Notes & Rhythm
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"Gabriela Fortalejo? Ah—doon sa bundok niyang naging tourist spot, doon kayo pumunta?" narinig ni Jarvis na tanong galing sa mayordoma ng mansyon.
They just got home from Fortalejo's place and this is what he immediately heard upon entering. Imbes na magpatuloy sa paglakad ay wala sa sariling napaupo siya sa high chair ng countertop at pumitas ng isang pirasong saging. He wanted to listen to them but he didn't want them to know he was interested, because he was not!
"Opo! Ang ganda po doon! Pero paano niyo po siya nakilala?" takang tanong ni Leonora.
Jarvis shot his brows when he heard Leonora. Hindi siya nagtaka sa pinag-uusapan ng mga ito dahil kilalang-kilala niya na ang bibig ng babae. Mas nagtaka siya kung bakit mas nauna pa itong nakapasok sa kaniya.
"Paanong hindi ko makilala, eh, sobrang pariwara ng batang iyon. Ang ganda-ganda pero laging sakit sa ulo ang dala. Hindi na ako magtataka kung bigla nalang itong ipapadala sa labas ng mayor." malinaw sa pwesto ni Jarvis ang dismayadong iling ng mayordoma nila kaya napapilig siya ng ulo.
He was not at all surprised when he heard their mayordoma's sentiments. After watching and listening to that woman, he doubts that no one who has ever seen her would make a different assumption. They can't help it, it's what she's doing.
"Anong mayor?"
"Anak siya ng mayor ng lungsod. Hindi halata kasi hindi kamukha. Pero anak ni Glorion si Gabriela." sagot ulit nito bago tumalikod sa lababo. Biglang natameme ito pagkasulyap kay Jarvis.
Jarvis bit the inside of hip lower lip. He should have hidden behind the counter instead of sitting. Baka sakali ay may marami pa siyang mahagap na impormasyon tungkol sa babae. After all, she was the only one who never acknowledged his fame the first time they met. Kahit na alam na niyang alam nito kung sino siya. At the back of his mind, he knows that she's up to something. But he had the guts that it wasn't necessarily harmful, but at least something he's involved.
"Señorito! Nandiyan pala kayo!" at tila ba biglang sumaya ang mukha nito.
Tinanguan lang ito ni Jarvis at tinaasan ng kinakaing saging. He didn't want them to know that he's heard everything, so he scribbled something in his notebook before swallowing the last bite of the banana.
"I'll get going. Please do prepare the music room. I think I'll be using it for a while." atsaka na pumanhik papunta sa ikalawang palapag.
In his bath, Jarvis tried composing a song in his mind. He keeps on hearing a certain tune while he was inside that room today, but he only had few minutes to construct it there, kaya naman ay minabuting sa pag-uwi niya nalang ito gagawin.
But in his ride home, he remembered it but he couldn't get it out. And he thought that maybe there was something lacking. Kaya napagdesisyonan niya nalang na gamitin muna ang ginawang music room ng kaniyang Grandpa sa kaniya, kung saan nandoon ang instrumentong kakailanganin niya.
It didn't take long before he entered the music room. It wasn't big like his studio room in BueLa but it was all he needed.
Nagsimula siyang magpatugtug ng piano. His fingers crossed the tiles back and forth, determined to remember the tune he heard. Nakuha niya ito pero sa tuwing sinusubukan niyang ipatugtug ulit ay tingin niya ay hindi pa rin tama.
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