This special chapter represents two things — a Christmas gift and a way to celebrate the recent award Rhythm into My Chaos received during The Wattys 2022. I know everyone misses New Classic, and so do I. I really do. I wish I had more time on my hands to juggle two or three stories at once, so I could write the second generation or Side Classics, but this is all I can do for now.
Merry Christmas, First Class! May your hearts always remember our boys and be filled with endless joy. Enjoy reading!
Got Music? New Classic!
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New Classic Special
Ike Rolloque's POV
The room felt so stuffy, even though it was just us four lounging in the living room. Alam kong isa lang ang nasa isip naming lahat. We were starting to regret our decision to celebrate Christmas with our fiancées.
Bagot na bagot si Sic na halos maghalumpasay na sa sahig. Isaiah was bored, randomly playing chords on his guitar. Jirro was watching the movie with me, but we both couldn't decipher the plot dahil lumilipad ang isipan namin kung saan.
"I can't believe we all agreed to this." Isaiah couldn't keep his silence any longer. Itinabi niya na ang gitara saka sumiksik sa aming dalawa ni Jirro sa sofa.
"Beats me," Sic commented as he tried to pull himself up and sit on the carpeted floor.
"I told you this is a bad idea. Kasalanan ninyo 'tong lahat," sabi na lang ni Jirro at kinuha ang remote para ilipat ang palabas.
"Kami lang? Pumayag ka rin kaya!" agad na balik sa kanya ni Sic.
"Nagtalo pa kayo, pare-pareho lang naman tayo," sabi naman ni Isaiah. "We're just a sucker for them. We can't refuse."
Natahimik ang tatlo habang ako ay nakikinig lamang sa kanila. I had nothing else to say. They all made a point. We were pushed to the corner by our fiancées. They know we can't refuse their wishes. We will do anything to please them and make them happy.
Sino ba naman sa aming apat ang may kayang tumanggi kapag sinabi nilang ang Christmas wish nila ay magkakasama kaming walo na mag-celebrate?
We just couldn't. We had a unanimous decision. Lahat kami pumayag sa gusto nilang mangyari. Kahit hindi kami magkakasama at sabay-sabay na tinanong, iisa lang ang naging sagot.
Isaiah's fucking right. We are suckers for them.
"I planned to spend Christmas back in Paris with Lavi...." Sic recalled his plans.
Ang alam ko ay nakapag-book na siya ng tickets. Ayos na rin ang itinerary at isusurpresa niya si Lavi na ayon ang regalo niya. Lavi played the Uno reverse card and surprised him instead that she wanted to go to Palawan with us.
"Aren't you sick of going back and forth to Paris? Pang-ilang balik ninyo na ngayong taon kung sakali," tanong ni Isaiah.
"Doon unang nagpapansin sa akin si Lavi," katwiran ni Sic na may halong pagmamayabang. "At least going on a trip to our favorite city is better than singing your composed songs as a gift over and over again."
"And what's wrong with that?" Napaupo nang maayos si Isaiah. "Zendaya loves hearing me sing. Para sa kanya rin ang mga sinusulat kong kanta kaya bakit hindi?"
Sic went silent as he didn't have a rebut. However, it didn't take long for him to find a new target. He started laughing by himself like a madman. He could probably give strangers creeps with the way he was acting. We were lucky that we were used to him.
"Mas okay nga naman 'yon kaysa movie night every Christmas ng mga classic movies. Ang boring—"
"Damn you, fucker!"
