Inescapable Fate

Thirteenth

"Dinaslak Resort, here we come!" Sigaw ni Jaci habang nagla-lagay kami ng gamit sa pick-up ni Cess. Mag co-convoy daw kami. Dala ni Sev ang Montero niya tapos yung pick-up naman ang dala ni Cess.

"Yung mga sunblock? Asan na?" Naga-alalang tanong ni Rika habang hinahalungkat yung eco bag na nasa harapan niya. Imagine bumili siya kahapon ng sampung sunblock, halatang halata na ayaw niyang umitim e.

"It's in my bag Rika, chill your ass out. Either way iitim ka pa rin naman." Asar ko sakanya. Nagtawanan naman yung barkada except for Rika na mukhang bibigwasan na ako.

Kami lang ni Sev ang sumakay sa sasakyan niya habang yung iba naman sa pick-up, nag pumilit ako na may sumabay samin since marami pang space pero wala ayaw nila. Umayaw rin si Sev.

S-Lex time, is S-Lex time daw.

Parang tanga, hindi naman kami mag jowa.

"Lex pahingi ng water." Sabi ni Sev habang nagda-drive. Papalabas na kami ng city at nakasunod kami kina Cess since mas alam niya ang daan.

Inabot ko sakanya yung bottled water from my bag after opening it, buti nalang at traffic kaya siya na ang uminom. Hindi ko siya papainumin 'no, ano siya bata?

"Connect ako, okay lang?" I asked him. Gusto ko magpa-music eh.

"One condition, make sure you sing." Aniya.

Inirapan ko lang siya at nag-connect. I chose a song na matagal ko nang pinapakinggan, wala, I feel connected lang.

It's like I'm frozen
Here in this moment
Right before falling, through the ice
I'm suspended
My whole world is ending
And all that you said was 'goodbye'

"Who sang this at ano ang title?" Sev asked.

"Emily by New Rules, you should listen to them. Magaganda kanta nila." I said as I took a picture of him.

What am I to say?
If your mind is made

Oh, baby, no, no, no
I can't let you go that easily
Seasons come and seasons go
But don't you know that it's supposed to be
You and me forever, Emily

Inabot niya sakin yung phone niya. Kumunot naman noo ko. "Akin na lang?" Tanong ko habang hawak hawak yung phone niya.

He chuckled. "I was gonna ask you to add their album sa spotify ko, pero if you want my phone then sure." He shrugged. I know he's freaking rich pero yung ibibigay lang yung phone niya ng basta basta? Ibang level na ata kayamanan nito ah.

She said a broken door doesn't open
The handle I'm holding
Is holding me back
Our time was borrowed
Our future is hollow
If all our tomorrows
Are in the past
Oh, oh

I fiddled with his phone at nag download agad ng album ng New Rules sa spotify. He was drumming to the beat as well. Halatang gusto niya yung song.

Hindi ko mapigilan at nag video ako sakanya ng palihim. He looked so carefree... and he was with me kaya natutuwa ako dahil alam kong napapasaya ko siya.

Natigilan lang ako sa pagvideo dahil tumigil siya kaya napatingin ako sa harapan namin. Tumigil sila Cess at lumabas sa pick up, they were laughing tapos tinatawag kami na lumabas.

"Told you they're abnormal."

"Kung abnormal sila Lex, edi ikaw rin. You've been with them for what? More than 5 years? It's safe to say na abnormal ka din like them." Tumatawa siya habang sinasabi yun.