Never Ending Heartbeats

Prologue

Prologue

Zemira Ember Velasco

"Well done, Zemira."

My choreographer said after we finish our practice for my next schedule that will happen days from now and I am the kind of performer who always want to practice early because I don't want to fail. Sobrang mahal ko ang mga ginagawa ko kaya ayoko na gumawa ng kahit anong pagkakamali.

Dahil ang naging kapalit ng kung anong meron ako ngayon ay ang hindi ko na alam kung maibabalik ko pa ba and by doing my best to what I choose is the only way that can comfort me. By doing everything is my only way for me to forget what I have lost while loving music so much.

"Water?" Tinannggap ko naman yung bottled water from Reese and gave it to her after I drink at mabilis na binagsak yung sarili ko sa sahig ng practice room.

I look at the ceiling and every time I will finish my job I can't help but to think about my life before I become the Zemira Velasco that everyone is cheering for. Hindi pwedeng mawala sa'kin kung ano o sino ba ako bago nila makilala yung taong hinahangaan nila ngayon.

Never in my life that I forgot how I continue pursuing music and who is with me while reaching what I am now. Even though years had past already I feel like I lose my first supporter also because of me. I make him left me. Ang daming nawala sa'kin bago ko marating ang kung ano ako ngayon but that is also becoming my reason to keep on going. I don't want to fail any one of them. 

"By the way, Zemira. Are you sure that you can dance that choreo while singing live? The step is a little..." I smile at Dino before I sat down and look at him.

"Sa'kin ka pa talaga nagduda? I am Zemira, lahat kaya ko." I said and that make him laugh at tumango na lang.

I am a singer but I also dance hindi man kagaling ng iba pero ayoko naman na pag-kanta lang ang kaya kong gawin that is why I learn dancing and also acting but I am not the focus on acting, some offered me na tinatanggap ko naman kung hindi naman ganun kabigat yung role and I am also into musical.

My voice has it's own uniqueness, malambot at banayad, I can also hit high notes smoothly. He say that my voice can do any type of song and my voice can easily captivate everyone whatever song I will sing. I am not Zemira for nothing they say, he say.

He is the one who told me all of that. He is the one who told me how my voice sounds like. Before I receive a lot of compliments from others, I receive a lot from him.

"Zemira, ano uwi ka na?" Reese asked at tumango naman ako sa kanya bago kami lumabas ng practice room while I am wiping my own sweat. I am just wearing a sports bra and a leggings pinatungan ko na lang ng black jacket para hindi naman masabing papansin ako dito sa building ng Rivera's.

Hindi ko naman ramdam ang pagod kanina but now that I am finally going home talagang bumagsak ang balikat ko sa pagod.

"Zem! Okay ka lang?" Chantal asked me when we met at the lobby. 

"Chanie! Galing akong practice." I said to her and my face suddenly brighten seeing her. I just met her months ago when she entered Rivera pero kilala ko na siya because I am her fan. I love how she talk about pursuing her dream as a model that it why it also makes me want to continue my dream to be a singer even though hindi ko lang naman pangarap 'to.

Pangarap namin, but I don't know what happen. Maybe because of me? I don't know, there is no clear reason about that.

"Kaya naman pala bagsak balikat mo diyan." Chantal said while laughing, I just pout at her. She is older than me for 1 year but I prefer calling her Chanie because it sounds cute.