Late na ko nagising, buti na lang at Sabado ngayon.
"Mace, pupunta ka ba mamaya?" Tanong sakin ni ate. Mamaya? Bat ano meron?
"Saan?" Tanong ko din habang kumukuha ng pagkain.
"Sa gig nila kuya." Natigil ako sa pagkuha at binalingan si ate. Pupunta nga ba ako? "If you're having doubts Mace, di pwede. We promised kuya that we will go there, remember?"
Oo nga pala. "Sige, sabay na tayo ate." Umaliwalas naman ang mukha ni ate. "Great, let's eat."
Kumain naman kami pero wala si kuya. "Ate, si kuya?"
"Maagang umalis eh. Kasama sila Polo. Bakit?"
"Wala naman. Kala ko tulog pa." Sumubo na ko para matigil ang usapan.
"Ay Mace, may pinadeliver pala sayo ah." Tinignan ko naman si ate. "Wait lang, kunin ko." Ate stood up and went to the sala. Kumain lang muna ko.
"Oh here you go." Ate handed me a bouquet of roses and a basket of Kisses chocolates. "Kanino galing?"
"I don't know, pinadeliver lang eh. I checked it already, walang cards or anything." Tumango na lang ako kay ate. Tinabi ko yung bulaklak at chocolates sa isang upuan. Kanino ba talaga galing tong mga to?
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I looked at myself at the mirror. I'm wearing a pink top, leather skirt and a bandage black heels. I curled my hair and let it flow freely. Well, I'm ready.
Bumaba na ko and I saw ate waiting for me. "You look pretty." Nakangiti nyang sabi sakin. "You do too, ate. Tara na." Sabay kaming lumabas at ginamit namin ang sasakyan nya.
Nakarating din kami sa bar kung san tutugtog sila kuya. Pinapasok naman kami kagad. I scanned the whole place. Hm, mukhang mga upper class talaga ang pumupunta dito. "Mace, dun tayo, para medyo malapit sa stage." Sumunod naman ako kay ate papunta sa counter table na sinasabi nya.
Pagkaupo namin ni ate sa counter. "One Margarita and one Tequila Sunrise please. Thank you." Sabi ni ate sa bartender. Habang busy si ate sa pag-aaliw sa sarili nya with her phone, I looked around if there are any signs of kuya or his bandmates. "One Margarita and one Tequila Sunrise for two lovely ladies." We both said thank you to the bartender.
I was staring at nothing particular, when I heard a familiar voice. "Hi, good evening." I quickly looked at the stage, and there, I saw him with kuya and their other bandmates. Uh-oh, my heart is like in a racing again. What to do?!
"We're Intense Rhymes, and we're going to perform our first song. Hope you'll like it." Ngumiti naman sya bago tumugtog ng keyboard.
She's cold and she's cruel
But she knows what she's doin'
She pushed me in the pool
At our last school reunion
She laughs at my dreams
But I dream about her laughter
Strange as it seems
She's the one I'm after
Nakatitig lang ako sa kanya habang kumakanta siya. His eyes are closed and I know he doesn't even know I'm here.
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