Ang Baklang Hopeless Romantic (GayxBoy)

Chapter 20: Hello

Dom's PoV

The crowd is waiting. Paano nga ba magperform na walang rehearsal? Ang hirap ng ganitong impromptu ang gagawin. Hindi namin alam kung paano ang hatian sa mga lyrics kapag trio at higit sa lahat, hindi duet ang kanta ni Adele kaya mahirap hanapan ng cue.

Sinenyasan ko si Daryl na by two's ang gagawin. Bahala na si Jordan kung saan siya papasok. Mas matagal kong nakasama si Daryl kaya mas madaling magadjust sa kanya. Kay Jordan kasi, nangangapa pa ako sa pagkanta niya.

Sinimulan ni Daryl sa piano. Ako na ang bahala sa gitara. Si Jordan na sa vocals.

♬♪♩
[Jordan]
Hello, it's me
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet
To go over everything
They say that time's supposed to heal ya
But I ain't done much healing
Hello, can you hear me?
I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I've forgotten how it felt
Before the world fell at our feet

[Jordan and Dom]
There's such a difference between us
And a million miles

[Daryl]
Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried

[Daryl and Jordan]
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart
Anymore

[Dom]
Hello, how are you?
It's so typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorry

[Jordan]
I hope that you're well
Did you ever make it out of that town
Where nothing ever happened?

[Jordan and Daryl]
It's no secret that the both of us
Are running out of time

[Dom]
So hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home

[Jordan, Dom and Daryl]
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart
Anymore

[A/N: Yung 'Highs and Lows' ito po yung 'Oooohhh' ni Adele sa kanta.]

[Jordan]
(Highs, highs, highs, highs, lows, lows, lows, lows)
Anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs, lows, lows, lows, lows)
Anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs, lows, lows, lows, lows)
Anymore
(Highs, highs, highs, highs, lows, lows, lows, lows)
Anymore

[Dom]
Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times

[Jordan and Dom]
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home

[Daryl]
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried

[Jordan and Daryl]
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart
Anymore

Nagpalakpakan ang madla. Ganun talaga kapag nagpeperform. Kahit hindi naman kagandahan ang performance, papalakpakan ka parin.

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Pinili ko nalang na manatili sa sasakyan. Ayaw ko munang may kumausap sa akin. Hindi naging maganda ang takbo ng araw na ito para kay Jordan.

Tumabi sa akin si Alessa at tinanggal ang earphones ko.

"You three did great kanina. Hindi mo talaga aakalaing impromptu lang yun." sabi ni Alessa.

"Whatever." sabi ko.

"What about Jordan? What do you think?"

"I dunno what are you talking about. What about him?"

"Aren't you going to make things clear with him?"

"Why would I? Nasaktan na siya kay Daryl. And he thinks na ganun din ang mangyayari sa aming dalawa."

"Parang hindi ikaw yan Domi Jake Jensey ah?"

"What do you mean?"

"Hindi nawawalan ng pakialam sa taong gusto niya. Yun ang kilala kong Domi Jake Jensey. Pero, whatever. Bibili na ako ng pagkain natin."

Napaisip ako sa sinabi ni Alessa. Matagal ko na siyang kaibigan at tama siya sa sinabi niya. Nagiba nga siguro talaga ako.

Maya maya ay sumakay si Daryl sa sasakyan. Tinignan ko lang siya saglit at hindi siya pinansin.

Naging awkward ang paligid. Kaming dalawa lang ang tao sa sasakyan ngayon. Nasa likuran ko siya at wala parin kaming imik.

Hindi na nakatiis si Daryl at tinanggal niya ang earphones ko.

"Thank you pare kanina. Sa pagtatanggol mo kay Jordan. Hindi ko kasi magawa kasi ako ang dahilan kung bakit siya napahiya kanina. Salamat talaga pre." sabi niya.

"Walang problema."

Isinaksak ko ulit ang earphones ko sa tenga ko. Ipinikit ang mata ko. Naramdaman kong bumukas ang pinto. Tumingin ako at tumambad sa paningin ko si Jordan kasama ang isang lalaki. Yung kausap niya kaninang umaga sa labas ng stadium. Sino ba tong lalaking ito?

Sumakay na si Jordan at yung lalaki ang nagsarado ng pinto.

Kumpleto na kaming tatlo at umandar na ang makina ng sasakyan. Hindi kami pinalad na makapasok sa nationals at hindi pa kami nagkakaayos ni Jordan. Hindi kami pwedeng umuwi na hindi kami nagkakaayos.

Lumipat ako sa tabi ni Jordan. Siguro nagtataka si Daryl at si Jordan kung bakit ko to ginagawa. Basta't babalik ako sa panliligaw ko sa kanya.