."
"Naaahh. I'm not mad. I know you're not going to do it if they don't said it."
"How about my caption? I denied you."
"Well, I denied you too. It's a tie!" I chuckled.
"Then, it's the celebration for me. For being now under of Universal Records."
Naglagay sya ng wine sa glass nya and sa glass ko.
"Cheers?"
"Cheers!"
We smiled at each other.
Tumayo sya. Pumunta sya sa pwesto ko. Nilahad nya ang kamay nya sakin. Napatingin ako sa kamay nya then sa kanya.
"May I have this dance?"
"Huh? Wala kayang music."
"Our music is our heart beats." He smiled. The smile that makes me fall inlove with him every single day.
Kinuha ko yung kamay nya. Pumunta kami sa aisle. He placed his hands on my hips. Nilagay ko naman yung dalawang kamay ko sa batok nya. Then, we dance.
We're coming home
We're coming home
Tell the world we're coming home
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday
I know our kingdom awaits and they've forgiven my mistakes
Kumanta sya. Ang ganda parin ng boses nya. Nakakainlove lalo.
Sinabayan ko sya..
We're coming home
We're coming home
Tell the world we're coming..
We automatically smile as we finish our song.
"Akala ko ba 'Our music is our heart beats'?" Natatawa kong tanong sa kanya.
He chuckled. "Mali pala. Let me rephrase it. Our tune is our heart beats."
I just smiled. He also smiled.
Dinikit nya ang noo nya sa noo ko. We're just staring at each other. Looking in the eyes of each other and feeling our heartbeats.
Then, he kissed me passionately. Feeling all his love for me. After a while, he deepened the kiss. His hands is still on my hips. But it gives me shiver. Paakyat ng paakyat yung kamay nya hanggang sa tumigil sa cheeks ko. My hands is still on her nape. I know where it is going. But I didn't stop him. I don't want to break my words.
Humiwalay sya. But his forehead is still on my forehead. We're both panting. Catching our breaths real hard.
"I'm not doing it. I will wait until you're ready." He said and kissed my forehead.
I hug him tight because of that. I really love this man.
"I love you." I said.
"I love you too." He said.
"Are we coming back?"
"Yes! I think, it's the right time. Sapat na siguro yung 2 years na paghihintay ng mga fans natin"
"Wag na daw kasi tayong pabebe. Ikaw lang naman pabebe dyan eh. Ay si Tita Pia pala. Ay joke lang talaga eh!" I laughed.
"What's pabebe?"
"You didn't know? Oh. Hindi ka parin expert mag-soco. Konting practice pa." I chuckled.
"Ugh! Okay, the "Soco Queen" is all yours. Just tell me what pabebe is."
"It's for you to find out!" I kissed him. Smack lang.
"Fine! Pasalamat ka mahal kita."
"Then, thank you and I love you too."
The end.