Deplore Propitious

Chapter 4

Ikaapat

I started learning guitar back when I was in Grade 7, kuya Nicolai was the one who taught me how.

May mga bagay na bigla-bigla mo na lang gugustuhin na matutunan, gaya sakin ang pag-gigitara. Mahilig ako sa musika may mga paborito pa nga akong banda, pero pagdating sa mga instrumento ni-katiting na interes ay wala ako.

Naalala ko pa noon yung pagkabigla sa mukha niya ng bigkasin ko ang mga katagang, "Kuya gusto ko matutong mag-gitara."

He gladly became my coach. I remember struggling with the basic chords. Pinaltos din ang mga daliri ko na ikinatuwa ko kasi kahit papano ay alam kong may prosesong nagaganap.

Kinuha ko ang regalong gitara sa akin ni Papa. Standard guitar na color black.

Nandito ako ngayon nakatambay sa terrace namin. Tamang upo sa duyan at warm-up, bago ko nilagyan ng capo sa third fret.

All I knew

This morning when I woke
Is I know something now

Know something now I didn't before

And all I've seen

Since eighteen hours ago
Is green eyes and freckles and your smile

In the back of my mind making me feel like

I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you

'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello"
And your eyes look like comin' home
All I know is a simple name

And everything has changed

All I know is you held the door

You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday

Is everything has changed

"What a nice voice, Ace. You should let your talent- " It was Joshua.

Walang ibang makikita sa kanyang mukha kundi ang pagkamangha at proud habang nakahilig sa slide door ng terrace.

"Musta?" putol ko sa nais niyang sabihin.

"Nothing new."

"May kausap ka?" nakangisi kasi siya habang nakatapat ang telepeno sa mukha niya.

"Ah, yeah" ngumiti muna siya sa kausap. "It's Aquilese, say hi!" Tinapat naman niya sa akin yung camera ng phone.

"Ah," ngiting hilaw at kinawayan ko nalang para di naman masyadong bastos.

"What are you doing here?"

"Your friends are playing volleyball. They asked me to come and fetch you." Tumango-tango na lang ako.

Nadaanan ko pa ang aking mga guardian angel nang bumaba ako sa hagdan.

"Volleyball-volleyball pang nalalaman."

"Kapag nag-volleyball ka 'wag ka nang uuwe!"

Pasok sa kaliwang tenga labas sa kanan. Galit sila palagi tuwing lalabas o kaya naman tuwing masaya ako.