8 Rules to Play (RULES DUOLOGY BOOK ONE - COMPLETED)

Chapter 16

ANDREA's

"Good Morning Angels! Are you excited to see and hear exceptional talents?!" agad na umalingaw-ngaw ang kanya kanyang cheers ng audience ng itanong iyon ng mga host.

Rinig na rinig ang ingay sa labas hanggang dito sa loob ng backstage. This is another elimination round. Twenty-five contestants na lang ang natitira mula sa ilang daang nag-audition, fourteen girls and eleven boys. For this round each contestant was tasked to sing three different songs, two English and one Tagalog song for that.

"For our first contestant, she is a Grade 9 from building G. Let's all welcome Shaniella Aragon!" nag palakpakan naman ang mga audience tumigil lang ito ng mag-umpisa ng kumanta si Shaniella, after singing her three songs, linapitan siya ng dalawang emcee to ask some questions. Included yun sa search pero hindi naman siya parang Q and A talaga. Tatanungin lang kung bakit ganoong kanta yung kinanta mo or something. Just to make it more interesting.

"When you get caught in the rain with no where to run
When you're distraught and in pain without anyone
When you keep crying out to be saved
But nobody comes and you feel so far away
That you just can't find your way home
You can get there alone
It's okay, what you say is

I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain"

Sobrang tahimik ng AVR habang binabalot ito ng napakalamyos na boses ni Gwen. This is her first song, Through the Rain by Mariah Carey.

After singing her first song she then sang 'Bakit Ngayon' by Julie Ann San Jose, napakalakas namang palakpakan ang sagot ng audience sa kanya. Right after she finished her second song natapos narin ang nag aayos sa akin kaya lumapit ako sa may part ng backstage kung saan makikita mo yung stage and audience.

I was still amazed kung gaano karaming tao ang nanunuod dito sa AVR ng biglang natahimik ang lahat ng pumangibabaw na namang muli ang malambing na boses ni Gwen para sa huli niyang kanta.

"If you put yourself in my sorry situation

Tell me, would you dare?

And if I told you that my road in life was nearly broken
Would you even care?

It's easy to tell me exactly what I should be
Your perfect picture of me
I'm sorry, excuse me, won't live the life that you led
Your words doing nothing but just messing up inside my head

It would be better if you just hold me
And show me that you care
It would be easier if you just loved me
Show me that you're there

If I opened up and gave you some affection
Tell me, would you dare?
If I told you that my happiness depends on you
Would you even care?"

Tutok na tutok ang lahat sa kanyang habang kumakanta. Hindi lang dahil sa maganda ang boses niya kundi dahil narin sa luha na patuloy na tumutulo galing sa kanyang mga mata.

After Gwen's performance sinalubong ko siya sa backstage pagkakita palang niya sakin ay tumakbo na siya palapit sakin at niyakap ako habang humahagulgol.

"Shhh. It's okay. Everything would be okay." bulong ko sakanya.

Hindi parin ata sila nagkaka-ayos ni Ice. Although I can see the guy trying, at nasabi na nga rin sakin na nagconfess na nga ito, I'm still not in the position to just ask my friend to accept him immediately, after all three years is not a joke.