Love Under the Crescent Moon

Chapter 6

1 MONTH LATER;

"You may now kiss the bride." Sabi ng pari.

I'm currently attending my girl best friend's wedding and me as the best man and the same time the hired singer for the day. Kasama ko din ang Choir group ko ang The preachers music ministry. Ako kasi ang nag suggest kay Thea na kami na ang bahala sa choir since meron naman akong grupo.

Davidson lift Thea's veil and kissed her lips wholeheartedly. Makikita talaga ang kasiyahan sa mga mata nila. Pagkatapos ng lahat ng nangyari, they stayed strong.

A love as strong as Thea's and David's is truly admirable. Sanaol for short. Hayyystt kailan kaya ako makakahanap ng ganyan klaseng pag-ibig.

"Congratulations Thea and David!!!" Sigaw ng mga bisita ng makarating kami sa wedding reception. Napakaganda ng mga decorations. Halatang mamahalin. Well mayaman naman talaga si David so it's not much of a surprise.

Umupo ako sa upuan kasama ang mga kasamahan ko sa Choir katabi ni Rocelyn pinsan ko.

"Hey what's with the long face?" Tanong nya sakin ng maupo ako.

"Huh? Anong ibig mong sabihin?" Tanong ko sa kanya.

"Hays. You know couz I've known you for like half of your life, alam ko na kung anong nararamdaman sa isang tingin ko lang sa mukha mo." Sabi nya.

"You really knew me too well couz HAHA." Kilalang-kilala na nya talaga ako.

"Well to be honest, I'm kinda sad kasi mamimis ko na yung mga panahon na after sa trabaho every weekend, gumagala kami ni Thea para mag bonding² at iba pa. I'll miss those days. Kasi baka hindi na yun mangyari kasi may asawa na sya. Hindi magtatagal, she might be pregnant or something then 9 months later, mag kakaanak na sila. She won't have time to you know. Go out and have fun.

Inakbayan ako ni Roce. "Asus sadboi HAHA. okay lang yan couz. Maybe mangyayari pa din yan. Getting married doesn't mean she'll stop having fun or being friends with you. Meron na lang syang mga additional responsibilities kasi may pamilya na sya but Thea will always be Thea." Sabi nya na ikinangiti ko.

"Right, tama ka. Thank you couz." Madamdaming sabi ko.

"Anytime. Now be happy and be happy for your girl best friend's wedding." Sabi nya.

Binuhos ko nalang ang oras ko sa pag supporta sa aking matalik na kaibigan. I even gave them a gift. I designed their house for free and gave them insurance, a one time free renovation for their house if ever something happens like natural calamities and other matters.

Tiningnan ko ang aking wrist watch. It's already late kaya nagpaalam ako sa newly weds na mauuna na akong umuwi. Buti naiintindihan nila at pumayag sila na mauna na ako.

I immediately went to the parking lot and rode my motorcycle Crimson and drove it out of the venue. Mahina lang ang takbo ng aking motorsiklo.

Huminto ako sa gilid ng kahoy at pumunta muna sa baybayin since malapit sa dagat ang kalsada. I don't know why but my gut just tells me to go their maybe to think. I sat in the white sand looking at the stars. While looking at the stars a song came into my mind. A song that I loathe. But I still sang for an unknown reason.

'tonight I'm falling and I can't get up....'

Tumingin ako sa karagatan. Kay ganda ng mga alon na humahampas sa baybayin

"I need your loving hands to come and pick me up.... And every night I miss you I could just look up." Isang butil na luha ang dumaloy sa mga mata ko kaya tiningala ko ang kalangitan para pigilan ang daloy nito.

'I know the stars are holdin' you...holdin... You holdin' you tonight.'

That song is entitled Tonight by FM Static. Yan kasi ang paboritong kanta ni Crescent nuon na nagustuhan ko na rin.

Ipinikit ko ang aking mata habang tumitingala sa langit.

"I miss you Selene..." Wala sa sariling bulong ko.

Napa isip ako. "Ano kaya ang meron kay Xander na wala ako?"

"What about Xander? Is he treating her right? Did he loved her as much as I loved her before?"

Andaming katanungan ang pumasok sa isipan ko pero ni isa ay wala akong nasagot.

Kinuha ko ang phone ko then I opened my gallery. When I did, I opened a hidden file that I didn't opened for 10 years. It was so long that I had a difficult time opening it.

But when I type these number '04142021' our monthsarry before, the hidden file opened showing me this one picture of us- standing beside one another. We were so young I think I was 17 and she was 15 at that time.

As I looked at my young self. I saw happiness in his eyes that I've never felt again. It can be shown that in the depths of is eyes that he felt complete.

Tiningnan ko din ang maamong mukha mi Crescent. Such a lovely face. Kitang-kita rin sa mata nya ang kasiyahang nadarama. To bad it ended too soon. Hayyystt.

"Hahayst why must good times never last for long." Napa buntong hininga nalang ako.

Ilang minuto muna ako tumingin sa karagatan bago napag desisyonan na tumayo para umuwi sa aking tahanan.

I was walking back to my motorcycle when my eyes spotted something-- no rather someone not far from where I was standing.

Out of curiosity stepped closer. Maingat ang aking mga lakad para hindi nya ako makita. I hid myself behind a palm tree and when I got a closer look, I saw her. It's a women. Hindi ko gaano nakilala kung sino sya kasi medyo madilim ang paligid.

She was looking up above. Mukhang ang lalim ng iniisip nya. Tiningnan ko kung saan sya nakatingin, she was looking at the Crescent Moon.

I was still looking at her when I suddenly stepped on a twig that made a breaking sound getting her attention. Tiningnan nya kung saan nanggaling ang tunog na yon. Buti nalang mabilis along nakatago kaya hindi nya ako nakita--- I think?

"Who's there? Show yourself." Sabi nya

What a familiar voice. Sigurado akong narinig ko na ang boses na yun. That angelic voice, I'm sure I've heard before but when and where?

Habang nagtatago ako ay narinig ko ang papalayong bulto nya. Unti-unti akong lumabas sa aking pinagtataguan at nakita ko syang lumalakad paalis sa baybayin. Sinundan ko pa rin sya hanggang makarating ako kung saan nakita ko ang sa tingin ko ay kotse nya na ipi-nark malapit sa motor ko.

Akala ko sasakay na sya sa kanyang sasakyan pero ang direction nya ay papunta sa motor ko. Nang makarating sya ay tila ba parang ino-obserbahan nya ang motor ko? She touched it in some parts of my motorcycle. She even sat on it for a while then she said something that made me have many sleepless nights.

"This looks like my moon's motorcycle. So...... Nostalgic"

Yun lang sumakay sya sa kanyang kotse at umalis.

Ako naman ay kaagad na lumabas sa aking pinagtataguan.

"My moon? What did she about that?"

Umalis ako sa lugar na yun at simula sa gabing yun hindi na ako nakatulog ng mahimbing dahil sa sinabi ng babaeng yun. And her voice, it's so familiar.

"Who are you women?"

End of chapter.