Chapter 16

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Fall

Damn this woman!

Arianne was my childhood friend. No, I won't call her that. She wasn't my childhood friend.

She was more like someone who's obsessed with me. I still remember how delighted I am when I found out that she's going to study in states. After almost a decade, imagine my horror when my father told me that he wanted me to marry Arianne.

Kung wala ang babaeng nasa tabi ko ay hindi ko na alam kung anong gagawin ko matakasan lang si Arianne. Tumanda na at lahat ay hindi pa rin siya nagbago. Still a childish spoiled brat.

"Where are you going?" pagpigil ko kay Amaranthine nang magtangka siyang maglalakad papunta sa stage.

"Mananapak ng babaeng pinaglihi yata sa ampalaya," sabi niya na hindi man lang ako tinapunan ng tingin at taas-noong naglakad papunta sa unahan.

Again, Amaranthine impressed me again with her antics.

But wait? Mananapak?

Napailing ako at gusto ko man siyang pigilan ay mas lumapit na lang ako papunta sa unahan. Inaabangan ang pananapak niya kay Arianne na nakapaskil na naman ang mapaglarong ngisi sa labi. Naglaho iyon nang lampasan siya ni Amaranthine at maglakad patungo sa grand piano.

Gumuhit ang ngisi sa labi ko at hindi maiwasang mapahanga ng babae. She knows how to play the piano?

Impressive.

Pero unti-unting nawala ang ngisi sa labi ko nang umalingawngaw ang malamyos na boses niya sa buong bulwagan.

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The rainy days won't seem to pass
Drowning the roses every time
Promise to love you more despite all the fights
Miss the gentleness of you, missing everything you do, my heart

Napalunok ako habang pinagmamasdan siya. Tila isang magnet na hindi ko maialis ang paningin ko sa kanya. Kumunot ang noo ko nang maramdaman ang pagbilis ng tibok ng puso ko. 

Masyado na ba akong maraming nainom?

Damn. Kailan pa siya naging ganito kaganda sa paningin ko? Bakit tila gusto kong pumanhik sa stage at halikan siya?

The love I want, I only found it in you
No other one, could ever make me laugh and cry like you do
Though it's not easy to be with you, I don't mind
The love you give becomes the love that I need
With you, I'll brave the world
Won't stand alone on my feet
'Cause of you, I believe love exists

Then a thought came to me as I listen to her singing like an angel. Is she thinking of him

"She's good," sambit ni Light na hindi ko napansing tumabi na sa akin. 

Hindi ako kumibo at nanatili pa rin ang tingin ko kay Amaranthine na hindi ko inaakalang magaling palang kumanta. So, ano pa ba ang hindi niya kayang gawin?

Hindi niya kayang magustuhan ka...o mahalin ka.

Napangisi ako at napailing sa naisip. I don't care about those things. I don't need her to like me or love me. Because I'll never fall for her. What I'm feeling right now is simple. 

Lust.

If love's an adventure filled with fear, I will walk
As long as it leads me to your warmth
Stars from the skies are falling down by the sea
Even if it bleeds you dry, you would wipe away the tears for me

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