Epicenter Tape #2: Point in Time

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#PIT7

We went out of the car, I thought they'd eat somewhere wasn't rowdy because I heard Eris was ranting about their growing fans even with no official introduction and declaration of Sonic Sounds about their band. Ni hindi pa nasasabi ang pangalan ng banda nila sa publiko, they're still trainees for all the people know but they're already a bit popular around because of the Ads on YouTube and some Sonic promotions including them.

Diyan din siguradong nag-umpisa sila Emil noon kaya kahit trainees pa lang ay marami nang nakakakilala sa kanila sa litrato. Hindi na katulad noon na mas nagpapakilala sila una sa pagtugtog sa TV shows, iba na ang paraan kung paano magpakilala ngayon ng talents lalo na kung grupo pa ng mga good looking. Iyon ang unang pinapasikat ng mga management.

Madalas pa ngang sa litrato lamang nadi-discover ang talent. How poor. Napaka-swerte na lang noong nabiyayaan ng magagandang mukha dahil sila ang kusang nilalapitan kahit iyong iba ay walang talento.

"Akala ko ba ayaw niyo sa ma-taong lugar?" I elbowed Tanner slightly.

He shrugged. "Ajax's favorite eatery."

It's a simple cuisine on the roadside along with convenience stores, pharmacy and shops on the line; malapit sa village namin kaya hindi ko inasahan na heto pala ang paboritong kainan ni Ajax.

I nodded, tiningnan ko ang nangungunang si Ajax na nakaakbay kay Hesperus habang tumuturo sa itaas ng counter kung saan ang menu. Hesperus is really tall as Ajax now that we're off the car, they're the towers while Tanner's an inch taller than Eris—I bet they're in between 6 footer and above that made them noticeable in the crowd especially when all together.

Pansinin pa lalo si Hesperus at Tanner dahil sa itsura at kutis na mestizo but all of them really have potential to be mistaken as models or anyone in showbiz industry.

"Dito..." Tanner slightly pushed me on the shoulders from behind to get where we're heading.

I just let him while sighing. Buryong nakasunod si Eris at humihikab, ngumisi ako at nilingon siya sa gilid.

"Antukin ka ba talaga?" wala akong masabi, gusto ko lang malaman kung bakit parang parati siyang buryo sa buhay.

"Hey, fix that mouth. I'm years older than you, you should at least add Kuya at the end or po!" natatawa niyang sinabi. "And nope, I'm not a sleepy head—"

"Puyat lang talaga siya lagi dahil magdamag silang magkausap ni girlfriend."

"Girlfriend mo?" maangas na basag ni Eris.

"Oops, ng girlfriend niya. My bad." Tanner scrunched his nose but the sarcasm was there. "Eris is really a jealous type of ass!"

Tumatawa akong umupo sa puwesto, naupo rin si Eris at Tanner sa harapan ko.

Wala akong alam tungkol sa girlfriend nila pero ang madalas mabanggit na mayroong girlfriend ay sina Eris at Tanner na parehong nasa Batangas. I don't even know how they look like or their personalities, I'm getting curious whenever they mention about them.

Pumangalumbaba si Eris at tumingin sa akin.

"How 'bout you? Grade twelve ka, 'di ba? It means, you're maybe still a minor." He pouts a bit. "Titibo-tibo ka, 'no? I bet you never had a boyfriend yet."

I gasped.

"Of course, never! I'm young for that thing!"

Seriously? Wala rin siguro siyang masabi. Wala nga akong nagugustuhang lalaki, noong nakaraan humahanga lang ako kay Ajax dahil rational siya at practical. His priority is always goal over everything.