She Forget, I Regret

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"Come on, dude! Ngayon na nga lang tayo ulit nagkita, di mo pa ko pagbibigyan?"

Napakamot ako sa ulo ko sa sobrang inis sa lalaking nasa harap ko ngayon.

"'Yun na nga, Keo. Ngayon na nga lang tayo nagkita, naiirita na agad ako sayo." Sagot ko saka pumikit.

"Grabe ka na, Zeus ha. Pagkatapos ng lahat ng pinagsamahan natin." Di ko na kailangang imulat ang mga mata ko para malamang nakahawak na naman s'ya sa dibdib niya. Paborito niyang gesture kapag nag iinarte siya.

"Shut up, bakit ba andito ka? Ganun na ba kalaos ang Underscore at wala kang ginagawa?" Pang aasar ko, baka sakaling masaktan 'to at lumayas na.

"Hah! Diyan ka nagkakamali. Kakatapos lang namin magshoot ng mga VCRs na gagamitin para sa world tour namin, kaya meron kaming 1 week free time." Napangisi ako nang marinig ang sinabi niya. Looks like they are getting the attention that they deserve.

"Good for you. Now, leave. Because unlike you, I don't have the leisure of time to attend some newbies concert." Sambit ko saka tumayo para pumasok sa kwarto ko. Matutulog nalang muna ako, bahala na si Keo sa buhay niya.

"Pag sinamahan mo ako, I will get you the newest model of that game." Napatigil ako sa simabi niya saka napangisi.

This dumbass really knows what button to push.

"Deal. Message me the deets, I'll meet you at the venue."

Around 7PM, Keo sent me the details about the concert that he keeps on yakking about.

9PM daw ang simula ng event, debut concert daw ito ng isang new singer from their entertainment.

He said that Ian, his bandmate, is the one who bought the tickets for them. But something happened, so he had no choice but to drag my tired ass to this mess.

Around 8:45, I arrived at the venue. Wala na masyadong tao since 8:00 pinapasok ang mga audience.

"Yo!" I turned around to see his annoying face, he's waving with passion infront of the entrance.

Napailing nalang ako saka naglakad papunta sa kaniya. Paano ko ba naging kaibigan 'tong abnormal na 'to?

Nang makapasok kami sa loob, nakadim na ang stage. Mukhang magsisimula na ang event.

The venue is not that big, but not too small either. Sakto lang para sa event ng isang baguhan sa industriya.

We stood far away from the stage and the crowd, Keo said that he couldn't risk getting mob by his "fangirls", and steals the spotlight from his colleague.

Napabuntong hininga nalang ako sa kakapalan ng mukha niya.

I was leaning on the wall and keeping myself busy with my phone nang dumilim ang buong paligid. I put my phone on silent mode before putting it back inside my pocket.

Nang bumukas ang ilaw ay naghiyawan agad ang mga manonood, I winced before punching Keo who's laughing at me.

Unlike him, I am not really used to this kind of noise.

The VCR is showing a girl, her back is facing the camera. She had a long, wavy, brown hair. She's wearing a vintage dress while walking on a garden. She was about to face the camera when the screen turned black. A logo appeared, before stretching to show the name of the singer.

"A-ve-ry! A-ve-ry! A-ve-ry!" The crowd cheered repeatedly.

The screen turned dark again, and spotlights started to lit up, which started another screaming session.

After a while, a girl showed up at the stage. I can't see her face because we're too far, but somehow, I felt like I know her.

"Step one, take his pictures of the wall
Getting myself up after the fall, the fall
I'll be better off after all..."

When she started singing, the screens showed her face.

My knuckles turned white by gripping the steel rails too hard. Seeing her again makes the memories from the past resurface.

"Keo, since when did she became a part of your agency?" I asked Keo na nakikikanta na.

"Avery? I think 3 years ago na. She's supposed to debut a year ago, kasabay namin. But she refused, it's not the right time pa daw. The agency agreed, but she have to upload videos on MeCropped to gain audience, which became her fans." He answered. I nodded in return, still in daze.

"Bakit? Are you interested to our baby?" Napakunot ang noo ko. Baby? "But sorry to burst your bubbles, she made it clear that she'll never involve herself to celebrities, singers and especially models. Dunno why though." He continued while smirking.

"Maybe because she had her heart broken by a model." I answered, but I doubt that he heard me because the crowd erupted to a cheer when the chorus came up.

I felt the bitterness on my mouth, the memories that I am trying to keep, started to swam up.

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