To Meet A Star ✔ (Star Series #1)

NAIA

Life is really unfair, but one moment will change how you call it. Tonight is that moment. I can say, it's not unfair after all. There are just things happen in a very wrong timing. Now our perfect timing has cooperated with our feelings now. You just have to wait for it. It will come to you. Just wait.

We're here in the pavement, we ditched the visitors. Kakatapos niya lang ipakita saakin ang art gallery. It was full of our memories. Simula bata hanggang sa pagtanda. Kahit mga small events ay nandoon. Birthdays namin, school events, random pictires and even video call pictures ay nandoon! Those are the pictures you can hear and always remember.

I was so overwhelmed when I saw it for the first time. The smiles in our eyes everytime we're together are really real. It was captured and proven by those pictures hanged on the walls.

I was also mesmerized when I saw a painting on the ceiling. It's me smiling with my champagne gown and him staring at me so intensely. Parang ang dami daming sinasabi ng mga mata niya. You can easily say that the man in that painting is really in love with the girl. No denying and no act. Just plain genuine.

I can't believe he did that for me. I can never think someone could do that. Napakaganda. Hindi ko mapigilang mahulog pa lalo. Hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili kong mas mabaliw pa sa lalakeng kasama ko simula pagkabata at hanggang sa pagtanda.

Sequi is standing behind me, hugging me gently while his chin is resting on my shoulder. We both can't believe we just upgraded our label tonight. Too close.

Malamig ang temperatura pero dahil balot na balot ako ng coat niya at mga braso, hindi ako tinatablan non. Maliwanag ang paligid dahil bilong ang buwan at maraming mga bituin sa paligid. May post lights din kaya maliwanang talaga.

"I thought we're going to break up today-"

"Never, baby," he cut me off and kissed my cheek. Natawa ako.

"You told me something needs to be changed! I thought it's us. And... You told me to say goodbye. Sa'yo ba?" Tanong ko nang maalala ang text niya saakin kanina.

I heard him chuckled before shaking his head.

"It's true," aniya at hinalikan ulit ako sa pisngi. "Our label needs to be changed. Your surnames needs to be changed. You need to say goodbye to it because it's going to happen too soon. Hmm?"

I laughed harder. This man and his playful words. Kahit kailan talaga. Napaka.

Nakasandal siya ng bahagya sa pintuan ng rezvani. Inayos niya ang buhok ko at inilipat sa kaliwang balikat ko. He kissed my neck so I chuckled. Natawa rin siya at inulit 'yon.

Tinaas ko ang kamay kong may singsing. Kumislap ito. It's so beautiful and unique. I can't helo but wonder why he's fond of giving me the same symbol. YinYang.

"Why YinYang, Seq?" I asked with my soft voice.

Humigpit ang yakap niya saakin at nilingon ko. He's also looking at me. Nilayo ko bahagya ang mukha ko dahil nahihili ako sa sobrang lapit ng mukha niya.

"When I was a kid, I saw its meaning randomly on the internet. It says there it symbolizez dualism or duality," malambing niyang sagot at hinaplos ang kamay ko. Kinuha niya 'yon at dinampian ng halik. Natawa na naman ako.

"I don't really know it's origin, actually. I just read one article and I loved it. I think it's just the lighter meaning of it," natawa siya at sinabayan ko 'yon.

"It's okay. Bata ka pa naman noon. Pero bakit pati sa engagement ring inapply mo pa rin? Mamaya may iba pala 'tong meaning," sabi ko at inangat ang kamay ko at tinapat sa kalangitan.