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Chapter 31

ALAS OTSO na nung sinundo ni Winston si Solitaire sa bahay and boy, he's still wearing blue pj's and yawning. Natawa lang ako dahil hindi ko na rin naman pinagbihis si Solitaire. Solitaire is wearing a big blue cotton pj's so match silang dalawa.

Sa praktis na uli kami nagkita. Gwen was discussing all the arrangement she and Dash made for the covers and the 'pasabog' original song we will perform. We all had one pic aside from the cover songs we will perform dahil paniguradong aabutin kami ng sampung kanta na ipapakain din namin sa lead guitar which is Dash. Gwens starts to lead the band since our manager, Taramia pick to guide us is missing in action that day at bukas pa ang uwi.

Dash sat beside me while holding a paper with musical notes and let me saw it. "Hey, I got somethinh for you."

"What?" Tanong ko.

I thought he will give me the paper but instead he grab the long rectangular box beside him and gave it to me. I open it and to my delight, I almost scream. I look at him and immediately punch him sabay ngiti na din. The box contains a pair of drumsticks and not made of wood but made of glycerin-like with black and silver glitters with my initials on it.

"You are certainly welcome." Natatawa n'yang sabi.

"Hoy ano 'yan?" Sabi ni Gwen ng makita akong nakangiti.

"Drumsticks." Sagot ko.

"Ow, sana ol. Dash, nililigawan mo ba si Pat gamit iyang drumsticks?" Natatawang tanong ni Gwen.

"Kung madadala s'ya. Pero kung hindi, edi 'wag. Daming nahuhumaling sa kagwapuhan ko ano." Mayabang na sabi ni Dash.

"Yak ang kapal mo! Nakakahiya ka." Bara sa kanya ni Kyle na katabi ni Solitaire.

"Walang basagan ng pangarap, Kyle." Saway ko naman na ikinatawa nila ni Gwen. Napakamot lang si Dash ng ulo.

"Ito naman joke lang naman iyon eh." Bulong n'ya sa akin.

Napatawa lang ako. "Ganda nito. Magkano ito?"

"Hindi sinasabi ang presyo ng regalo, Pau. Bawal iyon." Depensa n'ya.

"Weh? Totoo? Regalo ito? Bakit?"

Napasandal s'ya sa inuupuan naming sofa sa studio at napangiti. "Taramia told me after the summer fest you'll be back to Nashville again. We had a conversation this morning, nangangamusta tungkol sa band. She slipped when she told me that. So I immediately run to Mr. Brun, I suppose to give it on your birthday but I guess, it can't wait any longer."

Napangiti ako. Mr, Brun is the one who made Dash's personalized guitar. It's made of glycerin-like too but the thing is, it's semi glass. "Awwe ka touch."

Ngitian n'ya lang ako saka pinakita sa akin ang hawak n'yang music copy. Ipinakita n'ya sa akin ang mga rest ko which is good kase medyo mahaba dahil kakainin ng lead guitar at ng crowd singing. Babawi din sa acoustic si Gwen para tugtugin ang bagong kantang naisulat n'ya. It's pop rock and sa acoustic muna dahil si Taramia ang nag-aarange ng musical notes for drums dito. Mangangawit nga lang ang paa ko kakapukpok ng bass dahil sa isang kanta but it's fine, sanay na ako doon.

We had a praktis na hindi rin nagtagal dahil may kanya-kanyang lakad.

"Hey." Solitaire approach pagkalabas namin ng studio.

"Hmm?" I responded.

"Winston told me to invite you on his house blessing." Saad n'ya.

"When?"

"Now."

"Ngayong hapon? House blessing ng alas 4?"

"Yeah...he wants Pauline to be there because it's their home now. Pauline's out was 3:30," He look somewhere else, "Do you wanna come?"