Aurora Borealis

Chapter 9 - The Rain on the Parade

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"From the top! We've been practicing the wrong key!" sigaw ko kasabay ng pagpalakpak upang kuhanin ang kanilang atensiyon.

"Ha?! Bakit ngayon mo lang sinabi?"

"Ilang araw na nating pin-ractice 'to tapos ngayon mo sasabihing babaguhin?"

"It's not my fault! It just that we did it in a completely wrong way. Nagsimula tayo ng walang plano, ugh." pangangatuwiran ko.

For a second, I gently rubbed my temples as it's already leaving my mind in a disarray. I really hate it when it happens, and when it happens, I'm starting to hate every matter that's within the space.

Kailangan naming magmadali dahil bukas na ang performance. It's been a week mula noong nag-suggest si Tohru sa club nila na gawin ang fashion show, and fortunately it's been given an approval.

"Paano 'yan? Alas tres na ng hapon. We can't just turn things over in a snap just because we believed that we can." reklamo ni Darren, ang drummer.

"Give me a break." hinihingal na reklamo ni Denzel, ang kasama kong bokalista.

I aggresively gritted my teeth as I walked onto the window to close the curtains. The bright orange-colored spectrum of the sun in the afternoon doesn't really help in calming myself now.

"We need to start over." utos ko. "Alam kong pare-parehong labag sa loob ninyo ang ginagawa natin. Isipin ninyo na lang na sa hanggang bukas na lang 'to."

I'm pretty grateful that these guys are willing to work with me for the sake of enjoyment. Kahit na mukhang pagod na sila, napagkasunduan pa rin nilang tumuloy.

It only took us a moment to get it done. Walang humpay ang kanilang pasasalamat nang matapos na ang practice, maski hanggang paglabas ng auditorium.

Naabutan ko naman ang walanghiyang si Lauren pagkalabas, nakasandal sa pader at para bang kanina niya pa kami hinihintay na matapos.

She's in her usual dark gray basketball jersey. From how it looks, it seems that she's been done practicing an hour ago.

"Stressed? Kulang na lang lumugay na ang bun mo." asar niya.

This witch really knows how to get on my nerves.

"Yeah, you want me to pluck out all of your hair?" banta ko sa kaniya. Humagikhik lang siya na para bang nasamid sa Mikmik.

"You're too riled up for the show. I thought you hate people." komento pa niya.

"Yeah, but it's a performance. And when I perform, all I see are bunch of disciplined monkeys on their seats, so I can still at least tolerate them." kaswal kong tugon.

What I hate about meeting people is that I don't know them, or what they're thinking about. But all I can say, everyone shares the common denominator; hypocrisy.

It's like yin to the yang. It's what gives balance to a human's character, but still it's more understandable to see inhumanity in humans when I perceive them as monkeys, or any other animal out there.

"By the way, ano namang plano mo sa club ninyo, Captain~?" I asked her in a mocking tone.

She may be some pain in the butt, but she's a little responsible when it comes to basketball. No wonder I always imagine her with a huge basketball for a head.

Doon lamang siya responsable, hindi na kataka-takang ang gulo ng dorm niya kapag sinisilip ko siya roon.

"Coach Sandoval arranged a practice match next week with guess who."