Ludic Selcouth #1: Cracked Beat

Hit #11

“Public display of affection should be banned,” rinig kong bulong ni Zath sa gilid, heʼs holding a soda can while looking at us. Naka-uwi na sina Zath, Rush at Castriel noong isang linggo galing ibang bansa.

Weʼre currently on their hideout. This is the same hideout years ago. Kahit na sobrang sikat na sila ay may mga bagay na hindi nagbago. Theyʼre still acting like theyʼre just ordinary people! Na parang walang media na laging nakamasid sa kanila.

Iʼm sitting on their sofa while Tase is beside me. Nakapulupot na naman ang braso sa bewang ko at nakasubsob ang mukha sa leeg ko.

“Idiot. We're not in public,” sabi ni Tase kaya napatawa ako. Zath just scoffed. Kakatapos lang nilang mag jamming at kasalukuyang nagpapahinga. Nakahiga si Castriel sa sahig habang hawak ang cellphone. Si Rush naman ay lumalamon habang nanunuod ng tv. Si Paesyn ay nakikidutdot sa chips ni Rush na pilit namang inilalayo ng huli sa kaniya.

“Letʼs date,” biglang pag-aaya ni Tase. Truth be told, sinagot ko talaga siya after 1 week. I just canʼt prolong the courting stage anymore. Months na lang ang meron kami ni Tase. Might as well make the remaining months memorable bago kami masabak sa ldr. I found out that next month, they will be working for their new album. They will definitely get busy again because of that.

“Tapos trending na naman kayo mamaya,” natatawang sabi ni Paesyn.

“Thatʼs fine. Atleast they know that Zemira is mine,” gatong pa ni Tase. I just frowned at them. Weʼre not directly announcing that weʼre on a relationship but I think our instagrams already said it all. Tase is so active, madalas siyang mag post ng pictures ko kaya naman hindi mahirap mag conclude na may relasyon nga kami. Kahit ako ay nagpopost din ng pictures niya.

Wala na akong nagawa nang tumayo na si Tase at hinila ako palabas ng hideout nila.

“Bye lovers!” pahabol na sigaw ni Paesyn.

Tase opened the passenger seat of his Audi. Laging agaw pansin ang mga sasakyan niya dahil kung hindi ang Lexus ang dala niya ay ito namang Audi. Oh right, he is Tase Mortell. Nang makapasok sa sasakyan ay agad kong pinakialaman ang stereo niya at nagpatugtog.

I played “Ever After” of the band, Marianas Trench.

Mamaya ay mga kanta naman ng Ludic Selcouth ang paatugtugin ko. I grinned with the thought, Tase will always feel awkward whenever Iʼll play their very own songs.

“Where are you planning to take me?” I asked. He just shrugged. Sinasabayan niya ang ibang lines ng kanta at sinasadya niyang gawing seductive ang boses. Nag-iwas ako ng tingin at tumikhim.  Alam na alam niyang apektado ako ʼpag ganiyan siya!

I heard him chuckled when I settled my eyes in front. He grabbed my hand, lifted it to his lips, and kissed it gently while his eyes werenʼt leaving the road. I bit my lips to stop myself from smiling. Iʼm surely so flushed right now.

“I can be your perfect disaster, you could be my ever after,” he sang. I stared at him while he is singing softly. Ang kamay koʼy nakalapat sa pisngi niya at marahang pinipindot.

“You could be my ever after right, baby?” he glanced at me briefly before returning his eyes on the road.

“Of course,” I answered, smiling. Damn this man. I just found out that heʼs the sweet and clingy type. Every night, he will sing until I fall asleep. He will always kiss my forehead and he loves holding my hand. I just love this side of him. Everything about him, actually. I love him. Alam ko naman iyon sa sarili ko, pilit ko lang na hindi pinapansin at dinideny lang palagi. Palaging kumakalabog ang puso ko ʼpag malapit siya. I always feel tensed and conscious around him.