Courage: Dwayne Buenavides (Hectic Band # 1)

:Chapter 1

Arish pov:

"Nakatingin ka nanaman kay dway" puna ni elai saakin, hinila ko siya paalis sa cafeteria para makalayo na kay dway "As if naman papansinin pa ako niyan".

Dwayne Buenavides. We've been friends since we were in grade five our friendship lasted for about seven years.

Sadly our friendship ended when we got into our first year of senior high school, when he discovered my feelings and damn well he can't reciprocate it, so he just left me behind.

He said that we'll still be friends, but when he got extra famous here, because of his band he changed. All of a sudden I was a stranger, he wouldn't even look at me.

"What if one day bumalik yung dating Dwyane Buenavides? Babalikan mo ba? Mamahalin mo pa ba?" Tanong ni elai saakin habang ngumingisi

Sino ba nag sabi na tinigilan ko na pag mamahal ko sakanya?

I rolled my eyes at her making her laugh "umaasa ka pa noh?"

"Alam mo mag aral nalang tayo gen chem na susunod" pag iiba ko ng topic.

"Okay class the glee club band has some announcement to make so please listen" at dun pumasok si dway wearing our normal school uniform, two buttons is unbuttoned.

My eyes is just glued at him, sadly he wouldn't even look at me. It's like he didn't know.

Their main vocalist stepped inside and greeted us "our school will join the battle of bands, all we need is your cheer and support 12 stem 1 that's all have a nice day!"

After class I had to walk home alone since elai is in her volleyball practice.

General Street

Walking in this street brings back so many memories, bakit ba kasi dito ako dumaan?.

"Dwayne!" I yelled as I chased him "akin na payong ko hoy!" Sigaw ko habang habol habol siya.

"Ako na kasi mag papayong rish ang liit mo eh" I glared at him making him tease me more. "Hatid na kita sainyo, mamaya magalit pa saakin si tita sabihin niya pinapabayaan kita"

"I'm planning to join the music class pala so baka di na kita masamahan pag uwi, pero promise if I have no class dun we'll walk home together" he said looking deep in my eyes while smiling.

"Oh my gosh p-pursue mo na music dream mo that's great! Huy don't think about me, ok lang ako you're finally doing something about your talent! I'll support you no matter what, I'm so happy for you!" He hooked his arm in mine while smiling at me "Thanks for your support that means a lot"

"It's so hot let's walk faster baka umitim ka" he teased making me glare "Kapal ng mukha mo porket maputi ka na na!

"Ano ba naman tong mga memories na to!"

Walang nag bago dito, ganun pa din. Same place, same memories, but I'm not with the same person.

Talagang iniwasan ko itong lugar nato dahil ayoko maalala ang mga happy memories na nagyari dito. It's just memories nasa past na yun, but why dies it still matter to me? Why I'm i still living in the past when i already know that everyone is already battling here in the present.

I really need to have the courage to walk away from the past, survive in the present and plan for the future.

When I got home I can't help, but to reminisce more memories.

I was alone in my house studying when i heard a knock on the door, i quickly smiled because i already know that it's probably Dwayne.

"Oh nandito ka nanaman, dwayne" he laughed and entered my house na parang nakatira siya dito.

"You're so rude ah! I want you to be the first person who will see and hear this. I'll set up my e guitar" sabi niya at sinaksak ang amplifier.

"I've been practicing this for quite some time now" Napaka pogi niya habang hawak hawak ang gitara niya, he sat in our sofa and started strumming.

He looks like a pro, his choice of song is 'do I wanna know' played by the Arctic monkeys. He looks absolutely natural, like alam na alam niya yung chords and smooth din ng pag strum niya.

My heart beats so fast as he looks deep in my eyes, while his fingers strums the string continuously playing the song.

There's something in his eyes that makes me weak, makes me melt, makes my heart started beating an abnormal rate.

"You're the first person who has ever seen me play" I raised an eyebrow "Your family?" He shrugged.

"They bought me the guitar, but they don't know that i know how to play and besides they don't believe that I can do something like this"

"One week ka palang sa music class and you're already this good?" He smiled.

"Oh nandito ka na pala" my mom cut me off of my reminiscing, I smiled and kissed her.

"It's been so long since pumunta dito si dwayne, kelan ulit pupunta yun dito?"

Right, my mom is clueless about what happened between us.

"Ah ano po, busy po yun" she nodded "Oh grabeng busy naman ng batang yun kinalimutan na ako, anyways I have meetings pa I should get going" she said and showered me with kisses.

"Pinapasabi pala ng dad mo na mag stay ka naman sakanila kahit three days  lang" I sighed making my mom laugh "Come on anak miss ka na ng daddy mo" I just nodded.

Me and my dad has a very cold relationship ever since he left us to be with another woman.

"Akyat na po ako, ingat mom"

Alone. What happens when I'm alone? Memories of dwayne keeps coming in my mind.

Those are the core memories that kept flashing everytime, i miss him

Our memories became a huge part in my memory lane, every emotion memories includes him.

He became a huge part of me and letting him go is not so easy.

It's like i restarted my whole life again when he left me, just like what i did when my father left us.

I had to restart my whole life again.

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