Umikot ang paningin ko habang nakatingala ako sa kisame.
Hindi ko na alam kung ilang beses itong umikot for the past six or seven hours. Nakatulala lang ako... nag-iisip kung paano at saan pa ako kukuha ng lakas para mahanap si dad.
The only thing that kept me going with my search for him was gone. I just lost it - him. Forever.
A faint beep snatched my eyes away from the ceiling, my hand groping for the phone under my pillow.
Nag-pop ang pangalan ni Fiona sa screen ko, her text read, "Parating na ako."
Biglang nag-slide yung phone sa kamay ko at muntik pa itong mahulog sa mukha ko. Doon ko na-realize yung oras. 6:10 na pala ng umaga.
If I remembered it right, the wedding would start at nine, kaya ibig sabihin niyan may ilang oras nalang ako para mag-prepare.
I exhaled, closing my eyes for a moment. I didn't even get a second of sleep.
When my phone rang, I immediately knew I was screwed. "Fiona?" I groaned, partly dead inside.
"Tulog ka pa?" Her voice boomed in my ears. "Jannah, alas-sais na ah!"
"Antok pa ako," I protested, but she already hung up on me. Sabi ko nga wala na talaga akong time para matulog.
Pulling myself up in bed, I smoothed my hair with my hand as I tied it with the scrunchie on my wrist.
I woke myself up with a splash of cold running water in the bathroom before proceeding back to my room.
The vague droplets of rain from the rooftop enthralled me, so I pulled my window curtains to check outside. I was right. It was drizzling, gloom washing the sky gray.
Napatingin ako sa bintana sa may tapat ng aking kwarto nang biglang bumukas yung ilaw nito.
I could see a silhouette moving from the closed curtain. Siguradong gising na rin si Asher at baka ready na rin siya.
Samantalang ako, nakatayo palang dito at nag-iisip kung ano ang gagamitin kong sapatos.
Sliding my window up a little, the cool air travelled through my skin as I extended my arm out, tiny spots of liquid gliding past my palm.
A memory of me soaking under the rain as a child flashed in my mind. Naalala ko dati lagi akong pinapagalitan ni mama dahil dito. Buti nalang at meron si lola para kampihan ako.
Hay, miss ko na sila. Gusto ko na talagang umuwi.
Just then, Asher's window creaked open. His face registered shock as I stared back at him.
Naka-plain white long-sleeved shirt siya at mukhang ready na talagang umattend sa kasal.
Ginaya niya ang kamay kong nakalabas sa bintana kaya agad kong pinasok ang aking kamay. His chuckle reached my room and I glared at him.
Asher cupped his hands as if trying to collect gold bars from heaven. Pinanood ko lang siya habang ginagawa niya ito, not even fazed by the fact I was literally seeing his childish act.
Tinignan niya ulit ako at bigla niyang binato ang kinolekta niyang tubig sa kanyang mga kamay sa aking direksiyon. Akala mo naman aabot ang tira niya sa akin.
"Seriously?" I mouthed. Gusto kong tumawa pero pinigilan ko ito.
"What? I can't hear you!" He yelled, his voice resonating the whole neighborhood as he flailed his arms out.
At may balak talaga siyang gisingin ang mga kapitbahay namin. Napailing ako sa kanya. I crossed my hands over my chest as I tried to figure out how such a kid fit into that tall human being.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Broken Soundtrack
Teen FictionSometimes we choose what we only want to hear... **** Jannah Mariz Colston is shy and awkward. But when she meets rising musician Asher Felix, her walls get shaken up and instant chemistry develops between them. As their friendship deepens, Jannah...
